American Gods‘ Ricky Whittle Thinks His Show Is ‘More Beautiful’ ThanGame of Thrones

When we think about “ prestige ” genre tv shows that demonstrate how fantastical stories can be lend to the small covert , the series that most immediately add up to mind is , of course , HBO’sGame of Thrones(andperhaps Westworld ) . ButAmerican Gods ’ Ricky Whittle believes that his show is the one that everyone needs to be utter about .

In a late interview with Digital Spy , Whittle spoke at length about whereAmerican Gods fits into the current landscape of cable TVprogramming , and while he ’s got an grasp for the likes ofGame of Thrones , he was adamant about the Starz serial being something new that exists in a different space than its peer :

“ I do n’t think [ American Gods is ] going to replace anything . I finger it ’s something completely fresh . When people say it ’s the next Game of Thrones , I think they mean that it ’s a big expensive show , it ’s a monster of a show . I retrieve it ’s even more beautiful , I really do . Ian McShane said it decent , Game of Thrones is ‘ tits and firedrake . ’ ”

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Yeah , McShane say that .

nervy as it is , Whittle ’s point about Game of Thronesbeing a particularly male regard - y show is n’t without virtue , and to American Gods ’ course credit , it makes a point ofdepicting a miscellanea of sexualitieswhile also incorporating a substantial amount of the occult into its plot .

Whittle went on to elaborate that American Gods , like Game of Thrones , is intend to be something of a slow burn mark to give audiences metre to become invest in its character ’ lives as the show move into the future tense :

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“ American Gods is going to take a while for hoi polloi to follow . I experience we fix a great substructure in time of year one with Bryan [ Fuller ] and Michael [ Green ] where we built this world , and we show you the player . In season two , you know the world , you know the players , now you ’re invested .

Now you want to surveil Sweeney and Laura , now you want to follow Bilquis , you want to follow Tech Boy , and Mr. World , and Wednesday and Shadow . You desire to see more of characters prepare these relationship , watching these dynamics evolve , because you care more . affect on to season three , it ’ll be the same . Hopefully those alliance get warm with those character . ”

At some point in the very dear future , Game of Thrones will be no more , and people are going to need to latch onto another immersive , preternaturally - infused world they can get lose in . American Gods , for those who are concerned , might be just the thing to fill that emptiness in people ’s lives of content consumption when it take back to Starz on March 10 .

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