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===Writing===
===Writing===
Homelander's origins are revealed in the episode and remained almost the same from the comics for the television adaptation, as both versions where experimented in a lab and had their fake story fabricated by Vought, in order to cover their real origins from the public so they can be loved by the public. However one major change is the portrayal of one of Vought's scientists Jonah Vogelbaum. While on the comics Vogelbaum was the creator of the Compound-V, in the comics he serves as the lead scientist responsible for the creation of Homelander and the one who trained him during his traumatic childhood.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cano |first=Ruddy |date=2021-11-03 |title=Why Homelander from the TV show is preferable to the one in the comic |url=https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/why-homelander-from-the-tv-show-is-preferable-to-the-one-in-the-comic/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=We Are The Mighty |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pierre |first=Mekishana |date=2020-09-05 |title=The Boys: A Quick Reminder About Why Compound V Matters So Much |url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/the-boys-compound-v-explained-47760172 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Popsugar |language=en}}</ref>
Homelander's origins are revealed in the episode and remained almost the same from the comics for the television adaptation, as both versions where experimented in a lab and had their fake story fabricated by Vought, in order to cover their real origins from the public so they can be loved by the public. However one major change is the portrayal of one of Vought's scientists Jonah Vogelbaum. While on the comics Vogelbaum was the creator of the Compound-V, in the comics he serves as the lead scientist responsible for the creation of Homelander and the one who trained him during his traumatic childhood.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cano |first=Ruddy |date=2021-11-03 |title=Why Homelander from the TV show is preferable to the one in the comic |url=https://www.wearethemighty.com/articles/why-homelander-from-the-tv-show-is-preferable-to-the-one-in-the-comic/ |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=We Are The Mighty |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Pierre |first=Mekishana |date=2020-09-05 |title=The Boys: A Quick Reminder About Why Compound V Matters So Much |url=https://www.popsugar.com/entertainment/the-boys-compound-v-explained-47760172 |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=Popsugar |language=en}}</ref> Rosenberg and


===Casting===
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The episode main cast includes [[Karl Urban]] as [[Billy Butcher]], [[Jack Quaid]] as [[Hughie Campbell|Hughie Campell]], [[Antony Starr|Anthony Starr]] as [[Homelander]], [[Erin Moriarty (actress)|Erin Moriarty]] as [[Annie January]], [[Dominique McElligott]] as Queen Maeve, [[Jessie Usher|Jessie T. Usher]] as A-Train, [[Laz Alonso|Laz Alonzo]] as [[Mother's Milk (character)|Mother's Milk]], [[Chace Crawford|Chance Crawford]] as The Deep, [[Tomer Capone]] as Frenchie, [[Karen Fukuhara]] as Kimiko, [[Nathan Mitchell]] as [[Black Noir]], and [[Elisabeth Shue]] as Madelyn Stillwell.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Darwish |first=Meaghan |date=2019-07-25 |title='The Boys' Cast and Showrunner Tease R-Rated Characters, Action & More (VIDEO) |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/798192/the-boys-cast-season-1-amazon-comic-con/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> Also starring are [[Simon Pegg]] as Hugh Campbell Sr., [[Haley Joel Osment]] as Mesmer, [[Jennifer Esposito]] as Susan Reynor, [[Shantel VanSanten]] as Becca Butcher, [[Alex Hassell]] as Translucent, [[Christian Keyes]] as Nathan Franklin, Alvina August as Monique Milk, [[Laila Robins]] as Grace Mallory, and [[John Doman]] as Jonah Vogelbaum.<ref name="EndCredits">{{Cite episode |title=The Self-Preservation Society|series=The Boys |series-link=The Boys (TV series) |last=Rosenberg |first=Craig |network=[[Amazon Prime Video]] |date=July 26, 2019 |season=1 |number=7|last2=Monahan |first2=Ellie}} End credits begin at 54:24.</ref>{{rp|54:47-55:17}}
T made this change to the story in order to make Homelander more complex thann his comic book counterpart and make the audience to feel some sympathy for him, by making the audience to understand some of his actions during the series. This is why one of the major characters from the comics was also changed for the television adaptation. In the comics James Stillwell is the CEO of Vought who is the one who is in charge of supervising the company's and the Seven actions. For the television adaptation the character was gender-swapped and was given the name of Madelyn Stillwell, though she retains some of the characteristics of the comic counterpart.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Egan |first=James |date=2020-09-16 |title=10 Ways The Boys TV Show Is Different From The Comics |url=https://whatculture.com/tv/10-ways-the-boys-tv-show-is-different-from-the-comics |access-date=2023-12-09 |website=WhatCulture.com |language=en}}</ref>he episode main cast includes [[Karl Urban]] as [[Billy Butcher]], [[Jack Quaid]] as [[Hughie Campbell|Hughie Campell]], [[Antony Starr|Anthony Starr]] as [[Homelander]], [[Erin Moriarty (actress)|Erin Moriarty]] as [[Annie January]], [[Dominique McElligott]] as Queen Maeve, [[Jessie Usher|Jessie T. Usher]] as A-Train, [[Laz Alonso|Laz Alonzo]] as [[Mother's Milk (character)|Mother's Milk]], [[Chace Crawford|Chance Crawford]] as The Deep, [[Tomer Capone]] as Frenchie, [[Karen Fukuhara]] as Kimiko, [[Nathan Mitchell]] as [[Black Noir]], and [[Elisabeth Shue]] as Madelyn Stillwell.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Darwish |first=Meaghan |date=2019-07-25 |title='The Boys' Cast and Showrunner Tease R-Rated Characters, Action & More (VIDEO) |url=https://www.tvinsider.com/798192/the-boys-cast-season-1-amazon-comic-con/ |access-date=2023-07-27 |website=TV Insider |language=en-US}}</ref> Also starring are [[Simon Pegg]] as Hugh Campbell Sr., [[Haley Joel Osment]] as Mesmer, [[Jennifer Esposito]] as Susan Reynor, [[Shantel VanSanten]] as Becca Butcher, [[Alex Hassell]] as Translucent, [[Christian Keyes]] as Nathan Franklin, Alvina August as Monique Milk, [[Laila Robins]] as Grace Mallory, and [[John Doman]] as Jonah Vogelbaum.<ref name="EndCredits">{{Cite episode |title=The Self-Preservation Society|series=The Boys |series-link=The Boys (TV series) |last=Rosenberg |first=Craig |network=[[Amazon Prime Video]] |date=July 26, 2019 |season=1 |number=7|last2=Monahan |first2=Ellie}} End credits begin at 54:24.</ref>{{rp|54:47-55:17}}


===Filming===
===Filming===

Revision as of 02:53, 9 December 2023

"The Self-Preservation Society"
The Boys episode
Episode no.Season 1
Episode 7
Directed byDan Attias
Written by
  • Craig Rosenberg
  • Ellie Monahan
Featured music
Cinematography byDylan Macleod
Editing byCedric Nairn-Smith
Original release dateJuly 26, 2019 (2019-07-26)
Running time56 minutes
Guest appearances
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"The Self-Preservation Society" is the seventh episode of the first season of the American superhero television series The Boys, based on the comic book series of the same name by Garth Ennis. It is set in a universe where most of the superpowered individuals are portrayed as corrupt individuals instead of being the heroes that the general public believe they are. The episode was written by Craig Rosenberg and Ellie Monahan and directed by Dan Attias.

The episode follows the Seven as they finally learn about about the existence of the Boys, leading to Homelander to accuse Annie January of conspiring against them due to her relationship with Hughie Campbell. Recognizing one of them as Becca's Husband Billy Butcher, Homelander decides to investigate about Becca whereabouts after he raped her and learns something that was apparently impossible. Meanwhile, the consequences of the relationship with Hughie and Annie finally start to have consequences, as the Boys become exposed and are forced to send their relatives to safety, while Annie starts to struggle with facing the truth after she discovers Hughie's allegiance with the Boys.

"The Self-Preservation Society" was released on the streaming service Amazon Prime Video on July 26, 2019. The episode received critical acclaim with praise towards the performances, writing, character development, pacing, and for partially solving the mystery about Becca's fate.

Plot

Production

Development

An adaptation of the comic book series The Boys was initially developed as a feature-length film in 2008. However, after several failed attempts to produce the film causing it to be in development hell for several years, the plans for a film were scrapped in favor of a television series.[1] In 2016, it was announced that the show would be developed by Cinemax, with Erick Kripke being hired to serve as the series showrunner and writer, alongside Evan Goldberg, and Seth Rogen who would direct the pilot episode.[2] In November 2017, Amazon acquired the rights to develop the show, announcing that they would be producing over eight episodes for the first season,[3] while confirming that the previously announced creative team would still be attached to the series.[4][5] The episode which was written by Rosenberg and Monahan and directed by Attias,[6] is titled "The Self-Preservation Society" which takes the same title of the Vol. 6 of the comic book series of the same name that covers the issues #31–38.[7]

Writing

Homelander's origins are revealed in the episode and remained almost the same from the comics for the television adaptation, as both versions where experimented in a lab and had their fake story fabricated by Vought, in order to cover their real origins from the public so they can be loved by the public. However one major change is the portrayal of one of Vought's scientists Jonah Vogelbaum. While on the comics Vogelbaum was the creator of the Compound-V, in the comics he serves as the lead scientist responsible for the creation of Homelander and the one who trained him during his traumatic childhood.[8][9] Rosenberg and

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T made this change to the story in order to make Homelander more complex thann his comic book counterpart and make the audience to feel some sympathy for him, by making the audience to understand some of his actions during the series. This is why one of the major characters from the comics was also changed for the television adaptation. In the comics James Stillwell is the CEO of Vought who is the one who is in charge of supervising the company's and the Seven actions. For the television adaptation the character was gender-swapped and was given the name of Madelyn Stillwell, though she retains some of the characteristics of the comic counterpart.[10]he episode main cast includes Karl Urban as Billy Butcher, Jack Quaid as Hughie Campell, Anthony Starr as Homelander, Erin Moriarty as Annie January, Dominique McElligott as Queen Maeve, Jessie T. Usher as A-Train, Laz Alonzo as Mother's Milk, Chance Crawford as The Deep, Tomer Capone as Frenchie, Karen Fukuhara as Kimiko, Nathan Mitchell as Black Noir, and Elisabeth Shue as Madelyn Stillwell.[11] Also starring are Simon Pegg as Hugh Campbell Sr., Haley Joel Osment as Mesmer, Jennifer Esposito as Susan Reynor, Shantel VanSanten as Becca Butcher, Alex Hassell as Translucent, Christian Keyes as Nathan Franklin, Alvina August as Monique Milk, Laila Robins as Grace Mallory, and John Doman as Jonah Vogelbaum.[12]: 54:47-55:17 

Filming

The filming of the first season of the series took place at the city of Toronto, while using several locations across the city in order to seek to capture the New York City where the series took place.[13]

Visual effects

Visual effects for the episode were created by DNEG TV, Framestore, Folks VFX, Mavericks VFX, Method Studios, Monsters Aliens Robots Zombies VFX, Mr. X, Pixomondo, Rocket Science VFX, Rodeo FX, and Soho VFX.[14][12]: 55:54-55:59  It was announced that visual effects supervisor Stephan Fleet would be in charge of overseeing the development for the visual effects.[15] Fleet revealed that the process for the creation of the Deep's gills, they used prosthethics that were adhered to the skin of the Deep's actor Chance Crawford. This was followed by having the actor's body to be fully recreated from his torso to the chest by enhacing them through the use of visual effects, intending to capture the realistic look of the gills. [16] Crawford admitted that the process for the creation of the gills make him feel disgusted and nauseous.[17]

Music

The episode features the following songs which are "Jingle Bell Rock" by Bobby Helms and "All Out of Love" by Air Supply.[18]

Release

"The Self-Preservation Society" premiered on Amazon Prime Video in the United States on July 26, 2019.[19] It was released alongside all the episodes from the season which were released the same date the episode was released.[20]

Reception

Notes

References

  1. ^ Kit, Borys (February 10, 2012). "Columbia Pictures Drops Comic Book Adaptation 'The Boys' (Exclusive)". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on February 15, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  2. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2016-04-06). "'The Boys' Drama Based On Comic Book Set At Cinemax With Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Eric Kripke, Original Film & Sony". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  3. ^ Andreeva, Nellie (2017-11-08). "Amazon Orders 'The Boys' Superhero Drama Series Based On Comic From Eric Kripke, Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen". Deadline. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  4. ^ Barsanti, Sam (2017-11-08). "Amazon picks up The Boys comic adaptation from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  5. ^ Turchiano, Danielle (2017-11-08). "Amazon Greenlights Eric Kripke's Superhero Drama 'The Boys'". Variety. Retrieved 2023-06-26.
  6. ^ "The Boys (2019–2023)". Writers Guild of America West. Archived from the original on July 28, 2019. Retrieved June 28, 2023.
  7. ^ "The Boys, Volume 6: The Self-Preservation Society". Goodreads. Retrieved 2023-12-02.
  8. ^ Cano, Ruddy (2021-11-03). "Why Homelander from the TV show is preferable to the one in the comic". We Are The Mighty. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  9. ^ Pierre, Mekishana (2020-09-05). "The Boys: A Quick Reminder About Why Compound V Matters So Much". Popsugar. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  10. ^ Egan, James (2020-09-16). "10 Ways The Boys TV Show Is Different From The Comics". WhatCulture.com. Retrieved 2023-12-09.
  11. ^ Darwish, Meaghan (2019-07-25). "'The Boys' Cast and Showrunner Tease R-Rated Characters, Action & More (VIDEO)". TV Insider. Retrieved 2023-07-27.
  12. ^ a b Rosenberg, Craig; Monahan, Ellie (July 26, 2019). "The Self-Preservation Society". The Boys. Season 1. Episode 7. Amazon Prime Video. End credits begin at 54:24.
  13. ^ Watson, Fay (2019-07-26). "The Boys on Amazon location: Where is The Boys filmed?". Daily Express. Retrieved 2023-07-01.
  14. ^ Frei, Vincent (July 24, 2019). "THE BOYS". Art of VFX. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  15. ^ Frei, Vincent (2019-08-27). "THE BOYS: Stephan Fleet - Overall VFX Supervisor". The Art of VFX. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  16. ^ "Balancing Blood and Believability in Superhero Twister THE BOYS". VFX Voice Magazine. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  17. ^ Stinson, Katherine (2020-09-08). "The Boys' Chace Crawford Felt Sick While Filming Season 1's Gill Scene". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2023-12-08.
  18. ^ Elvy, Craig (2019-07-26). "The Boys Season 1: Every Song On The Soundtrack". Screen Rant. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  19. ^ Gartenberg, Chaim (2019-04-17). "Amazon's The Boys gets a new, NSFW trailer and a July 26th release date". The Verge. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
  20. ^ "'The Boys' Season 1 release date, trailer, cast, plot, renewal, and more". Inverse. 2021-05-09. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
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