Ryan Murphy makes shows based on how many "sassy" GIFs tumblr will be able to make into memes. He should just cut out the middleman and start releasing his shows directly to GIF.

No.

There's a scene in some editions where Shadow talks to Jesus in a bar. Gaiman had difficulty finding a place for it in the story, so it's just sort of it's own thing, but it's a short, funny scene that addresses this.