The television adaptation of Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s 1990 fantasy novel, Good Omens featuring David Tennant was previously called for cancellation following petitions from right-wingers. Amassing 20,000 signatures, the petition slammed the six-episode series for showing satanism as “normal, light, and acceptable”.
While Amazon Prime is yet to address the petition, Marvel star David Tennant, defended Good Omens as it recently released its second season. Fed up with cancel culture’s allegations of blasphemy against the show, the actor as well as the writer, Neil Gaiman served the petitioners with a perfect comeback.
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David Tennant Defends Good Omens From Blasphemy Claims
Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman’s show Good Omens which aired its first season in 2019, faced the wrath of right-wingers who prompted a petition to ban the show for promoting satanism. However, despite amassing 20,000 signatures, the petition failed to make a change since it was directed to Netflix, while the show was actually made by Amazon Prime.
Nonetheless, as the show made a return with its second season on July 28th, actor David Tennant defended the series from further accusations. Recalling the allegations of blasphemy faced by the first season of Good Omens, Tennant stated, “people are very keen to be offended,” during an interview.
“They’re often looking for something to glom on to without possibly really examining what they think they’re complaining about.” David Tennant shared.
Defending the show by stating, “it’s not an irreligious show at all,” David Tennant explained the backdrop of the story. “It’s actually very respectful of the structure of that sort of religious belief. The idea that it promotes satanism [is nonsense]. None of the characters from Hell are to be aspired to at all. They’re a dreadful bunch of non-entities” the actor explained.
Neil Gaiman’s Perfect Comeback For The Cancel Culture
The 2019 petition was initially directed to Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens claiming that the show makes “satanism appear normal, light and acceptable,” and “mocks God’s wisdom”. Making serious accusations against the highly appreciated Amazon Prime show, the petition stated, “The Antichrist…is portrayed as a normal kid that has special powers” in the series.
Further, concluding the petition by demanding to “Stop promoting evil!”, the group of petitioners slammed Good Omens following its first season. However, being no stranger to controversies, Neil Gaiman took the initiative to destroy the right-wing cancel culture via Twitter. Dropping an epic comeback, Gaiman not only won the argument but also earned the trust of his fans.
I love that they are going to write to Netflix to try and get #GoodOmens cancelled. Says it all really. https://t.co/8WNxCY1YmV
— Neil Gaiman (@neilhimself) June 19, 2019
Good Omens season one received overall positive reviews and earned a fresh 83% RT rating. Further, the showmakers brought back the dearth of dynamic characters, as they recently dropped the second season on July 28th.
Watch Good Omens on Amazon Prime.
Source: Independent, Twitter
