american gods adaptation began airing
fuller stated that a totem was chosen to represent both the united states original faith system native american spirituality and as something that gave a cohesive quality to all these disparate ideas
 writing fuller stated that he wanted the old gods to be portrayed as gritty and rustic to demonstrate the wellworn aspects of their religion and the consequences of going without faith for so long while the new gods are portrayed as slick and updated with their technology to illuminate how valuable and pertinent they are in their own religions