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‘The Boys’ Get Brutal and Bloody for One Final Season

April 9, 2026 Mike Manalo

Oi, lads! The final season of The Boys has officially superhero landed this week. While we were able to bring you our conversation with the savage and sadistic members of The Seven earlier this week, today we are proud to bring you the other side of the coin, with our conversations with Butcher and The Boys themselves, Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Karen Fukuhara, Erin Moriarty, Laz Alonso, and (as a bonus) Jensen Ackles!

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The Seven Get Savage for ‘The Boys’ Season 5

April 8, 2026 Mike Manalo

What do you get when you take a narcissistic figurehead for your country with a fragile ego, give him power he shouldn’t have, give him an army of followers to round up his critics, and allow him to cut loose doing whatever he wants with that power? Well in addition to America in 2026, you get the world of The Boys.

Comics, Interview, Streaming

On the Bloody Red Carpet with the Cast of ‘Gen V’

September 17, 2025 Mike Manalo

The Boys may be ending next year, but its enduring legacy lives on with the Guardians of Godolkin! In other words, Gen V is keeping the irreverent, blood-soaked, anti-facism spirit of The Boys Universe alive at a time when we need it the most. Season 2 of the acclaimed series returns today, and to celebrate, Kelly Martinez and myself were invited to the red carpet premiere of this latest season, to get up close and personal with the next generation of supes!

Conventions, Streaming

Prime Video’s Culture Rated Hosts Blerd & Boujee Event at Comic-Con

August 2, 2024August 4, 2024 Mike Manalo

It’s hard to believe San Diego Comic-Con was a full week ago folks. And one of the biggest highlights to come from the Con was the amazing Blerd and Boujee Party hosted by Prime Video’s Culture Rated! We were given the amazing opportunity to partake in the annual event, and we wanted to (nostalgically) look back on it and share it with you all, given we are missing Comic-Con fiercely!

Conventions, Streaming

Jensen Ackles Returns to ‘The Boys’ for ‘Vought Rising’ Prequel

July 26, 2024July 27, 2024 Laura Sirikul

Jensen Ackles makes his return as Soldier Boy in The Boys fifth and final season, this time as a series regular. Ackles made a surprise appearance to San Diego Comic-Con’s The Boys Hall H panel.

Interview, Television

The Women of ‘The Boys’ on Survival and the Show’s Extreme Moments

June 18, 2024June 18, 2024 Laura Sirikul

It’s tough being a woman — especially a woman of color — in the world of Prime Video’s The Boys. For the six women in the series — Annie aka Starlight (Erin Moriarty), Kimiko (Karen Fukuhara), Vice President-Elect Victoria Neurman (Claudia Doumit), Vought CEO Ashley Barrett (Colby Minifie), and newcomers Sister Sage (Susan Heyward) and Firecracker (Valorie Curry), it’s all about survival in a Homelander-dominated society.

Comics, Television

‘The Boys’ Season 4 Trailer is Badder and Bloodier Than Ever

May 5, 2024May 6, 2024 Laura Sirikul

Just when you thought a body exploding from the penis from Season 3, Prime Video’s hit series, The Boys, released the trailer for Season 4, filled with more blood and guts everywhere.

Streaming, Television, Trailers

Watch the Official Trailer for ‘Gen V’

September 6, 2023September 7, 2023 Sophia Soto

You’ve been accepted to Godolkin University! To celebrate, Prime Video is sharing the trailer for The Boys’ spin-off, Gen V. The new series will star Jaz Sinclair, Chance Perdomo, Lizze Broadway, Shelley Conn, Maddie Phillips, London Thor, Derek Luh, Asa Germann, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Sean Patrick Thomas, and Marco Pigossi.

Streaming, Television

Meet the Characters of ‘Gen V’

August 23, 2023August 30, 2023 Sophia Soto

It’s time to meet the Students of Godolkin University! The official key art and character descriptions have just been shared for Gen V. The new series will premiere with three episodes on September 29, exclusively on Prime Video.

Conventions, Video Games

‘Mortal Kombat 1’ SDCC Panel Reveals New Playable Characters

July 21, 2023July 21, 2023 Edward Hong

Today, during the Mortal Kombat 1 panel at Comic-Con International: San Diego, Warner Bros. Games and NetherRealm Studios revealed Li Mei, Tanya, and Baraka as the latest playable characters joining the game’s main roster.

Streaming, Television

Get Ready for Prime Video’s ‘Gen V’

July 20, 2023July 20, 2023 Sophia Soto

Are you ready for college? It’s time for The Boys spin-off, Gen V. The series will premiere exclusively on Prime Video Friday, September 29 with the first three episodes.

Hard N.O.C. Life, Streaming

Hard NOC Life 278: Keith’s COVID Quarantine Catch-Up

August 15, 2022 Hard NOC Media

Keith is back! He joins Britney to share what he’s been watching while out with COVID — like Amazon’s The Boys and Paper Girls. He also give his two cents on the whole DC debacle over at Warner Bros. Discovery.

Hard N.O.C. Life, Marvel

Hard NOC Life 274: Take Me Down to Omnipotence City

July 11, 2022July 18, 2022 Hard NOC Media

Keith is back with Britney to review Thor: Love and Thunder and episode five of Ms. Marvel on this episode of Hard NOC Life. What’s #NerdPoppin: The Umbrella Acadmey on Netflix and Talkville, the Smallville rewatch podcast with Tom Welling and Michael Rosenbaum.

Hard N.O.C. Life, Marvel

Hard NOC Life 273: Happy Colonizer Cotillion

July 4, 2022July 4, 2022 Hard NOC Media

Keith and Dominic are still off, so Brother Nate is back with Britney to share the latest news from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and break down the latest Ms. Marvel on this Fourth of July edition of Hard NOC Life.

Hard N.O.C. Life, Marvel, Star Wars

Hard NOC Life 272: Qui-Gon Djinn

June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Hard NOC Media

Keith and Dominic are off this week, so Britney has invited her former Black Lightning Podcast co-host Vanessa Shark to discuss the finale of Obi-Wan Kenobi and Swara returns once again to discuss the latest Ms. Marvel.

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NOCs of the Roundtable: Goodbye 2020

December 31, 2020January 20, 2021 The Nerds of Color

Thank god this trash fire of a year is finally over. Still there were some things that made us happy. It’s been a few years, but we’ve reassembled the NOCs of the Roundtable to recount the best nerdy moments of the worst year ever.

Recaps, Streaming, Television

NRW Review: ‘The Boys’ Season 2, Episodes 7-8

October 13, 2020May 15, 2021 Patrick Strange

The NRW Crew of Robert J. Medina and Steve Escobar review and discuss the Amazon Prime series, The Boys Season 2 — Episodes 7-8. You can catch The Boys: Season 2 currently streaming on Amazon Prime!

Recaps, Streaming, Television

NRW Review: ‘The Boys’ Season 2, Episodes 4-6

October 5, 2020May 15, 2021 Patrick Strange

The NRW Crew of Robert J. Medina and Steve Escobar review and discuss the Amazon Prime series, The Boys Season 2 — Episodes 4-6. You can catch The Boys: Season 2 currently streaming on Amazon Prime!

Recaps, Streaming, Television

NRW Review: ‘The Boys’ Season 2, Episodes 1-3

September 22, 2020May 15, 2021 Patrick Strange

The NRW Crew of Robert J. Medina and Steve Escobar review and discuss the Amazon Prime series, The Boys Season 2 — Episodes 1-3. You can catch The Boys: Season 2 currently streaming on Amazon Prime!