American Gods headed to HBO!
For those of you out there who haven't had a chance to pick up and read the great book(what are you waiting for go buy it now!) American Gods tells the story of the struggle for America's soul. I don't mean that metaphorically, I mean that literally. The main conceit of the book is that when man believes in something enough it will coalesce and become real. This means that when people emigrated to America they brought with them not only their belief in ancient gods and folklore, but they literally brought these gods with them. Unfortunately for the ancient gods as belief wanes so does their power, so you could have weakened gods in the mold a leprechaun or Odin and they are now forced to deal with new powerful gods like technology, celebrity or drugs. Now I ask you, does that not sound like the perfect type of project for HBO?
Word is that Gaiman will be cowriting the screenplay with Robert Richardson who is a multi-Oscar winning cinematographer noted for his work with Oliver Stone, Quentin Tarrantino and Martin Scorsese. Hopefully they'll be able to work out this deal and we will be getting to see American Gods on TV soon. In the meantime, make sure you don't forget to check out HBO's latest foray into fantasy with Game of Thrones based on the amazing series of books from George RR Martin. The first episode premiers this Sunday and you can expect a full review on Monday.
So are you ready for some adult fantasy from HBO? Do you love these books as much as I do(you can get more info or purchase American Gods: A Novel
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