Content Warning: This episode discusses both the comic and show of The Boys, and graphic violence and adult content within. Audience discretion is heavily advised.
Join your host Garhdo as they take a close look at Amazon's superhero TV satire The Boys, and the cynical Garth Ennis scripted comic book that inspired it. What changes from the source material have helped to launch this adaptation of a comic dropped by its original publisher into one of the most popular streaming shows ever made?
0:00 Intro
1:06 Content Warning
4:16 The Boys and Comics Without End
21:26 Turning the Boys Into Underdogs
57:13 Humanising the Supes
1:47:15 Fixing Starlight
1:57:00 Changing the Plot
2:33:27 The Satire we need?
2:52:34 Outro
2:54:26 Sign-off
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Season 4, Episode 8
Published 29th March 2023
40th Episode
I had been working on this one for some time and it had been unfortunately delayed in my schedule several times. I kept getting annoyed with how negative it was feeling, due to the bleak subject matter of the show and comic, and so I decided to focus what I was trying to say in a different way, focusing on the differences caused by the adaptation of the comic to a new medium, something I've done in other episodes before.
I will say I do still think both versions of The Boys are well worth your time, despite any negative things I have to say. Just be aware of the content.
Music Credits
OneEightFour, In The Back Room, Vinyl Couch , and Ultima Thule by Blue Dot Sessions https://www.sessions.blue
