I was just coming here to post that. I ... I am conflicted about that news. I mean, hello, Kripke is a frothing Gaiman fanboy, so that could be good. But do I trust Kripke with Death from the Sandman? No.
Wash: I mean, I'm the one she swore to love, honor and obey. Mal: Listen... She swore to obey? Wash: Well, no, not...
'War Stories'
Supernatural 2: Why is it our job to save everybody?
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Atropa - Sep 01, 2010 7:02:20 pm PDT #13260 of 30002
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§ ita § - Sep 01, 2010 7:06:47 pm PDT #13261 of 30002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yeah. Gaiman needs a subtle touch. Kripke can say some impressive things, and let some other impressive enough stuff stay unsaid, but that's not the same thing as being deft.
Death? Delirium? Desire?
Hmmm.
-t - Sep 01, 2010 7:09:14 pm PDT #13262 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
I agree with the link that TV is probably a better medium for Sandman than film. Other than that, I don't quite know how to react. Wait and see if anything comes of it, I suppose.
Cass - Sep 01, 2010 7:12:03 pm PDT #13263 of 30002
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
Um... A lot of Gaiman things fall through? Which is to say, "But do I trust Kripke with Death from the Sandman?" No, not so much. But I like to be pleasantly surprised, so I can be hopeful? Okay, I can try.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 01, 2010 7:12:41 pm PDT #13264 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Get ahold of this rumour: Neil Gaiman’s ‘Sandman’ Moving to TV, Possibly With ‘Supernatural’ Creator Eric Kripke on Board.
Wow, so Seasons 4 and 5 really were the world's most elaborate pitch meeting to woo an author!
Atropa - Sep 01, 2010 7:14:13 pm PDT #13265 of 30002
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Death? Delirium? Desire?
::clutches head::
No, I don't trust him with any of those characters. Sorry, I just don't. I fear he'd fall into the trap of making Death and Delirium too cutesy. Death is charming-but-pragmatic, and Del is charming but unsettling. (IMO, and I admit that I may have irrational attachment issues about the Sandman characters.)
Atropa - Sep 01, 2010 7:14:45 pm PDT #13266 of 30002
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
Wow, so Seasons 4 and 5 really were the world's most elaborate pitch meeting to woo an author!
Bwhaahahahahahahahaha!
-t - Sep 01, 2010 7:18:41 pm PDT #13267 of 30002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Yeah, I think I'm with you, Cass. Willing to be pleasantly surprised.
Atropa - Sep 01, 2010 7:22:08 pm PDT #13268 of 30002
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I want to be willing to be pleasantly surprised, but Sandman is one of the few things I will get irrationally fangirly about.
Matt the Bruins fan - Sep 01, 2010 7:39:43 pm PDT #13269 of 30002
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
Hopefully Neil will have creative control of all the major aspects, particularly casting?