Tema: Good Omens (Serie TV)

Ha salido en USA en noviembre. Según contracarátula de blu-ray.com trae audio y subtítulos en español (probablemente latino).

Good Omens is one of the finest miniseries ever adapted from a novel. It’d be easy to put it up with Douglas Adams’ Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Universe. But this production is so magnificent that it rates up their with the finest of British television such as I, Claudius and Brideshead Revisted. Neil Gaiman could have just signed away his film rights to Hollywood for a fat paycheck. But he wanted to create a production that would make the late Terry Pratchett proud. Good Omens is delivers on all the humor from the novel and fulfills the promise of seeing the end of the world on the screen.

The video is 2.35:1 anamorphic. The 1080p resolution lets you see the end of the world so clearly. The audio is 5.1 DTS-HD MA. The fire scenes burn around your ears. The French and Spanish dubs are in 2.0 DTS-HD MA. The movie is subtitled in English, French and Spanish.

Page to Screen (6:24) has Neil Gaiman speak about adapting his and Sir Terry Pratchett’s novel. Sheen speaks of getting into Neil’s work with the Sandman comic books. Adria Arjona speaks of being nervous since she wasn’t auditioning for the producer, but the creator of the character. Neil speaks of the hugeness of the project. Jon Hamm talks about how people wanted to be part of this world.

Aziraphale’s World (4:44) has Michael Sheen explain his angel character who enjoys the human life.

Bookshop Tour (5:24) lets Neil Gaiman point out the details of the space. I get the idea that Neil wants to take this home with him (if he hasn’t already). He points out Terry Prachett’s hat and scarf.

Crowley’s World (4:11) reminds us that Crowley’s name was Crawley when we first meet the demon. David Tennant talks of the trouble making qualities of his character and his forbidden friendship with Aziraphale. He points out that the two don’t want to see the end of the world because they like being a part of humanity including the music of Queen.

Audio commentaries for all 6 episodes has Neil Gaiman, director Douglas Mackinnon and other cast and crew talk about the production. Neil points out the opening of Good Omens explaining the set up was a tip of the hat to Douglas Adams’ The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.

Good Omens trailer (1:37) sets up this massive tale of how Armageddon was put into motion. We are promised a battle between Heaven and Hell.

Characters of Good Omens (1:49) has Michael Sheen, David Tennant and Jon Hamm give thumbnail descriptions of their characters.

The World of Good Omens (1:12) has the cast discuss the scope of the story. Sheen was a major fan of the book.

Deleted Scenes (10:23) has scenes that were sliced out early in postproduction since the special effects aren’t close to created. This bare footage does show us how certain shots were done. We get a sense of the Soho set that had the bookshop. The deleted moments include Crowley taking out the cellphones of London, the angel saves a baby buggy and more Africa footage.

Storyboard Gallery (4:54) sets up what the camera should be getting during the shoot. It’s like a comic book version of the script. You have to prep in preproduction since there’s so many special effects to be mixed with the shots.

Concept Art Gallery (3:48) are various mock ups and paintings used to determine the sets, characters and props used in the miniseries.

Costume Design Gallery (1:15) is getting a sense of the look and wardrobe of the characters.

Queen compilation (12:22) points out that Crowley’s love of Queen was in the original novel. This special feature allows us to know what Queen songs were played in the miniseries.

Good Omens VFX reel (3:22) breaks down the visual so you know how things were composited and created in post production.

BBC Studios presents Good Omens. Directed by Douglas Mackinnon. Screenplay by: Neil Gaiman. Starring: Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Nick Offerman, Adria Arjona, Miranda Richardson, Michael McKean, Jack Whitehall & Jon Hamml. Rated: Not Rated. Running Time: 342 minutes on 2 Bluray discs. Released: November 5, 2019.[/U][/U]

Quien no la haya visto, completamente recomendable. Muy divertida, sobre todo los dos primeros capítulos.