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Is Neil Gaiman’s and Netflix’s “The Sandman” worth a watch?

As a comic book fan, I was really excited to watch it when I found out that Netflix will turn this beautiful yet dark comic into a Netflix series last year, a few months ago, during Netflix’s “GeekedWeek” Noel Gaiman, the author of this comic did a panel of “The Sandman” and he said that he wanted to make this series with Netflix as comic accurate as possible and he had really tried his best. T

Today, on August 5th 2022. The day finally came, where “The Sandman” by Neil Gaiman was released in its first season with ten episodes per 45 minutes per episode.

I love comic book adaptations so much therefore my excitement for this one was through the roof!

This is a Drama/Fantasy/Horror/Sci-Fi Tv series. It was written by Neil Gaiman and directed by Jamie Childs (Amazon Prime Video’s “Doctor Who”). It starrs Tom Sturridge (“Irma Vep”), Mason A. Park (2021’s “Cowboy Beepop), Gwendoline Christie (“Game Of Thrones”), Jenna Coleman (Netflix’s “The Serpent”), Boyd Holbrook (2022’s “Vengeance”), just to name a few.

Onto the premise: A wizard attempting to capture Death to bargain for eternal life traps her younger brother Dream instead. Fearful for his safety, the wizard kept him imprisoned in a glass bottle for decades. After his escape, Dream, also known as Morpheus, goes on a quest for his lost objects of power.

This first episode was rather slow in the first act but kept speeding up in the second and third act. I really liked the character building and introducing by the usage of narration and the usage of darkness and lightness.

Excellently well made and crafted you can tell Netflix actually believed in this project the cgi was jaw dropping damn near movie quality at times and it was really well acted. There were some gore and violent scenes where my jaw was dropped to the floor.

It’s new. It’s different. You will probably love it. Deserves the hype it is getting.

Forgot mention that it’s by Detective Comics. I have a few characters who touches my heart like Dream, the wizards son, death.

The acting and the sets are phenomenal. Definitely worth the wait, better then the comics. Can’t wait to watch season two.

The ten plus years in the making was so god damn worth it like I can’t describe it. I’m still in awe. My biggest problem is that it was too dark at times like from a color-grading point of view.

Overall my expectations were met and I got so much more out of this one than I expected! This series put me on a roller coaster ride of emotions, there were some scenes, where I was bawling my eyes out and there were some scenes where I was shook to my core, especially in episode one and two. You will understand what I’m referring to after watching it. I think my favorite scenes were those where we got to see Dream use his power to put people into sleep with his sand blowing technique.

I would say it was definitely worth the wait and “worth a watch”. I cannot wait for season two!

Did you know? Joseph Gordon-Levitt signed on to direct and star in this adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s comic book. However, in March 2016, Warner Bros. moved the project to its subsidiary, New Line Cinema, and Gordon-Levitt’s choice for screenwriter, Jack Thorne, was replaced by Eric Heisserer, prompting Gordon-Levitt to leave the project because of creative differences. Gordon-Levitt confirmed his departure on Facebook, writing: “So, as you might know if you like to follow these sorts of things, a while back, David Goyer and I made a producing deal with Warner Brothers to develop a movie adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s Sandman,” Gordon-Levitt wrote. “Neil himself came on as an executive producer, we hired the excellent screenwriter, Jack Thorne, and we started in on the ambitious task of adapting one of the most beloved and boundary-pushing titles in the world of comics. I was pleased with the progress we were making, even though we still had quite a ways to go. Recently, as you also might know if you like to follow these sorts of things, the sorta ‘ownership’ (for lack of a better term) of the Sandman material changed hands when Warner Brothers shifted the entire catalogue of Vertigo Comics (an imprint of DC) to their subsidiary, New Line. And a few months ago, I came to realize that the folks at New Line and I just don’t see eye to eye on what makes Sandman special, and what a film adaptation could/should be. So unfortunately, I decided to remove myself from the project. I wish nothing but the best for the team moving forward. I’d like to thank all the great people I’ve had the opportunity to work with on this one. I’ve had a blast with and learned a ton from David and Jack. Niija Kuykendall, Greg Silverman, and everyone at Warner Brothers have been fantastic, as have Geoff Johns and everyone at DC. And it’s been a particular privilege as well as a rocking good time getting to know Mr. Gaiman, whose generous insights and masterful work have certainly convinced me that the Lord of Dreams and the Prince of Stories are one and the same Endless pattern.”

in July 2019, after multiple failed attempts to make a screen adaptation, Netflix acquired Neil Gaiman’s The Sandman comic book series. Described as “a rich blend of modern myth and dark fantasy in which contemporary fiction, historical drama, and legend are seamlessly interwoven,” Gaiman wrote the first episode with showrunner Allan Heinberg and David S. Goyer. The author, who is fresh from adapting the novel he wrote with Terry Pratchett, Good Omens, said the first series would only cover Preludes and Nocturnes, the first eight comics in the Sandman series. According to the Hollywood Reporter, sources have described the deal between Netflix and Sandman’s owner Warner Bros as “massive” and “the most expensive TV series that division DC Entertainment has ever done.

I really liked the LGBTQIA+ characters and the POC and so much diversity as well. I also really liked that certain scene where subtle references to other movies… There were certain scenes which were really difficult to watch due to the subject matter aka a huge Trigger Warning for episode 5,6,8.

The 11th episode is out now. This an animated one with cats and a struggling writer, split into two parts in one episode and it’s titled “The Dream of a Thousand Cats” and “Calliope”.

Onto the premise of episode 11: In this two-part-story collection, a Siamese cat is dreaming of a new world and a writer in need of inspiration cross paths with Dream/Morpheus.

I really liked the references to the actual story and season along with the soothing narration of Dream along with the beautiful animation style. But we do switch into a live action sequence once we get to introduced to the struggling writer. This episode has a runtime of 1h and 4 minutes.

The animated portion of the episode is directed and has a production design by Hisko Hulsing, who previously worked on the stunning-looking Prime Video animated sci-fi series Undone. Hulsing broke down the approach for The Sandman episode,

Calliope” features Melissanthi Mahut(Eurovision) as the title character, as well as Arthur Darvill (Legends of Tomorrow), Kevin Harvey (Hidden), Amita Suman (Ackley Bridge), and Derek Jacobi (Gladiator). Nina Wadia (EastEnders), Souad Faress (Dune) and Dinita Gohil (Our House) reprise their roles as Fate Mother, Fate Crone, and Fate Maiden, respectively. It is directed by Louise Hooper(Flesh and Blood). Hooper and Hulsing are no strangers to The Sandman, as the duo joined forces to direct the tenth episode of the main series.