Good Omens TV show (Amazon)

[Andrew NDB]

Has anyone been watching Good Omens on Amazon? I saw the first season a couple of years ago and found it to be low key pretty cool, and overall "cute," with a lot to be said about Michael Sheen And David Tennant's banter and camaraderie on screen. Basically Michael Sheen is an angel and David Tennant is a demon, they team up often throughout history and get into trouble.

Some years later now, season 2 drops. I was excited, as I enjoyed the first season pretty well. What does it turn out to be? The core throughout the season is about getting two lesbians to love each other... and at the end Michael Sheen and David Tennant go gay for each other and start making out. None of this, I guess, is in the book this is based on from Neil Gaiman.

[NeonTurtledude]

a bit surprised to see you're a fan of Good Omens, it's a show very popular on Tumblr with the gay types

I loved season 1, I haven't seen season 2 yet, but I think Aziraphale and Crowley do have a gay thing for each other, Neil Gaiman has talked about it

I've read the book too, it's been a while (since 2019) but it was a good read

Jon Hamm was also good in it, I liked how it incorporated references to classic rock like the velvet underground and queen

[Andrew NDB]

Yeah, there was a lot of Jon Hamm this season. Taken on its own, I really dug the episode with the brain-eating zombie people who have to expose Aziraphale and Crowley are working together during WWII.

I dunno, I definitely "got" they were playing with innuendo and subtext with the two of them here and there, I just figured they'd do best to leave it to the audience to spin it however they want to. As is, I don't know that I'd be too keen to dive into a season 3 after this "cliffhanger."

[NeonTurtledude]

I'm pretty sure "leave it to the audience to interpret"is one of the things Neil Gaiman said about it, I've heard his Sandman comic is good too

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by NeonTurtledude

I'm pretty sure "leave it to the audience to interpret"is one of the things Neil Gaiman said about it, I've heard his Sandman comic is good too

I've definitely heard good things about the Sandman comic, but everything I've seen and heard about the Sandman TV show scared me away from it. I did really like American Gods, the TV show, which I believe was Gaiman as well. A pity that torpedoed itself after about the second season.

[ZariusTwo]

Production of final season paused while they look into the allegations of sexual abuse from Neil Gaiman

https://deadline.com/2024/09/good-om...an-1236082924/

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Production of final season paused while they look into the allegations of sexual abuse from Neil Gaiman

https://deadline.com/2024/09/good-om...an-1236082924/

Ah well. I have no interest in watching a season 3 with where 2 was apt to go.

[ZariusTwo]

Season 3 cancelled, but the show will get a feature-length conclusion with no involvement from Gaiman or his production company

https://deadline.com/2024/10/good-om...ts-1236157372/

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

Season 3 cancelled, but the show will get a feature-length conclusion with no involvement from Gaiman or his production company

https://deadline.com/2024/10/good-om...ts-1236157372/

Like I said, definitely not interested in seeing any sort of season 3 with where they cornered themselves into going with it, but it's pretty lame to see Gaiman ousted just over some allegations just the same.

[ZariusTwo]

More has come to light about Gaiman


https://nymag.com/press/article/on-t...never-saw.html

The full article on Vulture is paywalled, but I'm sure most of it will be detailed for free later.

[Andrew NDB]