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John Bird: Actor and comedian dies aged 86
The Bafta-winning actor was best known for political satire, including Bremner, Bird and Fortune.
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RIP.
The only video games my wife has ever willingly watched me play. (well Part 2 as well). We are genuinely very excited and been telling family members who don't play computer games to watch it.Can't wait for this. Looks amazing.
Great that HBO got this Craig Mazin guy who did Chernobyl to help adapt it. Looks like they've chucked a hell of a lot of money into it. The cities and back drops look amazing. Have high hopes.The only video games my wife has ever willingly watched me play. (well Part 2 as well). We are genuinely very excited and been telling family members who don't play computer games to watch it.
Chernobyl is amazing, everything else he's done is shite though. Still TLOU isn't comedy so venturing out of that space may have just been where he talents lie.Great that HBO got this Craig Mazin guy who did Chernobyl to help adapt it. Looks like they've chucked a hell of a lot of money into it. The cities and back drops look amazing. Have high hopes.
Apparently episode 3 is superb. It's about Bill and Frank. That part of the game was my favourite especially the graveyard scene with the clickers, but they'll likely concentrate on their "relationship".Yup first episode pretty much excellent for a fan of the video game and someone who watched the other play it. Still that opening part is still as gut renching as ever I'll get hardened to it someday. I liked how they the only time they really used a narrative video game camera style position was in the truck.
I think the real proof will in be episode 2 they kinda glossed over the core gameplay parts in ep 1 focusing on narrative rather than action/suspense. But the next episode should start introducing it a lot more. How they walk that tight rope is where most video game adaptations have failed.
Honestly the bit I'm looking forward to it is Sam and Henry which will be 4/5 I imagine, they might get two episodes. It was the last part where I was playing that my wife started paying attention and then agreed to watch it from the start.Apparently episode 3 is superb. It's about Bill and Frank. That part of the game was my favourite especially the graveyard scene with the clickers, but they'll likely concentrate on their "relationship".
The clickers are the ones which I am looking forward to and the fear created sneaking past them. But I am enjoyed getting killed by them.
Perhaps for those who enjoyed the game then. I enjoyed both episodes so far. Very faithful to the game apart from the Spores being replaced with tendrils. Loved the final bit with the clickers. Recreated them perfectly for me.Watched the first episode of The Last Of Us today...
I feel I've seen this play out a hundred times before - without the heavy handed exposition and OTT ridiculousness. I won't be tuning in again.
Discovered afterwards that it's based on a game (actually, I think I may have known, then forgot), which explains a lot of the above - I'd guess this is super-faithful, but for me there's a reason adaptations adapt, rather than be faithful retellings.
I'm not keen on the Tendrils or at least connectiveness of them. It feels like lore that doesn't add to the story as way of spread its an interesting change an avoids actors behind gas masks.Perhaps for those who enjoyed the game then. I enjoyed both episodes so far. Very faithful to the game apart from the Spores being replaced with tendrils. Loved the final bit with the clickers. Recreated them perfectly for me.
Is it better than the Walking dead? Too early to tell. I gave up on they show after S1.
Yeh I was reading that the show's creators explained that they didn't use Spores in the show because they are invisible and wouldn't show up as well on tv.I'm not keen on the Tendrils or at least connectiveness of them. It feels like lore that doesn't add to the story as way of spread its an interesting change an avoids actors behind gas masks.
Also whilst the kiss was pure horror it felt out of place.
Okay I'm confused by the creators here.The "kiss" wasn't meant to be erotic apparently, although many read into it as such. Just a way for the infected to invite Tess to their side. More controversial than the game for sure.