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Umbrella Academy
This appeared on Netflix today so instead of taking my lumps from Ascension, Stranger Things and Hill House and quitting Netflix entirely, I jumped headfirst into this.
Two episodes in I'm laughing a lot in both a straightforward and "what the fuck" way. I have no idea what the source material for this is but it must be nuts. I know it's a comic but beyond that nothing. Great cast, solid mystery at the centre and a bounty of WTF laughs. It has a creeping darkness too. Bad things are imminent. Klaus and Vanya are fantastic, I think Number 5 is class though. Two episodes in and it's a treat so far. |
It was written by the lead singer of My Chemical Romance.
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I don't know anything about that band. The guy from Kula Shaker makes films now too. Simon Pegg is in 'em.
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Ellen Page wears a fuckload of denim in it |
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#3 is hot.
Aside from that, finished episode 1. Like what I'm watching. I'll keep chugging along. |
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Apparently you meant the graphic novel. The show is run by the Lethal Weapon Steve Blackman. |
Do not look at the wiki page for the show or the graphic novel, both contain big spoilers in the team member/cast info.
I just wanted to know a name and it ruined a surprise for me. |
This is absolutely hilarious.
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Finished.
That is a fantastic show. It is rich with laughs of all kinds and yet maintains a very dark streak through it's entire run which gets much stronger towards the end. It is jammed with outstanding characters, Klaus, The Boy, Vanya, Hazel and Cha-Cha... I was extremely taken with the chemistry between actors in this show. It was like The Borg, they all worked phenomenally together and it was written very slick. I loved it. |
I'll have to check it out here in a bit
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Whoa...not what I was expecting.
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It is up front with the weirdness
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Halfway through 3 and i am hooked
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Two episodes in. It def gives me Heroes (season 1, only) vibes.
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I resisted the urge to say that exact thing because I didn't want to jinx it. You're right though, it's like a funnier Heroes season 1.
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I dont know if i'll watch this. I cant stand Ellen Page. There might not be a single actress I hate more then Ellen Page.
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I liked Juno. It had a good soundtrack
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Watched the first episode and enjoyed it..... only planned on watching the one tonight, but am about to play the second episode anyways....
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I like how there are only three or four fairly well known actors in it and yet everybody feels so familiar and right for the role. It really lets the character speak for itself when you aren't preoccupied with the actor's profile. Genuinely perfect casting.
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Would like to know which character/s strike/s you as enjoyable. I think you'll be a fan of The Boy, he has a complicated relationship with the opposite sex.
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I like Five so far.... and Klaus.... talking monkey butlers are alwyas cool as well..... Ellen Page seems too "emo" right now.....
Everyone is enjoyable so far though.... No one named The Boy yet.... |
Five = The Boy
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Two episodes in. Love Diego fucking people up.
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Diego is great, he's the one that straight away you want to follow.
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I'm 4 episodes in. I dont know what the point is, but i'm somewhat interested. I swear every single scene with Ellen Page is bringing this show down. It's the worst casting ever. She is boring, her scenes are boring. OMG it's fucking terrible so far.
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You should probably stop now then because she's in it for the duration and takes up a generous amount of screen time.
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There was a scene where they all were dancing and when Ellen Paige was dancing, i lost life.
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Ellen Paige = Lifeless. I cant watch this show anymore. She is fucking terrible.
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Pound for pound Ellen Paige is the worst actress/actor ever.
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She's unparalleled as an actress, especially with the roles she takes. I think she's one of the most likeable people I have ever seen.
I'll tell you who I hate - Sally Hawkins. Fuck off Hawkins. |
Just finished. Loved it. Thought Ellen Page was brilliant, and RP needs reevaluate his life choices. Diego was an easy draw, but Klaus was the guy I found myself most interested in.
Are we getting a second season? I'd love one but hard to imagine where they go after this. |
Klaus' story takes such major turn at one point that the concept itself had me wide eyed in admiration. I think the guy Sheehan that played him did something special with an incredibly interesting character. Perhaps that role could have been so one dimensionally funny in the wrong hands as to detract from the depth of what the poor bastard goes through but I really marked out for Klaus.
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Sheehan is great in this , was brilliant in Misfits too.
Enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would , I once had a first edition of the first comic somewhere, probably hidden in a lot of other stuff. I definitely think the end of it leads in to a second series , without giving anything away. |
Agreed. He easily had the most interesting and dramatic turn of events as the show went on, and was the most empathetic. The actor in the role did a helluva job.
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How did you like Hazel and Cha Cha? I thought Hazel's story was awesome. I wasn't expecting about 90% of that show to happen.
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I loved them both. Hazel was so damn likeable. And of course there was his love story with Agnes, which was so damn sweet.
I loved the dynamic between the two. Cha-Cha being devoted to nothing but the job and only that job. Hazel seemingly doing it cuz he was good at it, but wanted more. And his constant bitching about pay and benefits lol. Loved those little things. The end, knowing what happened to him, saddened me. |
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The guy who plays Hazel is awesome in Mindhunter.
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6 episodes in
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How do you like it so far?
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Liked it too. Really good stuff here.
I dunno about the actor who played Klaus though. Feel like that's the generic representation of a drug addict they would teach in Acting 101. No real nuance to that character until his turn which took a while. Hazel and Cha-Cha really shine for me in this acting wise. Same for Luther. Not an Ellen Page fan but I don't think her acting ruins anything. Just never adds much to it. Story wise there are a a couple of things they gloss over and never explain (monkey butler) or are just plain plot holes but when it was good it was really good. |
I would watch a show about Hazel and Cha Cha. Like a very killy X Files.
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And his love for dick.
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Tricky Dicky and the kak in Black
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Just watched ep 3 last night...trying not to rush through it.
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You people need to pay attention
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Agreed RE:Luther
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Umbrella Academy sounds like a good name for an Anime about cute japanese schoolgirls going on adventures and using their umbrella's to defeat enemies including an epic duel between two popular characters where they fight each other with Umbrellas while making cute japanese anime noises.
I can see it now, "Umbrella Academy - Full Series box, $69.99, amazon.com" |
It's a freaking dope show
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Season 2 out now.
I watched episode 1 last night, may watch again tonight just to make sure I got it all. Wonderful stuff. |
Starting season 2 today after season one of doom patrol��
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Klaus retelling the fable of the scorpion and the frog was always going to be good shit.
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Show is very guilty of shoe-horning in lots of ugly examples of romance and with characters too annoying to pull it off in a meaningful way.
I think Klaus and Number 5 are the only two who have any endearing relationship's at all and one of them is with a mannequin torso and head. |
Vanya has become utterly intolerable now.
RP gonna blow a gasket when he sees this shit. |
Aside from the awful romantic angles it is still top class. The first season had the same problem.
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Huh, the show just made specific reference to Five's relationship with Dolores as the healthiest out of the lot.
Still, it's not an appealing gimmick when it takes up so much time having each character do their mopey romance routine instead of fighting the apocalypse. |
Forcing myself to stop reading my book to watch this before the website CBR continues giving too many spoilers in titles of articles.
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4 episodes in.... will never not bust out grinning whenever a fight scene occurs and the music breaks out
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Space Boy not as useless as he was last season, still a big sad sack though.
One thing that plagues me is why does nobody ever ask to speak to Ben through Klaus? Poor ghost is constantly ignored. |
Episode 7 is one of those incredible episodes that only fantastic writing, a superior cast and perfect direction can produce.
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Lyla isn't well played or written.
Bit of a wasted opportunity, actress has no talent or range. |
Getting a bit pathetic now how easily some situations could be remedied and how stupid this makes everybody seem.
I mean I get that they are all supposed to be inept to some degree but being totally useless and dumb isn't relatable. Not with their gifts. Takes the shine off the quality when these things are over done. The last few episodes are all very good though, the first half weren't as action packed. Season 1 was great, season 2 is only "very good" even if it is basically just a rehash of season one in a different timeline. |
Klaus sup be forever endearing me. He is the most genuine character on the show.
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I've enjoyed thus season more than the last. Not because it's good. But because the characters are already established and now we get to see them progress. Or in Luther's case, just continue to prove he's a dumb nieve daddy's boy.
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None of them progress at all...
Literally none of them. |
Shut up Seanny and lemme enjoy my shows
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Finished the season. Seanny is right. The characters don't grow. What I should've said is I like that the characters are established so I can focus less on getting to know them and more about the plight at hand.
The direction of season 3 is obvious. But I look forwardto seeing what they do with it, and I hope they ditch the doomsday scenario. |
3 eps to go and its......like......the exact same thing except no Hazel or Cha-Cha.
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Yep, it's The Hangover 2.
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Hazel and Cha-Cha were in The Hangover??
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Haven't finished but my prediction so far is (I reserve the right to change based on how this season ends) is that no matter where they go they always have to deal with an apocalypse that they create. The final season, should it make it that far, will be them trying to kill their younger selves.
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I'm hoping not. And that season 3 changes it up.
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I think the eternal apocalypse scenario has legs as a background setting but I think they have to explore Sir Reginald a lot more in any further season/s or people are going to get annoyed.
Maybe Sir Reginald is doing all of this to guarantee the Earth is doomed rather than saved? |
not to get into it but it was good, imho..
stay tuned (which is a great movie) |
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The Lila swerve was also meh. No build up to. No hinting at more. Nada. Just randomly "oh btw she's special". |
She was a crap character anyway
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She really was. Problem is she now exists in this universe and will probably be a focal point of the next season.
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She's a Peter Petrelli but our eye candy.
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I have a boner for the actress that plays Lila.
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Me too. If they did nude scenes in this show and she had one I'd be more forgiving of the randomness of her inclusion.
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You just explained why Vikings is a better show than Game Of Thrones without even mentioning either of them.
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Sophie Turner never got naked to mask her terrible acting.
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Lila sucked but the actress didn't have a lot to work with. No depth or originality to her. All she had to do was act a bit smarmy. She had no range but there were no ways she could have displayed any if she's got it in her.
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