Crowley and Aziraphale kinda like this place called Earth.
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Regular readers know I’m a fan of the absurd, and nothing was more absurd this past week than the petition to cancel the show Good Omens, based on the book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett.

Only a demon with faith could keep that Bentley going.
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I mean, seriously, the show is freakin’ hilarious. But since it portrays an angel and a demon who’ve been friends for about 6,000 years trying to stop the apocalypse from happening at the hands of the Four Horsemen (who are bikers) directed by the Anti-Christ, an 11-year-old who was swapped out for a couple’s real child and only just found out he’s the Anti-Christ and he kind of likes the planet, as do the angel and demon, and God is a woman (voiced by Frances McDormand) … well, that’s just too much for Return to Order, a Christian group that previously has boycotted the NFL for not paying appropriate respect for the anthem. Last year they petitioned to make the owner of Sweet Jesus Ice Cream change its “blasphemous” name and advertising.

The Church Lady has nothing on these people.

Plus there’s all that paperwork.
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The group, though, apparently didn’t talk to anyone who watched Good Omens, or who knew what streaming service it was on. So it was a little embarrassing for them when they petitioned Netflix to cancel that horrible, blasphemous show (which happens to be a limited-run series that’s been out completely since May 31) that normalizes Satanism (it doesn’t) on Amazon Prime. Last I checked, that wasn’t Netflix.

Hilarity ensued. Christians who have a sense of humor, though, have been defending it, as have people (me me me) who love that so many Queen songs are featured.

When the writer and show-runner finds a petition to cancel the show to be funny, it’s funny.
Screenshot from Neil Gaiman’s Twitter page.

Note to future petitioners: Make sure you know what you’re talking about before you embarrass yourselves. Or don’t. We could use the laugh.
Screenshot from Neil Gaiman’s Twitter page.

Perhaps this hubbub was just a way for Amazon Prime to get more subscribers … or maybe God has a devilish sense of humor.
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Yeah, I’m sure Return to Order is making our reservations for hell right now. Meanwhile, I’ve watched Good Omens twice so far, and just started reading the book, subtitled The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch.

I’ll need a private suite, please. Some chocolate would be nice, too.

Wonder if these guys have heard of Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore. Somehow I don’t think they’d like it. Hell, I know they wouldn’t because I loved it when I read it several years back. Maybe if a movie is ever made of it they’ll suddenly discover it. It’s good reading.

As are we all, Crowley. And hey, he finally got to be a ginger!
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