His reaction to seeing himself in that scene was so genuine and adorable, it says a lot about how sweet person he is.

@@mayfair_forest_witch Totally agree!

He did an astounding job at still coming across as this ominously imposing presence even in such an exposed and vulnerable state. And the way they captured that darkness and twinkle in his eyes in the close-ups was a perfect way of adapting the look of Dream even without the pitch-black eyes with stars for pupils, but it was his intense look that really sold it. And the emotion he conveyed with said eyes felt so sincere, he didn't even need to utter a word. Tom has talked a lot about how being a conduit for the collective unconsciousness of the universe makes him an inherently extremely compassionate being, but his role forces him to suppress that emotion, so I love how he's able to keep this stoic, stone-solid demeanor while a simple glance from him contains an ocean of emotion. Eyes truly are a window to the soul and Tom shows us that Dream has a big one.

@@kyransawhill6650 This!!⬆️

it really was incredible how strong he acted without a word. i mean, it spoke volumes. those eyes held all the verbage we needed. breathtaking imo

He talks like I do whenever I nerd out about comics, characters, or other special interests, which convinced me from the get-go that he was perfect for the role. I mean, who better to play the Lord of Stories than a guy who can't (and shouldn't) shut up about the stories and has such a deep, layered understanding of them? He feels like the kind of guy I could have an 'Endless' conversation about this stuff with.

@@kyransawhill6650 He was really living his own dream by getting to play Dream. I love that for him.

even if the production was not the best, he was great as sthe lead in the recent Broadway production of 1984

yes!

I would like this but it has 666 likes so i cant

I wish cowboy bebop had this level of commitment

Will there ever be a time when Western filmmakers understand what makes Resident Evil Resident Evil? Most RE stories in the games only span a single night to a few days and I wonder why every filmmaker wants to make their own version of RE when the games themselves are very short stories perfect for cinema. (RE6 would work better as a series.)

It is tricky to adapt Resident Evil. You can’t really include game protagonist into live action for a compelling storyline. We as the viewers will know they wont die or turned into zombies. No stakes at all. So imo, better to leave RE alone if you dun have a good story to tell.

​@@ajb5361 on the topic of good horror game adaptations, we need more Silent Hill media as opposed to RE, at least the first Silent Hill movie was actually promising compared to literally every shitshow we've gotten about RE in the past 20 years. Netflix, do your thing like you did with sandman, thanks

Did Netflix make this show?

He's a sellout with no respect for his own original work. So sad it's painful.

@@S.... Always funny when the fanbase is mad because the author isn't racist like them.

@@witchplease9695 Always funny when social warriors see racism when it's not there.

@@S.... I don't see any race issues being brought up in the adaptation except that time Hob brought up the issue of going into the slavery business, which is in the source material as well. Nor any hamfisted pandering to social issues. I hate any "Yassss queen, more power" shallow virtue signalling as the next person, but this isn't any different from what Gaiman wrote for the graphic novel.

@@VandalAudi fully agree

Tom❤️❤️❤️

Yaaas

Yes it's why Shadow and Bone is good too :D

I did too! Wow people aren’t liking her in the series ?

@@RainChoc_ honestly it's mostly just blatent Racism. When you ask those people why they don't like her performance, they can't come up with a clear cut answer and just default to "forced diversity"

@@flakeyjakey3165 Wow I didn’t want to take the race route, but unfortunately like I thought its because she’s black wow. Forced diversity … like wow

I thought she was great too. She had the same sweetness, empathy and joy as the original, she just didn’t look like Siouxsie Sioux lol. TBH though, despite being a supporter of inclusion, I did find the degree of it here a bit jarring, to where it felt like overkill? But I understand, other races have been shut out for so long that it’s great to see. I guess it’s just changing so quickly (also Bridgerton, etc) that it can feel overwhelming until we get used to it.

@@RainChoc_ I can't actually see FlakeyJakey's comment, it must be banned by UKposts, probably a shadow one too, where only they and the person they replied to can see it, which is kinda awful in its own way. If someone says something offensive and/or dumb I want the world to see it, and them, for what they are.

Indeed has potential to be the best live action material DC has ever had produced

Netflix also did a good job with The Witcher i think

@@zulalll very much so. I’m not trying to say Netflix doesn’t have some amazing stuff, I just feel like Sandman is a cut above.

Sadly it won't. Stranger Things pleases everyone, but Sandman (the series) already has many haters for being ""too woke"" :/

@@zulalll Not as good as The Sandman tho. Well, that's the perks of having the author himself supervise the production.

and so hot... 😁

he's fun in Narcos, such a delight seeing him here

I get the feeling he's now no longer underrated. He did an excellent job as The Corinthian. The entire cast was immaculate.

He may be a nightmare in the show, but he seems like a dream come true as far as casting was concerned. And just plain dreamy, given the general public's reception of him.

Damn his lips.

We'll also be getting a bonus episode, from what I've seen online. They'll be adapting some of the more contained stories from the comic and there are a lot of those, so I wouldn't be surprised if there were more bonus episodes incoming. It's actually a great way to tide people over between seasons and adapt some of the issues that wouldn't flow as organically within the seasons (since they'd be seen as filler).

Same! Good things end so fast!

SAMEEE

Yeah, I'm glad that was toned down. It was still really tough to watch though.

In terms of gore, it's pretty much the same if not less. The only thing that could be considered worst is the threats and confessions of past deeds

@@BlueSun_ I think the confessions of past deeds was probably included to off-set the toned down graphic scenes.

@@teresaravenshaw5477 Don't know what you mean, I said the gore in the show is as bad or worse than the comics. Not toned down at all. The only thing worse in the comics is the things the characters say they have done or threaten to do.

You're kidding, right? The novel makes the series look like a Netflix adaptation (pun intended). For instance, John Dee was horrifying and evil in the novel. In the series he's just a goofy old man, he's kind of bad but not close to the novel Dee. In the original work he shot Rosemary in the face (woman who gave him lift). In the series he let her go and even gave her a gift for good measure. I just read the diner scene again. It's much more horrifying than the series. The novel has a cut off head, a woman fucking a corpse, the young man gets his throat ripped out by the older man, the cult worshipping of Dee etc etc. Same goes for the rest of the series. It's much lighter than the novel. In 'The Sound of her Wings' the mother crawls up in fetal position when she discoveres her dead baby. The series doesn't show that at all. It's more. Much more. John Constantine walking though a living body smeared out over the walls when seeking the pouch of sand. Jed's abuse, he gets punched in the gut in the novel. Resurrected Abel telling Goldie a tale of a kind elder brother who'd never hurt his little brother. And he was sad while telling the story. In the series he was weirdly happy like it didn't matter at all that he gets murdered on a regular basis. The series lack the gravitas of the novel. And the race and gender swapping is just forced and destroys immersion.

Watching him nerd out about Dream is like listening to a recording someone took of me rambling about my favorite comic book characters. His understanding of the character and passion for the story really served him well in the role.

@@kyransawhill6650 same haha I get so passionate talking whatever I love

I mean, it was clearly put in there as the very first clip to make him uncomfortable/get a reaction. It didn't even have anything to do with the question. Not a classy move, in my opinion.

Loved it up until and including that banging techno track over the credits. Phuqing epic!

if you liked that episode I feel like you should make sure you dont die until watching Being Human (UK) reminded me so much of that show

Episode 6 so wholesome and like he said you need it after episode 5

I'm new to The Sandman and episode 5 almost made me stop watching. Ep. 6 has taken up residence in my mind. I'm going to re-watch the whole season just because of that episode.

Episode 6 deserves a whole movie. What a plot!

For those yet to know about it: He also did a fantastic adaptation for a novel that he wrote with Terry Pratchett - Good Omens. It's on Amazon Prime or blu- ray/ DVD

@@JL-zw3tj Good Omens is so good! Can't wait for season 2!

It's even more surprising to see an adaption he was heavily involved in work so well when, on the other hand, you have the mis-fire that is American Gods S2. Whoooo-boy.

Totally agree

Hopefully Netflix won't kill it. I hope they make all the season to cover all the comics.

Same. I absolutely loved it. And the casting was amazing

@@benjaminroman916 they would be incredibly foolish to axe this show

@@chrish3126 You are right, I find it amazing that you can tell the amount of love that the actors have for the comics just by listening to them talk about it.

@@PillowMane Very true

you mean diner?

@@alvadagansta missed that, thanks mate!

I find every change to be an improvement. I've been reading issues before and after each episode, and every change streamlined, updated, or otherwise improved the comics. That said, I can't believe how close it sticks to the comic. Pretty amazing.

@@kenten totally agree!

Agreed!,

I Loved Desire

@@jcnextgeneration That throaty voice!

Pppp....,,most m ...p

That episode was my favorite too watched it 3 times.

I mostly know him from "Logan" and every time he appeared in a scene, I was like "you're just a dude with a robot hand, this is the X-Men universe, so why is my butthole clenching every time you appear on screen?" He makes for an amazing villain.

@@elbruces Watch the first season of Narcos on Netflix for some quality Boyd.

I think it was cgi

@@ratposting He might have worn green or blue scleral lenses but the mouth-eyes were definitely CGI.

@@ratposting the mouths were prosthetics and then were fully CGI'd right after

He seems like a guy I could just sit down and chat about comics with for hours on end (endlessly, even). It's really refreshing to see someone so passionate about the story and character in the leading role. Like a dream come true for both him and the fans (which includes him again because he's clearly also one).

You’re in for a treat, I only wish i could read it for the first time again.

I loved the sandman in my teens and then got into asoiaf in my twenties. This.

Honestly, her first episode could've functioned pretty well as a pilot for a Constantine series (though I think HBO is already planning a series surrounding the contemporary version, which is why they couldn't have used John, anyway). I think we'll mostly see her ancestor in flashbacks after this, but it'd be cool if we got more of her present-day counterpart, too. Especially with her and Tom Sturridge's Dream's chemistry. Constantine also has history with Swamp Thing in the comics (as does Matthew the Raven before he became a raven and Cain and Abel), so what would be really cool is if they revived the Swamp Thing series and had Jenna Coleman's version pop up there. I think she'd fit perfectly into that show.

Same

I would love a spinoff series around her. She nailed the Constantine character *so well.*

True bro! What if it's John but yeah Johanna is cool too

They don't want to annoy DC WB. They are still their bosses

I'm fairly sure that Neil did come out and almost-say it at least once on twitter; but yeah, totally agreed.

It is weird that they were able to nick Johns backstory though

Also save the budget to have the old 18th century joanna and modern day joanna as the same actor, gotta keep the small cast! They will come back to the old joanna in the season 2 I think! Good choice of the show I think!

Right? Lile, do u even know what Neil wrote? BACK IN THE 80s!!!

@@OzyEdoTorrealba exactly.We don’t give Neil the credit he deserves especially of how society was back then

Wrong. I read the comic WHEN it came out. I can tell you, it wasn't almost all gay relationships and many of the characters were not black. The preponderance of wokism and tokenism was very obtrusive, and competed with the stories as the main theme. I don't blame it on Netflix. In fact, it looks like Gaiman wanted this. I laugh at how you sjw clowns "think" you "know" so much when you know so little.

@@Nokomisclub The original comic was known for being “woke” for the time so of course Gaiman would take it up to another level 40 years later 🙄

@@Nokomisclub and yet you're thinking that you know more than Neil Gaiman himself. Check yourself first.

Yeap! Tom is a brilliant actor and adorable person. I really felt for him in this interview, because he was soo embarrassed. I imagine how relieved he was when it was over. I'm introverted and rather shy too... I've seen plenty of Tom's interviews and when he feels comfortable he totally rocks!😊Smart people keep saying Tom is INFP personality type and I believe them, because I'm INFP too 😅In the past I thought it's pretty fucked up to be INFP... So I genuinely admire Tom as a person and an actor ❤Take care and see you around!

Is that why Tom and Neil are twinsies?

Yes, more Felicia Day please!

There are more stories with Constantine in the comics, specifically Thermidore, set during the Terror in France.

And The Bard was even included in an episode; Dream being a contributory factor in his ultimate genius. Nice synchronicity.

That's a slightly insane take, and I really like the show and Gaiman in general.

Shakespeare wrote dialogue and had well developed characters. Sandman is sort of like watching an old MTV video from the 80s. See the models pose, suggest the outline of a plot, rinse repeat.

Patrick Rothfuss said about 'The Sandman' in the introduction of the 30th anniversary edition: "The truth is, Shakespeare wishes he wrote something this good".

It is already

I need 100 seasons