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old_geezer · 05-24-2017, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

Maybe it's different if you haven't read the book. What do those of you who have not read the book think of the series so far?

I haven't read the book and after 4 episodes I have zero interest in watching the rest. The only reason I have STARZ in the first place is to watch "The White Princess" (based on The War of the Roses). After this series is over in two more weeks I will drop STARZ . American Gods isn't worth the price of admission. Boring, plodding story line IMO.

vailpass · 05-24-2017, 11:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Rausch

To be honest I was a bigger fan of the idea than what the comix gave me. Great premise then slowly lost me...

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Originally Posted by old_geezer

I haven't read the book and after 4 episodes I have zero interest in watching the rest. The only reason I have STARZ in the first place is to watch "The White Princess" (based on The War of the Roses). After this series is over in two more weeks I will drop STARZ . American Gods isn't worth the price of admission. Boring, plodding story line IMO.

Thanks. I couldn't tell if the series seemed so uninteresting up to this point because I knew what the story line was supposed to be or if it was generally bad viewing whether you'd read the book or not.

You can't tell by the show but the book is a rather good read.

old_geezer · 05-29-2017, 08:03 AM

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Originally Posted by old_geezer

I haven't read the book and after 4 episodes I have zero interest in watching the rest. The only reason I have STARZ in the first place is to watch "The White Princess" (based on The War of the Roses). After this series is over in two more weeks I will drop STARZ . American Gods isn't worth the price of admission. Boring, plodding story line IMO.

Episode 5 did nothing to change my mind about this show. Maybe if I had read the book (or comic or whatever) it would make more sense and I could see what they were building up to. It's the old gods vs the new gods but with so many characters and a plot line seemingly going nowhere slowly, it's just an incoherent mess IMO. Next week is the last week of "The White Princess" mini-series and I doubt I'll even watch American Gods afterwards.

**hometeam** · 05-24-2017, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

I watched 4. Worst episode of an already not-so-good season. SOOOO slow. I fas forwarded through 15 minutes of the first half hour of needless, boring, Shadow and Laura tripe.
I won't even touch on Laura being at Audrey's where she inexplicably needs an arm sewn back on.
It's called "American Gods", not "American Stiffs". An entire episode without showing any of the interesting characters was a horrible idea.

They've been losing viewership each week. If they want to reverse that they'd better show a whole lot more Odin and Mad Sweeney and bring in some other interesting characters or soon nobody will believe in this show and it will die.

Maybe it's different if you haven't read the book. What do those of you who have not read the book think of the series so far?

I havent read the book, but we where remarking last night how they where deliberately stretching out shots, scenes, and an entire epsiode on how ol girl showed up a dead zombie slut at the hotel room.

Discuss Thrower · 05-28-2017, 09:53 PM

So, perhaps by incident or by intention, Episode 5 was structured in a way that made Episode 4 totally skippable since the end of Ep.3 would flow seamlessly into Ep.5.

Spoiler!

If this was intentional... then Green / Fuller should kick themselves in the dick for an episode that can be written off as chaff outside of some comical moments between two characters and some backstory.

If it were done by incident, then people who are still on the fence about the show after the first two can be told to skip the Laura-centric episode and continue on with #5.

All of that aside, tonight brought us some action and some further revelation as to what's playing out in the world of American Gods and I think it was enjoyable.

Spoiler!

Miles · 05-28-2017, 10:50 PM

While I guess you could have skipped it I actually though episode 4 was fairly solid for a number of things going on. Also for the amusing note of the cheating husband being Dane Cook (who I don't hate as an actor) being burred with his dick in that place.

Discuss Thrower · 06-04-2017, 01:38 PM

Best episode so far, but I guarantee there will be bitching about the "Coming to America" sequence at the beginning.

KC_Lee · 06-05-2017, 08:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Discuss Thrower

Best episode so far, but I guarantee there will be bitching about the "Coming to America" sequence at the beginning.

Spoiling just in case...

Spoiler!

**Bowser** · 06-06-2017, 09:41 PM

I've got the last four episodes sitting on the DVR, and I'm having a hard time getting motivated to watch them. Worth it, or nah?

vailpass · 06-06-2017, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

I've got the last four episodes sitting on the DVR, and I'm having a hard time getting motivated to watch them. Worth it, or nah?

Dive on in. Would like to hear your feedback. Have you read the book?

**Bowser** · 06-08-2017, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by vailpass

Dive on in. Would like to hear your feedback. Have you read the book?

Yes, a long time ago. It was taking me seeing it on screen to remember that I had read about it previously.

I haven't hated what I've seen so far, but I haven't been drawn to it, either. I'll have to block out some time and get caught up with it.

**HemiEd** · 04-04-2019, 06:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Bowser

I've got the last four episodes sitting on the DVR, and I'm having a hard time getting motivated to watch them. Worth it, or nah?

I keep saying I am done (not a sci fi fan) and ready to hit the delete, then for some reason (Ian Mcshane) I keep watching. Getting ready for season two.

**BigRedChief** · 04-05-2019, 08:26 AM

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Originally Posted by HemiEd

I keep saying I am done (not a sci fi fan) and ready to hit the delete, then for some reason (Ian Mcshane) I keep watching. Getting ready for season two.

Whatever Ian is in makes it worth watching just to see him ply his trade. Very underrated actor.

**HemiEd** · 04-05-2019, 09:23 AM

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Originally Posted by BigRedChief

Whatever Ian is in makes it worth watching just to see him ply his trade. Very underrated actor.

I agree and he is older than dirt but is still one of the best.

05-28-2017, 09:53 PM	#6
Discuss Thrower "You like to drink?" Discuss Thrower's Avatar Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: "I like to drink."	So, perhaps by incident or by intention, Episode 5 was structured in a way that made Episode 4 totally skippable since the end of Ep.3 would flow seamlessly into Ep.5. Spoiler! The only thing that's lost by skipping the Laura episode is seeing Anubis deal with a nonbeliever (which may or may not have relevance to the narrative or to the mythos), the explanation as to why Laura can find Shadow seeing that he's her source of light and the detailed explanation as to why Shadow was locked up in the first place. If this was intentional... then Green / Fuller should kick themselves in the dick for an episode that can be written off as chaff outside of some comical moments between two characters and some backstory. If it were done by incident, then people who are still on the fence about the show after the first two can be told to skip the Laura-centric episode and continue on with #5. All of that aside, tonight brought us some action and some further revelation as to what's playing out in the world of American Gods and I think it was enjoyable. Spoiler! Green and Fuller went off-book again with creating the Laura and Mad Sweeney scene at the motel; the intent was solely to have fun with the characters and to showcase how much those two are dickheads to each other as well as to anyone they come across. As much as the pratfalls are pretty hilarious, it almost feels like a waste of Pablo to have him get racked in the nuts escaping a cop car instead of snarling wise ass remarks to Shadow or Wednesday. Credit to Emily Browning for being naked for a large part of the episode and to, at least in my mind, successfully pull off some sort of cinematic uncanny valley of being a revenant corpse that's trying to pass off as being normal and alive but failing to do so with her mannerisms as well as being pretty blase about the whole being dead thing. Also the fact she killed an innocent mortician but couldn't care less about that whole event. But the important part is the Shadow and Wednesday storyline and the continuing arc of the show in pitting the old gods versus the new. Media is trippy and disjointed which fits. Technical Boy is a prick that still has to kowtow to Media and Mr. World. Mr. World is... ****ing out there. But I like it.
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05-28-2017, 10:50 PM	#7
Miles MVP Miles's Avatar Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Dallas, TX	While I guess you could have skipped it I actually though episode 4 was fairly solid for a number of things going on. Also for the amusing note of the cheating husband being Dane Cook (who I don't hate as an actor) being burred with his dick in that place.
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06-04-2017, 01:38 PM	#8
Discuss Thrower "You like to drink?" Discuss Thrower's Avatar Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: "I like to drink."	Best episode so far, but I guarantee there will be bitching about the "Coming to America" sequence at the beginning.
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06-06-2017, 09:41 PM	#10
Bowser sorta mod-ish Bowser's Avatar Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: KC North	I've got the last four episodes sitting on the DVR, and I'm having a hard time getting motivated to watch them. Worth it, or nah?
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