The Sandman: Season 1 on Netflix Is As Close To The Neil Gaiman Graphic Novel/Comics As Possible

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Жыл бұрын

Mike heads to the Land of Dreams and reviews season 1 of Netflix's adaptation of the beloved Neil Gaiman classic series The Sandman and how the show compares to the source material.
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0:00 Introduction & Background
2:03 Production History
3:45 What I Liked
17:48 What I Didn't Like
21:19 Final Thoughts
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@JaviusSama Жыл бұрын

You can't claim to be a fan of the comic and say that you liked anything in this show better than how it was made in the comics. Specially not, "The sound of her wings" in which they left out the most important part, which is Dream's thoughts and realizations while he travels with Death.

@mikesbookreviews Жыл бұрын

You got me. I guess the past 25 years I've not really been a fan. My whole life is a lie.

@CJ1983 Жыл бұрын

Nerd elitists are the worst

@kilmouski4220 Жыл бұрын

Mike your response is the best.

@cy1254 Жыл бұрын

they literally include the important thoughts and realisations within the dialogue in those scenes you pedantic nerd

@guybig63 Жыл бұрын

Hmmmm any post that starts with.. "You can't claim to be a fan......" Gets my hackles up.☹️

@Auron200004 Жыл бұрын

The Corinthian also serves the role of getting a lot of exposition early on. The guy's performance is phenomenal in my opinion, so I'm all for it haha

@mikesbookreviews Жыл бұрын

Yeah I didn’t mind his increased role.

@fernandoreyes1025 Жыл бұрын

Hadn’t read the comics when I started watching. After ep3 I was so into this world I went out and picked it up. Started reading and watching the rest of the season simultaneously and absolutely loved it. Couldn’t believe how faithfully they adapted it. Great video as always Mike, would love to see you do a standard review for the whole comic.

@mikesbookreviews Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@nr4dd Жыл бұрын

Wow

@chrissmarie455 Жыл бұрын

Neil Gaiman was involved in the Production of The Good Omen series and it was the same many parts were word for word and they maintained it for the most part true to the source. Haven’t read Sandman but I will definitely be watching the series

@mikesbookreviews Жыл бұрын

Good Omens was so much fun.

@ACriticalDragon Жыл бұрын

I loved the adaptation. The comics are enormously important to me, and additionally I love them from a storytelling/narrative perspective as well, so I was very interested to see what the adaptation was going to be like. I thought it was a great adaptation.

@mikesbookreviews Жыл бұрын

Couldn't agree more!

@andrewk3693 Жыл бұрын

You gonna be doing any videos on this AP?

@johanjoseph4802 Жыл бұрын

Would love a discussion of AP , Mike , Phillip for sure. Maybe even Allen & Jimmy

@bonesthegod585 Жыл бұрын

The show didn’t have enough gay sex for me!

@brassattacks2411 Жыл бұрын

This show hates straight white men. Hard.

@andromeda1157 Жыл бұрын

Just wanted to say that I absolutely love this channel and you always make my day when a new video comes out! Keep up the great work!!

@christineyearing5696 Жыл бұрын

It’s actually remarkable that Netflix allowed Gaiman and others to even make this wonderful, dark, weird, beautiful adaptation. I loved it 😍

@godofchaoskhorne5043 Жыл бұрын

Netflix literally allows anyone to make anything mate. And there is NOTHING about this show that would stop netflix from producing it, esp not after they made the majority of the cast LGBT and turned most dude bro characters into lady bros

@PanicGiraffe Жыл бұрын

Shut up.

@stephaniesmith4626 Жыл бұрын

@@godofchaoskhorne5043 You really need a better imagination.

@godofchaoskhorne5043 Жыл бұрын

@@stephaniesmith4626 Yes then maybe I can take already written works and gender / race / sexuality swap characters. That's what true imagination is. Also super original and totally not a corporate fad

@christopherlyndsay8611 Жыл бұрын

The original writer thought the casting was brilliant, so shut up. A character isn’t made up of their race or gender, they’re made up of their character. If a black guy can play the part of a character who was originally white the best, then he should play them. Likewise with genders.

@kaiju_k5042 Жыл бұрын

Can't wait to check it out! Also congratulations on hitting over 75k subscribers, that's awesome :D

@katelynbaker6832 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video, you always do such a great job with spoil free reviews. I am totally with you! I went in skeptical and loved it! We need them to continue this show!! Everyone go watch it!!

@ladymanga6575 Жыл бұрын

The main thing I hoped they would keep was the fact that Dream can appear however he needs to based on who he's interacting with. It's ultimately a minor thing they could've skipped, but they didn't and that made me so happy. It's actually something I incorporated into my own worldbuilding, where the gods are a single pantheon but they appear to mortals to look like them and answer to the names the mortals call them. Bring on season 2! 😃🎉

@tracywilliams2740 Жыл бұрын

Love your review Mike and I agree with a lot of what you said. I decided to start reading The Sandman right before watching and I was completely blown away. Yeah there are some swapping, but the story was still there. There were times I was quoting things said in the book right before the characters said them. I’m genuinely impressed by how much this adapted from the source material. I really hope it gets picked up for more seasons. It’s so rare to see something that is so closely adapted from the source. Hopefully this lets others know that this can be done.

@andrewhanson405 Жыл бұрын

Love this adaption too. The series was one I followed as a teenager in 90s as well and has special place in my heart. The show reminds me that 90s Vertigo comics probably had 4 or 5 titles that are some of the greatest urban fantasys of all time. It is going to set the bar for what I expect from an adaptation. We see adaptations make huge compromises all the time and we get told it has to be this way because it's a different medium. This show keeps all the most outlandish elements of The Sandman and it works out great.

@luisfilipecaldeira Жыл бұрын

Congrats on 75k Mike, keep it up.

@RUDEMusicUS Жыл бұрын

New sub here, came from your House of Dragon videos. Love the channel! Also The Sandman is amazing. Netflix finally did it!

@CD287- Жыл бұрын

Haven't read it. Binged it all today! Wasn't what I expected - definitely watching future seasons.

@PhilipChaseTheBestofFantasy Жыл бұрын

I just started watching the show and have been impressed so far. Very cool to see your enthusiasm for it, Mike!

@Winegarner Жыл бұрын

I listened to the audio books for the first two and I absolutely loved how the show turned out

@enochlamont877 Жыл бұрын

I'm watching this with my Dad (who's never read it) and we've both been digging it. I like how the Corinthian has a Tennessee William's character accent, and I enjoy that he's been the character that's been maintaining all the plot threads. He is trying to keep his agency by destroying Morpheus'. A neat-o angle, for sure. Every character casting has made sense - I wasn't aware of the rights issue for Constantine. I actually prefer the Johanna version as I've seen enough morally grey white men for a lifetime. Constantine's plot line is full of tragedy and self-destruction and bad mistakes that it was interesting to see it through a fresh POV - I mean, they included the disastrous summoning from Hellblazer. I hope she gets her own series, I t think she could handle it. Lucifer I think was based off of Tilda Swinton, not Bowie, so I never had a problem with that casting. I just wish it was Tilda Swinton, but I'll take Gwendoline. And I agree! The amount of things I thought would be left out that ended up in the show! Also, the ending to passengers strengthened John Dee's character arc. He wasn't just a monster. I'm only up to episode 7 and loving it. I have a good hunch this one will come pretty close to sticking that landing and hope Netflix is smart enough to buy at least two more seasons, if not four to finish off the series.

@ShadowyFox_86 Жыл бұрын

Gaiman has actually said it was Bowie that inspired Lucifer, specifically Bowie's curly headed, folk singer early days.

@katemccrea6963 Жыл бұрын

The actress who played Death was Simone in The Good Place. Absolutely fantastic newcomer (I think) and was brilliantly funny. I wasn't sure how well she'd do with subtly or Death, but she absolutely nailed it and with such minute movements. She didn't really need to say much when she could say so much with just a look or a gesture. I loved how they used the Corinthian as the inciting force. In the novels, it was never explained why Dream was vulnerable, so it's entirely probable that this was what happened. The only parts I really felt were rushed were the Doll House episodes. I don't know if we'll see more of it in season two or not, but I will say I liked this version of Rose so much better. Edit: Neil Gaiman was extremely involved in this, from casting to story. The part about having Jed at the convention was what he'd always wanted to write but didn't have enough room, so they were actually able to expand on some of his ideas. Neil (in an interview) said he printed out all his original scripts and gave them to the show runner. He also had a lot of input on the actors and has been defending the casting vigorously on twitter.

@ShadowyFox_86 Жыл бұрын

I've seen people who watched zero spoilers for this show, came in knowing nothing, and could pick up who each character was. One person I saw had such a moment of realization in Episode 6 when they realized who Kirby was and what a line in the early part of the episode meant.

@katemccrea6963 Жыл бұрын

@@ShadowyFox_86 Yep. Even if you gp in completely blind, it's pretty easy to pick up. I just wish they'd had narration using pronouns like in the story and audible. that's my only gripe.

@TheJordanK Жыл бұрын

Neil literally co-wrote it and produced it. I don’t know another adaption where the author was more involved that Neil was for this. The show runner insisted to Netflix that he wouldn’t do it unless Neil was heavily involved and wrote with him. Which makes it even funnier when ppl freak out about changes when it’s literally the author himself doing them. I agree I wish that was more common! But not every author is willing to do that unfortunately, or they don’t adapt it till after they die 😂.

@courtneyclarke654 Жыл бұрын

I just finished all of the Saga graphic novels (based on your recommendation) and started Sandman the other day. I'm definitely going to watch the show now. Not sure if I should read the comic first and then watch the show or maybe that doesn't matter. What would you recommend?

@matthewbarker9134 Жыл бұрын

Read first. If you watch first, then your enjoyment of the comic will be affected. Instead of hearing the voices created in your own head in response to the images on paper, you'll hear the TV actors reading it.

@SFF180 Жыл бұрын

Since I’ve been away at the convention all weekend, I haven’t had a chance to start the series yet. So I am super excited to binge it when I get home!

@NostalgiaNetwork Жыл бұрын

It says the hardcover omnibus is out of stock. Do you know if they’re printing more?

@mikesbookreviews Жыл бұрын

No idea. Probably not since all of my copies were used.

@KcannyTBO Жыл бұрын

I loved the first season of the series, I felt like a kid in Disneyland haha I have read just the first few stories included in this season but still it's so much like it! I also dragged in my boyfriend (who hasn't read the comics and doesn't read much of fantasy/horror) and he's so into it! It's incredible. I'm so happy to see a good adaptation, it gives me so much joy to see it being done right. I'm glad you and your wife enjoyed it too!

@TreeBeardBookReviews Жыл бұрын

I just finished episode 8. Looking forward to finishing it tomorrow. I’ve never read Sandman but the show has me excited to pick it up. So glad to hear it is a faithful adaption. I hate when show runners forget the definition of the word adaptation. Thanks for the breakdown Mike!

@charlescresto1 Жыл бұрын

I never read the books but I had this book that showed alot of the art and went into detail about alot of the characters that I was obsessed with, been loving this show so far

@ducky36F Жыл бұрын

Wow I’m so glad to hear how positive you are on this, it’s so great to hear an adaption done right. I’m gonna have to check out both the comic and the show.

@mikesbookreviews Жыл бұрын

I’m pretty easy to please on adaptation. It doesn’t have to be page for page. Just keep the spine of the story intact and don’t assassinate the characters. This does that even better than I could have expected.

@lynnbowers4722 Жыл бұрын

I want to give some credit to producer David S. Goyer who previously produced the Constantine tv show, DaVinci's Demons on Showtime and other solid fantasy shows.

@ShadowyFox_86 Жыл бұрын

I had wondered where I'd seen Goyer's name before!

@LeahB31 Жыл бұрын

I’ve never read the comic, but I really liked this show and episode 6 was my favorite. The first half of that episode drew me right in and was so moving (the second half of the episode was really fun).

@karlosoze844 Жыл бұрын

I think that anyone that was deeply intrigued and/or fond of but not perhaps, 100% IN LOVE with either the comic OR the Show will find an extremely satisfying bridge between the two, in the Audible audio drama. It too has great production values and is able to be completely faithful to the source material. It is done so well that with or without ever having seen the comics or the show (although most who listen will have at least a passing visual reference) your imagination of the world described becomes part of the experience.

@jasonfarley9025 Жыл бұрын

I'm so looking forward to your thoughts on this, I'm really glad you are reviewing it!

@ericrobins5188 Жыл бұрын

I think the reason why they gave the Corinthians such an extended role is because they wanted to make sense when they bring them back for a later season. Cuz when they brought the Corinthian back in comics I was a little put off especially when he was questioning his purpose and trying to figure out who he was

@derekleon24 Жыл бұрын

Never read the Sandman but what an amazing show.

@LordKeram Жыл бұрын

I have not read the Sandman before the show, but have since and I gotta say. This might be the most accurate page to screen adaptation to date. Not the best mind you. But the most accurate and that is with them being restricted from using certain characters because of copyright. Loved the first part of the show and while the ending was weaker I still enjoyed it a ton. First show in a loong loong time from Netflix that got me excited for season 2.

@johndelancey Жыл бұрын

Big Gaiman (and Pratchett and Gaiman/Pratchett) fan, but I'd never even looked at The Sandman because I've never been interested in comics/graphic novels. This show might finally be the bridge I needed in, so piss on anyone gate keeping from the comic-first/comic-only side. Looked for that beautiful omnibus edition you held up, but it appears to be out of stock or insanely priced everywhere. Any recommendations for a great next-best collector-ish set of the whole story?

@ShadowyFox_86 Жыл бұрын

If you're a big fan of Gaiman but not comics, it's likely you'll enjoy this. The first few issues there is some usage of more well known DC characters and places, but pretty quickly, it just becomes a Gaiman written graphic novel.

@blacklabelz9 Жыл бұрын

Sandman was one of the reasons I got into comics and graphic novels. I won't lie I have no faith in these live-action adaptations, but you sold me. Now I'm actually excited to see this.

@jaredheath3642 Жыл бұрын

I personally did not like it. They added abunch of SJW stuff. I personally would of preferred it if they kept it in the same era, and not this cringe modern one.

@blacklabelz9 Жыл бұрын

@@jaredheath3642 this is what I was afraid of. I always figured it was way too hard to reinterpret the story into live action without missing many of the elements that made it special.

@jaredheath3642 Жыл бұрын

@@blacklabelz9 Sandman changed my opinion about comics. Showed me they can be just as amazing as Manga. But the show has good stuff about it. It is way more accurate to the source material then the Wheel of Time show for example, so thats a plus I could give it. The special effects are nice, and the guy they got for Dream is pretty solid. But that is where my positives end. They changed abunch of stuff to the story to make it diverse and inclusive. I think if they did not make the unnecessary changes we would of gotten a really accurate adaptation.

@SurfingTubes Жыл бұрын

@@jaredheath3642 Episode 5 was dreadful, I'm done, amazed how it went full stupid "SJW."

@jaredheath3642 Жыл бұрын

@@SurfingTubes They did go full sjw, but I must give them credit for sticking to the source material atleast 50%, unlike Wheel of Time adaptation. Sandman show could of been really great if they just left out the SJW cringe and stook to the comics. Sadly Niel Gaimen had an agenda and wanted it to be like this.

@Hammy900 Жыл бұрын

Any plans on reading the Lucifer comics?

@Yesica1993 Жыл бұрын

Off topic - I love that DW shirt!

@janepetrie1654 Жыл бұрын

You've sold me on reading the series and also watching the adaptation, great review.

@mikesbookreviews Жыл бұрын

Great!

@niallmaritz2599 Жыл бұрын

I agree wholeheartedly with everything you said, as I felt and thought the same you before, during and after watching. I even especially enjoyed the audio production released about 2 or so years ago, with James McAvoy as Dream. Which was also a great casting, even if just for audio.

@Emi_Alvarez Жыл бұрын

This tv show is a gift, the fact that it came out as good as it came out its justa miracle in this age of terrible adaptations. Let's cherris this how, share it, love it, and hopefully inspire you to make some good art.

@genghisgalahad8465 Жыл бұрын

Thoughts on Dream visually as embodied with intensity and presence by actor? I’ve had this impression of Dream from the comics with all his power and all the injustice done to him as a still patient and oddly warm and friendly persona. I will catch up and press play one of these days eventually. Something about the collaboration of prose and art that still speaks to me and has left a mighty impression on me.

@yungc9050 Жыл бұрын

Yea I wanted the actor from the show be in this but now I understand why! Appreciate the info!

@lucasshill8780 Жыл бұрын

Another great adaptation is the audible drama. It's bloody fantastic !!

@dfg2188 Жыл бұрын

I loved it as well can't wait for more. I really loved the 2 deluxe editions on audible. The voice acting was phenomenal.

@isaiahsanchevy9252 Жыл бұрын

This is a genuine surprise. I wasn't expecting much from this show. I never got far into the comic, only a few volumes, but it looks like now is time for it.

@MrAndrewbenji1 Жыл бұрын

Hey, I started following you after your Stephen king reading order and I really like the journey I am going on with his books. My question to you is would a 50 year old man enjoy The Sandman books.

@atom0191 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video

@tokyoreads4019 Жыл бұрын

This is a great review! I’m so excited to watch the series

@nikhuckaby2242 Жыл бұрын

This is what happens when the creator has a large enough and experienced legal team to help the creator retain rights over their property. Spoke to a couple of authors who are popular but not like Gaiman, who have sold rights and have no say so once sold. Glad this show is hitting the mark with readers. Haven’t read it, but am definitely enjoying the show. Kudos to Netflix on this one!

@valladaresRey Жыл бұрын

Not sure if Corinthian was the BBG or Desire, since it was his machinations that put Sandy in a bind. Either way I enjoyed it.

@samantams Жыл бұрын

Hey Mike! I was waiting for this video since you said you’d do it in your post! Great review, and I couldn’t agree more. I’m so happy they got this right, watched everything in 3 days (which got in the way of my reading, but that’s another problem!). I had to get my Sandman collection to compare and I got even more pleased by the adaptation. I was afraid it would be another disaster, but it was a great version of the original story. I can’t wait for the next seasons, hope they get to the same level.

@jacekciesiokiewicz7582 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video 🙂

@cmmosher8035 Жыл бұрын

The audio book/play with a full cast and Gaiman narrating was great. It basically uses the comic as a script. I am three episodes into the netflix show and enjoying it. I haven't seen the actor who plays dream before but i am really enjoying his performance. Boyd Holbrooke is killing it as well.

@godofchaoskhorne5043 Жыл бұрын

As someone that hasn't read the strips he reminded me of every single generic vampire romance older guy/ ancient vamp + teen girl romance character from YA novel adaptations. But, then I checked the comic book character. And holy f that's a very good representation. I feel like they made him slightly too effeminate. It's very obvious that he's wearing make up to hide the stubble etc and that's actually what's making him look YA"ish. They need to either go all in on the make up or have none that is so obvious as now. If they go all in he becomes more like an 80s rocker type which he was likely based off. Same if they tone down the makeup. I legit skipped the show because I saw the characters and thought... ah vampire YA chick romance story, didn't netflix just cancel one of those? next. And then I found out it was based on Neil Gaiman's story / strip and that he is heavily involved. Ok I guess I'll watch. I both love and hate it. It is very well written so far. The story is interesting and cool. But literally every single side character is gay, bi, trans or non binary. And there are very long drawn out romance scenes that mean nothing and add nothing. E.g son of the evil old mage is lying in the grass. Servant boy comes past and is being kind to him. And it's immediately obvious what's going on. Not only because scenes with two dudes being nice are no longer a thing. But also due to how he says it, how concerned he is, the tone he uses and his mannerism. Now, you can leave it at that and it's perfect. You drop that hint we get later on where they are older and he's in a wheel chair and his husband says "come on sweetheart, let's go" or whatever. But no, like it wasn't obvious enough we get a very long romance scene in between. And they need to talk about and explain their fee fees. Like... who the fk cares bro. They have 5 minutes of screen time total. 3 of it is a romance scene. They make a huge deal about every non straight character's romantic life. And it's done so obviously it starts to get annoying esp in a show where everyone is gay.

@trlspann Жыл бұрын

I think your takes on adaptations align pretty well with mine. I’ll take a peek at this. Appreciate the review!

@akshaytrayner1960 Жыл бұрын

Great review

@sgommerable Жыл бұрын

Neil WAS an executive producer, like Stardust & Good Omens

@KabukiKid Жыл бұрын

Amazing adaptation! I am so looking forward to season 2... and so on. :-) I pray they will be able to adapt all 75 issues... that would simply be amazing. I keep thinking that adapting "Dream of 1,000 Cats" may nearly be impossible... to do it properly, but I would sure love to see it done; I love that story.

@briangal71 Жыл бұрын

I’ve not read the comics. Yet. But I’ve read a lot of Gaiman stuff, so I was there for this My goodness, episode 6. This may be the best hour of TV I’ve seen in a long time. Death was excellent. And Dream… the thoughts playing out over his face as he watches her at work. Then the story about his friend. Excellent stuff.

@angelaholmes8888 Жыл бұрын

I'm almost done with the first season I absolutely loved it I have never read the graphic novel I really hope this show gets renewed

@BookishChas Жыл бұрын

I’m a huge fan of the comics, and I’m very very happy with how they adapted it.

@RodgersReads Жыл бұрын

I have never read the comic, but LOVED the show, watched the whole season twice over the weekend lol. I need season 2 ASAP

@chance1774 Жыл бұрын

did you like the 11th episode? i know it wasn’t out when you made this video but i LOVED it!! easily one of my favorite episodes of the season.

@mikesbookreviews Жыл бұрын

I have yet to watch it because I keep forgetting!

@chance1774 Жыл бұрын

@@mikesbookreviews please be sure to get around to it, it’s SOOOOO good! i’m sure your wife would love it as well so make sure she’s with you when you do 😊

@ShadowyFox_86 Жыл бұрын

@@mikesbookreviews It really feels like they vastly improved on one of the stories in the 11th.

@MattonBooks Жыл бұрын

Our voyage is so similar in many places. I was at a wild party in ‘90, and when the host found out I’d never read Watchmen, he dragged me to the back of the house, put all of the individual issues down to a chair, said “enjoy,” with a smirk, and left. I missed the party. 😆 Also a massive Sandman fan, also super happy with the adaptation. 👌🏻🙂

@marcusmusings Жыл бұрын

I was so giddy with watching the first episode. I'm only halfway done so far. I was very satisfied with 24 hours. I remember initially thinking, no way will they be able to pull that off (I wonder why they stuck the 7 in the title though?)

@Stewart000 Жыл бұрын

Hey Mike - WaterTower music has posted the soundtrack

@hfztt Жыл бұрын

It is funny, I went into this very scared. But the show carried itself with such confidence that only a few episodes in I kinda had to make myself remember that there ever was a time where I doubted this would work.

@AngieCarr Жыл бұрын

Great review, very well done. I was not a fan of this property beforehand so I had no reference point to go off of but I really enjoyed this show. The episode he met with Lucifer, the one with the Immortal, and certainly the one with Death was very very well done. Death’s episode was heavy in tone and feels but it worked very well.

@bottle1211 Жыл бұрын

hmm might check it out

@yungc9050 Жыл бұрын

I enjoyed it. Two thumbs up!

@Ylyrra Жыл бұрын

Huge fan of the comics since the 90s, and I only have two criticisms of the show, one is that they were perhaps a little TOO faithful to some of the flaws of the comics with the wonky pacing of the first two story arcs until he found his stride as an author, and second is Gwendoline Christie's costumes as Lucifer looked really badly made and cheap, which stood out to me as a massive distraction because the wardrobe department did a great job for everyone else IMO. Most of the changes they made I loved, and there's definitely a few that I think improved on the comics: Rose's character and story was WAY more interesting than in the comics, where she was kind of an unmemorable non-entity, the fact that they removed some of the edge-lord stuff that hadn't aged well was a definite improvement, combining the sound of her wings and hob's story was honestly genius and the changes they made to both those stories made them even stronger despite being absolutely in the top tier of issues from the comics. Getting to see The Corinthian more also made him more interesting as a character, and the performance was mesmerising. I don't think I have a single complaint about any of the casting, everyone gave an incredible performance.

@cefwyn7878 Жыл бұрын

I loved it. It's beautifully filmed. I'd have liked to see more of Dream's starry eyes though. I thought his voice was great too and he was fabulous in the role. My only complaint is that I'd actually have liked the story to unfold more slowly. I felt things sped by too quickly and it didn't allow you to become as attached to the characters as you could be - Hector, for example. His fate didn't affect me and I'm a cryer! I also felt Jenna Coleman was a bit too posh for the part and her accent was erratic. But I loved her chemistry with Morpheus. I hope their will bea season two. BTW I have the same Omnibus editions. They're a bugger to read but worked out cheaper. And they look stunning.

@ShadowyFox_86 Жыл бұрын

It's funny that you mention Jenna Coleman's accent. Unless I've misheard this during interviews, that's the accent Coleman was born with. She's from the same part of England as the John Constantine character.

@cefwyn7878 Жыл бұрын

@@ShadowyFox_86 John's from Liverpool but Jenna is from Blackpool. Different accent entirely.

@PerfectCell9 Жыл бұрын

Half way through it right now and I love it. Very cool show, I need to read these

@benn9918 Жыл бұрын

Good video! I have never read the sandman comic/graphic novel because I've always thought "COMIC'S JUST AIN'T FOR ME" and I still kinda hold that view. But I'm definitely starting to think now that's a stupid prejudice I've really gotta get over. Neil Gaiman is now one of my favourite authors. (Only discovering him during lockdown) and he has completely rejuvenated my love for reading. So of course I should read the comic's. It'll probably open me up to New wonders. The TV series kicked ass. The cinematography, the casting and and the dedication was superb 👏 👌. As someone who never experienced the source material, I still felt spoilt. It felt original, it felt raw, and at times it felt incredibly human. Just like everything else I've read from Neil Gaiman. Amazon Rings of Power Prime delivery will hang their head in shame when they see the benefits of having an author/ or someone incredibly close with the source material to help with production. P.S. Cover Gene Wolfes-The book of the new sun. Its massively under the radar on KZfaq reviews.

@tiananesbitt7156 Жыл бұрын

Yeah! Happiest woman of the weekend that was ME!

@ShadowyFox_86 Жыл бұрын

😂😂 I love that you call it the "high stakes DnD game." I love how exasperated a certain someone gets during the naming of Goldie. Like everyone I know sighed during that scene the same time as a certain person did. I'm curious what you thought about the changes to the convention and the casting of Desire.

@stevenharper4160 Жыл бұрын

I never read this but always glad of recommendations of good shows to watch 🙂

@AtomixIGN Жыл бұрын

I highly recommend the Audible performance of Sandman from a year ago to anyone who liked or likes this property. It is 100% faithful and the cast is absolutely outstanding. James McAvoy Kat Dennings John Lithgow Brian Cox.. dozens of others. In fact Kat was so good at death on the audio version there was quite the outcry for her to play the character on the Netflix show. It's parts one through four of the Sandman so it goes farther along the story and then the TV show.. and then there's a Sandman act 2 that'll probably take four seasons of the Netflix show to reach.

@fatefulryuk4886 Жыл бұрын

Watched it and loved it enough to order the books. Glad I gave this a shot

@mikesbookreviews Жыл бұрын

Wonderful!

@demonhinatu Жыл бұрын

It really sucks how many people try to convince you not to like this because of the casting. I haven’t read super far into the comics yet but I did read the first absolute edition in anticipation for the show and I feel like the adaptation really captures the feel and essence of the comics. I’m really looking forward to seeing the rest of this story get told, in both mediums.

@AlexNitsu Жыл бұрын

As someone who is completely new to Sandman, I enjoyed the show very much. It looks awesome, the story is interesting and I can't stop thinking about it. And the music, especially, main theme here is so so great

@brianlinden3042 Жыл бұрын

I think the main reason people were upset about Gwendolyn Christie is that a lot of people REALLY wanted Tom Ellis to reprise his role from the Netflix Lucifer show, since it's supposed to be the same character. That said, I understand the rationale behind picking Christie; even though Netflix Lucifer was based on Gaiman's Lucifer, it was VERY loosely based, and he's a very different character here. It still would've been cool, though.

@foxhound9780 Жыл бұрын

I'm a recent fan of the book and I'd admire the faithful while cutting the fat in some places and I agree I Appreciate how without shame the fantasy and weird elements and so happy the average viewer likes it.Only real complain is I feel it really hit it's stride in the next two books(which I think should the meat of next season) i really hope we get to see the season of mists arc and have it going the semi anthology stuff with Shakespeare and the cat issue.

@bonniestar4707 Жыл бұрын

Hi Mike :) If I sent you a copy of my poetry book, would you do a KZfaq review of it ? :)

@deadpoolm Жыл бұрын

Haven't read the comic and wasn't really interested in the series , but will start watching it tonight because of your enthousiastic recommendation :)

@Drudenfusz Жыл бұрын

I had looked at a few issues back in the 90s, mostly completely out of order, thus I didn't got really into it back then. Even though that little which I had seen back then was really not bad. Still I would say that makes me very much a casual in regards of this property (well, I always was more of a Marvel fangirl anyway). I had not really followed the development of the show, I just noticed the show being dropped on Netflix and since I had nothing better to do over the weekend I thought I give it a try and before I knew it I had binged the whole season. And yes, I cried multiple times in episode 6. So good!

@pembie2 Жыл бұрын

I haven’t read the comics I liked it upto the Rose Walker episodes I started to get bored then but it was quite good

@laguy8181 Жыл бұрын

Picking up the Batman coffee cup while saying the lack of DC characters was just perfect. I laughed. It’s underrated

@austin5944 Жыл бұрын

I thought it was incredible, the best tv show I've watched this year.

@DarenC Жыл бұрын

Tom Sturridge was perfect. Matt Smith as the Doctor is my Heath Ledger as The Joker. I thought he was far too young, and completely wrong for the role. Well, I was completely wrong. Matt Smith became my second favourite Doctor to date (Tom Baker is still No. 1)

@lukevorwald7727 Жыл бұрын

I think this is a rare example of an adaptation that the readers of the source material will like it even more than those who have not. If you had read it before, you'll likely get more out of it, but that absolutely does not mean you won't enjoy it if you hadn't read the comics

@compareandcontrast9833 Жыл бұрын

Finished it last week. I rank it up there with walking dead and Dare devil for top comic book adaptations.

@thomassears1432 Жыл бұрын

The hardback copy of Sandman that you’re holding in this video looks amazing. Is it available to purchase anywhere?

@thomassears1432 Жыл бұрын

I found it. The Omnibus Edition. I don’t think it is available anymore

@cefwyn7878 Жыл бұрын

@@thomassears1432 It's still available.

@thomassears1432 Жыл бұрын

@@cefwyn7878 thanks. Where?

@ryan_17295 Жыл бұрын

My wife and I are three episodes in and loving it. I was very worried she wouldn't like it but she really does. Tom Sturridge's voice and muscle tone sold her I think...

@grnberet9401 Жыл бұрын

Great acting and performance is more important to me than getting the race and/or gender right so long as it doesn't change the story. Looking forward to this!

@karljansson8230 Жыл бұрын

Sandman is my favorite comic book, so I was really afraid to watch the adaptation. I didn't want it to be awful. It turned out to be great though. I really liked it.

@Severian1 Жыл бұрын

This is why being faithful to the source material pays off. Seasons 1-4 of GOT being faithful and adding some things payed off. So many adaptations have gone off the beaten path of the source material and failed.

@EricMcLuen Жыл бұрын

I only started reading around issue 30 when they were published so am not familiar with the early issues and am fuzzy after 30 years. I found the visuals often very striking, Hell in particular, and no issues with the casting. Corinthian was brilliant. One minor issue I had with the production. The dialogue was often too clear compared to the background noises it often seemed almost dubbed. I also wonder if they also put in a lot more Easter eggs and mumbled dialogue since they expect viewers to pause and rewind often. Another way technology has changed film.