I hear they're making a Fallout TV show for Amazon. That could be amazingly scary and/or hilarious.
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Supposedly an MGS movie in the works with Oscar Isaac to star. Destiny too (since Bungie has been acquired by Sony).
If true they better include Snake sneaking around in a cardboard box or the fans are going to riot.
Was there anything else to that game? I remember it being super-hyped and well-reviewed, so I bought it ... and it was just waiting, and waiting, and waiting ... so when you got to be under the cardboard box it was a (sad) highlight. Don't remember anything else about it, other than I didn't play it much. Don't remember any real story that could be made into a movie. Maybe I'm just blocking it out.
Which game? There are many Metal Gear games going all the way back to the original NES system. Some were significantly better than others.
They’ve kept that mechanic in all games; Kojima’s approach is very TIC in that way (same with girly magazine traps, etc.). Consider how amazing MGS is then realize it’s not even on Famitsu’s list of 27 games (all time) that have been awarded perfect scores, though three other MGS games are (IV: Guns of the Patriots, Peacewalker, and V: The Phantom Pain).
Got through the first two episodes of Last of Us (further than I made it in the game!) and it's much better than I thought it would be. The show has added some narrative devices that help build a richer, more developed world with a much bigger scope. The sets are top notch too - HBO spent a lot of money on this and it shows. The 'virus' itself and how it functions is scary AF ('Bomb' just punches you in the gut!). I also love all the actors, but might be able to do with less Pedro Pascal these days. The other characters/actors are all very well cast and this was my first time seeing Thandie Newton's daughter Nico Parker and I think she (and Bella Ramsey) have very bright futures ahead of them....looking forward to tonight's episode starring Ron Swanson and Armand from The White Lotus!
Nico Parker and Thandie Newton
Nico Parker and Thandie Newton
I guess it was always her name but her name was misspelled in her first film
and she did not change anything for 30 years!!!
The latest episode of The Last of Us may join the pantheon of amazing series episodes such as Ozymandiias from Breaking Bad and Pine Barrens from The Sopranos, IMO. This series is way different from other apocalyptic shows.
Its kind of streaming since its on AMC and then goes to AMC+ but I am really liking the Mayfair Witches.
Mayfair Witches is ok but Alexandra Daddario’s acting leaves a lot to be desired IMO.
Yea she is not what I envisioned when I read the book(s), much more powerful in the books.
Also they combined a couple characters that I liked in the books into Ciprien.
I think Beth Grant is terrific as Carlotta.
I also thought the first episode was hard to get through but the next few were pretty good.
Started Poker Face on Peacock. Starring Natasha Lyonne as a Vegas cocktail waitress with a past of being a card shark and an ability to tell when someone is lying. Rian Johnson involved (Knives Out) and a plethora of stars in various episodes 9Adrien Brody, Benjamin Bratt, Chloe Sevignettes Ron Perlman, etc. Sounds like a Columbo on the run kind of vibe As Charlie, the main character, is not your run of the mill person. We shall see how it is, episode 1 sets up the ‘journey”.
Also watched Laurel Canyon two part doc on Prime. I had seen Echo in The Canyon prior and this two parter was fantastic.
If you are a music fan, you will revel in this doc about the incredible music scene and collection of talent that lives and made music in the 60’s-70’s in Laurel Canyon.
Poignant given the recent passing of David Crosby who was a huge part of that scene.
If you are a music fan, you will revel in this doc about the incredible music scene and collection of talent that lives and made music in the 60’s-70’s in Laurel Canyon.
Poignant given the recent passing of David Crosby who was a huge part of that scene.
Think Rian Johnson wrote/directed episodes so "heavily" involved....(a good thing).
Plus they used a Donald Fagen song as a fade out in episode 2, The Goodbye Look. I’m starting to dig this show, plus Cliff from Cheers is in Episode 2!
+1. I liked the first part a lot. 2nd part was a little more focused on how the Eagles came to be. I had no idea Glen Fry and Don Henley were in the Stone Ponies for a hot second. The Flying Burito Brothers and Graham Parker in the Byrds was interesting.
The amount of talent in that area was off the charts. Then along came Manson and just ruined everything.
I was looking for something last night and tried Wolf Pack on Paramount+. I'll give it one more episode but it was pretty bad.
I haven't watched episode 3 yet but I finally saw the first 2 and was pretty impressed. Very true to the game so far, down to the setting and buildings where key events take place and some of the dialog is verbatim from the game. This is really refreshing when you compare it to something like Resident Evil which doesn't really resemble the games at all. The introduction to the clickers in the museum was awesome. They are going through some of the big plot events quickly, I didn't expect the big event that happened in episode 2 to take place for another episode or 2. I do expect quite a bit of deviation when they get to Bill, given how much they are talking about that character already. Bill didn't have a very big role in the games.
Agreed - watched it last night and just blown away by the shift in focus and the effort to really world build. Don't want to spoil anything but I was definitely moved and crushed by the end of the episode - wonderful storytelling and acting and really a mini-movie within the show. Just top notch stuff all around.
I was bummed that we finally had raiders but they didn't do much.
These guys are lucky there are no super mutants or deathclaws like when I had to navigate post-apocalypse Boston in Fallout 4.
These guys are lucky there are no super mutants or deathclaws like when I had to navigate post-apocalypse Boston in Fallout 4.
Was this relationship part of the video game or something new for the show? Nick Offerman is always great.
Bill was in the game and had a partner who died previously; he was sort of your 'supply guy' in the game. They changed and built out the relationship for the show and I think it was terrific.
Frank existed in the game only via a single letter to Bill. So any content with him is pretty much building off of that. Some inferences could be drawn from that letter but it was mostly up to the player to form their own story. I haven't watched the episode yet but figured based on casting someone as Frank and getting a well known actor as Bill meant that they were going to expand on the letter in the game by quite a bit.
The letter and a little context on what Bill says when given the letter: https://thelastofus.fandom.com/wiki/Note_from_Frank
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I've read that, in the game, you can find gay porn mags in the truck, so that ties it all together.
Been gaming since Atari/ColecoVision; currently play on PS5. Don’t do it much - mostly casual and never finished Last of Us.
Weekend mornings man, dabs and playstation. Beats chores.
Pretty much the same for me, although I was more into the NES than Atari and ColecoVision, but played those as well. I built a Retropie so I could keep playing those old games.
Yes there's a very brief but funny scene in the game with Ellie asking Joel about a magazine she found at Bill's.
Yeah if you think riding in a truck is fun, we've barely scratched the surface of all the fun stuff you missed when society collapsed, hon.
watched Anatomy of a Scandel, which I found to rather good. Another good one from the Brits
Eh, I just got around to watching this series, and I found that episode very derivative of what The Walking Dead (and its offspring) often did, taking a break from moving the story forward to dedicate an episode to a character's pre-TWD backstory, or explaining what they did when they went missing/went on a journey in the past.
It's a well done series, but I feel like I'm watching I Am Legend, (the imaginary series version) meets The Walking Dead. But with fungi.
Surprise Breaking Bad reunion on Your Honor: Don Hector (Mark Margolis) makes an appearance as Gina’s father, mob boss Mr Conti.
Party Down returns on February 24 on Starz. Nearly all of the original cast is back, and Nick Offerman will appear in an episode:
