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21-06-2019, 03:36 PM
More than 20,000 protesters who have taken offence at the new Amazon Prime series Good Omens have signed a petition demanding it be cancelled - but they addressed it to Netflix.
The series - based on the 1990 fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman - features Scottish actor David Tennant as a demon and Welsh star Michael Sheen as an angel, who must team up to prevent an apocalypse.
Christian campaign group Return To Order has accused the show of presenting devils and satanists as "normal and even good", and said the premise of the story was "devoid of meaning and truth".
Its letter also lists a number of ways in which Good Omens - which has been well received by critics - disrespects God, with particular issue taken with the angel and demon being "good friends" and the four riders of the apocalypse being portrayed as a group of bikers.
The group also does not approve of God being voiced by a woman, Oscar-winning Fargo actress Frances McDormand, or the Antichrist being presented as "a normal kid that has special powers".
Netflix was quick to poke fun at the petition, tweeting: "Ok we promise not to make any more" - prompting Amazon to respond: "We'll cancel Stranger Things if you cancel Good Omens".
Stranger Things is one of the most popular original programmes on Netflix and returns for a third season in July.
https://news.sky.com/story/good-omens-petition-protesters-demand-netflix-cancel-amazon-prime-show-11746184
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The series - based on the 1990 fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman - features Scottish actor David Tennant as a demon and Welsh star Michael Sheen as an angel, who must team up to prevent an apocalypse.
Christian campaign group Return To Order has accused the show of presenting devils and satanists as "normal and even good", and said the premise of the story was "devoid of meaning and truth".
Its letter also lists a number of ways in which Good Omens - which has been well received by critics - disrespects God, with particular issue taken with the angel and demon being "good friends" and the four riders of the apocalypse being portrayed as a group of bikers.
The group also does not approve of God being voiced by a woman, Oscar-winning Fargo actress Frances McDormand, or the Antichrist being presented as "a normal kid that has special powers".
Netflix was quick to poke fun at the petition, tweeting: "Ok we promise not to make any more" - prompting Amazon to respond: "We'll cancel Stranger Things if you cancel Good Omens".
Stranger Things is one of the most popular original programmes on Netflix and returns for a third season in July.
https://news.sky.com/story/good-omens-petition-protesters-demand-netflix-cancel-amazon-prime-show-11746184
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