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The Boys - Final Trailer Amazon Prime

24 Jul 2019 03:16 #64646 by Sarge395
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I am really looking forward to this.  

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24 Jul 2019 10:06 #64655 by kikass2014
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Same.  That looks really intriging.

More in the Watchman vein, then the traditional popcorn superhero movies.

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24 Jul 2019 13:15 #64659 by lfan
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Ditto!  It's a great graphic novel with the added bonus of Queen Maeve (the one stopping the armored car).  Also looks like they gave Starburst super strength as well from the looks of one of the promos!

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26 Jul 2019 12:23 #64674 by AuGoose
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I found the source material unreadably bleak, vicious, and just generally prone to squatting over and defecating on the genre it only pretends to be a part of. But the TV adaptation looks like it may back away from that enough to merely be dark. And, in general, I trust Karl Urban enough to give anything he wants to be a part of a chance. I'll probably watch it later this week (after finishing off Good Omens)

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26 Jul 2019 13:03 #64676 by Woodclaw
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AuGoose wrote: I found the source material unreadably bleak, vicious, and just generally prone to squatting over and defecating on the genre it only pretends to be a part of. But the TV adaptation looks like it may back away from that enough to merely be dark. And, in general, I trust Karl Urban enough to give anything he wants to be a part of a chance. I'll probably watch it later this week (after finishing off Good Omens)


Same here. While I still enjoy some of the early exploit of Garth Ennis every time I read one of his attempts at superhero comics I feel the need to bleach my soul.

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26 Jul 2019 23:15 #64679 by cbaby
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Watched episode 1.  Seems better than the comic so far.

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27 Jul 2019 01:17 #64680 by ballen
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How were Queen Maeve's and Starlight's strength scenes?

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27 Jul 2019 04:44 - 27 Jul 2019 07:26 #64681 by jay_manus
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I'm up to episode 3 and I'm giving it about a 60/40 so far.  Not fantastic, but worth watching.
Warning: Spoiler!
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27 Jul 2019 08:33 #64682 by derekh48
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popclaw had a great lift scene in it

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27 Jul 2019 12:56 #64683 by grungykitten
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I'm about six episodes in, and so far I think the best female strength scene is Starlight bowling.and the dialog that occurs therein.

It's a little weird because she doesn't actually do anything superhuman in that scene.

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27 Jul 2019 15:27 #64684 by ballen
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jay_manus wrote: I'm up to episode 3 and I'm giving it about a 60/40 so far.  Not fantastic, but worth watching.

Warning: Spoiler!


Are you referring to the scene where she drops in front of the armored truck?
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27 Jul 2019 21:50 #64690 by jay_manus
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Yes

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28 Jul 2019 06:17 #64692 by shadar
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Just finished Ep3.... much better and more entertaining than I expected. But I don't think I'd recommend it to anyone but folks on SWM. 


I'm pleased and surprised that most of the super-strength scenes involve females.  

The writing is creatively over the top and a little bit insane -- ala Translucent's demise -- but that makes it fun and a little twisted from a genre perspective, and gory as hell. These superbeings are NOT superheroes. 

The possible exception, Annie/Starlight, is very likable. The connection that she and Huey seem to have has promise of being some of the stuff the SWM runs on. 

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28 Jul 2019 14:07 #64695 by Helstar
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It was much better than i thought. Extreme themes as expected, but aside the ultra-gory stuff I would suggest everybody.

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28 Jul 2019 17:12 #64697 by SHTL
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Agree.

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28 Jul 2019 19:17 #64699 by flynn0609
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what episode did pop claw lift someone? I only saw the thnroatlift on the plane by queen

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28 Jul 2019 22:21 #64700 by shadar
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I really enjoyed the scene with Annie January (Starlight) developing her strength by doing one-handed pullups and then moving on to lift the back of a car over her head, getting stronger, and then punching holes in a brick wall with her bare fists. This occurs early in Ep1, back home in Des Moines, Iowa where her mother keeps telling that she needs to learn to punch ALL the way through the brick wall, and not just busting up the outer half of the bricks.

This scene starts at 6:40 (right after Robin gets "splattered"  -- not even sure what to call it). 

This appears to be a departure from her description from the book where she can fly and project blasts of light.  I don't recall seeing her fly in the show, but she's definitely stronger than was mentioned in the book's Wiki. . 

Another scene with Hughie is fun where they are bowling, and she's spectacularly bad at it untl Hughie tells her to quit trying to boost his ego. On her next throw, she nails a strike with all the power of a bowling pro and then some. The ball barely touched the lane on the way to the pins. She seems a lot happier not to have to hide her abilities around him, and its a interesting development of their growing relationship.

Score one for the SWM meme of "dating a supergirl who is learning to use her powers." 

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29 Jul 2019 07:13 #64702 by Avalian
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She doesn't lift someone. She lifts fairly extreme weights. She does exhibit rather extreme strength while directly interacting with a man in the same episode - but her hands don't really come into play in that scene.

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30 Jul 2019 03:51 - 30 Jul 2019 16:34 #64711 by slim36
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Enjoyed watching gory 2nd trailer



Starlight (super girl next door) home workout
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30 Jul 2019 22:46 #64717 by www1969
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A "commercial" from the StarLight character endorsing a beauty product.  No superpowers, unless "cuteness" is a superpower.

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30 Jul 2019 23:30 #64718 by mrmagik
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CHECK OUT, THE BOYS EPISODE 3  AT MIN 45.50.... 
SHE INJECTS COMPOUND V, WHICH MAKE HER SUPER STRONG  :)   GREAT SCENE (SEE PICTURE)
BUT THERE IS MORE... 

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31 Jul 2019 09:36 #64719 by slim36
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Cosmetic products for superheroes.   Stays on during leaps over tall buildings.  High speed flights. Temperature extremes.

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01 Aug 2019 07:00 - 01 Aug 2019 07:09 #64726 by jay_manus
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I had to laugh.  This one sits in front of all the other episodes:



This one sits in front of episode 6:



Yeah, ep 6 was kind of a dud, but I guess it moved the story along...

Great ending in Ep 8, by the way.  Clear setup for next season.  I read somewhere (wikipedia maybe?) that the second season was already ordered before the first season was even released.  Is that uncommon or typical?  Anyway, ya gotta wonder whether the writers are more interested in keeping us or the buyer on the hook.  It worked for both..  

Overall I found the writing, the acting, and the production all very well done.  Would have liked to see more of Queen Maeve of course, but the potential remains...

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01 Aug 2019 11:32 - 01 Aug 2019 22:38 #64728 by Helstar
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At the beginning of the first episode, there is also a "rape" warning, so six in total lol

You could have used that =)

I wonder if we will see some of the other 'teams' featured in the comic books, in the next season.

The part where I was amused the most was the photo/autograph section with all the past "stars", including real ones (Zane, Reed...), and the "Mesmerizer" (the actor from The 6th Sense -prodigy child back then), i found that genious !
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01 Aug 2019 15:28 #64729 by www1969
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jay_manus wrote: I read somewhere (wikipedia maybe?) that the second season was already ordered before the first season was even released.  Is that uncommon or typical? 


It's not routine for everything, but especially among streamers, it's common for a high-profile and expensive show to get a two-season order up front to spread the costs around a little.  Still, we're a long way from the traditional network model of a "season" being 20 or more episodes.  Two seasons of this still isn't really giving us all that many installments.

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