*offers you to the viking war god*
Ok, not exactly the same interview so maybe just a burning knife in your eye
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American Gods |OT| You Had Me At Bryan Fuller - Sundays on Starz
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*offers you to the viking war god*
Ok, not exactly the same interview so maybe just a burning knife in your eye
Joyful
Member
now Google vore
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Really wish I could just watch episode one on Starz without subscribing. (The website)
Looked nice, was pretty faithful to the book, mad Sweeney bar scene was great, techno boy was excellent, but directing felt off for some reason, characters would just launch into these unnatural tirades (Mr. Wednesday on the plane, Audrey at the post-funeral) and it didn't play right for me.
Still can't wait for the next ep.
Still can't wait for the next ep.
whyamihere
Banned
That Michael Green is having QUITE the year.
I thought the premiere was great. Really brought the book to life in a way I wasn't really sure it could be on TV. Mr. Wednesday was particularly fantastic. I thought they handled the other scenes outside of Shadow's (like the Vikings) really well. They were always interesting, but kind of affected the pace of my reading. I don't know, they worked better than I expected here I guess. The acting and direction was excellent. Visually it was really fantastic. I am really excited to see how they will expand on some of the material in the books. Looking forward to the rest of the season!
Cornballer
Member
- Onion A|V Club review
- Onion A|V Club interview: Neil Gaiman on why he asked American Gods to cut a blowjob scene
- Warming Glow: American Gods Book Club The Bone Orchard Sets The Wild, Weird Tone For The Show
- THR: 'American Gods' Team Explains That Crazy (and Groundbreaking) Sex Scene
- THR: Inside the Vast and Violent 'American Gods' Premiere
- EW: American Gods EPs answer burning questions from series premiere
- Onion A|V Club interview: Neil Gaiman on why he asked American Gods to cut a blowjob scene
- Warming Glow: American Gods Book Club The Bone Orchard Sets The Wild, Weird Tone For The Show
- THR: 'American Gods' Team Explains That Crazy (and Groundbreaking) Sex Scene
- THR: Inside the Vast and Violent 'American Gods' Premiere
- EW: American Gods EPs answer burning questions from series premiere
I thought it was enjoyable, but the three other people I was watching with who had no frame of reference from reading the book were confused and said it was decent but nothing they felt immediately attached to :\ They kept asking questions that I did my best to answer, but the show should be answering these questions, not me. I know some answers will come, it just sucks to start off like this with them feeling so lost and confused as to what was happening.
MHWilliams
Member
Very good for me, but the person I was watching with had no goddamn idea what was going on.
NoblesseOblige
Banned
Am I reading too much into the
?
Also are we supposed to mark 'spoilers' after an episode premiere or am I free to leave them off going forward?
lynching attempt by Technical boy being social commentary on the state of racism on the Internet
Also are we supposed to mark 'spoilers' after an episode premiere or am I free to leave them off going forward?
I don't think you're far off the mark. Also, a minor note, but his speech had a few youtuber-style jump cuts thrown in, really well realized character.
Cosmic Bus
pristine morning snow
This is my primary concern, not sure my partner is gonna get into such a whacked-out show that goes off the deep end straight away.
Also, I really did not like the book, and tend to think Fuller has serious self-editing and -restraint issues, so... I dunno about this one.
lmfao
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
You don't have to mark spoilers after the episode airs. Only for promo material talk and if you watch the episode early via streaming.
I actually got the same vibe! The first scene we get of Shadow ends with the White supremacist in the prison yard looking over at him menacingly, through a noose/loop.
NoblesseOblige
Banned
Good! Because I loathe having to use that tag. And yeah, the white supremacist in the prison gang as well as the tree 'dream' sequence contained nooses which I assumed were foreshadowing. I appreciate the update to Technical boy to make him more aligned to the current status of the Internet opposed to being completely faithful to his representation in the book.
I missed that but I was semi-distracted with work. Planning to give it a second view with some friends later this week so I'll keep my eye out for it.
muntersaur
Member
I have never read the book and have no knowledge about what will happen but I really enjoyed this episode. The world​ is brilliantly shot, and the show seems to fulfill my love of the strange and bizarre with a darkly humourous edge.
I have never understood why some people need to understand everything that is going on, especially at the very beginning of a story, to engage and want to continue with it.
I have never understood why some people need to understand everything that is going on, especially at the very beginning of a story, to engage and want to continue with it.
Curt Baboon
Member
Swedgin' is fucking killin' it as Mr. Wednesday. The man is a treasure.
adamsappel
Member
Goddamn do we live in a golden age of television. This and The Handmaid's Tale are blowing my mind.
SirRattleBalls
Banned
That
, fuck me.
Also is Mr.Wednesday meant to be
sex scene
Also is Mr.Wednesday meant to be
Odin
Yes.
KraftyKrankins
Member
Typical Fuller dialogue and presentation, stilted, overproduced, in your face, somehow feeling real and dreamlike at the same time. Love it. Will be tuning in each week anxious and brimming with anticipation in front of the TV. Please let it keep it's quality, and not blow it's load prematurely like Hannibal did.
Question: To those who've read the book. Is the show faithful enough? Would it be a bad idea to read the book in the week before the next episode?
Sidenotes:
- I've never seen Shadow Moon's actor but I already like him, more so than I did based on the promotional materials.
- Emily Browning <3
- Anyone else notice how Technoboy(?)'s scene was edited like a YouTuber's video? The odd cuts most of all.
- NICKY FUCKING SOBOTKA
- Shadow Moon is the kinda name I'd use for a MU Online character when I was 15.
- I love Ian McShane. Truly.
- SOBOTKA!
Question: To those who've read the book. Is the show faithful enough? Would it be a bad idea to read the book in the week before the next episode?
Sidenotes:
- I've never seen Shadow Moon's actor but I already like him, more so than I did based on the promotional materials.
- Emily Browning <3
- Anyone else notice how Technoboy(?)'s scene was edited like a YouTuber's video? The odd cuts most of all.
- NICKY FUCKING SOBOTKA
- Shadow Moon is the kinda name I'd use for a MU Online character when I was 15.
- I love Ian McShane. Truly.
- SOBOTKA!
Monocle
Member
I'm really glad this didn't happen. It would have been completely wrong for the characters as they were written in the book. In fact, I'm a little concerned that scene was even proposed. It misunderstands Shadow's state of mind at that time to a kind of alarming degree.
UK-GAF. Episode one. Is now live.
yep
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
Agreed. I actually like what they're doing with the Audrey character here, but I'm glad Shadow was so adamant about not revenge fucking in the cemetery.
I wish I could watch this somewhere. Looking at the cast in the OP - how perfect! Damn, I may need to crack the book open again while I wait for it to come to Amazon.
Wait a second....
Hehe, Starz seven day trial beebee.....
Edit: finished the first ep, that far exceeded my expectations. As perfect an adaptation set in the modern day as I could have imagined.
were perfect. I loved the updates they did to the new
(forgot his name in the books). Even the little touch like his
.
This could be the next big thing on TV. They just need to keep up the quality, land all of the characters this well, and not rush the story.
Wait a second....
Hehe, Starz seven day trial beebee.....
Edit: finished the first ep, that far exceeded my expectations. As perfect an adaptation set in the modern day as I could have imagined.
Audrey and Mad Sweeney
American tech god
vape pen having the aroma Shadow thought of in the book when he was around him
This could be the next big thing on TV. They just need to keep up the quality, land all of the characters this well, and not rush the story.
Really I think "unbirth" would be a more pertinent search...
NoblesseOblige
Banned
Unbirthing is just vaginal vore really. Unless Mpreg is also coming into the equation, then it'd be anal vore.
ShemhazaiX
Member
Yeah. I'm not that familiar with Fuller's work, but I'm a little worried that he thought that was a good idea. It's a huge lapse in understanding basic character principles.
Herr Schwarz
Banned
Oh ok so no need to spoiler current episode speculation now it's aired.
I haven't read the book so no spoilers.
I felt like the most poignant plot piece was on the plane talking about faith and isaac newton.
So I'm speculating that this show is gonna turn into some kind of GodBusters.
The way he spoke about law and faith. I guess there's a particular hierarchy amongst these deities defined by duration?.
Duno though, so if people have faith in something there's a God for it? There gonna be a $100 bill God?
Economy God? Huh.
Is this gonna be like Scott Pilgrim Beats on God's. Or Blade Runner: God Catcher edition?
I haven't read the book so no spoilers.
I felt like the most poignant plot piece was on the plane talking about faith and isaac newton.
So I'm speculating that this show is gonna turn into some kind of GodBusters.
The way he spoke about law and faith. I guess there's a particular hierarchy amongst these deities defined by duration?.
Duno though, so if people have faith in something there's a God for it? There gonna be a $100 bill God?
Economy God? Huh.
Is this gonna be like Scott Pilgrim Beats on God's. Or Blade Runner: God Catcher edition?
Kenzodielocke
Banned
Really entertaining episode, I really hope it doesn't get bad, because it seems like the reviews got worse after the first 4 episodes.
Turin Turambar
Member
Visually gorgeous, fairly well acted, thematically interesting. Great start.
Well, they are supposed to be lost. For now it's a mystery show. The show will answer their questions, but in future episodes.
The only thing they should know is "normal dude got out of jail and he is hired for a con, without knowing he starts being involved with the supernatural".
Well, they are supposed to be lost. For now it's a mystery show. The show will answer their questions, but in future episodes.
The only thing they should know is "normal dude got out of jail and he is hired for a con, without knowing he starts being involved with the supernatural".
ShemhazaiX
Member
Its neither of those really. Think more Seven Samurai with God's. Unless they significantly alter the story from the books.
i read the book my wife didnt, and she loved it. Honestly some people enjoy the more vague story telling like my wife and I. Others need a story to be more straightforward.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
holy shit @ the guy getting hit by like 200 arrows. That Viking battle was straight out of Spartacus.
Having not read the book, I thought it was a jumbled mess. Feels like it's being too cute for the sake of people who know the characters, and that it doesn't always explain the scenes well enough to justify them. Like for the beginning bit, why show the narrator? Might make sense to a person who read the book, but for me things like that make the show too cluttered and less interesting as a result. It's fine to have a few details that will make sense later, but nearly everything in this pilot falls in that catagory.
I never read the book but I really enjoyed the first episode. Based on impressions I thought that it would be difficult to follow without reading the book but it wasn't that bad. Its got me interested in its characters and world so I'm looking forward to the rest of the season. Watching this made me realize that I should probably get round to Hannibal as well.
Pretty sure no reviewers have seen the back half of the season. They were given the first four and that's it.
Vampirolol
Member
Prepare for some of the weirdest dialogues ever seen on television. Everyone speaks like a puzzle in the book, and at some point you won't even notice.
Great episode by the way.
stenbumling
Unconfirmed Member
I know nothing about the book and I didn't feel it was confusing, really. Well, except for the vikings part, but I figure we will find out as the show goes on.
More_Badass
Member
Pretty much. You know as much as Shadow does now
Yep, and Shadow is essentially the vessel for the reader/viewer to learn about the gods. He's the main character but we're basically along for the ride like he is.