The Boys (Amazon Prime’s Superhero Show)
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Tribal Spaceman
Oh, OK.
It looks good. I keep forgetting I have Prime Video. I should dip into it more.
The comic series this is based on is absolute (homophobic, transphobic and sexist) trash.
However Preacher and especially Futureman have convinced me that Seth Rogen is a good tv producer and I can imagine he could turn out something interesting form the material. The trailer is promising.
However Preacher and especially Futureman have convinced me that Seth Rogen is a good tv producer and I can imagine he could turn out something interesting form the material. The trailer is promising.
Tribal Spaceman
Oh, OK.
Oh this is the comic where the guy fucked an asteroid. I remember now.
This got released on Friday. The 2nd scene is very WTF!
I'm enjoying it so far. I kinda feel like it's beating the Watchmen series to the punch though.
I'm enjoying it so far. I kinda feel like it's beating the Watchmen series to the punch though.
So I’ve watched about 20 minutes of the first episode.
Lots of WTF moments so far. It’s dark, it’s twisted. It’s very much what real life would be like if super heroes actually existed. I don’t like what happened with A-Train. I feel silly for thinking it’s unrealistic that that’s how someone would react if they had done something like that, but I do. But I guess it’s the dawn of the super villain so it was necessary that something that awful happens.
Chance Crawford’s bum was nice.
I love Elisabeth Shue.
Lots of WTF moments so far. It’s dark, it’s twisted. It’s very much what real life would be like if super heroes actually existed. I don’t like what happened with A-Train. I feel silly for thinking it’s unrealistic that that’s how someone would react if they had done something like that, but I do. But I guess it’s the dawn of the super villain so it was necessary that something that awful happens.
Chance Crawford’s bum was nice.
I love Elisabeth Shue.
It's not something that I would watch as focus but it's good to dip in and out of.
SockMonkey
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Up to episode 5 and it is brilliant. It’s twisted and funny but well plotted. I like the angle of superheroes as a business and little else.
But Karl Urban’s accent is awful, it’s like someone doing an impression of Danny Dyer when they’re coming round from dental surgery.
But Karl Urban’s accent is awful, it’s like someone doing an impression of Danny Dyer when they’re coming round from dental surgery.
I really loved the first episode though I didn’t feel the second added much to the story until the very end. I mean if I’m going to sit through a 60 minute show they need to make sure that I’m engaged and they’re not just padding the running time out. Still looking forward to the rest of it though.
I'm only three episodes in but it really has hooked me. It's a compelling story with a good sense of humour. I'm intrigued to see where it goes.
I am on the penultimate episode and really enjoying this. You're right in saying it's what we might expect the superheroes to be like if real, I think this has got a lot of potential. I would have liked to have seen more powers from the Deep though, although the scene with his gills makes me feel sick.
