Mendalla
Eastern Lowland Gorilla
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Almost 30 years ago, Neil Gaiman launched his career as a novelist (he was already a well-regarded comic book writer) by collaborating with UK compatriot Terry Pratchett on Good Omens, a hilariously comic take on the Apocalypse, the Antichrist, and a raft of other sort-of religious tropes. Before Pratchett's untimely passing, Gaiman promised his friend and co-writer that he would personally bring the story to television. And now, backed by the BBC, Amazon, and Pratchett's estate, he has done so, writing and showrunning a six episode miniseries that will be launched on Amazon Prime at the end of this month, with a run on the BBC to follow. And it looks so, so promising. Great cast (David Tennant and Michael Sheen are the main characters, a minor devil and angel respectively), and, from the trailers and promo spots, faithful to the novel in spirit, though Gaiman has done some modernizing and worked in some bits they dropped from the novel so it isn't a literal adaptation.
The most recent promo is a music video by the Chattering Order of St. Beryl, the order of nuns entrusted with raising the Antichrist and it's hilarious. Potentially blasphemous, I guess, but hilarious. And watch closely for Neil Gaiman's cameo.
If this is indicative, it's a good omen (hee hee) for the show.
The most recent promo is a music video by the Chattering Order of St. Beryl, the order of nuns entrusted with raising the Antichrist and it's hilarious. Potentially blasphemous, I guess, but hilarious. And watch closely for Neil Gaiman's cameo.
If this is indicative, it's a good omen (hee hee) for the show.
