Good Omens ~ Lost in Adaptation

[@JadeCryptOfWonders]

When I got my copy of Good Omens signed by both authors at separate events, Neil Gaiman looked at Sir Terry's signature and said "Someone's been here before..." and smiled. This was prior to Terry's passing, so he was in a better mood despite having sleepy panda eyes.

[@Technodreamer]

Just sant you till know your comment made me cry a little. GNU Pterry.

[@Technodreamer]

... Any typos are entirely the fault of my eyes being a bit misty.

[@OverdramaticAngel]

@@Technodreamer It made me tear up too.

[@MF-R]

Nice story, but inside tip: Being a writer, artist or other creator; you almost always have "sleepy panda eyes" their forged by not sleeping, intoxicating indulgences, and our brains litterally never shutting up.

[@TheTriforceDragon]

@@MF-R That last part I know all too well...I only write as a free-time hobby, and mostly D&D & Shadowrun stuff, but my brain just won't shut up, ever...nice enough on the train...not so much at 12 in the night.

[@bookishnewt8468]

Fun Fact: Despite Terry Pratchett's passing both authors have a cameo in the series. Neil Gaiman can be seen sitting in the theater a few rows in front of Crowley. And Pratchett's name is the number one high scorer on the trivia game that Death is seen playing.

[@AnnekeOosterink]

Prachett's hat is also on Aziraphale's coat stand. :)

[@angeltangle]

The guard at Tadfield airbase is also reading a Neil Gaiman book.

[@Starmadien2019]

Also the hat and scarf that are on Aziraphale's coat rack in his shop are Terry's.

[@MsSarahJosephine]

@@AnnekeOosterink If you pause there's also a mention in the newspaper on one of the side articles of a niece looking for her Uncle's missing hat and scarf that he may have left in a bookshop.

[@MtnNerd]

IIRC some Discworld novels appear in Aziraphale's shop

[@marioacosta-warren921]

"Did we just become best friends?" "Yup." "Do you wanna go write a book about humanizing Gods, monsters and universal concepts including Death?" "Yup."

[@scouttyra]

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[@alarcon99]

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[@CaladonianQueen]

There is no substitute on this Earth for someone who GETS you.

[@Vesperitis]

I honestly wish I had a best friend who would write with me.

[@tanjoy0205]

👏

[@nardo218]

Neil said on Tumblr that he added the breakup scene because "this is a love story." It was inevitable that the character story they're telling was a story about 2 people who loved each other. So it had to follow the rules of a love story.

[@forestenrory]

has to be the most heartrending love story ever now omgg 😭

[@KaliqueClawthorne]

After watching season two now ... this is even more heartbreaking

[@wriggleby]

The scene with Crowley after he finds the burning bookshop and assumes Aziraphale is dead absolutely breaks my heart considering what Neil Gaiman was going through at the time

[@megan88]

And the pub 😫 - "I lost my best friend"

[@rotaryway]

love your pfp hehe

[@sappyzap]

what was he going through?

[@wriggleby]

@@sappyzap losing Terry I mean

[@SpyrosKoronis]

"For Go- for Sa- GAAAAAH! For SOMEONE'S sake! AZIRAPHALE!"

[@elliart7432]

I think Neil Gaiman retiring pestilence in good omens because “it isn’t as relevant in this day and age” almost exactly one year before a global plague broke out is one of the funniest things I’ve seen in my life

[@MatthewCobalt]

The wrath of a vengeful Horseman has no bounds?

[@douglaswolfen7820]

It's from the book, so the decision was made a couple of decades before the pandemic, rather than a couple of years before But yes, still very ironic for the TV series

[@krisspkriss]

@@douglaswolfen7820 He still made the right choice. Pestilence was a natural consequence of placing more and more humans (or any other organism) together in great numbers. It is a problem we still see in animal husbandry and ecology. We have largely solved the problem of plagues and pandemics... mostly. On the other hand, pollution is another consequence of placing ever larger numbers of an organism in one area, and one that has been there since before Sumer and Ur. Pollution is also a large contributor into plagues and disease. One could even argue that plagues are a second order effect of pollution. Dysentery is just people polluting their fresh water with waste. Vectors like rats are only a problem because of refuse not being taken out of the population centers. A small clutch of house mice in your wall living off a few scraps and maybe occasionally chewing through your basket of grain isn't going to be a viable vector for a plague. They are far too isolated. You need large numbers of mice and rats in colonies, colonies competing with other rat colonies for the pile of refuse. Now they are sharing their infection with every rat in the city. Said colonies always have what amounts to forward observers and scouts. Those rats and mice come into contact with your house mouse in the wall and now you have the plague in your home. I am not going to get too much into the pollution in China and Wuhang in specific, but they have issues with air quality, water quality, and waste management. They also have a high population density which has a multiplicative effect on their pollution issues. That is largely why China was hit so much harder from the Rona and why they had the most draconian measures to prevent the spread. You can also look at the most polluted cities in India and see serious issues with plagues and diseases that are largely unknown for most people today.

[@livanbard]

He did the same thing with the Eternals with a even feebler reasoning.

[@Michelle-s4z]

​@krisspkriss TYVM for this info. I learnt it a long time ago but had somewhat forgotten it.

[@akanesaotome5924]

Honestly, Adam summoning his dad, his real dad who adopted him and loved him all this years was the most wholesome moment of the entire series. Amazing show.

[@Bllue]

The relationship with his adopted father was my favorite relationship, even ahead of Crawley and Azirapheal.

[@DizzyBusy]

He changed reality and made Mr Young his true real father. That's an underrated moment in a truly great work

[@ToudaHell]

It's actually one of the things that annoys me about the miniseries. In the book, as Satan is emerging Adam winks and everything disappears in a puff of smoke. Mr. Young drive through it and start yelling at Adam and Them. It didn't end with a bang. It ended with a small adjustment from a remarkable kid who wanted his real dad. That climax in the series was too big, too flashy and I think take away from the adorableness of of the original ending. Also, Azeraphil didn't have to threaten Crowley to face Satan, nor did they give the idea to Adam. I just find the ending too Hollywood.

[@angelaphsiao]

Yeah them putting a bad cgi Satan in just to be puffed away wasn’t my favorite directing choice. I would have personally preferred something more unique than the depiction we got. A chasm opening up with distant flames glowing at the bottom and a voice speaking through it. Great shadows gathering in the middle of the airfield. Maybe a giant hand reaching up from hell. Nothing that needs a huge budget to pull off, but not a Big Red Goat Demon that feels so generic these days.

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

Yes, but Adam yelling at Satan that he’s not his dad just reminds me too much of that Vine that goes, “You’re not my dad!”

[@eirianstarlesschild521]

the only difference between the aziraphale-crowley relationship is that in the book they are an old married couple, while in the show they are only starting to get their shit together xD

[@imasinnerimasaint]

What do you mean?

[@bellablue5285]

The timing shouldn't work, but yeah, that's a good way to put it

[@GraupeLie]

Hahaha, indeed!

[@eirianstarlesschild521]

@@imasinnerimasaint the best way i can word it is: the dynamic aziraphale/crowley from the show is like that college couple that are on and off but you know is very likely they will end up growing up, overcoming adversity and together; meanwhile in the book they are more like an old married couple, so used to each other and so comfortable with each other that they no longer give two fucks (my favorite scene from the book is aziraphale eating crowley's angel cake slice while crowley complains on how hard is to find the antichrist). but in the end is like dominic said, you can interpret all of this as romantic soulmates or as platonic friends with a deep bond and that's the beauty of good omens!

[@tlh349]

nice profile pic. puppet history and good omens radiate very similar chaotic energy lol

[@markhackett2302]

As to Neil Gaiman having to do the movie whilst mourning, I'm reminded of a line from Capaldi as Doctor: It isn't the day that they die that is the problem, you have something to do that day. It is all the days they stay dead. He had something to do those first days.

[@jmurray1110]

Heaven sent right

[@PlayerZeroStart]

Capaldi's Doctor was full of fantastic, quotable lines. "Do you really think our friendship matters so little to me that betraying me would make a difference?" being a personal favorite of mine.

[@paramitch]

Ouch, ouch, ouch. That's beautiful and I had completely forgotten that line. Thank you for the reminder.

[@idkt-t9214]

@@PlayerZeroStart That's a good one too, his speeches might be the best out of all the ones from any of the Doctors, if not the best at least insanity memorable. The entirely of Heaven Sent is one big monologue, there's only about three lines from Clara in it, but even that is just his mind telling him to keep going. The speech about war was incredible too, and the "What would you die for? Who I am is where I stand. Where I stand, is where I fall" speech was really thought provoking.

[@aspwillow]

@@PlayerZeroStart i believe it's "do you think i care for you so little that betraying me would make any difference"

[@bhikku23]

"When the Bible clearly says they are Japanese" nearly killed me!

[@Crosshill]

the god descendant first emperor of japan being named jimmu kills me to this day

[@ange76prkr]

100 like here, agreed haha

[@Becix157]

jokes aside, it makes way more sense that adam and eve were black, instead of pure white caucasian^TM I mean: 1) The Old Testament/Torah were written in old palestine, and middle-easterns are not black but surely more dark skinned than white caucasian^TM 2) The most ancient hominid fossils were found in africa, so probably the entire human species originated in africa. So yeah, it's more probable that the first homo sapiens were black, and then when they migrated away from africa to other continents different ethnicities derived after many generations

[@jmurray1110]

You see the issue is you’re trying to reason with creationist You might as well play trivial persecutes with a harp seal

[@bhikku23]

@@jmurray1110 sorry, who is trying to reason with a creationist?

[@ohkaygoplay]

"He didn't so much fall from heaven as saunter vaguely downwards." That's one of the best descriptions I've ever heard.

[@HuntingViolets]

From heaven, though, I think?

[@Trygon]

Pretty sure that's verbatim from the book - The whole thing is wall-to-wall with the best wordplay ever put on a page.

[@MorganMalfoy13]

It’s from the book’s cast introductions and I laughed so hard when I first read it.

[@NWolfsson]

@@Trygon Is it from the book's description of Crowley. Apparently Dom likes to use peculiarly witty verbiage when he just loves it, and I can't be mad at somebody that passionate.

[@iantaakalla8180]

When the angel does the stair trick so effectively and then he likes the floor.

[@Aerowind]

The "All music turning into Queen in Crowley's car" joke is there, it's just not explained. At the end before Crowley drives into the wall of fire, he puts in a CD of classical music (Mozart I think?) which turns into Queen's "I'm in Love with my Car" over the course of his conversation with Hastur.

[@Rosalind-butNotThatOne]

Fun fact! There are two times in the show where we see/hear music actually turning into “best of queen” (as opposed to queen just being played): the first is in episode 1, where “fantasia on a theme” morphs into “we will rock you”. The second is the one you mentioned. It’s the only time in the show that we see the full joke-a Mozart cd is put into the car, but it has turned into best of queen instead, and plays “I’m in love with my car”-and it’s also the only queen song featured in the show that ISN’T on a queen’s greatest hits album.* Anyway I think that’s a fun fact but it doesn’t really come up so I’m always looking for places to share it. *(Except “lazing on a Sunday afternoon,” but it’s not the queen version that plays and it’s not in the car, so it’s more of an Easter egg than a continuation of the joke)

There's also a song on the soundtrack that's basically a rock version of the main theme and I think it's called something like "The Theme that got left in the car" which I also interpreted as a reference to this phenomenon

[@Carewolf]

It wasn't in Crowley's car. It is a universal truth for ALL cars.

[@Rosalind-butNotThatOne]

Another thing I find funny, is that for someone who saw the show first, you come away thinking Crowley’s a big Queen fan. But if you read the book first, it’s more of an annoyance-it gives a completely different read on it!

[@daffy8995]

@@Rosalind-butNotThatOne Queen is also playing on the phonograph when Crowley goes into the burning bookshop.

[@clarasundqvist6013]

I know that Michael sheen and David Tennant get most of the praise for this show, and rightfully so, but John Hamm as Gabriel brings me unadulterated joy

[@ytuser_3122]

Jon Hamm is one of my favorite actors, I loved him in Mad Men ever since.

[@zoinomiko]

I love that he was such a fan of the book that he was willing to do ANYTHING and went full balls to the wall with it

[@Goleon]

He does such a good job being a total a-hole you want to punch in the face yet want to keep watching so you got more reasons to punch him.

[@Starmadien2019]

OMG he's the best Gabriel

[@mrar5053]

He is fantastic 😆

[@xcharliecx]

Although you mentioned the aliens looking pretty bad I actually didn’t mind it. In the context of the show, this is Adams reality coming to life. The reactor is replaced with a sherbet lemon and the ufo is similar to a toy spaceship we see in Adams room. I think the spaceship and the aliens are just a manifestation of what Adam believed them to look like so, to me, it makes sense that they’re a little goofy and weird looking. Great video! :)

[@paramitch]

That was my take too! I just thought they looked cute and cartoonish because they had been envisioned by a child.

[@SingingSealRiana]

thats canon

[@suelliott3980]

Totally agree. The duck face coming out from the helmet gave me quite a shock, then I laughed myself silly.

[@flootzavut30daychallenge]

Absolutely this. They're not meant to be realistic aliens, they're meant to be Adam's imagination bringing to life things he's read in Anathema's magazines. They look like a child's imagination of an alien because that's exactly what they are.

[@Daniel-et5gn]

OK . Aliens faces come out of a child ’s imagination... but why as ducks, not as any other animal like snail or fish or ...?

[@DiasThiago100]

Neil Gaiman choosing to cut his own contributions so he can preserve Terry's work brought tears to my eyes. Such a wholesome man

[@poison_ivy_nuker]

Oh boy, this aged like milk.

[@ScarlettR61]

@@poison_ivy_nuker :(

[@the-red-thing]

This is unfortunate.

[@CraftyVegan]

I didn’t expect to cry over a “Lost in Adaptation” episode, but then Dominic said they put Sir Terry Pratchet’s hat in a front row seat with some popcorn and I lost it 😭

[@pixiemeg]

Same, I teared up 😭

[@SpiderRiderKya]

His hat and scarf is also in Aziraphale's shop hanging from a hat rack.

[@madmorgo6233]

Less than a minute in and. Yeah

[@MajikkaniHand]

GNU PTERRY

[@thedarkfirebrand]

I didn't know this fact. And it hit me hard. I'm so gld they honoured Sir Terry

[@Fluffykeith]

Love the series, I'm just gutted they left out the scene with Death playing the pub quiz machine and refusing to answer the question on when Elvis died... "I DON'T CARE WHAT IT SAYS....I NEVER TOUCHED HIM."

[@Michelle-s4z]

Death knows Elvis isn't dead, he just went home.

[@somesortofjam5231]

Can we admire the genius of them canonically making the M25 evil. Because it is and I fully accept the books reasoning a to why.

[@carolinemcgovern4488]

I mean, the M25 should be considered a war crime, so....

[@alisonhill3941]

I grew up less than a mile outside the M25 and went to school inside it. Most of my friends lived inside it, many of whom sincerely believed that civilisation ended at the M25.

[@alanpennie8013]

@@alisonhill3941 Can I recommend London Orbital by Iain Sinclair for those interested in exploring the true weirdness of The M25?

[@Ryan78336]

*the f****n M25!!!!!!!*

[@veronicamaine3813]

Fun fact Chris rhea was inspired to write “road to hell” because of the m25. 😂

[@ldeluxe2283]

Well I feel like we can all agree that season two was a worthy sequel

[@lizzy4868]

Definitely

[@d3line]

I binged them in two nights and cried my heart out. Damn, this show!

[@hajnahortobagyi690]

It was a mixed bag.

[@gracenblackwelder7727]

When asked about Crowley and Aziraphales relationship, Gaiman gave a really interesting answer. It basically boiled down to (I'm paraphrasing here) "well they arent gay because they arent human, therefore not strictly one gender or another. They definitely love each other though, what form that love takes is up to audience interpretation" while in most cases that feels like a cop out, I think it's pretty fitting for this show

[@Ammiteur9]

​@@unclemonty9506Or maybe he is just a better Person than you are

[@wallywazoom4026]

@@Ammiteur9 awww...boohoo...I'm just a poor sensitive trans and Good Omens is my favourite program coz I love the 2 angels but I want them to fall in love and kiss each other like a couple of filthy bum bandits because it's too ambiguous at the moment and it hurts my tiny sensitive trans mind. Terry Pratchett was such an intelligent writer and would never have done anything so obvious and tacky but now he's gone please could you make it happen Mr Gaiman?...pleeeaaaseeeee? And if you don't, me and my horrible LGBTQ community will rain down unholy abuse to you on Twitter and get you fucking cancelled

[@MonyXChan]

@@unclemonty9506Lmaooo you are hilariously pathetic. It’s been a love story since season 1.

[@MonyXChan]

@@wallywazoom4026You.. DO know that Terry was all for gender identities and such, right? He would absolutely have loved this adaptation of the book! Not the show’s fault that you are a raging bigot ✌🏻

[@suziebelle3738]

@@unclemonty9506 lmao youre weird

[@jasonblalock4429]

19:30 My absolute FAVORITE part of the entire miniseries was how Crowley played Aziraphale while impersonating him in heaven. The quiet strength and dignity he gives Az during the "execution" says so much about how he sees his angel. I'm a little surprised it wasn't in the book (which I admittedly haven't read) since it's such a great moment.

[@AnnekeOosterink]

Vice versa, Aziraphale as Crowley is witty and cool, which Crowley is... not so much. :P

[@PaxPirate]

Both such good points! It says so much about their friendship and mutual respect that both of their best scenes was when portrayed by the other.

[@zoinomiko]

I love this observation!!

[@fionaberriman4970]

I also love the little giveaways they put in. Like Aziraphale protecting Crowley's outfit, or how Crowley occasionally glared at the other angels.

[@Starmadien2019]

The book is different from the show in that the relationship between Aziraphale and Crowley comes off with just a wee bit more old married couple and it's mentioned that before the two of them became friends they had discoperated each other a time or two. It's a really good read though.

[@merrittanimation7721]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who liked the beginning of episode 3. Seeing them contrasted in so many ways was amazing

[@MariaVosa]

Every moment with Tennant and Sheen was pure joy. And every moment without them had to be endured until they were back again.

[@Mobysimo]

The Church scene during WW2 is one of the Greatest things I have seen on television

[@westbromdude]

Yeah I thought the start of episode 3 was great, added wonderful depth to their friendship

[@alexandredesbiens-brassard9109]

@@Mobysimo It also included my favorite prophecy/footnote from the book, which I was sure they were not gonna include: DO NOT BUY BETAMAX

[@kay-jay1581]

So far everyone I know, who watched good omens they loved the 3rd episode. It’s just really well written

[@DStrormer]

Such a delightful book, and the chemistry between Tenant and Sheen is absolutely charming.

[@GarnetHeartIllustrations]

Fr! I love how they're like best friends in real life now

[@Starmadien2019]

It feeds my fanfiction wheels

[@d.rabbitwhite]

I like theway they play off of each other, as well. Have you seen the series they did called "staged"?

[@theyakkoman]

Two great British thespians who become good friends after appearing as friends/enemies in an adaptation of an iconic "nerdy/geeky" book? Yeah, they're their generations answer to sir Ian McKellen and sir Patrick Stewart. Sweet Freyja, can you imagine a project with all those four actors in it? I mean, I could take a low-budget comedic feel-good story where Ian and Patrick play grumpy old men who used to be friends but now, for some reason, have a petty rivalry with each other and Micheal and David as their sons who tries to make their petty fathers reconcile.

[@Worldbuilder]

If I want to be put into a good mood I find any interview with the two of them. So. Freaking. Adorable.

[@KhancoDrestus]

The biggest thing that I was sad they missed in the show was Agnes' final words apparently being addressed at God, only for it to be shown later that she's actually speaking directly to Shadwell as he's experiencing the moment through a vision. That was just such a cool moment of recontextualisation that so fantastically played into the idea of how prophetic she truly was

[@MuriKakari]

I love the fact that "things they show got right" was basically just a book summary.

[@booksandtropes]

I tear up every time you mention Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's friendship- and how serious Gaiman took his promises to get the tv show developed. I read this book because of you and I can't wait to read more from Sir Terry Prachett

[@Kartissa]

Make sure it's the human, and not Dom's pet cat. I don't think the latter is a particularly good writer (Although I'm willing to be proven wrong)

[@Cheesusful]

I have a mental image of Neil stomping around on the set brandishing the letter from Sir Terry every time someone tried to argue with him or change something.

[@zoinomiko]

@@Cheesusful There's a great quote from Neil about someone pressuring him to change a scene that basically ends with "So I asked the Sir Terry in my head and Sir Terry said Fuck That."

[@Cheesusful]

@@zoinomiko I love it :)

[@melissasue3863]

The Disc World Series is where I started. Definitely recommend you give it a shot. There are some fun movies and series that are made from adaptations. I would have to honestly say that Good Omens is the gold standard adaptation though.

[@groofay]

I somehow hadn't seen the quote about Sir Terry's request to Neil, and then it becoming a "last request," so I got all choked up when you said Neil threw himself into the show as much as possible as a last gesture of loyalty to their friendship. That's just beautiful.

[@marina-gb6jz]

There's an hour and a half long interview with Neil almost right after Sir Terry's death on youtube. It's called "Neil Gaiman on Terry Pratchett | JCCSF". That's where this quote is from. There are several absolutely lovely stories about Sir Terry, it's a joy to watch Edit: nope, it's not in there, sorry (it's still a lovely interview). It was probably in one of the hundreds interviews about the show that I've watched

[@groofay]

@@marina-gb6jz Thanks for that, I'll be sure to look it up!

[@Mobysimo]

The time has come. Dom has covered a Terry Pratchett adaptation

[@69Yosiel69]

Yes! I waited for so long for this type of video. Glad I'm not alone in this sentiment.

[@papabearlives9995]

Actually he did do hogfather

[@Mobysimo]

@@papabearlives9995 nope that was just him reading Hogfather for Christmas

[@Edramon53]

Most of them are so bad they're probably not worth the pain. Pretty sure he started tearing up a couple times during this positive video, can't be good to have to talk shit about the legacy of someone so beloved.

[@MissCaraMint]

@@Edramon53 They aren’t that bad. I found The Color of Magic adaption charming. Not the best but I’m glad it exists.

[@JordanSullivanadventures]

Turns out we needn't have worried about the quality of the second season, but in exactly how much it would break our hearts in the last 15 minutes. 😭

[@ceruleanwalker1069]

The bit where Crowley is drunk, speaking to Aziraphale when he's a spirit and he says: "I lost my best friend." God's that tore me up on the inside. When Pratchett died, I felt like I'd lost a friend I would never meet. And to know how much these men loved and respected each other is beautiful.

[@grahamcann1761]

In the 90's, at a small bookstore in Palo Alto, California I met an English gentleman. As I usually did, when meeting an English person, I mentioned that I'd lived in England for a little over a year in the late 60's, in a small village named Peppard Common, where I started going to school (1st grade). He was the first and only person I'd ever met who knew the place I'd lived, and played in the chalk pits. (His observation was that, saddly, it'd become "developed",) I hadn't read any of his books at the time, (since corrected... many times, over and over,) and so I wasn't struck dumb by awe and admiration at the name of Terry Pratchett, but I did remember the name and the encounter. (I'd been there to get his signature on a book for my oldest child.) Since then I've read, and re-read "Good Omen's" many (many - literally 100's) times, and though my evidence is thin enough to pass between atoms, (the fact that Sir Terry knew the place,) I like to think of Peppard Common was Lower Tadfield. As always thank you so very much for the video.

[@cassiemoyles4177]

You LUCKY HUMAN OMGGG

[@mouseketeery]

Nice little coincidence - though I don't live in that part of England now, I grew up near Peppard Common, at Emmer Green and Tokers Green. All three villages are now pretty much swallowed up by Reading, I believe. I also spent a few years living near Palo Alto at Santa Clara and San Carlos (a little further up the peninsula). Sadly, for me, I didn't also have the honour of meeting Sir Terry as you did, but like you, I've always imagined Lower Tadfield as being a composite of the villages I was familiar with in my childhood.

[@douglaswolfen7820]

"The evidence was thin enough to pass between atoms" is such a wonderfully Pratchett-like phrase. Thank you for that 😊

[@nicnacsnonsense]

Neil Gaiman has confirmed over on his tumblr that the story from the sequel he and Terry came up with would actually be the plot of a hypothetical Season 3. Season 2 has a different plot that is intended to be a complete story in itself while also bridging from the end of Season 1 to the start of Season 3. (He has also confirmed that there is no hypothetical Season 4; 3 seasons, max)

[@DurpyKraken]

So is season 2 completely made up? Because that is a little worrisome

[@nicnacsnonsense]

@@DurpyKraken I really don't have any more details than what I already said, though I would assume he's going to be pulling at least some stuff from the sequel, just not the central plot and probably not any of the central character arcs. That said, I'm personally not too concerned even if it all his new material. From everything I've seen of Neil Gaiman, I don't think he would be including it if he didn't think it was necessary to the overall story -- I highly doubt he's just trying to squeeze in an extra season as a cash grab or anything. And since he is one of the original co-authors, I'm willing to trust his judgment as to it being necessary and his ability to write it satisfactorily.

[@whodatninja439]

god i cant wait.

[@Olliver666]

WAIT THAT MEANS HES PROBABLY GONNA GO A BIT OFF SCRIPT FROM WHAT HIM AND PRATCHETT DISCUSSED, IE MAKING CROWLEY AND ZIRA CANNON SJEBKDBDKDBKD

[@whodatninja439]

@@Olliver666 THEY BETTER

[@andreavetter5015]

Every time the story about the empty sit reserved for Sir Terry with his hat is mentioned i tear up a bit. It's so incredibly sweet!

[@zoinomiko]

And his hat and scarf in the bookshop in the show ;___;

[@andreagriffiths3512]

It needed a tissue warning. I’m bawling.

[@gemstone39]

I also had a visit from the Onion Fairy.

[@SallySueSaywhatagain]

He's got a writer chair on the set of 2 with his hat and scarf on it. It's very, very cute.

[@a.m.hofmeister725]

You mean you didn't break down crying?

[@MissLucyJane]

Once I was reading Good Omens in an airport waiting room, and I was giggling so much people bent over to see what I was reading. I like to think they sought the book out afterward. Always spread the GO word.

[@fatalshore5068]

Discworld made me do that so many times in public lol. Books that make you audibly laugh are so, so rare. Pratchett is just...yeah..what can I say?

[@SunlightHugger]

I saw the show on a whim and immediately recognized the flavor of writing, so when the opening credits came up, I was delighted. I went back after the show and read the book, and there are some show changes I preferred -- namely that Newt isn't as creepy, just a shy, awkward dude.

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

The flavor XD

[@douglaswolfen7820]

Yeah. I expect that in the original book he was always intended to be just shy and awkward. But the world has moved on a lot in the last few decades, and we've now got a very different perspective on what counts as creepy, vs what counts as sweet/romantic/awkward

[@jdatlas4668]

Look, Dom is back! And he looks okay, too, despite that Mister reading. I worry sometimes, about the toll it takes on him to continuously subject himself to such awful works... then again, it's great entertainment :D

[@JasperJanssen]

At least this one is everything but bad. Nice palate cleanser.

[@jennifer7685]

This is his reward for doing battle

[@NotSomeone68]

Generic comment to increase engagement statistics.

[@tommiepham8336]

I'm sure the scars are on the inside.

[@meikahidenori]

@@JasperJanssen agreed. Long as he doesn't touch The Watch with a ten foot pole we're golden ( It ruined my favourite characters) at least with Good Omens Neil himself was heavily involved in the project so it's pretty close. Not everything sadly translates well between books to film and liberties are taken but long as they don't go too bananas on those you can accept a few here and there.

[@lilyevans9523]

Dom: “which is a song about angels falling in love while dining at the Ritz” Me, uncultured, having just now learned this information: 👁👄👁

[@HuntingViolets]

Well, the angels dining at the Ritz in the song aren’t necessarily the people falling in love; that’s one of the magical things happening. But it works for angels falling in love while dining at the Ritz, and that’s the important thing.

[@HuntingViolets]

When two lovers meet in Mayfair So the legends tell Songbirds sing and winter turns to spring Every winding street in Mayfair Falls beneath the spell I know such enchantment can be 'Cause it happened one evening to me That certain night, the night we met There was magic abroad in the air There were angels dining at the Ritz And a nightingale sang in Berkeley Square I may be right, I may be wrong But I'm perfectly willing to swear That when you turned and smiled at me A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square The moon that lingered over London town Poor puzzled moon, he wore a frown How could he know we two were so in love? The whole darn world seemed upside down The streets of town were paved with stars It was such a romantic affair And as we kissed and said goodnight A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square Our homeward step was just as light As the tap dancing feet of Astaire And like an echo far away A nightingale sang in Berkeley Square I know 'cause I was there that night in Berkeley Square

[@lilyevans9523]

@@HuntingViolets Ah okay thank you

[@mollymcdade4031]

@@lilyevans9523 yeah, the angels are more bystanders to the lovers

[@alisonhill3941]

@@lilyevans9523 And Berkeley Square is within a stone's throw of the Ritz, and visible from parts of it.

[@PaxPirate]

Interesting addition: Neil has mentioned in interviews that they had to expand on the relation between Az and Crowley, so he took the basic plot lines of a romantic comedy (the unexpected meeting, the falling out, the reunion etc) and made that their main dynamic. That’s why there might feel like chemistry, although it might be platonic. Or ace. They definitely work amazingly well, part wisely due to the actor’s incredible job and wonderful off screen dynamic as well.

[@zoinomiko]

It also really helped that the actors have been so gung ho about their characters love for each other (whatever type of love that might be)

[@MonyXChan]

Ace, maybe, totally. But platonic? Eh, doubt that. Gaiman has said that they are in love, and you can read it as a love story.

[@Starmadien2019]

Well Sheen certainly ships Crowley and Aziraphale. He even reads Fanfics.

[@Hekateras]

@@MonyXChan Gaiman has at different times said on Twitter that they're "in love", that it's "a deep friendship" (but not necessarily romantic), or that they can't be gay because they're not human (but could be "ace or trans"... go ahead and unpack that..), so I wouldn't put too much stock in it. He's... look, I have respect for him as a writer but he needs to let actual queer people decide on whether what he wrote was a good take for 2019 or not, and stop patting himself on the back. I don't think he really understands the labels he talks about there.

[@Taybrian1]

@@Starmadien2019 OMG, can you imagine finding out he wrote a review on your fanfic? I've never written one for Good Omens but there are so many good ones out there. The fandom is full of glorious weirdos and it just tickles me that Sheen is one of them.

[@chibiktsn3]

To this day, it's my favorite adaptation of a book I've loved for years. Season 2 was also amazing, and I pray we get a season 3.

[@kevenpinder7025]

I've heard a S3 is certain, but a S4 is off the table.

[@KaliqueClawthorne]

@@kevenpinder7025 S3 will be based on the ideas Neil and Terry had for a second book, so this makes sense.

[@oli9583]

5 MONTHS LATER WE HAVE A RENEWAL 🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭🤭

[@Ceruleansquid-lo3iv]

Yes, renewal, but I also heard that if they didn't greenlight S3, Gaiman was just going to write it himself

[@SaridenChan]

@@Ceruleansquid-lo3iv No, It's greenlit and everything is going well to this point of progress. It was just a little delayed bc of the writers strike last year, as Neil Gaiman couldn't negotiate with amazon at that time. We have a rough described end, as Neil put it on paper before striking in case smth happens, an the first 3 scripts, what was read by David Tennant already and he loved it ❣

[@kurt05081994]

14:03 Dom: Angels falling in love wild dining at the Reits . Read in to that what you will Neil Gaiman writing season two: All right I will

[@jackkain7141]

"I'm Crowley, and this is my hetro life-mate, Aziraphale." Loved this one, Tenant and Sheen just absolutely nailed it. Rest of the cast was great, too. No idea what they'll do for a second season, but I am eager to find out.

[@GuiSmith]

Giving me, “I’m a lizard woman from the dawn of time, and this is my wife,” vibes. “I’m a demon who sauntered down to hell, and this is my angel.”

[@whodatninja439]

it better be gay

[@searchingfororion]

At first I had reservations about a season 2, but then I remembered the official sketch "Good Omens: Lockdown" Neil released and that was just *chef's kiss. I highly recommend checking it out if you haven't already.

[@GraupeLie]

Yesss, by all means, check it out!

[@searchingfororion]

@@GraupeLie Thanks for your endorsement. 😁

[@Ryan78336]

That was so cute my face ached from the smiles.

[@searchingfororion]

@@Ryan78336 I'm incredibly pleased that my comment led you there and even further to know I, in some small way, helped give someone the warm fuzzies. P.S 125 likes?!? Whaaa???

[@becauseimafan]

Ooh gonna save that to watch later! Thanks!!

[@Panda_Roll]

"When the first episode of Good Omens premiered in a cinema for the cast & crew they saved a seat for Sir Terry, placing his iconic hat on it and a bag of popcorn." My heart hurt and I got misty eyed hearing that I needed to pause the vid for a second. GNU Terry Pratchett, it still hurts even 7 years later. 😭😭😭

[@sageofearth5250]

Your not the only one. 😭

[@grumpyoldman3458]

"A man is not dead while his name is still spoken." GNU Sir pTerry

[@DragonsKitten]

I watched this show with my husband and we both agreed that Aziraphale and Crowley were definitely boyfriends. Their concern and affection for each other was clear to both of us.

[@sad_doggo2504]

Definitely platonic life partners, if nothing else. 💜♠💜

[@kellabdjfoo]

well… you guys should watch season 2 because they kissed

[@DinfarManshad]

​@@kellabdjfoowait what

[@maggiemcfly5267]

​@@sad_doggo2504hello, I come from the future and uhmm well, it's not platonic anymore 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@kellabdjfoo]

@@maggiemcfly5267 LMAO

[@alliu6562]

4:43 aged perfectly. Happy season 2! And here’s to a just as amazing season 3!

[@mariannebrandon8891]

I sure hope so I’ve been rewatching since it came out this will be my 13th watch

[@elufuir2686]

While I feel for the creators working on the first attempt at the adaptation, and I do think Robin Williams was an amazing actor, I cannot imagine anybody but David Tennant and Michael Sheen as the leads. Just, flawless casting!

[@GraupeLie]

Same here...

[@it_stimefortea]

I think Robin could have been great as Aziraphale, but I don't think Johnny could have done Crowley like David Tennant!

[@MrEvans1]

Im a big of both JD and Williams, while i never watched any movies w Tennant or Michael Sheen, or at least i dont remember. Still they played their roles so well even I cant imagine a different Crowley/Aziraphale. I was so scared the show will be a failure like many other attempts by netflix, amazon prime or hbo...

[@millicentwood549]

They really are amazing! It's hard to imagine that Sheen was originally casted for Crowley and not Aziraphale. Apparently Tennant almost didn't get the role as Crowley until Neil Gaiman fought Amazon to cast him.

[@MonyXChan]

The cold opening of episode 03 is one of my favorite things; it is so much fun and rewatchable - and really made me fall heavenly in love with those two characters and their relationship. If season 2 is nothing, but them doing mundane shit, I'd still love the hell out of it.

[@mintyleaf8796]

Yes please!! I want that.

[@ConManAU]

The cold open of that episode was so good I forgot it was a cold open until the opening credits kicked in 15 minutes later.

[@MasqMasque]

Honestly- I could watch 6 hours of Aziraphale and Crowley getting lost in an IKEA and would remain invested throughout

[@MonyXChan]

WELL I FUCKING GOT WHAT I WANTED, BUT AT WHAT COST!!!!!!!!!

[@mangaanimefan3089]

Didn't Gaimen say something along the lines of he'd give people what they wanted but in such a way that they'd regret asking? Very Needful Things of him. A price for everything, dear fans. 😈 But, hey! We got more angel/demon dancing in season 2! So, you know... silver linings. 🙂💀

[@koivunen2489]

"Do something, or I'll never speak to you again" is such an obvious tear-jerker, and I hate that it's working even in that little clip.

[@amelia_airhead272]

And I love how it’s both a threat and a statement of what will happen if they fail.

[@alanpennie8013]

@@amelia_airhead272 "You're my best friend, and I don't even like you", was another great line.

[@shirasade]

Gosh, this just made me feel all warm and gooey inside, I love both the book and the show so much! And I tear up every time I see that cinema chair... Only quibble: every time Dom called Agnes Nutter "Angus", making me imagine the witch as a burly Scotsman in a kilt. *g*

[@jerkdently5994]

That was so distracting I had to rewatch a couple of parts. I thought he’d find the error during editing as Angus is an awfully strange name for a lady, but nope!

[@kinkanalchemist]

Maybe it’s because I live in a more agricultural part of Texas, but it makes me think of Angus beef….a cow with visions of the future?

[@BeeWhistler]

Josie could pull off being an Angus. She could play a character like that with her hands tied behind her back... oh, wait...

[@catty_5656]

Rewatching Outlander at the moment and there's a character called Angus who's just an absolute gremlin. Couldn't help but picture him, which is mildly disturbing

[@joelmole3157]

@@jerkdently5994 In all fairness, he is dyslexic so spelling errors are expected.

[@illusoryquixot]

I'm such a softie, the fact that Mr. Gaiman became involved to fulfill his friends last request, AND they saved a seat for Sir Terry Pratchett made me tear up. I need to read more of their books aaaa

[@doctorvanya]

I remember reading an article when the cast was first announced. It didn't say which roles the two leads were playing and after giving it some thought I concluded that Tennant was going to be Aziraphale and Sheen would be Crowley. I still believe the series would have worked that way round because both actors are just that good.

[@marys4038]

Ooooo I think that way would’ve been more accurate to how I pictured Crowley and Aziraphale when I read the book originally. They’re definitely good enough to pull off either role

[@lynchie2073]

well originally, sheen was going to be crowley! it was something sheen had wanted to do for years. but when they began the casting, both sheen and gaiman came to the conclusion that he would be better suited for aziraphale

[@daffy8995]

@@lynchie2073 What they said was Neil really wanted Michael to play Aziraphale but thought that Michael wanted to play Crowley and Michael came to the realization that he would be better as Aziraphale, but thought Neil would want him to play Crowley.

[@shinyagumon7015]

What a great and surprisingly moving episode, Dominic. Also can we please get the hypothetical video about Sir Terry's many gripes with film makers over the years? I look into it a bit and it sounds both hysterical and infuriating. My highlight being the time Disney of all people tried to adapt Mort, but wanted to in their own words "loose the death angle". For the uninitiated Mort is a book about Death himself taking an apprentice.

[@efoxkitsune9493]

LMAO what

[@beingmegucaissuffering.5326]

I'd watch that hypothetical video, too. Also I knew Disney was out there but what the heck.

[@thedatabase677]

But.... but... Death is one of the best aspects of Discworld!

[@NWolfsson]

Brah.

[@SkyP9812]

Ah yes... Could I have Death without Death please

[@Woodclaw]

My personal guess is that the final "trial" was actually the opening of the never written sequel "668 the Neighbour of the Beast", which Pratchett and Gaiman imagined during a jet-lag induced sleepless night in Seattle (or so they claimed).

[@pushinguproses]

Great job, Dom. I loved the behind the scenes before you talked about the adaptation, I love learning about these fantastic authors. I read Good Omens when I was 14 and it’s been a favorite ever since.

[@dpalmerama]

I would also recommend the BBC Radio series adaptation. It has Peter Serafinowicz as Crowley, and Mark Heap as Azirafale (my personal favourites), and has cameos by both Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman as the policeman at the beginning of the story.

[@DanSmith-ew9ul]

Oh my gosh, my two most favorite you tubers in the same place!

[@Barnowl65]

I was really destined to love this show because I already love David Tennant and Michael Sheen, but once we finally watched it, my best friend and I are OBSESSED with Good Omens now. We cosplayed Crowley and Aziraphale for Halloween last year and are super pumped for Season Three!

[@lallamitaquitena1816]

Something I loved so much about the adaptation was the casting of the angels and demons, the: wathever! They're boys and girls and they actually dont have a gender because they're angels and demons.... it's so very Sir Terry Pratchett, I loved it so much!

[@kclightman]

They did leave out my favorite bit - when Death was playing a trivia game and it asked what year Elvis died, and he says, I DON"T CARE WHAT IT SAYS. I NEVER LAID A FINGER ON HIM. It was kind of referred to but the line wasn't there (although they did have Terry have the high score on the game). I think maybe because we were supposed to be getting scared of the Riders and maybe that would have spoiled the mood.

[@benwasserman8223]

You get David Tennant into any project, it’ll draw an audience beyond the usual fanbase. Basic logic.

[@beingmegucaissuffering.5326]

So true. David Tennant was a great casting choice both because he fit the character and because it'd help get more eyes on the series.

[@AirQuotes]

Yer I never heard of this book but Tennant got me to watch it and learn more

[@christina1wilson]

@@AirQuotes I saw the film of Tennant as Hamlet...(he was fantastic, and Patrick Stewart as Claudius was great too). So watching the Hamlet seen made me giggle. If you haven't seen his Hamlet, I do recommend it.

[@oldshoes5199]

Listening to someone matter of factly summarize the chaos that is good omens is absolutely hilarious.

[@kevenpinder7025]

And it's not inconsiderable coherence really impressive.

[@zzammmsss]

I know s2 isn't exactly based on a book but i'd love to hear your thoughts on it!

[@alicenolfi2095]

Aziraphale and Crowley are honestly two of my favorite fictional characters ever - especially Aziraphale, a cinnamon bun who, in my opinion, could make battles stop and its fighters go plant flowers. Crowley is fantastic, too; his tough guy attitude hides what a softie he really is. Their friendship is truly one of a kind. They are polar opposites in every way, they don't always see eye to eye, but they deeply care for one another and are able to focus on what makes them similar rather than what makes them different. We should all be so lucky to have one like it.

[@garethspotfur1]

I love the trial near the end, much needed closure for their “treason.” And asking for a rubber duck in hell is 😆

[@one-onessadhalf3393]

Aziraphale is so proud of it, too, it’s adorable

[@Caernath]

7:43 Curse you Dom, why did you have to talk about Sir Terry’s hat with such emotion? Now I’m also reduced to tears...

[@Cassiopeia7o7]

Same here... I think the day he passed was the only time in my life I actually cried because of "celebrity" death...

[@cherijoseph7819]

Good Omens is one of those books that makes me ridiculously happy every time I read it. Gaiman's involvement in the series makes me feel hope for Sandman after the debacle that was American Gods.

[@veronicamaine3813]

I loved Season 1 of American gods, but yeah the rest not so much which was a real shame.

[@daninb8939]

This comment aged well

[@nyxstyx388]

You didn't have to make me cry with that fact about them saving a seat for Terry Pratchett with popcorn 😢

[@Nimelennar]

If anyone enjoys both this book/series and fan-fiction, I have to recommend the fic "Demonology and the Tri-Phasic Model of Trauma." It involves Crowley getting therapy for the traumatic events of the book, from the perspective of the therapist. It's funny and touching and educational.

[@Katherine_The_Okay]

omg, that fic made me cry SO hard (granted, like Crowley, I am a PTSD-inflicted soul with abandonment issues). i couldn't read anything but fluff for like two weeks while I recovered. But it was an amazing fic by an author who had clearly done their research.

[@carlycraig4047]

what site is it on

[@Katherine_The_Okay]

@@carlycraig4047 It's on Archive Of Our Own, by an author called Nnm

[@arcaneScribbler]

That fic is SUCH a good one!

[@SkyP9812]

This one left me a sobbing wreck... It's Good, nice, and yes... Accurate

[@jeanproctor3663]

"Good Omens" is a brilliant book and I loved the adaptation that Amazon made of it. It was sort of inevitable that there were bits chopped about, changed, updated, etc., it sort of had to happen, but really that's OK isn't it? We're all here for that. I'll admit to being surprised to hearing about a second series (a friend mentioned it months ago) because I'd thought it would have only worked as that one stand alone series (and book, of course), so I'm interested to see what this second series will be like when it's realeased - and hopefully Amazon have got their thumbs from up their arses and not necessitated chunks being chopped out. To me, it was absolutely inevitable that there would be massive interest in the TV adaptation because the book is iconic (and probably the only one I feared reading on public transport because it almost made me pee myself laughing a few times and I really do love it) and a work of sheer brilliance. RIP Sir Pterry.

[@jimballard1186]

My feeling is, if a person wants an adaptation to be absolutely faithful to the source material, then they should just stick with the source material and not worry about what the adaptations are doing.

[@Duiker36]

@@jimballard1186 The first and most important change of adapting a book to screen is that there's a screen now, and frankly, that's a big fucking deal. The second most important change is that there's sound.

[@hughcaldwell1034]

When I read the book, I absolutely could not stop laughing at "And they told me you British were soft," in response to what he intended to do with his bundle of sticks.

[@veronicamaine3813]

Fun side fact, to light a fa***t a little bundle of kindling was used and that little bundle is called a pimp.

[@hughcaldwell1034]

@@veronicamaine3813 I'm going to have to look that up... thank you.

[@suziebelle3738]

one of my favorite parts in the book was when Crowley and Aziraphale were giving Anathema a lift, and she was extremely nervous and distrustful of them until Crowley referred to Azzi as "Angel" and she thought "oh, theyre just gay. thank god"

[@raheenm3734]

@@suziebelle3738wait, _that’s_ what that meant? this whole time i thought that line of her realizing she’s safe is because she understood (from what Crowley said) that Aziraphale is literally an angel. so she’d be safe while he’s nearby

[@suziebelle3738]

@@raheenm3734 nah, "angel" is a common nickname for a signicant other, so it would be more likely for Anathema to assume theyre gay and wont try to assault her than to immediately assume Azzi is a literal angel

[@boowind4432]

Coming back to these Good Omens season 1 videos to cope with the season 2 finale

[@kyypris]

too relatable 😂

[@MonyXChan]

Literally me

[@jsn9921]

“It’s ok to be a little nervous if it won’t be as good, but it’s ok to be a little hopeful too.” Oh boy, where do we begin…?

[@afoolishfopdoodle3284]

I became a fan of this series because one of my friends became obsessed with it and sorta pushed me into it with how gay it was (we were both really repressed gay atheists at a Catholic school). I came for the *palpable* queer coding, stayed for the everything else (notably the religious satire). Edit: Spelling

[@forestenrory]

the coding has been executed, with an effect of tearing our hearts into pieces

[@KaliqueClawthorne]

It isn't queer coding though :D Zira and Crowley were intented to be in love. Not really gay since angels and demons don't relly have a gender but still they are somehow in love. Even in the book(s) it was the intention that they are in love with each other

[@forestenrory]

@@KaliqueClawthorne Yep! the book wasn't written as a romance (purely bc it was meant to be a comedy) but they were 100% in love. Then the TV show was actively written as a romance (& comedy)... good omens romcom anyone?

[@KaliqueClawthorne]

@@forestenrory Not knowing the book I follow Neil Gaiman on Tumblr and one of the reasons I know they were meant to be in love is an ask from someone about the bike Inzident. And how Agnes perceived them as "consenting gentleman" which back then was a term for gay Couples. So since they were weiten to be perceived that Way I think it is a clear Thing that they are at least in love (Not neccessarily a couple )

[@kirstenpaff8946]

The casting of the leads in this show was so spot on.

[@saiyasha848]

Oh this made my heart soar and broken it at the same time. Gaimans and Pratchets Friendship is just to wholesome for this world. Also, yes, I _am_ reading into the Nightingale whatever I want, thank you very much ;)

[@GraupeLie]

Yes! Oh yes, same here. Fully agree with everything you've said.

[@aprilrichards762]

John Finnemore is an amazing person! When my dearest friend was dying in 2014, I played Cabin Pressure, a radio comedy Finnemore did, to keep myself sane. In January of 2015 I wrote to him in thanking him for creating Cabrini Pressure and how it helped me. He wrote back on a card that had the actors dressed as their characters.

[@brenndanmcdonaugh1672]

Now he has to do Good Omens 2. The world will end without it

[@MartijnVos]

The scene I missed the most, was Agnes Nutter looking up and shouting: "And goes for you too, old fool!" The revisit of that scene gave me chills, and I was really hoping to see that in the show.

[@shebjess]

While Good Omens isn't my thing, the love pouring from this project is just so beautiful. Sir Terry was truly loved and it shows every time a member of the cast and crew talks about him.

[@Juliett-A]

Really love to see it when an adaptation is both loyal and really enjoyable.

[@sebastianhoward3304]

4:40 no maybe about it anymore

[@florofern6470]

Lmao

[@suitov]

Obviously we can't do a Lost in Adaptation for it, but I would enjoy hearing your thoughts on GO2, its place as a bridge between the plot of the two (planned) books, and how well you think it hit the beats for a slower Act 2 in between the big plotty acts. I thought it did the job fantastically, but I am biased by them including one of my fave oldie songs.

[@MrKlausbaudelaire]

While watching the series (and loving every bit of it) I can just imagine how immesenly happy was the crew to put the words "[...]and Crowley stepped off his burning bentley to the sound of Bohemian Rhapsody." Because I personaly had to pause the episode to giggle uncontrollably such was the epicness of said scene.

[@noakai]

Episode 3 of this show is one of my favorite episodes of any TV show ever, honestly. There was something so engrossing about that long cold opening and I think putting it into basically the middle of the show instead of starting with it was a smart choice, for me it was like a wonderful present that I wasn't expecting and I think putting it made sure it didn't hinder the pace of the show.

[@ineffablepenguin5052]

I am such a huge Good Omens fan and I absolutely adore the series, so I’ve been beyond excited about this video. I agree that it was a lovely adaptation, and I’m determined to enjoy the sequel no matter what it brings!

[@mori1bund]

"...as the co-author of today's subject, the late Sir Terry Pratchett, is my all-time favorite author and I consider his untimely passing to be one of the greatest tragedies of the 21st century!" -> Aaaaand you got yourself a fan!! 👍👍

[@KYCDK]

honestly, I would say this is the most accurate book to screen adaptation I have ever seen, and the fact it has david tennant as crowly is just amazing (I do love doctor who)

[@russellhall6373]

Dom, I literally stopped another video midwatch when this notification came up. I've been looking forward to this one for a while now. STP is amazing

[@mikaylacooney]

I legit did the same thing lol

[@joeevans5770]

I can’t believe that your cat Sir Terry Pratchett wrote a book with Neil Gaiman

[@aidanmac2002]

I'd watch a spin off series based on Azeriel and Crawley's back story. That was brilliant and has so much potential

[@jeremysmith4620]

I believe how amazing Good Omens turned out has everything to do with Gaiman's direct involvement. This really gets me excited because he was supposedly very involved in the upcoming Sandman series on Netflix. Even though a comic, I'm sure the channel will cover that adaptation when it comes out, as calling The Sandman "just a comic" is probably one of the largest understatements possible. The characters and worlds that Gaiman created in the series are nothing less than genre defining work that really defies explanation to those that haven't experienced it for themselves. It is the kind of work that is lucky to pop up one a decade if not a generation. I would tend to think The Sandman is right up Dominic's alley as well as seeming adjacent to the tastes of the absolute best co-writer, editor, and content creator that definitely doesn't release enough videos herself. So have either Dom or Kate read The Sandman and what do they think? I'd love to know as well as if there are plans to cover the series when it comes out.

[@BinturongGirl]

Well, it's been out for a few weeks now. What did you think of The Sandman?

[@alexandrahoward3686]

"668 - The Neighbour of the Beast" like I'm sorry but if this isn't a classic Pratchett joke that made me choke on my tea I don't know what is

[@jasonsteele6920]

You...may have just convinced me to finally watch this. I just love the book and Sir Terry so DEARLY that I was unsure, but...this looks really well-thought out and good on Gaiman for doing this for his mate.

[@IneffableFoxy]

You won't regret it!

[@adelucas4824]

It's almost a love letter to Terry. It is just extraordinary and respectful to the original, while updating it. The extra stuff is from Terry and Neils notes for the sequel that never happened.

[@laurarubley7575]

Like, legit, one of my favorite comfort shows.

[@grumpyoldman3458]

I'd recommend it, the series really feels like they both wrote it together.

[@mollystewart740]

GNU Terry Pratchett. Good Omens was my first introduction to his books, when my dad lent me his copy in high school, and its such an important story to me. Beautiful video, Dom!

[@lilymiles5736]

I love that final comment “it’s okay to be hopeful”! I don’t know how I feel about season 2 but I’m excited and just hoping it’ll be good!!

[@sorenstarlander]

Love this show, but the idea of Robin Williams playing Aziraphale and Johnny Depp playing Crowley is so insane

[@TheDisasterPuppy]

And now we have Season 2. And it’s FANTASTIC!! ❤

[@forestenrory]

and heartbreaking, but yes, fantastic

[@TheSquishySnail]

I have read Good Omens almost every year for over a decade. I love the book so much and the adaptation was enjoyable but I do agree part of the weakness of the adaptation was how closely it kept to the book. Some things that are so hilarious in the book just don’t translate well to live action. I am looking forward to the second season. ☺️

[@GriffinPilgrim]

My copy of Good Omens is in worse shape than every other book I own. Because none have been read as much.

[@eirianstarlesschild521]

@@GriffinPilgrim i recently had to buy a new copy, as the original i bought on 2019 after falling in love with the show sadly got wrecked after a series of shananigans :')

[@HuntingViolets]

I haven’t read the book yet, but what do you think didn’t work? I thought it was all marvelous.

[@kay-jay1581]

I’m also not sure what things didn’t work out was it the narrating? I know it works better for book medium but I thought it was well done. In the series Ionesco everything about it.

[@TheSquishySnail]

@@HuntingViolets I enjoyed the series, don't misunderstand but there are things that don't translate well to live. One of them was mentioned by Dominic at 15:10. Narration, as mentioned by someone else is also another aspect that works just wonderfully in a book but it slows down the show's pacing and brings a viewer out of immersion. With movies and tv shows, it's usually better to show rather than tell. But in it's defense, a lot of the charm of Good Omens is the narrator's part which is where a lot of the humour resides. So it can't be done away with. Good Omens stands on top of a heap as a shining example of how not to muck up the source material. It's a good show and I'm glad there's a second season. Fans of the book will be well pleased by the faithfulness of the series to the book. It's a solid adaptation but there are still things that don't quite fit well or doesn't have the same impact as it did in the book.

[@fannyduvillage]

I'm glad, I'm not the only one with tears in my eyes when you mention Sir Terry's hat being present on the first showing, Dom.

[@evanlinden4410]

Dom clearly being emotional when he talked about "the popcorn thing" got me in the feels

[@Martialartfruituser]

7:54 That will always be a favorite part of the story for me. What does it say about their friendship that Neil was willing to do this for someone. And this is why Neil Gaiman is always my favorite british comic author.

[@talitafranco7230]

Rewatching this after season 2 is not helping! I love so much season two was so sweet and delightful just like Gaiman promised. And then (in my absolute hight after the cuteness of the Ineffable Bureaucracy, more of that pleaaaaaaase) that end just broke all my joy! I’m still not ok! Keep going only by watching everything related to the Ineffable Bureaucracy to give me some happiness back! I really love season 2 but now I NEED a season 3! They can leave me with that!!!