Watching now. Some really great visuals so far. The dream stuff like the Buffalo with flaming eyes is really cool. Also holy shit what at that sex scene, haha. Jeeeesus.
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.
The line about the weather being constipated and needing to push out a storm took me out a little bit. Didn't seem like something Shadow would say. More like a Rust Cohle line.
One thing I thought was kind of cool for the others who've not read the book themselves. My wife said that Technical Boy was a more stereotypical computer nerd from that era (heavy set, acne, glasses, etc.) but that Fuller thought that didn't really work in 2017 so he went with the look they had instead.
As someone who hasn't read the book, I found the Bilquis scene very important, along with the Viking scene, in establishing that gods gain power when they are worshipped.
The line about the weather being constipated and needing to push out a storm took me out a little bit. Didn't seem like something Shadow would say. More like a Rust Cohle line.
I really appreciated how Technical Boy's goons were a faceless attack mob he summoned up from the depths of the Internet. Gives it that extra Milo flavor.
As a book reader the most interesting part about this adaptation is how they're updating it for 2017, rather than sending everyone back to 2001. In one of the novellas, Shadow reminisces on how he was in prison during 9/11. I'm waiting to see what kind events they reference here to establish the time period (which should be the here and now), if the America they're living in is post-Trump or pre-Trump.
As a book reader the most interesting part about this adaptation is how they're updating it for 2017, rather than sending everyone back to 2001. In one of the novellas, Shadow reminisces on how he was in prison during 9/11. I'm waiting to see what kind events they reference here to establish the time period (which should be the here and now), if the America they're living in is post-Trump or pre-Trump.
One book, but it's big and covers a lot of material. The first season is said to be only a third of the book, and they'e expanding on stuff and adding new gods into the mix
As someone who hasn't read the book, I found the Bilquis scene very important, along with the Viking scene, in establishing that gods gain power when they are worshipped.
One book, but it's big and covers a lot of material. The first season is said to be only a third of the book, and they'e expanding on stuff and adding new gods into the mix
That first episode was something. It's odd to see a fledgling story told with the lavish visual style of Hannibal, which matured over three seasons. I feel a disconnect between the show's narrative and presentation. Hannibal had a more organic transition to its weirder, more ornate visuals. Maybe this feeling will change on repeat viewings.
I really liked it though! The cast is absolutely perfect so far. With a few minor glitches, the show is a remarkably faithful adaptationa very good thing when the source material is by Neil Gaiman. The violence threw me for a loop though. It's not off-putting, I just didn't get the impression of a bloodsoaked story from the book.
I wonder if most newcomers will be put off by this show's florid dialogue, relentless visual phantasmagoria, and the breathless pace where Strange Thing is followed by Strange Thing. If people thought Hannibal was inaccessible, how will American Gods win people over when it immediately turns the Fullerisms up to 11?
Maybe American Gods has the advantage of novelty, since it's not just the latest iteration of a well known franchise. I don't know.
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.
It's weird because Hannibal is such a masterful adaptation, it actually improves on the source material.
I will say that the the final version of the graveyard scene in AG's premiere episode
where the wife makes advances on Shadow in her grief
was just the kind of improvement I've come to expect from Fuller. Well written and beautifully played by both actors. A solid step up from an already effective sequence in the book.
LOL because I'm right or LOL because I'm wrong? The Viking scene establishes it pretty straightforwardly (worship and sacrifice summons the wind; and then the closing tag about their god was "still there" when Leif Eriksson came later); and Bilquis starts out apparently sincerely depressed, self-deprecating, and feeling ugly and unloved--and as the sex goes on she becomes more fired up and assertive, feeding off the guy's literal worship. Also, Technical Boy seems primarily angry that Wednesday, who is supposed to be old and forgotten, still has a "follower" in the modern world where people should be worshipping him. It seems like a pretty clear through line.
I guess I'm assuming that they're gods, but if the title isn't supposed to imply that I don't know what the title would be at all.
LOL because I'm right or LOL because I'm wrong? The Viking scene establishes it pretty straightforwardly (worship and sacrifice summons the wind; and then the closing tag about their god was "still there" when Leif Eriksson came later); and Bilquis starts out apparently sincerely depressed, self-deprecating, and feeling ugly and unloved--and as the sex goes on she becomes more fired up and assertive, feeding off the guy's literal worship. Also, Technical Boy seems primarily angry that Wednesday, who is supposed to be old and forgotten, still has a "follower" in the modern world where people should be worshipping him. It seems like a pretty clear through line.
I guess I'm assuming that they're gods, but if the title isn't supposed to imply that I don't know what the title would be at all.
You're not wrong. It's an important part of the overall story. Wouldn't even call it spoilers since it's a pretty recurring theme in a lot of fantasy works that "Belief Equals Power".
I was wondering if they were going to give his name, because I couldn't think of a way to pronounce "Lowkey" without everyone catching on immediately and spoiling it.
Anyway. The pilot was fucking bonkers. And wonderful. I loved it.
