Old_Nash Posted April 17, 2019 Posted April 17, 2019 When all supers became a bunch of f***ers, only the Boys can resolve this Out in 07/26 Quote
Knight26 Posted April 17, 2019 Posted April 17, 2019 You had me at Karl Urban beating up knock off DC supers. Quote
apptt4 Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 The Boys views superheroes as the ultimate combination of celebrity and athlete. what might those people be like? probably some sick sick puppies... I'll give it a chance. Quote
Graham Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 Saw the trailer this morning. Looks awesome. Quote
Dobber Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 On 4/18/2019 at 6:44 AM, apptt4 said: The Boys views superheroes as the ultimate combination of celebrity and athlete. what might those people be like? probably some sick sick puppies... I'll give it a chance. Expand Perfect analogy Chris Quote
RavenHawk Posted April 18, 2019 Posted April 18, 2019 As much as I have enjoyed Garth Ennis' work, I just couldn't get into The Boys when it first came out in 2006. Reminded me a bit of Brat Pack, which felt like shock for shock's sake (in fairness, that's a typical Ennis criticism, but somehow here there seemed less humor with the shock). Still, I'll give the show a shot on Amazon. As a side note, I'm glad Simon Pegg will at least have a cameo, since the main character of the comics was explicitly based on him (think how Samuel L. Jackson got the Nick Fury role because Nick Fury in the Ultimates comics was based on him). Quote
Old_Nash Posted July 24, 2019 Author Posted July 24, 2019 Final Trailer And bring on the Disfunctional heroes. Quote
TangledThorns Posted July 27, 2019 Posted July 27, 2019 Released today and first episode in. Its good and Karl Urban is awesome. Quote
anime52k8 Posted July 27, 2019 Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) From what I've watched of it so far I don't like it. It's Bleak and miserable and gross. I generally hate Garth Ennis (both his actual work and his attitude towards comics and superheros) and this show embodies all of those things I don't like about him. Edited July 27, 2019 by anime52k8 Quote
Bolt Posted July 27, 2019 Posted July 27, 2019 I’ve been wondering about this deal. Been checking out the trailers. I won’t be streaming it until it’s wide spread or something. It does deserve a fair shot BUT..What I get is everyone (in Hollywood) is putting their spin(as per comic writers trying to break thru) on the super hero thang($).. it’s the latest ($) fad. Though it may be totally unrelated..The Mystery Men re defined the hero thang in 99. Quote
renegadeleader1 Posted July 27, 2019 Posted July 27, 2019 On 7/27/2019 at 4:56 AM, anime52k8 said: From what I've watched of it so far I don't like it. It's Bleak and miserable and gross. I generally hate Garth Ennis (both his actual work and his attitude towards comics and superheros) and this show embodies all of those things I don't like about him. Expand PREACH my brother PREACH! TESTIFY! Quote
Dobber Posted July 27, 2019 Posted July 27, 2019 Watched the first 4 episodes and have really enjoyed it so far. Chris Quote
TangledThorns Posted July 29, 2019 Posted July 29, 2019 3 episodes in and just gets better!! Karl Urban is an ironically interesting casting choice as I thought he would have made an excellent Batman. Quote
Tking22 Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 I actually read the entire comic series about three years ago, took a while because it does get a bit slow at times, but I definitely enjoyed it overall. Finished the first season last night and I LOVED it! They did a fantastic job adapting a really insane story! I feel all the right things were dialed back, it's not as gratuitous as the comic, not even close, which is for the better IMO, this being a series, it's gotta be more accessible to a wider audience, and once again, I feel it was. Urban was great as always, Simon Pegg got to guest star as Wee Hughie's dad instead of Hughie himself, which works for me, and honestly, all the casting was pretty damn fantastic. I recognize the guy as Homelander from Banshee, another great, and highly underrated, series. Best part of all though? That ending. Without spoiling things, the ending completely diverged from the comic storyline, which I love, so going into season 2 there's already a new status quo, I won't just know what is going to happen, I really like the shake up. Some spoilery details I liked: Reveal hidden contents -Once again, insanity dialed back helps, Starlight didn't have to blow three guys, just one, which is gross but that's the point of that scene, The Seven are shitfrakks. It was bad without being needlessly over the top like the comic -Homelander may not have his whole "other" personality, he's just a monster as is, he's not murdering innocent families for fun and taking bites out of infants, so once again, nicely dialed back. -Will we see Herogasm? Doubtful, but that would be funny, the mini-series itself was a bit meh, but I loved the whole concept. A giant fake alien in space fight being a cover for a nasty over the top orgy/vacation was pretty absurd, but it worked within this universe. -I was worried no compound V, Urban himself said the show wasn't going to feature it, but there it was. Only issue I have is that it appears The Boys themselves won't be taking any, or at least not for now, or perhaps just Hughie will get a dose? Either way, the lack of compound V in The Boys is a bit of a bother, not only does it make sense for them to juice up a bit in order to go toe to toe with weaker groups like Teenage Kix, but also it loses the whole "become your enemy" deal from the comics. Oh well. -Very little from Black Noir, granted, he wasn't super important until nearly the final arc of the comic but still, he's almost not even there, and his powers and abilities seem dialed back. -There were some roster switch ups which worked overall for me. The Deep got a bigger part, and is an a-hole, so that works. No Jack from Jupiter, but Transluscent works, and the joke about his stupid name was pretty funny. -Once again, THAT ENDING! Who knows now for season 2? Becca should be dead, her death drove the entire story behind the scenes, so what now? Overall I really enjoyed it and I think the show did a fine job towing the line so to speak with it's over-the-topness. Garth Ennis is a bit much, and the original comic was a bit much, but I think this first season was really well done, and enjoyable enough for casual viewers, it's a nice change of pace from the past decade of being bombarded with family friendly Disney super hero nonsense, which I love, but yeah, The Boys was great. Quote
Dobber Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 Never read the comics or know anything about how the story goes but... Reveal hidden contents SO FAR...I think it would make a far more interesting story if Becca was a willing participant..ie..paid to create a super with Homelander, instead of the seemingly inevitable confirmation that she was raped. looking forward to next season for sure! Chris Quote
Tking22 Posted July 30, 2019 Posted July 30, 2019 On 7/30/2019 at 5:34 PM, Dobber said: Never read the comics or know anything about how the story goes but... Reveal hidden contents SO FAR...I think it would make a far more interesting story if Becca was a willing participant..ie..paid to create a super with Homelander, instead of the seemingly inevitable confirmation that she was raped. looking forward to next season for sure! Chris Expand Yeah like I said the ending was a doozy, completely different from where the story goes in the comics, such a lovely twist to keep readers on their toes. Also, Reveal hidden contents Supes are supposed to be sterile, the fact that Becca had a supe baby AT ALL has huge ramifications. Supes are supposed to be a product of Vought-American, owned, created, and managed, it's like Jurassic Park though, life found a way. If supes can be created naturally, that's a HUGE revelation and twist from the comic. The fact that Becca is alive at all is also a HUGE change from the comic, in the comic she absolutely died when birthing the child, and Butcher had to bludgeon the baby to death because it was shooting eye lasers everywhere. What for Butcher now? He was driven in the comic all the way to the end by the death of Becca, now she's alive and well, and has a baby with Homelander, crazy stuff. Quote
TangledThorns Posted August 3, 2019 Posted August 3, 2019 Finished the first season and can't wait for whats next! What a wild show. Quote
Big s Posted August 5, 2019 Posted August 5, 2019 I never read the comics, but I finished the show and really like it a lot. I like how all the side plots have meaning and the show is fun without being just a joke. I’ve always hated Aquaman and the Deep is exactly how I would picture him in real life. That ending was so good that I can’t wait for more. Quote
easnoddy Posted August 5, 2019 Posted August 5, 2019 Also, with 8 eps, there doesn't feel like any filler garbage like the Netflix MCU stuff. I enjoyed The Umbrella Academy a lot also. Quote
Old_Nash Posted December 6, 2019 Author Posted December 6, 2019 First Season 2 Teaser trailer First Season 2 trailer https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/2019/12/05/the-boys-season-2-trailer-debuts/ (Amazon removed the trailer from Youtube...) Quote
badboy00z Posted June 28, 2020 Posted June 28, 2020 Does anyone else think it's lame that Homelander isn't strong enough to lift a plane? Quote
sqidd Posted June 28, 2020 Posted June 28, 2020 On 6/28/2020 at 6:12 AM, badboy00z said: Does anyone else think it's lame that Homelander isn't strong enough to lift a plane? Expand Yes Quote
TangledThorns Posted June 28, 2020 Posted June 28, 2020 On 6/28/2020 at 6:12 AM, badboy00z said: Does anyone else think it's lame that Homelander isn't strong enough to lift a plane? Expand Besides him being a super a-hole? Quote
Dobber Posted June 28, 2020 Posted June 28, 2020 On 6/28/2020 at 6:12 AM, badboy00z said: Does anyone else think it's lame that Homelander isn't strong enough to lift a plane? Expand IIRC, the issue wasn’t that he isn’t strong enough, but that he had no ground or anything to push off of with just the emptiness of air all around. Chris Quote
Agent ONE Posted July 6, 2020 Posted July 6, 2020 I love this show. Thanks for posting the new trailers. Quote
TangledThorns Posted July 6, 2020 Posted July 6, 2020 I'm avoiding the trailers. Can't wait for the second season! It's PRIME's best series IMHO and they need moar like it!! Quote
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.