I love the irony of how this video ends with "unfortunately there is no second Good Omens" flashforward to now where filming for the 2nd season has finished and we're expecting it next year!
Good Omens truly is about love. Aziraphale's and Crowley's love for the world, as well as each other. The love and care each cast and crew member put in it. It makes me love the story even more
@@Mrturtlestomps wdym "aged like milk"? They were in love with each other from the get go. I can't speak about Gaiman's and Pratchett's intentions for the book, but Aziraphale and Crowley have loved each other since season 1
oh my gosh, Mostly I hear/read only gay shippers, that find them cute, but percive good omens as queer baiting, but it in not and I am so endlessly glad, that you called it out! It is a asexual love story! In the book it is even explicitly pointed out, that Zira is not gay, though everyone who meets him assumes that, but not because he is straight, but because angels are sexless/asexual being and even him having a clear gender is up to debate (which is also why I absolutly love fem Crowley). They love eachother, but that means something different for everyone and it is oh so sweet to see a portrail that showes my reality ^^
@@skywritingstories17 ^^ it is just, they so clearly love eachother and sadly, almost all portrails of love kind of hinge on sexual attraction and infectuation with a first impression over genuine care for eachother. Good omens is so touching and refreshing to watch (and read) in contrast. even more, getting aknowlagement, than not everything has to be sexual or even outright romantic, and that that is not at all a dismisal of their love is god damned rare so I am really greatful for you to shine a light on that ^^
Personally I’d like for them to openly become a romantic couple but, maybe because I’m asexual myself, I’d be fine if there wasn’t a sexual aspect to their relationship. Maybe some chaste physical affection, but nothing beyond that. Contrary to what the media and general society tells us, you do not have to experience sexual attraction to someone to still be deeply in love with them.
@@amaek8062 if they were, as you say "more openly a romantic couple", what precisely would that look like on the screen for you? I ask honestly curious because to me, it is already very clear and open that they love each other.
So, I would actually respectfully disagree with the assessment on God. In the book, God only pops in to narrate certain pages and never stays for long. It's supposed to be this nonchalant omnipotent being who knows all, sees all, and expects all. So, I actually quite liked the nonchalance that Frances McDormand implemented. I think it kind of fits a being who is as old, if not older, than time itself and has retreated back to let the angels and demons handle things.
I think that’s a fair point you made but I do think that the performance doesn’t quite nail the classic dry, British comedy it’s so obviously trying to emulate.
I feel like she did a great job playing God, especially in the opening sequence. In my opinion, I think that the only part she falls flat is the line you showed where she asked Aziraphale about the flaming sword.
I can't wait for the second season. As a LGBTQIA person, I love Crowley and Aziraphale. I can accept, canonically, they're asexauls in love. Because they're queer, they're us. And there's plenty of smutty fics and fan art for when I want to indulge in the smutty side. But I love these two and they're love.
Every new fan of Good Omens should watch this video. I'm really glad you told a story of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. It's really great to know about this stuff. And the way you talk about a show is just lovely. You describe things really amazingly. I'm sorry for making so many comments under this video, but I just like it so much, I can't help myself.
Thank you that’s very kind of you to say. Also, you don’t have to apologize for liking a thing and showing appreciation for that thing. Plus, the almighty algorithm likes all the comments. :)
Got dragged back into the good omens fandom and holy shit the quality of this video is nuts. I adore these type of movie/book/tv show documentaries so much and the pacing is so good, so you got yourself a new subscriber :D Edit: I’m on the part with death and I think it would be really really interesting if David Attenborough voiced death and became that dorkier death that played a huge part in his books.
Oh my goodness thank you! That’s very kind of you to say. I always appreciate the very small handful of subscribers I have here. I think a David Attenborough death would be really fun. :)
As a newbie to the Good Omens fandom is such a cool video to watch. Very informative, especially when it comes to telling the backstory of how the book (and eventual series) came about. Also, this has nothing to do with anything, but I adore the bits of cosplay footage you added. Seeing all those Aziraphales and Crowleys and Gabriels and Beelzebubs running around, clearly having a blast dressed as their favorite characters, was so heartwarming to watch.
I saw the show before reading the book. I didn’t grow up with the book. However, I DID grow up with Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series-my parents would play the audiobooks in our car on trips. We rewatched the Hogfather miniseries every couple years. Seeing and hearing Terry’s distinct style of satirical fantasy in a modern TV series felt both new and nostalgic at the same time. and seeing that series become very popular with people my age-and then finding out how and why the series was made in the first place-really warmed my heart.
I was born in Wincanton, a small town in Somerset, which is officially twinned with Ankh Morpork. There's a shop that sells officially licensed merchandise based on Pratchett's various works, and a local fan club/nerd gathering which Pratchett occasionally attended and dubbed The Loonies. I went to a few Loonies meet ups, however Terry died before I got the chance to meet him. The Good Omens show seems like a truly faithful adaptation, maintaining his ironic creativity. I highly recommend looking up some quotes from Pratchett's other works if you don't want to read the whole books, especially anything said by Vimes or Granny.
I love Discworld and beyond a few of the Tiffany Aching books, I think Ive read most of them. Sam Vimes is a great character study in so many of the watch books and he, along with granny and death, feel like the heart and soul of Discworld.
I think you have some misunderstanding about Death. Does Good Omens use the Death from the Discworld series? Yes and no. The characterization of Death in Discworld changed a lot over the series. In the early books he's a cold and arrogant. The way he treats humanity and the way chases Rincewind is as a scary, more traditional version of the Grim Reaper. He had changed so much people either forget this or never knew. The Good Omen's Death is faithful to the interpretation the authors originally used at the time. The kindly Discworld Death was never meant to fit into this story. I personally believe the gentle, later version of Death would not belong here.
I think you’re right in that the Disc World death wouldn’t fit in GO very well but like I said he does have some humorous lines that were either cut or stepped on by Brian Cox. Like the GO death is maybe a bit more sassy/ dramatic with his characterisation. Like in the book someone mentions Elvis working in fast food kitchen and death claims that no matter what anyone says he never came for him. Like that’s pretty sassy. I think with Pratchett’s death still really fresh in people’s hearts there was just a lot of expectation on the character and it under delivered.
For the first time i saw Good Omens fan art i thought "What a strange guys" they looked so different from each other in.. everyway, i didn't like them at first sight, but the more i found about them the more i liked them I felt in love with way they showed us love without... common things in love stories and it felt and feels more realistic than anything Hello from Russian community 👉👈 Let's hope for season 2 will come in time
I'm eagerly anticipating season 2 because despite the few shortcomings of this show I feel like Crowley and Aziraphale are the heart of it, even if the story isn't all about them the way they have a montage of scenes where they run into each other in the past, the escaping and unlearning the status quo of their worlds, enjoying being on earth and being in a type of LGBT relationship you don't normally see is beautiful and could be a story on it's own (which is what season 2 is for)
It's interesting to see videos of people talking about how good omens wouldn't be continued now that it has a second season and it's confirmed to have a third one. It's nice to see how far this show and this fandom as a whole has come. Wish Terry Pratchett could see it
The fantasy readers show how beautifully you can have the best of both worlds, you can be a skepticist, a ruthless rationalist, an atheist, a rigorous scientist, and enrich your world with endless wonder and humor infinitely through modern myth, storytelling that lends from all of time, and all of the world. I feel like when you're into fantasy you can have it all. Your mind can go anywhere, and it lends to an incredibly rich, fun, kind and wondrous life.
i'm pretty late to the party, both the video and Good Omens itself. but i loved the way you told the story. its always important to know the roots of the fandom you enter. because in my opinion it always makes me apricate it more. thank you for sharing this story :)
You know your days better when you find a video like this. Absolutely love it and laughed at the fact that you stated it was just going to be this since a season 2 is already confirmed and though Gaimdn isn’t going to be the leading show runner I think it still will hopefully be great
I doubt it’ll be as good since Gaiman isn’t show running and I doubt as much passion will be behind it as the first season but I bet it’ll be good. It’s hard to mess up characters like this. Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm gonna make a confession: When the 1st TV miniseries of Good Omens came out, I had never read the book. I'm not sure I knew it existed. I tend to hyperfocus on one favorite thing in the media for years, and I've had a cycle of Star Trek/Lord of the Rings/Doctor Who going for at least three decades. Now Good Omens has squeezed itself into the cycle, very much helped by the fact that David Tennant is my favorite actor ever. (I'm sure Michael Sheen will also be top rank if I ever find any of his other stuff). I now have the book and yes, I've finally read it, and it will definitely join the cycle. I've got the DVD of the first series and I will get the 2nd series when it comes out, and the 3rd (which HAS TO HAPPEN, quick as you can, Neil, if you don't mind). And I'm reading fanfic too and might start writing it if I'm not careful. Oh no whatever shall I do?! 😜
MY IMAGINARY GOOD OMENS VIDEO ESSAY IS REAL DAMM this means I gotta one up imagine over 2 hr essay detailing each episode and major character that will show em 😤 (seriously tho great video! Even a year later)
Absolutely loved this video as a hardcore fan of the series and the novel and was floored that it only had 25 (well, now 26) likes!! This is such a well put together essay and you've certainly earned another subscriber, can't wait to see more :)
Thank you so much for this comment! I hope to get back to making videos soon. I recently moved back to the US from the UK and I’m finally getting this organized to where I start making videos again
I thoroughly enjoyed watching Good Omens the first time around, but I had no idea about the backstory of the two authors. Now, with Pratchett's death in mind, I have a greater appreciation for it, especially where it concerns themes of death. Watching it again through a new lens, now.
This was a beautiful commentary on Good Omens, I have no idea how I haven't come across this earlier. I will be showing this my to friends to finally convince them to give the show a chance as I love it so very much. I'm glad you mentioned the asexual part of Aziraphales and Crowleys relationship, it's honestly the part that is most important to me since, as you said, there's crumbs of ace representation in general media even nowadays. I hope you have a wonderful day and once season 2 comes out I'm looking forward to how you'll cover it!
this is the first essay about good omens i come across that actually includes the ace aspect of it and i thank you so much for doing so! it's something most people (including myself and i AM ace) wouldn't even really notice at first glance, but ngl it's probably one of the reasons we cherish the story so much without realizing
i honestly wish that the tv show hadn’t been so hyper focused on aziraphale and crowley. like you can tell that they were given the most attention by the team who created the show, which is sad to me, because good omens isn’t JUST about az and crowley’s love story; it’s about adam and the Them just trying to be normal little kids while the world is ending, it’s about newton helping anathema adjust to a different lifestyle where she isn’t dependent on agnes’ prophecies, it’s about madam tracy taking care of shadwell. and i really wish that the show had taken these things to heart and give some more love to the other characters. also, THANK YOU for talking about how az and crowley ARE asexual, because i think that’s something that people in the fandom always forget, that their love for each other is meant to go beyond normal human romance. like, c’mon, they’ve known each other for thousands of years, so their relationship is going to be VERY different from any of ours.
So I can see where the show was lacking in terms of the Them storyline, as well as Newton and Anathema could use more character development, but I think the way Neil had to sell it to Amazon was by focusing on the AZ and Crowley storyline. Especially once Tennet and Sheen signed on. But I can see where more focus could’ve been given to enrich the show overall. And you’re welcome about mentioning the Asexual nature of their relationship. Representation matters and I think it does the world good to see different kinds of relationships.
It's rare to find a review i completely agree with! You mentioned all the good bits of the show and the bad bits. Well done. Hope series 2 lives up to it.
You put into words something that I couldn’t fully articulate when I questioned why good omens had become my favorite show/book. Love. The amount of love one can feel when appreciating the show/ book. You can totally feel the amount of fun everyone had when working on it and that’s what makes it something truly unique! I’m not lying when I say I was crying by the end of this video- this was a very good essay! (Also I agree with some of the cons the show had, I recently listened to the radio drama and some of the characters feel a bit more fleshed out when it comes to the performance of the actors. Nevertheless, I still really love the show!)
Aww thank you! I’m glad you like it. With the announcement of Season 2 I’m sure I’ll do a follow up video. And I can’t believe I totally forgot about the radio plays! That will have to go in that follow up video as well.
I just found this video after recently losing the most important person in my life (my mom) to an illness after a ten year battle and, allow me to say, I'm crying my eyes (and heart) out. Every Good Omens or Neil/Pratchett fan should see this video, I'm one of them and if this series wasn't the most beautiful love letter to a friend, I don't know what it is. AND YES I'M WAITING FOR S2, LESGOOOOO
I’m so sorry to hear about your mom passing. That must be an incredibly difficult thing to go through. Pratchett and Gaiman’s works have always been there for me in difficult times and they’ll be there when I need them again. Thank you so much for sharing and your kind words. I’m so glad you enjoyed it and I can’t wait for season 2 either!!
"always too late" love this specific content. got to know things that i didn't know, the authors' side of the story, and might look into in the future.
This is an excellent video, but I disagree on one point. Pratchett and Gaiman each have a very unique version of Death in their most famous works, Discworld and Sandman respectively. Having the version of Death in the Good Omens show be differentiated from both of them, I think, works in the shows favor.
That’s true that the death’s should be considered different. I think I was just upset that the GO death had its role cut down significantly from the book for what I imagine were time/budget constraints and Brian Cox’s performance was pretty lacklustre. Which normally would be fine but when Death is such a famous character from both writers AND the fact that Pratchett had recently passed a few years earlier probably set expectations for the character higher than Gaiman or anyone could’ve expected.
It's beautiful. I loved the book, I *adore* the series. Both of them are wonderful to me, and the passion that the production team put into it really shows. Your video reflects that as well. :)
aaaaah Good Omens is my comfiest show ever! so entertaining, and a great love story, as you said! I didn't know about the full Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's story together (although I'm a long time Gaiman fan!), so thanks for that! I always go back to Good Omens whenever i have to pull an all-nighter, and it's kind of hard to find new/unseen content after some time. so, thanks for the great essay!!! i'm so glad i came across it, you deserve way more recognition!!
I love your essay! I recently finished the book and the show for the first time and I truly fell in love with it. The story, the characters, everything. So I’m extremely grateful for all kinds of videos like this, helping me understand the story more and now I’m talking about story behind Good omens as well. Thank you
Sir Terry Pratchett awakens. A skeleton stands at his bedside, wearing a long black robe. He sits up. “Hang on, let me get my hat,” he tells it. The skeleton reaches into its robe. From abyssal depths it produces a heavy book bound in sheets of lead and night. It is the kind of book that gets stolen by a rugged adventurer from a temple with more spike traps than the average house of worship contains. It’s the kind of book to which the word “tome” might probably be applied. Frost forms on its pages from the lingering chill of the void. The skeleton coughs once and holds the book out to the man sitting on the bed. *WOULD YOU SIGN THIS?* It asks. *I’M A BIG FAN* . By unknown, tumblr
I know and love the book, but have not yet had the opportunity to watch the show. I hope you continue to make videos. You managed to hold my attention for nearly half an hour talking about the quality of acting in a show I have not seen.
Beautiful video! You really do manage to put the finger on the strengths AND the weaknesses of this series! I, also, was a bit disappointed with Adam, and the kids' part in general. In the book, they tend to be much more interesting and captivating, which is somehow lost in the adaptation (due to maybe average acting, or shortening of the dialogues? Not sure about that). And right, some jokes just feel awkward. However! The show is so wholesome and adorable that you cannot help falling in love with it... Those parallels one can draw between Terry and Niel's friendship and Aziraphale and Crowly's are almost heartbreaking, and love is everywhere to be found in this production. Could have done without the cringy cosplay and fan art though 😂, but I do LOVE this fandom!
So fun that I’m trolling through RUclips for good omens content to tide me over till season 2 and this lovely video ends with THERE WILL BE NO SEASON 2 and now in2023 Neil is talking about how he is already working on season 3 as long as Amazon green lights it lolololwhat a wonderful world
@@skywritingstories17 thoughts/concerns on your point that Terry was the funny man and Neil has had to write this season solo? Neil claims the original sequel Terry helped him with would actually be season 3 so this is aaaaallll Neil. Whatcha think? I love his doctor who EPs and obviously adore season 1 but I REALLY see your point on the humor ….
Thank you for saying we should sit back and relax and just appreciate what we have been given in this show. Because right now many of us need to relax.
Couple of things: Pratchett and Gaiman both explicitly said they don't know who wrote what by the end, so no idea where you're getting this 66-33% divide from Second, you can't criticise the show version of Death as being different from the Death of Discworld when the character in the Good Omens book is markedly different. That's comparing apples to oranges.
There’s a quote on the Good Omens wiki from Neil Gaiman that says Pratchett wrote about 65,000 raw words and Gaiman wrote about 45,000. They then obviously went over each others work during the editing process. As I mentioned in the video, the GO death isn’t the Disc world death but they do both have a lot of the same characteristics i.e. sarcasm, sassiness, great one liners. So instead of comparing apples to oranges it’s more like comparing Fuji Apples to Red Delicious ones. And honestly It’s more of a criticism of Brian Cox’s performance than anything.
I have to say I agree with you on the Terry being the funny man. I think I found his parts of the book to be my favorite because his writing, and especially the footnotes was hilarious. His writing in Good Omens really reminded me of Douglas Adams in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series.
Here before your channel blows up ;) Regarding the book and series, it really helped me, when the whole war started -- i rewatch the series whenever i want to forget about whats happening at the moment :))
@@skywritingstories17 thats nice too, though I also hoped for a christopher lee typ. With Terrys death beeing a grandfather, kinda scary at fist but very wholesome in an awkward way it just fits so well
6 days to create the world, 6 episodes for Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman to destroy it, and now 6 days until season two debuts. How do they write a sequel to the Apocalypse? Can’t wait to find out. 😇😈
tbh I didn‘t see death in good omens as the same character as death in the discworld novels. And I really liked the one in good omens! It wasnt the same, of cause not, and of cause I love Death from the discworld novels! But in this story I feel like this one fits better.
Kind of…Gaiman came up with the opening chapter idea first then started Sandman. Pratchett then wanted to write GO which meant Gaiman had to write Sandman and GO simultaneously and because it takes longer to edit a whole book than a few issues of a comic book, Sandman came out first.
This was really enjoyable to watch and listen to, even with those GIF's ha, cause of your insightful thoughts and knowledge. Considering some of your thoughts though i'd love if you wanted to, hearing you're thoughts on season 2 :) keep up these video
My main issue with the adaptation was the book was very much set in the time it was written. The adaptation tried to fudge the difference between now and then in a way which didn't work for me.
I think it works with some characters like Aziraphael or the other angels since technology is so foreign to them but you’re right, it’s weird that the kids don’t even mention video games or RUclips or other stuff kids have access to these days.
@Sky Writing Stories I agree Crowley and Aziraphael and their associates worked fine as they were meant to be out of place in anytime period. But the other characters were trying to stay faithful to their original personalities and quirks, but being surrounded by a different environment which stopped them fitting in. Also, Famine in the 80s as a hovering presence made sense when we saw it on our nightly news in other parts of the world and people living in poverty in out own part of the world. Where as these days we have the opposite problem with people consuming too much, and often of low nutritional quality but high in calories. Reframing this one Horseman like the book did already with Pestilence being replaced with Pollution, might have made more sense for our modern world.
Angels and demons are not human. Human categories of identity and orientation don't apply, by definition. This shows the danger of "reading into" a book. (It's a thoroughly democratic risk, applying to everyone of any persuasion at any time. ) In my experience and reading, humans are messy, full of changes, contradictions and nuances. Here we elevate our messiness to an art form.
They aren't ACE, they appear to be more 'demi sexual'. Considering that the smooch at the end. At first Aziraphale pulls him close, then pushes him away. He does it more out of fear and confusion than anything else. Yes they are queer (like I am), but that's all we know for now. They even said that angels are 'genderless' unless they "Try very hard". Because they don't have physical bodies unless granted them. Crowley obviously desires Aziraphale, but Aziraphale doesn't seem to understand yet, or is afraid to give in. Crowley seems to be genderfluid like me, but I'm stuck between female and unisex, but never go more male than that, but I've been called male on multiple occasions. So I fall under the very edge of the transgender umbrella.
@@skywritingstories17 I have read both multiple times and have all versions of the audiobooks.... Yes I am a fan 😀 and Death is a favourite character 😍 Snuff is one of my favourite Discworld books, there is a scene where Death could have easily participated, I always thought he was left out unintentionally due to the progression of Pratchett's illness...
I love the irony of how this video ends with "unfortunately there is no second Good Omens" flashforward to now where filming for the 2nd season has finished and we're expecting it next year!
I know!! It just proves that the universe is mostly comprised of irony lol
Do you by any chance now what month aprox is supposed to come out next year? or we dont have that info?
@@hey7492 I just finished binging it yesterday and googled if there was a season 2 and I read somewhere it might release in November 2022! :)
@@hey7492 It seems that it is now expected around summer of 2023
@@feverdreamsofananxiousghos1064 WOOO!!!
............so, anyone else here after Neil just casually decided to stab all our hearts with a metal stake?
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Good Omens truly is about love. Aziraphale's and Crowley's love for the world, as well as each other. The love and care each cast and crew member put in it. It makes me love the story even more
Yeah it’s really touching 😊
Aged like milk, they made them kiss/ gay in the new series, so clearly Neil was implying that in the book.
@@skywritingstories17 you see the new season? They are gay.
@@Mrturtlestompsthe fact that they love for each other is not platonic somehow implies that there are no love? Or what do you mean?
@@Mrturtlestomps wdym "aged like milk"? They were in love with each other from the get go. I can't speak about Gaiman's and Pratchett's intentions for the book, but Aziraphale and Crowley have loved each other since season 1
Sky Writing: We're not getting any more of [Good Omens].
Season 2 announcement: Allow me to introduce myself.
I couldn’t be happier to be so wrong
Hey, FYI the guy who is writing season 2 with Neil gaiman is John finnemore who is a very successful comedy writer in the uk
Season 3!!!!!
Season 3 Announcement: allow me to introduce myself as well
oh my gosh, Mostly I hear/read only gay shippers, that find them cute, but percive good omens as queer baiting, but it in not and I am so endlessly glad, that you called it out! It is a asexual love story!
In the book it is even explicitly pointed out, that Zira is not gay, though everyone who meets him assumes that, but not because he is straight, but because angels are sexless/asexual being and even him having a clear gender is up to debate (which is also why I absolutly love fem Crowley).
They love eachother, but that means something different for everyone and it is oh so sweet to see a portrail that showes my reality ^^
This might be the sweetest comment I’ve gotten on this video. I’m glad you liked it and I’m very glad you enjoy Good Omens too :)
@@skywritingstories17 ^^
it is just, they so clearly love eachother and sadly, almost all portrails of love kind of hinge on sexual attraction and infectuation with a first impression over genuine care for eachother. Good omens is so touching and refreshing to watch (and read) in contrast.
even more, getting aknowlagement, than not everything has to be sexual or even outright romantic, and that that is not at all a dismisal of their love is god damned rare so I am really greatful for you to shine a light on that ^^
god I named myself Zira after aziraphale and I was SO CONFUSED for a hot sec
Personally I’d like for them to openly become a romantic couple but, maybe because I’m asexual myself, I’d be fine if there wasn’t a sexual aspect to their relationship. Maybe some chaste physical affection, but nothing beyond that. Contrary to what the media and general society tells us, you do not have to experience sexual attraction to someone to still be deeply in love with them.
@@amaek8062 if they were, as you say "more openly a romantic couple", what precisely would that look like on the screen for you? I ask honestly curious because to me, it is already very clear and open that they love each other.
Fitting that this video comes out only a few weeks before season 2 is confirmed! 😁
Also, the fact that I said we aren’t going to get any more Good Omens at the end of the video proves that the universe has far too much irony in it…
@@skywritingstories17 Eh, it’s ineffable 🤷♀️
So, I would actually respectfully disagree with the assessment on God. In the book, God only pops in to narrate certain pages and never stays for long. It's supposed to be this nonchalant omnipotent being who knows all, sees all, and expects all. So, I actually quite liked the nonchalance that Frances McDormand implemented. I think it kind of fits a being who is as old, if not older, than time itself and has retreated back to let the angels and demons handle things.
I think that’s a fair point you made but I do think that the performance doesn’t quite nail the classic dry, British comedy it’s so obviously trying to emulate.
I feel like she did a great job playing God, especially in the opening sequence. In my opinion, I think that the only part she falls flat is the line you showed where she asked Aziraphale about the flaming sword.
i enjoyed how she almost sounded like she was narrating an audiobook, it was fun!
I love that Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchet have the styles of Crowley and Aziraphale, respectively
I can't wait for the second season.
As a LGBTQIA person, I love Crowley and Aziraphale. I can accept, canonically, they're asexauls in love. Because they're queer, they're us. And there's plenty of smutty fics and fan art for when I want to indulge in the smutty side. But I love these two and they're love.
Definitely 👍
So uh, have you watched the second season yet? :'D
Every new fan of Good Omens should watch this video. I'm really glad you told a story of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman. It's really great to know about this stuff. And the way you talk about a show is just lovely. You describe things really amazingly. I'm sorry for making so many comments under this video, but I just like it so much, I can't help myself.
Thank you that’s very kind of you to say. Also, you don’t have to apologize for liking a thing and showing appreciation for that thing. Plus, the almighty algorithm likes all the comments. :)
As an ace woman, I appreciate the acknowledgment more then I can say in words.
And I appreciate your comment 😊
Oh is an Asexual story, that is why I love it. It's good to be seen
Everyone deserves to be seen
It proves that when good people meet they give birth to something great
Very true
The fact that there is a second season now and everyone is crying…
First half of episode 3 was actually my favourite part, loved it! thank you for the video, enjoined it greatly.
You’re very welcome :)
Same!! i've probably watched it a dozen more times than every other part of the series
Your essay was so well done, i'd love to hear you talking about the second season
Thank you for enjoying it! I’m working on another video at the moment (plus my full time job) but I do plan on covering the second season eventually.
Got dragged back into the good omens fandom and holy shit the quality of this video is nuts. I adore these type of movie/book/tv show documentaries so much and the pacing is so good, so you got yourself a new subscriber :D
Edit: I’m on the part with death and I think it would be really really interesting if David Attenborough voiced death and became that dorkier death that played a huge part in his books.
Oh my goodness thank you! That’s very kind of you to say. I always appreciate the very small handful of subscribers I have here.
I think a David Attenborough death would be really fun. :)
"We arent getting anymore" as I'm watching this to get hyped for the release in 3 hours
So how’d it go?
As a newbie to the Good Omens fandom is such a cool video to watch. Very informative, especially when it comes to telling the backstory of how the book (and eventual series) came about.
Also, this has nothing to do with anything, but I adore the bits of cosplay footage you added. Seeing all those Aziraphales and Crowleys and Gabriels and Beelzebubs running around, clearly having a blast dressed as their favorite characters, was so heartwarming to watch.
I just came back to remember the good times. Before season 2 dropped. If we don’t get s3, I’ll go fucking feral.
I saw the show before reading the book. I didn’t grow up with the book. However, I DID grow up with Terry Pratchett’s Discworld series-my parents would play the audiobooks in our car on trips. We rewatched the Hogfather miniseries every couple years. Seeing and hearing Terry’s distinct style of satirical fantasy in a modern TV series felt both new and nostalgic at the same time. and seeing that series become very popular with people my age-and then finding out how and why the series was made in the first place-really warmed my heart.
I was born in Wincanton, a small town in Somerset, which is officially twinned with Ankh Morpork. There's a shop that sells officially licensed merchandise based on Pratchett's various works, and a local fan club/nerd gathering which Pratchett occasionally attended and dubbed The Loonies. I went to a few Loonies meet ups, however Terry died before I got the chance to meet him. The Good Omens show seems like a truly faithful adaptation, maintaining his ironic creativity. I highly recommend looking up some quotes from Pratchett's other works if you don't want to read the whole books, especially anything said by Vimes or Granny.
I love Discworld and beyond a few of the Tiffany Aching books, I think Ive read most of them. Sam Vimes is a great character study in so many of the watch books and he, along with granny and death, feel like the heart and soul of Discworld.
I think you have some misunderstanding about Death. Does Good Omens use the Death from the Discworld series? Yes and no.
The characterization of Death in Discworld changed a lot over the series. In the early books he's a cold and arrogant. The way he treats humanity and the way chases Rincewind is as a scary, more traditional version of the Grim Reaper. He had changed so much people either forget this or never knew.
The Good Omen's Death is faithful to the interpretation the authors originally used at the time. The kindly Discworld Death was never meant to fit into this story. I personally believe the gentle, later version of Death would not belong here.
I think you’re right in that the Disc World death wouldn’t fit in GO very well but like I said he does have some humorous lines that were either cut or stepped on by Brian Cox. Like the GO death is maybe a bit more sassy/ dramatic with his characterisation. Like in the book someone mentions Elvis working in fast food kitchen and death claims that no matter what anyone says he never came for him. Like that’s pretty sassy. I think with Pratchett’s death still really fresh in people’s hearts there was just a lot of expectation on the character and it under delivered.
I loved this. I'm surprised this video doesn't have several thousand likes, it's very goood quality
Thank you! Feel free to share it around if you like! :)
For the first time i saw Good Omens fan art i thought "What a strange guys" they looked so different from each other in.. everyway, i didn't like them at first sight, but the more i found about them the more i liked them
I felt in love with way they showed us love without... common things in love stories and it felt and feels more realistic than anything
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Let's hope for season 2 will come in time
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Thank you for sharing! I can’t wait for season 2 as well!
I'm eagerly anticipating season 2 because despite the few shortcomings of this show I feel like Crowley and Aziraphale are the heart of it, even if the story isn't all about them the way they have a montage of scenes where they run into each other in the past, the escaping and unlearning the status quo of their worlds, enjoying being on earth and being in a type of LGBT relationship you don't normally see is beautiful and could be a story on it's own (which is what season 2 is for)
It's interesting to see videos of people talking about how good omens wouldn't be continued now that it has a second season and it's confirmed to have a third one. It's nice to see how far this show and this fandom as a whole has come. Wish Terry Pratchett could see it
This has to be one of my favorite queer representations. I’m asexual and they are too. Seeing myself in amazing characters is a breath of fresh air.
The fantasy readers show how beautifully you can have the best of both worlds, you can be a skepticist, a ruthless rationalist, an atheist, a rigorous scientist, and enrich your world with endless wonder and humor infinitely through modern myth, storytelling that lends from all of time, and all of the world. I feel like when you're into fantasy you can have it all. Your mind can go anywhere, and it lends to an incredibly rich, fun, kind and wondrous life.
21:05 HOLY SHIT, THAT NANNY COSPLAYER IS ME!
Cool! It was a very good cosplay :)
i'm pretty late to the party, both the video and Good Omens itself. but i loved the way you told the story. its always important to know the roots of the fandom you enter. because in my opinion it always makes me apricate it more. thank you for sharing this story :)
You are very welcome
Now just imagine for a second: Alfred Molina as Death
Ohhhh now that is interesting. Good choice!
You know your days better when you find a video like this. Absolutely love it and laughed at the fact that you stated it was just going to be this since a season 2 is already confirmed and though Gaimdn isn’t going to be the leading show runner I think it still will hopefully be great
Thank you so much! And yeah the universe seems to be powered by hubris statements and large amounts of irony such as that statement lol.
GO is the best show ever! The fandom is extremely loveley and so much creative. Can't wait for S2!!!!
Same
Can’t wait for your take on season 2
I doubt it’ll be as good since Gaiman isn’t show running and I doubt as much passion will be behind it as the first season but I bet it’ll be good. It’s hard to mess up characters like this. Glad you enjoyed it!
I'm gonna make a confession: When the 1st TV miniseries of Good Omens came out, I had never read the book. I'm not sure I knew it existed. I tend to hyperfocus on one favorite thing in the media for years, and I've had a cycle of Star Trek/Lord of the Rings/Doctor Who going for at least three decades. Now Good Omens has squeezed itself into the cycle, very much helped by the fact that David Tennant is my favorite actor ever. (I'm sure Michael Sheen will also be top rank if I ever find any of his other stuff). I now have the book and yes, I've finally read it, and it will definitely join the cycle. I've got the DVD of the first series and I will get the 2nd series when it comes out, and the 3rd (which HAS TO HAPPEN, quick as you can, Neil, if you don't mind). And I'm reading fanfic too and might start writing it if I'm not careful. Oh no whatever shall I do?! 😜
Aromantic and asexual rep?? I'm going to cry!
Yeah it’s pretty cool 😎
"Neil said he retired from show-running, so there won't be another Good Omens after this one." Boy, do I have news for you. xD
MY IMAGINARY GOOD OMENS VIDEO ESSAY IS REAL DAMM this means I gotta one up imagine over 2 hr essay detailing each episode and major character that will show em 😤 (seriously tho great video! Even a year later)
Lol well if you do end up making that video send it my way and I’ll watch it!
Absolutely loved this video as a hardcore fan of the series and the novel and was floored that it only had 25 (well, now 26) likes!! This is such a well put together essay and you've certainly earned another subscriber, can't wait to see more :)
Thank you so much for this comment! I hope to get back to making videos soon. I recently moved back to the US from the UK and I’m finally getting this organized to where I start making videos again
I thoroughly enjoyed watching Good Omens the first time around, but I had no idea about the backstory of the two authors. Now, with Pratchett's death in mind, I have a greater appreciation for it, especially where it concerns themes of death. Watching it again through a new lens, now.
It’s definitely worth a couple watches at least
This was a beautiful commentary on Good Omens, I have no idea how I haven't come across this earlier. I will be showing this my to friends to finally convince them to give the show a chance as I love it so very much. I'm glad you mentioned the asexual part of Aziraphales and Crowleys relationship, it's honestly the part that is most important to me since, as you said, there's crumbs of ace representation in general media even nowadays. I hope you have a wonderful day and once season 2 comes out I'm looking forward to how you'll cover it!
Thank you so much for your kind words! I’m glad you enjoyed the video and I can’t wait for Season 2 as well
this is the first essay about good omens i come across that actually includes the ace aspect of it and i thank you so much for doing so! it's something most people (including myself and i AM ace) wouldn't even really notice at first glance, but ngl it's probably one of the reasons we cherish the story so much without realizing
i honestly wish that the tv show hadn’t been so hyper focused on aziraphale and crowley. like you can tell that they were given the most attention by the team who created the show, which is sad to me, because good omens isn’t JUST about az and crowley’s love story; it’s about adam and the Them just trying to be normal little kids while the world is ending, it’s about newton helping anathema adjust to a different lifestyle where she isn’t dependent on agnes’ prophecies, it’s about madam tracy taking care of shadwell. and i really wish that the show had taken these things to heart and give some more love to the other characters.
also, THANK YOU for talking about how az and crowley ARE asexual, because i think that’s something that people in the fandom always forget, that their love for each other is meant to go beyond normal human romance. like, c’mon, they’ve known each other for thousands of years, so their relationship is going to be VERY different from any of ours.
So I can see where the show was lacking in terms of the Them storyline, as well as Newton and Anathema could use more character development, but I think the way Neil had to sell it to Amazon was by focusing on the AZ and Crowley storyline. Especially once Tennet and Sheen signed on. But I can see where more focus could’ve been given to enrich the show overall.
And you’re welcome about mentioning the Asexual nature of their relationship. Representation matters and I think it does the world good to see different kinds of relationships.
It's rare to find a review i completely agree with!
You mentioned all the good bits of the show and the bad bits.
Well done.
Hope series 2 lives up to it.
Thank you! That’s very kind of you to say. I have high hopes for series 2
Anyone impatient for season 2 can enjoy John Finnemore's amazing radio work. That's who Neil chose to work with, since Terry has passed away.
I didn’t know the history behind Good Omens, so thank you for this beautiful video. You did make me cry though🥺
Aww thank you for your kind words. Hopefully you didn’t cry too much.
No, no I'm good❤
You put into words something that I couldn’t fully articulate when I questioned why good omens had become my favorite show/book.
Love. The amount of love one can feel when appreciating the show/ book.
You can totally feel the amount of fun everyone had when working on it and that’s what makes it something truly unique!
I’m not lying when I say I was crying by the end of this video- this was a very good essay!
(Also I agree with some of the cons the show had, I recently listened to the radio drama and some of the characters feel a bit more fleshed out when it comes to the performance of the actors. Nevertheless, I still really love the show!)
Aww thank you! I’m glad you like it. With the announcement of Season 2 I’m sure I’ll do a follow up video. And I can’t believe I totally forgot about the radio plays! That will have to go in that follow up video as well.
@@skywritingstories17 It would be nice to hear your thoughts about them! And hopefully season 2 will be as good or even better than season 1 ^^
Totally agree, except on the kid who played Adam. He was fine
Now that I read the book, I’M GOOD TO COME BACK WITHOUT SPOILERS👍👍
yeah i was shocked once death started talking lmao, it fully broke me out of the spell
now we are about 2 weeks from the release of the second season
Fun fact: I’m gonna be on vacation in Wales when season 2 comes out, which means this is now a working vacation lol
the inflight announcement outro was bloody perfect
Thank you! I’m surprised someone made it to the end of the video lol
And now Good Omens S2 is on the way and I can't wait
Agreed
I just found this video after recently losing the most important person in my life (my mom) to an illness after a ten year battle and, allow me to say, I'm crying my eyes (and heart) out. Every Good Omens or Neil/Pratchett fan should see this video, I'm one of them and if this series wasn't the most beautiful love letter to a friend, I don't know what it is.
AND YES I'M WAITING FOR S2, LESGOOOOO
I’m so sorry to hear about your mom passing. That must be an incredibly difficult thing to go through. Pratchett and Gaiman’s works have always been there for me in difficult times and they’ll be there when I need them again. Thank you so much for sharing and your kind words. I’m so glad you enjoyed it and I can’t wait for season 2 either!!
"always too late" love this specific content. got to know things that i didn't know, the authors' side of the story, and might look into in the future.
This is an excellent video, but I disagree on one point. Pratchett and Gaiman each have a very unique version of Death in their most famous works, Discworld and Sandman respectively. Having the version of Death in the Good Omens show be differentiated from both of them, I think, works in the shows favor.
That’s true that the death’s should be considered different. I think I was just upset that the GO death had its role cut down significantly from the book for what I imagine were time/budget constraints and Brian Cox’s performance was pretty lacklustre. Which normally would be fine but when Death is such a famous character from both writers AND the fact that Pratchett had recently passed a few years earlier probably set expectations for the character higher than Gaiman or anyone could’ve expected.
It's beautiful. I loved the book, I *adore* the series. Both of them are wonderful to me, and the passion that the production team put into it really shows. Your video reflects that as well. :)
At 4:26 in the video they are basically Aziraphale and Crowley... I love this photo 😍
aaaaah Good Omens is my comfiest show ever! so entertaining, and a great love story, as you said! I didn't know about the full Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman's story together (although I'm a long time Gaiman fan!), so thanks for that! I always go back to Good Omens whenever i have to pull an all-nighter, and it's kind of hard to find new/unseen content after some time. so, thanks for the great essay!!! i'm so glad i came across it, you deserve way more recognition!!
You’re very welcome!! 😊
I love your essay! I recently finished the book and the show for the first time and I truly fell in love with it. The story, the characters, everything. So I’m extremely grateful for all kinds of videos like this, helping me understand the story more and now I’m talking about story behind Good omens as well. Thank you
Oh well you’re very welcome! ☺️
Sir Terry Pratchett awakens. A skeleton stands at his bedside, wearing a long black robe. He sits up. “Hang on, let me get my hat,” he tells it.
The skeleton reaches into its robe. From abyssal depths it produces a heavy book bound in sheets of lead and night. It is the kind of book that gets stolen by a rugged adventurer from a temple with more spike traps than the average house of worship contains. It’s the kind of book to which the word “tome” might probably be applied. Frost forms on its pages from the lingering chill of the void.
The skeleton coughs once and holds the book out to the man sitting on the bed.
*WOULD YOU SIGN THIS?* It asks. *I’M A BIG FAN* .
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Love it!
I know and love the book, but have not yet had the opportunity to watch the show. I hope you continue to make videos. You managed to hold my attention for nearly half an hour talking about the quality of acting in a show I have not seen.
Thank you! That means a lot!
"30+ years since it was published" I feel so old now.
Beautiful video! You really do manage to put the finger on the strengths AND the weaknesses of this series!
I, also, was a bit disappointed with Adam, and the kids' part in general. In the book, they tend to be much more interesting and captivating, which is somehow lost in the adaptation (due to maybe average acting, or shortening of the dialogues? Not sure about that). And right, some jokes just feel awkward.
However! The show is so wholesome and adorable that you cannot help falling in love with it... Those parallels one can draw between Terry and Niel's friendship and Aziraphale and Crowly's are almost heartbreaking, and love is everywhere to be found in this production. Could have done without the cringy cosplay and fan art though 😂, but I do LOVE this fandom!
So fun that I’m trolling through RUclips for good omens content to tide me over till season 2 and this lovely video ends with THERE WILL BE NO SEASON 2 and now in2023 Neil is talking about how he is already working on season 3 as long as Amazon green lights it lolololwhat a wonderful world
I’ve never been so happy to be so wrong
@@skywritingstories17 thoughts/concerns on your point that Terry was the funny man and Neil has had to write this season solo? Neil claims the original sequel Terry helped him with would actually be season 3 so this is aaaaallll Neil. Whatcha think? I love his doctor who EPs and obviously adore season 1 but I REALLY see your point on the humor ….
God sounded bored, I guess she knew everything, I’d be bored if I knew everything too. Maybe give her the voice of GLaDOS
Such a well-made video! I loved all 24.5 minutes of it.
🥺 Aww … thank you!
24:12 a shot that shall never fail to bring a tear to my eye
Thank you for saying we should sit back and relax and just appreciate what we have been given in this show. Because right now many of us need to relax.
i love good omens, but i totally agree with your point about the comedy
Couple of things:
Pratchett and Gaiman both explicitly said they don't know who wrote what by the end,
so no idea where you're getting this 66-33% divide from
Second, you can't criticise the show version of Death as being different from the Death of Discworld when the character in the Good Omens book is markedly different. That's comparing apples to oranges.
There’s a quote on the Good Omens wiki from Neil Gaiman that says Pratchett wrote about 65,000 raw words and Gaiman wrote about 45,000. They then obviously went over each others work during the editing process.
As I mentioned in the video, the GO death isn’t the Disc world death but they do both have a lot of the same characteristics i.e. sarcasm, sassiness, great one liners. So instead of comparing apples to oranges it’s more like comparing Fuji Apples to Red Delicious ones. And honestly It’s more of a criticism of Brian Cox’s performance than anything.
"we aren't going to get any more of it" about that...
Ironic, isn’t it? Lol
I have to say I agree with you on the Terry being the funny man. I think I found his parts of the book to be my favorite because his writing, and especially the footnotes was hilarious. His writing in Good Omens really reminded me of Douglas Adams in the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy series.
Absolutely!
Here before your channel blows up ;)
Regarding the book and series, it really helped me, when the whole war started -- i rewatch the series whenever i want to forget about whats happening at the moment :))
At my own end, I'll be so disappointed at my demise when Death doesn't sound like Christopher Lee.
I’ve always hoped that death sounds like a very kind and accepting woman. Someone to tell me it’ll be alright and that there’s no need to fret.
@@skywritingstories17 thats nice too, though I also hoped for a christopher lee typ. With Terrys death beeing a grandfather, kinda scary at fist but very wholesome in an awkward way it just fits so well
How are we feeling after season 2 :,)
Haven’t seen it yet. But it’s on my TBW list
6 days to create the world, 6 episodes for Terry Prachett and Neil Gaiman to destroy it, and now 6 days until season two debuts. How do they write a sequel to the Apocalypse? Can’t wait to find out. 😇😈
Me neither
tbh I didn‘t see death in good omens as the same character as death in the discworld novels. And I really liked the one in good omens! It wasnt the same, of cause not, and of cause I love Death from the discworld novels! But in this story I feel like this one fits better.
Now give us one on the second season. Love to see that.
this is so good! i was super surprised that it only had 3000 views lol
Thank you! It was just a little side project I made during lockdown so 3k is still amazing to me.
omg cant you see the just william series in aziraphales book shop? the attention to details is so amazing
They thought of everything 😁
The thing about Death is, I was really looking forward to hearing him speak in CAPITAL LETTERS but it didn't feel like that was what we got
Nope
You have really amazing channel! Also really underrated! I hope you'll get more attention on youtube, you make really great videos
So Sandman came AFTER GO, even though GO was published LATER into the Sandman run, about a year in! I thought Sandman came first!
Kind of…Gaiman came up with the opening chapter idea first then started Sandman. Pratchett then wanted to write GO which meant Gaiman had to write Sandman and GO simultaneously and because it takes longer to edit a whole book than a few issues of a comic book, Sandman came out first.
This was really enjoyable to watch and listen to, even with those GIF's ha, cause of your insightful thoughts and knowledge. Considering some of your thoughts though i'd love if you wanted to, hearing you're thoughts on season 2 :) keep up these video
Thank you for the kind words! Currently working on another video right now but I do plan on making a follow up video to this one about season 2.
subbing to not miss that 👀
My main issue with the adaptation was the book was very much set in the time it was written. The adaptation tried to fudge the difference between now and then in a way which didn't work for me.
I think it works with some characters like Aziraphael or the other angels since technology is so foreign to them but you’re right, it’s weird that the kids don’t even mention video games or RUclips or other stuff kids have access to these days.
@Sky Writing Stories I agree Crowley and Aziraphael and their associates worked fine as they were meant to be out of place in anytime period. But the other characters were trying to stay faithful to their original personalities and quirks, but being surrounded by a different environment which stopped them fitting in. Also, Famine in the 80s as a hovering presence made sense when we saw it on our nightly news in other parts of the world and people living in poverty in out own part of the world. Where as these days we have the opposite problem with people consuming too much, and often of low nutritional quality but high in calories. Reframing this one Horseman like the book did already with Pestilence being replaced with Pollution, might have made more sense for our modern world.
I was so hoping that we would have gotten Ian McClellan to play Death, quite the letdown
There are a lot of better options besides Brian Cox
Angels and demons are not human. Human categories of identity and orientation don't apply, by definition. This shows the danger of "reading into" a book. (It's a thoroughly democratic risk, applying to everyone of any persuasion at any time. )
In my experience and reading, humans are messy, full of changes, contradictions and nuances. Here we elevate our messiness to an art form.
Ok
They aren't ACE, they appear to be more 'demi sexual'. Considering that the smooch at the end. At first Aziraphale pulls him close, then pushes him away. He does it more out of fear and confusion than anything else. Yes they are queer (like I am), but that's all we know for now. They even said that angels are 'genderless' unless they "Try very hard". Because they don't have physical bodies unless granted them. Crowley obviously desires Aziraphale, but Aziraphale doesn't seem to understand yet, or is afraid to give in. Crowley seems to be genderfluid like me, but I'm stuck between female and unisex, but never go more male than that, but I've been called male on multiple occasions. So I fall under the very edge of the transgender umbrella.
Its videos like these which make me think i should become a youtube.
Fantastic video, thanks for talking abut the asexauilty of the relationshipth :)
You should go for it! And you’re welcome!
this video is such good quality and so interesting, it deserves way more likes and u should have more subs:)
Thank you! I’m focusing on a few different creative outlets at the moment but once my life settles down, I’ll try to get back to making vids like this
Wonderful video essay. Really well done.
The character Death is missing from 2 Discworld books, Wee Free Men & Snuff... Just a FYI...
I haven’t read Snuff but I could’ve sworn he was in Wee Free Men. Oh well learn something new everyday. Thanks for telling me 🙂
@@skywritingstories17 I have read both multiple times and have all versions of the audiobooks.... Yes I am a fan 😀 and Death is a favourite character 😍 Snuff is one of my favourite Discworld books, there is a scene where Death could have easily participated, I always thought he was left out unintentionally due to the progression of Pratchett's illness...
Well from one fan to another, thank you for doing the research. And I bet you’re probably right about Death not being in Snuff
I agree. Love Gaimanbut Terry was the funny one
hey have you seen season 2 by any chance yet :)
Not yet…I’m going on vacation soon and will check out the whole thing then. :)
Is a love story
Loveit tha ks for sharing ❤
To the world
To the world… 🥂
To the word 🥲 every time I hear those words, I can't help but hear them say "I love you" to each other ♥️
Came here after Good Omens 2. Neill Gaiman is a lair and he owes us all the apology dance.