The Umbrella Academy

[MonnoM]

http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/umbrella-academy-netflix-ellen-page-1202611409/

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"Ellen Page has been cast in the upcoming Netflix adaptation of the popular comics and graphic novel series “The Umbrella Academy,” Variety has learned.

The live action series follows the estranged members of a dysfunctional family of superheroes (The Umbrella Academy) – Luther, Diego, Allison, Vanya, Klaus and Number Five – as they work together to solve their father’s mysterious death while coming apart at the seams due to their divergent personalities and abilities. Page will play Vanya, the black sheep of her family. She’s the only one of Reginald Hargreeves’ adopted children with no supernatural abilities. A meek and insecure wallflower, Vanya struggles to find her place in the world.

“The Umbrella Academy” series is based on the graphic novels of the same name created and written by Gerard Way, illustrated by Gabriel Bá, and published by Dark Horse Comics. The series will be produced by Universal Cable Productions. Steve Blackman will serve as executive producer and showrunner, with additional executive producers Bluegrass Television and Mike Richardson and Keith Goldberg from Dark Horse Entertainment. Way will serve as co-executive producer. The pilot script was adapted by Jeremy Slater."

[MonnoM]

https://bloody-disgusting.com/tv/3525622/first-official-look-netflixs-family-superheroes-umbrella-academy/

"Netflix kicks off the New York Comic Con with a first official look at images from the original series “The Umbrella Academy”, which streams on February 15, 2019!

In addition, they also shared character posters for the entire cast that includes Tom Hopper (“Black Sails”, “Game of Thrones”) as “Luther,” Emmy Raver-Lampman as “Allison,” David Castañeda (Sicario) as “Diego,” Robert Sheehan (Bad Samaritan, Mute) as “Klaus,” and Aidan Gallagher as “Number Five.” Ellen Page will play Vanya, the black sheep of her family. She’s the only one of Reginald Hargreeves’ adopted children with no supernatural abilities. A meek and insecure wallflower, Vanya struggles to find her place in the world.

The live-action series follows the estranged members of a dysfunctional family of superheroes (The Umbrella Academy) – Luther, Diego, Allison, Vanya, Klaus and Number Five – as they work together to solve their father Reginald Hardgraves’ mysterious death, while coming apart at the seams due to their divergent personalities and abilities.


The pilot script was adapted from the comic book series by Jeremy Slater (“The Exorcist”)."


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[Austruck]

Okay, am I really the first person in this crazy crowd to have watched this? Just binged it over the weekend (since I was down with a stomach bug anyway).

It was great fun! I'm assuming there will be a season 2, but how do you bounce back from the apocalypse? :D

[doubledenim]

Okay, am I really the first person in this crazy crowd to have watched this? Just binged it over the weekend (since I was down with a stomach bug anyway).

It was great fun! I'm assuming there will be a season 2, but how do you bounce back from the apocalypse? :D

(https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1991468#post1991468)
You are not alone. (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1991468#post1991468)



It charmed the socks off me. Really made up for a lot issues I had with it. Can't remember watching anything with that sort of love/hate dynamic.

[Thursday Next]

Watched the first episode. It's like somebody took that what if Wes Anderson directed X-Men video and actually made it into a TV show.

[Austruck]

Watched the first episode. It's like somebody took that what if Wes Anderson directed X-Men video and actually made it into a TV show.

Ha! This made me laugh. Yeah, I can see a Wes Anderson vibe here... which is maybe why I thoroughly enjoyed it. I tend to love Anderson's stuff, except that you really can't watch 'em all back to back or they'll all feel exactly the same. :D

[Austruck]

(https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1991468#post1991468)
You are not alone. (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=1991468#post1991468)



It charmed the socks off me. Really made up for a lot issues I had with it. Can't remember watching anything with that sort of love/hate dynamic.

Yeah, I thought a lot of spots were cheesy, and I wanted to smack Vanya so many times I lost count, and I guessed a lot of the "twists" early on, but I too couldn't stop watching. And I'll definitely watch season 2.

[doubledenim]

Yeah, I thought a lot of spots were cheesy, and I wanted to smack Vanya so many times I lost count, and I guessed a lot of the "twists" early on, but I too couldn't stop watching. And I'll definitely watch season 2.


Agreed. Mucho queso. Delicioso. Luther's pillow suit is a top five.

[Raven73]

Watched the first 2 episodes, and I'm hooked.
It's like a cool version of the X-Men movies (and even has Ellen Page, though I'm not sure what her powers are yet?)
Music is great.

[Raven73]

I just watched the last episode of season 1 and WOW! Awesome show!
Can't wait for season 2, if there is one.

[jiraffejustin]

It's like somebody took that what if Wes Anderson directed X-Men video and actually made it into a TV show.

I'm in

[Raven73]

I think it would be interesting seeing more of the Umbrella Academy as kids.

[Austruck]

I'm still wondering, though. There were, what? Forty-three kids born in that situation? And he adopted only seven? I do wonder about the other thirty-six...

[doubledenim]

Pretty sure they are gonna be

A. Dead alien wife babies

or

B. Bad guys for the next 5 seasons

[doubledenim]

Hazel is kinda good, but easily one of the worst parts of the show. He is playing the exact same character that he did in Mindhunters. Every time he talks...

[Thursday Next]

Well, I enjoyed it a lot overall, but felt the ending was a bit lame. In fact, the last two episodes didn't quite have the power of the previous few. One thing I quite liked was how my sympathies shifted between the different characters from one episode to the next.

[doubledenim]

MOAR Klaus!!! (https://www.ign.com/articles/umbrella-academy-season-2-release-date-july)

🤗July 31st 🤗

[gandalf26]

Hazel is kinda good, but easily one of the worst parts of the show. He is playing the exact same character that he did in Mindhunters. Every time he talks...


So that's why he's familiar.

Enjoyed S1, I've just started S2 last night.

Poor Ellen Page getting typecast as Superhero in a mansion.

If I had a couple of criticisms they would be the time travel, no consequences for anything or tension if you can just rewind a bit and sort it all out, and Vanya went nuclear a bit too quickly especially as She seemed the most mature and grounded one(she's an actual therapist).

[doubledenim]

So that's why he's familiar.

Enjoyed S1, I've just started S2 last night.

Poor Ellen Page getting typecast as Superhero in a mansion.

If I had a couple of criticisms they would be the time travel, no consequences for anything or tension if you can just rewind a bit and sort it all out, and Vanya went nuclear a bit too quickly especially as She seemed the most mature and grounded one(she's an actual therapist).

Hazel was great, but Mary J. Blige, not good.

There plenty of issues, but it was a show that just had a magnetism about it. Haven’t seen s2 yet.

[gandalf26]

Yea it's really enjoyable, like any TV series there's a lot of character development that you wouldn't get in say an XMen movie series.

[TONGO]

Liked Umbrella Academy season 1, Hazel is my favorite character. Just finished watching the first episode of season 2 and stopped. Not liking the same old same old time travel save the world theme 2 seasons in a row. There's so much more open creatively they haven't touched upon. Like if almost 100 people were endowed with superpowers and the professor (or whatever the heck he is) could only adopt 7, then arent there 90 some other possibilities for storylines? Bah. Plus something else happened the first episode of season 2 I didn't like but won't spoil it.

[Raven73]

I really enjoyed Season 2 of the Umbrella Academy.
This is one of the best shows on Netflix.

[Austruck]

Liked Umbrella Academy season 1, Hazel is my favorite character. Just finished watching the first episode of season 2 and stopped. Not liking the same old same old time travel save the world theme 2 seasons in a row. There's so much more open creatively they haven't touched upon. Like if almost 100 people were endowed with superpowers and the professor (or whatever the heck he is) could only adopt 7, then arent there 90 some other possibilities for storylines? Bah. Plus something else happened the first episode of season 2 I didn't like but won't spoil it.

I also made it through the first episode of season 2 last night, and I found myself putzing on Facebook on the other computer monitor by the halfway point. Just not feelin' the vibe, for some reason. Will give it another chance, but my main feeling was, "Meh."

[gandalf26]

Liked Umbrella Academy season 1, Hazel is my favorite character. Just finished watching the first episode of season 2 and stopped. Not liking the same old same old time travel save the world theme 2 seasons in a row. There's so much more open creatively they haven't touched upon. Like if almost 100 people were endowed with superpowers and the professor (or whatever the heck he is) could only adopt 7, then arent there 90 some other possibilities for storylines? Bah. Plus something else happened the first episode of season 2 I didn't like but won't spoil it.

I'm thinking the rest of the 43 children are gonna be the villains at some point, at least some of them.

[TONGO]

I'm thinking the rest of the 43 children are gonna be the villains at some point, at least some of them.
Ok it was 50 then. I knew I was wrong on the exact figure.

[gandalf26]

Ok it was 50 then. I knew I was wrong on the exact figure.

No I think it was 43 total, 7 of those 43 at Umbrella so 36 unknowns??

[gandalf26]

The further I get into season 2 the more I'm sure they're failing like so many before them.

They've nailed the origin story (s1), now its time for the hard part, a pure story, and it feels like s1 all over again.

[Austruck]

The further I get into season 2 the more I'm sure they're failing like so many before them.

They've nailed the origin story (s1), now its time for the hard part, a pure story, and it feels like s1 all over again.

You're not making me want to hurry to watch past the first episode of season 2, you know. :D

[gandalf26]

It's as I feared, same as the first, no consequences for anything with time travel.

They haven't learned the lessons of DC/Marvel either. They should have 7 evenly balanced like Marvel but we have 2 OP characters who can do just about anything.

[Takoma11]

Liked Umbrella Academy season 1, Hazel is my favorite character. Just finished watching the first episode of season 2 and stopped. Not liking the same old same old time travel save the world theme 2 seasons in a row. There's so much more open creatively they haven't touched upon. Like if almost 100 people were endowed with superpowers and the professor (or whatever the heck he is) could only adopt 7, then arent there 90 some other possibilities for storylines? Bah. Plus something else happened the first episode of season 2 I didn't like but won't spoil it.

You should know that the series addresses one of your major complaints here.

I quite liked the second season. It gave several of the characters more room to breathe and I really liked that. Lila was a great addition as a new character.

Overall I enjoyed the theme of people trying to reinvent themselves, but coming up against internal or external conflict. I liked the way that it explored their conflicting feelings about their powers and the fact that when they're together they can't ignore their history and their powers. I liked the development of the family's history, and I felt like they managed a pretty good ending (ie there was closure but also room for another season).

[ynwtf]

Bump for great justice. I forgot about these two points in the show that had me scratching my head. My details might be off on characters, but if you've recently watched all of season 2 then you might remember what I'm asking about. Hopefully you might also be able to clarify my confusion?

In the later episodes, we see the young family getting lectured by dad. Kids get frustrated at dad not acknowledging why they failed whatever mission it was (I'm loose on details, sorry) and most everyone leaves the yard. Klaus stays behind. With his back to Ben's ghost, he appears to be channeling a power in his hands. It reminds me of Vanya's "blue" glow. Ben speaks up (I think this was about not knowing if he should pass on or stay) and Klaus quickly stops to turn around. Ben does not see whatever Klaus was doing. What was Klaus doing? I assumed that was planting a seed that he has more powers than talking to the dead and it might play a role in the last episodes but nope. It makes sense that they needed to explain Klaus' guilt as an adult in convincing Ben to stay, so ok sure. But why reference the hands? What did I miss?

Second item involves Diego during, I believe, the farmyard fight near the end with the hundreds of Commission agents. Details are loose here too, but didn't Diego use telekinesis to block bullets a la Neo in the Matrix? Was it established he could do that? Seemed out of left field for me.

Both of these scenes happened relatively close to each other in the build to the final episodes and I took both as hints they these characters have more than they realize, to be revealed in the climax. Neither scene was revisited. Sure, maybe this is building for season 3, but the timing of them seemed very deliberate or very out of place, depending on how you read it. For me, they only confused me going no where. Why introduce this? Were these powers used in season 1? I can't remember!

[Thursday Next]

Just finished watching season 2 and distinctly underwhelmed. Where the first series was inventive, in the way it told the story as much as the content, this just felt smaller and repetitive. Plus far too many fight scenes where the characters conveniently forget they have powers.

[Yoda]

I'm here for Five being exasperated with people and not much else.

I absolutely have to turn the plot-skeptic part of my brain watching this, because it's a hot mess in that regard. As others have noted, the powers are all over the place and people behave in genuinely ridiculous ways, and the stakes are often too steep (and the subject matter too dark) for the lighthearted tone the show obviously wants to have.

I'm not sure why people writing shows and movies like this don't spend more time thinking about the way superpowers break your ability to tell these stories, and work backwards from that a bit so people aren't constantly asking themselves what the "rules" of those powers are. It would seem like the very first thing you'd need to address after positing something like that. Instead we get homo ex machina, where things you'd never do as a storyteller with an outside power become totally fine as long as they come from inside the characters instead.

[Austruck]

Okay, at least I came back to this thread and got confirmation that I still don't need to devote any time to season 2 beyond that first episode I waded through months ago. :D

[ynwtf]

E'rrr body just jump over to Happy! It's properly morbid, funny, and unapologetically dark and deranged. I don't mean a few dark jokes. This show is sick, but oh so great in how it holds itself together in spite of everything that should run every viewer away crying.


:D

[Austruck]

I assume you mean this:

https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/happy

E'rrr body just jump over to Happy! It's properly morbid, funny, and unapologetically dark and deranged. I don't mean a few dark jokes. This show is sick, but oh so great in how it holds itself together in spite of everything that should run every viewer away crying.


:D

[ynwtf]

I DOES mean thats!!
Seriously though. It gets pretty messed up.


I assume you mean this:

https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/happy

[doubledenim]

I assume you mean this:

https://www.justwatch.com/us/tv-show/happy

He’s confused, he meant to say Doom Patrol (https://www.movieforums.com/community/showthread.php?anchor=1&p=2099142#post2099142).

[Austruck]

Well, now I have two more shows to avoid watching! Thanks, guys!