Preacher sets the tone perfectly within the first minute of the first episode; massive bold letters fill the whole screen to let you know we are in Africa, moments later a priest is hit some kind of magical force, and then finally he explodes in a shower of blood and guts over his entire congregation. Preacher is an offbeat, extremely dark comedy about an incompetent priest (a different one) who finds new lease in life when he inherits some probably evil superpowers. He is hardly the only oddball in town though, as he bumps into an Irish druggie vampire, a pair of wet-behind-the-ear angels, and his murderous criminal ex within one busy week.
Preacher gives you a lot of people to fall in love with. There is not a single character in this show who manages to be unlikable. Besides those fore mentioned oddballs, the show’s sleepy Texan town is packed with incidental characters who all have their own quirks and hidden qualities. Take Donny, who on first glance is a stereotypical, idiot, red-neck, wife beating bully and henchman… who is in reality a loving husband who only hits his wife are part of their secret kink lifestyle, who manages to get the drop on the protagonist on multiple occasions, and who desperately wants to be really good at being a henchman. Then there is the villain himself; a ruthless, sociopath slaughterhouse tycoon who wants to own the town… but who has also undergone terrible personal loss, didn’t have any intentions of harming anyone, and would much rather pass the time in his office playing Qbert than be a big bad industrialist. My favourite though is Emily, a sensible, meek assistant to the preacher who stoically goes about her crazy day, trying her best not to stop, stare into the camera, and sigh “can you believe this fucking bullshit?”
It is also really funny. Preacher loves to contrive perverse, absurd situations, especially during its fight scenes. No two are alike one another, and no one is like anything you’ve seen before. Because of its frequent left turns into gonzo storytelling, you never quite know where the story is going to go next, and it manages to keep the viewer propelled with a frantic energy that stays charged, even through the shows quiet, more contemplative moments. I’ve not read the comic, so I can’t make any comparisons, but as a stand alone show, Preacher is bloody great.
The Television Series, Pard`ner
Preacher sets the tone perfectly within the first minute of the first episode; massive bold letters fill the whole screen to let you know we are in Africa, moments later a priest is hit some kind of magical force, and then finally he explodes in a shower of blood and guts over his entire congregation. Preacher is an offbeat, extremely dark comedy about an incompetent priest (a different one) who finds new lease in life when he inherits some probably evil superpowers. He is hardly the only oddball in town though, as he bumps into an Irish druggie vampire, a pair of wet-behind-the-ear angels, and his murderous criminal ex within one busy week.
Preacher gives you a lot of people to fall in love with. There is not a single character in this show who manages to be unlikable. Besides those fore mentioned oddballs, the show’s sleepy Texan town is packed with incidental characters who all have their own quirks and hidden qualities. Take Donny, who on first glance is a stereotypical, idiot, red-neck, wife beating bully and henchman… who is in reality a loving husband who only hits his wife are part of their secret kink lifestyle, who manages to get the drop on the protagonist on multiple occasions, and who desperately wants to be really good at being a henchman. Then there is the villain himself; a ruthless, sociopath slaughterhouse tycoon who wants to own the town… but who has also undergone terrible personal loss, didn’t have any intentions of harming anyone, and would much rather pass the time in his office playing Qbert than be a big bad industrialist. My favourite though is Emily, a sensible, meek assistant to the preacher who stoically goes about her crazy day, trying her best not to stop, stare into the camera, and sigh “can you believe this fucking bullshit?”
It is also really funny. Preacher loves to contrive perverse, absurd situations, especially during its fight scenes. No two are alike one another, and no one is like anything you’ve seen before. Because of its frequent left turns into gonzo storytelling, you never quite know where the story is going to go next, and it manages to keep the viewer propelled with a frantic energy that stays charged, even through the shows quiet, more contemplative moments. I’ve not read the comic, so I can’t make any comparisons, but as a stand alone show, Preacher is bloody great.