The Boys (Amazon Prime)

[The Deadman]

Has anyone seen this? I keep seeing ads for it on YouTube and Twitch and was wondering if it's actually any good.

[joe-eyeball]

The comic was awesome and this is next on my list of binge watching.

[Andrew NDB]

I will doubtlessly be watching this soon. How does it compare to, say, Umbrella Academy?

[rickwj324]

I watched the first 5 eps this weekend. Absolutely loved it!! I never read the books when they were released, but always figured I'd read them one day. After watching this show I'm definitely going to track down the books.

Andrew... I have yet to watch Umbrella Academy so I can't compare the two. I will say though that THE BOYS isn't for anyone that's easily offended (Nudity, graphic violence, adult subject material, language, etc, etc). It's definitely a Hard "R" type of show.

[CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy]

Having read the entire comic series, and having read through some "differences between comics and show" articles online, I think I'll pass.

Sounds like a lot of changes drastically change character dynamics, all to make them more palatable and less offensive. Which flies in the face of the entire point of The Boys.

Also, the twist ending deviates HARD from the source material. I'm not on board with that.

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

I will doubtlessly be watching this soon. How does it compare to, say, Umbrella Academy?

I'd also be interested to hear a comparison. I love the Umbrella Academy comic, but couldn't get through the first few episodes of the show, unfortunately. It wasn't for me.

The Boys is a book I'm just a mild fan of, but the show looks more up my alley, oddly enough. Considering subscribing to Prime, primarily to watch this tonight. I just watched a two minute clip, on Youtube, which takes place in an airplane. It was pretty compelling.

Both shows have been critically acclaimed, so I'd be bummed, but not surprised, if I were to sit down, watch the show, and wonder what all the fuss was about.

[Leo656]

Originally Posted by CylonsKlingonsDaleksOhMy

Having read the entire comic series, and having read through some "differences between comics and show" articles online, I think I'll pass.

Sounds like a lot of changes drastically change character dynamics, all to make them more palatable and less offensive. Which flies in the face of the entire point of The Boys.

Also, the twist ending deviates HARD from the source material. I'm not on board with that.

"In Name Only" adaptation that keeps the gore and scraps the entire story while changing crucial elements of every single character. Misses the entire point of the story and tries to be "smarter" than the original material.

"By the people who made the Preacher TV show" says it all. The only people who like that show, never read the books, and the people who read the books all despise the show. Same thing here.

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by Leo656

"In Name Only" adaptation that keeps the gore and scraps the entire story while changing crucial elements of every single character. Misses the entire point of the story and tries to be "smarter" than the original material.

"By the people who made the Preacher TV show" says it all. The only people who like that show, never read the books, and the people who read the books all despise the show. Same thing here.

I love the Preacher comic but couldn't get past the first episode of the show. I can't say much about it good or bad, other then to say watching the show (obviously) felt like a completely different experience than reading the book, and it just didn't translate for me. I may check it out again someday, but I honestly forgot it existed, so maybe the reception hasn't been that hot.

I'm enjoying The Boys, three episodes in. I find the story and characters to be pretty compelling and the special effects aren't bad. I only read the first two arcs of the comic, so maybe my expectations have something to do with it as well. It's easier for me to just enjoy it for what it is. That said, I recommend it to anyone interested. Like I said, I'm an anomaly when it comes to television, in that I truly get obsessed with a few series, but very rarely end up enjoying most television shows I am exposed to.

[Andrew NDB]

Watched the first episode last night. I enjoyed it. I wouldn't call it TOTALLY AWESOME, but it's off to a way better start than the Umbrella Academy. Some good hooks in it.

Brutal opening with the girlfriend. Yeesh!

[AquaParade]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Watched the first episode last night. I enjoyed it. I wouldn't call it TOTALLY AWESOME, but it's off to a way better start than the Umbrella Academy. Some good hooks in it.

Brutal opening with the girlfriend. Yeesh!

Did you enjoy the Umbrella Academy comic?

It pains me to say this, but I find nearly all the characters in the television show to be completely unlikable. I don't know if it's the script or the actors themselves. Probably a combination of each. I find "#5" to be quite quirky, funny, and charming, but everyone else in the series just weirds me out, in a bad way.

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by AquaParade

Did you enjoy the Umbrella Academy comic?

I skimmed through all of it after I saw the show. I appreciate the energy of it but... yikes. No, not really. It kind of seems like someone did a ton of cocaine and just wrote/drew whatever. Mutant kids, academy, adventures, blah blah.

It pains me to say this, but I find nearly all the characters in the television show to be completely unlikable. I don't know if it's the script or the actors themselves. Probably a combination of each. I find "#5" to be quite quirky, funny, and charming, but everyone else in the series just weirds me out, in a bad way.

I said the same thing. Nobody likeable on the show. I guess we're supposed to feel bad for Ellen Page's character but I didn't. Some very strange choices in that show.

I guess after like 5 or 6 episodes I sort sort of started going with the flow and getting into the overall plot and then it kind of worked for me. And when dude ended up playing Ellen Page, I didn't see that coming.

[Andrew NDB]

On episode 4. This is pretty awesome. Light years better than Umbrella Academy on pretty much all levels. Solid show.

[Leo656]

I'll catch it if it ever gets an on-disc release.

Huge, huge fan of the books but this version tells an entirely different story; like, entirely different. It sounds like a decent thing on its own, but it's SO completely different from what it's ostensibly based on that I know I wouldn't be able to fully appreciate it. At some point, if all you decide to keep the same are the character names, is it even an "adaptation" anymore? It's not a unique issue to this series, but it's something that always gets on my nerves.

Again, if it gets a disc release I'll check it out once it's cheap enough. Otherwise I'd rather just re-read the books. But that's me.

[Andrew NDB]

Finished season 1. I really dug it! I honestly can't pick at many nits with it.

Spoiler:

I was really wondering, "How the hell is Elisabeth Shue going to star in Cobra Kai season 3 AND The Boys season 2?? Maybe it's just going to be a damn cameo in Cobra Kai."

Then I saw the ending. There's nothing to worry about.

[joe-eyeball]

Originally Posted by Andrew NDB

Finished season 1. I really dug it! I honestly can't pick at many nits with it.

Spoiler:

I was really wondering, "How the hell is Elisabeth Shue going to star in Cobra Kai season 3 AND The Boys season 2?? Maybe it's just going to be a damn cameo in Cobra Kai."

Then I saw the ending. There's nothing to worry about.

Read the comics and you might then have a bone to pick with the series. In all honesty I don’t mind the series but the comic is far superior in every way.

[Andrew NDB]

Finished season 2. Really loved it! Some pretty shocking stuff in it, even for me.

Spoiler:

I don't think I've ever seen someone's face ripped off horizontally. Yeesh.

I like that Stormfront started out as your typical SJW type... yet is the one that ends up being the mega nazi.

Wish I didn't watch the "Prime Rewind: Inside the Boys." The whole cast and the showrunner, even the host rail on and on about "the bigots everywhere," "fanboys (meaning the comic readers) can "eat a bag of dicks" and how outrageous the 2nd amendment is in the United States and how big parts of this show are a response to it.

[TigerClaw]

Also Shadow with a gun.

[Andrew NDB]

Season 3 so far is fantastic. In episode 2 they literally go to a Disney-like "Inclusiveland" where everything is rainbow marketing and there's even a stand that sells "BLM BLTS."

Fantastic, fantastic stuff.

[Andrew NDB]

Is really nobody else watching this? Just finished season 3 and this is some of the best TV I've ever seen.

[joe-eyeball]

I’ve watched and it is highly entertaining stuff for sure. Season 3 finale was awesome. I do like the fact that they’ve changed it quite a bit from the comic. I don’t really think this series required a faithful adaptation of the comic.