Neil Gaiman's American Gods - [Starz]

Ben Gadot · 23-06-2017 6:03pm

Mickeroo wrote: »

I thought the show (ironically) died a death
once the wife came came back
. I was fine with giving it a whole episode at the time but the show never regained its momentum after that and just seemed like a load of filler. I think in the latter half of the season it became apparent they're milking it too much, if they had just set out to tell the book in one season I think we would have ended up with a better show.

I still liked the ending though and it promises next season should be an improvement. Overall I enjoyed the season but it ended up being just "pretty good" rather than the "great" I thought we were getting after the first episode or two.

McShane aside of course, Emily Browning ended up being a highlight for me alongside Pablo Schreiber. It says a lot that you could see past those ropey Irish accents.

readyletsgo · 23-06-2017 6:08pm

First two episodes didn't grab me at all, but I did read on ign by episode 5 everything kinda falls into place a bit and totally worth the watch. So I might go back and watch episode 3 and on this weekend.

Brief_Lives · 27-07-2017 10:24am

Apparently, the next season of American Gods, is not out until after next years Comic Con. (Comic Con 2018)

pickarooney · 27-08-2017 3:26pm

Just finished it and I have to say I just got bored about half way through. The lead is a dullard, Schreiber atrocious and dead wife irritating as hell. Anansi and Wednesday were the best of the cast.

The story itself oscillated between intriguing and tedious and despite having read the book some time ago an watched 8 episodes of this I'm still unsure of what the story really is here.

If it does a Preacher and gets a coherent story together for season 2 I might watch but I fear what audience they have had so far may not be back.

dudara · 12-10-2017 10:45am

readyletsgo wrote: »

First two episodes didn't grab me at all, but I did read on ign by episode 5 everything kinda falls into place a bit and totally worth the watch. So I might go back and watch episode 3 and on this weekend.

After E1 & E2, I had thought, "This is either the greatest or worst show of all time". I'm now up to S1E5 and I have to say that I've landed closer to the former than the latter. The mania of the earlier episodes has settled down. Fingers crossed for the rest of the show

bennyineire · 13-10-2017 9:04am

Brief_Lives wrote: »

Apparently, the next season of American Gods, is not out until after next years Comic Con. (Comic Con 2018)

Well the first season only came out about 6 months ago (2017)

JP Liz V1 · 30-11-2017 12:41am

Bryan Fuller and Michael Green have left

Capajoma · 30-11-2017 3:23am

Disaster. I really enjoyed season 1.

30-11-2017 10:27am

Ouch. I wonder why. Though you'd have to wonder how much Fuller can do, with Discovery seeming to become a smash hit.

FunLover18 · 30-11-2017 10:52am

Deleted User wrote:

Ouch. I wonder why. Though you'd have to wonder how much Fuller can do, with Discovery seeming to become a smash hit.

Didn't he drop out of Discovery due to this show?

30-11-2017 11:02am

FunLover18 wrote: »

Didn't he drop out of Discovery due to this show?

Oh I didn't know he left. Is he just quitting everything now?

pixelburp · 30-11-2017 11:08am

Without googling the history, I think he dropped out of Discovery because a production delay in the new Trek show meant it conflicted with American Gods, so he chose the latter & walked. I think he only wrote the script for, or had a hand in the first / second episode. That's how I remember it, but open to correction.

I never actually finished American Gods TBH; we only caught the first two episodes, and as lush, extravagant and bonkers as it was, it just didn't grab enough to keep going.

ixoy · 30-11-2017 11:12am

Deleted User wrote: »

Oh I didn't know he left. Is he just quitting everything now?

The rumours are that he quit because he didn't get the budget he wanted - appparently the first season was very expensive (GoT level) and they wanted cuts for S2. He didn't agree, so he walked.

Fuller is a bit of a control freak - he's got a very firm vision in his head and needs his creative freedom. It's evident in a lot of his shows, including 'Hannibal' where he had a lot of room to do as he wished (evident in its very art house third season). He wasn't getting that control with 'Discovery' - there was a lot of network interference - so that's likely why he walked (or so I think - could be the 'American Gods' clash too).
He's moving on to 'Amazing Stories', the remake of the anthology show for Apple.

JP Liz V1 · 11-01-2018 1:36am

http://tvline.com/2018/01/10/gillian-anderson-leaving-american-gods-season-2-media/

Gillian Anderson exits

CastorTroy · 11-01-2018 2:00am

I saw somewhere that Kristin Chenoweth mightn't be back either. She was Easter.

Dunno if I'll be back either. While i watched the first season, I'm not too interested in its return

The Black Oil · 21-09-2018 10:24am

I don't recall whether I finished the first season which means I probably didn't.

Anyway, current status of the second seems a bit messy to say the least. Link.

pixelburp · 21-09-2018 10:47am

Pretty chaotic production by the sounds of things, wonder if this will see the light of day at all.

Bit like you Black Oil, I started it but didn't finish; an extremely lavish production but just didn't grab me and too much of an ambling, shaggy-dog tale - ala the original novel. There are too many 'prestige' TV productions out there anyway, some are bound to fall by the wayside. First world problems

Agent Coulson · 06-10-2018 8:12pm

Season 2 trailer

RobbingBandit · 06-10-2018 8:17pm

Mr World should really come into things quickly great actor Gaiman was at the house on the rock when they were filming so should be true to canon.

RobbingBandit · 06-10-2018 8:24pm

I'd guess April/May for return hopefully sooner.

Roger Hassenforder · 13-11-2018 2:05pm

Whats the latest on this?

Read the book a few weks ago, and just caught up on the TV series.

Loved it. Pure nuts.

Arcsurvivor · 23-11-2018 5:35am

Season 2 was delayed, but will continue with some new people as the gods.

Dave_The_Sheep · 23-11-2018 10:30pm

From the trailer it seems a little more (if possible) stylised but in a bad way. An OTT, losing some of the dirty grittiness of the first series. Not as confident I'll enjoy it. Also, McShane is wearing a metric ****ton of makeup.

EoinMcLovin · 05-12-2018 8:04pm

Season 2 premieres on March 10th in US and March 11th everywhere else on Amazon Prime

Agent Coulson · 21-01-2019 3:16pm

Full trailer

steve_r · 11-03-2019 7:16pm

First episode from Season 2 is out.

Reviews are middling. It's still so different to any other show I know on TV that I'm going to stick with it.

RobbingBandit · 11-03-2019 7:23pm

Too much change good episode but gods damn the SFX were poor

TerrorFirmer · 14-03-2019 10:22am

An OK episode but a bit muddled, I think this show has just missed the boat really, and the gap between first and season was too long.

Viewing figures for premiere are dismal, I only only there's some sort of workable closure/ending at the end of S2 rather than a cliff hanger.

EoinMcLovin · 15-03-2019 11:15pm

Renewed for a third season

biggebruv · 18-03-2019 1:14am

Just seen that trailer above calling your own series “epic” seems a bit much imo especially when the first season hasn’t had much of a pop culture impact you have to earn titles like that over a few seasons or have a mega impact in short space of time which this show has had neither I cannot even remember the first season.

The 2 leads bashing game of thrones to big up this show is quite bad marketing aswell

Don’t think I’ll bother

Neil Gaiman's American Gods - [Starz]

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