Going Postal

Group shot from the Going Postal site

I recently got my grubby little hands on Going Postal, the newest TV movie made from one of Sir Terry Pratchett’s fantastic Discworld novels.  I’ve been waiting and waiting for Netflix to grant me the honor of housing the DVD.  Now I don’t want to send it back.  I’m just slightly a fan of the Discworld and Moist von Lipwig is one of my favorite characters.  Plus, he wears a gold hat with wings on it!

Richard Coyle as Moist von Lipwig = One yummy Postmaster

IMDB summarizes the movie as:  A con artist is conned into taking the job as Postmaster General in the Ankh-Morpork Post Office.  The plot changed a bit but it’s still a hilarious romp with serious undertones about corporate greed and con men.  I can’t tell you exactly how it’s changed because I haven’t finished rereading the book yet, but some of the scenes are almost dead on. 

If you haven’t read any of the Discworld novels, may I suggest that you are missing out on a huge world of fun. 

Inspire: The Thing about A Series

I love reading books in a series.  It lets me hold on to the characters longer.  And sometimes, things jump up and wave at you four books down the lane. 

Simon R. Green does this sometimes when he throws his characters from one series into another.

Terry Pratchett just jumped even further into my favorite author spot last week by bringing back a character. 

I've always loved Pratchett's Discworld.  It's been my favorite series and setting for a very long time.  My very first, and only if I remember right, cos-play character was Eskarina Smith, the female wizard, from Equal Rites.  It was a my first Discworld book and holds a special place in my heart.  This was the only book she was ever featured in. 

http://hedysa.deviantart.com/art/Eskarina-Smith-130571143?q=&qo=

With that said, I yelled and laughed and jumped up and down with joy when Eskarina Smith appeared in I Shall Wear Midnight, a Pratchett YA book about the young witch Tiffany Aching. 

How awesome is that?  After 35 other books, Pratchett brought back what happens to be one of my favorite characters? 

My absolutely favorite author ever.