All has been quiet on the American Gods front for some time now. HBO itself has not commented on the series at all while Neil Gaiman has periodically given updates on the script. From what we can tell the project is still moving forward and Gaiman has been working hard on getting the script right for the premium cable network we all love. The latest comes from the Cambridge International Student Film Festival last month where Neil took control of the festival’s official Twitter account to dish out a few details about the upcoming series: -The premiere episode of American Gods will be...

American Gods is a modern-day treatment of ancient myths, focused mainly on the gods coming from Norse traditions. Through the travels of the main character, Shadow Moon, we’re introduced to a world that occupies the same space as ours, but has more going on underneath than we’ve ever dreamed. On Gaiman’s website, American Gods is described this way: As unsettling as it is exhilarating, American Gods is a dark and kaleidoscopic journey into an America at once eerily familiar and utterly alien. Basically, as people immigrated to America, they brought their gods with them. The...

The British author of ‘American Gods’ is ready to start work on his new, purportedly six season, series for HBO.  In an interview at the Guardian Book Club at the Edinburgh international book festival, the author said: “I got the email yesterday saying that the final contractual tos and fros have been sorted out and I should be free within a couple of weeks to start writing.” American Gods is based on the premise that the gods of ancient mythology exist in present-day America and are kept alive by people’s belief in them. He said the story would make a better TV...

Two weeks ago we let you know about a new series coming to HBO based on Neil Gaiman’s eclectic novel: ‘American Gods.’ The author recently sat down with MTV for an interview to give us a clearer vision of what to expect on HBO next year.  Here’s part of the interview: Tags: Movie Trailers, Movies...

Neil Gaiman’s American Gods is making it’s way to HBO’s premium cable network.   American Gods is a Hugo and Nebula Award-winning novel by Neil Gaiman. The novel is a blend of Americana, fantasy, and various strands of ancient and modern mythology, all centering on a mysterious and taciturn protagonist, Shadow.  The central precept of the novel is that gods and mythological creatures exist because people believe in them. Immigrants to the United States brought with them dwarves, elves, leprechauns, and other spirits and gods. However, the power of these mythological...