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Crowley’s exact belt can be bought. The attention to detail is incredible.

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Some continuity photos that were shared by the seller to verify the authenticity of the prop.

The real prop book of Agnes Nutter used in Good Omens.

From the description of the seller:

This is the original screen used Agnes Nutter's Nice and Accurate Prophecies book from Good Omens season one. It was featured heavily throughout the show. The same selection of show appropriate pages were printed repeatedly throughout so as not to have any blanks or nonsensical pages onscreen when the book was used by characters. The prophecies themselves are from the book Good Omens and some were penned by Neil Gaiman for use in the show. This was used on screen by David Tennant and Michael Sheen. As far as I was told this is one of three that exist, one is with another person and the other one was destroyed to look ruined in the bookshop fire.

Also included is Agnes Nutter's letter to the publisher. Any questions, let me know.

Note: The description is not fully correct though, as 9 books were made in total. 3 made to look as new, 3 made to look worn, and 3 completely scorched. But hey, book of prophecies for sale!

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Rob Wilkins alongside Paul Kaye, as Sir Terry Pratchett, and the crew filming Back in Black- the docudrama of Sir Terry’s Life.

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How I’m spending my pride:

Idea from vampirechronicles_ over on X.

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I hope Michael and David will announce when it’s time.

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Photos from the set of Good Omens 2: via gems_mcadam_audio on instagram.

“Got to love a blue screen! Good Omens S2 filmed at the studios in Bathgate. It was such an impressive space, one of my favourite places I've worked in. This was one section of the B studio.”

“A great part of the set for #goodomensseason2 was the tributes to the great Terry Pratchett dotted around the place. The pub had this wonderful canvas of Terry and in the bookshop, we got to film with with Terry's hat and scarf. I have to admit I was quite emotional when I saw his hat. Terry is the first author that made me enjoy reading.”

“Good Omens S2 Sound team!

Sound Mixer: Phil Croal, Boom Ops: Martin Ireland and Jonny Livesey and the wee chubby faced trainee: Me!

This is us about to start our night shoots at Stirling Castle.” / Inverleith Park.

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The real prop book of Agnes Nutter used in Good Omens.

From the description of the seller:

This is the original screen used Agnes Nutter's Nice and Accurate Prophecies book from Good Omens season one. It was featured heavily throughout the show. The same selection of show appropriate pages were printed repeatedly throughout so as not to have any blanks or nonsensical pages onscreen when the book was used by characters. The prophecies themselves are from the book Good Omens and some were penned by Neil Gaiman for use in the show. This was used on screen by David Tennant and Michael Sheen. As far as I was told this is one of three that exist, one is with another person and the other one was destroyed to look ruined in the bookshop fire.

Also included is Agnes Nutter's letter to the publisher. Any questions, let me know.

Note: The description is not fully correct though, as 9 books were made in total. 3 made to look as new, 3 made to look worn, and 3 completely scorched. But hey, book of prophecies for sale!

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Double confirmed now. Just William, thank you.

The importance of Richmal Crompton that captivated Sir Terry Pratchett when first reading William The Antichrist- or as we know it today, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch.

Sir Terry Pratchett was once told by a school teacher that he would never amount to anything. That was one of his childhood memories- rotten humanity limiting knowledge. But that wasn’t the only memory of course. Throughout his life, words and stories always kept him company and one of those emblematic authors whose words cut deep through the bleakness and that made an impact was Richmal Crompton. Better known for writing the “Just William” books.

An impact so strong that this was Sir Terry in 2014 dressed as William Brown from Richmal Crompton’s “Just William” for a series of portraits done for an exhibition inside The Story Museum.

An exhibition where 26 authors dressed up as their favorite literary characters and in STP’s words “why not”. Photography by Cambridge Jones.

Now, if you know anything about the origins of Good Omens, you’ll know that it had been previously named William the Antichrist- a draft/ file that was around 5282 words long in 1985, exploring a scenario in which Richmal Crompton's William Brown had somehow become the Antichrist. And that called STP’s attention so much that he even offered to buy it off.

Said draft, had it not been sent to Sir Terry and had he not loved it enough to save it in his computer, would have been lost forever since the original file was lost in a computer crash. Sir Terry auto-denominated himself “The Keeper of the Disk”.

My Tweet liked by Rhianna Pratchett: Forever grateful about the fact that Sir Terry loved the draft of William the Antichrist so much because of (inferably) his love for Just William, that, had he not saved the file in his computer when he first received it, Good Omens would have never happened (the original file had been lost in a computer crash).

The original draft had things like these: (my slides I made from owning William The Antichrist).

You can only imagine why he would have been so enthralled by it. This is what Sir Terry had to say when he wrote Good Omens afterwards:

"I seldom let Neil touch any of the bits involving Adam Young himself." (Locus Mag)

And: Initially, I did most of Adam and the Them and Neil did most of the Four Horsemen, and everything else kind of got done by whoever -- by the end, large sections were being done by a composite creature called Terryandneil, whoever was actually hitting the keys. By agreement, I am allowed to say that Agnes Nutter, her life and death, was completely and utterly mine. And Neil proudly claims responsibility for the maggots. Neil's had a major influence on the opening scenes, me on the ending. In the end, it was this book done by two guys, who shared the money equally and did it for fun and wouldn't do it again for a big clock."

"Yes, the maggot reversal was by me, with a gun to Neil's head (although he understood the reasons, it's just that he likes maggots). There couldn't be blood on Adam's hands, even blood spilled by third parties. No-one should die because he was alive." (Terry Pratchett: HisWorld)

It is obvious to see that the love for William Brown is what took him in and something he never let go throughout.

Even though they had to change the name from William to Adam, the Just William spirit was never far away. As you can guess, the Them are just The Outlaws from the Just William books- renamed and regendered.

Various Good Omens sentences are constructed in a way Richmal Crompton would have written them.

The sentence when Anathema tells Adam that she has lost the Book, and he tells her that he has written a book about a pirate who became a famous detective and it is 8 pages long... that's "a William sentence" or in this case an Adam one.

Sir Terry liked Richmal Crompton so much because she wrote stories that ended up reaching a major kids audience, but that at the end of the day, were stories written for adults. The vocabulary was advanced, the subjects were deep, and she never made you feel like a lost child nevertheless.

Here is a snippet of STP talking about her from that same Story Museum broadcast in BBC Radio 4:

Good Omens would have never been shaped into what it is today if STP had not taken those initial 5282 words and completely rewritten them into 10,000. Bringing the irony and humour that he learned through Crompton and that metamorphosed into something completely Pratchett.

If you would like to read more about the general origins, I compiled all of the info here. (Yes everything “underlined” is because it will lead you to the source).

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I will take this as a confirmation.

The importance of Richmal Crompton that captivated Sir Terry Pratchett when first reading William The Antichrist- or as we know it today, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch.

Sir Terry Pratchett was once told by a school teacher that he would never amount to anything. That was one of his childhood memories- rotten humanity limiting knowledge. But that wasn’t the only memory of course. Throughout his life, words and stories always kept him company and one of those emblematic authors whose words cut deep through the bleakness and that made an impact was Richmal Crompton. Better known for writing the “Just William” books.

An impact so strong that this was Sir Terry in 2014 dressed as William Brown from Richmal Crompton’s “Just William” for a series of portraits done for an exhibition inside The Story Museum.

An exhibition where 26 authors dressed up as their favorite literary characters and in STP’s words “why not”. Photography by Cambridge Jones.

Now, if you know anything about the origins of Good Omens, you’ll know that it had been previously named William the Antichrist- a draft/ file that was around 5282 words long in 1985, exploring a scenario in which Richmal Crompton's William Brown had somehow become the Antichrist. And that called STP’s attention so much that he even offered to buy it off.

Said draft, had it not been sent to Sir Terry and had he not loved it enough to save it in his computer, would have been lost forever since the original file was lost in a computer crash. Sir Terry auto-denominated himself “The Keeper of the Disk”.

My Tweet liked by Rhianna Pratchett: Forever grateful about the fact that Sir Terry loved the draft of William the Antichrist so much because of (inferably) his love for Just William, that, had he not saved the file in his computer when he first received it, Good Omens would have never happened (the original file had been lost in a computer crash).

The original draft had things like these: (my slides I made from owning William The Antichrist).

You can only imagine why he would have been so enthralled by it. This is what Sir Terry had to say when he wrote Good Omens afterwards:

"I seldom let Neil touch any of the bits involving Adam Young himself." (Locus Mag)

And: Initially, I did most of Adam and the Them and Neil did most of the Four Horsemen, and everything else kind of got done by whoever -- by the end, large sections were being done by a composite creature called Terryandneil, whoever was actually hitting the keys. By agreement, I am allowed to say that Agnes Nutter, her life and death, was completely and utterly mine. And Neil proudly claims responsibility for the maggots. Neil's had a major influence on the opening scenes, me on the ending. In the end, it was this book done by two guys, who shared the money equally and did it for fun and wouldn't do it again for a big clock."

"Yes, the maggot reversal was by me, with a gun to Neil's head (although he understood the reasons, it's just that he likes maggots). There couldn't be blood on Adam's hands, even blood spilled by third parties. No-one should die because he was alive." (Terry Pratchett: HisWorld)

It is obvious to see that the love for William Brown is what took him in and something he never let go throughout.

Even though they had to change the name from William to Adam, the Just William spirit was never far away. As you can guess, the Them are just The Outlaws from the Just William books- renamed and regendered.

Various Good Omens sentences are constructed in a way Richmal Crompton would have written them.

The sentence when Anathema tells Adam that she has lost the Book, and he tells her that he has written a book about a pirate who became a famous detective and it is 8 pages long... that's "a William sentence" or in this case an Adam one.

Sir Terry liked Richmal Crompton so much because she wrote stories that ended up reaching a major kids audience, but that at the end of the day, were stories written for adults. The vocabulary was advanced, the subjects were deep, and she never made you feel like a lost child nevertheless.

Here is a snippet of STP talking about her from that same Story Museum broadcast in BBC Radio 4:

Good Omens would have never been shaped into what it is today if STP had not taken those initial 5282 words and completely rewritten them into 10,000. Bringing the irony and humour that he learned through Crompton and that metamorphosed into something completely Pratchett.

If you would like to read more about the general origins, I compiled all of the info here. (Yes everything “underlined” is because it will lead you to the source).

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The importance of Richmal Crompton that captivated Sir Terry Pratchett when first reading William The Antichrist- or as we know it today, Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch.

Sir Terry Pratchett was once told by a school teacher that he would never amount to anything. That was one of his childhood memories- rotten humanity limiting knowledge. But that wasn’t the only memory of course. Throughout his life, words and stories always kept him company and one of those emblematic authors whose words cut deep through the bleakness and that made an impact was Richmal Crompton. Better known for writing the “Just William” books.

An impact so strong that this was Sir Terry in 2014 dressed as William Brown from Richmal Crompton’s “Just William” for a series of portraits done for an exhibition inside The Story Museum.

An exhibition where 26 authors dressed up as their favorite literary characters and in STP’s words “why not”. Photography by Cambridge Jones.

Now, if you know anything about the origins of Good Omens, you’ll know that it had been previously named William the Antichrist- a draft/ file that was around 5282 words long in 1985, exploring a scenario in which Richmal Crompton's William Brown had somehow become the Antichrist. And that called STP’s attention so much that he even offered to buy it off.

Said draft, had it not been sent to Sir Terry and had he not loved it enough to save it in his computer, would have been lost forever since the original file was lost in a computer crash. Sir Terry auto-denominated himself “The Keeper of the Disk”.

My Tweet liked by Rhianna Pratchett: Forever grateful about the fact that Sir Terry loved the draft of William the Antichrist so much because of (inferably) his love for Just William, that, had he not saved the file in his computer when he first received it, Good Omens would have never happened (the original file had been lost in a computer crash).

The original draft had things like these: (my slides I made from owning William The Antichrist).

You can only imagine why he would have been so enthralled by it. This is what Sir Terry had to say when he wrote Good Omens afterwards:

"I seldom let Neil touch any of the bits involving Adam Young himself." (Locus Mag)

And: Initially, I did most of Adam and the Them and Neil did most of the Four Horsemen, and everything else kind of got done by whoever -- by the end, large sections were being done by a composite creature called Terryandneil, whoever was actually hitting the keys. By agreement, I am allowed to say that Agnes Nutter, her life and death, was completely and utterly mine. And Neil proudly claims responsibility for the maggots. Neil's had a major influence on the opening scenes, me on the ending. In the end, it was this book done by two guys, who shared the money equally and did it for fun and wouldn't do it again for a big clock."

"Yes, the maggot reversal was by me, with a gun to Neil's head (although he understood the reasons, it's just that he likes maggots). There couldn't be blood on Adam's hands, even blood spilled by third parties. No-one should die because he was alive." (Terry Pratchett: HisWorld)

It is obvious to see that the love for William Brown is what took him in and something he never let go throughout.

Even though they had to change the name from William to Adam, the Just William spirit was never far away. As you can guess, the Them are just The Outlaws from the Just William books- renamed and regendered.

Various Good Omens sentences are constructed in a way Richmal Crompton would have written them.

The sentence when Anathema tells Adam that she has lost the Book, and he tells her that he has written a book about a pirate who became a famous detective and it is 8 pages long... that's "a William sentence" or in this case an Adam one.

Sir Terry liked Richmal Crompton so much because she wrote stories that ended up reaching a major kids audience, but that at the end of the day, were stories written for adults. The vocabulary was advanced, the subjects were deep, and she never made you feel like a lost child nevertheless.

Here is a snippet of STP talking about her from that same Story Museum broadcast in BBC Radio 4:

Good Omens would have never been shaped into what it is today if STP had not taken those initial 5282 words and completely rewritten them into 10,000. Bringing the irony and humour that he learned through Crompton and that metamorphosed into something completely Pratchett.

If you would like to read more about the general origins, I compiled all of the info here. (Yes everything “underlined” is because it will lead you to the source).

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Had not come across this! But yes also posted the details here. 💌

Fuck this is GOLD the whole dancing sequence of the skeletons of dead boys detectives I didn't know this existed

Btw I saw it on twitter where it also explains the details from the opening credits https://x.com/Bowtiedino/status/1796971544545038682?t=GtscLrWq6-_J-xlINf6vrA&s=19

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Good Omens season 1 stills I haven’t seen around.

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Add ing the one in Inverleith Park, although technically that bench was brought in for filming only, but I guess it can count as another one (even though it’s supposed to be St. James Park)

The ineffable benches featured in Good Omens.

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The ineffable benches featured in Good Omens.

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Visiting Lower Tadfield in Good Omens.

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Scenes that left me pondering for a while in Good Omens:

The parallel here of just standing in front of a figure that’s supposed to represent you, to mirror you, but it couldn’t be farther away from the real being looking back at it. It’s not a reflection of them in an image, it’s a deeper reflection of the soul. They look at it with a set of understanding, but coming from other foreign eyes who have never lived or embodied these figures; that have been molded by stories and hearsay.

The weight of legacy and textual reiteration can have an impact on the way one behaves and is expected from them. But Good Omens has always been a poignant commentary on choice and proscription. Grand narratives have a taint of truth in them, but they’re never an accurate representation. And Good Omens is never a grand narrative, but a beautiful fragmentation. And I love that.

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Good Omens 2 behind the scenes via itsflavaj on instagram.

Good Omens 2 is finally out and get to relive the best 7 months ever. […]got my first featured job with Amazon prime working at the coffee shop "Give me Coffee Or Give me Death" with Nina Sosanya - you are a true inspiration, I miss our laughs and chats.

“Can I be your favourite demon? Obviously after David Tennant. So, I ended up in hell, and in contrary of what most might think, it's freezing in here ! I have witnesses”