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So it’s finally come to iPlayer

I’m gonna give it a fair shake, see what I make of it.

Good luck. I couldn't make it past the 4th episode.
Unwatchable nonsense with unlikable non-characters.

In a way, I may find it easier to enjoy as a Discworld fan because it’s so far removed from the source material.

Better an “inspired by” adaptation, than a bad earnest one I guess.

Not sure why they used Walk Like an Egyptian as the theme tune though.

So far, reminiscent of Judge Dredd and the Mario Bros movie in terms of overall aesthetic,

As someone who has never read any Discworld and thus couldn’t be let down by a poor adaptation, I thought it was quite good enough. Not great, but certainly not terrible.

I’m on episode 2, and it’s not without its charm and merits.


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The Librarian looks crap though. Why not just stick with him being a (transfigured) Orangutan, who refuses all attempts to change him back?

Discworld fan here. I could see where they have blended several discworld books together, but it was fairly enjoyable. personally I think it would have been fine if they had stuck closer to the original source material, but I would rather have some adaptations to screen than none.

Discword books/plot that I could see some things from the following books (did I miss any? if you spotted more references please let me know):

. Guards!Guards!
. Men at Arms
. Night Watch
. Science of the Discworld series

Yeah, that’s where it’s reminding me of Judge Dredd.

Whilst that film deviated a fair amount from the source material, it managed to weld together quite a few stone cold classic comic storylines. Off the top of my head? Cursed Earth, Judda (part of the Oz story), The Dead Man, Judge Cal. Only bits and bobs of each story, but good stuff all the same.


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Wizards are a bit lack lustre. Not as mad or food obsessed as they could’ve been.

Assassin’s Guild however feels spot on.


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Ok. Got to admit I’m really enjoying this.

There are wince moments for Discworld fans. But I’m really quite engrossed.

Made it through to episode 2, but gave up after about 15 minutes.

To me its an unwatchable mess. There are too many plots taken from too many books. We have The Watch, Men at Arms, Equal Rites, Night Watch, Going Postal and Snuff to name the immediate ones.

Character changes are unnecessary, female Dr Cruces, patrician and CMoT is now both female and disabled. No idea why they decided to kill Detritus, and they seem to have ditched Carrots ancestry.

From what I can gather the Pratchett estate was cut out very early on in the process and these changes show why. Early adaptations of Pratchetts works while he was still alive don't have any such hatchet work carried out and I don't think he would have approved.

I can see the appeal to someone who has only a passing interest in the source material though.

No idea why they decided to kill Detritus

That one's easy: Animation budget (it ran out).

Same reason the dragon stops being seen, and even Ramkin's little dragon becomes a box with a flashlight inside. The first one is forgivable, as you can argue that they're trying to keep the dramatic impact by not making the dragon an everyday thing. The other, though... it gets really bad when someone holds up the box, shakes it, and you can actually see the flashlight rolling around.