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“The Boys” is Just the Comic Book Show We Need Right Now

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Television shows about superheroes have been on for decades and there have been a lot of great entries in the genre.

But times change and so does the cultural landscape. Many have grown old from routine and repeated structure. For a while Netflix seemed to be breaking out of the mold with an R-rated approach to The Defenders and while some of it worked, it was largely hit-and-miss.

Then along comes Amazon’s The Boys, a live-action adaption of the comic book by Garth Ennis it’s a brutal re-imagining of a world where superheroes live among us and are, sadly, a little too much like us. There’s Homelander (Anthony Starr) a Superman-archetype that isn’t what he seems, Queen Maeve (Dominique McElligott) who you could swear is wearing Wonder Woman cosplay, The Deep (picture Vinny Chase’s Aquaman) and others that make up The Seven. Together they are this universe’s version of the Justice League.

But as much as this is a story about superheroes it’s also a story about those that have been affected by them. Hughie (Jack Quaid) was shy and avoided conflict before A-Train (Jessie T. Usher) ran through he so fast she disintegrated before his eyes. That’s where Butcher (Karl Urban) comes in. Butcher has seen his fair share of destruction at the hands of the Supes and wants nothing more than to take down The Seven, and sees an opportunity with a still grieving Hugh. Together they assemble The Boys, a group of badass misfits that each wants to take down The Seven for their own personal reasons.

The action is hard hitting while the dialogue remains top-notch and more than a little bonkers. The show is fully aware of just how insane of a world it inhabits and it takes fully advantage of it while still remaining fairly grounded.

Coming so far down the pop culture pipeline The Boys has clearly learned from its predecessors. The entire first season is only eight episodes long but it’s chocked-full of crazy things. To give anything away would be a crime and take away from the enjoyment of the first viewing. That being said the entire thing is worth it just to watch Karl Urban chew the scenery. He’s obviously having the time of his life as Butcher, a pure badass Brit with nothing to lose. On the other side of the spectrum is Annie/Starlight (Erin Moriarty) an honest-to-goodness wholesome superhero and maybe the last of her kind.

The whole cast gets a time to shine and soak up the utter weirdness of it all. Chace Crawford as The Deep basically plays Aquaman as we’ve always pictured him. Everyone in The Seven makes fun of him for his ability to talk to fish and he obviously has some sexual feelings toward at least one dolphin over the course of the series. He’s played off as nothing more than a joke, something which would probably happen in real life if he was played by anyone but Jason Mamoa.

Be warned though, The Boys should come with a hard R-rating.  This may be a superhero show but it is no way meant for children. Keep that in mind before putting it on in front of them. Not only is there a lot of swearing but there’s a fair amount of blood too.

Having just finished the last episode I’m already itching for more. Season two can’t come soon enough.

 

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Paramount+ Reveals Official Main Title Sequence for the Upcoming Series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES

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During the TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES panel earlier today at San Diego Comic Con, Paramount+ revealed the official main title sequence for the series. The sequence is composed by EMMY® nominee, Matt Mahaffey, known for his work on Sanjay and Craig, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie and much more. 

From the studios of the Mutant Mayhem film, the all-new Paramount+ original series TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES explores the adventures of everyone’s favorite pizza-loving heroes as they emerge from the sewers onto the streets of NYC. Leo, Raph, Donnie and Mikey are faced with new threats and team up with old allies to survive both teenage life and villains lurking in the shadows of the Big Apple. The series is produced by Nickelodeon Animation and Point Grey Pictures.

TALES OF THE TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES is executive produced by Chris Yost (The Mandalorian, Thor: Ragnarok) and Alan Wan (Blue Eye Samurai, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles [2012 Series]). Production is overseen for Nickelodeon by Claudia Spinelli, Senior Vice President, TV Series Animation, Nickelodeon, and Nikki Price, Director of Development and Executive in Charge of Production.

In addition to the upcoming new series, stream all things Turtles on Paramount+.

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DISNEY+ CASTS DANIEL DIEMER AS FAN-FAVORITE ‘TYSON’IN SEASON TWO OF “PERCY JACKSON AND THE OLYMPIANS”

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 in Hall H at San Diego Comic-Con, Rick Riordan and Disney+ revealed that Daniel Diemer (“Under the Bridge”) will star as fan-favorite cyclops “Tyson” in the epic adventure series “Percy Jackson and the Olympians.” Diemer joins Walker Scobell (Percy Jackson), Leah Sava Jeffries (Annabeth Chase) and Aryan Simhadri (Grover Underwood) as a series regular. The Disney+ Original series from Disney Branded Television and 20th Television will start filming its second season next week in Vancouver.

Season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is based on the second installment of Disney Hyperion’s best-selling book series titled “The Sea of Monsters” by award-winning author Rick Riordan. In the new season, Percy Jackson returns to Camp Half-Blood one year later to find his world turned upside down. His friendship with Annabeth is changing, he learns he has a cyclops for a brother, Grover has gone missing, and camp is under siege from the forces of Kronos. Percy’s journey to set things right will take him off the map and into the deadly Sea of Monsters, where a secret fate awaits the son of Poseidon.

Diemer stars as Tyson – a young Cyclops who grew up all alone on the streets, and finds it difficult to survive in the human world.  Shy and awkward, with a heart almost as big as he is, Tyson soon discovers that Poseidon is his father, which means Percy Jackson is his half-brother… and that Tyson may have finally found a home. 

Diemer recently starred in the Hulu limited series “Under the Bridge” based off the critically acclaimed book of the same name and a tragic true story of a missing teen girl in Vancouver in 1997. He will next star in the indie “Thug” opposite Liam Neeson and Ron Perlman for director Hans Petter Moland. Daniel was recently seen as the lead in the indie “Supercell” opposite Alec Baldwin and Skeet Ulrich and the lead in the film “Little Brother” opposite Phil Ettinger and JK Simmons. Daniel can also be seen in the Netflix series “The Midnight Club” and recently starred as the male lead in the breakout hit Netflix feature “The Half Of It” from producer Anthony Bregman and director Alice Wu. He is a graduate of Victoria Academy of Dramatic Arts in Vancouver.

Created by Rick Riordan and Jonathan E. Steinberg, season two of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is executive produced by Steinberg and Dan Shotz alongside Rick Riordan, Rebecca Riordan, Craig Silverstein, The Gotham Group’s Ellen Goldsmith-Vein, Bert Salke, The Gotham Group’s Jeremy Bell and D.J. Goldberg, James Bobin, Jim Rowe, Albert Kim, Jason Ensler and Sarah Watson.

The first season of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians” is available on Disney+

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