Boob Tube (teehee)

[PetePierson]

Any of you fools watch The Boys on Prime? I am a bit of a comic book / graphic novel nerd but never got into the books. The show is absolutely brutal, gruesome & dark. Lots and lots of not so thinly veiled commentary on the political climate as well.

But even if not into any of that crap, it is worth it for Karl Urban who is pretty much great in everything. A bit of a slow burn but I dig it.

[The Outsider]

Any of you fools watch The Boys on Prime? I am a bit of a comic book / graphic novel nerd but never got into the books. The show is absolutely brutal, gruesome & dark. Lots and lots of not so thinly veiled commentary on the political climate as well.

But even if not into any of that crap, it is worth it for Karl Urban who is pretty much great in everything. A bit of a slow burn but I dig it.

I watched a couple of episodes but that show is a lot like A Game of Thrones in that it has virtually no characters with redeeming qualities. Even Karl Urban's character is a piece of garbage.

I like my fiction to be less bleak than my reality, so it isn't for me.

[emby]

I like the premise of "What if Superman was a bad guy" and the clips I saw were pretty heinous. But I don't know if I can get into it.

Cast looks great though.

[The Outsider]

I like the premise of "What if Superman was a bad guy" and the clips I saw were pretty heinous. But I don't know if I can get into it.

Cast looks great though.

I....don't like that premise. Because it's lazy. And this show doesn't even do it right.

What if Superman was a bad guy? He'd be the fucking Emperor of Earth. No one would be able to stop him, he'd slaughter anyone who tried. Though Homelander isn't quite Superman.

Actual Superman could steamroll the entirety of the Justice League provided they don't have access to kryptonite. Homelander isn't that powerful.

[emby]

I like the premise of "What if Superman was a bad guy" and the clips I saw were pretty heinous. But I don't know if I can get into it.

Cast looks great though.

I....don't like that premise. Because it's lazy. And this show doesn't even do it right.

What if Superman was a bad guy? He'd be the fucking Emperor of Earth. No one would be able to stop him, he'd slaughter anyone who tried. Though Homelander isn't quite Superman.

Actual Superman could steamroll the entirety of the Justice League provided they don't have access to kryptonite. Homelander isn't that powerful.

I just bought All Star Superman because it's supposedly the plot to the new Superman film

[PetePierson]

I watched a couple of episodes but that show is a lot like A Game of Thrones in that it has virtually no characters with redeeming qualities. Even Karl Urban's character is a piece of garbage.

I like my fiction to be less bleak than my reality, so it isn't for me.

You didn't enjoy GOT? My old boss used to call me "The Hound". He along with Braun were my favorite characters. And even though not "good guys", i felt they had some redeeming characteristics (as broken as they were).

I like Marvin (Mothers Milk) in The Boys, seems like he is trying to be a better man and a better father. And even though has done some heinous shit, I feel like he believes he is doing it for the right reasons. Not a fan of Hughie (other than banging Starlight) but also seems like a good dude.

And the guy playing Homelander does such a masterful job of making the audience hate that character. Even his look and mannerisms, the dude is the Matt Gaetz of entertainment.

[emby]

Way to stick with the thread title theme

[PetePierson]

Way to stick with the thread title theme

Not dragging our political discussions in this thread. Will mention if a show has particular themes and do my best not to editorialize.

But your boyfriend is the only one I can think of that is pretty much univerisally hated for both his actions, beliefs and the way he looks. I mean, he easily has the most punachable face in the last 50 years. Dude just looks like a total douchenozzle. And he is.

Same with the character, Homelander. I can see the actor playing him getting the same treatment as the kid who played Geoffroy in GOT. Poor kid was so great at playing such a disgusting character that it affected his real life and he dipped out of acting for like 5 years.

[emby]

Way to stick with the thread title theme

Not dragging our political discussions in this thread. Will mention if a show has particular themes and do my best not to editorialize.

But your boyfriend is the only one I can think of that is pretty much univerisally hated for both his actions, beliefs and the way he looks. I mean, he easily has the most punachable face in the last 50 years. Dude just looks like a total douchenozzle. And he is.

Same with the character, Homelander. I can see the actor playing him getting the same treatment as the kid who played Geoffroy in GOT. Poor kid was so great at playing such a disgusting character that it affected his real life and he dipped out of acting for like 5 years.

I meant that I like the "boob tube" thread title juxtaposed with the XXX theme of the off-topic forum here. "Tits and ass" is a random thread, "Girl on the side" is a hobbies thread, etc.



I saw a scene where Giancarlo Esposito demonstrated his power over homelander and I saw another clip of homelander apparently torturing random people in a basement and leaving them in various stages of disassembly.

[The Outsider]

I watched a couple of episodes but that show is a lot like A Game of Thrones in that it has virtually no characters with redeeming qualities. Even Karl Urban's character is a piece of garbage.

I like my fiction to be less bleak than my reality, so it isn't for me.

You didn't enjoy GOT? My old boss used to call me "The Hound". He along with Braun were my favorite characters. And even though not "good guys", i felt they had some redeeming characteristics (as broken as they were).

I like Marvin (Mothers Milk) in The Boys, seems like he is trying to be a better man and a better father. And even though has done some heinous shit, I feel like he believes he is doing it for the right reasons. Not a fan of Hughie (other than banging Starlight) but also seems like a good dude.

And the guy playing Homelander does such a masterful job of making the audience hate that character. Even his look and mannerisms, the dude is the Matt Gaetz of entertainment.

I read the books when I was younger. Wasn't a huge fan. I think it's lazy writing to come up with a world in which literally everyone outside of like 3 characters are total pieces of shit. It's just not my cup of tea.

The Boys is similar. I'm not saying that the acting is bad or that the show is even bad, nor am I saying that GOT was a bad show or series of novels. It just doesn't do it for me.