I'm really surprised at you, Neil Gaiman. I thought you and Terry Pratchett were friends. Why then, would you put your name to this drivel?

I mean, the book is great. I must have read it twice if not three times in my life and like many of yours and Mr. P's books (god rest his soul) I've loved them all.

And it has a great cast. Nothing wrong with Sheen vs Tennant as lead actors so why do I feel they are dialling this performance in with an analogue phone?

It's so panto and camp, I'm actually cringeing, watching it.

It's very faithful to the book and therein lies the problem. It's TOO faithfull.

You simply can't reproduce everything that's in the book, onto the small screen (or a large one, in my case) it just doesn't work.

I think Gaiman, et al spent so much time trying to cram everything in, that he failed to make it interesting. Or current. Or relevant. Or pacy.

Someone said it's reminiscent of the Hitchiker's series, and I'd agree. The Hitchiker's of the Eighties. Fine in its time, dated and draggy now. Like Red Dwarf. Watch with nostalgia glasses on, it's a winner.

Sorry Neil, I love your writing, but I think you should have counted your blessings with Lucifer.