American Gods

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Davie_GLA

6,525 posts

199 months

Sunday 17th January 2021
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I.decided to start researching before going in again. It's making more sense now.

Thanks!

biggbn

23,386 posts

220 months

Saturday 20th February 2021
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Just finished season one, apart from one really weak episode, and I have watched it over many weeks now, episode here, episode there so I can't remember exactly which one...think it was the back story to the death one...wow..what a brilliant series. Really liked this, beautifully shot, well scripted and just far enough out there to pique my interest and convince me season 2 is essential. Really unusual premise for a tv show and one that appeals to the phiolspher in me!!

SlimJim16v

5,662 posts

143 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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biggbn said:
Really unusual premise for a tv show and one that appeals to the phiolspher in me!!
That's Neil Gaiman. I think they're also working on a TV version of the Sandman.

DonBarracuda

394 posts

42 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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Haven't really enjoyed this season as much as previous, I miss Gillian Anderson and Orlando Jones their characters were great.

biggbn

23,386 posts

220 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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DonBarracuda said:
Haven't really enjoyed this season as much as previous, I miss Gillian Anderson and Orlando Jones their characters were great.
Just one episode into s2, still loving the premise

Piersman2

6,598 posts

199 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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biggbn said:
DonBarracuda said:
Haven't really enjoyed this season as much as previous, I miss Gillian Anderson and Orlando Jones their characters were great.
Just one episode into s2, still loving the premise
You've reached peak American Gods with series 2 episode 1, it's downhill from here... until series 3 starts to pick it up again,

I literally finished reading the book the same day I watched S2E1. Brilliant, was looking forward to the series following the book. But it doesn't. it goes off on a it's own script and leaves the book almost entirely. The storyline looses it's path and it all become a bit 'what the feck is going on'. However, I still watched and enjoyed all of S2, but it' not up there with S1.

But stick with it, I've watched the first few of S3 , and it rejoins the book so hopefully there will be structure to the storyline again, although to be honest, the book is a bit confusing from this point onward as well.

Oh, and two of my favourite characters are not really in S3 so far, Dead Wife and the Leprechaun. frown Sorely missed.

DonBarracuda

394 posts

42 months

Sunday 21st February 2021
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Piersman2 said:
Oh, and two of my favourite characters are not really in S3 so far, Dead Wife and the Leprechaun. frown Sorely missed.
huh?? How far back are you? She's in it plenty

AJB88

12,442 posts

171 months

Monday 22nd February 2021
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Spoilers

Dead Wife comes back in it, and there's a new Leprachaun.

DonBarracuda

394 posts

42 months

Monday 22nd March 2021
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Anyone still watching, just about to sit down and watch ep10
Ep 9 was pretty good!

SlimJim16v

5,662 posts

143 months

Wednesday 24th March 2021
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Wow, that was unexpected.

Is it curtains for Shadow, or will he survive as well as Odin being powered up?
Mr World told us who he isn't, but did he also tell us who he is?

SpudLink

5,802 posts

192 months

Wednesday 24th March 2021
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SlimJim16v said:
Wow, that was unexpected.

Is it curtains for Shadow, or will he survive as well as Odin being powered up?
Mr World told us who he isn't, but did he also tell us who he is?
Havn’t read the original original source material, so don’t know anything for certain.
However, I can’t see this show working without Shadow. All the hints about him being one half of something important has yet to be resolved.

As for Mr World, all his talk of deception and manipulation suggests he’s Loki.

SlimJim16v

5,662 posts

143 months

DonBarracuda

394 posts

42 months

Tuesday 30th March 2021
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Well that's a bummer

sanguinary

1,346 posts

211 months

Tuesday 30th March 2021
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Arse. I hate it when TV shows don’t reach their natural end. I usually don’t start watching box sets until I know they’re done too.

Having said that, the first series showed more promise than series 2 and 3 demonstrated.

DonBarracuda

394 posts

42 months

Wednesday 31st March 2021
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I had really high hopes for this show after Hannibal, hopefully they go all out with the movie.

pquinn

7,167 posts

46 months

Wednesday 31st March 2021
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Really found it hard work after the first season and won't particularly miss it at this point.

Hardly a surprise it was cancelled after so many people involved seemed to go out of their way to make the whole production difficult. Too much complication, too many egos, too much churn of actors and production staff.

AJB88

12,442 posts

171 months

Wednesday 31st March 2021
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That sucks! hope they do wrap it up in a short movie.

Wasn't quite the same for me after they did away with Sweeney.

biggbn

23,386 posts

220 months

Sunday 4th April 2021
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Up to Episode 5 of series 2 now and I confess, sometimes I am not entirely sure what is going on, yet I have loved every episode more than the last unlike series 1 which I felt had at least one weak episode...that's some trick to pull off....