Rowan5215: American Gods

Rowan5215 05.02.17	synthetic toad skins
Papa Universe 05.02.17	I don't know yet. I'm not that hooked. I guess the all-over-the-place narrative structure will eventually have much more meaning and Ricky Whittle's stone face will show its charm (though I liked when he tried to crack jokes, made him look likeably cynical). Still, the visuals are utterly gorgeous and knowing how awesome the book is, the potential is nearly impossible to waste, especially when the head writer is Bryan Fuller.
DoofusWainwright 05.02.17	Quite liked the book, will check eventually. McShane is usually great.
theBoneyKing 05.02.17	Been meaning to read the book for a while. Don't know if I'll watch the show or not.
Rowan5215 05.02.17	you will definitely want to watch the show after you read it Boney, it's a stone cold 5/5 book this might be McShane's best role in his whole career tbh
Wolfhorde 05.02.17	Visuals were nice but the plot structure seemed confusing and weird (disclaimer: I haven't read the book and Idk whether it's a prerequisite for understanding what's happening). I get the general gist (blah blah faith reality blah blah) but I find it to be an odd setting.
rabidfish 05.02.17	where do I watch this?
elliootsmeuth 05.02.17	I'm definitely enjoying it. Main character was a main character in another show I watch, until he was killed off. Really enjoyed his acting and he's really keeping it up.
zakalwe 05.02.17	I fucked the book off. Shite.
EphemeralEternity 05.02.17	premise doesn't intrigue me in the slightest ima sit this one out
sempiturtle 05.02.17	Oh shit I forgot this was starting already, the book was amazing.
dbizzles 05.02.17	Very excited to watch the first episode. My girlfriend wants to watch it with me though so I have to wait until we have the same day off. Which sucks.
dbizzles 05.02.17	'where do I watch this?' Starz
Lord(e)Po)))ts 05.02.17	Stoked to watch
BigTuna 05.02.17	Can't wait to check this show.
Tyler. 05.02.17	God is dead
Riviere 05.02.17	Ian McShane brings the flair. Don't know what to make of it though, I think I'll reserve judgement until a few more episodes.
JeetJeet 05.02.17	Incredible 1st ep. That Leprechaun dude is my favorite character so far. That sex scene was crazy.
Rowan5215 05.02.17	ah zak as usual your elegant, sublime wording leaves men speechless at the accuracy and delicacy of your opinions @wolf reading the book would definitely help but they've definitely done work in upgrading it for 2017 so you'll probably get an entirely different experience being new to the show, which is cool. can see your complaints about the structure but I'm sure it will resolve itself soon
butcherboy 05.02.17	haven't read the book or seen the show, but Mark Lanegan recorded a great cover of a trad song called In the Pines for it.. it's better than all of his new album..
JeetJeet 05.03.17	Technical Boy's introduction was one of the coolest things ever.
rabidfish 05.03.17	intro sequence is tight
Rowan5215 05.15.17	this show just keeps giving Jacquel, Media, Czernobog and especially Anansi are fucking inspired casting
Astral Abortis 05.15.17	I absolutely despise the book so I'm not so sure I want to watch this...
Rowan5215 05.15.17	as soon as I saw your username on the main page, I managed to predict about half of your comment take that as you will really
Astral Abortis 05.15.17	Probably just indicates that we have conflicting tastes, which isn't a big deal.
Astral Abortis 05.15.17	I'm still marginally interested because I'm not totally opposed to the concepts, the book just really left a bad taste.
Pajolero 05.15.17	Loved the books, haven't seen the show yet. Hope they got Anansi right, dude was my favorite character.
Rowan5215 05.15.17	yeah nah I can definitely understand how the book would put someone off, it's one of my favourites because I read it at a young age and it opened up the world of books in general for me the show is more violent, more beautiful, more ponderous and a bit snappier. you can tell Gaiman's British guy talking about America humour has been tempered a bit by more foulmouthed actual American humour, but the themes of faith (obviously) and the curiousity in exploring heartfelt, beautiful side stories with depth and respect remains. it's one of the best book adaptations I've ever seen
Rowan5215 05.15.17	Anansi is very different but arguably even better than in the book, and from his one scene thus far the actor honestly deserves Emmy consideration
dbizzles 05.15.17	Got to watch the first episode and had mixed feelings but I think the show will get better as it goes. Wasn't expecting two Coming to America segments. Cons: The cemetery scene dialogue with Robbie's wife was absolutely terrible. The budget seems directed at CGI which is necessary sometimes, but it leaves some of the regular scenes looking cheap, like the airplane flight. Bilquis scene made me lol when she was pushing his tiny head in her like a reverse birth- I don't know how the hell else you can portray that on TV, but still. Pros: Casting has been mostly awesome with the main exception being Robbie's wife. Ricky Whittle seems like he will settle into the role well and Ian McShane is primed to deliver a career-defining performance. The 'dream' sequences capture the weirdness of dreams well which I expected from Fuller. Mad Sweeney is exactly the prick I was expecting him to be and some of Low-Key's dialogue was good. Speaking of pricks, the intro to Technical Boy was great. Going to watch the next episode tonight, hoping and expecting it will get better.
Rowan5215 05.24.17	robbie's wife definitely proved her acting credentials this episode lmao that laura/audrey scene was fucking incredible. the CGI has been super dodgy for sure honestly maybe the most perfectly cast show on TV
dbizzles 05.24.17	Yeah, it has been getting better. I'm one episode behind, I think.
BallsToTheWall 05.24.17	Been wanting to see this.
rabidfish 05.24.17	eh, I'm feeling this might not be as good as I want it to be... I'll continue watching, but so far it's been good at best.
dbizzles 05.24.17	I had really, really low expectations and I think that's working in my favor, but I haven't been blown away by anything yet either. I'm really liking Czernobog, Wednesday and Mad Sweeney.