#and some of neil gaiman's stuff

[13eyond13]

one of the lesser talked about fun things about intentionally reading more books is finding new stuff to be a bit of a hater about tbh

#and i know sometimes im probably just not properly picking up whatever the writer is putting down but whatever it's still fun #to actually know what you think about stuff like the highly regarded classics and extremely popular hyped up things #here are a few writers im a bit of a hater about w my opinions now btw #neil gaiman: does not do it for me at alllll #have read the graveyard book and american gods and hated almost every minute of both #in american gods i just found the aesthetic ideas and characters completely unappealing and in the graveyard book #i thought it was dreary and not well described enough... kept feeling like it was too bare bones in some way to picture things properly #i was like 'hmm i wish this was one of his graphic novels instead bc i'd like to be able to see what's going on here a bit better...' #also his humour just never lands for me and i do not often get his references either #ray bradbury annoys me in a similar way to neil gaiman but also somewhat oppositely like where #the way they write characters and plots and ideas and the stuff they care about gets on my nerves in an almost identical way #that i don't know how to define except to say i had a bit of a 'same energy' experience reading Something Wicked This Way Comes #and some of neil gaiman's stuff #but unlike neil gaiman i think that ray bradbury attempts to describe things unusually so much and TOO much #to the point that it takes me out of the story in a different yet similar way #to how the lack of description in neil gaiman's stuff does #what else have i become a bit of a hater about or did not get the appeal of lately? hmmm #oh hp lovecraft hahahaha #least scary stories ever god everything he's scared of is so dumb #like even aside from his extremely racist takes and fear of the 'exotic other' his fears about being cosmically insignificant are just like #yeah and? whats so scary about that hahaha i literally just dont get it #also the amount he writes dialogue in heavy accents annoys the shit out of me #p

[mizgnomer]

Behind the Scenes of Good Omens - in the Magic Shop with David Tennant, Michael Sheen, and Neil Gaiman for Tennant Tuesday (or whatever day this post finds you)

#what a delightful behind-the-scenes shot #I'm forever grateful but wish we had MORE!! #david tennant #tennant tuesday #michael sheen #I always make a tennant tuesday post #but today it includes some bonus sheen and gaiman #ineffable husbands #crowley and aziraphale #stuff i posted #crowley #aziraphale #neil looking mysterious with his wand #these bts photos bring me such joy

[littledreamling]

Stop Asking Neil Gaiman About Fanfiction Challenge 2022

#some of yall just can’t fathom an author who has no wish (nor the ability) to interact with fanfiction of his own works #he’s said multiple times that he’s not allowed to read it nor does he want to #it’s literally none of his business #he supports you writing fics but he literally cannot do anything beyond that #he can’t read it; he can’t interact with it; he can’t reblog it; he can’t do ANYTHING #stop asking #stop askingg #stop askinggg #dear god y’all #i love the fandoms that Neil’s works have created but sometimes y’all drive me CRAZY #Neil Gaiman #please know this isn’t out of hatred or disrespect to anyone in fandom #but it’s disrespectful to Neil to constantly ask him about stuff he’s stated multiple times that he’s not allowed to see #just stick to your own little bubble in the fandom and go hog wild with your fics #and be glad he doesn’t read your stuff #him staying separated from that side of the fandom is as good for you as it is for him #it’s in everyone’s best interest if he keeps that layer of separation #enjoy fics! enjoy writing fics! enjoy reading and sharing fics! but leave Neil out of it #please for the love of god

[modmad]

@staff​ not a fresh take I’m sure but this?

annoying. cuts into my brain. feels like someone lowered the brim of my hat over the dash. intrusive. I paid for no ads to give tumblr a lil walkin around money and this is more irritating than those Put it On the Side or get rid of it I don’t want or need to see this 24/7 please and thank you

#staff #u gotta not do this it's ugh #but cute of you to send Neil Gaiman stuff for free make some shoelaces tho

[radioactive-killjoy]

What is are some Good Omens fics that do a good job of capturing the writing style of the original text? This can be in tone, word choice, structure, dialogue, anything.

#I just want more to reference as I clean up some of my own stuff for AO3 #good omens #crowley #aziraphale #ineffable husbands #aziracrow #neil gaiman #terry pratchett #writing #good omens fanfic

[minxxfur]

uh. major spoilers for the family dinner scene.

the family dinner scene is like. absurdly funny.

to start, Death shows up in a tank top and jeans, as she mostly does, is told to change, and reluctantly goes in a full gown. then Dream, this son of a bitch, what does he arrive in?

FULL 1700’s GEAR.

IT IS THE 1980’s.

NOT ONLY THIS, BUT HE WAS NEVER DIRECTED TO DRESS FORMAL OR ANYTHING AT ALL. THIS FUCKER JUST CHOSE TO WEAR THAT. LOOK AT THIS SHIT:

AND NOT ONLY THAT, HE UNINTENTIONALLY(?) CALLS OUT DEATH FOR NOT WANTING TO WEAR FORMAL CLOTHING.

a ton of bickering later, as they usually do, Destiny basically just tells Delirium to shut up (</3), more sibling bullshit ensues, and Death offers Dream a grape. And then Desire pulls the funniest fucking joke I have witnessed in a comic:

THEN DREAM GETS GENUINELY ANGRY AT THEM????? Desire, being the little shithead they are, decides to taunt him even more, resulting in Dream storming out to the balcony.

Death rushes out to help him, a genuine, honest talk happens where Dream finally gets a grip, and then this absolute fucking banger of dialogue occurs:

AND THAT’S HOW THE SCENE ENDS.

#i absolutely missed some stuff but oh my god #the sandman comics #neil gaiman #dc comics #the sandman #death of the endless #desire of the endless #dream of the endless #[insert his 40 other names here] #delirium of the endless #destiny of the endless

[steppesliver]

this year i am being forced to reread so many things i already read years ago if not as a kid completely and i kind of am missing novelty you know but at the same time i could always go for a hannibal rewatch

#believe it or not i watched it for the 1st time in 2019 and ever since i have not fully researched the show #just certain eps & s1 completely #anyhow ive reread some stuff for class and i might have to check neil gaiman again 🫠 FREE ME FROM ACADEMIA...!!??

[novasillies]

can ao3 add a messaging system so I can violently berate the next person who makes a point of publicly bookmarking something just to shit on it

#WHY DO THEY DO THIS #not even just my own stuff some of yall r MEAN #'THIS IS NOT A REC. couldnt get into it.' #when did i ask #who do you think is seeing that? #I dont need to know these things #and yes i took it personally #unless ur shakespeare or neil gaiman i dont wanna hear it #COME BACK TO ME WHEN YOU CAN MAKE A WHALE #ao3 #ao3 bookmarks #ao3 writer #archive of our own

[fru1typunch]

I'm the editor in chief for my college newspaper and made the mistake of wearing my Good Omens shirt to our meeting today. Said meeting quickly turned into a Neil Gaiman/Good Omens fanclub as a result. I'm pretty sure we had more important things to discuss, but at least I got paid for getting to rant about season two for a good half hour.

#we were supposed to figure out some stuff with a conference coming up. #good omens #good omens s2 #neil gaiman #ineffable husbands #crowley #aziraphale #aziracrow #david tennant #micheal sheen

[keineahnung-ichhalt]

Okay here is my hot take about Good Omens: I don't want Crowley and Aziraphale to explicitly end up together romantically in the end of season 3. Please stay with me, I can explain.

One of the things I and many others love about their relationship is the ambiguity. You could say that they have known about each others feelings for hundreds, if not thousands of years, or that they only realised in season 2, that they never kissed before or that they made out after Eden. And canon doesn't directly contradict any of that. See, my point is that a lot about their relationship is ambiguous, and I like it this way. This is the reason this show speaks to so many people. This is so rare and what makes it so special.

Also, one of the themes of season 2 is them trying to figure out what kind of relationship they want, and also not really fitting into a classic human romantic relationship. And it would be shame if all of that would just end in them having a classic romantic ending. The entire point is that they don't fit into any categories, why try to put them in one?

We also need to consider that they don't really have a framework for relationships except what they know from romance novels and movies. So even if they are acting like in these kinds of media, that doesn't necessarily mean that that's exactly what they want, that just means that they have discovered that they have feelings they don't know and are trying to figure them out. And while that process involves these things, that doesn't mean that it's the end result.

What I'm not saying is that I don't want them happy, of course I do. I need them to find to each other again and hug it out and maybe even have a kiss that is not a goodbye if they want. I want them to be happy too. All I'm saying is that I hope that the ending won't be overly romance coded and still allow for other interpretations, because in the end, this is what they are all about.

#honestly this is just my random thoughts so I hope this even makes sense #I do have trust in neil gaiman to do them justice though and I'll probably be happy with whatever ending they get #I'm just trying to put down my thoughts and maybe get them in some kind of order #also don't you dare calling me homophobic for trying to erase rep because this is not what this post is about. at all. read it again #this post is about the opposite actually. they can represent whatever you want and I think that's beautiful #good omens #good omens season 2 #good omens season 3 #op keineahnung-ichhalt #my meta stuff

[mizgnomer]

Levitating Tennant

Just a few photos where his feet don’t touch the ground...

#david tennant #because it amuses me #no special effects required #doctor who #good omens #jessica jones #with lots of special guest apperances #some of whom are also levitating #catherine tate #michael sheen #john hamm #neil gaiman #douglas mackinnon #stuff I posted #just a bit of fun #levitating tennant

[quipxotic]

So, evidently someone asked Neil Gaiman on Twitter if he liked “The Rings of Power” (he did, by the way) and someone else demanded to know how he could like it when even Elon Musk hated the show. Neil replied in typical Gaiman style (which made me LOL) and now a whole bunch of Elon Musk’s fanboys are in his mentions blaming him for everything they don’t like about the show. Since, according to them, he’s the showrunner.

Which he isn’t.

How is this real life now?

#neil gaiman #Twitter #The Rings of Power #Well - despite all the drama - at least THAT isn't happening on Tumblr #The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power #online life #quipxotic stuff #And surprise surprise surprise they're mad some of the actors aren't white

[catboydan]

I finally rewatched Good Omens s1 and watched Good Omens s2 and I'm now crying, they've been pining since the very beginning of everything and they deserve happiness not that ending they got

you know what though? we're gonna get there. THEY are gonna get there. they're gonna get that cottage in the south downs, and all we have to do is harass the studios to pay their workers so the strikes can end and we'll finally get to see our ineffable idiots have a happy ending ;-;

#i cried SO HARD #and it took me a few days to get thru the funk but you know what helped? #knowing we're at the halfway point #and that s3 exists in some form regardless of the strikes. neil gaiman has said he'd write a book even if the show doesn't get renewed #i was SO ANGRY at aziraphale and SO ANNOYED at crowley but now i'm just. #sitting here daydreaming about their reunion 🥰 #because really i've rbed a lot of analysis stuff but i truly think they are miscommunicating on every level #it feels a bit like the bandstand scene in s1 now. like it hurts but it hurts SO GOOD #val comes out of hiding #anon #ask #good omens #gos2 #gos2spoilers #but really i can't emphasize enough how much ep6 got to me nonnie #my heart was literally racing for several days. couldn't get over it #getting into the analysis stuff of it all really helped tbh #like the how and why of the fight & kiss. the emotions & rationale & misunderstanding #i was sooooo angry at aziraphale at first reaction because 'i forgive u' SHUT UP SHUT UP SHUT UPPPPP #but now after some time to think about it. it's a lot more complicated than that #and i do think aziraphale is making the only choice he could possibly be expected to make in that situation. #which is try to make things better PERMANENTLY by gaining influence over all of heaven #because crowley's right. earth will die whether it's heaven or hell who kills them all #but a&c can't defuse another armageddon by getting even less involved #anyway. ep6 damaged my psyche and i am currently always thinking about it

[littledreamling]

If anyone wants an enjoyable afternoon activity, I highly recommend taking a scroll through Neil Gaiman’s tumblr likes (not his reblogs, though I’d recommend that, too). I’m not sure if he’s aware that they’re public or if he just doesn’t care, but seeing how he interacts with the community (not just the Sandman community, but fans of ALL of his works), even in such small ways, makes me immensely happy

#he also confuses me sometimes #some of the stuff he likes is… hilariously odd #but I guess that’s a pretty good descriptor of the man himself #hilariously odd #Neil Gaiman #the sandman #the sandman netflix #sandman netflix

[carry-on-every-neverland-magic]

#good omens #crowley #aziraphale #neil gaiman #IM RIDICULOUSLY LATE BUT AAAAAAAAAH #I actually just read the book and watched the show I barely got into fandom things #but Im finding some good stuff man

[naomiknight-17]

@neil-gaiman had suggested The Neil Gaiman Reader for people who liked his shows or comics and wanted to dip into his writing but didn't know where to start

And that described me pretty well, and also I had a book store giftcard so

I picked this up today and oh my god. This book is HUGE

700+ pages

I am uh. I am gonna be busy for a while

#i'm excited to get into it tho #loved Good Omens Nd enjoying Sandman so far so. hopefully this will bring me some similarly cool stuff! #books #reading #neil gaiman #the neil gaiman reader #and yeah i tagged him cuz it was his tumblr that suggested the book but. i am not so delusional as to think he will notice or respond #i know he gets a bajillion messages and notifs all the time