Neil Gaiman on the Secret History of ‘The Sandman' & Killing a Bad Script by Leaking It Online 

It’s also nice seeing an interviewer like this guy, who actually clearly knows the subject material and author well, and clearly had a strong good impact on the conversation.

Love when people talk about Jon Peters and his obsession with bad script ideas like giant mechanical spiders.

Feel free to share this story with Neil. I did extra work on Babylon 5. Ran into two young extras huddling around the bulletin board laughing at the pathetic "losers" who wrote letters to the show. Because you gotta be a real geek to write a letter to a TV show. I took a look at the letter they were laughing at. Signed, Neil Gaiman thanking the producers for the opportunity to write an episode of the show. Losers indeed . . .

Among the things Neil listed of what he is currently doing, What caught my attention is he is writing a new novel. Although I'm happy that Neil is playing in various medias, Novels is in my opinion what he does best. I'm happiest when there is a new Neil Gaiman book.

Imagine how cool it is to hear Neil Gaiman say "what a lovely question!" in response to something you just asked him.

Yes, Neil Gaiman is one of the best writers I've encountered. I'm glad I found him.

Thank you for make my childhood dreams come true, first Good Omens and now The Sandman.

How about alienating fans by not giving them a Season 2. Netflix ought to be proud to back a superb production as opposed to more teen angst forgettable junk. This show is extraordinary. Amazing cast, Tom Sturridge is a revelation.

48:38 Brian, mah dude, you are the real MVP. I have been trying FOR YEARS to find someone who made this exact same question to Neil Gaiman. It does sound quirky and super niche to make it, but I have been always curious about the "official" position of Neil Gaiman regarding magical ritualism between comic book artists like Moore and Morrison, so to hear finally his answer is just a cathartic experience. Didnt dissapoint at all and definetly in alignment with Gaiman philosophy of the importance of storytelling and how he regards it as the real magic. Thank you. You are my hero.

Great interview! Glad it's by someone who knows comics so well. And the questions uncovered so many facts I never knew.

I bought every issue of Sandman back when it was still a comic. I loved that series and very few people knew about it at the time. Glad to see it finally getting it's due.

Give this man a S2...he's been everywhere and doing 5 time the press of all the actors! Btw it’s mad that even dared to show him a script that had nothing to do with the original story...bit considering this happens so many times to story adapted from books....

I've heard Neil's voice a lot in Audiobooks and such, but it's really strange to see him actually moving around. Awesome.

This is a fascinating interview. The creative drive on this guy is outstanding.

With respect, sir. Thank you for leaking that script to Ain't it Cool. Kevin Smith's infamous story about Superman's mechanical spider lives on!

By far the best interview of Neil Gaiman that I have ever seen. Kudos.

Wonderful writer, without question. But also a true gentleman, and a paragon of graciousness and class. Loved the interview.

Terrific interview! It’s really tantalizing to hear he has so much in the works. In a world with so much bleak news, we can relish the idea that there is so much with his fingerprints on it in some capacity to look forward to.

Your existence is a honor, Dear Neil Gaiman. Lots of magical hugs xx

This was such a good interview. Just getting to hear about Neil thought processes amd his creativity, brilliant

3 cheers for the dude/bot that did the subtitles for this interview. We have no fear of an AI takeover at this rate.

Wonderful interview, all the stuff he mentions about the creative process, long live Neil!

I've already watched the entire series twice; reading the books again now! Love it so much. Hope we get season 2... and 3... and 4....

I loved it when Jed was watching Static Shock. Great nod to the DC universe with one of my favorite cartoons growing up.

This is the only Netflix show that I've watched with edge of my seat excitement almost glad for the opportunity to binge it. It deserves a chance to tell a broader story than just I'm a guy who had to get my stuff back and kill a vortex.

Wonderful interview of a great talent. Am so relieved that sandman has been everything I hoped for all these years.. well done.

Neil just mentioned Terry. Now I’m very happy. Great series and I don’t understand why I’ve not read the comics/graphic novels. Now I’ll wait until the show is over.

Love Neil Gaiman - great interview and loved his impressions throughout it

Great interview! Can't believe came so close to such a terrible Sandman adaptation and finally got such a wonderful one.

Can't wait for Good Omens #2. Really curious what this gentle madman came up with this time: incl all the magnificient work of Pratchett he got to include. I'm not fond of all of Neil's work, but the stuff that does fit my alley is stuff that I deeply love. And besides his work: I really love watching and listening to him while being interviewed. Such a great guy!

They've actually done "Sandman Babies". It was Neil-approved, though: The Little Endless Storybook, illustrated by Jill Thompson.

28:35 Oh, damn you, Brian! Now i want a Tiny Endless show. (jk lol) 31:11 "I just got really irritated with DC continuity" -- Neil's not the only one... I haven't gotten to see Sandman yet, can't afford it. But I really hope it goes a long way, and I look forward to seeing it eventually.

Interestingly- that horror tone was completely lost in the TV adaption- great show but we got a more scary version of Dr Who rather than EC horror. Audio adaptation encapsulates this perfectly.

Looking forward to reading Miracleman: the Silver Age!

Sirrr, it is such a beyond-words feeling to see you hereee, sirrrr😍🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Thanks to both of you for this amazing interview!

Such a classy gentleman really is Neil, able to talk about his relationship with Alan Moore and even promote his friends's upcoming books. Great interview! you covered almost all I wanna hear from Neil, from Miracleman to Alan Moore to Sandman. Kudos!

Verr happy to hear him mentjon Good Omens S2. Took a while to get invested in that show, me, but naow that am, delited to kno it will continue. Didno kno Gaman was involve in it heretofore, only Pratchet. Serjously considaring a temp hookup with Netflex, djust to see Sanman. But once said the same ting abote Amazong Prime, me. That was 5 year ago, stil haveno cancelled.

1 million hours? I think i did more…im on my 11th round of bingeing it since it aired…i love it..bought the audibles and bought the comics

I never bought comics growing up and bought my first comic book, the sandman vol 1 due to my love of the show, I’m sad I missed out on this for so long

Thank you for this Neil

What an insight into his youthful overnight writing process! Let's not forget "Books of Magic!". I think there is room somewhere for another "boy who lived".

That was a pretty damn good Alan Moore impression

I'm loving the inmative interview withsome gossip in it

Thank you for this rather comprehensive interview. IMO this wasn't really the standard press tour type interview. While I'm not terribly fond of how large parts of *_The Sandman_* had been adapted, I'm glad many are enjoying it as much as they are. And of course, those who feel as I do can certainly enjoy the comics as we always have, and (for me) even the audiodramas to an extent. *Tom Sturridge* was an outstanding casting choice IMO. However, I would have made him more pale. There are times he is exactly as pale as I feel he should be, but then he goes back to looking normal again (without any discernible narrative reason I could ascertain). I also felt they should have modulated his voice, at least a tiny bit.¹ It appeared to me his voice in the comics was to be interpreted as somewhat _otherworldly._ *EDIT:* I didn't realize there was an *_Anansi Boys_* project. Excited to hear _Neil_ mention something is in the works. ··•●✺●•·· ¹ ─ If perhaps they felt this characteristic too distracting for their lead🙄, IMO they should have at least applied it from time to time. . .As the situation dictated.

Love this interview! Giant mechanical spiders

In Jon Peters defense: Morpheus does look cool, so I get it. Also, Giant Mechanical Spiders are cool, just not in Sandman.

So it was you all along that leaked it to aintitcoolnews

Bring Ocean to audiences who are unable to see it on stage. It has become one of my favorite books 🖤✨

Nice

I’ve lived with Morpheus for decades now. It remains a fantastic escape route to an unbelievable world Every medium is an adventure by itself.

“We have a need for enchantment that is as deep and devoted as our need for food and water.” - Derrick Jensen

Now I want to see Neil's 16th century Swamp Thing!

I just want Neil Gaiman to never stop speaking words.

Ive never brought a comic. Ive brought the Sandman comics now and the sandman audiobook. Thank you Neil Gaiman.

Never thought in a million years that Kevin Smith and Neil Gaiman would have the same Jon Peters/Giant Mechanical Spider story. 🤣🤣🤣

I would love to simply be able to sit with Neil, perhaps on a bench in a park somewhere, and just talk about writing, life, and everything in between.

One of my top 2 writers. Asimov and Gaiman. One madterpiece after another. Love them to death.

Okay DC, Now I really want to see Neil's John Constantine story "The Day my Flat went Mad." 😁 A one shot story would be just fine.

Sandman is just amazing

Bit sad knowing Sandman didn't end up getting renewed, but glad we at least got one season of such a lovely adaptation.

The Netflix adaptation nailed it man. First and only truly respectable depiction of dreaming I have ever seen. Fight to keep it alive! 👊 Lord knows we will.

Je suis totalement sous le charme de cet auteur

"Tsuris" is Yiddish for trouble. The captioning typed it as "tourists.

I have that Duran Duran book.

I could listen to Neil talk for 5,000 hours.

* I’ve never heard this man talk before p.p… he sounds like how I’d imagine him to sound. he talks like how he writes

I love Neil Gaiman, I loved American God's but...the ending was boo, it just wasn't what I expected from him and also the twist you could see coming and it wasn't very good twist. Love Sandman, it's fucking amazing, casting amazing...I love everything he's written...just idk American God's it's like he didn't know how to end it.

I could listen to Neil Gaiman read a thesaurus and be entertained, he is a genius

Besides Alan Moore, who are these other writers who practice magick IRL?

Ricuh memang,,, Siapa yang tampan dan siapa yang mengalahkan iblis juga,,apa arti iblis juga kalian tahu dan tentang kaum elf yang terlihat berbeda ,,

That's nice Mr. Gaiman, but I'm gonna need 5 more seasons of The Sandman please.

I got netflix for 1 month just for this show

if this guy could write daredevil and Superman, How would that look Like?

Okay but Sandman babies does exist :P

I looked up the script when I was in high school. It was generic, and if it had had nothing to do with Sandman I think it'd have been enjoyable, mid tier schlock. But as a Sandman adaptation, it was garbage of the highest order, and extremely Hollywood.

I really want to ramadan to be made. It was an amazing story in the comic

Nah Only One of Us

He is such a legend great he stopped shitty adapo

The John Peters story back again. Im dying laughing

👏👏👏👏👏

MUSE SOURCE OF ME. MOST PERSON I WILL STAY GRATEFUL FOR-FOR EVER!💫💫💫💫

I respec and remember memory because ruh quds ,,im lost,,,???

1 IDEA! haha

his american accent lol

That writer must be digging it's own grave. Although, they should've known not to make The Corinthian a sibling to one of the endless...

Did they have to employ Souad Faress? Can't watch things she's in, and this time my principles (like all real principles) have cost me. Love Neil's work, loved what I saw before realising she was in it, and running a mile. In the UK we use the phrase "a woman in her 60s" or "Game of Thrones actress" because we cannot name "victims" of alleged sexual offences, even if they turned out to be the most easily disproved, false allegations ever, which got laughed out of court.

I don't understand why they say there haven't been Sandman spinoffs written by other authors... There's like a million of them.

Lucifer=sandman,,

"Bernie writes on" is actually supposed to be Bernie Wrightson.

Constantine is a character. "Constant time" is how captioning spell it.

Why does this set looks exactly like Trash Taste's old set? 😂

for "fun" someone typed "funded"

Everything is amazing and everything is incredible and everything is great. I‘m sooooooo tired……..

Thanks Neil, why are you turning into a sell out?

Hey, Brian....does your employer still make its employees drug test? Do you realize the author you are interviewing retains all the rejected habits and talents, a decade before now, your print rag raged against? Is a paycheck the way you care about any of this post?

Sell-Out

Sandman series. Was actually worse than Lucifer tv show, which sucked. But at least everyone wasn’t a freak or gay

Thanks for the new all gay sandman backwards universe . I’ll never buy your stuff again. Thanks

Well, the magical hugs are enough genius to be uncountable so it contains an invisibility code😁