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I am not trying to ruffle any feathers, but I have to say this before Season 2 comes out, so I can act smug when I’m right. Here is my number one prediction for Good Omens Season 2:

There won’t be a voice-over.

Now hang on. I know it’s a controversial opinion. Let me explain.

I have noticed that virtually every adaptation of Terry Pratchett’s books has some sort of voice over, either diagetic (like Going Postal, where it’s part of the framing device) or non-diagetic (Hogfather). And I get it ! If you’ve read any of the Discworld book and have this weird brain quirk where a part of you is always thinking about how this would translate on screen, you’ve probably noticed two things:

1. There’s visual humour in text form. How ? This man was a genius and a will be missed forever.

2. There’s so much that just can’t be translated on a purely visual level. The footnotes! Should we just leave the footnotes out ? They’re so great! They add so much to the world in general. There are running jokes that only appear in the footnotes ! Should we just accept that it won’t make it to screen ?

Yes. I’m sorry, but yes. Some things will be lost. Maybe you can integrate one of these jokes as recurring background events ? A lot of people are not going to notice though. There’s an expectation that the reader will read all of the words, while the viewer may not see all that’s happening on screen (although, to be fair, you will be noticing new puns on every re-read for years in the case of the Discworld).

(In comparison, adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s work are less prone to voice over. If I remember correctly, Coraline didn’t have one. Sandman starts with a bit of voice-over from the main character, but nothing more after that. I don’t remember any in American Gods. MirrorMask has left me nothing but the memory of a fever dream, so I can’t be sure. )

This is not to say that the voice-over in season one was pointless. It establishes the tone, to start with. If you remember, the opening narration is about the age of the Earth, in which we learn that it was created on the 21st of October, 4004 B.C., and therefore learn its star sign. It’s a good way to show that yes, there are angels in this, and demons, and the garden of Eden, and if you want to think too hard about this, they’ve got you covered. But if you think that these depictions are either blasphemous or religious propaganda, it might be a good time to learn to take a step back (and a joke, in my personal opinion).

But there are definitely instances of narration that would never have happened if season 1 wasn’t a book adaptation. I am thoroughly convinced that Dog’s experimentation with chasing and being chased by cats would have been screen only. Maybe a scene. Maybe something happening in he background. Who knows.

And here’s the thing. Season 2 isn’t the adaptation of a novel. I remember a tweet by Neil Gaiman about how he and Pratchett had a sequel plotted out, but even that isn’t season 2. According to the same, tweet, Season 2 is how we get there.

My number 2 prediction is that there will be a an intense heist scene during which Sadie and Dottie both try to steal some incriminating letters unbeknownst to each other.

I still can't believe that Gabriel and Beelzebub said "Gay rights but just for us".

Seconding the recommendation for the Critshow, but to give some more mainstream examples, there's also Jack Harkness from Doctor Who and Torchwood, Hob Gabling from Sandman, and a character from Misfits whose name I can't remember because it's been years.

immortality through not being incapable of death but by coming back to life after you die no matter what is such a cool power like it’s just so fucking metal. you can rip me apart if you want, i’ll rise from my own viscera and all you’ll have done is piss me off

I was wondering who would be the new Michael.

my initial design for Heinrich Unheimlich

WIP of Jayce and Viktor levitation

A recent cartoon for New Scientist

I swear I saw this after posting

I have tried not to get obsessive with this election, so I may have missed it, but I got the impression that Mélenchon did his level best to keep his mouth shut during the campaign. I expect this time is now over.

Thinking about it a bit more after having slammed the reblog button, I can't help but remember this exchange from Cabin Pressure:

"So, this is your husband’s famous executive jet.

It’s not an executive jet; he’s not my husband; and it’s not his – but otherwise, spot on."

And compare it to the Naked Man Friend, who is not a man, nor a friend, and not even naked anymore. Worth noting that the author of Cabin Pressure, John Finnemore, is the co-author for season 2 of Good Omens.

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Chapters: 9/14 Fandom: Malevolent (Podcast) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Arthur Lester/John Doe, John Doe & Parker Yang Characters: Arthur Lester, John Doe, (Characters to be added as they appear) Additional Tags: longfic, Rescue Missions, Dark World, Spoilers Through Coda, Slow Burn, Angst with a Happy Ending, Hurt/Comfort, AU - Canon Divergence before Coda, Corporeal!John, John POV, Arthur POV, CW: Temporary Death of Several Characters (Most of Which Are Dead Before The Story Starts) Series: Part 2 of a universe that doesn’t care and people who do (Lighthouse) Summary:

After the events in Innsmouth, Arthur has been given a weighty sentence: Kayne, sending everyone he ever loved to the Dark World. Arthur flees Earth to do what he can. Though John is left behind, he vows to find him again. Arthur tries to save those he loves and a furious John tries to track him down, it becomes clear that fighting against an eldritch god is a game you’re destined to lose - and it might not just be Arthur’s loved ones who need saving.