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Neil Gaiman

@neil-gaiman / neil-gaiman.tumblr.com

The one who wrote Coraline, and co-wrote the book of Good Omens and made the TV show, also the Sandman comics writer and co-creator who made the Sandman TV show. Quite nice really.
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Neil Gaiman Tumblr FAQ: Good Omens

Tumblr questions that Neil Gaiman has already answered. A collection of Asks from Neil's blog (@neil-gaiman).

Good Omens FAQ Links: Main / Season 1 Doc Season 2 Doc Index of All Other FAQ Parts

This FAQ covers questions for the full content of both the book and TV series. There are spoilers. Please check this before messaging me: OrpiKnight's FAQ FAQ

*This post has been edited since the original.

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neil-gaiman

Before you ask a Good Omens question, look here. An incredibly impressive job of research and gathering.

And if you have been here before it's time to look again. A lot has been added.

#neil gaiman#good omens#neil gaiman faq#good omens faq#OrpiKnight#pinned post
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myjetpack

This Saturday, why not come and see me and Chris Riddell at @goshlondon?

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neil-gaiman

If I was in London this Saturday that is where I would be. And Gosh Comics kind of exists in our universe where Aziraphale's bookshop does in the Good Omens world.

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morrigansmuses asked:

I was so moved when I realised the Lyke Wake Dirge was used in Neverwhere. It was played at my Granddads funeral and I think about it whenever a decent person passes away.

Shoes and socks, gold, silver, food and drink are the things that enable the soul to move through purgatory in the song, if they provided such for others in life.

Certainly you have provided spiritual nourishment and resilience and comfort through your work.

I get great enjoyment and meaning from it all the time. We don't thank artists enough for their contribution to our lives so let me thank you now.

Thanks Neil.

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That means a lot. Thank you.

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fawncrw asked:

What would happen if Aziracrow and the dead boy detectives met up?

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At a guess, you would be reading fan fiction.

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1-800-bastardly asked:

HELLO NEIL!!!!! I LOVE ALL THE STUFF YOU DO SO SO SO MUCH!!!! I just watched through all of Dead Boy Detectives and wondered if there will be a season two??? Because OH MY LORD!! It's so good and addicting, may or may not have busted it out in 2 days... And if there is no plan for season two as of now what about season two of The Sandman? How is that going?

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There’s a plan for Season 2 but we will need to find out whether Dead Boy Detectives is renewed for another season, and we won’t know that until all the statistics and algorithms are put together, at least a month from now.

In the meantime, if you want a Season 2, get every human being you know to watch Season 1.

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its-a-random-lazy-human asked:

Does the different circles of hell exist in good omens? (Like lust or greed) pretty sure there is 9 of them

If yes, in what circle of hell would Crowley be?

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If they exist, surely they would be places where mortal souls are stored and punished, not places that demons live.

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nbroyalty asked:

I'm not sure if anyone has brought this up already, but it's a fact that the ineffable bureaucracy (Gabriel and Beelzibub) was such a well liked and popular ship that they were added into s2, yes? I was hoping to ask on your opinion on the disposable duo (Muriel and Eric/The Erics) since they line up on the Heaven/Hell hierarchies like the ineffable husbands and the ineffable bureaucracy. Since we'll definitely see more of Muriel in s3, is there a chance that their ship will become canon too?

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No.

#are you sure you want to ask things like this?
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Opinion | Art Isn’t Supposed to Make You Comfortable
We live in a complex world. We can’t afford to make art that serves up only simple moral lessons.
nytimes.com

"Maybe it’s because our political discourse swings between deranged and abhorrent on a daily basis and we would like to combat our feelings of powerlessness by insisting on moral simplicity in the stories we tell and receive. Or maybe it’s because many of the transgressions that flew under the radar in previous generations — acts of misogyny, racism and homophobia; abuses of power both macro and micro — are now being called out directly. We’re so intoxicated by openly naming these ills that we have begun operating under the misconception that to acknowledge each other’s complexity, in our communities as well as in our art, is to condone each other’s cruelties."

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ourflagmeetsgoodomens asked:

Hi Neil, hope you have a great day/evening so far!

I'm not sure if I understand how human corporations work in Good Omens. Do they incorporate a willing human body, like Aziraphale does in the book/season 1 with Madame Tracy? But that wouldn't explain why angels have their "human form" in Heaven/Heaven's offices? Why don't we see their angel form when they are in Heaven or is that because we are watching through our human eyes?

Hope my question was understandable😇 and thank you (and of course Terry) for creating this amazing story! Forever grateful!

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I think you can assume that the angels in Heaven/offices don't look anything like the actors playing them or even anything like physical human beings, and that what you are watching is a dramatic convention to allow us to tell the story.

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rndm-entity asked:

Was there any particular reason on why The Sandman hasn't got an intro?

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That was what Netflix wanted. (I love intros, personally.)

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bookish-bimbo asked:

hi neil, how can i find joy when it feels like the world is against me? usually i read your books but nothings working anymore

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Walking helps. Talking to friends, too, especially the friends you haven't talked to in a while.

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winderlylandchime asked:

Hello Mr. Gaiman! I had sent you a picture of the Dead Boy Detectives mural and you had encouraged me to go at night. So I took an evening walk the other night and voila!

My spouse and I finished the season last night and we both enjoyed it so much.

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Wonderful!

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THEY POSTED THE PANEL

I can listen to her say “hatterandTHEhare” to Jayden forever now.

And Neil say “tumblrista cat nip”

(Honestly to her credit it is a reference to THE March Hare so maybe I shoulda used that)

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Dead Boy Detectives Cast and Creators Reveal Secrets and Easter Eggs | N...

For anyone who wasn't able to attend the DBD screening last week, or those who just want to watch it again! 💖

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