Good Omens x Michael Sheen x Ancient Rome - a crossover made in heaven Italy
I'm crawling out of the rock I've been living under - just because I feel like this post I reblogged needs some context to be fully appreciated (and you all know how much I love deep diving into the most random shit). Quoting @thiswomanshouldbewriting :
No one is doing it like the Italian Good Omens fandom, making Michael Sheen trend on twitter because Alberto Angela used his footage as Nero in his documentary. Literally no one is like us.
The mentioned footage is, as you might have inferred if you're a Michael Sheen/GO fan, from the 2006 BBC docudrama "Ancient Rome: Rise and Fall of an Empire", which Sheen starred in as a very unhinged Nero. Imagine you're the average italian GO fan, channel-zapping while you do chores, or homework, or you're having dinner, and you suddenly see (on RAI1, aka the state-owned broadcasting *main* tv channel) THIS:
(and also the show somewhat restores Nero's reputation, *and* discusses at length the Romans' rampant bisexuality *and* mentions Nero's same-sex marriageS (plural) *and* the soundtrack SLAYS) (god I wish it was subtitled in English 'cause y'all would love it)
That's something to be excited about already. But wait... there's more!
If you're not Italian (hi 99,9% of tumblr) you might ask yourself: but what's all the fuss about? and who the fuck is Alberto Angela?
Glad you asked.
Alberto Angela, author and host of the documentary programme that included the aforementioned footage, is - simply put - an icon, a myth, a cornerstone of cultural divulgation in this country.
He's an accomplished paleontologist, archeologist, writer, and a very engaging communicator.
He's a son of art, since his late father Piero was an even greater public figure, an all-time favourite of the italian audience (think: the Mr. Rogers of science divulgation) -- which only adds to Alberto's fame and love by the masses.
He's been a staple on tv for a long time, a beloved chaperone to everything about science, culture and especially history, which he conveys with utmost passion.
He's also a very fine man.
It won't surprise you that, over time, he's become sort of a national sex-symbol: the charming nerd, the next-door Indiana Jones, the cultured, wholesome, handsome heartthrob.
...and a great source of memes:
"I DIVULGE. HARD."
"Deoxyribonucleic acid" *splash*
So... let's rewind for a moment: you're the average italian GO fan, channel-zapping while you do chores, or homework, or you're having dinner, and you suddenly see Michael Sheen as Nero featured on the most popular documentary programme in the country, by the most beloved & iconic tv host of recent times.
In conclusion: this is why the italian GO fandom is going positively feral on twitter. You're welcome. *crawls under her rock again*
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And nothing... you see Alberto Angela starting a new science tv program which is the direct heir to his father's Quark and suddenly everything is perfectly fine. Piero Angela never died. Quark never stopped. And everything is just the way it should be ❤️❤️
And he called it "Noos" which was the name of the spaceship Piero used to explore the cosmos in "Viaggio nel cosmo" as if that ship never stopped its journey.
Bless you, Alberto! Bless you! 🥺
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The international good omens fandom will never understand what last night was for the italian fandom, twitter was in shambles, michael sheen himself noticed something was up, alberto angela sarai per sempre famoso
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Michael Sheen trending on Italian twitter just because one of the most famous scientific/historic education programs is using some shots of his performance as Nero on tonight's episode about ancient Rome is peak chaotic Michael Sheen energy. Dude can't be tamed.
How often do you think about the roman empire?
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basically there’s this history documentary on tv in italy and tonight it’s going to talk about the roman empire with some videos with michael sheen in them. (i think they’re from one of the movies he starred in?)
i am going insane. i love history. i love michael sheen. i love documentaries.
my prediction says that: i’ll explode
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Albertone
Stanotte ho sognato di essere con Alberto Angela. Stava girando uno dei suoi tanti servizi e mostrava un veicolo particolare credo pure sperimentale.
Io ero su questo veicolo che non saprei descrivere a parole mentre lui spiegava le peculiarità e le caratteristiche di questo veicolo con la solita mimica e parlantina.
A un certo punto chiama uno dei componenti "pantografo" e io lo correggo perché, inequivocabilmente, si tratta di una gruccia appendi abiti.
Lui riconosce l'errore e mi ringrazia e poco dopo mi ritrovo nella sua abitazione dove forse vengo invitato per riconoscenza, vai a sapere.
Ricordo questo appartamento con colori chiari tra il bianco e il grigio chiaro e parliamo ma non ricordo di cosa.
Poi mi sono svegliato.
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Per intenditori.
Uno dei dialoghi più iconici del cinema comico, adattato a due illustri personaggi della divulgazione televisiva e non solo.
Chi non condivide è complice. Dai che "si può fare!".
ps con quali voci leggerete questo meme?
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