Having already decided that I wasn't going to continue to watch American Gods on the Starz network, I was mostly unconcerned with any developments to the show. With apologies to Neil Gaiman, I thought the novel was quite good, but the show itself was lacking a great many things. (See my previous post on the subject,
http://billbodden.com/2019/04/29/american-gods-wandering-in-the-desert-for-30-years/)
I was therefore stunned to learn that, earlier this month, the new showrunner had not asked Orlando Jones back to reprise his role as the African god, Mr. Nancy. Jones was one of the best things about this show, and now he's gone too. Close on the heels of this came the announcement from Mousa Kraish, (he played the Jinn) that he was also not asked back. In Jones' case, he was given to understand that "Angry gets shit done!" (from a speech his character gives to a shipload of African slaves before they revolt) is...
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