TV #42 of 2023: Good Omens, season 2 This unexpected follow-up just about squeaks by on a character level, but it’s a far cry from either the previous season or the increasingly-distant source text of the hilarious original novel. To recap: that 1990 book by future showrunner Neil Gaiman and the late Terry Pratchett was …
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TV Review: Good Omens
TV #22 of 2019: Good Omens A flawed yet funny adaptation of one of my favorite books, this miniseries is paradoxically strongest when it deviates the most from its source text. Whether showrunner and original co-author Neil Gaiman couldn’t bring himself to fully ‘kill his darlings’ or whether he was reluctant to alter parts written …
Book Review: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
Book #224 of 2018: Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett I loved this book back in middle school, and it’s even better now that I get more of the jokes (thanks to being both older and more familiar with British culture). The story is a terrifically funny take on the Christian apocalypse, an …
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