Good Omens: The BBC Radio 4 Dramatisation

Considering how amusing I found the Good Omens novel (my first Neil Gaiman and my second or third Terry Pratchett), the radio-play fell rather short. There were some laugh-inducing moments, but the distinct simplification of the story (much needed, I'm sure, due to time contrainsts of the medium) left far too much material out to retain the original humour. Gaiman and Pratchett both have a way with words, and when some of these words are taken away we are left with a product that does not live up to their raucious wit and luscious imaginations. It didn't help at all that the voice actors were a little more "hammed up" than expected, which made the entire dramatization seem to be a bit forced. I sincerely hope that Neverwhere is done show more better than this, or I am going to be very disappointed with the BBC. show less

Listened to this adaptation, BBC dramatization of Good Omens, the apocalyptic comic novel. Interesting, fairly well done, though I continue to be disappointed with dramatizations. This was adapted, sound designed and co-directed by Dirk Maggs (Neverwhere, The Hitchhiker's Quide to the Galaxy).

This is actually really good, and there are tons of genius moments. I'd rather read a different Pratchett or Gaiman. Maybe the jokes felt dated, overdone... they are remixing the feel of their previous works? The end of the world is sorta old hat? Maybe there were too many characters, and we should instead have an entire novel with just Crowley and Azraphael as main characters, or just Newton and Anathema. Instead we have a those duos, Adam Young and his gang, Shadwell and his bathsheba, etc. There are scenes and ideas of brilliance, and every fan of either author will enjoy this book. A must-read for some, and you know who you are. Update: They made a show! And it was very good!

This was phenomenal. The BBC did a fantastic job adapting Good Omens into a radio program format. The actors were spot on. While listening to this, I really wanted to grab my copy of the book and reread it. The radio dramatization made me remember how much I love this book.

A bit hard to follow at times. It loses something in the dramatization and is not as funny as the book.

the BBC dramatization is all that I could find. It’s well enough done and it satisfied the itch.

The last 13 minutes are bloopers.

"Good Omens: The BBC Radio 4 Dramatization" cast with well-known British voices bloomed in all its craziness. I read this book before. Some of the things in this book were just too strange to forget. It was a good laugh.