Omg how I didn't realize that lmfao. Quoting the last quote, the traffic sound s always been there, but no one notices. So as this obvious 10th doctor hint lol
I don't know if you know but the other horsemen were originally in the script. They're still in a little "extra chapter" in the script book which you can buy (I really really recommend it, it still has a lot of scenes which were cut out and even if it's "just a script" it's brilliantly written and kind of a complete different experience from the series).
One thing about that segment, in the 1960s bit, Crowley was kicking about, but in the book they said he slept right through the 19th century, except for 1823 when he went to the lavatory.
@@Daelyas I've not read Good Omens, but I have read my fair share of Terry Prachett from Discworld to Bromeliad and he was the master of these sort of puns. There's no way I'm smarter than Terry; this has got to be intentional.
I also like the thing that I didn't notice while reading but was clear from the show, that the distinction that is so important to Crowley about the two names is really pretty subtle in sound.
I loved how many of the angels and demons were looked kind of androgynous, because angels and demons are supposed to be sexless and they nailed it on many of the characters, like angel Michael, Beelzebub and Dagon.
I’m so glad I saw so many people hyping this show up because otherwise I might not have watched it and it’s genuinely become one of my new favourite shows.
rule of thumb: If Terry Prachet was involved - watch/read/buy it ;) Neil I like as well... but Terrys books are the only ones that genuinely make me laugh out loud... even in public :D
Read the book! Read the book! And then read everything else by Neil Gaiman and Sir Terry... you won't regret it. Plus I believe the BBC are right now making a TV show based on the Watch characters in the Discworld series. Looking forward to that!
I'm in the same position -- probably wouldn't have seen it if it wasn't for the inescapable hype and advertising this thing had. SO glad I watched it. I think I'll check more of their works out now haha
SPOIL POINT The only thing I really, REALLY missed was the Other Four Horseman of the Apocolypse. I didn't think I would, but I really did. Neil sort of alluded it was a trade off, that he got to have the Agnes Nutter witchburning scene in, and he fought execs tooth and nail over including it, but he had to ditch the Other Horseman. It's literally the funniest part in the book for me. "I'm sodding not, I'm People Covered in Fish." They also needed one more scene with Adam dealing with his parents, or just the one expanded where he's talking about ley lines, so we get their relationship better--especially given the ending. We need how the dad in particular interacts with his kid. For me though, the most important thing is nailing Crowley and Aziraphale. And they did. Absolutely. And how wonderful was the holy water backstory addition? It was exquisite.
I though leaving out child C was a big deal because needing the other gang was part of Adam's redemption arc. But yeah, I missed the other horsemen too.
I missed the Other Four Horsemen, but I really liked getting the additional content of the Holy Water backstory and the other Crowley & Aziraphale history. I prefer it this way, we got more content that would have never made it out of Neil & Terry's notes. Oh, plus the ending that gets a bit more plot than the book.
I keep seeing people saying this and it has been such a long time since I read the book that I cannot remember the other horsemen at all so, I suppose that is an incentive to go back and reread.
I would have liked to see the other horsemen too but you have to admit if you got to cut something they were the safest bet as they don't really add anything to the story.
@@fcold9402 I thought so too particularly since the included the reference in the hospital scene that really should have been followed up. I suspect they intended to have it in there but like the other horsemen had to cut it.
These are my feelings exactly - this show left me feeling good and smiling, even though it was about the end of the world. I had read the book last year when I heard they were making an adaptation and David Tennant was in it, and immediately fell in love with the concept and the story. Just as Aziraphale can tell Tadfield is loved by Adam, you can tell the world and characters of Good Omens are loved by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. And I agree, Michael Sheen is the stand-out performance here, and Aziraphale is absolutely lovable. Every moment between him and Tennant's Crowley was gold!
I have read "Good Omens" many more times than I care to admit. (Several times a year - book, audio book, and radio performance.) So yes, I did see a lot of changes, and there were a lot of lines that I missed, but at no point did I think they were making a mistake. I can understand why they changed, and appreciated how they changed. (And it helped, a lot, that it was Neil Gaiman was the one making most of the changes.) Thank you so much for your review and video.
I so enjoyed Good Omens. It was so fun and honestly, the lack of gore and violence for what is to be the end of the world I really appreciated that aspect and Sheen and Tennant really work well together and the casting was so spot on. I binged it because I enjoyed it so much. The music was so good in this. I really struggle to find fault with it. I remember Neil Gaiman tweeted a lot about what he was giving up to Make Good Omens he had such a hands-on approach and it really shows
It was very much a labour of love for Gaiman. Apparently Terry Pratchett made him promise to create a TV adaption of the book, so Neil Gaiman felt honour bound to make it as faithful as possible. He would be hard pushed to have made it any better.
I loved this miniseries - so glad to know not having read the source material yet didn't adversely affect the experience. The cast was amazing, the interplay between Michael Sheen and David Tennant was brilliant. I'm definitely going to have to check out more of Michael Sheen's work, he was just delightful. I agree the kids were well cast - very genuine, not at all movie-precocious. I really enjoyed the female member's "not having it" attitude. The book of prophecies ultimately came across to me like it was set up for bibliomancy rather than being laid out sequentially, but that was a cute touch. To say much more would get spoilery and I don't want to do that, so I'll just suggest everyone watch this. Having grown up in the heyday of miniseries, I also have to agree there's something to be said for a narrative with a beginning, a middle, an end, and that's it. Some things just don't need to be dragged out endlessly. You didn't have any complaints? That's high praise indeed! Happy it helped raise your spirits.
For more Michael Sheen, may I suggest 'Frost/Nixon', 'The Damned United', and 'The Queen', just from the top of my head? He is utterly believable playing real-life people in these films.
I loved this too and Michael Sheen was also my favourite. Neil Gaiman has said that he's done with showrunning, he only did it for Terry. So if there is anymore, it's doubtful to come from him. Personally, I kind of hope there isn't anymore, I like the idea of it being a one off thing. Although, if they do the Witchfinder Army might be a good place to go. Still has that link but they can go where and when they like, without affecting the known story.
If there ever was an additional foray into this fandom universe on-screen, I could definitely see something containing more of the misadventures between Aziraphale and Crowley through the ages like in episode 3 (although I don't know how that would work without Gaiman). I'm not as sure what they could do as a sequel to the show, since the two had their face-swap freaking all the celestial agents out of contacting them again. More misadventures, I guess? The Witchfinder idea sounds like a great one.
@@lwaves She's his daughter, she's a writer herself (mostly for video games), and I believe she's working on getting a Discworld City Watch series off the ground. I don't know of she's going to be showrunner of that if it works out, but she's getting some TV experience now in any case.
They did an audio version about a decade ago. Agnes Nutter was played by an actress called Josie Lawrence. She plays the same character in the tv series. Love It.
I just wish she had done the narration, It would have made much more sense, given that it is her prophesies and that God never has a speaking role in the book.
Thank you for mentioning Michael Sheen's acting - many reviews I've seen mostly praise David Tennant and while his acting was very good as well, it's Michael Sheen's acting here that I keep thinking about, the way he managed to portray all of Aziraphale's complicated emotions through the tiniest changes in his face, the way he plays him with so much nuance and complexity, so when the end twist starts happening you immediately know something is "wrong"... What a phenomenal performance.
@@exitpursued6690 It really was - those were some of my favorite moments in the book and the show completely did them justice. Also, Aziraphale's "not just _a_ southern pansy, sergeant Shadwell, *the* southern pansy" was just as legendary and awesome as I imagined it :)
Completely agree! The entire sequence with SPOILERS... Crowley-as-Aziraphale in the bookshop and in Heaven was amazing. From the subtle changes in mannerisms, tone of voice, facial expressions, etc, it gave off the impression that while yes this should be Aziraphale, there is something off about the presentation and performance that you can't quite put your finger on, and it's almost entirely done through Michael Sheen's facial expressions and body movements. And i think the ability to not give away too much but also just enough was wonderfully done both by Tennant and Sheen, though with Sheen we get a lot more with more of a view of his facial expressions and eye movements. How he created a visual and physical lexicon of Aziraphale's character and Tennant of Crowley's character that we've become familiar with and subverted/changed it oh so subtly but oh so enough to notice was really the highlight of the series among the many scenes of amazing performances
My only big gripe with the show was the portrayal of Satan, I was hoping to see a less conventional version. An attitude more in line with the daemons we see throughout the series. But they did go full on with his design, he looked pretty excellent.
I thought it was terrific. Frienemy is my favorite literary relationship... people who almost have to try not to be friends because they are supposed to be at odds, but just enjoy each other too much. I think my favorite part was episode three where they showed snippets through all of time with those two. So good.
While I absolutely love the show, I think one of my favourite things about it might be how amazingly the cast (specifically Gaiman, Sheen, Tennant) are responding to the fans, especially in terms of the ship Ineffable Husbands, but also in the way they present gender. It's like, "Yeah, no, angels/demons don't really have a gender and the whole concept is a bit 'eh' to them but you bet your ass Aziraphale and Crowley are in love", which is really fucking amazing considering we just as well could have had another Supernatural scenario with "sToP mAkInG eVeRyThInG gAy" thrown around and I am so incredibly thankful for that
Pretty much everyone I've talked to agrees that while David Tennant was perfect for Crowley and we expected him to be good, everyone was blown away by Michael Sheen's Aziraphale. He was just... so brilliant and adorable. This will probably remain my favourite book-to-screen adaptation of all time.
David Tennant and Michael Sheen were adorable together as Crowley and Aziraphale! I loved the expansion of their history particularly the opening sequence of episode three!Nearly everyone was perfect for their roles and it was an extremely book accurate adaptation😀 Also loved the surreal and cartoonish aspects that they used😀Particularly the weird little asides that they had😄 The one criticism I do have (and it’s a nitpicky one) is that that even though I am very glad that they included the narration from the book, I kind of hated the fact that that they had an American narrator🙁I am sure Francis is a fine actress but it felt wrong to have an American narrate such a quintessentially English story. It felt like the equivalent of casting an American to play the Doctor! It would have been much more fitting to have someone like Emma Thompson or Stephen Fry! But overall a wonderful adaptation and a show that just makes you feel warm inside by the end!😊 Hands down one of favorite book adaptations!😀😇👿
I first checked this show out when hearing david Tennant was in it and dang it was so good, the way Aziraphale and Crowley's relationship was put was just hilarious and amazing, seriously they could have just a spin off of those two getting up to shenanigans and I'd be perfectly happy watching that.
I LOVED IT. I’ve read the book multiple times, and thought the series made a great job. The things that stood out to me as different between the book and the show was 1: The historical relationship between Crowley and Aziraphale got more room in the show (very good call imho, it was amazing), and 2: The OTHER four horsemen missing. They didn’t really bring much to the story as it was, so I can see why they made that choice, but it was something I noticed. I agree with you on the portrayal of Death. I’ve read a lot of Pratchett, and Death in Good Omens (the book) is a lot like Death from the Discworld books (at least in my mind). I wasn’t overjoyed with this version, and I wasn’t a huge fan of where they went with it appearance wise but with that said I didn’t think it was bad. Just, not as good as the rest of the series, which was the best thing I’ve seen in aaaages! I totally agree, I had the hugest grin on my face, and according to boyfriend, I was talking to the TV, singing along with the score, laughing out loud and just being completely carried away! I was watching with headphones, so couldn’t hear myself at all... 😆 I’m gonna watch it again with boyfriend, when he feels up to it. I feel like this is a show I will rewatch every now and then.
OMG I agree with every point you made here! I was slightly disappointed about the aura Death gave off and the loss of the other four horsemen, but considering how short their screen time was anyway I could easily forgive for that.
"...mixed a little with the good place and doctor who" On which point I would like to invite Michael Sheen, if he's ever inclined to take a turn as the Doctor - I think he'd do a bang-up job.
Loved the series. On the second viewing I started playing the " Who's been in Dr Who" game, but stopped playing and just enjoyed it all again. p.s. Adam's dad's car's registration plate made me laugh.
Really enjoyed looking for the Easter eggs. Think I got them all but one. I had a Google afterwards. The last one I would have never have gotten just because I wasn't wearing my glasses when watching.
Yeah, I also didn't love Death's voice. Perhaps I was expecting too much since the Death versions are such awesome characters in all Gaiman's and Pratchett's works. And like... Good Omen's Death is written like Discworld's Death, in caps lock. At least to me, his voice felt a bit anti-climatic...
Loved the book and the BBC radio adaptation. Like you I missed one or two little quirky bits from the book, but overall, I loved it. 6 hours of really enjoyable viewing. If you haven’t read the book or listened to the radio adaptation, I would recommend those to.
Loved it too, from start to finish. The cast was spot on and what a cast, so many recognisable actors, sometimes in tiny roles. Of the main characters, Aziraphale was also mu favourite but Shadwell was also a treat in the supporting people. I feel like this might be the best adaption ever done. It translated the book to screen so well, keeping all the bits that were needed (even if only in minor ways) without sacrificing anything necessary to suit TV. It fully lived up to what I hoped it would be.
Well in fairness, they did add a little bit in afterwards, and quite a lot before (well after The Beginning, but before the beginning of The End, but also halfway through the show), and at least one subplot. It's just also a fantastically nice and accurate adaptation as well.
I'm still waiting for any reviewer to remark on the wonderful performance of Ned Dennehy, the actor playing Hastur. In the novel, I kept mixing him and Ligur up, but played out on screen, he gave the character such a marvellous mix of nastiness and whimpiness, with just a tad Mafia hitman thrown in, that I enjoyed (and replayed) every second he was on screen
I'm glad you loved Aziraphale, too. I know our modern notions of what angels are don't really jibe with the biblical source material, and while it makes sense that they would be warriors and bureaucrats like Gabriel and Uriel, having Aziraphale be the only tree-topper, Precious Moments type sweetheart angel in Heaven makes him really likable.
This is one of the saner reviews of GO I've seen, and tellingly an earlier one. I too was expecting David Tennant to be wonderful, which he is, but Michael Sheen is a dimpled revelation! And John Hamm, my goodness!
One of my favourite reviews of one of my favourite works (both the book and the show now) And I loved that your standout performance was Michael Sheen as Aziraphale because YES everything you said about him is 100% spot on. He is just the sweetest thing and I loved him so much!
I loved the book and the adaptation. It's just a little bubble of joy in these dark times, and a reminder of what can happen when people make things with love
I completely agree, about Aziraphale/Sheen!! Brilliantly played indeed. He exudes love and nervousness... He makes me happy, warms my heart. Thank you Mr Sheen! (actually I first started falling for Sheen when I saw him in bake off. He is a delighful human being!)
I have finally watched it and I'm so happy. I haven't read the book yet, so I watched the show first and enjoyed it very much. By the end I just wanted more so I can't wait to get the book and get to know these characters even more. I loved Aziraphale and Crowley and especially their relationship (ship it so hard!). I knew David Tennant was going to be a perfect demon, and he was! I was not expecting to fall in love with Aziraphale as much as I did, but he's just so adorable, how could I not? 💖 I really liked the plot and to see their backstory together, and I enjoyed the other characters a lot. I haven't been able to stop thinking about the show all day and it really makes me smile (even when work was awful). Oh and it has the best music, love that Crowley listens to Queen!
YES! I have been waiting for you to cover this, not knowing if you were a Gaiman/Pratchett fan or not.You're the only channel I follow that has covered the series so far, so thanks for that lol
I loved Good Omens!! I wanted to watch it because of David and Michael of course. The dynamic between them was wonderful! I've never read the book. I wish I had more theological knowledge as I might have gotten more out of it. I'm not to good on the book of Revelation because it scares me to death! ☠
Aw, don't be afraid of the book of Revelation, I've read it many times and it has a happy ending. The world survives and good people have all the tears wiped from their eyes -- it's very nice.
diverse in his acting style I mean lol ^^' Like the way he goes from Bill who can't show emotions or softness to anyone and is emotionally and physically traumatized in Masters of Sex to being Aziraphale the adorable cinnamon roll that definitely needs to be protected by Crowley and is just very soft
SLIGHT SPOILERS: The fact that he also gets to cruise that vintage car while it's on fucking fire into the apocalypse makes Crowley one of the funnest characters to play as well. RIP that british beauty. Love your stuff, and have a good PRIDE!
honestly if we got more I'd like it to be like episode 3 : just Crowley and Aziraphale going on (almost) dates and doing stupid things especially now that Aziraphale's acknowledged they were friends. until we get to the ineffable plan. For the kids I think it helped that the writing was clearly made with an actual child in mind Also Terry Pratchett is a master writer. I think Gaiman's better at script writing than he is at novel writing (his comics are better than his novels imo, Sandman is sooo good too)
I loved this show so much. I really enjoyed the first half of episode 3. Even though it was completely series original (as far as I remember, and I binged the book for the first time two days before she show aired), it was brilliant and enhanced the feeling you get for the relationship between Crowley and Aziraphael. I missed the Four Other Horsemen of the Apocalypse. So did Gaiman, according to what he wrote on Tumblr. It was a budget and time necessity to cut them.
i had seen trailers and ads for this series, but this video got me to actually go and watch it (especially seeing that it was on amazon prime, which i have), it’s 1 am, i just finished binging it all, and it was so good !! although it didn’t really state it directly in any way, it was pretty darn gay, which i appreciated.
Terry Pratchett, Douglas Adams and Jasper Fford are my all time favorite author's. The TV adaptations of the Disc World where ok but the adaptation of Good Omens was brilliant. However in my opinion the best adaptation goes to Hitchhikers. The 80s BBC TV version was a joy. I hope one day they do a TV version of the Thursday Next series of books but I wouldn't be upset if they didn't as they are sublime as they are. Cheers 😀
As someone who didn't read the book and started watching the show off of ads, I have to say I loved it. The only complaint I could possibly think of would be that I kind of thought Agnes' and the witchfinder's descendants were a bit uninteresting after a while and I felt that they were only there (spoiler warning) to deter the nuclear threat in the end. They didn't really contribute to the story as much as I wanted them to, which is sad since I really wanted to see what became of both lineages. Not sure if they had more to do in the book. Thought that their important parts could have been meshed with the older and loony witchfinder and the Charlton instead. Still though, it was so fun to watch!!
I only managed to read the book eight days before the show came out. I bought it for kindle 2 or 3 years ago and just couldn't find the time to read it before May this year. I am glad I read the book first, weirdly enough, mainly because I don't actually know if I would have watched the show otherwise. I mean, I'm a massive fan of Neil Gaiman's books but until Good Omens I couldn't find a screen adaptation that didn't completely wreck the tone of his work. Good Omens did make me ridiculously happy. It's clear to see from the get-go that it was a labour of love. It was well-paced, it was beautifully shot and brilliantly acted. Michael Sheen and David Tenant just stole the show though. Funnily enough, when the last episode ended I kind of felt like I'd just sat through a really well-done stage play; I seriously, genuinely wanted the cast to all appear on stage and take a bow with linked hands so that the audience could give them their applause.
Beautiful summary. I re-read the book for this adaptation. I could only recall the vaguest of random plot points: 'Don't buy betamacks', and something about four more horsemen. But, it left me with a smile on my face and a tear in my eye. I wasn't sure whether I was seeing it pop up so much because it was good. Or algorithms thought I was interested in it. I'd love to see a Neil Gaiman adaptation of some other books, Terry Pratchett's 'Nation' springs to mind, or 'Maurice and his amazing educated rodents'.
The narrative would have worked a bit better with a British accent tbh. I think the humour would've come across better that way so that was the only thing I wasn't 100% about
Sadly, I've only seen episodes 1-3, but from those episodes, I can say this: they are really good. The plot is pretty interesting (from what I remember, I haven't seen that plot ever done before), The characters are enjoyable and funny (Crowley for instance), and yeah. It's just so amazing and I love it.
Read this book when I was about 8... thats 20 years ago ... holy cow :D Oh and @everyone: Read ALL of Diskworld... just do it. ;) Terry is my favorite author of all time.
Every time Death was on screen I imagined him saying: "Well, I'm bored. I'll have a break from my daily job and go grill some burgers at the Diner's." [And just leaves the scene]
Agreed! Terry Pratchett was an amazing author, and everyone should give him a try. Just... maybe don’t start with The Colour of Magic, no matter what you think is the ‘proper’ way to read a series. Come back to it, for sure, but start with either one of his stand alones (Good Omens is very much his style, despite being a joint project), or one of the other early Discworld books. Mort, Equal Rites, and Guards! Guards! are great starting points, and much truer to the tone of the later novels.
@@gnu740 Thats not untrue... even if I like Color of Magic. It is definitively a "finding his feet / finding his authorial style" kind of book. On the reverse end his last few books leaned a bit on the "sappy" end of the spectrum. They lacked his usual "bite". But the legacy he left is an amazing one nonetheless. I have lost track of how many times I have read all of his books. Favorite ones personally? Uff... "Jingo" maybe? Or "Small Gods"? Really though... its whichever book of his I am currently reading for the umpteenth time :D And that alone says alot about the overall quality ;)
@@Daelyas My favorite, I think, is Feet of Clay. But I'm a big big fan o the city-watch anyway, and I really liked any of them. Jingo is awesome, though, too. But one of my favorite non-serial books is "The amazing Maurice and his educated rodents". Just... SO good. I could honestly wax poetics about the Discworld all day and I could probably change my favorites all the time. Like "oh, wait, no - THIS is my favorite!" and a second later it would be another one. I think they should be added to a must-read for schools. There#s just so much STUFF in them that could be debated.... *sigh*
I loved it - there's just something about the way Terry Pratchett phrases things that makes me happy - one of my favourites (not from good omens) is 'ladies of negotiable affection'
For the record, I still think Neil Gaiman should be showrunner for Doctor Who when Chris leaves. And I stand by that. He's now proved he can run a complex television show. I know he's said he doesn't want to, but he's never been properly asked.
He’s like the king who’s right for the job because he doesn’t want to be. The only reason he agreed to do this series is because it was Terry Pratchett’s deathbed wish and Gaiman had to stop himself from writing and doing things he loved for like two years, at cost to his sense of personal fulfillment. He’s not gonna do this for Doctor Who. This is special.
@@UltimateKyuubiFox That's the consensus, I just don't think it's correct. He grew up on Who. He compared seeing his writing credit for The Doctor's Wife when it aired to the birth of his child. It's daunting to think about, but if someone said to him, "Hey. We really want you to be showrunner for Doctor Who, and if you say no, its future is uncertain because no one else will do it." I really think he'd say yes.
@@maurinet2291 But on that same token, keep in mind, he's missed a *lot* of his now-toddler's growing up to make Good Omens. I don't think he's going to want to miss his child's *most* formative years to indulge his or anyone else's inner fanboy.
@@erraticonteuse Working in a creative field is always a balancing act. Because it demands your time, attention and love the way other fields might not. It may be worse in some instances than others but the opportunities that are most demanding also tend to be the ones that matter the most. And I really take exception to the equating showrunning of Doctor Who with "Indulging his inner fanboy." It's all art, whether it's painting, or writing, or creating innovative television. It's just a different medium. And the world would better for what direction he would take Doctor Who in, just like it is better for his next novel. Except Doctor Who would reach more people. And it's not like he'd go straight into it, Chris is good for I assume a few more years yet. Missing some of his family life is the price of being Neil Gaiman. I'm sure he does the best he can; like anyone would, but unless he wants to retire completely, he can't let it dictate all decisions. Or he might as well retire.
I would actually say read the book first. There are a few scenes and a few characters that didn't make it into the adaptation that would have been fun to see but don't detract from the whole by their absence plus an explanation as to why Queen is always playing in Crowley's car. Conversely, the characters and story elements, particularly those adding to Crowley and Aziraphale's back story that were added made the show different enough to give those who know the book backwards something new to enjoy. I think the additional material would be missed more than that which was excised. Nothing against Frances McDormand, who did a good job but I think God would have been better with an English accent. Kathy Burke would have been my first pick.
Thank you for reviewing this show! I was thinking about watching it and now im convinced to give it a try! Edit: i have bingewatched the series by now and i absolutely loved it! I might even rewatch it. I love the more happy vibe it had as it is missing from most shows nowdays who try to be all dark and serious. It really cheered me up so thanks again for the review!
"I love Tennant but Michael Sheen true MVP" was pretty much my whole take as well. Deeply disappointed I can't find his theater stuff, only TV. Although the series had new stuff from the novel and everyone's characterization WAS changed - but it was subtle and perfect and the point still stood so I have nothing to complain about. Like, book!Crowley would never have a bloody throne in his flat and book! Aziraphale wasn't that sweet... But the show versions were incredibly well written and perfection and the whole thing was adapted, so it all fits. I think Gaiman said that it's like "seeing a play of the novel" and yeah, it is. And yess, absolute happiness.
I thought it was brilliant. I first read the book about 25 years ago and loved it. Many of the explanatory footnotes were hilarious, I'm from the UK and loved the explanation of currency decimalisation). I agree, there are little things missing, like WHY Crowley only plays Queen in the car (It's not always by choice). Also, Death didn't really do it for me, but unfortunately the perfect Death was Christopher Lee (RIP).
I’ve been searching for a review for this by someone who has read the book. You have no idea how hard it was! Thank god I was finally recommended this!
Was waiting for your review of _Good Omens_ - it's got to the point that I'll watch something regarding Doctor Who, Terry Pratchett or the MCU and then go "Can't wait to see Nathaniel's review of this." Was hoping they wouldn't omit the F-bomb and Michael Sheen's lead-up to that part was nicely suspenseful, leaving plenty of time to wonder if he was going to say it or if it had been bowdlerised out of existence.
Normally dont notice actors unless they are horrible. This though had amazing actors, not sure aboute the kids actors though. And yeah Angel Michael sheen wins, just wow often nice characters are dull but not this weirdo foodie angel. So far 2019 two mini series been my highlights this and chernobyl
As a lifelong fan of Pratchett I adored this adaptation. I have high hopes for Narrativa, the production company. I have always thought of Sir Terry as a cousin of sorts of Monty Python. What do you think?
aw i got so excited seeing how much you enjoyed it! i agree that sheen's performance really stood out, and to me part of it was because of how different his aziraphale is from the novel. that unadulterated sweetness and neurosis and "you go too fast for me crowley" repression is so Nice in a very cynical media landscape because his softness is validated. but personally especially being So attached to the novel (tied with pride and prejudice for my favorite book) i found the Them really disappointing? they felt really underdeveloped, and i worry that the emphasis on aziraphale and crowley and elevating them to main characters rather than large figures in an ensemble did a disservice to most of the other subplots. but overall i just adored the show. like flaws and all it was the most magical thing to see a book i've loved for almost 10 years come to life in almost as perfect a way as i can realistically expect
The one thing that I think didn't work was that they made the relationship Adam had with his foster father (and the relationship with his real dad) the lynchpin of the whole thing. But we never really see a lot of scenes or evidence that Adam and his dad bonded in any way. So that felt kind of empty. Also, the final plot points with the consequences for Crowley and Azurafel was not in the book but a welcome surprise for those of us who know the books very well. I did not the twist coming and it was great!
In the script book there was a scene between Mr. Young and R.P. Tyler, where he told him that he is proud of his son. They really should have left this one in I think.
Tennant stuck with me more than sheen- I’m sorry 😐. I think David should be In more stuff. A demon is the perfect role for him. Tennant mourning his car is tragic. I actually cried.
I recently read the book and was not too happy with it's ending, so decided to give the series a go. Normally i prefer the books over TV adaptations but in this case they did a really good job at staying true to the source material. The cast really elevates the TV show to an equal level with the book for me. Really loved Crowley, Anathema Device and Gabriel :)
I generally agree that the "what-am-I-talking-about" quality was mostly missing from Agnes' prophecies - though that would have been harder to follow onscreen than it was in print. I should give a shout-out to the one mangled prophecy that I do recall: "In December 1980, an Apple shall rise no man can eat. Invest thy money in Master Jobbes's machine and good fortune will tend thy days," which as a bonus does not come from the book.
Neil actually said Terry and him always wanted to write a second novel, and they actually had made up the story. While filming he said he would consider doing that story in a second season (but that would be the end). However after spending so many years producing this - in my opinion - perfect adaption, he doesn't think he could do a second season with the same passion and then rather not do it at all. So, good guess there on your end. :) Second thing, Terry was Neils mentor, and Neil showed Terry the scripts, while he was writing them up to the point Terry was too far gone to be able to work on it anymore. He loved Terry dearly and it was very important to Neil to make this Terry's story. There is this beautiful one-hour interview of Neil's online, where he talks about the making of Good Omens and Terry. So second good guess on your end :) A fun fact, I started reading Terry's books in 1994, and on the back of the cover there is a quote by a newspaper saying that Terry is the Douglas Adams of Fantasy... so you are not the only one seeing it :) Thank you for giving Good Omens such a good review. It was certainly my highlight this year, being disappointed by so many other movies and shows. I'm glad the apocalypse worked out as I had hoped :)
Hello there! So I found this video as soon as I finished the miniseries and nice tip on not having to read the book before diving into the series. I am reading the book right now and there's a load of differences. I was expecting I would like David Tennant too since I never watched Doctor Who yet I have heard from many that him being the 10th Doctor was their favorite. Yet I also found that I would love Micheal Sheen being Aziraphale. I cant pick a favorite. I love them both and now I know how much of a good actor David is and Im so happy Micheal is getting more known because of his role as Aziraphale. This series too makes me so happy when I get involved with it. Be it fanart, fan video, rewatching the series or even reading the script book. Never has a series I've invested time to made me so happy and so cheerful ever. Nice review dude! You're getting a sub.
I adored the adaptation. I signed up for Prime the moment they announced it was being made, and had been dreading it ever since. But it was so, so good... As far as the styles go, I felt like Gaiman adapted his parts more freely, and kept PTerry's as faithful as possible. Reading it, you can kinda notice when authors change a lot of times (specially considering that they wrote it as a way to make eachother laugh, always trying to "outfunny" the previous one)... The adaptation leaving out things felt (in a weird turn for someone as annoying about adaptations as me) like a nice wave to the book readers, as the new stuff. Every time Queen played, it felt like an inner joke shared by thousands of people. The one things I really missed (SPOILER ALERT) were Agnes' interferences later on, and that inexplicable certainty we get to, at the end of the book, that Aziraphale seemed sweet and awkward, but was actually the badass, as Crowley seemed cool and aloof, but was actually a big dramatic mess. The series does do that, in its way, but still... But, like you said, this is the uttermost nitpicking possible. Gaiman did a brilliant job adapting the text, and the series is a delight from begining to end. I already have this book as a go-to when trying to get people to read either author, and now the series came as an added asset (and it can be researched as many times as I reread the book, now).
It managed to take me from a very bad place in my life, and inject that happiness and positivity that I had been missing making me feel like me again, optimistic and joyful if just for a little while!
Me too. I know there won't be any more, so I'll have to be happy instead with the fact that it won't be run into the ground like so many never-ending shows these days.
This was a good series, I love the performance of Michael Sheen as Aziraphale and Tennant as Crowley. For this show I found the motivation to start seeing Doctor Who 😍
Claim to fame No#247 - the actress playing Agnes (Josie Lawrence) was trained by the same Acting Teacher (and College) that I had :) A brilliant mini series - although I found the last half hour dragged somewhat due to it being an add on for padding - and although it had a couple of good bits (the angel/demon twist was cool) - it did feel like treading water for the remainder of the run time... other than that I loved it!
I personally had a few moments of screaming at my computer's screen "THIS IS EXACTLY HOW I IMAGINED IT" like really, few parts are just 1:1 copies of what I imagined. I finished reading like a few days ago and I could remember some of the lines and was so happy that sometimes the characters straight up quoted the book perfectly. Also, nonbinary Pollution! Yay! I think Michael is nonbinary too but I didn't confirm that so I dunno
That was what I really appreciated about Good Omens. The plot is an interesting one with some complexity and a lot of darkness, but at the same time the whole thing is just so *HAPPY*. It is impossible to watch without feeling good. As someone who tends to be a bit miserable, Good Omens is going to one of my most re-watched shows in future because of how easily it puts a smile on my face. Now, I must go find a copy of the book!
I love the book! I've listened to the audiobook. David Tennant is great in the series. But the book will always be better to me, I know it so well. I've read it soo many times, and Stephen Fry does a great job.
I would advise anyone who hasn't already done so to check out Staged on The BBC. The amazing odd couple are back! Tbh it's probably more entertaining than a direct sequel to Good Omens would have been. Kudos to Simon Evans.
I never noticed that private pullzefer his tie was looking like the scarf of the 4th doctor. Also there is gonna be a good omens season 2 and I think its gonna be just as good as the writer of the book was talking about wanting a season 2. Can't wait!!!!❤💜
