American Gods Drama Was Just As Frustrating for Its Stars as It Was For Fans

While each new person on the team wanted to bring something unique to the show, the result was a mess – and the statistics for seasons 2 and 3 prove it.

Furthermore, the jumping around was frustrating for the cast – especially Crispin Glover, who portrayed Mr World in the show based on Neil Gaiman 's book of the same name.

In an exclusive interview with Screenrant, one of the stars of American Gods shared his recipe for a truly inconsistent show.

"Each season had a different showrunner, which, of course, that is a bit confusing, because the showrunner, is going to have a very individualized [approach to how] they write, or are in charge of the writing team," the actor said, adding that such an individual approach certainly has an impact on the show's characters.

The George McFly actor recalled his roles in films, where he could look at the script, think of his character and build from there. It was very different in a series, and it was even harder when showrunners came and went. He said he was expecting three seasons, but it didn't go according to the original plan.

"I was expecting within three years that we would have done this kind of slow motion, interpretation of the book from Bryan Fuller and Michael Green. Then, unfortunately, that didn't continue." The actor said that all the writers on the team were great and he never had any problems with them, but when you have different people on the project, they "interpolate the material".

Bryan Fuller and Michael Green worked on the first season of the series. Then they were replaced by Jesse Alexander, who worked with Gaiman himself. It was producing director Chris Byrne and line producer Lisa Kussner who took the reins after Alexander left the series when Season 2 was in full swing. They gave way to Charles Eglee, who took over for Season 3, after which the show was cancelled.

But it was not just the showrunners who changed too often – some of the key cast members also left the series. Gillian Andersen left the project shortly after the duo of Bryan Fuller and Michael Green. Kristin Chenoweth followed suit.

One of the biggest scandals was when Orlando Jones posted a clip on Twitter (now deleted) saying he would no longer be in season 3 because one of the showrunners felt his character "sent the wrong message to black America."

The problem did not go unnoticed by the fans. Some of them praised the book, saying they could read it over and over again, but the show became a complete failure. They accused the show of insulting black viewers, LGBT people, Native Americans and who knows who else. American Gods is an absolute failure of a show," said one redditor, adding that the book's author, Neil Gaiman, was partly to blame.