Chula Vista

Just found out that the amazing and multiple award winning novel "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman is being adapted into a TV series that will premiere in April.

If you've never read the book - DO IT! Maybe the best fantasy-sci fi novel I've read this century and definitely in my top 5 of all time. It pulled off the rare feat of winning both the Hugo and Nebula awards when it was released.

If you dig Stephen King, Ray Bradbury, Dan Simmons, and Cormac McCarthy then you'll love the book.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Gods_(TV_series)

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on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Chiomara

Let's hope they don't butcher it. I wonder if they'll ever adapt Sandman. I imagine it'd be difficult what with the non-linear timeline and all.

Oooh speaking of adaptations, Preacher is incredible based on the bits and pieces I've seen. Such great casting. (Though I haven't so much as glanced at the comics since middle school so I can't properly judge it I suppose)

Will anyone be watching the new Twin Peaks season next month?

The Batlord

Kinda doubt it. Doesn't really have a hook that could be condensed into a summer movie, and it'd probably be too expensive as a TV series. Would make for a great cable show though.

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Yac

American Gods will have Ian McShane as Mr. Wednesday and Gillian Anderson as Media (and a ton of other familiar faces). It can't be bad with casting this good.
The book was great, the tv show will be too.
(please god)

Chula Vista

For reference McShane was the owner of the hitman hotel in the flick John Wick. Dude's got an amazingly intense on-screen presence.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

The Batlord

I started American Gods a while back but got lazy as I generally do with books. I really need to pick it back up cause I ****ing love Sandman. Please tell me you've read that ****, Chula?

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Chula Vista

Not yet. I've read Stardust though which was a trip.

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“The fact that we live at the bottom of a deep gravity well,
on the surface of a gas covered planet going around a nuclear fireball 90 million miles away
and think this to be normal is obviously some indication of how skewed our perspective tends to be.”

Chiomara

True. God it would be amazing if they actually managed to pull it off and not totally blow the casting. (like if they were to cast some bland, wooden, snub-nosed Emma Watson type actress to play Death or Delirium I'd have a rage stroke)

The Batlord

Or Johnny Depp as Dream. They'd totally do that.

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Chiomara

Ughhhhh they totally would, wouldn't they, especially if Tim Burton were involved. *hisses in the general direction of Tim Burton*