History Trivia / GoodOmens2019

* ActingForTwo: Jack Whitehall plays both Newt Pulsifer [[IdenticalGrandson and his ancestor]] Thou-shalt-not-commit-adultery Pulsifer.

* Rule34CreatorReactions: Michael Sheen is infamously supportive of Crowley/Aziraphale shippers, and has been known to retweet shippy fanart and even slashfic.

* WordOfGay: Downplayed, given that the series is already brimming with HomoeroticSubtext. The creators have confirmed that Aziraphale and Crowley are in love, but [[DiscountLesbians their otherworldliness]] means they don't follow our notions of relationships.

* LGBTFanBase: The series is interpreted as queercoded, and the [[WordOfSaintPaul actors have said they were intentionally playing up the love between the two main characters]]. Upon its release Vulture ran a headline declaring it to be a Gay Love Story. While per WordOfGod and book canon angels don’t really use human labels regarding gender and sexuality, this attracted a lot of transgender, nonbinary, and asexual fans into the fold as well.

** Creator/JonHamm was also a fan of the book and jumped at the chance to play the [[AdaptationalExpansion expanded]] role of ArchangelGabriel

* WordOfSaintPaul: Micheal Sheen said he was [[WordOfGay intentionally playing Aziraphale as being in love with Crowley]]. He believes the moment where [[spoiler:Crowley saved his books from the Nazis]] is the exact moment Aziraphale realizes the depth of his feelings for Crowley. David Tennant has also said he believes their relationship to be open to interpretation, and that “...Crowley absolutely loves Aziraphale. He hates that he loves him. It's really annoying for him."

* WordOfSaintPaul: Micheal Sheen said he was intentionally playing Aziraphale as being in love with Crowley. He believes the moment where [[spoiler:Crowley saved his books from the Nazis]] is the exact moment Aziraphale realizes the depth of his feelings for Crowley. David Tennant has also said he believes their relationship to be open to interpretation, and that “...Crowley absolutely loves Aziraphale. He hates that he loves him. It's really annoying for him."

** TV!Crowley would love watching Series/TheGoodPlace.

* OrphanedReference: While the Hell's Angels who decide to become the ''other'' Four Horsemen ended up cut, tiny references to them remain in the series. One is near the end of second episode as passages from Agnes Nutter's prophecies flash on the screen, including one which reads "Four shalle ryde and Four shalle also ryde," though within the series, this may refer to Adam's gang riding into the airfield base on their bikes.

** Crowley's ability to stop time doesn't appear in the novel. It's not quite as good as a TARDIS, but it'll do.
** Shadwell is oddly uninterested in his protege encountering aliens. You'd think someone who was previously [[Film/{{Coneheads}} trying to catch them]] would feel differently.

* WordOfGod: Well aside from the literal InUniverse [[IncrediblyLamePun voice of God we hear]]. Neil Gaiman has revealed some things about the series on his Tumblr. Including:
** In their retirement Pestilence spends a lot of time on the internet ranting about vaccines
** Concerning the question "Why do demons have animals on their heads" Neil said one might as well asked "Why the animals have people shaped things beneath them to get from place to place” and said it's up to interpretation what's what and how much of it.
** Neil said he believes TV!Crowley would love watching Series/TheGoodPlace
** The scene where Aziraphale does the Gavotte is set at the 100 Guineas Club (a real life historic gentleman’s club/gay bar).

* LGBTFanBase: The series is interpreted as Queer Coded, and the [[WordOfSaintPaul actors have said they were intentionally playing up the love between the two main characters]]. Upon release Vulture ran a headline declaring it to be a Gay Love Story. While per WordOfGod and book canon angels don’t really use human labels regarding gender and sexuality, this attracted a lot of transgender and asexual fans into the fold as well.

* OrphanedReference: While the Hell's Angels who decide to become the ''other'' Four Horsemen ended up cut, tiny references to them remain in the series. One is near the end of second episode as passages from Agnes Nutter's prophecies flash on the screen, including one which reads "Four shalle ryde and Four shalle also ryde".

** There was originally going to be another flashback scene showing Aziraphale getting ready to open his new bookshop, and heaven attempting to give him an promotion that would have taken him away from Earth, the shop and Crowley. Crowley convinces Gabriel Aziraphale needs to stay on Earth so he can “thwart” him, through the use of some tailor dummies [[https://live-long-and-paws-purr.tumblr.com/post/185563274623/im-not-saying-that-we-were-robbed-im-just]] It was cut due to budget reasons and Neil feeling it didn't really further along Crowley and Aziraphale’s relationship as much as the other flashbacks. Which were entirely cut in favor of the bookshop scene in one draft he was presented with. [[https://neil-gaiman.tumblr.com/post/185686717111/throwing-roses-into-the-abyss-can-someone-with]]

* BillingDisplacement: Like ''Series/GameOfThrones'', the title sequence only lists the main cast members who actually appear in the episode as opposed to the entire main cast. So far, so good, but the third episode's title sequence is placed about a half hour into the episode, and lists [[TheLeagueOfGentlemen Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, and Reece Shearsmith]] despite all three appearing in minor cameo roles that are over [[ProlongedPrologue by the time the title sequence occurs]].

* BillingDisplacement: Like ''Series/GameOfThrones'', the title sequence only lists the main cast members who actually appear in the episode as opposed to the entire main cast. So far, so good, but the third episode's title sequence lists [[TheLeagueOfGentlemen Mark Gatiss, Steve Pemberton, and Reece Shearsmith]] despite all three appearing in minor cameo roles that are over [[ProlongedPrologue by the time the title sequence even occurs]].

** In her retirement Pestilence spends a lot of time on the internet ranting about vaccines
** The demons with animals on their head “have people shaped things beneath them to get from place to place” (implying the demons are the animals on their heads and the rotting humans below them are vessels).

** There was originally going to be another flashback scene showing Aziraphale getting ready to open his new bookshop, and heaven attempting to give him an promotion that would have taken him away from Earth, the shop and Crowley. Crowley convinces Gabriel Aziraphale needs to stay on Earth so he can “thwart” him, through the use of some tailor dummies [[https://live-long-and-paws-purr.tumblr.com/post/185563274623/im-not-saying-that-we-were-robbed-im-just]]

** Neil said he believes TV!Crowley would love Series/TheGoodPlace