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Neil Gaiman To Continue 'Good Omens' Story Even If It's Not Renewed For Season 3 (gizmodo.com) 42

Posted by BeauHD from the good-guy-Gaiman dept.
In the unfortunate event that Amazon cancels Good Omens, a British fantasy comedy series created by Neil Gaiman, the New York Times bestselling author says a novel would be written to continue where the show left off. For those unaware, Good Omens recently launched season two on Amazon Prime and follows various characters all trying to either encourage or prevent an imminent Armageddon, seen through the eyes of the angel Aziraphale and the demon Crowley. According to Gizmodo's Linda Codega, it "ends on an absolutely devastating cliffhanger. Emotionally speaking." From the report: Neil Gaiman, the co-author of Good Omens (the book) alongside Terry Pratchett and the lead writer on Good Omens (the show), has always been active on Tumblr. Naturally, people have been asking him about that ending -- mostly because Good Omens, for all the hype, hasn't yet been renewed for a third season, and I will reiterate, the ending of season two is heart-wrenching. Gaiman had a lovely answer for one fan [poohbear0915] who asked: "In the unfortunate event that Good Omens is not renewed for a season three, would you consider releasing a script book of what would have happened for the fans to read?" Neil Gaiman responded: "No, I'd write a novel."
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  • Better than the first even.

    • So..... it seems that it may in fact be ineffable?

    • I commend you on your masterful use of sarcasm. Rarely have I seen so much packed into so few words.

      • I commend you on your masterful use of sarcasm. Rarely have I seen so much packed into so few words.

        Well, demons are notoriously bad at determining if something is sarcasm or not, so your comment makes perfect sense.

    • Haven't seen the second yet but given that the book/first season was about the apocalypse, how do you follow that up? Does Pamela Ewing wake up and realise that season 1 was a dream and H----r and Co are still on the way?

      • Its mostly about the aftermath of a failed armagedon, and .... well I wont spoil it, but while it isn't quite as epic as the first season, I think it takes the story in a fairly intreguing path while building on the character arcs of our two protagonists, and its definately building up to something fairly epic for S3 (And it definately does seem like much of it is a setup).

        Regardless, S2 has been a critical and popularity hit, so I cant imagine they'd be just canelling one of thier tentpole series so frivol

        • particularly since it doesn't seem *that* expensive a production

          Haven't seen season 2, but season 1 was extremely expensive. And Amazon has cancelled other high-profile and critically successful shows before. The Tick, for example.

          Well all right, that's the only one I know of. I don't know a lot of Amazon shows. I'm still bitter about The Tick though.

        • Good to know, thanks! So it's not just the usual milk-the-cash-cow sequel...
        • You really believe many of the writes on strike aren't just writing scripts? Think again.
      • You get told what the general subject of Season 3 is right at the end of Season 2. And, in fairness, it does actually make sense, both as a progression of the story, and as a massively world-altering/ending event. Not sure if there could reasaonbly be a Season 4 though. I enjoyed Season 2, but it was... smaller than Season 1. Same number of episdes, but they were more padded. Aside from a few important events, most of it did rather feel like a filler arc. Which is what it was. Apparently Pratchett and Gaim

    • Season 2 was mostly people talking in a bookshop.

    • Meh.

      I'm a Gaiman fan... and a Pratchett fan... and David Tennant is one of my favorite actors.

      That said, season 2 was... meh.

  • Neil and Terry Pratchett's original novel was fantastic; I am often disappointed by tv/cinema adaptations of novels but I loved this one.
    However, this Slashdot article is the first time I even hear about season 2! I will binge it tonight, but I can't imagine how many fans like myself might not even be aware of the second season. Perhaps Amazon should have done better at promoting the season!

    Either way, I own most of Neil's written works as well as the late Terry Pratchett, I would be first in line for the

    • Season 1 was great, season 2 was disappointing but still better than a lot of other crap on.

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        by gweihir ( 88907 )

        Thanks for that info. Now I do not feel the need to see Season 2. Season 1 was indeed great though.

    • Gaiman is one of the most consistently excellent writers out there. I don't remember being disappointed by anything he wrote.

      • He's one of the best authors of his generation, but unimaginative television types often do his stories a great disservice in their adaptations to the screen. I don't think there's anything put to screen that's come close to living up to the original form. Though he has written for different television series and produced good episodes there.

  • ...but I LOVE Pratchett's. If you haven't read any of the Discworld series, start at Number 1, "The Colour of Magic". It isn't the best of the series, but I guarantee you will want to read a lot more of them, so you might as well start at the beginning. The man was an excellent writer, but more important, he was funny as hell.

    • And, after you're done with discword, read his novel "Nation", which he wrote soon after his diagnosis...

      The Long Earth series was also quite good.

      He wrote until the very end. I miss him dearly

      • You and me both, my friend. He's one of my favourite authors, and one of very few who could make me literally laugh out loud when I read his work.

    • You don't necessarily have to start at The Color of Magic, but it helps if you read any of the specific storylines in order. You could start with the city watch novels and read those in order even though that would be books 8, 15, 19, 24, 29, 34, and 39. The different characters often do have small overlaps, but it's not typically anything necessary to understand a subsequent novel.

  • Every series, no matter how good or popular, gets canceled after 2 seasons.

    Except Dr. Who. Also, independent of quality or popularity.

  • I was in no way *offended* by the two main characters kissing each other, but I wasn't convinced by it.

    Aristophile and Crowley have great chemistry as best friends, and their friendship is as important to them as any romantic bond... but there's never been any real sexual tension between them. Not in the book, and not in the show. (Plus, Tennant-as-Crowley gives off very straight vibes).

    It seems like the season finale would have worked much better if the kiss had been simply left out. (The scene could ha

  • Neil's mastery as a writer and human being continues to inspire. I am connected to his work because I wrote my dissertation on his and Terry Pratchett's collaboration during my literature degree. With the invaluable help of https://edubirdie.com/top-writ... [edubirdie.com] I produced fantastic research that made me a top student in the class. Neil's ability to create intricate stories that capture the imagination is unparalleled. I am excited about the potential for a third season and the prospect of a new novel to resolve

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