Re: Fallout TV

On 4/12/2024 6:57 PM, Spalls Hurgenson wrote:

 So, speaking of that Fallout TV show...
 This was a TV that went HEAVY into fan service.

Yes fan service.  I loved the gaping hole in the one guy's chest that reminded me of doing that in 1/2 with the 14mm.  I was really surprised they made that reference sine most people these days only know 3+
I'm enjoying it so far, just finished episode 3.  Something

Tonally, the game is also much more pessimistic than the games.

There doesn't seem to be much of the wild humor of the Fallouts either. Although to be fair Bethesda has been losing more that with each iteration, and even their first attempt had less of that.  I miss that.
In general something seems to be off with it, but it's fine for what it is.

It's
exceptionally grim, and honestly, made the watching a lot more of a
chore than it should have been. Hopefully, the producers will lighten
things up a bit in the next season.

I wish they'd have staggered their release, 1 a week, even 3 since it was released feels like I'm nauseous after eating too much at an all you can eat buffet.

China

To be expected.  Especially as Russia, though not "comunist" now is just as much a nuclear enemy as it was then (at least it seems a good portion of the world feels so, even if a good portion feels the opposite.)

Still, at least we have ONE example of a TV show/movie that doesn't
completely ignore the game to do its own thing and then slap the
licensed titled on it. It had to happen eventually, I suppose.

There's someone who loves the games even back to 1-2 high up in production to get it this close.  Yes it's a bit off in some parameters, but it's not the "fuck you" to all the fans that almost everything else seems to be (the live action Avatar TV series is supposed to be good, I tried watching a bit, but it was only mildly interesting, I never got into the animated series either though.)
If you're a fan it's worth a watch, I don't think a binge is a good idea though, it needs some breathing room.  It certainly makes me want to play some fallout.  Too bad Bethesda isn't in a good place to capitalize with a new game (estimates are it's at least 10 years out.)  Although with the stench that was Starfield, that's probably a good thing, maybe they can figure out what they did wrong and fix it, I doubt it though.
If you aren't a fan, I don't know.  My wife was in the room scrolling her social media and caught some bits,  She had a couple comments/questions but don't think she's really paying much attention. Fortunately the 'doom bass' that was dropped all over from the first episode that was really bothering her ears didn't continue in the following 2.
*Mild Spoiler*
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One of her questions that bothered me too was why did the gulper die just from pulling its meal out of its mouth?
I tried googling, but came up with nothing.  It's a real head scratcher to me.
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