Neil Gaiman is nervous.
Its a meeting hes been anticipating for a while.
But that probably wont happen because most people seem to like it so far.
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And how could they not?
(At one point, Terry Gilliam was attached to do a film version.)
Terry never asked for anything in 30 years of friendship, Gaiman explains.
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You have to make this, and I want to watch it.
Here, Gaiman breaks down those notes and explains how hes shepherdingGood Omensfrom page to screen.
I think we were talking about casting Adam and Eve, Gaiman explains.
Lets know that, and lets own it.
The humour comes from normal people in strange situations and strange people in normal situations.
Doug grumbles about that, even now, Gaiman says.
And I was like, We werent talking about it [then]!
But I was determined to make aGood Omensthat Terry wouldve liked.
And the only way that I knew how to make that was to make aGood Omensthat I would like.
Because with my things, I tend to [react to changes by saying], Oh, good!
No, try it!
Whereas with this, it was like, People want to cut this scene?!
But Terry wrote this scene!
This scene is not going to be cut!
And I got to be much more of a bastard.
Make us laugh, make us cry.
I have no idea what composure, belief, and ego is, Gaiman says with a laugh.
I dont want to lose any of the bits that make people happy.
And sometimes theyre the same, and sometimes theyre going to be different, and thats just fine.
