Good Omens [Limited Edition Steelbook] [Blu-ray] [2019] [Region Free]

A TV adaptation that actually does the book justice? How is it so!? David Tennant and Micheal Sheen are perfectly cast as the lead roles. The plot has a couple of bits missing but by and large it's all there but most importantly it retains the 'feel' of the book. My only complaint? Pollution. He is a he, not a she. War, fair enough, ol' Red is a woman in the book (she makes a man's blood run hot and can make men behave in the most terrible of ways) but Pollution is a male character. I have nothing against casting strong female roles but create new ones, don't shoehorn them into places they don't belong. This 'progressive' left leaning agenda that is so pervasive nowadays really annoys me. It's so transparent, you can almost see the boardroom meetings. Dr Who I can forgive, its believable that an alien that transforms upon death could in fact come back in a female form... I suppose. Pollution however is... well, to quote from the book: “His skin was pale, his hair a faded blond, his eyes light gray. He was somewhere in his twenties at a casual glance, and a casual glance was all anyone ever gave him.… He was almost entirely unmemorable” or “Farther down the riverbank sat a young man dressed all in white.… His hair was white, his skin chalk pale.… He looked like Victorian Romantic poets looked just before the consumption and drug abuse really started to cut it” Anyway, that aside, a truly fantastic adaption of a truly wonderful book. In fact, it was so good I even enjoyed Jack Whitehall in it!

We have watched this film so many times. The characters are fantastic and the music keeps on playing in the back of your mind. A great fun film to watch.

Incredible

Being based on the book by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman, you know that this is going to be a fun watch. Ashamedly, although I am a Gaiman fan, I haven't yet read the novel. Now that I have watched season 1, it has made me eager to see the next one, but also to go to the original book and read it. The whole of the cast are fantastic. Sheen and Tennant do remarkable jobs bringing the strange friendship that their characters have, to life. This was such a great series; great fun, something that you can escape into.

An odd couple indeed. Angel Aziraphale and Demon Crowley met in the Garden of Eden over six thousand years ago, their paths crossing ever since. Now they have learned the Anti-Christ is about to be born, Armaggedon scheduled for when he is eleven. Not a chance! In their different ways they are thoroughly enjoying the lives carved out for themselves. Time to join forces. Target: that Child! Wickedly mischievous minds have caused "Good Omens" to be. Welcome here six hour long episodes full of inventive wit and complete disrespect, not to mention spectacular special effects. Neither Heaven nor Hell emerges with credit (not that Hell was expected to do so). Michael Sheen and David Tennant excel as Angel and Demon, both clearly thoroughly enjoying themselves. Weirdos abound. (Check out the guest stars, some on screen very fleetingly.) Prepare for an hilarious romp right from the initial baby mix-up to The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse on their motorbikes. (The impressive box set contains many bonuses: exclusive art cards, commentaries on each episode, a wealth of extra features. The one on Aziraphale's Book Shop is especially interesting [late author Terry Pratchett's scarf hanging on a stand]. Also enjoyed: the Queen Music & VFX compilations.) All is so out of the ordinary, it may take a while to adjust to the wavelength. Some never will. Others will relish something most decidedly so different.

...surreal fantasy but also a reasonably close interpretation of the original book. Add in a grand collection of named and new to the business players and a good evening entertainment is in prospect. If you have never read a fantasy novel this presentation may leave you wondering WTF you have purchased. But then you would not have purchased this just to write and iffy review, would you? A well presented story with a decent set of characters, played by some of the biggest names in film and TV on both sides of the Atlantic this two disc set is a feast for the eyes and ears. (Make sure you have a good sound system to make the most of the sonic range and impact of the action sequences). I only managed to catch a few of the Broadcast episodes now I have seen the production as a whole and could enjoy it fully. Each episodes opening prologue is an inspired means of moving the story along setting the scene for what is to follow without containing any spoiler scene. As far as I can remember the programmes carry the whole story of the book, but not always in the written order, the side line narrative content is presented by both Voice of God and also the storyteller which would be difficult to add into the main plot line in any coherent way, without challenging the fourth wall convention or featuring the narrator as a player a la Shakespeare. As a tribute to Sir Terry's achievements and a tribute to him by his long time friend and collaborator Neil Gaiman I could think of no better celebration of the fantasy genre and its greatest proponents.

Good omens is one of the most phenomenal pieces of television I have ever gotten the pleasure to witness. The entire cast and crew are so incredibly talented. Every set is wonderfully crafted, every costume is so fitting and wonderful, every performer is acting with so much intent and emotion, the direction is absolutely brilliant, the cinematography is gorgeous, the writing is well paced and extraordinary. There is not a single element of this show that falls short of fantastic. It’s an out of this world master piece, and everyone should be blessed with a chance to watch it.

I am only writing this as I realised I forgot to give it 5 stars when I watched it a couple of years ago, and I just finished giving 1 star to the diabolical season 2. Season 1 is, by contrast, a masterpiece. From Sheen and Tennant's flawless and humorous main character portrayals, to the narration and the supporting cast, even the kids! - everything works to perfection. Thoroughly entertaining stuff (unlike season 2).