Deciphering Good Omens

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Edited by Erin Giannini and Amanda Taylor

Type: Essays
Subject: One Film > Good Omens (TV Series)
Keywords: TV Series
Publishing date: 2023
Publisher: McFarland & Co
Language: English

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Paperback • 193 pages
6 x 9 inches (15 x 23 cm)

ISBN

978-1-4766-8164-1

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Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett, the Amazon Prime series, Good Omens, quickly gained a cult following after debuting in May of 2019. Contained in this story of looming Armageddon are explorations of grief, friendship, good and evil, the Bible, Milton, God and what it means to be human. This book provides thirteen essays that center on various aspects of the show, including theology, fan culture, female gaze, textual elements and more. Also examining Gaiman's sense of obligation to Pratchett, as well as the relationship between Good Omens and the hit series Supernatural, these essays provide a critical analysis of the show and its prominent themes.

About the authors:
Erin Giannini served as an editor and contributor at PopMatters, and has written numerous articles about topics from corporate culture in genre television to production-level shifts and their effects on television texts. She lives in Albuquerque, New Mexico.Amanda Taylor works at California State University, Sam Bernardino. Her research interests include zombies, Firefly, Futurama, Keats, science fiction, cultural studies of science, and posthuman theory.

Press Reviews:
"Solidly researched articles that should interest both media scholars and fans."―Medienwissenschaft

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