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Honest Trailers | The Sandman
Voice Narration: Jon Bailey aka Epic Voice Guy
Title Design: Robert Holtby
Written by: Spencer Gilbert, Danielle Radford, Lon Harris
Produced by: Spencer Gilbert
Associate Producer: Ryan O'Toole
Edited by: Kevin Williamsen
Post-Production Supervisor: Emin Bassavand
Post-Production Coordinator: Mikołaj Kossakowski
Assistant Editor: Rebecca Castaneda
Director of Video Production: Max Dionne
#HonestTrailers
The ideal male friendship: a dude you catch up with in a bar every 100 years. Hit the nail right on the head, there.
Yeah. So what if he dealt in the Slave Trade that one century.
@@benwasserman8223 "everyone was doing it" defence activated!
Nah they spent too much time together to be a realistic male friendship
Bet they still didn't know each other's birthdays
@@benwasserman8223 At least he immediately stopped when he was told to do so
“Your average adult Disney fan” is a woefully under appreciated and VERY creepy line.
That was quite good 😬😬😬😂😂
SO CREEPY
It was damn funny but also very disturbing.
It's funny cause its true :)
Exactly. I laughed out loud literally considering the way Disney has been acting lately.. perfect line.
Just so you know, Neil Gaiman himself saw this and he said it's really funny and loved it!
10 days up, and it’s still only 870k reviews? Did his followers not watch this? 😢
WHOOOOAAAA
If I had a nickel for every tv show where Jenna Coleman played two different characters, one of whom lived in victorian London and both met a mysterious god-like man, I'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot but it's weird that it happened twice.
This! And both characters had to plead to Morpheus and the Doctor to save humanity. Johanna, your Clara is showing!
She’s not a Victorian in Sandman.
Did you just mention Phineas and Ferb here?
@@stefannydvorak7919You missed the part where she played her own ancestor. Yes. She was a victorian in the Sandman.
@@EterPuralis I didn’t miss that part.
The Sandman.... Anakin Skywalkers worst nightmare
lol!!!
I love how this comment can be taken two different ways
ayyyyyyyy
SAY YOUR PRAYER LITTLE ONE DON'T FORGET MY SON TO INCLUDE EVERYONE, I TUCK YOU IN WARM WITHIN KEEP YOU FREE FROM SIN TIL THE SANDMAN HE COMES AHH!
This wins.
The remark about Tom Sturridge behaving like Robert Pattinson in the twilight movie is funny considering they were roommates at one point and are still good friends to this day
THEY WERE WHAT
They have been friends since they were 13 apparently lol.
Lol. Now I can't get that line by Kano from the original _Mortal Kombat_ movie out of my head: "I've studied all your moves, baby."
Morpheus and Edward Cullen were roomates? How is this not taken over all tumblr and all fanfic sites?
Oh my god, they were roommates.
"From the Brittish fantasy novelist who kinda looks like a Hobbit.... ugghnnn, that one" GOLD.
i got terry pratchett, neil gainman and alan moore but who were the other 2?
@@Mcrowley123Douglas Adams
@@Mcrowley123Iain Banks author of Culture
3:10 anyone else notice how he said “Gwendoline Crispy” 🤣 that was really clever
If I had a nickel for everytime charles dance played an abusive father who was killed by his son in a fantasy series I'd have two nickels
That isn't a lot.
U didn't complete the quote
@@wesleyoldham4222 But it’s weird that it happened twice.
R/unexpecteddoofensmirhz
He was also that in *Victor Frankenstein* and he is also like that in *The Serpent Queen* so have your four nickels me friend
that line of "Stop a black person from taking his job" Damn near killed me!!
That could also describe the casting of some characters.
That's what happens when Hollywood once again replaces a traditional white, red-headed actor with a black actor lol
I find in especially funny (and thought provoking) in the context of some people complaining about how Netflix switched Rose's race from white (in the comics) to black (in the TV show).
Nearly fell from my seat, mate😂😂
@@Luciphell 🙄
The battle in hell was the best depiction I've ever seen of two grew wizards/mages, and really reminded me of the sword in the stone Disney film.
Agree ;)
OMG yes !!! It was the exact same scene !!!
I liked the basic concept of the battle but it really went bleh at the point of the super nova. Why start with a dire wolf if you can go super nova??
@@Asciel I think the game has rules of least threatening, but able to overcome the opponent. Then the natural progression goes from small to ridiculous, almost like the two wizards tale of who can count the higher than the other, except this doesn't have ad infinitum.
That's a superb shout mate. What a reference.
lucienne's shushing face is priceless.
She's my favorite.
The "family of D-Bags" was gold.
In fairness 3 of the 7 are actively D-Bags, Desire, Despare, and Dream, but Dream is working on it. Destiny is passive and just does his thing, Destruction actively tries to minimize the harm he can do by not doing his job, and Delight/Delerium is just chaos. Death is quite nice all things considered.
"Oh, joy - the seven goth dwarves." - Howard the Duck
🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
And you haven't met his parents
Hmm the D-bags, all start with "De" except for... "Dream". Werid no?
The funniest scene in the show was when it took 10 years for the kid to ask if Dream was okay in his glass cage.
Dream going “WTF do you think?” ;)
@@ramonandrajo6348 you're scared
@@OrontesRM ?
You were SO spot on with Lucien and why she's such a great character!
I was hoping someone would create a montage of all her incredible side-eyes and point out that she managed The Dreaming without powers for DECADES, I just didn't expect it from Honest Trailers
@@CrazedComposure side-eye montage was the best part. Nailed it.
@@CrazedComposure That, "I'm so done with this" look. She's very loyal but Morpheus is so irritating.
Little Emo In Slumberland is both spot on and a deep cut of pop culture & dreams. Well done!
That glass case of emotion line was genius 😭😭😭😭
It was, until he said cage instead of case.
I'm Ron Burgundy?
The show is WOKE; not worth it.
The episode that all took place in the diner was absolutely brilliant. That’s where the show really took off. That got DARK quick. There was something just…off about the entire feeling of it. Just a feeling of foreboding and dread, right from the jump. It was fantastic.
It really was great, technically it was a lot tamer than the issue of the comic it was based on, but because of what they decided to cut and where the pacing and the tension are just perfection.
And I thought the diner scene in the show, while very good, was really toned down from its depiction in the novel.
Yup the two middle episodes - the diner and the one with Death and the immortal dude in the bar - were the peak for sure. Really exceptional stuff
"That's where the show really crash lands." There. Fixed it for you.
@@coreyc756 I haven’t read the GNs. I just came across the show & thought it sounded cool, so we decided to give it a try.
Shoutout to David Thewlis who is so amazing in anything he does. Really enjoyed his storyline in this series.
This show was just so different than anything out there that I could not tell you if it was good or terrible. All I know is that I liked it and I want more. The creative team had a vision and they stuck to it. I respect that.
Should have had "Pat's so Raven" for the starring section.
Excellent line
you are absolutely right
This is underappreciated and it shows.
i'm very happy i wasn't drinking anything with that "disney-fan" tag at the end. would've been a 100% spit take
That was my favourite line too. I hope someone clips it and it is spread everywhere. :)
You were lucky, unlike me....
@@hirotakanifuji7266 oh no!!!
Lucky you 😂
Neil Gaiman reblogged this Honest Trailer on Tumblr! 😂🥰🥳 You know it's good when even the creator is sharing it around.
4:50 "The ideal male friendship: catch up in a bar every 100 years." Checks out.
I shouldn't have laughed that hard at "Little Emo's adventures." Amazing!!
Immediately thought of the movie
I binged this show so hard. Neil Gaiman is such an amazing writer and the cast and crew did an amazing job on it
Have you listened to the audible version? Killer cast, Gaiman narrates quite a bit. Like, I usually don't swoon over books on tape, but it's pretty sweet.
@@rcb3921 I haven't but I'll definitely look (listen) into it! Thanks!
If you haven’t yet, you should! They are absolutely amazing!
I watched the whole show in one day, and I loved it and still do!
"your average adult Disney fan" is far too spot on for anyone's comfort.
His precious...stuff. LOVE this series. Definitely needs more seasons
I really enjoyed this story. It did so many unexpected things. I've never gotten around to reading the graphic novels. It's always been on my list, but my wife wanted to watch this TV show. And I was really delighted to be completely surprised by the pacing of the story, the direction it went. The battle with the devil was just such a unique and unexpected approach.
Do yourself a favor and get into the graphic novel now, before season two. This isn't a statement against the show, which was very good. However, the graphic novels make it look like a cheesy knockoff, which speaks to the novels excellence.
Same here 👍
I'd stop well any of "cheesy knockoff", but the comic is better most definitely. There's less active villains, for a start. And you miss a lot of dialog and things that they just can't render well. That said, the casting had been spot on. The only place they diverged that I kind of wish they hadn't is Lucien; that's just that the comic version was so physically spot on for the person, three actress playing Lucienne is amazing and, like Charles Dance playing Lord Vetinari, makes up for it in her performance.
@@bobbyfeet2240 I feel like watching the adaptation first and then reading the source is the only way to truly enjoy both.
@@benvoliothefirst Not gonna lie, I'm jealous of those who get to read the novels for the first time after watching the show.(assuming they enjoyed the show enough to pursue the novels)
"Your average adult Disney fan." I'm that's...only half true.
More like 90 percent true
That one.. just... I literally said out loud "OW!" that was.. so brutal...
Okay, "The average adult Disney fan," was the best line I've heard in a *really* long time. 😁
I mean, the fact Dream is tumblr personified is probably why I’m so attracted to him lol
Whoever wrote "A Chew to a Kill" is a genius and deserves a raise
I didn’t get it, could you please explain?
@@theunavailableyoutuber2199 It's a play on the James Bond movie "A View To A Kill". Obviously 'chew' and 'view' rhyme, which works great, but also his eyes have been replaced with mouths i.e. HIS 'view' has replaced with 'chew'. I just really like the double layered play on words!
@@randomshooter913 That’s cool, thank you :)
Now I'm an avid fan of the show and the graphic novels so I was very much looking forward to an honest trailer to see what their thoughts actually were and I'm glad to see that they also appreciate it. But I was absolutely howling, this trailer is hilarious 😂 And yes, "Berries and Cream Boy" is the perfect way to describe Tom Sturridge 👌 Gwendoline "Crispie" is when I lost it and died Also whoever wrote "glass cage of emotion" needs a raise And I'm pretty sure Neil confirmed that Matthew the Raven is just Patton Oswalt squeezing into a Raven outfit for the entire show
Yeah, they were glad they didn't need any VFX for Matthew but could just put Patton into a costume.
The show is WOKE; not worth it.
@@ramonandrajo6348 You seem very angry that you're they only one still asleep - maybe just get out of bed? We all have to wake up eventually.
@@ramonandrajo6348not our problem that u still prefer to sleep! 😴💤
@@Azarath_Metrion_Zinthos ?
It is rare for Honest trailer to accept that a tv series was good and THE SANDMAN achieved it.
For some reason, this show reminds me of "Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency" in a good way - a brilliant series canceled too soon. Sandman is a bit more serious, but similarly crazy.
I am also sad about Dirk Gently
"I want you to haunt my dreams",,honest trailer guy saying what we are all thinking
Thinking? I flat out say it, Desire is all kinds of sexy.
THIS and the Boys are hands down the best comic book adaptations in the modern era. They both are finding their clashing tones a perfect match for the era of streaming tv!
Well of course, the thing that makes them amazing is that they aren't 1 to 1 copies of the source material and every liberty they take only seeks to improve it rather than undermine it.
The Boys is so good !!!
The Boys is actually better than its comic.
@@Kserijaro And the Sandman, not so much, depending on who you ask.
Does Invincible count?
"A literal field of dreams" and the stuff about Patton's voice are the best part!
24/7, was by far the best tear dropping episode of the series...
One thing I learned from watching this - never go to a Cereal Convention.
Dream looks and acts like the forbidden love child of Severus Snape and Trent Reznor.
Oh my god
I did love that this was fairly faithful to the comics, but that it changed enough that there were still some surprises. Also loved this entire H.T. - thanks for the great job Epic Voice Guy.
Sandman (and all of Gaiman’s work to be fair) is just what happens when philosophy listens to The Cure
"Super gothic Kevin Feige" 😂😂😂
Everything Everywhere All at Once seriously needs an Honest Trailer. Please!!!
They already did, "It's better than Multiverse of Madness" lmao
You hit the nail on the head with the comparison with Foundation and Rings. I stopped watching Foundation by episode five and Rings by... minute 15. Great production values, but both felt like something I'd watched a hundred times already. Sandman was so... different. I could not tell where the story was going, and that was really refreshing! Wish there were more fantasy like it.
The episode in the diner was incredible
This may be one of your best honest titles ever 😂
Its not boring to write this exact same comment under every video?
@@h.o.2953 I think you mean exact same comment that others do in every video.
@@salazarmandragora u are one of the people who does this so the way I wrote my comment is correct
For me, episode 4 is when it really started to shine. I liked watching all the moving parts come together. I could see how it might be boring for some but it really had me on the seat of my pants
I thought episode 1-6 were amazing and 7-10 were okay.
I'm not even sure what episode I stopped watching it in lol. But your comment makes me want to go back and take another look. Thanks!
The comics were kind of the same. They took a while to get going, but once they did, it was incredible. If the series gets picked up for more seasons, it will only get better from here.
@@KG-VanityInKnickers The show, like the graphic novel, is not a steady piece of storytelling...not in terms of varying quality, but in terms of it doing and telling different sorts of stories at various times. Both media generally interchange standalone tales (which tend to be my favorites) and short arcs. The arcs in both graphic novel and even moreso the show can be slow burns...until their resolutions, in which case I think they tie out very well. Did you reach the episode split between Dream and Death spending an afternoon together along with the story of Dream and Hob? That's a combination of two of my favorite issues of the graphic novel, and the show does them both justice. Episode 11, likewise, is a great standalone story. I think you should try to take in the whole first season in its full variety; if you still are tepid on it, great, you've seen what it has to offer and it isn't for you. If you cut it well short, you might realize you like some of what you missed.
@@Ty-vj4wg 7-10 took its time, appropriate for that story, and entering 10 I felt like it might have fallen short of the graphic novel's telling of the arc...but I thought 10 did a terrific job of tying it all together and helped it add up to something worthwhile. Did you come back when 11 was released later on? You don't want to miss that one!
0:43 “berries and cream boy” and 1:37 “porcelain doll face” … I think these guys have a crush on Tom Sturridge
Who doesn’t 😄
“Your average adult Disney fan” had me spit seltzer across the room
Constantine needs to return more. The show was amazing when he had someone to bounce his emo off of.
Agree ;)
Given how faithful the adaptation has been so far, maybe!
@@valerius88 Clara Constantine was...ok I guess. I want more scenes with Lucienne.
“…and the effects budget.” Honestly there were places where the budget constraints (even at $160 million) showed, but I don’t think Mervin Pumpkinhead was one of them. To my eyes, it looked like the effects team was mimicking the type of stop-motion claymation used for the faces in the rocks in Return to Oz.
Honestly one of your best trailers ever. And this show surprised me: it was really good!
Nice to see a Sir Terry reference in the opening!
The "starring" section had me crying *REAL* Tears!! 😭😭😭😭
It was great to get a faithful adaptation for once.
I loved this show. Hope we do get a series 2
I was actually surprised by how much I enjoyed this series. Spot on with the descriptions though 😂
What amazes me is that a series about someone who puts you to sleep - The Sandman - was interesting enough to keep me awake, but a series about power - The Rings of Power - had no power to keep me from falling asleep.
Good point
That's because the power is in you all along 🫢
Really enjoyed this Honest Trailer! So many golden lines. 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 I was hoping you'd do an Edward Cullen comparison, and you guys went above and beyond by including Robert Smith. Brilliant! Thank you for always making my Tuesdays an entertaining one. 😁
"...a combo of Roberts, from Smith to Pattinson!" hahahaha! Genius!
This series helped me get my sister hooked on the graphic novels. Good Omens is next!
The good omens tv show is great ;)
Good omens is great!
In memory of Louise Fletcher, say "The best thing we can do is go on with our daily routine."
I swear to god if Netflix cancels this show I’m going to riot on the front steps of their own office.
I think a riot requires more than one person... .... but I'm sure others would join you. You have my sword
Would join you but i'm halfway across the world 😆😁
If they don’t renew it, I’m immediately cancelling my Subscription.
They killed the one character that stole the show by his appearance!👊💥 Boyd Holbrook was awesome!
Haven't seen an honest trailer in a while... and this is a good one... nice job!
That Morpheus impression was spot-on 🤌🏽
Average adult Disney fan was savage! 🤣
I totally choke my drink when he says: "The quest to become somewhat less of a dick"
Brilliant show and brilliant Honest Trailer.
Please say, “Mr. Sandman Man me a sand Make him the cutest Man Car Door Hook Hand”
Please make an honest trailer for Disney's "Enchanted" (2007) when the sequel comes out :)
Omg yes I love that movie
Wait, do you think the pumpkin head guy looking like stop motion was because of the budget? Because it wasn't.
All these years and still can't wait for these!
I loved the way the pumpkin looked!
Netflix might have a chance if they can keep making great shows like this one
Ha, good one.
Agree but it's Netflix... Don't get your hopes up.
This was WB, Netflix just distributed it
If they keep makings shows like this, netflix wont exist for much longer, considering the gigantic budget they had for sandman
Their new monster series, Dahmer, is so far the best adaptation of true crime genre. HIGHLY recommended. It highlights more on the people affected by Dahmer
I remember seeing a trailer for this, I had no idea it was out already
This is the BEST video in ages, every line was perfect! :D
Episode 6 is the best one, maybe also the part 2 of the additional episode that was later added
I didn't know much when I started watching this series but I was so excited when Stephen Fry showed up - best moment!
The line about David Thulis so accurate and struck right to the core i am DYING
If this trailer gets more people to watch I'd be so happy
Well it got me to watch the show . I binge watched it in two days . I don’t regret it
The ideal male friendship joke was great! :)
One of my favourite shows this year I want season 2 asap
Excellent adaptation 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
"Berries and cream boy" I laughed way too much.
WB actually owns Sandman, they're the ones that made this show for Netflix, Gaiman was just a producer on it.
Good stuff. I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this series. With ep 6 being the highlight, ep 2 being the worst, and finding e7-10 (the Rose eps) kind of disengaging. I just didn't get carried away with those eps like I did the previous ones. I'm still in awe how atmospheric this show was, even the music was good.
Don’t forget the bonus episode 11.
@@wiggly103 There's some good stuff in there, but you have to push through sometimes.
@@wiggly103 So you're a sexist? Lol. Thanks for playing. They didn't have rights to the male Constantine character to have him in the show. Cry more.
1:47 ayo, you didn't have to say it like that 💀
There are no words that can explain how on point your reviews are and how epically funny and enertaining they are… My guy u are a diamond in the rough and these last 4 years have absolutely made my day every time…please for the love of god, keep up ur good work… This is originality at its greatest and anyone who disagrees can f off
That’s a lovely comment
I really really want a S2 of this show
So say we all
Same
The pitch meeting is going to be 🔥
ONE OF THE BEST OF ALL TIME!!
"Patton CAWswalt" absolutely killed me. 🤣🤣🤣
The Sandman show is, in my opinion, the best show to come out this year so far. I really hope they do a season 2 because it’s just amazing. It’s gonna take all my will to not read the rest of the comics before the next season comes out (I’d prefer to learn the story from the show and not the comics).
do you know the rather long-running show 'Lucifer'? it's real fun and might tide you over until (hopefully!) more Sandman is to come.
@@benzaiten933 No it won’t. Because unlike The Sandman, Lucifer is COMPLETELY unfaithful to the comic book. It couldn’t be further from the DC comics version of Lucifer if it tried.
@@benzaiten933 Lucifer is so different. I really wish the studio that originally had it didn't force it into being a police procedural. All the broadcast studios are that and things like doctor dramas. At least they didn't make it a game show. Tom is great & it's good for what it was forced to be...it just doesn't feel related to Sandman or Neil Gaiman in any way.
So, you haven't watched Severance, The Boys, The White Lotus, Peacemaker, Better Call Saul or the currently airing House of the Dragon.
Don't be afraid of reading the comic if you really want to. Yes you will be spoiled to "the big thing that's actually going on", but the show is, so far slightly different here and there, touch ups and modernizations that are interesting to see and understand.
I'm a bit disappointed that you didn't mention how much Tom Sturridge likes his "blue steel" 😅
I was about to rag on the London accent when you added "absolute legend." Kudos, Sir, you clearly know our ways. Emphasis was right and everything!
Perfect timing, just finished the season last night and it was definitely a hell of a season