Good Omens squee (+ more Bonus LEE)

[vanillalime]

Oh wow. I made an unintentional couplet.

Good Omens squee
More bonus Lee.

Anyway! This weekend I watched the Good Omens mini-series on Amazon Prime, and OHMY, it was DELIGHTFUL.

*flails*

My oldest fandom friend has been pimping the show and recently wrote some fic for it after a long fic-writing hiatus, and I basically watched the show due entirely to her enthusiasm for it. And it did not disappoint! Michael Sheen and David Tennant are beyond awesome in their roles as the angel and the demon (OH THE SLASH), and Michael McKean is of course wonderful in everything he does. And the kids were great too, realisitic yet still cute somehow (even though one of them is the literal son of Satan, heh).

Highly Recommend!

Just curious, has anyone read the Terry Pratchett/Neil Gaiman book upon which the series is based? I'm thinking of asking for it for Christmas, and I'm wondering how it compares to the show.

And as if that wasn't exciting enough, Lee appeared in Sunday night's episode of  "Watchmen," a new HBO series based upon the DC comic. He played a masked vigilante named Mister Shadow, who looks remarkably like Batman. Woot! Here are some screencaps of Lee, making your freaky roleplay fantasies come true:

His one scene was barely a two minutes long, and probably 50% of it was done with a stunt double. So I'm wondering if this is (once AGAIN) another case of him being tragically underused, or if maybe this is the start of a recurring role? Fingers crossed for the latter. (I actually sent him a tweet asking about it using the account affiliated with his website, but I'm sure he will ignore it. Argh. Let me be your pimp, Lee! USE ME!)

Comments

[mazephoenix.livejournal.com]

Can I interest you in Prodigal Son where Sheen plays a serial killer? Whose son is in the FBI? Also oh Lee..

[shabby86]

I second Prodigal Son. It’s a great show!

Lee’s not so into social media... he’s told me so. Besides, he’s got those babies to take care of and watch grow. And apparently he’s filming projects for us to be surprised by! Like, just send a main tweet out with shows/dates/times/events... whatever’s going on for the upcoming couple months. I should make a sign to send him so he can hang it somewhere “Reminder: Tell fans about upcoming projects!” I mean, I’ll decorate it all pretty...

Also, I think we all dream of being Used by Lee🤣😍

Did you get to check out my Spook me? OZ!!

[vanillalime]

Not being into social media wouldn't bother me if Lee had an agent or manager or *someone* doing promo for him, or who at least updated his IMDB in a timely manner. It drives me crazy when he appears in something and I find out about it after the fact. He's been bad about promoting himself for forever, even before social media and the kids were born, so I guess it's just not something he gives a high priority to. Which is fine -- not all actors are into that aspect of their work/career, and I actually respect him for that, but it's just aggravating as a fan.

I saw your Spook Me story (ooh, that artwork O_O), but when I saw how long it was I had to add it to my "To Read" list. ;-) My son's hockey season has just started, so I'll be spending like half my life at the rink for the next few months -- my plan is to use that time to catch up on my reading!

[shabby86]

Yeah, it would be nice to know about his shows before hand. He seems to enjoy creating stuff, but gets almost shy about being praised for it. I don’t think he realizes just how amazing he is.

My spook me did get a little long. I can imagine needing something to pass the time at hockey practices.

[onlyone9.livejournal.com]

Your Spook Me fic was fun. Crazy and indeed spooky point of view. Vanillalime, you will love it, and THANK YOU VERY MUCH for your updates and all the screencaps of Lee. I'll definitely listen to the podcast (after Fontana about The Wire, and after that about Breaking Bad) :)

[shabby86]

Thank you😁

[vanillalime]

You're welcome! I'm glad to know other people are getting as much enjoyment out of Lee's appearances as I am. :-)

[vanillalime]

I've seen some commercials for Prodigal Son, and I was very intrigued. I'm always hesitant to get behind network shows too early, though, because I've been burned by early cancellations so many times. But I think this show has already got a full season order, so that's a good sign.

It's funny, when I first watched the commercials for the show, I saw the serial killer character and thought for sure he was played by David Morse from St. Elsewhere (and a bunch of other things). I couldn't believe it when I realized it was Michael Sheen! Such a 180 from his Good Omens character!

[lisacali.livejournal.com]

I recommend reading Good Omens. It was so long ago when I read it that I can't really comment too much on how close the show follows it, though there were certainly many parts that were familiar. I just know when I read the book I very much enjoyed and was trying to get others to read it.

[vanillalime]

Oooh, thanks for the reply. I guess I'm not concerned so much with how closely the show follows the book, but rather that the book has the same overall tone and atmosphere and is as enjoyable as the show. And it sounds like it is! Looks like I'll be adding it to my Wish List. :)

Hmm, I just looked it up, and apparently the book was published in 1990. I had no idea it was so old! I just assumed it was something fairly recent. Where in the world have I been? Heh. (Although, considering I discovered Oz a good 10+ years after the fact, I guess this is par for the course.)