The Umbrella Academy (TV Series)

[Brood Lone Wolf Funker]

This dropped on Friday on Netflix, anyone checked it out. Currently 5 episodes in and loving it great combination of the first two volumes plus expands on the material as well

[jagilki]

I liked it. Never read the comic, so I can't get upset at any changes they made (I've seen a handful of people upset at changes, but that's par for the course in adaptions).

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[Mozenrath]

The "I think we're alone now" sequence is amazing.

[dreidemy]

Ellen Page was the f**** worst, I hated her on this show

Jesus f**** Christ that was some awful cringeworthy acting

[OVO 40 hunched over like he 80]

Just saw the first episode. So far so good. The comic series holds a very special place in my heart. Too bad that Way procastrinates longer than GRR Martin.

Mr Pogo is just like I remember him, it was a very warmth and fuzzy feeling.

Apocalypse Suite and Dallas really opened my imagination to how powerful the medium is. Hotel Oblivion is poop though.

[Mainia]

I love that Robert Sheehan is pretty much reprising his role of Nathan from Misfits.

[Rican]

I'm on the last episode and every time I see created by Steve Blackman in the credits I think it's the Lethal Weapon.

[the2ndevil]

Mar 2, 2019 16:52:14 GMT -5 Rican said:

I'm on the last episode and every time I see created by Steve Blackman in the credits I think it's the Lethal Weapon.

Oh, good. It wasn’t just me.

[Ryback on a Pole!]

I'm not familiar with the comics and haven't watched the show yet. The IMDB/Wikipedia synopsis doesn't really interest me.

Whenever I read the title though my mind automatically links it to being Resident Evil related.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

It's been pretty good, the pacing is a little slow but the characters are really good

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I just finished it and absolutely loved it. As pointed out by another poster, I thought Ellen Page really overacted a lot of the time. She’s particularly in the scene where

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{Spoiler}she cuts Allison’s throat

but I thought the story was fabulous and all of the other performances were great. This was my first time ever seeing the actors that played Allison and Klaus in anything, and they both really stood out to me. The Nickelodeon kid that played Five was a revelation, and went toe-to-toe with the more seasoned actors in the cast.

And I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Cameron Britton as Hazel. I was floored when I read that this was the same actor that played Ed Kemper on Mindhunter. That guy is incredible

I was entirely unfamiliar with the source material, so I have no idea whether they did it justice or not, but without that knowledge swaying me one way or the other, I loved this show. I can’t wait to see where they go next.

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Mar 8, 2019 6:02:29 GMT -5 @notoriousnd22 said:

I just finished it and absolutely loved it. As pointed out by another poster, I thought Ellen Page really overacted a lot of the time. She’s particularly in the scene where

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}she cuts Allison’s throat

but I thought the story was fabulous and all of the other performances were great. This was my first time ever seeing the actors that played Allison and Klaus in anything, and they both really stood out to me. The Nickelodeon kid that played Five was a revelation, and went toe-to-toe with the more seasoned actors in the cast.

And I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Cameron Britton as Hazel. I was floored when I read that this was the same actor that played Ed Kemper on Mindhunter. That guy is incredible

I was entirely unfamiliar with the source material, so I have no idea whether they did it justice or not, but without that knowledge swaying me one way or the other, I loved this show. I can’t wait to see where they go next.

It's basically very loosely related to the storyline of the first two stories from the graphic novels. A lot of things are massively changed in order to fit the format of binge watching shows that Netflix makes sure all of its series conform to. But I think it really works here. The way the plots go in the originals just wouldn't be as good for a TV show anyway.

[Captain Stud Muffin (BLM)]

Mar 8, 2019 6:02:29 GMT -5 @notoriousnd22 said:

I just finished it and absolutely loved it. As pointed out by another poster, I thought Ellen Page really overacted a lot of the time. She’s particularly in the scene where

SPOILER: Click to show

{Spoiler}{Spoiler}she cuts Allison’s throat

but I thought the story was fabulous and all of the other performances were great. This was my first time ever seeing the actors that played Allison and Klaus in anything, and they both really stood out to me. The Nickelodeon kid that played Five was a revelation, and went toe-to-toe with the more seasoned actors in the cast.

And I’d be remiss if I didn’t mention Cameron Britton as Hazel. I was floored when I read that this was the same actor that played Ed Kemper on Mindhunter. That guy is incredible

I was entirely unfamiliar with the source material, so I have no idea whether they did it justice or not, but without that knowledge swaying me one way or the other, I loved this show. I can’t wait to see where they go next.

I think Page was fine overall but their was instances where she could have dialed it back though I think it kind of fits considering the whole family is used to having their own emotional outburst while she is always bottled up. 

But yeah the cast as a whole was fantastic. I got a kick out of Mary J Blidge as Cha Cha and Britton as Hazel especially during the scene they were high. Klaus had to bring a lot of emotion to this and he did a great job. From being a spoiled dickhead to a heartbroken lover, when you saw him on the screen with his brother and sisters (especially Five) it was going to be good

I went to read some of the source material. Couldn't really get into it but I see where they drew their inspirations and while it's not a one to one remake, it is perfectly fine. With the way the season ended I am hype for the next one. If they intend to keep superheroes in the mix without Marvel, they had a great first step 

[Johnny B. Decent]

Oh, so this isn't about Resident Evil?

[brettappedout (BLM)]

Just finished it. Never read the comics, but I thought this showed ruled. It felt different and fresh. Good acting, good action and a cool premise. Also add me to really liking Klaus

My only complaint was it felt like they could've cut 2 shows off the total or condensed 2 into 1 around episode 7,8,9 as if felt like it just was going for the sake of getting a full 10 episodes.

[Mozenrath]

I love that Tiffany recorded a new version of "I Think We're Alone Now" and made a video for it just recently, almost certainly has to be due to the resurgence in interest in the song the show brought. It's a great song, so that's good, though I think her new version is less to my liking.

I listened to the original (Tiffany's is a cover), and it's just... definitely a case where someone's cover is so much better than the original that it makes it difficult to recommend bothering.