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[Ashhong]

Finally, Kings is back.

my man.

 

[Corpekata]

Oh man this is perfect.

 

[Trouble]

That's damn good.

 

[LaNaranja]

I have been waiting for this show for what feels like forever now. At this point I'll believe it when I see it.

 

[ivysaur12]

My Man.


Kings was fantastic.

THANK YOU, KINGS FUCKING RULES

 

[Atraveller]

woah

it's like I already imagined it as him

I did, when I was reading the book, not even joking.

 

[Geist-]

Finally, Kings is back.

 

[entremet]

Lolwut

Lol.

I was referring to the poster he was replying to, not the novel or adaptation lol.

 

[Vincent Grayson]

I wouldn't be that harsh in my criticism, but yeah, I found that it really started to drag in the 1/2 to 2/3 point. I still haven't finished it.

I eventually finished it, but it's definitely my least favorite Gaiman book. I'm hoping/expecting to like the show more.

 

[choodi]

Best casting choice ever

 

[HK-47]

Ack, I found AMERICAN GODS to be one of the worst novels I have read in my life, and a very ill fit for Gaiman.

It's a really long, fractured, and convoluted, gritty version of many comics, including one he wrote himself. It's a dark and r-rated version of a very cliched and well worn storyline about gods in the contemporary world.

Gaiman did the story with his run of The Eternals, but it's been done a few times at least. The worst part is, how damned dull, and long AMERICAN GODS is. And the fractured narrative doesn't make it more literary, just even more annoying. And the dark take, the r rated nature, serves no purpose at all. That's another indictment against it. Not like it deconstructs or plays with the myths by making it dark.

I'm wondering where you got this idea that Gaiman's biggest concern was dark and gritty? This is the most surface level criticism of the book one could make.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Magnificent casting

 

[Speevy]

Well at least we can be sure of what happens to his Game of Thrones character.

 

[Jonm1010]

More McShane is always ok with me.

Just hope this doesnt affect the viability of that Deadwood reunion.

 

[Ourobolus]

Wow, fucking perfect.

 

[InfiniteBento]

Legit perfect

 

[ger]

The casting for this show has been on point. Thank you based Fuller.

I hope they don't shy away from any of the explicit scenes from the book.

 

[Orbis Tabula]

I know nothing about American Gods, but if Mr. Wednesday is apparently one of the old gods, does that mean he's

Spoiler

Odin?

If I had to guess, that would be my guess. Again, a guess informed by zero knowledge of the story, though.

 

[JaggedSac]

Fantastic. Loved him in Deadwood.

 

[Head of Vengarl]

Yep, I can definitely see that working. Great choice.

I know nothing about American Gods, but if Mr. Wednesday is apparently one of the old gods, does that mean he's

Spoiler

Odin?

If I had to guess, that would be my guess. Again, a guess informed by zero knowledge of the story, though.

“I told you I would tell you my names. This is what they call me. I'm called Glad-of-War, Grim, Raider, and Third. I am One-Eyed. I am called Highest, and True-Guesser. I am Grimnir, and I am the Hooded One. I am All-Father, and I am Gondlir Wand-Bearer. I have as many names as there are winds, as many titles as there are ways to die. My ravens are Huginn and Muninn, Thought and Memory; my wolves are Freki and Geri; my horse is the gallows.”

 

[Head of Vengarl]

oops double post

 

[Trouble]

Amazing pick. Much better than the pick for Shadow.

I had Vin Diesel as my mental image of Shadow when I was reading the book. That's probably a bit too much to ask, though.

 

[Madrin]

Holy shit, this is the first time I've heard about him appearing in Game of Thrones. I love GoT and I love Ian McShane. Great to hear he's going to be in American Gods too. The more McShane the better.

 

[Orbis Tabula]

“I told you I would tell you my names. This is what they call me. I'm called Glad-of-War, Grim, Raider, and Third. I am One-Eyed. I am called Highest, and True-Guesser. I am Grimnir, and I am the Hooded One. I am All-Father, and I am Gondlir Wand-Bearer. I have as many names as there are winds, as many titles as there are ways to die. My ravens are Huginn and Muninn, Thought and Memory; my wolves are Freki and Geri; my horse is the gallows.”

Haha, awesome. Excited to watch this. Should I read it first?

 

[Krowley]

Wow. Perfection.

Really looking forward to this.

 

[Platy]

I know nothing about American Gods, but if Mr. Wednesday is apparently one of the old gods, does that mean he's

Spoiler

Odin?

If I had to guess, that would be my guess. Again, a guess informed by zero knowledge of the story, though.

It is a sad day that people think of old gods and don't think of Cthulhu =P

 

[eu pfhor ia]

It is a sad day that people think of old gods and don't think of Cthulhu =P

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeyNN-cRPZg

 

[BronsonLee]

THANK YOU, KINGS FUCKING RULES

I knew there was a reason we got along.

 

[Fuu]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeyNN-cRPZg

rofl

i miss DW so much

 

[BudokaiMR2]

AMAZING casting. Really looking forward to this series.

 

[Zeus Molecules]

That is amazing casting..... Bravo to the showrunner

 

[ryseing]

I eventually finished it, but it's definitely my least favorite Gaiman book. I'm hoping/expecting to like the show more.

Definitely prefer Stardust and Good Omens. Don't sleep on his shorter work though.

 

[Kraftwerk]

COCKSUCKA!

 

[Platy]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AeyNN-cRPZg

 

[Santiako]

Holy shit that's the most perfect casting I can think of.

 

[Head of Vengarl]

Haha, awesome. Excited to watch this. Should I read it first?

Yes. I listened to the full cast audiobook and I highly recommend it:

http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fa...n-A-Full-Cast-Production-Audiobook/B0055274U2

 

[Rockandrollclown]

Always glad to see McShane get work. Its a crime that he didn't become a huge star after Deadwood. The man is a treasure.

 

[Platy]

https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/706308874396041216

...did we already know that this series has HBO like budget ?

 

[RatskyWatsky]

https://twitter.com/neilhimself/status/706308874396041216

...did we already know that this series has HBO like budget ?

Starz already has several series with "HBO like" budgets, so it was a given.

 

[BrokenFiction]