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Is The Boys' Satire Out of Date? - The Big Picture
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Is The Boys’ Satire Out of Date? – The Big Picture

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Published: Aug 23, 2019 12:15 pm

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Amazon’s The Boys gives the infamously naughty but uneven comics a streamlined story upgrade and some surprising empathy. So why does much of its humor (and its take on superhero satire) feel so out of date?

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This is The Big Picture with Bob Chipman, talking about The Boys and the expiration date on comedy.

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