For those keeping score here are all the TV shows based on the work of Neil Gaiman from the last ten years.
Lucifer - Loosely based on the version of Lucifer who quits ruling Hell and opens a piano bar, from The Sandman comics by Neil Gaiman. Originally aired on Fox and then moved to Netflix for seasons 4 through 6. Neil Gaiman also got to play God in a bonus episode for season 3. The full series can be watched on Netflix. And is available on DVD.
The plot deals with Lucifer, the ruler of Hell, up and quitting and moving to Earth where he opens a night club called Lux and takes up playing piano. In the TV series he befriends (and eventually falls in love with) a woman homicide detective named Chloe Decker.
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American Gods - Based on the novel by Neil Gaiman. Aired on Starz.
The plot deals with a man called Shadow Moon who gets dragged into the strange world of Old and New Gods vying for power.
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Anansi Boys - Originally written by Neil Gaiman as a spin-off of American Gods, the TV series version was filmed for Amazon Prime and is currently in post-production (Not yet released.)
The plot deals with the sons of Anansi, the African trickster Spider-God.
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Good Omens - Showrun by Neil Gaiman and based on the novel by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Also Neil Gaiman has a small cameo in the first season. Available now on Amazon Prime. Seasons 1 and 2 are complete. Season 3 has not yet started filming and will very likely be the final season. Season 1 is currently available on DVD.
The plot deals with two "differently competent" entities, an Angel and a Demon, who have come to love life on Earth and each other. And now must work together to prevent the apocalypse.
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The Sandman - First episode was co-written by Neil Gaiman, based on the stories and original characters created by Neil Gaiman with a few borrowed DC comics characters. Currently on Netflix. Season 2 is in production now. Neil Gaiman also voiced a ghostly bird in the bonus episode segment Dream of a Thousand Cats. Season 1 will be available on DVD and Blu Ray at the end of this month.
The plot deals with Morpheus, the King of Dreams, who accidentally gets summoned and captured by occultists who had been trying to capture The Grim Reaper. After over a hundred and six years in captivity Morpheus finally escapes and has to track down his tools which had been taken from him when he was captured. He also comes to realize he had made many terrible mistakes in the past and struggles to set those wrongs right.
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The Dead Boy Detectives - First official spin-off of The Sandman. The Dead Boy Detectives were originally planned as an HBO Max series (now just Max) but moved to Netflix after the success of the first season of The Sandman. Based on characters who first appeared in Neil Gaiman's The Sandman: Season of Mists, Neil Gaiman is involved in the production.
The plot is a pair of ghost teenagers decide to become detectives and are really bad at it.
These two characters made a previous appearance in Doom Patrol on Max (Formerly HBO Max) but had been played by different actors.
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hello and welcome to
the series where i take a bunch of sandman characters, throw them into a drag race simulator, and make stupid 100% biased commentary. that’s it, really. (now with the dead boy detectives!)
{Week 1}
quite the ball fondler, aren't we, thomas?
monty, I'm a bit skeptical. you were just born like. yesterday. and spent most of your life in a cage. not exactly sure that's the best option.
crystal? something tells me that her abilities might aid in doing impersonations,,,, maybe,,,, i have faith in her
very cat thing to do.
what's with the birds and rhytmic gymnastics bitch you're birds
she's gonna serve and she fucking knows it!!!
death are you even allowed to do that on stage
oh they're all gonna eat. charles i'm laughing at you (affectionate)
THEY KNOW WHERE THEIR TALENTS LIE
and if i said this was a dumbass choice
guys is he gonna carve himself a new face i'm scared
winning the idgaf war
LUCIENNE ABSOLUTELY GIRL YOU GOT THIS
ESTHER??? OKAY. WHATEVER
oh you know his ass is gonna do a dramatic reveal
CORINTHIAN WHAT DID I SAY. WHAT DID I FUCKING SAY
yk i really thought edwin's gay boy piano recital was gonna take the cake but i was right crystal's got some extra powers
i am. staring at my screen rn. i swear to fucking god. we cannot do this in the first fucking week corinthian don't expect me to give you a welcome home
yk. this is not the first time this match up has happened.
THANK FUCKING GOD SORRY ROSE CORI HAS TO STAY ITS FOR THE GOOD OF THE PEOPLE
desire do i even want to know
ABSOLUTELY NOT NIKO WOULD NEVER. WRONG. WRONG. ALL OF YOU ARE WRONG
Relationship Updates
Recap
saw my life flash before my eyes tbh corinthian you're on thin fucking ice
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The Truth about Lockwood & Co.'s Cancelation and The Dead Boy Detectives!
The Truth about Lockwood & Co.'s cancelation and The Dead Boy Detectives!
Well, now that I have your attention, the truth is... And brace yourselves. It's a doozy. They're not related.
They just coincidentally deal with teens solving supernatural themed mysteries. This isn't the first time Netflix has had such a show. In 2021 The Irregulars was a Sherlock Holmes story about the street urchins who often helped him solve crimes, with a supernatural twist.
Lockwood & Co. was NOT canceled to make room for The Dead Boy Detectives.
The Dead Boy Detectives had been in development since September 2021 when the characters (played by two different actors) appeared in Doom Patrol. The show was originally going to be on HBO Max but after a big shake up at HBO Max (now Max) The Dead Boy Detectives was moved to Netflix to better connect it with The Sandman since they started as characters in The Sandman comics.
Yes, the shows are both about supernatural themed mysteries (particularly ghosts) and teens but The Dead Boy Detectives are... well, dead. And it's a spin-off of The Sandman.
The Dead Boy Detectives are NOT why Lockwood & Company was canceled. The show was in production before Lockwood was even canceled.
Boycotting The Dead Boy Detectives will NOT bring back Lockwood.
This is deja vu of when Lucifer finally, properly, ended at season 6 with a grand finale. There were some fans convinced that Lucifer was canceled (a second time) to make room for The Sandman since Lucifer started as a character in The Sandman and in The Sandman Lucifer was to be played by Gwendoline Christie instead of Tom Ellis.
Some Lucifer fans boycotted The Sandman out of spite or believed that if they could get The Sandman canceled it would somehow bring back Lucifer. Thankfully nothing ever came of this misguided behavior and the behavior from some Lockwood fans is equally misguided.
The Sandman did not cause Lucifer to get canceled. And The Dead Boy Detectives did not cause Lockwood & Co. from getting canceled.
The plot similarities are coincidence. The Dead Boy Detectives first appeared in The Sandman in 1991. No one at Netflix said "These shows are too similar, let's axe one to install the other." Do you have any idea how many similar shows are on Fox or on the CW? "Too similar to a show we would rather do" is not a common reason for a show being canceled.
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