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American Gods

#1

evilmike

evilmike

It looks like American Gods is back in development -- now for Starz. Bryan Fuller(!) is co-producing along with Gaiman. (via io9)


#2

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

Dammit I am not getting STARZ


#3

Gryfter

Gryfter

I will believe it when it actually airs.....










Though I am excited by what I am hearing :cool:


#4

Dirona

Dirona

Basically what Gryfter said. I hope it actually happens and they don't screw it up.


#5

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Bryan Fuller gives me hope it will be good and sadness that he's 3 to 1 on his shows getting cancelled before season 3.

Though I still wish they'd do a Sandman show instead of movie and an American Gods movie instead of show. Doing it this way just feels backwards since American Gods was one main plot while The Sandman is a lot of stories. If we're lucky, they could segue American Gods into an Anansi Boys project without the producers insisting the characters not be black or gods. That was fucking stupid.


#6

evilmike

evilmike

The project has been given the go-ahead to enter production.

Neil Gaiman said:
I am thrilled, ‎scared, delighted, nervous and a ball of glorious anticipation. The team that is going to bring the world of American Gods to the screen has been assembled like the master criminals in a caper movie: I’m relieved and confident that my baby is in good hands. Now we finally move to the exciting business that fans have been doing for the last dozen years: casting our Shadow, our Wednesday, our Laura...
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(via io9)


#7

evilmike

evilmike

Neil Gaiman Penning Multiple Episodes Of ‘American Gods'


#8

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Bryan Fuller now 4 to 0 on his shows getting cancelled. Hopefully Gaiman's success can counteract the trend.


#9

evilmike

evilmike



#10

evilmike

evilmike

Bump.



#11

Krisken

Krisken

I can't believe there isn't more posts on this.

Shadow and Laura





Mad Sweeney, Shadow, and Wednesday

I am just impressed with the casting so far. The people picked so far are damn near perfect for their roles. I am very excited.


#12

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Probably because it's on Stars, a lot of us won't be able to watch it for a while and thus aren't as crazy about it right now.

Also since Fuller's shows keep getting cancelled, cautious optimism seems the best route.


#13

Gryfter

Gryfter

Starz is worth it though... there's this, Black Sails and Ash vs the Evil Dead. Those alone are worth but there's other stuff too.


#14

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

A lot of us are already paying for various TV services. I'm not the target audience for that; my service is Netflix, I don't even have basic cable for TV. But I know others get combo-packs and that makes sense. If you're just getting a few things, that means there are other things you're not getting, so it's a matter of priorities.


#15

MindDetective

MindDetective

Zero Esc said:
A lot of us are already paying for various TV services. I'm not the target audience for that; my service is Netflix, I don't even have basic cable for TV. But I know others get combo-packs and that makes sense. If you're just getting a few things, that means there are other things you're not getting, so it's a matter of priorities.
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You can get Starz as an add-on to Amazon Prime now, I think...?


#16

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

MindDetective said:
You can get Starz as an add-on to Amazon Prime now, I think...?
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You can get a 7-day free trial under Prime, but after that it's a monthly subscription.


#17

MindDetective

MindDetective

Zero Esc said:
You can get a 7-day free trial under Prime, but after that it's a monthly subscription.
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Right, but you don't need any cable subscription, so it is easy to spring for a month this way.


#18

Covar

Covar

I've tried reading this book twice now, both times I stopped at roughly the same place, and don't really feel like reading more. People seem to love it though, so I hope the show is good.


#19

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker said:
Dammit I am not getting STARZ
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I guess I'll just reread the book.


#20

Krisken

Krisken

Covar said:
I've tried reading this book twice now, both times I stopped at roughly the same place, and don't really feel like reading more. People seem to love it though, so I hope the show is good.
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Wow. I've read the book so often the spine wore out and split at roughly 3/5ths of the way through.


#21

evilmike

evilmike



#22

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

Covar said:
I've tried reading this book twice now, both times I stopped at roughly the same place, and don't really feel like reading more. People seem to love it though, so I hope the show is good.
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Out of curiosity, what part?


#23

Covar

Covar

Zero Esc said:
Out of curiosity, what part?
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The end of Chapter 1, where some random guy gets eaten by a vagina.


#24

MindDetective

MindDetective

Covar said:
The end of Chapter 1, where some random guy gets eaten by a vagina.
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That's probably the strangest scene (and supposedly in the series). Push through. I found it worth it.


#25

Hailey Knight

Hailey Knight

MindDetective said:
That's probably the strangest scene (and supposedly in the series). Push through. I found it worth it.
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Doesn't even need to push through; you can skip that entire scene and it has no bearing on the rest of the novel.


#26

Krisken

Krisken

Comic Con San Diego interview with Brian Fuller, Neil Gaiman, and cast.

You're welcome. And the big surprise is who is playing Easter. :)


#27

evilmike

evilmike



#28

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

evilmike said:
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Damn, that's pretty good casting for Shadow and Odin (though I always imagined shadow's voice being deeper... blame audio books.) I'm in.


#29

Eriol

Eriol

Just tell me where I can watch it in Canada.

I've read the book. I still want to watch this.


#30

Gryfter

Gryfter

Getting super hyped for this.


#31

Dirona

Dirona

WANT!! So so badly want.
I've adored this book for years, and am super stoked about the show.


#32

GasBandit

GasBandit

Eriol said:
Just tell me where I can watch it in Canada.

I've read the book. I still want to watch this.
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If you don't get the Starz channel on your cable/dish, maybe PM me your e-mail address, and I'll see about arranging for you to stand where things of this sort generally fall off trucks.


#33

PatrThom

PatrThom

GasBandit said:
If you don't get the Starz channel on your cable/dish, maybe PM me your e-mail address, and I'll see about arranging for you to stand where things of this sort generally fall off trucks.
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Hey, the Internet's not some big truck. You can't just dump stuff on it.

--Patrick


#34

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

PatrThom said:
Hey, the Internet's not some big truck. You can't just dump stuff on it.

--Patrick
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It's a series of tubes.


#35

Mr_thehun

Mr_thehun

holy crap where can i watch this in canuckland. in China id just go buy the dvds from the guy in the trench coat. though torrents are making those guys go the way of the dodo bird.


#36

GasBandit

GasBandit

Mr_thehun said:
holy crap where can i watch this in canuckland. in China id just go buy the dvds from the guy in the trench coat. though torrents are making those guys go the way of the dodo bird.
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GasBandit said:
If you don't get the Starz channel on your cable/dish, maybe PM me your e-mail address, and I'll see about arranging for you to stand where things of this sort generally fall off trucks.
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Or leak from the tubes, if you'd rather.


#37

Ravenpoe

Ravenpoe

Mr_thehun said:
holy crap where can i watch this in canuckland. in China id just go buy the dvds from the guy in the trench coat. though torrents are making those guys go the way of the dodo bird.
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Didn't you just answer your question?


#38

Mr_thehun

Mr_thehun

Ravenpoe said:
Didn't you just answer your question?
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I dont want to pirate this. I want to give them my money so more gaimen gets made.


#39

Dirona

Dirona

Mr_thehun said:
I dont want to pirate this. I want to give them my money so more gaimen gets made.
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According to Gaimen's blog: Amazon prime video on May 1 is Canada's release date.


#40

evilmike

evilmike

Opening credits


#41

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker said:
Dammit I am not getting STARZ
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Dammit, I am still resisting. I am so weak...


#42

PatrThom

PatrThom

sixpackshaker said:
Dammit, I am still resisting. I am so weak...
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Just do like I do and eschew cable television entirely.

--Patrick


#43

GasBandit

GasBandit

Welp, I'm in.



#44

Necronic

Necronic

Just get Starz. Between this and Blunt Talk it's a good network.

Also, first episode was very promising.


#45

GasBandit

GasBandit

You don't need Starz. It's on iptorrent :p


#46

Necronic

Necronic

You know I used to do that for most things, but the reality is I can afford it and I like to support good shows. If there wasn't a streaming option I would definitely torrent it though. At this point it's just easier to pay for it and have it with one easy click. Torrenting takes like....3 or 4 clicks.


#47

GasBandit

GasBandit

I think Starz is trying to out-HBO HBO as far as explicit scenes go. Whuf.


#48

Tinwhistler

Tinwhistler

My wife wasn't at all interested in this, but I DVRed it anyway. Got her to watch the first episode last night when we couldn't decide on what movie we wanted to watch. Now she's hooked and wants to watch the rest of them with me.


#49

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

"...dick, dick, dick dick dick."

"That's a lot of dicks."


#50

GasBandit

GasBandit

sixpackshaker said:
"...dick, dick, dick dick dick."

"That's a lot of dicks."
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It shouldn't burn when you do that, too.


#51

Eriol

Eriol

Only seen the first episode so far (life, we'll get to the newer ones) but Mad Sweeney was great.


#52

Gryfter

Gryfter

Been enjoying it so far, the casting is great!


#53

Necronic

Necronic

Watched that scene last night with my mom and dad who are in their late 60s, good times.

For real though that may have been the most explicit scene I have ever seen on TV.


#54

GasBandit

GasBandit

Necronic said:
Watched that scene last night with my mom and dad who are in their late 60s, good times.

For real though that may have been the most explicit scene I have ever seen on TV.
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I think I've seen one or two more explicit, but I'd be hard pressed (har) to name exactly where... HBO and porn kinda overlap in my memory. It was probably in Deadwood or Rome or maybe GOT...

but wherever it was, I'm pretty sure it was hetero. This was definitely the most explicit gay sex I've ever seen on tv, even on premium party cable.


#55

Bubble181

Bubble181

Huh. Haven't found any American Gods scens on pornhub yet. :p


#56

SpecialKO

SpecialKO

GasBandit said:
but wherever it was, I'm pretty sure it was hetero. This was definitely the most explicit gay sex I've ever seen on tv, even on premium party cable.
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Starz themselves got pretty close to this before with certain characters in Spartacus' later seasons. American Gods' profile is way higher though.


#57

GasBandit

GasBandit

This week's episode affected me on a very personal level for quite obvious reasons.
I really felt the turmoil and conflict in Shadow's head and heart. I don't know if, had I been in his shoes, and I had just walked in to find Pauline sitting waiting for me, whether I'd have had the strength to say "no" and walk away as he did. Even though she done me as wrong as anyone can do someone, and there's clearly no future (and a really short expiration date), I don't know.


#58

GasBandit

GasBandit

I get the feeling last night's confrontation/reveal/gathering of characters/epiphany had a lot more gravitas in the book - which I have to admit I haven't read, I just kinda... get that feeling. In fact, I'm starting to get the sense I'm not nearly as impressed with this show as it so very badly wants me to be.

I mean, I'll keep watching it to the end probably, but I don't think at this point I'll ever feel the need to re-watch it, unlike, say, Deadwood or GOT.


#59

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

GasBandit said:
I get the feeling last night's confrontation/reveal/gathering of characters/epiphany had a lot more gravitas in the book - which I have to admit I haven't read, I just kinda... get that feeling. In fact, I'm starting to get the sense I'm not nearly as impressed with this show as it so very badly wants me to be.

I mean, I'll keep watching it to the end probably, but I don't think at this point I'll ever feel the need to re-watch it, unlike, say, Deadwood or GOT.
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The meeting in the book was less impressive in my memory. It has been 10 years or so since I read it though. Wisconsin is where the story picks up.


#60

Eriol

Eriol

GasBandit said:
I get the feeling last night's confrontation/reveal/gathering of characters/epiphany had a lot more gravitas in the book - which I have to admit I haven't read, I just kinda... get that feeling. In fact, I'm starting to get the sense I'm not nearly as impressed with this show as it so very badly wants me to be.

I mean, I'll keep watching it to the end probably, but I don't think at this point I'll ever feel the need to re-watch it, unlike, say, Deadwood or GOT.
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Haven't seen the episode yet (I'm up-to-date otherwise), but since I have read the book:
In the book, this is the biggest "yes there's directly Gods" moment for Shadow up to that point IMO. For example, Vulcan isn't in the book (at least there's no town for him that they go to at least) so this is kind of a "big deal" for Shadow having it (mostly) out in the open for him. Before that point, it was just fucked-up-ed-ness (like dead wife, and "if I really try hard, it could all be coincidence"), after, it's more open.

So not MASSIVE gravity in the book IMO, but still an important marker for other reasons.


#61

GasBandit

GasBandit

I really did like

the hundreds of different Jesus interpretations all hanging out at Ostara's house for an Easter party, and their brief conversations with Shadow.


#62

drawn_inward

drawn_inward

Covar said:
I've tried reading this book twice now, both times I stopped at roughly the same place, and don't really feel like reading more. People seem to love it though, so I hope the show is good.
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I stopped reading the book after the cab driver story. I almost stopped at the vagina-eater. Too damn weird for me. I also couldn't finish GoT. I haven't watched either one, but probably won't. I DID like Stardust - the movie, but I haven't read the book.


#63

GasBandit

GasBandit

drawn_inward said:
I stopped reading the book after the cab driver story. I almost stopped at the vagina-eater. Too damn weird for me. I also couldn't finish GoT. I haven't watched either one, but probably won't. I DID like Stardust - the movie, but I haven't read the book.
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And yet... haven't I seen you in my House of Reprehensible Filth thread? ;)


#64

drawn_inward

drawn_inward

GasBandit said:
And yet... haven't I seen you in my House of Reprehensible Filth thread? ;)
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Is that the politics thread or your AMA?


#65

GasBandit

GasBandit

drawn_inward said:
Is that the politics thread or your AMA?
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Perhaps I was mistaken, then.

Probably best you not pursue this line of inquiry any further ;)


#66

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker

sixpackshaker said:
The meeting in the book was less impressive in my memory. It has been 10 years or so since I read it though. Wisconsin is where the story picks up.
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I just looked at the synopsis. And like I thought, Shadow has been to Wisconsin and Cairo, Illinois already at this point in the book.

Going to Wisconsin is HUGE in the third part of the novel.


#67

Eriol

Eriol

sixpackshaker said:
I just looked at the synopsis. And like I thought, Shadow has been to Wisconsin and Cairo, Illinois already at this point in the book.

Going to Wisconsin is HUGE in the third part of the novel.
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Other than Mr. Ibis recording things in his book, something tells me there won't be the "Gap time" of Shadow spending time in Cairo over winter in the TV series. Just seems doubtful given the time of year and such.


#68

GasBandit

GasBandit

So apparently last week's episode was the season finale. Only 8 episodes, huh Starz? Couldn't even tough it out to 10?

I'm not sure I'll even remember to look for it next year. Maybe when it wraps up (if it doesn't get cancelled) I'll download the whole thing at once.


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