American Gods
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- sted4
- whoa i never would have placed that but it's spot on.shellie
- Ah. AVclub's review referenced Garland but I didn't get it.i_monk
- Knew there was a reference there that I was missing. Thanks for filling in the blanks!noneck
- yep this is good too, http://www.youtube.c…helloeatbreathedrive
- Ramanisky25
Production value is some of the best I have ever seen on any television show.
- Ramanisky23
lovely
- There's something stylistically beautiful about every episode. Each week I look forward to what they will do, especially with backstory stuff like this.shellie
- yes yes that's my favorite part as well.Ramanisky2
- shellie2
- who knew he would fit just absolutely perfect for the part :)helloeatbreathedrive
- this was a great opening sceneRamanisky2
- immaculate and great writing. sums up a great deal in a very few words. who knew orlando had in him this great :)helloeatbreathedrive
- isn't he the make 7up yours guy?shellie
- noneck2
I couldn't finish the book, the show seems a lot better.
- agreed, tried reading it 3 times, no goKnuckleberry
- really?! i loved the book; was a pretty easy read. Herbert was pretty difficult to get through, i kept having to refer back to the glossary..plash
- helloeatbreathedrive3
S01E08 amazing story telling, great cinematography, gets better in every episode so far.
- sted3
Well in my opinion this series is awesome.
Still hesitating to read the novel, since there will be a second season.
- sonnde1
Loved the talk of 'transportee-girl' / 'indentured-servitude' and all the other names they used to disguise "slave" ... the original slave ... and for w/e reason the focus is AMERICAN Gods, because everyone knows America is the Old World. Great Inclusion!
- Natives practiced slavery before contact with Europeans. Most slaves and slave-owners in Canada were native.i_monk
- Native = descended from colonists, if by native you're saying indigenous / autochthonous / aboriginal - sure ... but when European = Queen Europa, the same folksonnde
- Nobody to meet, same people that are indigenous to America, are the same people that are indigenous to Europe same indigenous to Africa all continents, same 1ssonnde
- Native means indigenous and you know this.i_monk
- descended from colonists it does not mean indigenous or autochthonous or aboriginal, all of those 'red' indians were from amalgamation. olmecs/xi are originalsonnde
- native (n.) mid-15c., "person born in bondage,"sonnde
- i_monk2
Love the Laura/Sweeney/Salim road trip team-up.
- So good. Ginger Minj and Dead Wife. Also, the line, "Did you have a genie in your bottle?"DRIFTMONKEY
- _niko2
Gillian Anderson is phenomenal, probably my favourite part about the show.
- Ramanisky20
- There's nothing that tickles me more than the fact she died with a dick in her mouth.shellie
- the back story def made her motives make more senseRamanisky2
- yeah and Dane Cook's dick no less.
lolRamanisky2 - I was kinda pissed to even hear dane cooks voice pop up. So, I was pleased that his role in this story is being a massive d-hole.shellie
- ^ AGREEED!!!Ramanisky2
- sureshot0
For me it will always be He-Man. He was american wasnt he?
- A gay God. Not that there's anything wrong with that.Ramanisky2
- did you just assume He-Man's sexuality?monospaced
- only based on this :)
http://www.youtube.c…Ramanisky2
- Mattjanz3n1
Taking a while to get going... Third episode and still introducing the characters. I anticipate a long ride (which is okay by me).
Overall its great, refreshing modern fantasy storyline.
- yeah, I love the pacing, I was scared they were going to rush everything as usualGeorgesII
- i_monk1
Czernobog is apparently a *really* obscure Slavic god, hardly conceivable belief in him would survive to reach the New World, but it's goddamn Peter Stormare. (Him as Satan and Tilda Swinton as Gabriel make that Constantine movie worthwhile.)
- CyBrainX0
I've heard good things about it but that trailer makes it look painfully cliched.
- robthelad0
The main guy is wooden and lacks charisma, hoping he settles into it as the first episode was good. Giant lady cannibal vagina anyone?
- Agreed, he's a bit stiff. I guess its hard to get sexy pretty boy who is a good actor.ArmandoEstrada
- BuddhaHat0
Just watched Ep 1, and for ppl that haven't read about it, it's going to be just as freaky as Legion was, I think. Great first episode.
Now please just let Ian McShane take a break so he can finish the fucking Deadwood movie!