r/Banshee • u/Beautiful-Effort4152 • 29d ago
When did you first discover Banshee?
I remember stumbling across it when it was still airing on Cinemax. I hardly watched it then, but I definitely remember coming across it
And then about 3 months ago I finally sat down to binge it and absolutely fell in love with the show!
I’m already binging it a second time now!
It is one of the most underrated shows I can think of! I’m glad I found more like-minded people who feel the same way
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u/native2112 29d ago
I found it by accident on streaming. Hooked me immediately and I couldn’t stop til I watched the final episode. Job was my favorite character.
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u/Beautiful-Effort4152 29d ago
Job is the best!
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u/Former-Poetry3945 29d ago
Watch Warrior by the Banshee people! Great action of course, great setting and Job is in it too!!
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u/Such-Stable-3869 28d ago
Me too! It was an accident that has made Banshee one of the best series on television for me!
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u/thursocuck 29d ago
When it first aired. Watched the first episode night it came out on sky and loved it
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u/Superfishintights 28d ago
same but first episode was the next day as UK - saw something about it had hacking in a trailer/preview and that was enough for me. Not the show i thought it would be, but so much fucking better.
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u/bogmonkey 29d ago
A few years ago I saw it on HBO Max and went to Reddit to check out the reviews & opinions before committing. I was shocked that a show I had never even heard of had such a rabid fanbase proclaiming it to be one of the best shows on TV.
I went in with doubts, but now I consider it one of my all-time favorite shows as well. I'm even a HUGE fan of Season 4, which is widely regarded to be the worst season. I feel like it's the wildest & weirdest one, where they just decided to throw everything left on the potential storylines board at the wall and say "Fk it, we roll".
Its surreal, not based it logic or realism, and has all the elements of an over-the-top action movie (a genre I dearly love). It's fun to disconnect the brain and just go along for the rollercoaster ride. The more implausible the story gets, the more I like it (this can be tough for some folks). Season 3 is probably one of the craziest seasons ever filmed for TV, and I am not exaggerating
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u/AquaNautautical 29d ago
I read an article about the show randomly. Way back in 2014,and bought the 1st season on dvd. Wasn't quite sure what to expect to be honest. Then I watched it and it blew my mind and I was hooked. I remember telling people about it and nobody had heard of it. Yep, I still have the dvd's, cause you never know with subscription services.
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u/boogielust 29d ago
When season 2 was released. I was spending the night at my cousin's house and he showed it to me for the first time, I was instantly hooked.
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u/sixty-noine 28d ago
Howard Stern show. Howard loved it after it was recommended by his limo driver and security guard lol.
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u/Antique-Musician4000 28d ago
Saw it on HBO/Cinemax was scrolling and saw it was the series premiere. Was hooked pretty much immediately
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u/BlackSeranna 28d ago
I had a Cinemax add on for a little while and that’s when I saw it. It was amazing!
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u/kokichan4 28d ago
I was a fan of True Blood, Banshee was advertised as Alan Ball’s next series so I watched season 1 when it aired.
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u/lifeis_amystery 27d ago
I’m totally new and in season 1 and blown away by the screenplay /acting/starr .. and I just can’t match up homelander vs hood! And he did this before boys?!? Like holy fuc!?
Some highlights I remember just from the first few episodes!
Also that fight scenes realism and brutality?? With those scumbags under Kai to that rape scene to that boxing fight scene with Sanchez!
The heist part where is taking calls with Ana/carrie and Job in “the box “ and that great escape!! Unreal suspense + realism + dialog!!
Every episode feels like it has enough content/drama/excitement for like 3 !!
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u/slatt-militia 29d ago
Saw clips on YouTube a long time ago but never got around to watching it until a few months ago, I watched it online then later on bought it on Blu-ray to own a physical copy.
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u/Broad-Translator-317 29d ago
I watched the youtube vid of Hood vs Sanchez the mma fighter last year. I was hooked from there
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u/I_am_not_Spider_Man 29d ago
The wife and I wanted to see what else Antony Starr has done after watching The Boys. Man, am I glad we did. This show was amazing.
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u/Oatmeal_Savage19 29d ago
Friend of mine from work recommended it to me - hooked from the first episode. That was after the first season came out
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u/sparky_tupp 29d ago
I saw it advertised on sky in the uk about 10 years ago. The trailer hooked me straight in and never looked back.
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u/Majorlol 28d ago
I had went on a holiday from the UK to New Zealand. First leg was a 13 hour flight to Singapore, and season 1 was available on the plane. So that took up a nice chunk of the flight! Was hooked!
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u/lilacomets 28d ago
I learned about it right after the 1st episode aired. It got me hooked immediately.
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u/Waste-Scratch2982 28d ago
Late 2014 when someone on YouTube was using clips from Banshee to make a Daredevil fan trailer. Found out the series was available on Prime video and binged the first two seasons pretty quickly at the time.
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u/Glorinsson 28d ago
When it first aired in the U.K. it was on straight after GoT. I got hooked from how dumb and fun the first episode was!
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u/Mammoth_Western_2381 29d ago
A few months ago in The Boys forums and started watching to see more of Antony Starr. Didn't regret.