American Gods: Season 1 - DVD

Love this show. Good price

Fair warning for fans of the book, many liberties are taken with the source material for this adaptation for pacing purposes, BUT this was all done by the author himself, so it works out.I can't properly review this show without providing major spoilers, but suffice it to say, its a tale of a man caught up in a war of old gods vs new, and how his perception of the world comes crashing down and reshaped in the face of impossibility. Casting in this is hit and miss, but as a hardcore fan of the books, who I imagine playing the main characters is very specific and likely would never have happened (one character I can only envision seen being played by Scatman Crothers, RIP). Despite this, Showtime stepped up their A-game casting team, and though I may not agree with some choices, every actor is fantastic in their role and is captivating.Sadly this first season is short, and it ends at a rather strange point in the story, nowhere where I thought they would compared to the book, but since its been said they plan at least 2 more seasons that explores previously unpublished material by Neil Gaimen, its worth the wait I'm sure. All in all, check this out. Its a fantastic series based on a seminal work. Give it a watch.

I really enjoyed Fuller's vision of American Gods. Not everyone will, as it deviated from Gaiman's book. As it's own story, the characters are wonderful and feel confidently themselves, the special effects are striking and convincing, the soundtrack is completely on point, and the pacing flows pretty well for condensing such a rich book down. I loved the dialog in particular; if you are familiar with the book you can immediately see the layers of what is being spoken about or referenced, but if you haven't then nothing is lost or given away. I wish that there would be a second season by the original team present for the first

I liked this series 1 and it is full of talented actors portraying various gods of mythology.

It is all enjoyable but there seems to be a different episode 8 on the blu-ray instead of the Come to Jesus episode it starts with Mr Nancy (?)playing a record and starts writing the story of Essie McGowan and Mad Sweeney. Wondering why it is different.

A truly gifted rendering of ancient gods, whose people also continue to worship them in the USA.It offers an understanding of how people can create idol gods by habitually bowingtheir heads to the mobile phone idol / any device with a glowing screen. The problemalways arises when people try to replace gods who can reach out and touch withdevices that stop working during angry weather, lost signal, or missed payment.Hence, the wakeup call -"If you don't believe, you had better ask somebody".

I am a huge fan of Bryan Fuller’s Hannibal TV series and I am happy to see much of that talented creative team reunite to start an adaptation of the brilliant Neil Gaiman novel. I was not disappointed; this show is beautifully photographed, scored and acted and the story is both weird and wonderful. The Blu-ray itself is lovely and the extras are fantastic, although I do wish every episode had a commentary track. I am looking forward to season 2 of American Gods and, hopefully, season 4 of Hannibal!

Read the book and they did follow it really well in season 1 (which you wonder how they can make it happen!!)That changed a little in season 2, ALOT IN 3. Great characters. Loved almost every one of them but Mad Sweeney was our standout favorite!!!