|
Vote to threadban Bioshuffle This poll is closed. |
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Yes (Goku) |
|
146 | 85.38% |
| No (also Goku) |
|
25 | 14.62% |
| Total: | 171 votes | ||
|
Who dis?
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2019 00:00
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 29, 2024 00:42 |
|
|
Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Who dis? Overkill and Dot from the Tick
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2019 00:05
|
|
|
I typically hate comic book shows and movies, but I really like The Tick and The Boys.
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2019 01:51
|
|
|
Ah. Haven't seen the tick. Probably need to rectify that.
|
|
#
?
Oct 22, 2019 02:37
|
|
|
MarcusSA posted:It 100% worked for me too till he shot lasers at the plane and lol For me I got super confused because the “fbi agent” just said Homelander was the non-poo poo exception so obviously the guy that just lasered the plane was an evil twin or someone in a Homelander costume or he was mind controlled. I went with mind controlled until he admitted what he did.
|
|
#
?
Oct 27, 2019 12:13
|
|
|
Boris Galerkin posted:For me I got super confused because the “fbi agent” just said Homelander was the non-poo poo exception so obviously the guy that just lasered the plane was an evil twin or someone in a Homelander costume or he was mind controlled. I went with mind controlled until he admitted what he did. He didn't say he was the non poo poo exception he said he was squeaky clean, because he couldn't find any dirt
|
|
#
?
Oct 27, 2019 13:43
|
|
|
Rocksicles posted:He didn't say he was the non poo poo exception he said he was squeaky clean, because he couldn't find any dirt What? No, he was just lying about him. He's already seen the evidence implying Homelander raped his wife as that's the reason he's running the boys in the first place
|
|
#
?
Oct 28, 2019 00:14
|
|
|
Some of the Sheep posted:What? No, he was just lying about him. He's already seen the evidence implying Homelander raped his wife as that's the reason he's running the boys in the first place Yeah i know, that was his private info. He didn't didn't have anything he was willing to share on Homelander.
|
|
#
?
Oct 28, 2019 02:15
|
|
|
I watched it again and I think Rocksicles is right. They were talking about their vices and Butcher specifically mentions that Homelander didn’t drink or smoke so he didn’t have any public vices like the rest.
|
|
#
?
Oct 28, 2019 10:43
|
|
|
butcher is very deliberately radicalising hughie over time because they want to compare the boys to a terrorist cell because the comics were written in 2003
|
|
#
?
Oct 28, 2019 13:52
|
|
|
'You played my butt like jazz' is probably the best line of the season.
|
|
#
?
Oct 28, 2019 14:49
|
|
|
Stupid_Sexy_Flander posted:Ah. Haven't seen the tick. Probably need to rectify that. I enjoyed it and similar to The Boys it's a great satire/roast of the super hero genre.
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 00:59
|
|
|
etalian posted:I enjoyed it and similar to The Boys it's a great satire/roast of the super hero genre. I got the impression that The Tick was way more lighthearted than The Boys, not that thats a bad thing.
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 02:09
|
|
|
https://www.cbr.com/interview-garth-ennis-boys-preacher-punisher/amp/ Interview with Ennis about all his biggest IPs and their TV shows. Interesting that he says he reread Preacher when the show started production and he still stands by it and says if he’s only going to be remembered for one thing some day, he’d be happy if it was Preacher.
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 06:17
|
|
|
AnEdgelord posted:I got the impression that The Tick was way more lighthearted than The Boys, not that thats a bad thing. It is and it’s been around in some form since the late 80s, I think? I loved the cartoon back in the 90s and then read through the older comics. The Tick, Mystery Men, Venture Brothers, the Boys - all different, and all enjoyable in their own way but in that same dysfunctional superhero genre.
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 06:37
|
|
|
Mystery Men (movie) seriously still holds up today, although in 2019 the irony of Hank Azaria pretending to be Indian is unfortunate, but the cast is super solid and none of the jokes are dated. There’s no antiquated cell phones or computers, it’s just a good comedy.
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 14:04
|
|
|
Seen the show a couple of times now, but not read the comic. Do the books ever go into more detail on the supes' origin cover story? Like, do they try to explain why God only started making superheroes in modern times? Does it ever show regular ol' people discussing conspiracy theories about this or anything? Stretchy Christian dude did sort of seem to imply that Jesus was a supe.
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 18:33
|
|
|
artsy fartsy posted:Seen the show a couple of times now, but not read the comic. Do the books ever go into more detail on the supes' origin cover story? Like, do they try to explain why God only started making superheroes in modern times? Does it ever show regular ol' people discussing conspiracy theories about this or anything? How much of the show have you watched, because you seem to not have caught a big reveal in later episodes.
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 19:36
|
|
|
Cacafuego posted:How much of the show have you watched, because you seem to not have caught a big reveal in later episodes. I read it as they’ve watched the whole show a couple times and had a good laugh.
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 19:48
|
|
|
MarcusSA posted:I read it as they’ve watched the whole show a couple times and had a good laugh. Yeah, I was just wondering if the big lie was any more fleshed out since "God did it, starting in the 80s [or whenever]" doesn't really hold up to any scrutiny.
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 21:53
|
|
|
God gave 'MURICA supes and no one else cause WE ARE THE BEST NATION UNDER GOD INDIVISIBLE WITH LIBERTY AND JESTICE FER ALL  
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 22:29
|
|
|
artsy fartsy posted:Seen the show a couple of times now, but not read the comic. Do the books ever go into more detail on the supes' origin cover story? Like, do they try to explain why God only started making superheroes in modern times? Does it ever show regular ol' people discussing conspiracy theories about this or anything? The books are like...hyper-focused on character interactions/relationships; Garth Ennis isn't really one of those world-building comic creators. That is, there might be some throw-away panel of regular folk discussing Supes OR a mention of a particularly dumb conspiracy theory, but I'm really straining to think of something like that.
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 22:36
|
|
|
They weren’t only American supes in the comics, they were all over the place. I want to say there were even naturally occurring ones it’s just the book dealt predominantly with the ones Vought made themselves. There was a lot about comparing Vought to lovely weapons companies, especially comparing supes to the early M16’s used in Vietnam that had a horrifically high failure rate. There was also a subplot about Butcher’s source of info, it’s wasn’t an ex-mentor but a Stan Lee analog. In the books Vought owner DC and Marvel and used it as PR for their properties. The standard heroes fight before teaming up to fight the villain story beat was invented to cover up the constant petty brawls the supes constantly got into.
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 22:52
|
|
|
artsy fartsy posted:Yeah, I was just wondering if the big lie was any more fleshed out since "God did it, starting in the 80s [or whenever]" doesn't really hold up to any scrutiny. I believe in the comics, compound V is generally known by a lot more people and is traded on the black market like cocaine or other drugs. The only people who believe supes have divine origin are the super-fundie 'fingers in their ears' christian types.
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 22:53
|
|
|
The bog standard Massive Franchise-spanning teamup/storyline/event this is also spoofed since they all make this announcement that they need to hurry offworld to fight the Dickwardzians from Dimension U or whatever and it's just everyone going to a secluded island for drugs and sex which was kind of funny for 10 minutes
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 22:55
|
|
|
artsy fartsy posted:Yeah, I was just wondering if the big lie was any more fleshed out since "God did it, starting in the 80s [or whenever]" doesn't really hold up to any scrutiny. Have you ever heard of Mormons?
|
|
#
?
Oct 29, 2019 23:21
|
|
|
Macdeo Lurjtux posted:Stan Lee analog. Forgot all about this character! He kinda shows up before the end and you forget about him with all the other reveals going on at that point in the story.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2019 03:37
|
|
|
artsy fartsy posted:Seen the show a couple of times now, but not read the comic. Do the books ever go into more detail on the supes' origin cover story? Like, do they try to explain why God only started making superheroes in modern times? Does it ever show regular ol' people discussing conspiracy theories about this or anything? The origins are all over the place. A handful are said to be chosen by gods, while some like Stormfront are said to actually be gods, others are supposed to be aliens. It depends on the hero. The difference is that in the comics, Compound V isn't as tight of a secret. The average person doesn't really know about it, but a big reason that so many supes exist is that they were exposed to pollution from Vought mass-producing it. Most people get sick or die, but every once in a while it produces powers. There were also cases of people just being given the V. Plan Z fucked around with this message at 20:55 on Oct 31, 2019 |
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2019 20:49
|
|
|
AnEdgelord posted:I got the impression that The Tick was way more lighthearted than The Boys, not that thats a bad thing. Yeah it's a different type of genre roast and I would say it's not as mean spirited as The Boys which starts for example with the guy's girlfriend getting exploded by a tripping supe.
|
|
#
?
Oct 31, 2019 23:30
|
|
|
The Tick (Amazon) is great and everyone should watch both seasons, it actually has more drama than you'd think, and they were building into a big reveal about Tick's nature/origin that we sadly never got. But it's just a neat show. If you liked The Boys then really, watch The Tick. Many similar beats. E - that show also has a really cool take on Superman, if you like Homelander
|
|
#
?
Nov 1, 2019 00:49
|
|
|
I don't mean he's like Homelander I mean he's a unique spin on the Superman mythos. It's a fun drat show watch it you got nothing going on.
|
|
#
?
Nov 1, 2019 00:54
|
|
|
I'm sad we'll never get to know what a whole drat thing it was going to be.
|
|
#
?
Nov 15, 2019 12:41
|
|
|
I said some headphone stuff here accidentally so I thought I'd just come to say the boys is fuckin amazing and I can't wait to see Starlight show off her powers to an extreme degree because they seem to be deviating from the comics with her level of power versus the rest of the seven. It's a nice dynamic. Also it made me realise how loving silly headphone dialogue gets I can understand it seeming like another language. BurritoJustice fucked around with this message at 02:00 on Nov 16, 2019 |
|
#
?
Nov 15, 2019 15:32
|
|
|
Did you just post this in the wrong thread or are you having an acronym based stroke?
|
|
#
?
Nov 15, 2019 15:46
|
|
|
I know some of those words!
|
|
#
?
Nov 15, 2019 18:11
|
|
|
BurritoJustice posted:I've been using the BLONs more lately because they are very small and the most comfortable, and still have great performance. But a few days ago I tried the tuning tips on the Cayin YB04 (it comes with like twenty tips) and the bass tips give me a fantastic seal and way better comfort and I absolutely love them. The headphone thread is the other way friend!
|
|
#
?
Nov 15, 2019 18:24
|
|
|
Megillah Gorilla posted:Did you just post this in the wrong thread or are you having an acronym based stroke? My I flicked into the wrong thread with the mobile app I am very dumb
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2019 01:57
|
|
|
I am very much trying to avoid spoilers, but I just saw season and I loved it, I have two questions: 1. Does the show follow the comics, if not perfectly, then close, are they generally the same story? 2. Are the comics finished?
|
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2019 04:03
|
|
|
Diogines posted:I am very much trying to avoid spoilers, but I just saw season and I loved it, I have two questions: 2.) The comics are finished, and 1.) The ending of season 1 is already such a HUGE swerve from the comics; Stilwell was pretty much the big bad (and she was a guy). By all means, continue trying to avoid comics spoilers since there’s plenty of material they could still use, but don’t be too broken up if something gets blown for you.
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2019 04:30
|
|
|
|
| # ? Apr 29, 2024 00:42 |
|
|
Thank you very much. In that instance, do you think it would be safe to read the comics without spoiling the show?
|
|
|
#
?
Nov 16, 2019 05:10
|
|