In the new Amazon miniseries Good Omens, as the soft, fluttery angel Aziraphale, he pulls off the feat of making goodness watchable and fun. Their chemistry is a joy, even if the banter they are given is often stale or overegged. Neil Gaiman: ‘Good Omens feels more apt now than it did 30 years ago’ Read moreIt 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. Good Omens was brought to the screen – after languishing in development hell for decades, gaining the reputation of an “unfilmable” book – in fulfilment of Pratchett’s last wishes. It is a shame that Good Omens’ advent on to our screens at last feels like such a wasted opportunity.

Source: The Guardian May 31, 2019 04:52 UTC