Good Omens is brewing up some sort of controversy with its superbly excellent first season, so much so, that a fan petition has been going around asking for Netflix to cancel it. But wait, it’s not a Netflix show; it’s an Amazon Prime Original — so how does that work?
If you haven’t been on Twitter recently, then you’ve likely missed the hilarious back-and-forth between Netflix and Amazon over this interesting request that seems to make no sense at all. Originally the title of the petition read as: “Tell Netflix: Cancel Blasphemous Good Omens Series.”
It was created by the Catholic-inspired organization, The American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property — which, ironically, sounds like an organization from Good Omens like the Chattering Order of St. Beryl — and has over 20,000 signatures. the petition has also since changed to reflect the correct streaming service.
Wouldn’t you think to check and double-check your information is correct before launching a campaign like this? I guess fact checking isn’t exactly synonymous with standing on street corners in large groups spouting intolerance with handwritten signs…but I digress.
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Anyway, not long after this petition started circulating, Netflix tweeted out a hilarious response that I am so here for.
ok we promise not to make any more https://t.co/TRPux36kcX
— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) June 20, 2019
Netflix: keeping it classy and hilarious. Not to be outdone by its streaming competitor, Amazon responded with this little gem:
Hey @netflix, we'll cancel Stranger Things if you cancel Good Omens. 😉 https://t.co/EJPmi9rL7g
— Prime Video (@PrimeVideo) June 20, 2019
Come on now Amazon, don’t do that to us; you can have anything but Stranger Things.
Despite this minor dustup over Good Omens, if you all haven’t seen it and are fans of David Tennant and/or Michael Sheen, this series is a must-watch. They are both phenomenal and I’m hoping Netflix Amazon makes a second season.
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h/t CNet