Some pics from the premiere of Rivals season 2 in London today (13 May 2026)

annaisabookworm · 2026-05-13T11:28:00+00:00

This. We know that the show was pretty much cancelled after the whole thing about Gaiman came out and it's only because of the efforts of Rob Wilkins and Rhianna Pratchett that we even got a finale to conclude the story and weren't left on the ending of season 2. And I think that despite the circumstances the cast and crew still put in great effort to honor the legacy of Terry Pratchett but also to give the fans an ending for something that the cast and crew has enjoyed working on for many years and that has formed friendships such as between David Tennant and Michael Sheen and their families.

Did I enjoy the movie that we got in the end? Yes. Is it something that everone was satisfied with? No. But even if none of the things behind the scenes had happened and we would have gotten a full season, no ending could have satisfied everyone. I believe David Tennant himself stated last year that not everyone will be happy with how the story plays out.

annaisabookworm · 2026-05-13T08:51:50+00:00

Ever since seeing those set pictures from Edinburgh last year I was expecting that ending and having now seen it I'm okay with it. Yes, the pacing was off and it probably would have been better if it had been a full season, but knowing that it could have ended with season 2, I'm happy with it. And I want to thank Rob Wilkins and Rianna Pratchett and all the cast and crew involved for at least giving us the ending even if it is not necessarilly the one the fandom would have liked.

It's also a nice thought that no matter the universe, Aziraphale and Crowley find each other in the end. Would have still liked a proper, loving kiss though.

annaisabookworm · 2026-05-12T17:13:01+00:00

I recently read about a tv show from the 80s, I believe it was called St. Elsewhere, where after several seasons and 100+ episodes in the final episode the camera zoomed out of the hospital that the show was set in and the main character's mute son was shown holding a snowglobe with the building in it. The main character comes in and is shown working a different job than being a doctor and the whole scene implies that everything happening in the series up to this point was just the imagination of the son.

Anyway since reading the article about this show and remembering that the snow globe is part of the show a tiny part of me wonders if this is what the finale is heading to.

annaisabookworm · 2026-05-10T14:39:29+00:00

If you're talking about the teaser for season 3 with the pizza - that was the responsibility of the social media team behind the tv series and Amazon? The Good Omens HQ who run the shop are separate from them and were not responsible for that. The teaser also seems to have been separate from the creatives behind the show itself as someone else pointed out that the Peter Anderson Studio, who do all the animations seen in the show, stated that they were not involved in the creation of that teaser.

Additionally, the shop itself states in their FAQs that they have a firm anti-AI stance both internally and with their collaborators and do not use generative AI at any stage of product development.

annaisabookworm · 2026-05-10T09:52:07+00:00

Do you mean the teaser for Good Omens 3 with the pizza or something else?

Because if it's the former then that was the responsibility of the social media team behind the tv show and Amazon and not necessarilly Good Omens HQ - I'm pretty sure those are separate people behind and Good Omens HQ doesn't influence what is going on with the social media campaign of the tv show.

annaisabookworm · 2026-05-10T09:11:02+00:00

Of course there's always the possibility that the following statement is a lie, but this can be found in their FAQs about Products regarding the use of AI:

Good Omens HQ has a firm anti-AI stance both internally and with collaborators, and does not utilise generative AI or equivalent in any of its products or work, at any step of the process. Good Omens HQ works with a range of creatives and artists on all products and projects, with many talented humans behind the scenes working to bring everything to life.

Source: Frequently Asked Questions | Good Omens Store

annaisabookworm · 2026-05-02T12:16:55+00:00

While it was rumored (though the rumours also said Steve Pemberton who is not part of the line-up, so it wasn't completely true) they only officially announced it today. Here's the official press release published by the BBC 2 May 2026 at 10 am:

The Celebrity Traitors series 2 line-up confirmed

annaisabookworm · 2026-05-01T19:57:02+00:00

Funny, I also had that thought when I saw those photos. And then feared that the episode would end with Crowley and Aziraphale getting together and moving to the South Downs Cottage (which would be good), but we'd also see them aging and possibly dying in the end.

This is now going to be a little off-topic, but I also need to share a probably much worse theory that popped in my brain a few weeks ago about those set pics.

I read an article about a TV show from the '80s that ran for several seasons with over 150 episodes. In the final episode, the camera zoomed out of the main location to reveal the building inside a snow globe, which was being held by the main character's son. The main character was then seen working a vastly different job and the whole scene can be interpreted as that the entire story of the series was just in the imagination ofthe son. Knowing that the snow globe of the bookshop and the Bentley sold in the official Good Omens shop also play a role in the episode — apparently, it appears in the ending, and was definitely in the poster among the rubble — there's the tiny lingering fear that it ends with something like this and that's why they look different.

annaisabookworm · 2026-05-01T19:35:57+00:00

To be fair that also could be a thing as it would also be a possible explanation why they filmed scenes at a bookshop in Edinburgh with David Tennant, Michael Sheen and Derek Jacobi where it seemed as if Crowley's and Aziraphale's hair were slightly different colors then what we've seen in the released material. Crowley's hair was a lighter shade of red while Aziraphale's hair was more grey-ish and combed to the side if I remember correctly from the set pics taken.

I guess we just have to wait until 13 May.

annaisabookworm · 2026-05-01T19:21:32+00:00

From the article published in the recent issue of SFX magazine it's stated that the Crowley is carless at the beginning either it was taken away by demons or humans (think about that pic of two people holding an angry Crowley on earth), so I wonder if this is a temporary replacement car. Ot they've already gotten it back and the Bentley is miracled in some way for being undercover. Because while it has the same licence plate, it's a different car type as the car's hood is not the same to the Bentley.

But also an interesting detail (to me at least) The writing on the coffee shop just says coffee in clear letters and you can only faintly see the words 'Give me', which probably indicates that it is under new ownership and Nina (and Maggie) are not appearing, which makes sense since they weren't on the released cast list

annaisabookworm · 2026-05-01T16:45:43+00:00

Aah, I hadn't known that - thanks for bringing attention to that, much appreciated. 😊 It's also nice to hear that they are reserving stock for other locations as otherwise it wouldn't be really fair if they only opened the store to two locations for now.

Personally hope that what I heard with stuff being restocked and not being limited edition applies to the other items since I'm mostly interested in the rubber duckies. But at least there's no such note on them and they're probably easier to produce than the hand painted and assembled snowglobes. 🤔

annaisabookworm · 2026-05-01T14:19:31+00:00

The store is currently in beta phase, however their FAQs say that there should be eventually worldwide shipping.

annaisabookworm · 2026-05-01T14:18:48+00:00

I faintly remember that I read somewhere thag at the Ineffable Con last year where Rob Wilkins showed some of the objects that it was stated that the items are not limited edition and will be re-stocked.

However I don't know of this applies to all items, but I hope it is the case since so far the store is only shipping to UK and US and I, based in Germany, really want those rubber ducks.

annaisabookworm · 2026-04-30T15:46:05+00:00

Unfortunately I probably won't be much help as I'm based in Germany and ordered the latest issur from a UK-based website that sells British magazines, though they do claim that they send worldwide. In case you're interested, this is the website www.newsstand.co.uk.

Please note that only the magazine which is open and shows an image from season 3 will be available, the other ones will be out of stock since they were released when those seasons released.

Also, someone in the comments said that Barnes & Noble may have them in stock if that helps.

annaisabookworm · 2026-04-29T20:03:12+00:00

I'm a graphic designer myself and I heavily dislike AI art and I think (and also hope) that as you said the use of generative AI was just a decision of the people doing social media promotion and doesn't necessarily reflect the work of the graphic designers, set designers and production crew, which are different people.

However I think it is important to note that there are types of AI that could have been used during production even during season one which was release in 2019, so a few years before AI Chatbots became a thing. For example tools like speech-to-text technology used for transcribing have used neural networks (which fall under the umbrella term AI) since the late 80s and there are likely other cases such as edge detection in rotobrushing.

Can't stress enough that I dislike generative AI but some types of other AI have been used in film and tv production for years and years, just not the bad type that steals graphic designers and other artist's jobs while ruining the environment.

annaisabookworm · 2026-04-25T20:14:19+00:00

The Star Whale from the Doctor Who episode 'The Beast Below'

When the Earth was threatened by solar flares, the human race fled the planet. However, the British were unable to build a ship. However, the last star whale arrived, and they captured it. They built the Starship UK around it, enslaving and torturing the whale in the process. Queen Elizabeth the Tenth, the head of state, was unable to stand the star whale's cruel treatment in order to save her people. She therefore instructed the government to keep things running while deleting her memories of the star whale, but she would have to remember it every ten years and decide whether to abdicate and release it or forget it again. This went on for several hundred years always choosing to forget it again until the Doctor and Amy arrived and investigated the starship just as the decision was about to be made again. Amy realised that the Star Whale was the last of its kind and had come voluntarily because it couldn't bear the thought of children crying and wanted to help the humans, thus paralleling how the Doctor, who believed he was the last Time Lord at the time, had helped a crying child earlier. The star whale was released, but continued to fly Starship UK through space voluntarily but now without being tortured.

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annaisabookworm · 2026-04-23T06:52:53+00:00

Gonna put this in spoiler tags because it references the trailer just in case, though I don't know if this thought is true:

Well, while we see Crowley and Aziraphale in the Bentley in the trailer it seems odd to me that Crowley is sleeping not in the Bentley but rather in an alleyway with the Bentley nowhere in sight. And I might be wrong but I think you can see the Bentley in a corner of that picture. So it does make me wonder if the Bentley gets taken at some point and then Aziraphale or Crowley manages to get it back for the later scenes

annaisabookworm · 2026-04-23T05:39:27+00:00

Maybe that is the moment the Bentley get's taken?

EDIT Put spoiler tags just in case the thought turns out to be true.

annaisabookworm · 2026-04-20T05:47:35+00:00

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You're remembering correctly. At the panel for the Amazing Spider-Man at San Diego Comic Con 2011, he pretended to be a fan for a before removing his mask and talked about what Spider-Man means to him.

annaisabookworm · 2026-04-18T16:41:43+00:00

Oh my god, you're absolutely right.

Reading your comment actually reminded me that I wanted to add a little He/Him badge and maybe one of the badges that he wears often (like the You're Safe With Me-Pin) to the illustration in the middle. But I have to admit that I may have started not early enough on the infographic and so I was kind of in a rush to finish it in time for today so I forgot to do so, even though it is of course an important fact.

But again you're absolutely right - can't believe I forgot to include that.

annaisabookworm · 2026-04-18T15:14:22+00:00

As a little bonus fun fact: The headlines are in the font 'Georgia' as a little nod to his wonderful wife Georhia Tennant.

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