Looks like the joke’s on Neil Gaiman because now we need him as writer/showrunner on a series based on his Good Omens 3 “storyline spoiler.”
With the SAG-AFTRA strike having finally come to an end after 118 days (pending SAG-AFTRA members giving the new deal the green light) and WGA writers still feeling pretty damn good about their new deal, a number of television productions are beginning to get back to work or confirm revised production schedules. That means we’re back to have a mountain of shows to cover – with Prime Video’s David Tennant & Michael Sheen-starring adaptation of Neil Gaiman & the late Sir Terry Pratchett’s work being near the top of that mountain. The last time we checked in on how things were going, Gaiman had already long-given the heads-up that he had started working on Good Omens 3. Of course, that also meant that social media was awash with stories of “leaked scripts” and “spoilers” and all of that nonsense. So Gaiman applied the “common sense” approach to showing fans how to tell if what they’re reading is total rubbish. And yet, that hasn’t stopped the flow of “Is this true?” questions that Gaiman’s been getting – like a recent one where “rumors have it” that Aziraphale will be the “big bad” in the final chapter, with a fan wanting to know if it was true or not. This time, Gaiman went the much-needed sarcastic route – before “spoiling” what the season will “really” be about…
“Everything you’ve heard about Season 3 of ‘Good Omens’ is always true because if there’s one thing we love doing on ‘Good Omens,’ it’s telling everyone the plot years ahead of time,” Gaiman wrote in response to the concern. “Aziraphale will be a villain called The Snaffler, a costumed super-thief out to steal the famed Jet Jaguar diamond in order to power his world-destroying laser beam gun. Only his wife, the lovely and hilarious Sadie, a bumbling Spanish Police Inspector with a moustache, and a man in a gorilla suit stand between him and his goal.” Yeah? Well… the joke’s on you, Gaiman. Why? Because now, you can’t quit being a showrunner until that happens. Don’t blame us – it’s your fault.
Everything you’ve heard about Season 3 of Good Omens is always true, because if there’s one thing we love doing on Good Omens, it’s telling everyone the plot years ahead of time.
Aziraphale will be a villain called The Snaffler, a costumed super-thief out to steal the famed Jet Jaguar diamond in order to power his world-destroying laser beam gun. Only his wife the lovely and hilarious Sadie, a bumbling Spanish Police Inspector with a moustache, and a man in a gorilla suit stand between him and his goal.
