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[DangerMouse]

And he just eats the bag lol, eew

 

[jmizzal]

what just happened lol

 

[lamaroo]

Wait, no new episode until two weeks?

I really enjoyed that, having no prior knowledge of the source material.

 

[IronRinn]

Meh.

 

[DangerMouse]

so they're just doing the encore next week? Weird.

Some of the shots in the preview make me feel like a gun-running church shootout like in Black Lagoon should happen eventually in this show.

 

[MrPink93485]

so they're just doing the encore next week? Weird.

Some of the shots in the preview make me feel like a gun-running church shootout like in Black Lagoon should happen eventually in this show.

Nobody is gonna really watch during Memorial Day Weekend.

 

[the black pearl]

Huge fan the novel. I got the amazon pass. can't wait.

 

[Platy]

Is the episode over yet there ?

Just a question before seeing the episode later this week : How many issues of the comic does it cover ?

A friend still didn't read and he wants to rush as much as he can to see after he read the parts that he will watch

 

[Anon67]

If Preacher is my favorite comic ever, one that I re-read every year and can by now recite whole arcs, should I even give the show a try? Its completely fine if the answer is no.

How should we know? We've only seen the first episode.

 

[TWrecks310]

Never read the comic, but I enjoyed this pilot.

People were right though, this show is weird as fuck.

 

[Ashby]

I already miss forced-against-his-will, constantly-in-a-literal-drunken-stupor-Jesse-as-a-preacher.

Is the episode over yet there ?

Just a question before seeing the episode later this week : How many issues of the comic does it cover ?

A friend still didn't read and he wants to rush as much as he can to see after he read the parts that he will watch

None of them. It's like a weird quasi-prequel so far.

 

[Smokey_Run]

Never read the comic. This show is.. something, but it's intriguing.

 

[Ghostbound]

Just a question before seeing the episode later this week : How many issues of the comic does it cover ?

A friend still didn't read and he wants to rush as much as he can to see after he read the parts that he will watch

It's been a while since I've read it, but I don't think they've even made it past the first issue. They're really taking their time while also adding a bunch of new stuff.

 

[8BitsAtATime]

Is the episode over yet there ?

Just a question before seeing the episode later this week : How many issues of the comic does it cover ?

A friend still didn't read and he wants to rush as much as he can to see after he read the parts that he will watch

It's has hints of the comic but it's doing something different.

 

[CreeperBlocks]

Well that was strange and wacky. I'm in. i don't know how to feel about the show yet. I liked some parts but I feel it dragged in the middle then started to get interesting

 

[BenjaminBirdie]

If Preacher is my favorite comic ever, one that I re-read every year and can by now recite whole arcs, should I even give the show a try? Its completely fine if the answer is no.

Of course.

It's completely different but fuck if that isn't Jesse and Cassidy and Tulip.

 

[Rhaknar]

Of course.

It's completely different but fuck if that isn't Jesse and Cassidy and Tulip.

Thanks

 

[charsace]

This doesn't feel a little bit like True Blood to anyone else?

 

[Citizen_Insane]

Of course.

It's completely different but fuck if that isn't Jesse and Cassidy and Tulip.

Damn, that's what I needed to hear. I'm completely fine with them going in whatever direction they want as long as they nail the characters. Excited to watch the episode later tonight.

 

[zedge]

Don't know a thing about the comics but I enjoyed that. Really odd but I'm intrigued. I love the English guy from Misfits, although I wish he didn't have to fake the Irish accent. His real accent is much better. Not sure if the character he's playing was Irish so he has too.

Anyway looking forward to the next episode.

 

[NinjamicWZ]

So good. Damn, I hope this show sticks around. Crazy to see a Preacher show so good almost 20 years (?) later.

 

[DangerMouse]

Nobody is gonna really watch during Memorial Day Weekend.

Oh duh, that's right forgot about Memorial Day weekend when I saw the commercial.

Well that was strange and wacky. I'm in. i don't know how to feel about the show yet. I liked some parts but I feel it dragged in the middle then started to get interesting

Yeah, I don't know anything about this but that was pretty cool, weird, crazy, and oddly intriguing.

 

[NinjamicWZ]

Steve Dillon, keeping up on things nicely

 

[ironcreed]

I was not sure for the first few minutes, but it won me over with it's insanity. I'll be tuning in.

 

[PhoncipleBone]

I am kind of indifferent at the moment. I am trying to judge it on its own merits and not nitpick it based on the source material, but it is difficult. It is doing well enough on its own, but it does have a vibe to it like it is a teen trying hard to be edgy.
They didn't fuck up the characters at least, so for that I am thankful and will still be tuning in.

 

[KoruptData]

I enjoyed it. I like weird and dark stuff though.

 

[piratepwnsninja]

Have no connection to the source material and am only tangentially familiar with it, but I really enjoyed this a lot. Anything with good/evil/angel/demon stuff gets my attention.

 

[8BitsAtATime]

Steve Dillon, keeping up on things nicely

It's missing Emily. The diner scene with Jesse and her was cute.

 

[Citizen_Insane]

Steve Dillon, keeping up on things nicely

I was at a comic store earlier and they had the first issue of Preacher with that art as the cover for free.

 

[JeTmAn81]

Steve Dillon, keeping up on things nicely

Cue the Preacher comic redo where he gives them different faces this time.

 

[styl3s]

I was extremely skeptical about Seth Rogan being involved but i absolutely loved it.

 

[JeTmAn81]

Started watching it. I'm a huge fan of the comic. Cassidy's first scene might be one of the best character introductions I've seen on TV. So far most of the individual interactions aren't really from the comic at all but they fit right in with the story. I'm really liking it.

 

[firehawk12]

This was surprisingly good. I was expecting a trainwreck because lol AMC but it worked out really well. I hope this didn't bomb and that they can tell the whole story.

 

[SlickShoesRUCrazy]

I've been watching from the start and I still have no idea what is going on lol.


Edit: that bar scene was good. Liked the tv saying tom cruise blew up at the church of Scientology lol.

 

[RatskyWatsky]

Reminder: Episode 2 doesn't air until June 5th. Next week is a repeat of the series premiere.

 

[Morrigan Stark]

If Preacher is my favorite comic ever, one that I re-read every year and can by now recite whole arcs, should I even give the show a try? Its completely fine if the answer is no.

Preacher is my favourite comic and so far this episode is underwhelming as shit.

Yeah yeah yeah "it's an adaptation". Okay but this has fuck all to do with the source material. Like it adapted the characters sort of... that's about it.

I'll keep watching for now because it's mildly entertaining. I did burst out laughing at Tom Cruise exploding and the dude "opening his heart". But yeah... I don't care for where this is going. Like him staying a preacher. SMH

Just a question before seeing the episode later this week : How many issues of the comic does it cover ?

Zero. No hyperbole either.

 

[TheOddOne]

- A|V Club Review: In its first episode, Preacher is still finding its voice.
- Sepinwall: Review: 'Preacher' makes a colorful, violent splash in its series premiere.
- THR: Why AMC's 'Preacher' Killed Off Tom Cruise.
- Vanity Fair: Preacher’s Tulip Shows How Far Comic Book Culture Has Come.
- Vulture: How Seth Rogen Made the Extremely Non-P.C. Comic Preacher Safe For TV.
- TVLine: Preacher Recap: Was the Series' Premiere Heavenly or Hellish?
- Variety: ‘Preacher’ Premiere Raises Holy Hell.
- Rolling Stone: 'Preacher' Recap: Holy Rollin'.

 

[Khoryos]

I just realised - Arseface doesn't really make sense anymore, does he? He ate a shotgun the day after Kurt Cobain did, but that's now quite a while ago.

 

[JeTmAn81]

I just realised - Arseface doesn't really make sense anymore, does he? He ate a shotgun the day after Kurt Cobain did, but that's now quite a while ago.

I'm hoping they'll come up with another clever reason for him to blow himself up.

Also, looks like the show continues the tradition of every video game played on screen featuring a Donkey Kong or Pac-Man noise. I hope they're being ironic...

 

[Rhaknar]

Preacher is my favourite comic and so far this episode is underwhelming as shit.

Yeah yeah yeah "it's an adaptation". Okay but this has fuck all to do with the source material. Like it adapted the characters sort of... that's about it.

I'll keep watching for now because it's mildly entertaining. I did burst out laughing at Tom Cruise exploding and the dude "opening his heart". But yeah... I don't care for where this is going. Like him staying a preacher. SMH


Zero. No hyperbole either.

yeah this sounds more like what I expected and why maybe I should avoid it :/

 

[Grizzlyjin]

I really enjoyed that. It's doing its own thing, but it definitely retains the spirit of the comic. Totally okay with this being prequel-ish if it continues the quality of the pilot. They nailed Jesse, Tulip, and Cassidy. Already loving what they've done with those roles.

 

[KonradLaw]

That was amazing. The best type of adaptation - keeping the spirit, but not necessary the letter. And they were right. This already was weird as fuck, so easing up the audience before the insanity starts was a good choice.

I will rewatch this episode today, because it was just so filled with those great little moments. Like those toy soldiers sticking out of that dead guy's head. Or the mess Cassidy was after his landing. Or those stereotypical clothes those two pursuers had everywhere they went

And Jesus...those were some truly spectacular fight scenes. And somehow, despite the insanity, the whole thin feels coherent. It mixes humor, with action and then some darkness and yet it all gells together somehow.

With this and Outcast summer TV season is off to a fricking amazing start.

 

[Dalek]

I really enjoyed that. It's doing its own thing, but it definitely retains the spirit of the comic. Totally okay with this being prequel-ish if it continues the quality of the pilot. They nailed Jesse, Tulip, and Cassidy. Already loving what they've done with those roles.

I only got to watch half of it tonight because my wife fell asleep but they nailed Cassidy and Tulip's introductions.

 

[Khoryos]

I only got to watch half of it tonight because my wife fell asleep but they nailed Cassidy and Tulip's introductions.

I don't know, I was kind of hoping for Rake at the Gates of Hell...

 

[Morrigan Stark]

Changing Jesse and Tulip's relationship so fundamentally kind of irked me. There was no reason for that.

Or those stereotypical clothes those two pursuers had everywhere they went

Tintin already did that running gag with the cop brothers decades ago.

 

[Khoryos]

Changing Jesse and Tulip's relationship so fundamentally kind of irked me. There was no reason for that.

I don't know, "they used to do bad stuff -> Jesse vanished and wound up a priest" sounds about right, now? I'm not entirely happy about how competent Tulip was, but that's my only real objection there.

 

[RedEther]

This doesn't feel a little bit like True Blood to anyone else?

A better version for now

 

[Vampirolol]

Can't watch it until tonight, so was this set during the 90's or present day?

 

[RoyaleDuke]

Preacher is my favourite comic and so far this episode is underwhelming as shit.

Yeah yeah yeah "it's an adaptation". Okay but this has fuck all to do with the source material. Like it adapted the characters sort of... that's about it.

I'll keep watching for now because it's mildly entertaining. I did burst out laughing at Tom Cruise exploding and the dude "opening his heart". But yeah... I don't care for where this is going. Like him staying a preacher. SMH


Zero. No hyperbole either.

That's what I don't understand about this at all, there's parts of the first couple comics in there and then there is all this extra embellishment.

I liked parts of it, but I am really kinda... ehhh so far with it.

I mean in the comic, when

Spoiler

Genesis possessed Jessie, the whole town exploded like an atom bomb. He basically gets pursued by the mysterious Vatican guys, Herr Starr, and the local Police department. I'm kinda summarizing events here but that is the gist of it, Jessie wants answers and basically wants to tell God off for things being so shitty on Earth, and why the fuck he's possessed by Genesis. I mean I am simplifying a little bit.

Also, how they just drop Arseface on you without going through why he looks the way he does, not to mention I don't really think the whole mimicking Kurt Cobain thing is gonna factor in so it will be interesting to see how it plays out.

I love whoever they got to play Cassidy, he's great and his landing was hilarious.

I didn't really care about the deviations in TWD, but here... it's feeling a bit weird for me.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

Can't watch it until tonight, so was this set during the 90's or present day?

Present day.