/r/Preacher
Preacher is an American television series developed by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen and Sam Catlin for AMC starring Dominic Cooper. It is an adaptation of the comic book series created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint.
This sub is to discuss both the TV series and the Comic Book.
Preacher is an American television series developed by Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen and Sam Catlin for AMC. It is an adaptation of the comic book series created by Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon, and published by DC Comics' Vertigo imprint. It airs Sunday nights on AMC at 10 EST. This sub allows discussion on both the television series and the comic book.
Jesse Custer, a conflicted Preacher in a small Texas town, is inhabited by a mysterious entity that allows him to develop a highly unconventional power. Jesse, his ex-girlfriend, Tulip, and an Irish vampire named Cassidy embark on a journey to, literally, find God.
Main Cast and Characters
Dominic Cooper as Jesse Custer
Ruth Negga as Tulip O'Hare
Joe Gilgun as Cassidy
W. Earl Brown as Sheriff Hugo Root
Ian Colletti as Eugene Root / Arseface
Jackie Earle Haley as Odin Quincannon
Anatol Yusef as DeBlanc
Tom Brooke as Fiore
Graham McTavish as The Saint of Killers
Pip Torrens as Herr Starr
Julie Ann Emery as Lara Featherstone
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and tbh, i like every scene that Jessie and Tulip AREN'T in. those 2 are the most annoying and least entertaining. everyone else is fun to watch.
Holy shit that might be the best/most intriguing opening scene I've ever experienced. About to binge at least the 1st season will report back later!
Do you agree with this list?
Just finished the book series a few days ago, read the whole thing in about a week so it's still pretty fresh. As I close the 6th book and see Jesse and Tulip ride off into the sunset I think, "How has this not been adapted into a movie or TV show?" After a quick Google, I discover there is in fact a show fo me to sink my teeth into.
Fast forward to now, I'm about to start the 4th episode of the freshmen season, and I really don't like it at all. Jessie seems completely different, Tulip seems completely different, most of the characters so far seem very different from their comic counterpart aside from Arseface. None of them are particularly likable, very unlike the comics where I was at least hooked on Jesse and Tulip straight away. The only saving grace for the show so far has been Cassidy, he's exactly as I pictured him to be.
The worst thing of all, it's boring. I'm checking where I am in the runtime a few times per episode to see when it's going to end, I really feel like I'm forcing myself to watch it in hopes that a light bulb is going to go off and I'm going to appreciate where they're going with it.
Does it get better? Did anyone else have a break in period with the show that they had to push past? Or is it just not for me?
Bonus: what would Joshua Graham's reaction to Herr Starr and the Grail corrupting Christianity?
Am well over halfway through S3 - and I've NO IDEA where the premise is headed. What is the point >!of his entire Grandma and her voodoo arc and the underground fight club and the odd jobs Saint is being sent on by Satan and where the Herr Starrs plan is taking Preacher?!<
Please tell me there's some point to all this because tbh I'm BORED out of my mind in this season & seeing these odd plots all over the place that feel like they're going nowhere.
I know this show has been over for awhile, but I can't help but feel utterly sorry for William. Yes he did what he did in Gettysburg but everyone deserves a 2nd chance and that's what he took a hold of. William was a good man that strayed from the path like all of us before we find our peace. Imo God gave him a shitty deal. Killing his babies? I'd break and do some shady shit too. He broke so hard he killed other babies to hurt people killing people. My heart hurts for him and his family and he always deserved to be in heaven with his family. He deserved better. Imo Jesse is an antagonist and William is the unsung hero
Tulip O’Hare in the comic books is the goat of female protagonist. I will fight and die on that hill.
My gf and I love the tv series, but we have have this question about the overall DC universe and if the events from preacher cross with other characters. Can anyone answer this?
Is their identity that well hidden? 🤦♂️ What's your theory?
The last we see of him is he gets out of the hospital in Australia and after getting hit by a car trying to play Closing Time. He tries to play it again but it sucks so he plays some punk instead and everyone enjoys it. Is that the last scene with him at all?
I've watched the series several times and can never determine this scene - Cassidy is doing laundry in New Orleans at Denis's apartment. He comes across a pair of women's underwear and looks at them with some dismay.
Does the underwear belong to Tulip, causing him to think about how this could be his domestic life, his laundry intermixed with hers?
OR
Does the underwear belong to a random woman Denis brought back to the apartment and Cassidy realizes Denis is getting out of control?
Both fit. Cassidy seems to do a lot of thinking this season about both Denis and Tulip and his own desires for family... And I can't figure it out.
I always dreamed that someday Steve and Garth would return to the PREACHER universe to do a "Son Of A Preacher Man" one shot about >!the boy Jesse and Tulip would've wound up having.!<
But, with no Steve, it just wouldn't feel right.
My husband and I have been looking for a new show to watch and stumbled across Preacher. We are on season 2 but both of us are getting a bit annoyed at Jessie and Tulip. They are hard to root for and their relationship is toxic and not fun to watch(for us.)
Do either of them have character growth at a point or should we just find a new show to binge? I am actively wishing for them to be onscreen together less.
So I just finished watching the show with my boyfriend and we're both confused now. I tried looking it up and can't find any answers. Does anyone know what, exactly, happens after the Saint of Killers kills God? I know in the book he goes to sleep on the throne, but like what happens to every who dies thereafter? Do Heaven and Hell still work the same way, with distribution of souls? Or do the souls have nowhere to go? Or, does it not matter at all since that would typically be the job of Charon? Did Hitler take over Hell in the books? If so, what happened to Hell after Jesus killed him? And most importantly, what happened with Cass? Did he actually walk into the Sun?
His blood? I'm confused
Why does Jesse not give a single shit that everyone in the town died? Am I missing something? Does he not know the town exploded? His friend Emily and her kid just died and he never has mentioned anything about it.
Really enjoying this show, it's right down down my alley and I'm surprised I never watched it sooner. After that last episode.. seeing the dog in the opening theme really hits different now. Jeeeeeez. 😂
I like the wtf moments in the show, from the "go to hell" scene to Humperdoo, this is turning out to be a pretty fun show.
I don't entirely mind that they mixed up the storylines and changed how things unfolded more or less. It did initially bother me that season one started basically in the storyline where Jesse is the town Sherrif going against Quincannon (though, they changed a little too much for my liking in some respects).
But it was the characterizations of the main players. Jesse did not have nearly the defiance and bravado as the comic counterpart. As much as I like Ruth Negga, and I don't inherently mind that they cast her in the role, her being a southerner instead of from Boston, and making her dad a criminal just sort of ruined the core of who she was. And her dynamic with Jesse was all over the map and did not do the comic couple any justice whatsoever. And Cassidy. It's like they didn't know what to fucking do with him. He should have stuck by Jesse much longer into the series than he did.
I was also really annoyed by Jody not being the emotionless asshole he is from the comic and the fact that the series made me actually like TC. In his own way, he was kind of adorable. The show should have made you hate and detest them, and it didn't.
I feel the only ones they got right, as far as a tv version of, was Starr, Featherstone & Hoover. Though, I would have much preferred to see Starr really berate Hoover more than he did.
Oh, and the Saint of Killers. Graham McTavish really nailed him down very well.
My friend Bruno Shepard made this 3D sculpture and i thought it would be pretty cool to share it.
Hot take time and I'm ready to get blasted.
The comic is my all-time favorite. Ennis really crafted an amazing story that hooked me from start to finish.
I started watching the show a few months ago, took a break and am picking it back up now that it's on Netflix. I don't mind the deviation from the source material, I like the supporting cast and the tone and setting have a good feeling to them.
My biggest and only gripe I have with the show is Jesse Custer. I like and respect Dominic but man, he just really drags the role down. Idk if it’s him, or the writing but I just don’t dig it. It's the constant, overly dramatic, soft spoken exchanges where he just goes on about something from the bible or his past or how shitty people and deities are. I have a hard time not mentally tuning out when he goes on one of his speeches. I feel like I'm watching a soap opera at times. Every other character has smooth, believable dialog that keep me engaged and amused but then Jesse comes along and goes on some long rant about finding God like he's auditioning for some college drama production.
Now, he has his moments that make me not completely hate him and when he shines, boy does he shine in the role. I just find that he's the weakest character in the show writing wise (I'm only up to the end of S2) and that's a shame since he's the main character.
With that being said, I'm still heavily enjoying the show. It's not like Jesse is some horribly written character, just one of the weakest compared to the rest of the cast of characters.