OT: The Boys on Amazon Prime - amazing series
So if you do not like swearing, gore or sex, this one is not for you. The series is amazing, and Homelander has got to be the best superhero - ever. Anthony Star is a home-run actor playing Homelander.
I do have to say, im not to crazy about 'the boys' plot. I have a hard time even hearing half of what Karl Urban (Billy Butcher) and 'Frenchie' say. I really, really enjoy the 'supes' side of things. And Queen Mave and Starlight are pretty hot.
I have not enjoyed a series this much since GoT.
October 13th, 2020 at 4:26 PM ^
A+, both seasons were fantastic.
October 13th, 2020 at 11:52 PM ^
You will know almost immediately in the first episode if this is a show for you ?
October 13th, 2020 at 4:30 PM ^
Lamplighter: No, you're not the cuck. You're the cuck fluffer.
October 13th, 2020 at 4:33 PM ^
Thanks I’ll give it a try. For some unknown reason I’ve been skeptical on starting all the Amazon shows, but I’ve watched a few and liked all of the ones I watched.
October 13th, 2020 at 6:20 PM ^
Tales from the Loop. I'm guessing from the description of The Boys it is about as far away from that as possible.
A+ writing so far. So good I have a hard time getting to the next episode because the one I just watched sticks with me a few days. Slow pace, very introspective and despite all that doesn't bore me at all.
October 13th, 2020 at 8:08 PM ^
Not a fan of Tales from the Loop whatsoever. And I've watched a lot of similar type programs.
Slow pace, ambiguous and somewhat hard to follow backstory...just not my cup of tea.
Watched episodes 1&2...if you can tell me it gets better, I will give it another shot.
October 13th, 2020 at 10:41 PM ^
If 1 & 2 don't do it for you, it's probably not going to be your cup of tea. I really like TV that makes you have to pay attention, speculate, and think all the time, and Tales does that. I really like how the writers have put themselves in a place where so many personal stories have to jibe with other personal stories.
In a Hollywood where most TV doesn't bother to make sense scene to scene I find it refreshing.
October 13th, 2020 at 6:27 PM ^
Here's an Amazon show for you...Patriot. Great cast. Subversively funny. Off kilter spy story. The running gags regarding the attributes of various piping solutions are hilarious.
Shout out to Kurtwood Smith as the guy with the girls name. Great actor with a great part.
October 14th, 2020 at 10:12 AM ^
Absolutely! The Patriot is criminally overlooked. Fantastic acting and staging with quirky characters and a very tight plot. Peak TV!! Crushed there wasn't a season 3.
October 13th, 2020 at 4:34 PM ^
I don’t know much about the boys but I know the difference between a John Deere and Case IH tractor.
October 13th, 2020 at 5:20 PM ^
What about the M-M Minneapolis-Moline ?!
October 13th, 2020 at 10:39 PM ^
They're neat tractors. I watch a farmer on YouTube who has a Moline.
October 13th, 2020 at 4:39 PM ^
BTW, if anyone has read the comics, what are some of the differences so far in the comics vs. the TV Series?
October 13th, 2020 at 4:59 PM ^
Didn't read the comics but looked them up online. Stormfront is a man in the comics and after "the boys" kill him, Vought uses his DNA to make Homelander. They aren't alive at the same time.
October 13th, 2020 at 8:10 PM ^
So...the Homelander is dating a man in the show? NTTAWWT
October 13th, 2020 at 6:56 PM ^
butcher wife's story is different.
black noir seems not to be the twist of the comic book. yet.
and much much more.
the series is straying from the original source in surprising and enjoyable ways, much like the HBO series Lovecraft country which i also highly recommend to others.
October 13th, 2020 at 8:44 PM ^
Yea I didn't want to ruin the Black Noir twist in case the show sticks with it.
Lovecraft had a great first episode and completely fell off by the third. I can't bring myself to go back.
October 13th, 2020 at 4:42 PM ^
It is a fantastic show with characters across the board you hate, but love and love, but can't stand.
The end of season 2 left me wondering what they're gonna do with Cindy in season 3.
Different network(s), but Doom Patrol is also a lot of fun.
October 13th, 2020 at 4:53 PM ^
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great show!
October 13th, 2020 at 4:54 PM ^
Been on my radar for awhile now but can never seem to find the time to sit down and commit to watching an hour show with the wife and still need to finish Umbrella Academy season 2 and watch Dark season 3 before I can start this. I expect Stranger Things season 4 (and maybe even Better Call Saul season 5) will get in the way as well at the rate I go. And then we have Expanse season 5 in Dec and Wheel of Time coming out next year...
October 13th, 2020 at 5:01 PM ^
Season 3 of Dark but mostly episode 1 blew me away. Such a great series.
Loved Wheel of Time books (even the slog of the middle books) but not sure how well it will translate to the screen. Plenty of source material at least...unlike some shows.
October 13th, 2020 at 4:55 PM ^
Was actually wondering today why I hadn’t seen an OT post on the show. It’s fantastic.
I would actually put the first two seasons up against damn near anything that I’ve watched. Lots of shows go off the rails after two seasons (see: Lost), but I think it compares to some of my favorites (after two seasons) like The Wire, Breaking Bad, Saul, and Walking Dead. It’s just so cynical and dark... it’s great.
October 13th, 2020 at 7:39 PM ^
In a completely different vein, Dirk Gently's Wholistic Detective Agency (the 2016 version) is 2 fabulous seasons of lunacy and good fun. I think I saw it on Prime.
October 13th, 2020 at 4:55 PM ^
It is fantastic and the parallels to our current societal woes are undeniable and spot on.
Agree, Anthony Star as Homelander is stellar, a casting decision nearly as perfect as whoever decided Jack Gleeson should play King Joffrey in GoT.
October 14th, 2020 at 9:18 AM ^
Spot on. Starr plays an AMAZING homelander. Every great series needs an equally great villain. And you nailed it with GoT analogy. Cersei, Joffrey and Tywin (hell, the Lannisters in general) played excellent villains that you just hated/wanted to see die. IMO the Lannisters carried the show, especially Cersie.
If Homelander was played by a half-ass actor, i don't know if i would still be watching.
October 14th, 2020 at 8:20 PM ^
I'd still be watching, but I wouldn't be nearly as infatuated with it. It would kind of depend on who was there in his place.
Starr is killing it, for sure, but there is a lot of good writing, story arc, character development behind him pulling it off.
Totally right about the Lannisters....all of them. Don't forget Tyrion, also a perfect match for the part.
The casting for that show was excellent top to bottom really....Little Finger, Ned Stark....I would be hard pressed to think of even a single bad casting decision.
October 13th, 2020 at 4:55 PM ^
"don't be a cunt" -Billy Butcher... words to live by
October 13th, 2020 at 7:35 PM ^
Loved it when the little kid echoed it back to him...
October 13th, 2020 at 4:55 PM ^
Fantastic show, the last episode of season 2 was phenomenal. I recommend watching with subtitles for Butcher and Frenchie though.
October 13th, 2020 at 8:25 PM ^
I can barely hear and i had no issues...of course I took French for years lol
October 13th, 2020 at 5:05 PM ^
Homelander is my favorite character on TV right now and I hate him.
October 13th, 2020 at 6:57 PM ^
for me it's the deep. hilarious.
October 14th, 2020 at 9:28 AM ^
The 'saving the passengers from the terrorists Airplane scene' was quite possibly the best scene in the history of television. "hahahah, come back 123 times? ...." like superman would be to lazy to fly back and forth saving each passenger. "YOU STAY THE F>>> BACK OR I'LL LASER YOU GOD D>>>> IT! I"LL LASER EVERY F>>>>ING ONE OF YOU!!!!!"
Great stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HK0qxKsMPzQ
October 13th, 2020 at 5:15 PM ^
Season one was great. Season two boring as hell though.
October 13th, 2020 at 7:24 PM ^
I agree. My wife and I were so excited for season 2, but I didn’t think it was anywhere near as good as the first season. The final episode really good though.
October 13th, 2020 at 10:22 PM ^
You boys are crazy. I thought season 1 was quite good but season 2 has really taken it up a few notches.
October 14th, 2020 at 9:19 AM ^
I thought the first few episodes were duds, the plot in the middle was too scattered, but the final 3 episodes were stellar.
October 13th, 2020 at 5:16 PM ^
So just enough story to get you to the swearing, gore, and sex. You realize what youre promoting, right?
October 13th, 2020 at 5:43 PM ^
You mentioned something about promoting sex and this line formed outside the building....
*speaking from said line*
October 13th, 2020 at 7:47 PM ^
Are you delivering food or responding to a maintenance call? Or is your D in a box?
October 13th, 2020 at 5:27 PM ^
Im hooked on Yellowstone right now !
October 13th, 2020 at 5:45 PM ^
Great show . I was skeptical starting it at first because I don't really get into that genre much , but it's an all-around fantastic show and deserves the hype it's been getting. The Deep also became a great and funny character as these past 2 seasons went on
Seems like they won't begin to film season 3 until early 2021 I read, and I know these types of shows with elaborate special effects take quite a while to release after that due to extensive post-production, so I wouldn't be surprised if season 3 doesn't drop until 2022. But we'll see. The good news is Outer Banks season 2 is filming right now.
October 13th, 2020 at 6:47 PM ^
Pretty sure Outer Banks is intended for high school to college-aged girls lol
October 13th, 2020 at 11:43 PM ^
Yea but Sarah Cameron is really hot
October 14th, 2020 at 8:29 AM ^
I agree with liking the show and not being a huge fan of the superhero genre. This is one of my "old man rants" but there is an oversaturation of comic book movies these days. That being said The Boys is very entertaining, I'm going to watch the last two episodes of season 2 this weekend.
Also totally different type of show but my wife and I really like Bosch on Amazon Prime as well, the last season for it comes out next year.
October 14th, 2020 at 9:40 AM ^
Bosch is great. Other Amazon shows I enjoy: Sneaky Pete, Goliath , Transparent, Man in the High Tower, Upload, Marvelous Mrs Maisel
October 14th, 2020 at 11:21 AM ^
The Expanse! Best sci-fi show going for years now. Started as a scifi network show but is now Amazon.
October 14th, 2020 at 9:44 AM ^
The thing is the Boys is so different than most superhero stuff that I really don't think it is in the same category. 75% of the supers being pieces of garbage people is not like anything else out there.
October 13th, 2020 at 5:52 PM ^
Excellent show that clearly won’t be for everyone. It is pretty over the top but it works!