Suffice to say, I was intrigued.
The lights dimmed, and a Technicolour wonder began to play out on the big screen.
Religious iconography and all my favourite mod cons were spliced together in style and set to music.
Clashing imagery and ideas battled for attention.
I was impressed, and clued into the themes of the show within a minute flat.
And that was just the title sequence.
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The episode suited being up on a big screen.
Chemistry between these two is absolutely vital, or the ideasAmerican Godschucks at us would surely seem highly unpalatable.
Thankfully, theres some serious alchemy at work whenever McShanes Wednesday and Whittles Shadow are sharing the screen.
Its a shame, because this show doesnt need that sort of thing.
But, to be fair, Starz is probably trying to play to the broadest possible audience here.
Across the board, the casting is excellent, with Whittle standing out as an excellent choice.
Ian McShane, obviously, is great as well.
Of course, none of this would be possible without a tight script.
And they make space for laughs despite all the other plates theyre spinning.
Despite those quibbles I mentioned earlier, I was very impressed with this.
And director David Slade deserves a big old pat on the back as well.
Visually, the quality never wavered.
Oh, and Gaiman wasnt kidding about the blood.
This pilot episode is bookended with some properly visceral violence.
Ill definitely be tuning in for the rest of this.
American Godsarrives on Starz, in the USA, on Sunday April 30th.
Here in the UK, episode 1 will arrive on Amazon Prime on Monday May 1st.
