'American Gods' Release and Spoilers: TV Show Welcomes 'Psych' Star Corbin Bensen, Series To Outshine 'Game Of Thrones'?
The much-anticipated release of Starz's novel-based series "American Gods" recently found its Vulcan in the person of "Psych" star, Corbin Bernsen. Furthermore, fans suggested that the upcoming series may be too similar to HBO's flagship series "Game of Thrones." Some even claim that Neil Gaiman's book suggested a more interesting series than GoT.
American Gods Found Its Vulcan
The casting for the main characters for the self-titled Gaiman book "American Gods" series adaptation is near completion.It has been reported that Ian McShane would take on the role as Mr. Wednesday.
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Almost all of the characters have already been filled by actors. Joining Bernsen and Ian McShane is Ricky Whittle who will play Shadow Moon, Emily Browning as Laura Moon, and Pablo Schreiber will play Mad Sweeney, among others. Whittle's part in the series was recently confirmed as well.
In comparison to GoT
In other news, talks escalated about the series being better than or could be as enticing as HBO's popular series, "Game of Thrones" (GoT). The source claimed that since the latest series would cover characters that are part of both the old and new world, it may be more intriguing than GoT.
"American Gods" was also said to set the bar higher for GoT come next year in terms of supernatural and mystical aspects that the show wishes to portray. In fact, the upcoming series wins over GoT in terms of authenticity. The characters, or gods, that will be shown in "American Gods" are actually real compared to the fictional characters of GoT. This meant that the series will showcase some of these gods' powers.
GoT has had a distinct take on the story compared to George R.R. Martin's book entitled "A Song of Ice and Fire," the textual basis of the series. Although Martin also collaborated with the creators of the HBO series, there were still differences as to how the story was told on-screen.
In comparison to "American Gods," showrunners Michael Green and Bryan Fuller are fully collaborating with everyone on board, particularly on what aspects the characters could touch and other things as well. "American Gods" will air on Starz by next year.
Will the show give too much away and will the series be more intriguing than HBO's renowned Game of Thrones?
