Terry Pratchett’s Love Letter to the Public Postal Service

"Going Postal is possibly almost prophetic, you know. It's about buying businesses, tearing them down. And I think we should remember where we've been and how we've got here. Because if you don't know where you've been and how you got here, you don't know where you're going." - Terry Pratchett
My original article: sindrelf.com/2...
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Terry Pratchett's Hogfather - TV Movie from 2006
Based on the 20th Discworld novel by Terry Pratchett, released in 1996.
Michelle Dockery - Susan
Marc Warren - Teatime
David Jason - Albert
Ian Richardson - The voice of Death
Marnix Van Den Broeke - The body of Death
Nicholas Tennant - Corporal "Nobby" Nobbs
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The Color of Magic - TV Mini-Series from 2008
Based on the 1983 fantasy comedy novel of the same name, the first book in the Discworld series.
David Jason - Rincewind the Wizard
Sean Astin - Twoflower
Tim Curry - Trymon
David Bradley - Cohen the Barbarian
Christopher Lee - The voice of Death
Marnix Van Den Broeke - The body of Death
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Terry Pratchett's Going Postal - TV Mini-Series from 2010
Based on the 33rd book out of 41 novels in the Discworld series, all written by the late great British comedy writer.
Richard Coyle - Moist Von Lipwig
Charles Dance - Lord Vetinari
David Suchet - Poirot Himself - Reacher Gilt
Madhav Sharma - Crispin Horsefry
Nicholas Farrell - The voice of Mr. Pump
Marnix Van Den Broeke - The body of Mr. Pump
Claire Foy - Adora Belle Dearheart
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Sources:
The Freakin' Post Office! - Some More News: • The Freakin' Post Offi...
'Jeff Bezos values profits above safety': Amazon workers voice pandemic concern: www.theguardia...
Postmaster general under fire over Amazon stock holdings: www.theverge.c...
DeJoy pushes back on criticism of changes to Postal Service, says he won't restore sorting machines: www.washington...
USPS removed 711 sorting machines this year, new court documents show: edition.cnn.co...
These are the sorting machines USPS removed that would handle mail and election ballots: edition.cnn.co...
Mail sorting equipment being "removed" from post offices, leaving mail to "pile up": union leader: www.salon.com/...
The Founders never intended the U.S. Postal Service to be managed like a business: www.washington...
Postal Service asks Congress to allow 120,000 layoffs, overhaul benefits: money.cnn.com/...
'He knows how to destroy a company': Inside Donald Trump's campaign to sabotage the postal service and steal the election: www.independen...
If we let the US Postal Service die, we'll be killing small businesses with it: techcrunch.com...
Trump admits he's refusing to fund the US Postal Service to sabotage mail-in voting: www.businessin...
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Music:
Terry Pratchett's Going Postal OST by John Lunn

[@SpencerSnyder]

You convinced me, I'll be checking out these series for sure.

[@benjaminmead9036]

Anyone here after this popped up in the discworld subreddit

[@patmcbride9853]

The Postal Service (USPS) has tried to decrease costs and increase revenue in the past.
Those in the government overseeing the USPS would not allow most of their proposals.
Lately more people have complained of very slow delivery and more lost mail.

[@sindrelf]

If you are interested, here's an hour-long video on the subject from Some More News: ua-cam.com/video/b8jzK684xxY/v-deo.html
That video is partly what inspired me to make this Going Postal video a year ago.

[@EnchantedEssays]

Wonderful! I must check it out!

[@Eustace.h.plimsoll6625]

I can just imagine George R R Martin watching this and thinking, “We need him to play Tywin Lannister.”

[@kingneutron1]

This needs to be widely shared

[@sindrelf]

Thanks :)
I hope it will be too. There's so much going on lately, this issue could easily get overlooked.

[@robspore5046]

Nice. Love the tie in with the U.S.P.S. So true, too.

[@professorbutters]

Thanks.

[@Fawkes42]

Well said