The Sandman - Netflix

[Cassie]

Since I didn't read the books I can't be mad about sticking to the books or not. I did think it was a good show, and I enjoyed it very much.

 

[Volpone]

In all these sorts of things, I increasingly remember the end of "Jaynestown" in "Firefly", where Jayne feels bad that this town has made him into a hero and he doesn't feel very much like a hero, so Mal says something to the effect of "In my opinion, most people who've had statues made of them were one type of bastard or another." I'm still going to like Louis CK's routines. I'm still going to like "The Sandman" comics. Fuck, I fucking hate Roman Polanski. But "Chinatown" doesn't stop being on par with "The Maltese Falcon." "Rosemary's Baby" is pretty good IIRC. Depending on your political views you're either going to hate Mel Gibson or Danny Glover. And some of the story hasn't aged particularly well, but "Lethal Weapon" remains the 2nd greatest Christmas movie ever. So say we all.

 

[Lanzman]

I'm sorry if this makes me a big WOKEFLAKE BABY but it still makes me sad when I remember some of Gaiman's beautiful writing and realise we'll never get anything like that again (though I wasn't really that into anything he wrote in the last 20 years anyway, to be honest) or that we'll never see an adaptation of his work again. Yes him being a bad person doesn't totally ruin things, I was still able to enjoy this show, but it does make a difference. Who can be Neil when he's gone (to prison for rape)? ((He'll get away with it.)) (((It's a civil trial he wouldn't be going to prison anyway.))) ((((I just think it's sad.)))) (((((I'm not good at articulating things.)))))

Gaiman is the best fantasist currently alive. Overall I'd rank him right up there with Bradbury and Harlan. That his career is over because he's allegedly a fuckhead makes me both sad and furious. Like I should bring the asteroid already and put this stupid planet out of its misery.

 

[CaptainWacky]

There's one more episode out now by the way (about Death) but I won't watch it for a few days.

 

[Cassie]

I was wondering when that would come out.

 

[CaptainWacky]

Oh, one thing I forgot to say: in a show of mostly very good acting, Lyta Hall's actress really stood out...as being not very good at all. I never felt any rage from her or anything really.

 

[CaptainWacky]

2.12 ('Death: The HIgh Cost of Living')

I'll just do the "IN THE BOOK" thing first: Sexton is a teenage boy there and Death takes the form of a teenage girl. Because they have an adult woman playing Death here and didn't want to recast her for one episode, Sexton becomes an adult man too. He's played by Colin "Merlin" Morgan though so that's good. It feels really close to the comic, in fact. Some details are changed obviously, but I remember things like Hetty looking for her soul and the girl with the gloves very clearly. I think this worked well as a standalone story. Kirby Howell-Baptiste is always very watchable and it was nice she got an episode on her own. It's a shame they didn't/couldn't do more like this.

 

[Cassie]

I really liked Death being alive for a day. And I'm glad Merlin got a girlfriend!