Close Menu
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    Sequential PlanetSequential Planet
    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram
    • Comic Books
      • Comic Book News
      • Comic Book Reviews
      • Comic Book Features
    • Video Games
      • Video Game Features
      • Video Game News
      • Video Game Reviews
    • Tabletop Games
      • Tabletop Game Features
      • Tabletop Game News
      • Tabletop Game Reviews
    • Anime
      • Anime Features
      • Anime News
      • Anime Reviews
    • Movies
      • Movie Features
      • Movie News
      • Movie Reviews
    • TV
    • More
    • About + Contact
      • About Our Staff
      • Contact Us
    Sequential PlanetSequential Planet
    Home»TV»TV Review: Good Omens
    TV

    TV Review: Good Omens

    Ryan EasbyBy Ryan EasbyJune 1, 2019No Comments4 Mins Read
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email

    Good Omens

    Director: Douglas Mackinnon

    Starring: Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Frances McDormand, Sian Brooks, Daniel Mays, Sam Taylor Buck, Jon Hamm

    Runtime: 6 episodes

     

    Neil Gaiman is a god, let’s just put that out there now. Between Coraline and The Graveyard Book alone, he cemented himself as one of my favourite authors. Then he wrote a run of Marvel’s Eternals in 2007, an amazing Batman story (Whatever Happened To The Caped Crusader?) in 2009, and of course, earlier in 1989, the seminal DC Vertigo book, The Sandman. I still recall being 12 years old, and first picking up a copy of The Graveyard Book and being almost instantly, near hypnotically, hooked into its world. But despite all the excellent work I’ve read by Gaiman, I’ve never actually read his most acclaimed work. That being, I’ve never touched American Gods, and more to the point, I’ve never touched his collaboration with Terry Pratchett, Good Omens. I’ve always meant to, but I’ve never got my hands on a copy.

    Then I heard that Amazon, in conjunction with BBC, was adapting Good Omens as a limited series, so I thought to myself that I’ll read the book before the television series arrives. In the end, I never did, but it’s a joy to report that it didn’t matter too much. I still utterly adore this show and think it might quite possibly be the best series of television in the last year. But anyway, less of the gush, more of why I think this show is particularly spectacular.

    It’s hard to dig into the plot of a series like this without unearthing serious spoilers for those who have not yet read the book, so I’ll make it as basic and brief as possible. The end of the world has arrived, and an angel and a demon must team up to prevent the destruction of the place that they have come to call home over the many, many years. So they set upon a quest to find the Antichrist (which they happened to have, well, lost) and put a stop to the plans for the war between Heaven and Hell. And before I discuss any of the acting, I must make special mention to the director Douglas Mackinnon for making this show so fantastically stylised. Some of the shots (I won’t spoil which) are breathtakingly beautiful and need to be seen to be believed, quite honestly. The soundtrack too is simply to die for. Queen has never been used to quite as great an effect as it has here.

    I’ve always had a particular soft spot for David Tennant thanks to his days as The Doctor in my formative youth, but it’s this performance that will stick in my mind when I think of him. His turn as Crowley the demon must be seen to be believed. He, along with Michael Sheen as the angel Aziraphale, have absolutely incredibly chemistry. It’s just fantastic beyond words, really. Sheen and Tennant not only manage to convince us of their relationship instantly, but they’ve also got near perfect comedic timing. And all of the side characters are fantastic. I mean, they got Jon Hamm to play the angel Gabriel, for heaven’s sake. It’s Jon Hamm, little more needs to be said, it’s just perfect beyond comprehension. I won’t dig into too many of the other characters for fear of spoiling the surprise of who is who for any potential viewers, but this is the show that finally convinced me that Jack Whitehall is actually a decent actor.

    There’s a couple of issues with pacing here and there, notably in the third episode (You’ll understand what I’m talking about when you reach it), but beyond that, it’s ineffably glorious. Yeah, that’s the word. Ineffable. The perfect word to describe Good Omens.

    So back to the fact I’ve never actually read Good Omens. You’d better believe that after this series, it quickly went onto my next purchases list. If it’s anywhere near the quality of the TV series adaptation, it’ll be an utter masterpiece.

    Good Omens

    9.3 Love It

    Good Omens is an amazing adaptation of Gaiman's work, and one of the greatest shows to grace our screens this year.

    • Writing 9
    • Acting 10
    • Production 9
    • User Ratings (0 Votes) 0
    david tennant good omens Neil Gaiman TV tv review
    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn WhatsApp Reddit Tumblr Email
    Ryan Easby
    • Website

    Related Posts

    TV Review: One Piece (Netflix Live Action) Episode 1

    August 31, 2023

    TV Review: Stargirl Season 3 Episode 1

    8.5 December 30, 2022

    TV Review: Werewolf by Night

    9.2 December 30, 2022
    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    You must be logged in to post a comment.

    Thanks for submitting your comment!
    Latest

    Board Game Review: A Message From The Stars

    April 25, 2025

    Rune Factory: Guardians of Azuma and Story of Seasons: Grand Bazaar Pre-Orders Go Live for Nintendo Platforms

    April 25, 2025

    Maliki: Poison of the Past Brings Cozy Time-Traveling RPG to Switch and PC

    April 24, 2025

    Board Game Review: Furnace

    April 22, 2025

    Red & Blue: Monster Hunters Coming to English Readers This December

    April 22, 2025

    New Solo Bag-Builder Conservas Available Now From 25th Century Games

    April 22, 2025

    Earth: Animal Kingdom Expansion Now Live on Kickstarter

    April 22, 2025

    Supernatural Tactics RPG Demonschool Set for Q3 2025 Release

    April 17, 2025

    Video Game Mini-Review: Citizen Sleeper 2: Starward Vector

    April 15, 2025

    Farming Simulator 16-Bit Edition Announced for… Mega Drive and Genesis Consoles?

    April 11, 2025
    Categories

    Sequential Planet Copyright © 2018.

    Facebook X (Twitter) Instagram Pinterest
    © 2025 Sequential Planet

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.