Good Omens

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Season 1
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 73 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 73
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 73
  3. Negative: 8 out of 73
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  1. kirkender
    Jun 3, 2019
    2
    I couldn't make it through one episode. Gave up at the point when Tennant went drag. The whole 35 minutes was uninspired, irrelevant and boring. I'd rather re-read the book backwards.
  2. EludiumQ36
    Jun 15, 2019
    3
    "Good Omens" S01 (Amzn, 6, 1-hr eps) had the potential to be great, it really did, it has a good storyline and a stellar cast so where does it fail - direction and a budget that limited it to a first-time filmmaker's effort. Doug Mackinnon (British director) hasn't really distinguished himself with any production and he continues his legacy of mediocrity here, too. His vision for this"Good Omens" S01 (Amzn, 6, 1-hr eps) had the potential to be great, it really did, it has a good storyline and a stellar cast so where does it fail - direction and a budget that limited it to a first-time filmmaker's effort. Doug Mackinnon (British director) hasn't really distinguished himself with any production and he continues his legacy of mediocrity here, too. His vision for this telling is frivolous and trite even as he's hamstrung by a budget that can't afford costuming and VFX that match the story's needs. All this makes for a poor, lackluster vision for what angels and demons are - dapper humans, apparently - and for what heaven appears to be - something akin to the all white Apple stores of yore within a NYC-style cityscape. There's a lot of offbeat British humor that never really scores, British cultural and societal mannerisms that are offputting, but brightside, there are snippets of Queen's hits throughout. However, I could only make it into episode five - where the Four Horsemen which includes two women because you know gender diversity was so important in ancient times (not) are regular 'ole humans on motorcycles - before I had enough of the nonsense and idiocy, sticking through it to the end would've been more painful than I could further endure, because believe me, you have to forgive a whole lot of frivolity to make it that far. It's ashame, so much potential just frittered away.… Expand
  3. Erpelente
    Jun 4, 2019
    2
    The show itself is mediocre, but the sjw **** is killing it. Amazon is really **** things up. This was the last show i needed to cancel my prime subscription.
  4. Elthor
    Jun 21, 2019
    2
    A great novel mangled by one of its original authors.

    The humor fails to land, likely from the absence of Terry Pratchett. The characters largely don't work, fun twists are thrown away, good parts of the novel are discarded for some new material that is inferior. On the whole the series a slog. I've read this book more times than I can remember, and while the series occasionally    A great novel mangled by one of its original authors.

    The humor fails to land, likely from the absence of Terry Pratchett. The characters largely don't work, fun twists are thrown away, good parts of the novel are discarded for some new material that is inferior. On the whole the series a slog.

    I've read this book more times than I can remember, and while the series occasionally used the dialog word-for-word (when politically correct) something is lost in the translation from page to screen. This is either from bad direction or the skills of the actors.

    It might be more entertaining for viewers that don't know there is a better version available, but there is and you could probably read with the same investment of time.    … Expand

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#38 Most Discussed TV Season of 2019

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Metascore
66

Generally favorable reviews - based on 21 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 21
  2. Mixed: 10 out of 21
  3. Negative: 0 out of 21
  1. The Times
    Reviewed by: Carol Midgley
    Feb 7, 2020
    60
    The dialogue between enemies Crowley and Aziraphale mostly compensated, although it occasionally was predictable.
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  2. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Lucy Mangan
    Dec 4, 2019
    60
    It doesn’t quite work, because it doesn’t quite disguise the fact that beneath the razzle-dazzle, every character apart from the main two is tissue-paper thin. This is particularly true of the female parts. ... When both Crowley and Aziraphale are offscreen, things fall flat. In fact, a distinct sense that everyone is just marking time until they come back creeps in.
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  3. Vox.com
    Reviewed by: Aja Romano
    May 31, 2019
    70
    With Gaiman at the helm, and with an ample amount of time to do the book’s nuances justice, Good Omens succeeds much better than any recent Gaiman (or Pratchett) adaptation in memory. But we’re still ultimately left with a screenplay that faithfully emphasizes Good Omens’ plot rather than its profundities or literary flourishes.
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