Thousands of Christians Demand That Netflix Cancel a Show It Does Not Air
Some mistakes are simply too beautiful to have happened by accident—too comical to be explained by a..
Some mistakes are simply too beautiful to have happened by accident—too comical to be explained by anything other than divine intervention. See, for instance, a recent petition from a Christian group calling on Netflix to cancel Good Omens, which the group considers “another step to make satanism appear normal, light and acceptable.” The problem, of course, is that Netflix does not air Good Omens; its an Amazon Prime series.
Amazon Studios adapted Good Omens from Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaimans 1990 fantasy novel; the series stars Michael Sheen as an angel and David Tennant as a demon, with the two joining forces to stop an impending apocalypse. The Guardian reported Thursday that the petition had gained more than 20,000 signatures by the time of writing—although the page now seems to have either stopped functioning or been taken down. The Guardian quoted the petition as voicing concern that the show “mocks Gods wisdom,” and questioning why a woman was allowed to voice God in the first place. (Frances McDormand plays God in the series.) “This type of video makes light of Truth, Error, Good and Evil, and destroys the barriers of horror that society still has for the devil,” the Guardian quoted.
Gaiman has already responded to the petition on Twitter, and it seems he is not going to lose any sleep. “I love that they are going to write to Netflix to try and get #GoodOmens cancelled,” he wrote. “Says it all really.” He later added, “This is so beautiful… Promise me you wont tell them?”
As the Guardian noted, those behind this effort—a group called Return to Order—also once petitioned a “blasphemous” ice cream franchise called Sweet Jesus. Other “blasphemous” things the group has bravely battled include the movie Office Christmas Party, some Jesus bath mats and toilet covers, the AMC show Preacher, and, of course, the game Cards Against Humanity. Hopefully its inevitable next crusade at least picks the correct target.
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