SummaryCloseted Cameron Cope (Miles Heizer) and his best friend Ray McAffey (Liam Oh) experience boot camp as new US marine recruits in the 1990s in the coming-of-age dramedy series inspired by former US Marine Greg Cope White’s memoir The Pink Marine.
SummaryCloseted Cameron Cope (Miles Heizer) and his best friend Ray McAffey (Liam Oh) experience boot camp as new US marine recruits in the 1990s in the coming-of-age dramedy series inspired by former US Marine Greg Cope White’s memoir The Pink Marine.
“Boots” proves to be a smart, empathetic, character-driven drama that explores coming of age in a time when Cameron can’t be his true self, while also showing the toll that repression takes on another character, conflicted and similarly closeted Sgt. Sullivan (Max Parker).
The best show of the year for me. C'est humain, plein de compréhension et de compassion. C'est aussi très bien écrit et joué. La fin de la saison est excellente.
This story is an important chapter in LBGTQ+ service men and women in the US. The ability for these character to depict what REAL people are experiencing so well is unmatched. Sexuality is never something to be shamed, shunned, or belittled, as so many from the current political climate like to do. All I can say is please watch, and you might learn something. Cannot wait for Season 2.
“Boots” improves as it goes along and the plot veers into the odyssey of closeted servicemen who have to hide their love and live in fear of being revealed.
It’s a familiar story, well-told, even if my own regret at never having experienced the masculinity-shaping gauntlet of becoming a jarhead was very fleeting.
There is an overriding chipper tone to the writing thanks to Lear’s momentous sitcom background, which doesn’t fit the subject. .... An oversimplification of what military life was and is actually like for queer service members, despite the creators’ best intentions.
Divertida, bem produzida e com personagens com carisma Gostei da abordagem em torno do tema, sem esquecer do drama ao redor de todo ambiente preconceituoso
This series is based on the memoir “The Pink Marine,” about a gay teen (Miles Heizer) who joins the Marine Corps with his best friend. There are the expected bully encounters and other typical miliary challenges, but what sets this apart is the characters. Many of the members of his squad have personalities beyond the stereotypes, which add more humanity to the story. Of course, there’s the closeted sergeant (Max Parker) and the detached mom (Vera Farmiga), who both add depth with their POVs. Since this was the last show produced by Norman Lear, the message elements are clear, but so is the good-hearted tone. Despite the predictability, there’s a warmth to the relationships that helps make it a somewhat sweet story.
This show is so mean spirited and dour. The US military is no picnic, but I doubt it is the degenerate brutal torture chamber depicted here. The gay men who choose to endure this are masochists. Their talents are better used elsewhere.
Another show that "attempts" and capitalize on **** experiences (now that it's **** branch chosen is marines because that's the most masc?The writers clearly have never served or don't know anyone who has.Cheese acting and cheesy lines. Once again , the idea that only white cis gay men are the universal **** experience. Never mind that there are plenty of lesbian, trans , other gay men of color whom stories aren't told because....that's "just a preference”