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$\"\"$ <\/a>From Neil Gaiman himself: \u00a0the novel AMERICAN GODS<\/strong> is now in development for television with FreemantleMedia<\/a>. The official press release says the deal has been finalized, and in television land, that means we\u2019re good to go.<\/p>\n

So, all that hubbub about the rumors about HBO not being true<\/a>\u00a0(my bad for not double checking the sources) etc. can now be swept away as we have fresh, new information on this very exciting development!<\/p>\n

In his online journal\/blog, Gaiman says he is \u201cvery pleased\u201d<\/a> with how things are going with FreeMantle so far, much more smoothly than they had been with HBO, which had previously been in the running for producing a series based on the iconic best -seller.<\/p>\n

The novel, in which gods who have been mostly neglected for centuries become flesh and blood beings (well sort of) who battle among themselves for power, and in which a mystery of human sacrifice in a small town is investigated and finally solved, is a wonderful read and is well-loved by \u00a0Mr. Gaiman\u2019s immense fan base. Like his other fantastical stories, the imagining of them on the big screen (or even the little one) is seen to be a challenging feat to \u201cget right\u201d (some fans really disliked the TV mini-series<\/a>\u00a0of NEVERWHERE<\/strong>, for example, a terrific story\u2013which Gaiman later turned into a novel\u2013set in, and beneath, London\u2013Gaiman himself admitted it had its flaws), and so some fans are against film or television adaptations of his work for that very reason.<\/p>\n

Gaiman\u2019s own positive take on the development of AMERICAN GODS bodes well.<\/p>\n

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