Cliff Hanger Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Watched the first episode today. It's all right, not earth shattering and not an embarrassmrnt. Copley still feels like a really weird choice for Walker, Pilgrim is an amalgam of Enki and Deena, and the pilot appears to pull threads from every arc of Vol 1. If you have PS+ it's perfectly fine (better than Gotham for sure) but I would not recommend spending money just to see it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Playstation also put the first episode up on Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 It's a really different take on the same material for the first episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 But Walker is nothing like Walker. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Second episode is definitely stronger than the first. Still not super crazy about a lot of the casting, but the story is building nicely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Wow, how quick are the episodes dropping? Or is it like a Netflix series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 First three all dropped yesterday, the rest of the series will be one a week on Tuesdays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 Huh, weird. Guess I've got more watching to do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheVileOne Posted March 12, 2015 Share Posted March 12, 2015 I'm still somewhat in disbelief that this Powers series is real. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Never read the comic so I didn't know what to expect going in, but I liked the first episode well enough. Is the comic worth checking out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Never read the comic so I didn't know what to expect going in, but I liked the first episode well enough. Is the comic worth checking out? Volume 1 yes, but until the last arc. The others, i dont even remember the stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 The first four arcs are absolutely great. After that, it's still good but nearly as consistent. Of course, I think I've only read three or four issues of the Bureau relaunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eivion Posted March 13, 2015 Share Posted March 13, 2015 Cool, think I will check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted March 14, 2015 Author Share Posted March 14, 2015 It's too bad there is literally zero percent chance of the Warren Ellis ride-along story ever getting adapted, because that might be the moment that nerd culture implodes on itself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 14, 2015 Share Posted March 14, 2015 It's too bad there is literally zero percent chance of the Warren Ellis ride-along story ever getting adapted, because that might be the moment that nerd culture implodes on itself. Trivia note: that cover was originally going to be used for an issue of my magazine. But then either bendis or oeming decided to use it for an issue of powers. good decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_MJ_ Posted March 16, 2015 Share Posted March 16, 2015 I read a decent amount of this series and enjoyed it for the most part. Some of the storylines were repetitive at times, and I felt it did the "lets be graphic here because we can" cliche a couple times more than I thought was needed in it. I haven't read very many positive reviews about the tv series though. I understand why they would focus on Walker since Copley is obviously the main star, but I think making Pilgrim the focal point makes more sense. Yeah, and I agree about Copley being an odd choice. I think they just wanted some type of "name". Also, you need a decent size budget to pull off a world filled with superheroes and from the looks of the trailer, this Playstation Original Series isn't going to have it. I wish the FX network didn't passed on their pilot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Bendis is on the nerdistbpod today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 I think the real issue with the show is it misses how absurdly funny the comic could be in the midst of being graphic and depressing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted March 17, 2015 Author Share Posted March 17, 2015 That's exactly what's missing. The plotting is actually solid. The characters are a little stiff so far, but no worse than most of its competition. But the dialogue is too dry to really pop well. Also, Bug should have been wearing an absurdly tacky Ted Kord knock-off costume like in the comics, just for the lulz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fowler Posted March 17, 2015 Share Posted March 17, 2015 Speaking of costumes, what the fuck is Triphammer wearing? But, yeah, the comic was in large part parody. The show just isn't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliff Hanger Posted September 30, 2015 Author Share Posted September 30, 2015 Season 2 confirmed, with Michael Madsen as Supershock. If he doesn't murder the Pope, we riot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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