Beige Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 On 9/14/2021 at 9:49 AM, Gatsby77 said: Just watched the first episode. Solid...but I don't see this blowing up Walking Dead-style. Granted, it's been a decade since I've read the books, and honestly I only read issues 1-40 or so, and then # 60 (which I felt was a huge letdown). Really like the cast so far - especially the portrayals of 355 & Yorick (who is written just as immature as he was in the first comic arc, although a bit more selfish / dickish - which worked for me). We've also got Olivia Thirbly as Hero - with some deeper characterization in the first hour here than she got in the first 20+ issues. And Diane Lane as his mom, playing a Nancy Pelosi analogue, albeit younger. Smartest thing this episode did? Start the day before - so we get to know many of the principal characters a bit before the actual event - not just 20 minutes or so before. B+ - I'm interested to see how this unfolds. Honestly, the biggest letdown from episode 1 is that it's playing on Hulu rather than a platform like Netflix, where it'd likely get more eyeballs. What did y'all think? Yup, as I said above - comic related shows are spread over too many channels to be worth signing up to them all. I'm not paying for Hulu on top of the others. I referenced 'Line Of Duty' above - possibly the best Police TV series in a long, long time. Seasons 1-5 are on Netflix The last season - 6 - is on Britbox. You cannot help but thinking it was done for the $$$$ and nothing else. I loved that show, but I'm not signing up for yet another channel to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperBird Posted September 14, 2021 Share Posted September 14, 2021 Watched the 1st episode, thought it was just ok. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piper Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 9/14/2021 at 4:57 PM, Beige said: Yup, as I said above - comic related shows are spread over too many channels to be worth signing up to them all. I'm not paying for Hulu on top of the others. I referenced 'Line Of Duty' above - possibly the best Police TV series in a long, long time. Seasons 1-5 are on Netflix The last season - 6 - is on Britbox. You cannot help but thinking it was done for the $$$$ and nothing else. I loved that show, but I'm not signing up for yet another channel to see it. Line of Duty was excellent! Beige 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronze_rules Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Enjoying this so far. I never got into the comic at all, but see the parallels to the walking dead. Even music, intro, etc... looks like it came from the same directors from WD. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted September 15, 2021 Author Share Posted September 15, 2021 Not allowed to watch this without my wife. Probably a weekend viewing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xenosmilus Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 Never heard of it but it sounds like my current employment environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aardvark88 Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 9/14/2021 at 11:09 PM, bronze_rules said: Enjoying this so far. see the parallels to the walking dead. Even music, intro, etc... Episodes 1-3 uploaded for free viewing on YouTube by At the Show. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bosco685 Posted September 19, 2021 Author Share Posted September 19, 2021 That pilot episode was as solid as the opening for The Walking Dead. When the catastrophy hit, it hit hard. That wife going into the bedroom to wake up her husband and son... aardvark88 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manetteska Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 I enjoyed the first ep, setting up the characters and showing relationships/stories before everything went belly-up. I watched the second episode last night, and while I haven't read the comic in quite a while, it seemed the show is focusing a lot more on government and getting things running/keeping the peace. Not to mention the title character of the show is only in the episode for 10 mins. Had high hopes but they are fading. Lpgk 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drotto Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 9/22/2021 at 10:31 AM, manetteska said: I enjoyed the first ep, setting up the characters and showing relationships/stories before everything went belly-up. I watched the second episode last night, and while I haven't read the comic in quite a while, it seemed the show is focusing a lot more on government and getting things running/keeping the peace. Not to mention the title character of the show is only in the episode for 10 mins. Had high hopes but they are fading. Honestly, that ruins the entire mystery aspect of the show. By focusing on Yorick, it allows them to slowly open up this new world, how it works, and most importantly what happened. By pulling away from the basically title character you destroy all of that. Beige and manetteska 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flanders82 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 (edited) On 9/22/2021 at 7:31 AM, manetteska said: I enjoyed the first ep, setting up the characters and showing relationships/stories before everything went belly-up I made it through the first three episodes before starting to read the series for the first time. After reading about 30 issues, I got 10 minutes into the 4th episode before giving up on the tv show which is an abomination. The personalities of the characters are way off from the comic and they replaced Yorick's wit with extreme whininess. Edited September 23, 2021 by Flanders82 Beige and Pitboss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitboss Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Formulaic PC garbage. Much like watching Marvel/Disney movies/shows. I'm disappointed Flanders82 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexinnih Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 Have Hulu and will give a spin this weekend. Always open to new shows to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lpgk Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 I loved the comic, but even I have to admit it's kinda slow. Something is lacking in this show, haven't been able to put my finger on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam T Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 9/23/2021 at 4:30 PM, Lpgk said: I loved the comic, but even I have to admit it's kinda slow. Something is lacking in this show, haven't been able to put my finger on it. Is it that you were 20 years younger when you read the comic? I don't know who this show is for. The demographics its aimed at kinda don't exist. No one old enough to care about the property would watch the slower, less mature version of the story they already read. BKV writes stories for kids and anyone who remembers this book from the shelves is very much an adult. Gatsby77 and manetteska 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lpgk Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 9/23/2021 at 11:30 AM, Sam T said: Is it that you were 20 years younger when you read the comic? I don't know who this show is for. The demographics its aimed at kinda don't exist. No one old enough to care about the property would watch the slower, less mature version of the story they already read. BKV writes stories for kids and anyone who remembers this book from the shelves is very much an adult. actually i only read the comic in the last few years. i wasn't into collecting comics when this originally came out, but i probably would have been into it. you're right though; your age when you originally read the source material plays a role in how you interpret it. 20 years ago comic book movies were very different in their adaptations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatsby77 Posted September 23, 2021 Share Posted September 23, 2021 On 9/23/2021 at 5:30 PM, Sam T said: Is it that you were 20 years younger when you read the comic? I don't know who this show is for. The demographics its aimed at kinda don't exist. No one old enough to care about the property would watch the slower, less mature version of the story they already read. BKV writes stories for kids and anyone who remembers this book from the shelves is very much an adult. This is a really good point. BKV is only 45 years old. In his prime (say, 2005) - when he was writing Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways and Ultimate X-Men, he was only 29, and writing largely for the college crowd (17-25 year-old comic book collectors who 15 years earlier would have proudly been immersed in such "adult" comics as Sandman, Hellblazer and Animal Man). A 21 year-old is going to view Yorick very differently than a 45 year-old. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beige Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 I said they should'nt do it, and having watched eps #1 + #2 - I'm sad to say personally I think this is garbage. Comics like Preacher and this just won't fly on TV. If you are going to do a show like Y-The Last Man, then be faithful to the original concept. If we wanted a show that exists purely to virtue signal, there are plenty of others to watch. Such a shame, as the comic was superb. Mmanick and Pitboss 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beige Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Take a guess when the show reviews started.... 11th September I think. Mmanick, Flanders82 and Sam T 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Cool Posted September 24, 2021 Share Posted September 24, 2021 Ugh - I think I started selling my couple sets a tad slow. I've not found time to watch any of the episodes but I thought it had such promise. I didn't pay much for the two sets so I should still do ok but I was hoping for another The Boys hit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
