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*Honestly, Sandman* is likely the best comic book adaption / piece of content there has been since Daredevil 🤷🏾♂️ each episode felt like a stand-alone, one shot comic than an “episode”
I did not expect this show to be as good as it is. The production design, the world building, the characters, and the episodes for death and the diner were top notch stuff that Netflix should be proud of
Such an amazing adaptation of the source material. Finally they made a show where the episodes were breakdowns of the chapters/books from the source. Made for an excellent viewing experience and aside from some changes here and there was almost perfect. IMHO the episode where Dream got his helm back could of followed the source more closely and was sad we didn't get to see more of Hell's lieutenants, which would of setup Lucifer closing up shop better down the road. WTG Netflix in allowing Neil Gaiman to maintain creative rights and bringing the books we love so much to Live Action.
LOVED this adaptation. We sat with Absolute Sandman Vol 1 opened while watching. It's not often you can go for pages and pages where you can see the sets and dialog are word for word and scene by scene from the source material.
Haven't read the source material, I loved the show. I think this important for the show, as most people that need to watch this to make it succesful will not have read the source material.
As a newbie to the source material, I have to say this has been the best breakdown of the Sandman material I've found, and I've even watched the Spanish breakdown versions (I'm bilingual). You've got a great balance of snark, humor, mockery, whilst tiptoeing right up to the 'spoilers' line w/out crossing it (not messing w/ your NDA); your serious attention to the storyline (and the previously mentioned sticking to the original Sandman source material), all the while offering your unique observations & depth I've found lacking in other reviews. That'll save me from wasting time on at least a dozen superfluous channels, almost all of which start w/, "Must listen to this before watching Sandman" in their titles. And for that, kind sir, I thank you. Pleasant dreams...
I love the show and I can’t wait for season 2 but the thing that probably would have made it extra amazing is if they got the rights to add more of the DC elements to it because seeing the actors for Lucifer and Constantine would have been really cool
I was completely captivated by the breathtaking beauty and stunning sensuality of the cinematography and set design. The casting was perfect. Each actor captured their character’s personification perfectly. I have been a Neil Gaiman fan for decades. His stories speak to us on so many levels: spiritually, intellectually, physically, emotionally and mythologically. This series moves us inside his stories even as his stories already are inside of us.
The Three Witches are also horror host for the DC anthology comic The Witching Hour. Cain and Able are also SC anthology comics horror host (House of Mystery and House of Secrets). Also Destny.
Lucien was apart of dc horror comics in the 70s, tales of the ghost castle. I loved that first arc of the Sandman comic paid tribute to those mostly forgotten DC characters.
Sticking to the source material *when you have the original creator handy* is what works. Neil was able to guide the show through what to change and what to leave in, thanks to his experience on Good Omens as a set consultant. He's slowly but surely finding his chops in TV and I'd be shocked if before he hangs up his quill, we don't see a fully original screenplay from him.
Ep 6 was my favorite too. Just a perfect 10. The rest of the series was great too tho I wasn’t a huge fave of the cereal convention. Lol. I’m really hoping for a season 2. Thanks for the breakdown.
Thank you! I really enjoyed this season, it was not perfect but I am definitely looking forward to seeing season 2. So fingers crossed to have the show continued. Cheers!
Visually, the Netflix series is closer to the later Sandman graphic-style, rather than the distorted, constricted house-style for DC-horror comics (which likely was designed to repulse younger children). What a relief! Neil Gaiman and the other producers have the chops and technology to develop a series for Roger Zelazny's "Chronicles of Amber" novels.
I loved the series especially episode 6, but the child actors truly brought down the quality of the show. There were so many great actors that got one episode and the vortex and her brother got a string of them. Their abilities were not up to the task of carrying that many episodes.
I am a complete newbie to the DC Multiverse. But I am a huge Gaiman fan (although I didn't read the comic). I think I followed everything well enough (there is always RU-vid for filler). And I LOVE it!!!! More please!!! I cried. I laughed. I cringed. What we need to learn is the most important. That was not neglected like it is in many superhero works. I'd give it 9/10. I am impressed!
I hope the Second Season of (THE SANDMAN) show series has more than eleven episodes made for it. I also hope that one, or maybe two of Morphius’s other siblings might make an appearance in the 2nd. Season.
I fell in love with this series! And because of that I - don't know how but I will do it - will read these comics and books because I WANT TO KNOW MORE. It is so captivating and mysterious.
One of the best Comic book adaptations so far, so surprised and delighted that they stuck so close to the source material, the one time they strayed that I really wasn’t crazy about was when Matthew the raven gave Dream a pep talk at the end of the fight with lucifer, for me it killed that entire climax and added nothing. I wonder bow that played out for people going in blind
Never read the graphic novels but was interested to watch given the trailers that were popping up. I did check into a few you tube videos first as well. I really enjoyed the series, especially Episode 6.
This is just another example of DC doing it’s best when their shows and movies are standalone not tied to any “universe”. It’s in plain sight and they don’t see it!!!!
1) I'm not sure I understand why you dislike how the Corinthian storyline ended-it was pretty much directly from the comic, down to the dialogue. That whole bit about unmaking him and creating him to be not so flawed next time, it's pulled word for word from the pages. So you praise that in other places but not here? Weird take. 2) The vortex is hugely important because Morpheus is *still* undervaluing the effect that his capture had on the world. If he had bothered researching, if he thought about it, if applied more thought than "the vortex must die" he might have seen it. He underestimates how his subjects, even the steady, reliable Fiddler's Green are changed by his time away. He realizes, almost too late, that it changed him as well. And in the end, it is that very stubbornness and rigidity that leads to...the things that happen at the end of the series. This is an extremely important moment in the series and it's the ending to The Doll's House so again, I'm not sure why you seem to dislike this ending. The scene with Lucifer was a little extra, but even that I understand as being setup for next season tackling Season of Mists (best book of the series).
Have not read the comics, but loved it! So many loose ends though, like Rosemary and the protective amulet still floating around out there, and bits that I didn't understand the relevance of, eg Philip Sitz, a man whom for some inexplicable reason, pretended to be the serial killer the Boogieman, but maybe they'll all be picked up come Season 2. Also do we ever get to find out who Matthew the raven used to be? Also, not entirely buying Jenna Coleman's Constantine, or (and I know this will be unpopular) Gwendoline Christie as Lucifer, but I'm guess they might grow on me. Roll on Season 2!
I love the sandman and for me probably a 9/10. My favorite episode of course was the battle between Lucifer and Dream, it was melancholic, sombre and beautiful in its own way. The most depressing episode of course for me was Death’s active duty scenes, it was utterly depressing and I found myself crying all through and told myself if she showed up in the next episodes I was just going to skip which I think I did.
I really enjoyed it. At several points I was fairly confused and at one or two points I was a tad bit bored, but overall it was still incredibly interesting. The highlights for me were the battle between Dream and Lucifer and the stunning episode 6 of course 🥹✨
Im a Paramedic and the The Sound of Her Wings episode really touched me. It was the sentence that at that moment of death your not alone because "Im holding their hand and they are holding mine" such a Gaiman way to look at things. I really great and touching moment/adaptation.
I was especially stunned by the episode with Death. The way they portrait Death was with so much respect and dignity. I'm a grown man but that scene with the older man playing Schubert was hitting deep and let me tear up. I hope they can do the same on season 2
I haven't read the comics, but this show had Neil's signature style all over it. The episode with Death was beautiful, I love the actress they chose for Death, the kindness and beauty of her role. Don't lie, we were all sobbing on this episode. Can't wait to see what you cover for Death, that whole episode deserves so many awards!
The episode with death was a banger. But after that the show went sort of bland. Mainly because the main characters of the Rose Walker arc were pretty terrible, including Rose herself. Lyta was bland. Hector was bland. Except for Gilbert, and the Corinthian..and maybe Unity.
@@jamieammar6131 I couldn’t agree more. After the wonderful performances from Gwendoline (Lucifer) and David Thewlis (John), Rose’s performance and those of most of the other characters felt pretty flat. I didn’t feel much emotions coming from Rose
I really liked John's story. He was just a kid who was truly scared because of the ruby. His dreams and nightmares became true and thus his emotional development was stunted. He had difficulty distinguishing reality from the dream leading him to be impulsive. But the interaction between him and the lady driver enabled him to trust more (albeit in small increments). When Morpheus realised that he had become a killer was due to external factors, he granted him eternal sleep. Long story short, there is still redemption. Sorry if it is too long.
If I remember correctly, in the comic book he still killed the lady he hitchhiked with, but in the show he has a better moral compass. So I think it makes sense that Dream's punishment for him is also less cruel than in the comic book.
He creeped me out I think it was safer that he was in the hospital episode 5 was just horrible because its true without the lies people would literally do all that especially with 2022 mindsets guys cheating on their girlfriend with dudes on apps or in the same building as their wife or the wife knowing about the cheating but stays for the cash or benefits of the relationship the waitress messing with others lives cause she is lonely or bored and creating a story she can write and the cook is just a guy who likes guys doesn't care about the boundaries like a wife or mother being in the same building doing sexual acts with the other dude is alright with him and he loves to cook for the guys he is doing the chick who was worried about her girlfriend not responding to her was not what it seems the truth was she was worried about the girlfriend going to the cops about how she slapped and assaulted her the night before and she hoped her girlfriend had died in a car accident cause she wasn't responding to her angry demanding text they all feel guilty at the end for what they did they can't lie about it cause everyone in there saw what each other did and they start to punish themselves destroying their dreams the waitress ripped her book and burned pages of the story she was writing about the daily life's of the people at the diner her dream was to be a writer and find a guy for herself the cook cut his hands that he uses for cooking his dream was to have a person of his own to cook for and be with but he was looking in the wrong places and the wrong people to do it with the wife slits her throat which is really bad in Asian culture she was flawed but her dream was to be perfect The intern cut of his hand his dream was to be in a important company and be successful but he urges he couldn't control The husbands dream was to prove his dad wrong and stay with his wife but he kept cheating on her with anyone even men The girl who was worried about her girlfriend idk what her dream was but she was very insecure she thought everyone was judging her and didn't like her I think she wanted to be accepted for who she was idk
The Diner episode is hands down the best episode of any show i've ever watched. It was a brilliant showcase of every question about what it means to be human. Brilliant really.
That shit was unerving tbh when the cook started going on about what he does at the waitresses house I had to double take because I forgot the kid was college aged, I was like dah fuk??
The point of Desire's plans is something I could see being fleshed out as the end of the second season, it's made pretty clear that Desire intends to do serious harm to Dream, and as his/her plans lead to the end of Dream's story in the comics, I'd expect the series to head for the same conclusion
You can just say "their" , given that the character was never originally gendered and is portrayed by a NB actor, which is literally said in this video
@@AlphaTrion810 they're non binary and also they're practically a God. Gods dont need swx organs to impregnate people. Zeus did it as a swan and as a shower of gold. Also GOD and Mary anyone!!
@@AlphaTrion810 The actor is not male, the character is played by Mason Alexander Park who is non-binary. In the comics, Desire is seen as more of a genderfluid character, being seen by humans as whoever they would most desire; therefore, in connection with Unity who they impregnated to get back at Dream, Desire is seen as male by Unity when Desire was in Unity's dreams. In any case, I doubt a god/Endless needs to worry about their genitals in order to get someone pregnant.
@@AlphaTrion810 Um, canonically in the comic, Desire is called "Brother-Sister". Their non-binary nature is completely part of the character. So, if we are talking about the character, his/her as well as their works.
Not always. Focusing solely on the source material can also alienate new audiences. It's best for the audience in general to see something new together. Watchmen did I great job at this. They stuck to the source material about 70ish % but they also introduced new plotlines that kept things exciting. Plus, source materials aren't always perfect.
Let’s talk about the amazing actor who plays dream. I did not expect to like the character that much. He is depicting vulnerability and fear so well. One moment dream is so kind and the next he is tough. I love the character more than the show (thanx to episodes 7-9, I can’t give the show 9/10, which I was about to until I saw Rose’s story)
Episode 6 is by far the best episode I watched twice. I really was amazed at how much was used from the comics and seeing most of the panels from the comics come to life. Each episode is connected but at the same time you can enjoy each episode for what it was
You took the words right out of my mouth. I felt like I was watching a different show after episode 6. I didn’t like the story of Rose and didn’t like the actress. Every character in her story was weird. I wish episodes 7-9 didn’t exist
@@amarawinchester963 I do agree it fell off a bit after 6, I stopped watching for a few days and finally went back to watch it. However, I still think it was good just not as good as the earlier episodes. Still excited for what they will do second season.
I friggin LOVED SANDMAN. I bawled my eyes out in episode 8 though. Solid season 1, can't wait for more. One of the best DC live action offerings to date.
I had never heard of or read the comics before I started the show, so I basically went in blind but I still absolutely loved it. And I agree that the freedom to have episodes pretty much contain their own complete stories really helped the show and allowed for absolute gems such as episode 5 and 6 which were my favourites. Overall I found it very enjoyable and hope there are more seasons to come.
I initially thought the ending of the Lucifer vs Dream battle is a bit cheesy, hope defeating anti-life and Lucifer not being able to think of something that can kill hope. After rewatching that scene, I think Lucifer was not able to think anything the can kill hope because Lucifer themselves rely on hope. Lucifer has been described as having an indomitable will. Lucifer really needs that indomitable will and hope. They need their indomitable will to wage war against Heaven and the ability to hope that they can win. If Lucifer countered Dream with something that can kill hope, they're essentially saying that their own ability to hope can be killed. Maybe by not responding, Lucifer is saying that their own ability to hope can't be killed.
@@ImTheMan0fSteel agreed. Hope and Dream is synonymous and Lucifer had no issues with destroying that. The easy counter to hope is despair. Heck, I'm not even sure how hope counters anti-life 🤷🏽♂
@@ICU1337 You only need a tiny bit of hope to help you get by if you're in despair. Give a person in despair a tiny bit of hope and it will help them a lot. People who succumb to despair are those who have no hope at all. If the Anti-Life Lucifer is talking about is anything related to the Anti-life equation, then despair is already part of the Anti-life (i.e. Aspects of the Anti-life are loneliness, alienation, fear, despair, etc). A lot of the aspects of Anti-life can be countered with hope.
@@rentristandelacruz "loneliness + alienation + fear + despair + self-worth ÷ mockery ÷ condemnation ÷ misunderstanding ⋅ guilt ⋅ shame ⋅ failure ⋅ judgment n=y where y=hope and n=folly, love=lies, life=death, self=dark side The full formula typically manifests itself physically as a series of fiery, inscrutable alien symbols and glyphs which form around the one who uses it, while incomplete fragments are projected as singular glyphs.[2][11] By speaking the Equation, Darkseid can insert the full formula into people's minds, giving them the mathematical certainty that life, hope, and freedom are all pointless." According to DC, hope is also apart of the Anti-Life equation and its rendered moot. It does get a bit wishy-washy with this point though. Its like on one hand AL > Hope but then its like "maybe hope can work 🤷♂" So again, him countering A-L with hope doesnt add up. But we're just nitpicking, at the end of the day, plot armor is going to make this pointless, its just that technically Dream used rock to beat Lightbringers paper.
Episode 6 was a masterpiece of storytelling. It shows a strong guiding hand from Neil Gaiman in the project, focusing on consistent storytelling and character development over the long term (even at the risk of puzzling and turning away those who haven't read the source material), as opposed to squeezing as much action and drama into the first season as possible. Bummer that they went the dramatic route and off the source material with the hell arc, but hopefully there's a way back to alignment with the source.
I loved it! The Cereal Convention and The Diner were some of my fav stories and I think they did an amazing job adapting them- I would love to see A Dream of A Thousand Cats and Facade be adapted as well- also more of the Endless, seeing Delight turn into Delirium as time passes would be amazing- But overall 9/10 for me
The bonus episode with the cats reminded me of the Animatrix stuff. Was it all you Desired? I especially enjoyed the Calliope arc, more excellent performances in that one.
I'm really liking this show so far and hope Netflix doesn't cancel it too soon. I loved the Lucifer (the show) and hope my favorite reactors start this now that they have finished that.
Episode 6 was my fave! Loved, loved the sharing experiences with Death and the 500+ years with Hob Gadling. For me, the series was bingeworthy up til then. The drawn-out episodes about the vortex lost me, i had to fast forward through most of them. Each episode definitely felt inconsistent, with the 1st episode almost unbearably heavy. Glad i stuck with it, tho, as it got more humorous and complex. Tom Sturridge is perfect as Dream. Hope to see more of the siblings....
Yeah, in the comics too I think the Dolls House storyline was the weakest. I'm very interested to see how or if they adapt the Dream Country collection in Season Two. 'A Dream of a Thousand Cats' from the Dream Country collection is my favourite single comic story while next storyline is "The Season of Mists" which is still my favourite.
Think its a beautiful show. The best adaptation of a comic I have seen. I can see your problems with the ending but I just feel the rest of it made up for that. It is after all hard to end something that really isn't ending.
I loved it, & REALLY want entire standalone series for both Johanna Constantine and Death. The changes worked, for the most part, especially simplifying John Dee’s history whilst simultaneously giving him a sympathetic backstory (and making the episode not nearly as horrific as its source material, though still keeping the feel of it.) Also, changing Brute and Glob to Gault allowed Morpheus to realize his mistakes and grow, something that we need to see to keep us involved with the character. And Jenna Coleman was simply perfect as Johanna Constantine: give me a series of her demon-hunting any day! (Especially if you add in Ric the Vic, because I freaking love Meera Syal) I have rarely been as happy with a casting as I was with Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Death. She brought such warmth, joy and humour to her role that she utterly captured the underlying feeling of Death from the original. And her slightly frustrated but good-hearted older sister energy with Dream was spot-on. She seemed to be keeping herself from chucking something upside his head as she drew him out the entire way. I have never wanted to spend seven seasons and a film watching people join a psychopomp on their last journey, but now I do! Now for next season, Netflix, give us the other Endless! I need side-quest Destruction & my girl Delirium!! (Fine, Destiny as well) And more Roger Allan voicing Azazel!
If we are really fortunate, hopefully there be adaptations of the two Death comics series too. Actually if Gaiman or Netflix wanted too they could keep 'The Sandman' related gravy train going for years, just as DC Comics have... if this was Disney we'd probably still be seeing Sandman related material in 2050 :-)
On ep 4 and so happy with the show so far The comics are fascinating and obscure.They were able to capture most of that without turning the show into a cryptic hard to understand nightmare Or campy mass consumption fluff like they did with Lucifer (another excellent comic)
The 'Lucifer' TV show was so disappointing to me - the original comics are far superior - the TV show turned into a buddy cop show FFS. Maybe after 'The Sandman' we can get a faithful adaptation of the 'Lucifer' comics.
Great casting and I liked the pacing, it's a good break from the very fast paced shows I've been watching lately. Episodes 5 and 6 were the best episodes for me. I found it became boring during the vortex arc and the last episode was a bit underwhelming. 8/10 for me. I hope to see more of THIS Lucifer so crossing my fingers Netflix doesn't cancel this show!
such a good adaptation wtf, the series was soooo breathtaking. my one issue is that some subplots was fleshed out too long that it kinda lags the main storyline but it is still such a good one
Wish they would of focus the 2nd half of the season more on The Corinthian and less of rose tbh. Understand it’s part of the comics but Boyd Holbrook was one of the biggest actors who carried the show. Wish this season would of been more focus on them more but guess it was
I really want to learn more about what happened to that undying man. I want to see his reaction when he learns about Morpheus' real name and what he is. And the actor is doing an amazing job. I did not had the pleasure to see or read the comics, so I was very surprised when I hear that this is a DC character. And I understood everything. For once, I thank Netflix for not ruining something by altering it. It was beautiful and I don't know how I am going to wait for the 2nd season...
If there is a season 2 and Gaiman remains faithful to his story in the source material . . . 1) Lucifer's revenge on Morpheus is to burden him with the enormous responsibility of finding a new owner to the realm of Hell. Lucifer quits, hands the Key of Hell to Dream and it's absolute chaos. All the demons escape, many powerful supernatural beings threaten and tempt Dream because they want Hell, souls escape, ghosts of the newly deceased remain on earth as they don't go to hell, etc etc 2) Just like in this season, getting Dream to kill a relative of his is Desire's main ploy through out the entire series run as means to kill Dream. For beings such as them, the punishment is their version of death. 3) The season 1 side character "Barbie" (and her fairytale fantasy dream) will be the star of 4 to 5 episodes in season 2. 4) Lyta Hall and her baby will be very very important characters (should this series not get cancelled prematurely) in the final season of the series.
They've adapted it so so well. Going to be a big hit for Netflix for a few years presuming it gets 4 or 5 seasons. What they need now stranger things is winding down, more adaptions like this. The acting is great too which helps a lot. Sandman and Lucifer being played by such talented actors really just elevates it. This, Shadow and Bone, Alice in Borderland, Bridgerton, Elite and All of us are dead will be the main shows for now until a big budget drama comes along.
