tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post9179191711972212254..comments2024-03-27T09:00:32.195-05:00Comments on The Signal Watch: Vertigo Watch: Preacher (TV series, 2016)The Leaguehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-89133835073643144052016-08-10T15:02:52.485-05:002016-08-10T15:02:52.485-05:00In some cases for me, plot drives all. Read enoug...In some cases for me, plot drives all. Read enough pre-WWII mystery from a limited handful of authors, and the plot overrides the repeating archetypes. In other cases, it's all about characters, but character motivations of strong characters always drive the plot, anyway, and that was true for me of the comic of Preacher. And, yeah, as long as the characters remain true, I'm okay. That's where Marvel has excelled in its translations of their characters even while drastically changing many details to pull those origins out of the 1960's (or 1940's). <br /><br />And, really, that's what I guess I look for in an adaptation of something more than specific adherence to plot - and Snyder's parallax management of character while representing exact frames from Watchmen was a heart-crushing experience. DC asking "what is Superman hated being Superman?" was not really the Superman I wanted to see. Meanwhile, the CW's Flash has totally got the Barry Allen I dig while changing every single detail around him in his life except for his day job, but he's still Barry, so I can dig it.<br /><br />In a lot of ways, Jesse just didn't feel like Jesse to me in the first 3/4's of the season. All the iconography and all that was there, but a Jesse Custer sitting down and enjoying talking to his parishoners was... odd. Maybe if the arrival of Genesis had occurred the way it did in the TV show, I'd have seen something different, but by the time we meet Jesse in the comics - he's way, way past all that, which we see in the show for all of about thirty seconds. <br /><br />And, yeah, getting used to a different take on Tulip took some getting used to, but it's so hard not to like Ruth Negga, I got over it by the end of the pilot.<br /><br />There were absolutely Jesse Custer moments especially in the first episode or 2, like Jesse breaking Donnie's arm, that felt pulled right out of the comics where I saw that they did know the character. And they do, and it's all good.<br /><br />Like I said, I'm hopeful. I think it'll work and be even better next year.<br /><br />The Leaguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04836241071795980225noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7294499213897153104.post-53621479782889258832016-08-10T14:05:02.741-05:002016-08-10T14:05:02.741-05:00I haven't read the comic in a long, long time ...I haven't read the comic in a long, long time (so long that I only clearly remember certain snippets of it), but I feel like the show, especially as demonstrated in the last few episodes, does a good job of catching the feel of the book. And I think that problems can arise when the main focus is simply on transplanting something directly from the comic to the screen (e.g., Snyder's Watchmen movie). The show had a few moments where it seemed to hit a lull, but those might have given more impact to the end of the season. I dunno. I like the cast. I like the fact that they're taking chances. I hope it gets even better in Season 2.J.S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03903186469796595837noreply@blogger.com