Aziraphale: “We should oversee him as a nanny and a gardener” Crowley, who has been taking care of plants for who knows how long: “I’ll be the nanny.”

I think David Tennant just wanted to be ginger

"from rivals, to acquaintances, to friends *to happily married couples*

The way Michael delivered "to the world" still gives me chills

I didn't interpret Crowley's shoving Aziraphale against the wall as anger so much as fear. Unlike in the church scene, where there's no way to pass that action off as demonic, in the modern day Aziraphale labeling his actions as 'nice' means he loses all demonic credit in the eyes of anyone watching, because an angel approves of what he's done. The violence is to put him back in 'demonic' territory, assuring anyone watching that he's not having a tender moment with the angel, nope, nothing to see here. It also gets Aziraphale to shut the hell up and watch what he says in public. You'll note Aziraphale is startled, but not at all afraid of Crowley, because despite the surface violence of the action Crowley isn't hurting him, the 'slam' is gentle enough that his head doesn't hit the wall. Contrast Uriel doing the same thing later on. Context and trust is everything. They've been around each other long enough for Aziraphale to instinctively know that Crowley isn't going for the throat, he's quite relaxed even if he's taken off guard. He's not even trying to get away, which means it really doesn't occur to him that Crowley might discorporate him just to prove a point.

At 6:05 a angel is dead ass riding a hoverboard in the background and I'm crying help

Thank God Crowley was ginger Tennant waited since 2006 for being ginger

Crowley def invented kiss a ginger day in an attempt to get Zira to kiss him, no I don’t take constructive criticism

God's plan is basically monopoly but without rules and let's face it, we all wanted to see David as a ginger

Honestly, I prefer the show. The little stories before the opening are something that really catches my heart, also, the bathtub and hellfire scene it's brilliant, I felt like the show showed us more of the Good Omens universe. I totally loved it

Neil said on tumblr something along the lines of "we just said Crowley had dark hair. We didnt say what color"

1. In the book, Crowley looks like a young man with dark hair who wears good suits. In the show he looks like a middle-aged man with red hair who wears whatever you wish to call that. 2. In the book, Crowley lives in a white flat, with a white leather sofa, plants throughout, and a computer that he upgrades every few months. In the show, he lives in a black flat filled with some kind of miasma, all the plants are in one room, and he owns a ...throne... with a desk to match. In both, he owns the original sketch of the Mona Lisa. 3. In the book, he has a bookcase, and all his books are in alphabetical order. In the show, he doesn't read books, though he has one on astronomy. 4. In the book, Adam has an older sibling. In the show, he is an only child. I think that most of the other major differences have been covered in the previous 400+ comments.

You missed out the other kids gang, Greasy Johnson and the Johnsonites. It's the whole reason for Adam thinking the end of the world, and having one side win is stupid. Without them the kids don't make much sense.

A shame they didn't put the scene where the kids got hold of some guns but Aziraphale was quick to turn them into water guns. Except for one, when suddenly they heard a loud bang and Aziraphale was like 'Whoops, must've missed one.' I imagined it so vividly, it was hilarious 😂

Honestly, the thing that stood out to me the most, after change in the ending, is during Warlock's Birthday party where Crowley is the one to heal Aziraphale's dead dove, not Aziraphale. That was character building that was!

Azir saying “to the world” has the MOST EMOTION i’ve ever heard in any actor ever

Tv producers: “we...we need a wall slam”

Somehow it was 'too hard' for GoT to have actors wear contacts... *looks at Jon Hamm's violet eyes*

love both the book and the show! absolutely brilliant. and the fact that Michael Sheen and David Tennant have just the greatest chemistry, makes it even more of a joy to re-watch it over and over again

6:06 I didn't realize it the 2 times I watched Good Omens BUT THAT ANGEL IS RIDING A HOVERBOARD

“you really are a nice-” Book Crowley: *shrugs* TV Crowley: SHUT IT!

I thought 3 should ride the sky as 2 referred to aziraphale and madame Tracy sharing a body, while riding with Shadwell. and one shall ride in flames - referred to Crowley's flaming car?

Rip to the extra horsemen, “Really cool people” will be missed

Here is another difference from the book to the TV series. In the book, when aziraphale and Crowley get shot with paintball guns. They both fall back, Crowley into a statue I believe and Aziraphale into a bush. Crowley after checking himself, CRAWLS over to aziraphale to make sure he is okay.

The "long cold-open" showing Cr. and Az. having each other's backs through the centuries the best new idea for the adaptation. Maybe a little on the nose for the book purists, to flesh out a long entertaining miniseries, those extra bonding scenes were perfect.

I just want Aziraphale and Crowley to be my dads

"I made Michael miracle me a towel" :D

I noticed that hair color was used to make characters stand out in the show, so only a few had non-black hair. Mostly like anime.

The greatest difference to me was the ending. Crowley figures out the actual plan (the immortals vs the mortals) as god, walking by, makes him forget because it’s too early. Of course they didn’t explore the Them as being the four horsemen either. The metaphysical stuff being left out really changes the feel of the book.

I loved the solider reading American Gods.

*Shows the Hellfire scene* “SPOILER WARNING”

I didn't really feel like the part where Satan really showed up really did much. He was so huge and scary and defeated in 5 seconds. I didn't like how Satan was all father-figure like. It really felt like he was going to ground his kid. I liked it slightly better in the book where it was less 'Adam defies his father by saying "You're not my dad"' and more emphasis on Adam just changing all of existance. But I generally did like the series quite a lot.

At that scene at the end at the Ritz, as the camera pans away, you can see the lid of the piano hovers over the two of them in the same way that azirapheles wing shields crowley from the first thunderstorm in the beginning. A nice little bit of poetic symmetry for you.

Their scenes throughout the centuries, might've been my favorite scenes of the show. Would love to see many more :D

Neil Gaiman, one of the writers of the book, literally confirmed that their in love and move into a cottage together after the book ends

ok but you do know you're pronouncing crowley wrong, right. had to get it off my chest

I miss the other horseman mostly for one exchange. "You say you're Hell's Angels? What chapter are you from then?" *REVELATIONS. CHAPTER SIX.* Kills me every time.

But Neil gaiman Said Red is still dark colour and that its never described black or Something Like that

Good Omen's Heaven isn't just pristine. It's empty, sterile, and barren.

You're not my daaad! NOT MY DAD! BOOGIE WOOGIE WOOGIE!

I thought no. 1 would be the sort-of love story between the two, but yeah, I guess it’s open to interpretation. I liked the book a lot, loved the show, dare I say it, even more. When they have their dinner at the Ritz, it just gives me a brief warm and fuzzy tingle, believing for a moment that maybe all can be well and the world can be saved. And the work everyone put into this was just phenomenal.

Book: Newt joined the Witchfinder Army by misunderstanding - intending to join the Territorials. Show: Inexplicably joined on purpose.

David's Hair in the early 2000s is my fav hair

4:25 I listened to The BBC Radio 4 dramatisation of the book (*recorded in 2015*) & they definitely did have the nanny\gardner in there, they toss a coin for it ("you know I don't look good in a skirt").

You also missed how Crowley and Aziraphale were written as if they are in love with each other in the mini-series!

As for the number 8, I've always assumed Warlock's teachers are shapeshifted Crowley and Aziraphale, and only now I've realized it was never explicitly stated in the book...

I was wondering when you’d do this. I absolutely adore the book *and* the Amazon Prime series! They’re both incredible!!

I thought skipping the explanation as to why Queen was always playing in the car was a huge opportunity missed.

Man, David's hair is BANGIN! I want a dye job like that!

I really love the series--dare I say, more than the book in many cases. However, one thing that disappointed me about the series is that they didn't have Death's voice as simply subtitles in all caps, perhaps paired with some unearthly background static.

I think the changes they made for the adaptation were positive, especially the ending. I adore the novel, but this ending felt more complete and gave our main two characters something clever to do.

Also the television show, (sadly I think,) didn't have the "chalk pit." In the late 90's I met Terry Pratchett, and though I knew a few of his (Discworld) books I hadn't learned to recognize the authors name, so didn't realize who he was. (He was very nice!) As I do when meeting someone who's obviously British, I commented that in my youth I'd spent a couple of years living in England (instead of America), in a little place called Peppard Common, north of Reading. Mr. Pratchett was the only person I've ever met who knew it. Years, and many readings of "Good Omens" later I came to imagine Lower Tadfield looked a lot like where I'd lived, especially the chalk pit. (And yes, Peppard Common is in Oxfordshire.)

You forgot the most important one - the ducks. The show had only some pigeons and swans.

"This was altered to something more diabolical" Me, a redhead: Oh, okay.

12:25 The way Aziraphale looks at Crowley and says "to the world" is literally perfect

Satan: where is my son? Me: *mr Hamilton come in*

Madame Tracey's spirit guide being a little Irish girl instead of a Native American was a good change too

You forgot the biggest difference...in the book Crowley Hated Queen! Part of his damnation was that his beloved classical cassettes would after two weeks, become "The Best of Queen"!

One of the things I've been wondering about and this is admittedly not super addressed. But in the books when Aziraphale and Crowley spread their wings it rather implies that there aren't any differences between them. So I had kind of expected them both to be the same color in the show. XD

my favorite character is Things Not Working Even After You've Given Them A Good Thumping

Dude the pronunciation is Cr-oh-ley!!!!

honestly crowley putting aziraphale against the wall is one of my favourite scenes

I missed Treading in Dogshit (formerly All Foreigners Especially the French, formerly Things Not Working Properly Even After You've Given Them a Good Thumbing, never actually No Alcohol Lager, briefly Embarrassing Personal Problems, formerly known as Skuzz).

There should be the telepreacher scene. One of the best moments in the book (IMHO).

One of most funnest shows who came out recently ,both David and Michael deserved to win a Emmy for there roles.

I liked this! Some other significant changes, I think, are Adam's involvement in stopping the end of the world. In the book, he realizes what everyone else fails to understand, which is that people should just be allowed to get on with things without being meddled with. The other big change is how we are introduced to War in the book versus the show.

You have no idea what “flame red” is.

You forgot in the book she, Anathema Device, only gets into the car before without fear when she sees Crowley say to as Azraphel, "Get in Ange."l that is when she is she says to herself, "She knew she was in safe hands with two consenting adults."

I loved this series!!! I was hoping for more! I already loved David from Dr Who and putting him with Michael Sheen was magic!!!

I was really disappointed there was no back story stuff about Aziraphale and Crowley in the book. That was my favorite part in the series.

Every time Crowley is pronounced wrong I die a little inside

nah the real big difference is that in the book they held hands at the end of the world but in the show they didnt

Book: telephone spammers restored to life. Show: never mentioned again. I was always disappointed that they survived.

Love the book and the series great cast especially Michael Sheen and David Tennant they have great chemistry.

I feel that the switch at the end was kind of their way to make the oncoming season 2 have less heaven/hell influences because of a reason to “leave them alone” iconic scene btw-

While the nanny and the gardener were never EXPLICITLY called out as being A & C in disguise in the books, I always read it that way, even before the movie came out. The nanny and gardener were so comically good and evil, and so perfectly fashioned for their role that it was kind of hard to imagine that they were actual people. Most people in the book are a bit naff.

What do you mean it's not explicit that Crowly and Az have a personal hand at raising Warlock? We literally learn about how Crowly loves Marry Poppins and wanted to blow away the other applicant nannies with a tornado. Then the tutors. What?

"God does not play games with the universe" _"Where've you been?"_ Love that line.

Another big one is Aziraphale wasn't as whiny in the book and he and Crowley were much more open about their friendship, they weren't constantly trying to hide it.

Thank you so much for this video! I had to do an essay on exactly that topic and you helped me tremendously!

"crow" ley, as in rhymes with "holy"

I wish you'd stop misprouncing Crowley.

The book is so good if y’all haven’t read it yet please do

Technically Gabriel should be listening to aziraphael since Gabriel is an archangel and aziraphael is a principality which is higher than archangel

number 1, they went from married for six thousand years to pining for six thousand years

Number 8 is outright wrong. It was always implied the the Gardener & Nanny are Aziraphale & Crowley.

David Tennant at 2:46 : "This all seems very familar for some reason."

Lol the narrator! "To top it off, said angel is played by JON HAMM!" Lol, fanboy much?

The office high rise and basement showcase that both Heaven and Hell are bureaucracies. Reminds me of a quote: “Bureaucracy must expand to serve the needs of the expanding bureaucracy.”

They are the gardener and other helpers in the book.

Pretty sure they were the nanny and the gardener in the books too? That's just the vibe I got.

Some of the changes were introduced by Neil Gaiman from material he and PTerry wrote for a proposed sequel (working title: "667: The Neighbour of the Beast") that was sadly never finished.

The prophecy about the four horseman. Isn’t the “other four” being Shadwell, Madam Tracey, Aziraphale and Crowley? Crowleys car was on fire and the other three were on a flying motorbike

Interesting fact: when you see the escalator scene, you can see both aziraphale and Crowley walking on water. They both have faith. Not only that, focus on how Crowley sinks in the water. Since he’s a demon he’s lost faith. But for aziraphale he’s always have faith. It’s just like how in the Bible Jesus is walking on water. Just thought that was interesting uwu Edit: 5:22 here’s what I’m talking about

The thing with the nanny and the gardener is also heavily implied in the book...

good timing. i just finished watching this last night. havent read the book though.

The two things I wish they could have put in the series was the true introduction to death from the novel, and all the references to Elvis still being alive.

Yall forgot to include the entirety of Crowley mourning his husband's discorporation 'cause he thought Aziraphale died (maybe because he thought it was hellfire). Which includes the whole, "SOMEBODY KILLED MY BESTFRIEND!" line, and the whole "giving up and getting drunk at a local diner" scene. Loved that, thank God they scooted that into the mini-series...

I read them as being the nanny and the gardener in the book; that seemed clear. The gardener never gardened but his garden was magically the best, for pity’s sake!

All the way through this I'm like....Crowley....Crow-ley. Not once is he called Crowl-ley Crow....like the bird....