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More than 20,000 Christians have signed a petition calling for the cancellation of Good Omens, the television series adapted from Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimans 1990 fantasy novel unfortunately addressing their petition to Netflix when the series is made by Amazon Prime.
The six-part series was released last month, starring David Tennant as the demon Crowley and Michael Sheen as the angel Aziraphale, who collaborate to prevent the coming of the antichrist and an imminent apocalypse. Pratchetts last request to Gaiman before he died was that he adapt the novel they wrote together; Gaiman wrote the screenplay and worked as showrunner on the BBC/Amazon co-production, which the Radio Times called a devilishly funny love letter to the book.
But Christians marshalled by the Return to Order campaign, an offshoot of the US Foundation for a Christian Civilisation, disagree. More than 20,000 supporters have signed a petition in which they say that Good Omens is another step to make satanism appear normal, light and acceptable, and mocks Gods wisdom. God, they complain, is voiced by a woman Frances McDormand the antichrist is a normal kid and, most importantly, this type of video makes light of Truth, Error, Good and Evil, and destroys the barriers of horror that society still has for the devil. They are calling on Netflix to cancel the show.
Gaiman responded to the petition on Twitter, writing: I love that they are going to write to Netflix to try and get #GoodOmens cancelled. Says it all really. This is so beautiful ... Promise me you wont tell them?
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2019/jun/20/petition-netflix-cancel-amazon-prime-good-omens-christian-neil-gaiman-terry-pratchett
Goodheart
(5,327 posts)What were the previous steps?
I'm petitioning Amazon to bring us a second season! This next season I want AntiChrist boy to vote for donald trump. What will they think of him then?
SayItLoud
(1,702 posts)hlthe2b
(102,292 posts)Liberal In Texas
(13,556 posts)Reminded me a bit of the BBC production of "Hitchhikers Guide..."
These fundies need to get a life. Or something.
riversedge
(70,242 posts)dixiegrrrrl
(60,010 posts)as it to us having to listen to it.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)corbettkroehler
(1,898 posts)Celerity
(43,414 posts)Baitball Blogger
(46,736 posts)Ford_Prefect
(7,901 posts)I recall when Life of Brian was a big deal with the same people. They stood outside the theater and told us all the bad things the movie said about Christ, which curiously were not in the movie.
I find it classic that they attacked Netflix for Amazon's program. But that is an example of how they try to intimidate everyone over cultural issues.
AlexSFCA
(6,139 posts)never heard of this show but now Ill be sure to check it out.
tclambert
(11,087 posts)tclambert
(11,087 posts)My favorite Terry Pratchett gag was the reverse phrenology shop, where they would use hammers of various sizes to give people lumps on their heads corresponding to the skills they wanted.
NastyRiffraff
(12,448 posts)Who knew it's actually on Netflix? Now I'm confused.
ChoppinBroccoli
(3,784 posts)............that the religious wackos would all have their magic panties in a bunch over this series.