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‘The Boys’ Spinoff ‘Gen V’ On Prime Video Feels Like It Was Written by Clueless Vampiric Space Aliens

December 14, 2023 by ArtGainz Leave a Comment

A superpowered student fires lasers out of his eyes in 'Gen V'.
A superpowered student in ‘Gen V’. Source: Screenshot, YouTube Promo.

Hollywood degenerate Seth Rogen’s latest addition to his streak of dark, comic book-related content is Gen V, a spin-off of Rogen’s TV adaptation of The Boys. The Prime Video show features a group of teenage superheroes at a fictional university that cynically funnels “supes” into lucrative careers where they can use their powers and advertise for their sponsors. Throughout the first season, a cast of diverse teenage “heroes” uncover a sinister plot brewing beneath their feet.

Gen V sounds like a workable premise, but the show gives the distinct impression it was written by a group of utterly clueless, cannibalistic space monsters who don’t understand how human society works. Alternatively, it can be interpreted as the shoemaker’s attempt to spew their most vile and degenerate imaginings out into the world.

Rufus (Alexander Calvert) looks toward the camera in Gen V
Alexander Calvert in ‘Gen V’. Source: Screenshot, Youtube Promo.

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One storyline involves a telepath, played by Alexander Calvert (Supernatural), who uses his powers to rape classmates. In one episode, a victim fights back and seriously injures him. However, he reappears in later episodes unharmed, still attending school and attending student protests as if nothing has happened. His victim then teams up with him, and his criminal activity is mostly overlooked.

This plotline is so nonsensical it’s hard to imagine a real human being came up with it. The story could have been written by an out-of-his-depth space alien that crash lands on Earth, fails to understand the first thing about human morality, human feeling, or law—and then somehow ends up in a Hollywood writers’ room.

An alien (Alan Tudyk) looks at himself in a mirror, from 'Resident Alien'.
A vicious space monster tries to fit in to human society in ‘Resident Alien’. Source: Screenshot, YouTube Trailer.

In addition to the regular pushing of the gay and trans agenda that audiences have come to expect from new TV productions, Gen V also features incessant vulgar imagery, violence, cruelty, and crude language, revealing nothing except what occupies the minds of the screenwriters and offering a not-so-flattering glimpse inside the Hollywood bubble.

While the showrunners would probably describe Gen V as simply offering a cynical, more grounded take on the popular superhero genre—parodying the commercialization of American society and the corruption of big business—in reality, Gen V is nothing more than a vehicle for the showrunners to project filth and hatred out into the world.

Cate Dunlap (Maddi Phillips) screams in Gen V
Maddi Phillips in ‘Gen V’. Source: Screenshot, Youtube Promo.

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Executive Producer Seth Rogen has been the driving force behind several irreverent and subversive comic-book adaptions over the past few years, including Preacher, Invincible, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem. One of his upcoming projects is a remake of Darkwing Duck, which will likely be a dark and subversive reimagining of the popular 1990’s Saturday morning superhero.

Alan the Alien (Seth Rogen) flies through the air in 'Invincible'
Alan the Alien (Seth Rogen) in ‘Invincible’. Source: Screenshot, YouTube Trailer

Pop culture expert Gary “Nerdrotic” Beuchler has offered tepid praise for the original series The Boys for its willingness to lampoon both sides of the culture war. In a differing opinion, classical liberal and free-speech extremist Carl “Sargon of Akkad” Benjamin has described The Boys television show as “evil.”

The first season of Gen V concluded on Nov. 3, 2023. Amazon Prime Video has confirmed a second season is planned.

What do you think about Gen V as a spinoff of The Boys on Prime Video? Let us know in the comments below!

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Filed Under: Television, TV Reviews Tagged With: Alexander Calvert, Carl Benjamin, Darkwing Duck, Gary Beuchler, Gen V, Invincible, nerdrotic, Sargon of Akkad, Seth Rogen, Supernatural, The Boys

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