The Boys - Amazon superhero show

[DC]

The 4K version was right about the HD one on the landing screen for me.

[DeciderVT]

It is for me today. Not when I searched for it last week though- only the HD version was appearing in the results.

 

Either way, too late now.

[Sponge]

Really enjoyed this, but one question

 

Spoiler

What were the flies about? Set up for something later?

 

[Monkeyboy]

5 minutes ago, Sponge said:

Really enjoyed this, but one question

 

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What were the flies about? Set up for something later?

 

 

Yeah, I noticed that too. Seemed to be too many of them for it not to be a thing.

[Steve McQueef]

On 03/08/2019 at 11:34, MpM said:

 

The swines would have to use a different HDR standard to Netflix, wouldn't they....I can watch Netflix HDR content with no problem but my 4K TV can't pick up Amazon's HDR encode..

It's standard HDR, which is compatible with everything. Just make sure it's actually the 4K stream you're viewing, as as this thread shows, it's been a cunt to find for some people.

 

I watched half of it in 4K, from the title screen. Went back to continue it and it was in HD only. Had to search for the 4K version. Amazon's interface is woeful.

[HarryBizzle]

1 hour ago, John Edward Gammell said:

It's standard HDR, which is compatible with everything. Just make sure it's actually the 4K stream you're viewing, as as this thread shows, it's been a cunt to find for some people.

 

I watched half of it in 4K, from the title screen. Went back to continue it and it was in HD only. Had to search for the 4K version. Amazon's interface is woeful.

 

If I find the 4K version of a show, I immediately add it to my watchlist, because finding it again can be so hit and miss.

[MpM]

1 hour ago, John Edward Gammell said:

It's standard HDR, which is compatible with everything. Just make sure it's actually the 4K stream you're viewing, as as this thread shows, it's been a cunt to find for some people.

 

I watched half of it in 4K, from the title screen. Went back to continue it and it was in HD only. Had to search for the 4K version. Amazon's interface is woeful.

 

Oh I was watching the 4K stream for every episode but with Amazon HDR streams the 'HDR Signal' notification that comes up on my TV screen with Netflix streaming, will not activate with Amazon.

 

I think Amazon only stream in Dolby Vision HDR rather than Netflix's HDR10 standard.

[Steve McQueef]

Amazon don't use Dolby Vision. 

 

Even if they did, like Netflix, it would simply show as HDR10 on non-DV compatible TVs.

[MpM]

3 hours ago, John Edward Gammell said:

Amazon don't use Dolby Vision. 

 

Even if they did, like Netflix, it would simply show as HDR10 on non-DV compatible TVs.

 

Well, whatever HDR standard they're broadcasting in, it doesn't work on my TV...unlike Netflix.

 

[tobert]

I tried streaming a few things in 4k on Amazon and none get beyond 1080 HD. This is despite an ok connection and YouTube/Netflix streaming 4k fine

[jon_cybernet]

20 minutes ago, tobert said:

I tried streaming a few things in 4k on Amazon and none get beyond 1080 HD. This is despite an ok connection and YouTube/Netflix streaming 4k fine

 

Were you definitely streaming the 4K versions? You need to search for them separately as it the geniuses at Amazon have them listed separately from the HD versions. 

[tobert]

Yep, it says UHD on the menu

[HarryBizzle]

Might be worth searching the AvForums owner’s thread for your TV and seeing if there’s a known issue. 

[Popo]

This is brilliant - my other half started watching it this evening after dinner while I was playing something and I slowly found myself getting drawn into it, so by episode 3 I was all in. 

 

On 18/06/2019 at 16:21, SM47 said:

Karl Urban sounds like Dick Van Dyke in Mary Poppins 

 

I think this is what first started to grab my attention. Like a car crash, I couldn’t look away once he opened his mouth and that weird accent started coming out. Strangely hypnotic. 

[Padaxes]

Blasted through this, and it was amazing! Haven't read the comics and I went in knowing almost nothing about it, no trailers even which I'm really glad about. Having just gone back and watched a couple of them they spoil a some amazing moments. I was totally shocked by the first A Train moment, blindsided me completely. Loved it.

[LaveDisco]

On 03/08/2019 at 19:13, Sponge said:

Really enjoyed this, but one question

 

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What were the flies about? Set up for something later?

 

Apparently in the comics...

 

Spoiler

There’s a supe that can turn into a fly... called swatto or something  

 

[Sponge]

Gotcha. Presumed it was something like that.

[teddymeow]

Every 30 seconds or so when watching an Amazon 4k stream the sound drops out. It's for a split second but it's getting annoying. May switch back to 1080P.

 

Anyway, just finished ep 5 and it's just brilliant!! Even the missus is enjoying it.

[Mr. Gerbik]

7 hours ago, teddymeow said:

Even the missus is enjoying it.

It made my missus put her phone down and actually watch the screen for once! That says a lot

[Eighthours]

Halfway through and I am absolutely fucking loving this, particularly how much of a bastard Homelander is. Karl Urban's accent is one for the ages, it's inspired. He must know what he's doing, there's no way he thinks it's anything other than ridiculous.

[Padaxes]

12 hours ago, teddymeow said:

Every 30 seconds or so when watching an Amazon 4k stream the sound drops out. It's for a split second but it's getting annoying. May switch back to 1080P.

 

Anyway, just finished ep 5 and it's just brilliant!! Even the missus is enjoying it.

 

Mine seems to alternate between 480p and 4k half the time , also really annoying. One minute they look like morph next minute you can see the pores on their skin.

[Stanley]

I think it looks excellent in 4k HDR, some of the best I've seen from a streaming service, also I love this show it's completely brilliant.

[gizmo1990]

1 hour ago, Eighthours said:

Karl Urban's accent is one for the ages, it's inspired. He must know what he's doing, there's no way he thinks it's anything other than ridiculous.

 

That's my take on his accent too. It's phenomenally entertaining, I love it.

[teddymeow]

Just finished this.

 

So

is Stillwell's baby dead then?

[Thor]

I really don't have a problem with Urban's accent. It was doing my head in wondering where I'd heard him do that accent before. Of course, he's Skurge, we fought together at Vanheim.

 

What's really bad is Pegg's accent. 

 

I've just finished Episode 5, this is fucking great.

 

Spoiler

From ep. 4 - The spice girls speech.

 

"What if she's a spice girl?"

[PaB]

Just finished the series . Overall very good but tailed off a bit towards the end . 

 

Anthony Starr is great in this . Karl urban has the most variable cockney accent since Charlie Hunnam in Green Street , but the character is very good . 

 

 

[Stig]

On 03/08/2019 at 19:13, Sponge said:

Really enjoyed this, but one question

 

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What were the flies about? Set up for something later?

 

I was just about the ask the same thing. 

 

*edit* I see it's been answered above. 

 

Someone I know says hes read that it means nothing and it was just 

Spoiler

flies getting in the way during filming. I'm calling bs on that though because they're too prominent and noisey to be nothing. If it was just files being flies, that's some pretty shit post production work.

 

[Stig]

On 07/08/2019 at 11:33, Stanley said:

I think it looks excellent in 4k HDR, some of the best I've seen from a streaming service, also I love this show it's completely brilliant.

 

Don't know how far ahead you are but in Episode 8

Spoiler

the bit where Starlight fights A-Train looked phenomenal on my TV, especially the shots of her.

 

[teddymeow]

29 minutes ago, PeteBrant said:

Karl urban has the most variable cockney accent since Charlie Hunnam in Green Street

 

'Oi! Don't you be comin' in 'ere baad maavin' ol' Karl. His cock-er-ney accent is chim-chimerney-tastic me ol' mucker.

 

He went to the Dick van Dyke school of language for this! Left after one class.

[Popo]

On 07/08/2019 at 10:03, Eighthours said:

Halfway through and I am absolutely fucking loving this, particularly how much of a bastard Homelander is. Karl Urban's accent is one for the ages, it's inspired. He must know what he's doing, there's no way he thinks it's anything other than ridiculous.

 

Absolutely. I just watched episode 5 and Homelander somehow manages to crank up the weirdness even higher. A real sense of danger seems to surround him, which really helps in a bad guy.