Its funny you say this- I grew up on PC games, and built my own back in the day, but have been much more about consoles as an adult. Something about something that 'just works' especially when playing on a big screen.
The Last of Us HBO series
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Its funny you say this- I grew up on PC games, and built my own back in the day, but have been much more about consoles as an adult. Something about something that 'just works' especially when playing on a big screen.
Episode three is going to earn some hardware. I thought it was a brilliant story, masterfully told.
What an acting stretch for Offerman to play a incell prepper that’s gay. That came out of left field, yet was so powerful in framing up life after everyone’s world was turned upside down due to infection.
It also was nice how they jumped time and seamlessly married both story lines together, even explaining the end of episode 1 where we see the radio light up and play Depech Mode.
So far, I enjoy the show and am optimistic about the ensuing episodes.
What an acting stretch for Offerman to play a incell prepper that’s gay. That came out of left field, yet was so powerful in framing up life after everyone’s world was turned upside down due to infection.
It also was nice how they jumped time and seamlessly married both story lines together, even explaining the end of episode 1 where we see the radio light up and play Depech Mode.
So far, I enjoy the show and am optimistic about the ensuing episodes.
I cried. That's not saying much now that I'm a middle aged dad with 4 daughters, but it was touching and sad, and they did a great job of weaving it into the storyline with his letter to Joel.
I'm sure there are some 4chan incels organizing a negative review campaign as we speak.
I'm sure there are some 4chan incels organizing a negative review campaign as we speak.
I've been surprised how good all three episodes were, but that one was really great. As a fan of a wide range of apocalyptic stuff the "only man on earth" scenes are always interesting to me and Ep3 was one of the best takes. The old Twilight Zone where the guy just uses alone time to read, the quirky The Last Man on Earth with Will Forte, The Road, I am Legend, etc...
I was laughing at how triggered it might make some that the guy's survivalist lifestyle was a facade. The back and forth about his paranoia over the government being nazis and how they actually are nazis "but not back then"...that particular scene was perfect. They're both right.
In a lot of these apocalypse shows the comics and books do a better job of getting into the details of the world and atmosphere, but so far this show is nailing the details of the setting. I think that was a big part of Game of Thrones success, it wasn't afraid to get into tiny details of the rich world. Made it hard to follow for some but I think it was part of the success formula.
At first I thought it wouldn't be that big a difference if a zombie plague is transmitted by fungus vs virus, but being able to SEE the infection is shockingly gross/scary/cool.
Making us care so deeply about those characters that we only knew for one episode? That’s just great filmmaking.
I had no idea we’d get a show like that, in the third episode no less. But damn if they didn’t nail it. Best thing I’ve watched in a long time.
There's been enough difference that it's kept the game players guessing some too. Ep 3 was prime example.
My wife kept saying they would both commit suicide and I just nodded my head knowingly. Then they did and I about ****.
Oh, and I'm an old man console player
I wonder how much they’ll get into exactly what’s happening when a human is infected, the different stages, why clickers are the way they are etc. It’s a step up over the body horror stuff we’ve already seen.
Have any of you that didn't play the games noticed the music? Not talking about Linda Rondstadt or Depeche Mode but the background music. Gustavo Santaolalla composes all of the games' music and it is fantastic. I'm so glad they kept it in the show. I listen to the soundtracks pretty much every day while working.
I was wondering if that was the case. You’re taking about the slow guitar that plays in the opening credits and throughout the show?
Yup. Thought for sure when he sat down at the piano to play some Linda Ronstadt he was going to get a shovel to the back of the head or something.
Just watched the 1st episode. I'm definitely in. Going to avoid this thread until caught up.
Richter's " On the Nature of Daylight" is good at drawing tears. This is the same song that plays at the end of Arrival. If you know the scene you know tears were shed.
It was much better than the relationship they had in the game. Props for that. No props for a super survivalist standing in the middle of the street taking pot shots with a bolt action rifle. Dude....
It's used so many places.
Arrival
Shutter Island
Handmaid's Tale
Stranger than Fiction
I love Melanie Lynskey so much. She's always been one in our corner. This thread is hilarious.
