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windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#1: Apr 7th 2021 at 10:00:37 AM

The first generation of superheroes have kept the world safe for nearly a century. Now their children must continue their legendary ideals. From the mind of Mark Millar, Jupiter’s Legacy is streaming only on Netflix May 7th, 2021.

ArthurEld Since: May, 2014
#2: Apr 7th 2021 at 11:39:28 AM

I wonder if they'll do a parallel time line with this, to show the original heroes origins.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#3: Apr 7th 2021 at 11:50:57 AM

[up] It looks like there's flashback scenes so presumably yes.

Man we are getting so many superhero shows, its fun.

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windleopard from Nigeria Since: Nov, 2014 Relationship Status: Non-Canon
#4: Apr 7th 2021 at 12:02:16 PM

It's also nice that some of them aren't just Marvel and DC.

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#5: Apr 8th 2021 at 1:58:55 PM

Am I the only one disappointed this has nothing to do with Jupiter Ascending?

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#6: May 7th 2021 at 7:55:42 AM

Hollywood Reporter calls the series "A derivative bore" especially in light of a recent glut of excellent superhero shows.

Guy01 Since: Mar, 2015
#7: May 7th 2021 at 3:05:14 PM

"Yeah that monster was kicking the hell out of us and heroes were dying and it was about to go nuclear on everyone but how dare you kill it, son!"

I think Utopian might be an idiot. [lol]

Ok, who let Light Yagami in here?
slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#8: May 7th 2021 at 3:50:53 PM

Oh wow this is already out.

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#9: May 8th 2021 at 9:24:28 AM

Rolling Stone gives it 1 star out of 5, pointing out how many of its beats were done better by its name brand competition.

I haven’t seen a Netflix action series this savaged since Iron Fist.

One reviewer straight up compared it to Inhumans.

Edited by Beatman1 on May 8th 2021 at 12:42:48 PM

jakobitis Doctor of Doctorates from Somewhere, somewhen Since: Jan, 2015 Relationship Status: I'd need a PowerPoint presentation
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#10: May 8th 2021 at 2:20:01 PM

It really is pretty awful honestly. Made it through a couple of episodes to see if things improved at all. They do not.

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slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#11: May 8th 2021 at 2:20:26 PM

I wonder how the comic is.

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Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#12: May 8th 2021 at 2:21:34 PM

[up] Apparently the first season ends on what's more or less the inciting incident for the comic.

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#13: May 8th 2021 at 2:29:15 PM

[up]That reminds me of a similar complaint people had with Runaways (2017) where it took the entire first season for the kids to actually run away :P

But yeah... I don't know if I'll check this one out; I feel like the 'edgy superhero show' genre is starting to get played out and the reviews aren't helping.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#14: May 8th 2021 at 2:30:35 PM

[up][up] What point was the inciting incident? The end of the first volume or like first issue?

[up] Prolly would have been better if they animated this like Invincible. I heard a good deal of critiques over the fight scenes.

Edited by slimcoder on May 8th 2021 at 2:31:08 AM

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Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#15: May 8th 2021 at 2:32:51 PM

[up] Huge status quo shift at the end of the second issue. The comic itself is one of Millar's "decompressed" comics, so not a lot happens in an average issue.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#16: May 8th 2021 at 2:40:02 PM

Okay so presuming they didn't adapt any material from the 12-issue prequel Jupiter's Circle, then this entire season only adapted 2 issues of an 8 issue comic.

I know adaptation expansion is a thing but this is ridiculous. tongue

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DeadlyAssassin Last of the Stellarians from Helsinki Since: Sep, 2014 Relationship Status: Above such petty unnecessities
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#17: May 8th 2021 at 2:56:57 PM

As someone who watched through all eight episodes while doing some other stuff simultaneously... yeah, it is quite dull. Which for a superhero work is the worst thing imaginable.

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#18: May 8th 2021 at 3:19:01 PM

[up]x4 - Not sure if that would have helped the utterly abysmal pacing or the fact that it's been released after two praised extremes on the superhero scale, an extreme deconstruction in The Boys and an extreme reconstruction in Invincible. When even the big two are doing what you've done before, then it's an extreme case of "Seinfeld" Is Unfunny.

CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#19: May 8th 2021 at 3:25:57 PM

RUNAWAYS basically had the problem that the writers clearly didn't want to do a show about teenage superheroes and were intrigued by the idea of a bunch of adults working on an occult mystery.

Which is...not Runaways.

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HandsomeRob Leader of the Holey Brotherhood from The land of broken records Since: Jan, 2015
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#20: May 8th 2021 at 4:05:53 PM

I'm watching it right now. Knowing nothing of the comic book beyond what I've read about it here, I'm pretty much going in blind (with knowledge of the Utopian being killed off by his son I believe).

So is this a big deconstruction of Thou Shalt Not Kill? I admit, I'm seeing them ask a lot of questions other series have already asked.

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Zendervai Since: Oct, 2009
#21: May 8th 2021 at 4:24:49 PM

In terms of the pacing, I've seen a few reviews that said a 10 episode event series would have easily been able to adapt the entire comic, plus the spinoff. But since Netflix bought Millar's comic company, they obviously want a big superhero franchise they own the whole rights to.

They do have Umbrella Academy, but they're more just the distributor there. Universal's the main producing company and Dark Horse still owns the comic rights. With Jupiter's Legacy, Netflix owns everything about the production.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
The Head of the Hydra
#22: May 8th 2021 at 4:27:01 PM

Oh thats why new copies of the comics have the Netflix logo on it.

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CharlesPhipps Since: Jan, 2001
#23: May 8th 2021 at 4:29:14 PM

So is this a big deconstruction of Thou Shalt Not Kill? I admit, I'm seeing them ask a lot of questions other series have already asked.

If the series continues, it's more "Whatever Happened to Truth, Justice, and the American Way" versus a validation of the opposite. Basically, there's a massive amount of arrogance from those who think the Authority way works.

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Beatman1 Since: Feb, 2014 Relationship Status: Gone fishin'
#24: May 8th 2021 at 5:20:30 PM

If Supercrooks bombs too, this might be the end for “Millarworld”.

slimcoder The Head of the Hydra Since: May, 2013
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#25: May 8th 2021 at 5:22:31 PM

Granted that might do better since "supervillains pulling an Oceans 11 in Spain" sounds like a rip-roaring good time.

Especially if Studio Bones brings their A-game.

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