【Vernost aka Fidelity (2019)】

Source：Unobstructed Information Network Editor：Science Time：2025-06-26 10:15:40

In American Gods,Vernost aka Fidelity (2019) belief is power.

In the new Starz series, based on the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman, a war is brewing between the Old Gods and the New, with one unfortunate man, ex-con Shadow Moon (Ricky Whittle), caught in the middle. The traditional Old Gods, with mythological roots from around the world, fear irrelevance as their believers die off or are seduced by the shiny New Gods, like Media (Gillian Anderson) and Technical Boy (Bruce Langley), who represent our obsessions with technology, celebrity, money and pop culture.

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According to the world of American Gods, if you're fixated on your smartphone or, say, a TV series adaptation of your favorite book (maybe even one executive produced by Hannibal's Bryan Fuller and Loganscreenwriter Michael Green, who can say?), you give those ideas power, strengthening the New Gods who feed off our attention while the religious deities of old grow increasingly weak and forgotten.

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