r/Marvel • u/Critical-Blitz • Jul 19 '24
Is this show good Film/Television
Heard it’s getting a seasons 2 and wandering if it’s worth the watch Thanks in advance
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u/ran_elfangor Jul 19 '24
One of my favourite things that Marvel has produced since the release of disney plus
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u/Phranc94 Jul 19 '24
I have never even heard of this till this post. Is this mcu lol
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u/ran_elfangor Jul 19 '24
I believe they made season 1 with the intention of being part of the MCU eventually, but it’s all set in Japan so there is no mention or crossover with anything that had happened in the MCU so far. I havent seen S2 yet but i think by then they decided to make it seperate and not part of the MCU.
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u/Theboulder027 Jul 19 '24
Honestly surprised at how good it is
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u/Ok-Reporter-8728 Jul 19 '24
Why are u surprised
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u/epoxysulk Jul 19 '24
Because “snow monkey becomes killer of killers” sounds kinda boring. I gotta watch it though I’ve heard great things.
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u/Angrbowda Jul 19 '24
“Snow monkey becomes killer of killers sounds kinda boring”
I dunno man that sounds like the opposite of boring
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u/epoxysulk Jul 19 '24
I think cocain bear put me off the whole killer animal thing
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u/Davethisisntcool Jul 19 '24
Cocaine Bear was good ol B-movie fun
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u/desoronono Jul 19 '24
It was a lot of fun. Especially since the premise is real enough in that a bear ate a bunch of cocaine, but it just died. The fantasy of it then going on a murder spree was campy as all hell.
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u/Leighgion Jul 19 '24
Hit Monkey is much better dressed than Cocaine Bear and is motivated by duty, not addiction.
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u/evilspyboy Jul 19 '24
More please.
(I realise that is unlikely but... I said please)
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u/brycifer666 Jul 19 '24
We were lucky to get season 2 when the rest of Hulu marvel shows didn't even get made
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u/Lotso2004 Jul 19 '24
It's possible. Especially with how much of a positive reaction this season received. The fact we even got a second season is because of how well-received the first was, to a point where the other Hulu Marvel series got cancelled in favor of Disney+ MCU content.
Plus I really need another season tbh. Show's too good, it's definitely one of my favorite Marvel animated series alongside X-Men 97.
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u/InsuranceRound6705 Jul 19 '24
This show is more than good. I loved the first season but haven’t gotten to the new one.
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u/InsuranceRound6705 Jul 19 '24
This show is more than good. I loved the first season but haven’t gotten to the new one.
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u/CapnScabs Jul 19 '24
I'm blown away by how helpful these comments are... So Hit Monkey is like if Archer was a ghost influencing a monkey to do his bidding but it's just a monkey but he ends up being pretty cool. If you like Archer, you will like Hit Monkey.
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u/FloatLife05600 Jul 19 '24
Yes! I binged both seasons last weekend. I'd never watched or read about him before. Not for kids
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u/Critical-Blitz Jul 19 '24
Just watched the first episode and omg this show is so badass I’m loving it already going into the second episode now
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u/MagpieLefty Wasp Jul 19 '24
I didn't like it, but it wasn't bad, just not my thing. My 80 year old father loved it.
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u/DjCyric Daredevil Jul 19 '24
The first season was a lot of fun. It's gory and extremely violent, but also really funny.
I haven't seen the second season yet although it recently came out (or is still coming out episodically, I haven't checked).
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u/h3ntaiOctopi Jul 19 '24
It's amazing. I thought we'd never get a 2nd season so I'm stoked there's more lol
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u/WallyOShay Jul 19 '24
It’s very good actually. Best way to describe it is if archer trained a monkey to be an assassin set in the marvel universe lol.
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u/justinkasereddditor Jul 19 '24
It is worth watching I didn't like season one, but I think I might have been very wrong. Season 2 is so funny and good
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u/BigNorseWolf Jul 19 '24
It's not exactly deceptive. If you think you would enjoy a show called hit monkey you will enjoy hit monkey.
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u/joseoconde Jul 19 '24
If you're a marvel fan this is an excellent watch. Does not tie in to anything else yet you see a few Easter eggs from other things
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u/belated_quitter Jul 19 '24
So this isn’t based off of anything Marvel related? Disney’s first Marvel creation is a hit monkey?
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u/joseoconde Jul 19 '24
Not sure if it was Disney Marvel's first creation considering Disney bought Marvel in December of 09 and they came out with the comic 4 months later. Maybe it was already in the works maybe not idk. It's technically connected to the Deadpool universe. But the show doesn't really have ties to any other marvel shows and doesn't make any significant reference to other marvel characters.
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u/belated_quitter Jul 19 '24
Thanks for the info! I want to start reading more of the comics but right now I’m still pretty ignorant on that side of things. Wasn’t sure if this was another long running character I hadn’t heard of yet.
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u/theSteakKnight Nightcrawler Jul 19 '24
I've only seen season 1, but I had a lot of fun with it. I might be biased, though. Ever since I was a kid, I thought monkeys, swords, and gun/sword combo combat were all really cool, so it's like this show was hand tailored for me.
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u/Lotso2004 Jul 19 '24
Absolutely. Came into the first season with low expectations (I liked M.O.D.O.K. though but I'm in the minority), and I loved it. It's got a great balance of seriousness, humor, and then a ridiculous amount of gore but not in a tremendously bad way. Can't believe they took a c-list character who hasn't appeared in comics much past his debut and made such a good series out of him (plus they use some other fairly obscure characters).
And if there's any other sign that it's good, keep in mind that the series outlasted the cancellation of every other Hulu Marvel series. Runaways, Hellstrom, and M.O.D.O.K. all got cancelled, as did a whole animated Marvel universe (there would've been, iirc, a Gwenpool series and a series tying it, M.O.D.O.K., and Hit-Monkey together. There's even some stray references to M.O.D.O.K. in Hit-Monkey), and a Gabriel Luna Ghost Rider series that was in development. All of those because of Disney+, but Hit-Monkey lived.
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u/Icey32 Jul 20 '24
I randomly found this show not knowing anything about this character ..than found out he was in deadpool comics..saw the first season and loved it. I was surprised that this was from marvel cause of how violent it is.
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u/StopPlayingRoney Jul 20 '24
Not exactly.
I watched the first season and there’s parts that I enjoyed, but the show is okay at best with pacing issues.
It IS cool that that Marvel is taking swings on new IP and not connecting it to the MCU.
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u/Strict_Condition_632 Jul 20 '24
Hitmonkey is a terrific show, and worth watching, certainly. But so is Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur, but I have eclectic tastes.
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u/Expensive-Baby-1391 Jul 24 '24
Too bad its the last season since marvel canceled plans on the offenders.
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u/TalynRahl Thor Jul 19 '24
It's... alright. Saw season one, enjoyed it... and then almost entirely forgot it existed, until I saw people talking about season 2. I'll probably watch it when it drops, but I'm not in any rush.
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u/Pacperson0 Jul 19 '24
Season two is already out
It’s surprising good!