10 Things We’re Hoping To Get From BBC America’s The Watch

10. Terry Pratchett's Unique Charm

Whether in the early works, his final stories, the wizardly adventures or the children's books, Terry Pratchett wrote with a masterful sense of style.

These books oozed with character, more than justifying the 41 separate novels that made up the Discworld series. The tone and language had a fantastic way of carrying voice, making each story feel distinct whilst still comfortable within the larger setting. With the range of works he pulled inspiration from, the Discworld series is as engaging as it is unpredictable.

This tone wasn't lacking for The Watch either, each book finding new ways to explore the characters and the city of Ankh-Morpork itself. While we track Vimes' progression through life, and that of all the other intrepid misfits of The Watch, seeing them come - and in a few cases very definitively go - we grow to see them all as compelling and endearing people. Relationships (romantic and platonic), rivalries, prejudices, dreams and fears: each main character got enough to really make them feel alive.

With witticisms aplenty, smooth satire and a genuine emotional reaction, this new series couldn't hope for a better bank of character dynamics and conversations to draw from.