Thread by @acecrisis

hello! new to the Good Omens fandom/Universe? don’t know where to start? well I’ve got just the thing for you!

welcome to Ace’s very fun guide to the big wide world of Good Omens!

(a thread)

for those who don’t know, Good Omens is book! it was published in 1990 and was written by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett!

aka these guys

and in 1992 Hollywood wanted to turn it into a movie but they wanted so many changes to the script and story and characters that Terry stepped out of the project and Neil stayed on just to see how far he could go with it, but (thankfully) the movie script was scrapped

while it’s off the radar currently and due to Neil’s wishes, ppl aren’t passing it out

here’s a link to a tumblr post that talks abt it in detail:

asideofourown.tumblr.com/post/190243192…

and in 2014 they did a Good Omens radio show which you can find on audible and at this link!

they’re commonly referred to as Radio!Omens

bbc.co.uk/sounds/series/…

as for the TV show which most of you probably know, you can find both seasons on Prime Video!

While s1 is based off the 1990 novel, they planned a sequel but due to scheduling and Terry’s illness they never wrote it but did work out what it would be

s1 is the novel
s2 is how we get from book one to the nonexistent sequel
and s3 would be the sequel which involves the Second Coming and was initially titled “668: The Neighbor of the Beast”

fun fact: Crowley was initially supposed to be played by Michael Sheen but then MS took on the role of Aziraphale and Neil Gaiman picked David Tennant for Crowley after writing the 40s church scene

here’s DT’s podcast episode that talks abt it: open.spotify.com/episode/2i2db3…

there is also a full cast audiobook on Audible!

here’s a few links

DVD bonus features:

good omens s1 deleted scenes:

some deleted scenes from s1 & 2 & BTS Extras: youtube.com/playlist?list=…
tiktok.com/t/ZT8F1ThhX/
youtube.com/playlist?list=…

and during the pandemic in 2020 there was an audio short recorded by DT and MS

a lot of you have probably heard a thing or two about a South Downs cottage so here’s where that comes from

Neil’s blog post:

Neil’s tumblr:

and a fan’s post: journal.neilgaiman.com/2005/06/optimi…
tumblr.com/neil-gaiman/65…
thegoodomensdumpster.tumblr.com/post/621209875…

you’ve also probably heard a thing or two about a musical so here’s all we have from the workshopped musical

season one BTS pic thread:

https://twitter.com/acecrisis/status/1547610798125563906

season two BTS pic thread:

https://twitter.com/acecrisis/status/1671588177759404033

there was also merchandise that came out of s1!

including:
- pop figures
- a DVD
- a TV companion book
- illustrated book
- script books (there are four versions)*
- Vinyl soundtrack

*four different script books in question (which feature written scenes that weren’t filmed (and some that were!))

fuckyeahgoodomens.tumblr.com/post/185389876…

here’s a link to Amazon’s new Good Omens merchandise line (these are for the US but looking up the name of the merch should make it come up on all of them!)

https://twitter.com/acecrisis/status/1679959984484888576

here’s a link to a brilliant masterdoc that features all of Neil’s asks regarding good omens

tumblr.com/neil-gaiman/72…

and last but not least, a link to the perfume oils by Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab!

blackphoenixalchemylab.com/product-catego…

welcome to the world of Good Omens and I hope you have fun and remember to use the tags #GiveMeS3OrGiveMeDeath & #RenewGoodOmens