Iuz the Evil Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Anyone watch this yet? I really liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Yep. We liked it too. The actor playing Five was good at being Five. (Trying to avoid spoilers. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 I'll repost from 'recently watched' thread. I actually enjoyed it and recommend it. However, it is not an 'action series' like Daredevil or Punisher. It could be said that there were too many subplots, but I generally liked them all. Acting was very good and the FX were excellent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iuz the Evil Posted February 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 The ending was really interesting. And I loved the use of music. Final credit song made me laugh out loud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 I liked it. Could have been edited down a little but overall held my interest. It reminded me a bit of the british show Misfits from a few years ago with teens at a juvie center who get powers from a weird event with the same actor as Klaus. The donut eating assassin and Five did a particularly good job; I kept watching for their scenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
death tribble Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 Is this more Resident Evil 'zombie' stuff as Umbrella is the bad guys in that ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
megaplayboy Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 28 minutes ago, death tribble said: Is this more Resident Evil 'zombie' stuff as Umbrella is the bad guys in that ? No, it's more X-Men like, with some twists. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinecone Posted February 18, 2019 Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 I've watched a few, and so far I like it. The wacky world, and its millions of threads feels "real" to me. As opposed to the normal stripped down worlds in movies. So far the acting and effects are top notch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Very nicely done. The Pogo effects amazed me. Jagged 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Iuz the Evil Posted February 19, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 4 hours ago, death tribble said: Is this more Resident Evil 'zombie' stuff as Umbrella is the bad guys in that ? 4 hours ago, megaplayboy said: No, it's more X-Men like, with some twists. I'd say it was like a hybrid of X-Men, Doom Patrol, X-files and maybe some of the weirder modern stuff like Planetary. Very strange, very cool. Lots of style, good sound track (great use of music), and complicated characters. The use of superpowers was really well done in my opinion, including the public celebrity status (and the public's lack of attention span even for the truly extraordinary). I liked it, but the more I noodle on it the better I think they did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Doom Patrol's the closest comparison. Saw a video on it saying the creator was directly inspired by DP. Agree with Iuz on all the stuff they got right. Killer Shrike and Iuz the Evil 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Killer Shrike Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 49 minutes ago, Pattern Ghost said: Doom Patrol's the closest comparison. Saw a video on it saying the creator was directly inspired by DP. The writer went on to also write Doom Patrol for a run, as a matter of fact. Gerard Way, an interesting individual. Pattern Ghost 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan D. Hurricanes Posted February 19, 2019 Report Share Posted February 19, 2019 Watched the first episode last night. I'm enjoying it a lot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 I have three episodes to go. I'm especially enjoying the way they work music into the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattingly Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 Yes, this series has a killer soundtrack. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Literally, in some scenes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ternaugh Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Now I want Season 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pattern Ghost Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 They kind of make Season 2 mandatory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagged Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 I spent ages trying to remember where I knew Number One from, without resorting to IMDB. Which resulted in me shouting "Merlin" in the middle of one episode for no apparent reason bigbywolfe 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlord Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 He also plays a character with a very 'unfortunate' name in Game of Thrones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jagged Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 I am one of possibly 2 people in the world who haven't watched that. Might get round to it eventually Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vanguard Posted February 21, 2019 Report Share Posted February 21, 2019 Watched it but can't really say if I liked it or disliked it. I obviously "liked" it enough to finish it out and thought it was nicely done and acted but something just feels . . . off . . That being said, if they do make a season 2, I'll probably watch it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zslane Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 It ended strong, but the middle episodes had serious momentum problems IMO. I kinda feel the season took way too long to get to the point where Vanya becomes the White Violin, and then everything that came as a consequence of that was crammed into only a couple of episodes. Since this series pulls narrative strands from all throughout the comic series, being faithful to it--in terms of pacing and such--was clearly never its objective. The freedom they gave themselves wasn't used as effectively as it could have been from a structural point of view. For instance, it also took way too long for Klaus to get sober and get a sense of his full potential (which doesn't even include TK like he has in the comics), IMO. But overall I enjoyed it. I'm looking forward to seeing where they take season 2. Maybe to Hotel Oblivion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pariah Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 n00b question here: Where do I find it? Netflix? Amazon Prime? Hulu? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hermit Posted March 4, 2019 Report Share Posted March 4, 2019 Netflix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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