American Gods
Anyone else hanging out for this? Trailer looks out of this world. I dayum adore Bryan Fuller!!!
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Saw the trailer for this and was instantly intrigued. Yoda made the connection for me this evening that it's Neil Gaiman's American Gods. Somehow that part escaped me. So now I wonder if I should read the book first or not...
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Wife is a big Neil Gaiman fan, so she's read the book and really liked it. I'll probably read it pretty soon, now, because of this.
We both love pretty much everything Bryan Fuller does, too, so yeah, pretty excited about this. |
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So, Yoda, are you a read-the-book-first guy on this one, or not? I'm torn on this one.
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I was thinking of reading it anyway, so yeah, probably. Especially since I don't have Starz and I'm not sure when I'll get around to actually seeing it.
I'm kind of iffy on the whole thing, though, both which to do first, whether to do either, etc. |
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I havent read the book either Aus but I want to get into Bryan's demented mind first then will check it out after.
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I ordered a copy on Amazon and it shows up tomorrow. I'll read it first. The only time recently I've watched something before reading the book was with Game of Thrones, and I did that on purpose because I'd started the first book and had a rough time keeping characters straight. Someone suggested (either Yoda or his brother) that I watch maybe a few episodes of the show in order to put faces on the characters, and that worked. I then shot ahead of the series with the books and was only ever behind for maybe most of the first season.
Generally speaking, though, I always enjoy reading the book untarnished with images from a movie or TV show. Better for the imagination while reading. But if I encounter similar issues with getting into the book, I'd opt for the series first -- at least an episode or two. (We do get Starz, so that's not an issue for me.) |
Originally Posted by Austruck (Post 1670743)
Generally speaking, though, I always enjoy reading the book untarnished with images from a movie or TV show. Better for the imagination while reading. But if I encounter similar issues with getting into the book, I'd opt for the series first -- at least an episode or two. ) |
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I assumed Hannibal was a completely new thing, no? Were there any books with that content in them?
There's a series I gotta finish. I got stuck at the end of season 2, I think, because it started to feel as if it was jumping the shark a bit. But wow, the look and feel of that series was phenomenal and yeah, Mads was actually superior to Hopkins in some ways. And I can't believe I actually just wrote that because I generally adore Hopkins in everything. |
Originally Posted by Austruck (Post 1670751)
I assumed Hannibal was a completely new thing, no? Were there any books with that content in them?
There's a series I gotta finish. I got stuck at the end of season 2, I think, because it started to feel as if it was jumping the shark a bit. But wow, the look and feel of that series was phenomenal and yeah, Mads was actually superior to Hopkins in some ways. And I can't believe I actually just wrote that because I generally adore Hopkins in everything. Now that AG is with STARZ I;m really excited to see what an unbridled Fuller gets away with. I love that guy. And I cant remember if I posted about Michael Green the co runner. I really liked what he did with The River one season tv show. |
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My copy of American Gods showed up today. It's about 600 pages long. I'm on page 50. Didn't mean to read that much but I was curious and opened it up. I'm definitely hooked. And I'm already glad I'm reading it first.
Just a heads up, there, Yoda, that you might want to take a peek and see if it draws you in. :) |
Originally Posted by Austruck (Post 1671656)
My copy of American Gods showed up today. It's about 600 pages long. I'm on page 50. Didn't mean to read that much but I was curious and opened it up. I'm definitely hooked. And I'm already glad I'm reading it first.
Just a heads up, there, Yoda, that you might want to take a peek and see if it draws you in. :) |
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The book is really weird.
My work were in the bidding to supply gear for the show too, but were beat out at the last minute. |
Originally Posted by TheUsualSuspect (Post 1671661)
The book is really weird.
My work were in the bidding to supply gear for the show too, but were beat out at the last minute. |
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Found it. Cool. Have you checked out the sets, TUS?
Guelph, Ontario, Canada (street scenes) Ponca City, Oklahoma, USA Toronto, Ontario, Canada Cinespace Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada Cambridge, Ontario, Canada (Queens Square) Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, USA McAlester, Oklahoma, USA (McAlester Prison) |
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Oklahoma and Ontario. Hmm...
So far the book isn't overly weird, meaning it's a tolerable, follow-able weird. Then again, some of the other books I'm currently reading are weirder (Infinite Jest and The Bone Clocks, for starters). |
Originally Posted by Austruck (Post 1671695)
Oklahoma and Ontario. Hmm...
So far the book isn't overly weird, meaning it's a tolerable, follow-able weird. Then again, some of the other books I'm currently reading are weirder (Infinite Jest and The Bone Clocks, for starters). @Dani8 No, unfortunately not. But I did get to check out the set on the new Star Trek show. |
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I've read the book, and while it's not one of my favourite Gaiman books, I'm interested in watching.
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Originally Posted by TheUsualSuspect (Post 1671837)
Have you gotten to the vagina part? :p
I'm not saying it wasn't weird. I'm just saying it was easy to follow, unlike Infinite Jest has been so far. :) |
Originally Posted by Austruck (Post 1671889)
Why, yes, yes I have. :D
I'm not saying it wasn't weird. I'm just saying it was easy to follow, unlike Infinite Jest has been so far. :) I have King's The Stand and IT on the back burner for those very reasons and I'm probably never going to touch Moore's Jerusalem, sucker is over 1,200 pages long!!! |
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