I'm going to have to watch this. Don't have HBO at the time, but I'll get to it down the line.
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The Nevers | OT | Final episodes streaming on Tubi
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I'm going to have to watch this. Don't have HBO at the time, but I'll get to it down the line.
Having seen up through the latest episode I'd say the comparison is a bit looser than it was at first but still holds up, though the vibe is somewhat different - and, also, there's buckets of sex and violence thrown in that Claremont never could have gotten away with. That said, I'd still describe the series broadly as steampunk X-Men with the serial numbers filed off, so if that's appealing to you I think you'll dig the hell out of it.
I'll also agree with everyone else who noted that the big fight scene in Episode 3 was top notch. That was a great sequence and did an amazing job of capturing super powers on screen.
Also, love the avatar!
out of all the shows it's a mush up of X-men stands on top, 1 character is a walking Eureka! show, and everything else is sprinkled about
Claremont had a lot of weird kink that he was really subtle with, so I'd say that's on brand for a more modern take on the same material. I'll be watching this down the line.
And thanks! Your username is a bit odd, though. I get strangely uneasy when I read it, and it feels like there is something written in front of "Chan" that I can't quite make out.
Too early to say but my ranking so far
His Dark Materials
The Nevers (there are some slow parts in couple of episodes )
Carnival Row
So, is Tru more like a
Booster Gold time traveler? or T-800? Or did she get "left behind" from the ship thing, is she actually an alien?
she's a ball of alien light trapped in a human is my guess ;p
she's speaks in time rather than location and why do Prudence act like she knows waaaay more than i think
she's speaks in time rather than location and why do Prudence act like she knows waaaay more than i think
True is like 80% Helena Wells from Warehouse 13, Prudence is the other 20% it's just missing the last 50% on being hella gay
So how involved is Whedon in the show? Did his involvement end after the pilot?
I'm surprised to see the mostly positive reaction to it, so I'm thinking of checking it out in the future, but I don't want to support a show if Whedon is actively involved.
I'm surprised to see the mostly positive reaction to it, so I'm thinking of checking it out in the future, but I don't want to support a show if Whedon is actively involved.
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He was largely involved in the first six episodes. He was the executive producer/show runner.
He's off the show now. Not sure if he still makes money off it. But all the people working hard on the show deserve support too.
It is still under "Mutant Enemy Productions" which is Whedon's company so I assume he is going to keep making money off of it. Plus any residuals as the show creator.
Can't remove the created by tag so he'll get some sort of money for that
Its so difficult when a work gets tainted by someone like Whedon, because if you like it, you still want to support everyone involved. With hugely collaborative projects like movies and television shows, it can be worth supporting for the other writers, cast members, and crew if they've put together something good.
This has been my impression as well. There is enough other talent outside of Whedon that this show has to offer. I've really dug the cast, and I'm excited to see where they continue with the story now that he is out (assuming we'll get another season written by someone else).
I understand the sentiment. A lot of other decent hardworking folk contribute, and the main irritant is not part of it going forward... I guess everyone just has to do their own support calculus. Four episodes in, show is fairly compelling.
I feel you. My relief was on the rise as we went from episode to episode and his credit waned. By episode 4, I was like "whew".
True from another time and or universe
Gets put into the body of the original True. Freaks out and put in asylum. Meets Sarah something something something gets out/breaks out and leaves her there
Gets put into the body of the original True. Freaks out and put in asylum. Meets Sarah something something something gets out/breaks out and leaves her there
So the giant blue alien sphere has a name now..
I would have picked True's side if I was at the orphanage.
Malady - quite the clever one.
I would have picked True's side if I was at the orphanage.
Malady - quite the clever one.
I feel this story was heavily inspired by the Wild Card series of G.R.R Martin. The alien ship releasing something over a city that gives some people superpowers, the lone alien character trying to help those that are changed. That's basically the same premise. Sure the context and story are different in the end but... Dunno, the similarities are weirding me out.
I think there's a Wild Cards show in the works, wonder how it'll get received now.
But anyway, it's a nice little show to follow. So it's ok.
I think there's a Wild Cards show in the works, wonder how it'll get received now.
But anyway, it's a nice little show to follow. So it's ok.
there has been a time jump since the last episode so i assume True gave them a vague name for the thing she came with
I strongly agree with you - the only thing about the series setup that didn't feel like it was being lifted from the X-Men was the way people got their powers, which felt lifted directly from Wild Cards. The more they deal with the blue glowing sphere the more I'm reminded of Dr. Tachyon's ship, so I'm curious to see where things go in the next episode.
It felt kinda abrupt for sure. I think they'd been moving in that direction but things certainly escalated in a hurry. If I understand correctly the original plan was for a 10 episode season that was trimmed down to 6, so maybe it would have been more organic if things were drawn out a bit more.
Not entirely sure how I felt about Episode 5, especially Penance's intense moral drive to split the party the night before the big adventure. Equally uncertain about splitting the action between two episodes but I'm still looking forward to seeing how everything is resolved this week.
They are doing a bunch of things that don't really make sense or fit the character, but that's the show so I can learn to live with it.
The twist ending of the last episode had me confused, so I had to read a review to clear it up.
The twist ending of the last episode had me confused, so I had to read a review to clear it up.
The double that died as Malady was her insane follower that cut off her toes. I didn't remember the toe part so I couldn't figure out who would intentionally kill themselves for Malady. I wish they had reminded us because I was just so confused when the detective was doing his Chazz Palmiteri Usual Suspects scene.
I mean. The I heard a rumor guy and her was always on scenes together. So he shows up she has to be accounted for. She was obsessed and wanted to be a turned so to get treated like one must have been great for her
They implied they slept with each other before in episode 2 I believe
To be fair, this is the end of Part 1. Part 2 is set to arrive sometime later this year. This Sunday is more like a mid season finale.
Yup, and in the featurette after last episode, they explaind that this episode was filmed 6 months after the previous one and that they had to change their plans for the hanging scene due to covid restrictions. So the need to have a break between episode 6 and the "real" season finale isn't that hard to understand. I doubt it's the only show to get shortened/modified because of the varus.