Anyone who has ever watched The Boys knows: the series is bursting with brutal violence, dangerous supermen and sexual perversions.What could then cause sleepless nights for the creative mind responsible for it?
Eric Kripke now reveals this in a new interviewCollider. It turns out:Kripke's greatest fear is becoming what The Boys parodies.
What the boss of The Boys is afraid of
Would you like a little memory refresher?The Boys is anything but holding back in its satire of Marvel, DC and the comic book film industry. This is often more and sometimes less subtle. It wasn't until season 4, for exampleand its excessive plans for sequels and spin-offs.
Eric Kripke has this to say as he looks ahead to the fifth and final season of The Boys. Specifically, he is concerned withnot to sell your own soulwhen it comes to expanding a large franchise:
We have to take a close look at the cards that are on the table in front of us. I live in constant fear of becoming what we've been making fun of for five years. The Boys is punk rock - and it especially hurts when punk rockers sell out.
I work really hard not to sell out. We make these series because we really care about them and we are passionate about them. [These new series] can tell new stories that there's no room for in The Boys.
It's not about rapid expansion, instead we have to be very careful and thoughtful about the decisions we make: we have to be able to defend why we make those decisions.
I rack my brain about this every day. I just want people to decide for themselves whether [a new series] is for them or not. The main thing is that they maintain a constant level of quality.
Is The Boys reallyPunk rock
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Eric Kripke's statement is being shared on social networks such asX(formerly Twitter) orRedditcontroversially discussed. The argument here, for example, is that The Boys has long since become what the series parodies - or perhaps already was from the start.
Neolithobjectmeans for example:
Punk rock from a multi-billion dollar company? Sure, of course.
That comes full circleBaratheoncook250an:
How is The Boys punk rock when you can buy Funko Pops, action figures, clothes, DVDs for the series - [the series is part of Amazon Prime Video, is present in mainstream media and appears in mobile games?
Top3879says:
Didn’t that happen years ago? With two spin-offs, while seasons 3 and 4 feel like it's all about the money. [The Boys] feels like Marvel in edgy to me.
Takes a similar approachThesleepingpillow123:
That's actually how it is. But at least he seems to be aware of this fact.
Respond to thatDuncan_PhD:
They sell skins for [Call of Duty]. That was actually the end of it.
Is the criticism justified?To be fair, Kripke is aware of the fact that The Boys has become a massive franchise. According to the statement, it is not a matter of not producing new spin-offs, but rather that he can stand behind them with a clear conscience.
In addition, Kripke is hardly in a position to decide what Amazon does and does not do with the brand. The Boys continues to grow even after the impending end of the parent series and Eric Kripke wants to be able to stand behind what he and his team produce with a clear conscience.
If you're interested in what the current future plans are for The Boys, you'll find it in the links above. For example, season 2 of Gen V will start in 2025, while the finale of The Boys will follow in 2026. Meanwhile, work is already underway on the prequel series Vought Rising with Soldier Boy and Stormfront in focus.
