Why ‘Boots’ ends its first season with some ‘harsh reality’

" [The season has been] this beautiful story of self-discovery and growth and bonding and brotherhood," Heizer tells Gold Derby. "All of a sudden this harsh reality hits. If there were a Season 2, ...

In 'Boots,' a gay Marine comes of age before the era of 'Don't ask, don't tell'

Inspired by Greg Cope White's memoir "The Pink Marine," the Netflix series features a gay teen in boot camp at a time when ...

‘Boots’ Star Miles Heizer Shares His Unconventional Prep to Play a Marine: “Literally All I Did Was Watch ‘Golden Girls’”

When the stars of Boots dropped by DECIDER HQ this week, we asked Miles Heizer if he thinks that inner “Rose” is still there ...

Netflix's 'Boots' is the hidden gem TV show of the year

Inspired by a memoir, Netflix's new show "Boots" tells the story of a gay man going through the U.S. Marine Corps boot camp ...
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Netflix adapts Marine’s coming-of-age memoir in new series ‘Boots’

The series, premiering Thursday, follows a closeted gay teenager as he enlists in the Marine Corps and navigates boot camp in ...

‘Boots’ is a timely, if predictable, series depicting struggles of gay Marines in the ’90s

Starring Miles Heizer as a closeted gay teenager who joins the Marines alongside his best friend, this Netflix miniseries ...

‘Boots’ Is a Sensitive Military Dramedy

The year is 1990, and Cope, played by Miles Heizer (“Parenthood,” “13 Reasons Why”), is a young gay man terrified of being ...
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This ‘boot camp’ gives kids a look at life as a Marine

This “boot camp” is designed to give school-age children a glimpse of life as an enlisted Marine while simultaneously ...
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Marine Surprises Mom & Dad After Graduating

A newly graduated Marine surprised his parents dressed in his new blues. Taylor Rice had just graduated from the Marine Corps ...