Hulu's HELSTROM show (2020) 1 1

[Xenosmilus]

I thought it was OK which was a pleasant surprised because going into it I was expecting it to be worse.  My main criticism is that I think the plot moved way to slow, there wasn't a lot of "badA$$" scenes (only on episode 9 though) and the characters seemed to complain way too much.

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I mean in regards to not being "badA$$ " enough, Hellstrom and Satana (Ana) keep getting their asses kicked my from my understanding "lesser" demons.

Edited November 28, 2020 by Xenosmilus

[Bosco685]

Marvel's Helstrom Canceled By Hulu After Only One Season

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Marvel's TV universe outside of Disney+ continues to get smaller. Hulu announced today that Helstrom, the Marvel Comics adaptation with a bit of a horror tinge to it and the spirit of Lucifer running through its veins, will not return for a second season on the streaming network. Helstrom, which followed Daimon (Tom Austen) and Ana Helstrom (Sydney Lemmon), a brother-and-sister duo who were trying to track down their father. Known to the world as a notorious serial killer, he's also something else -- something worse. The series earned a lukewarm reception from fans and a paltry 27% on Rotten Tomatoes.

 

The series' end is not especially surprising, but it's always tough on any show's cast, crew, and fans when it doesn't come back. In this case, they mostly expected it to be one-and-done, because (as Variety, who broke the news, notes) this is the last remnant of Jeph Loeb's time of heading up Marvel TV.

 

A pair of Loeb-produced animated series for Hulu -- Hit-Monkey and M.O.D.O.K. -- remain in the works, although it's unlikely anyone is going to sit around speculating about their level of connectivity to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That had been a hallmark of previous Marvel TV projects, whether they be the Netflix series, ABC's Marvel's Agents of SHIELD, or shows on smaller networks like FX's Legion or Freeform's Cloak & Dagger.

 

In the case of Helstrom, fans still wondered, but producers dismissed the notion.

 

"We are not tied to the MCU. We are our own separate thing," executive producer Zbyszewski said in October. "There are Easter eggs in the show for sure, but they're more towards that Helstrom universe, and that Ghost Rider universe."

 

[the blob]

I wish they would give these shows a chance. It is a bit slow and I don't think he. Was great casting, but they didn't do much to promote it. Some connection to the rest of the mcu would be good.

Edited January 15, 2021 by the blob

[the blob]

I think they messed up by not getting a guy with enough sex appeal, like DC messed up when they cast Constantine. Women watch these shows too. En masse. See Sam and Dean.

[Bosco685]

7 hours ago, the blob said:

I wish they would give these shows a chance. It is a bit slow and I don't think he. Was great casting, but they didn't do much to promote it. Some connection to the rest of the mcu would be good.

I thought it was a decent show. Unfortunately hampered by Hulu/Disney restrictions concerning going full Hellstrom due to religious concerns. But even with that, the showrunners were able to effectively convey the elements associated with the comic book source. Bummer they won't allow it to move forward with a second season.

[the blob]

3 minutes ago, Bosco685 said:

I thought it was a decent show. Unfortunately hampered by Hulu/Disney restrictions concerning going full Hellstrom due to religious concerns. But even with that, the showrunners were able to effectively convey the elements associated with the comic book source. Bummer they won't allow it to move forward with a second season.

i definitely did not sell enough son of satan comics... disappointing .... if marvel is smart they keep all of these properties alive in their various other shows, even as guest stars, etc., like DC did in their Arrowverse shows

[the blob]

I did fall asleep on every episode of Hellstrom i have watched thus far, but part of that is watching them after 2 a.m. after my wife has passed out while watching whatever 1600s - 1800s historical porn (Bridgerton, Versailles...) she is into this week. I've fallen asleep on every episode of Doom Patrol as well.

 

[Bosco685]

1 hour ago, the blob said:

I did fall asleep on every episode of Hellstrom i have watched thus far, but part of that is watching them after 2 a.m. after my wife has passed out while watching whatever 1600s - 1800s historical porn (Bridgerton, Versailles...) she is into this week. I've fallen asleep on every episode of Doom Patrol as well.

 

They need to include this in the marketing posters - with the disclaimer of sleep root cause. 

[the blob]

3 minutes ago, Bosco685 said:

They need to include this in the marketing posters - with the disclaimer of sleep root cause. 

Well, she passes out because it is 2 a.m., not because the historical porn is sleep inducing.

[Bosco685]

8 minutes ago, the blob said:

Well, she passes out because it is 2 a.m., not because the historical porn is sleep inducing.

One of my kids is on an Egyptian history tear lately. So we have been watching all sorts of dig sites and historic review shows. Excessively. But it is fun to talk about it afterwards.