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01-15-2023 , 04:09 PM

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This seems worthy of its own thread. Reviews are off the charts and everyone loved the video game. Premiers tonight.

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01-15-2023 , 08:45 PM

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I shall appoint myself The 2+2 King Of TLoU!!

I love this franchise more than a lot of family members so I’m beyond excited!! Haven’t stopped thinking about it since the review embargos were lifted.

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01-16-2023 , 02:21 AM

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reviews seem good, but i thought it was pretty meh (though i didn't play the games, nor am i much of a fan of the zombie apocalypse genre). still have no idea who these ppl are or wtf is going on ... typically you get into **** like that in a pilot. idk

how faithful does the story appear to be to the games so far? pilot really played like a series of video games missions and cut scenes lol

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01-16-2023 , 02:51 AM

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The pilot was ok, nothing special.It looks like HBO's version of The Walking Dead so it'll probably be decent .I can't stand the actress playing Ellie, she's ****ing annoying.

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01-16-2023 , 04:44 AM

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.I can't stand the actress playing Ellie, she's ****ing annoying.

I think they shouldve have swapped those kid actors around

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01-16-2023 , 05:06 AM

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As a series, this will be incredible. As an episode 1…. Great if you know the game. But this didn’t work as a pilot like it should have for those unfamiliar.

For me…. I loved it. They did a great job with the changes. Some were to speed things up, others were to slow things down. My only issue is that this should have been a 2 episode premiere. The season is 9 episodes. Why not round it up to 10 and build the **** out of the world first?

As for THAT moment….

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01-16-2023 , 07:36 AM

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I think they shouldve have swapped those kid actors around

The actress that played Sarah really did do a great job with her character and they nailed all those earlier scenes. Pedro Pascal has really nailed Joel so far as well.

I think Bella Ramsey as Ellie is fine and I think she did decent job in her small parts so far although having just started up the game again this week I think the scenes from the game where Ellie tells Joel his watch is broken shortly after they first meet as well as the scene where they learn of Ellie's bite mark are portrayed and a bit more impactful in the game. Her saying of those lines just felt a bit more forced and less sincere than the character and voice actor in the game; less emotion.

Thought the way they set that scene up though with Joel having the flashback to Sarah was a great addition though. They definitely have time to bond the two characters and I'm optimistic they'll do a good job with it.

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01-16-2023 , 10:38 AM

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I thought it was a very good start. For those on the fence, watch through episode 3. That’s the episode that all of the reviewers say turns the show with one reviewer calling it the best episode of tv he’s ever seen.

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01-16-2023 , 01:58 PM

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Just re-watched episode one without my eight year old asking questions and inquisitive about different Jurassic Park like toy stories in the background. It was much more watchable and enjoyable during the 2nd go-around and I think some of those things I mentioned above are more so down to taste; game Vs TV show than anything else and the 2nd time around I found Bella Ramsey's performance as Ellie much better overall.

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01-16-2023 , 06:12 PM

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Think I'll wait until season is done to binge it.

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01-17-2023 , 12:29 PM

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I know nothing about the game or the series at all. Watched E1 and I'm game to watch.

Seems like TWD reboot in a way but whatever as long as it doesn't morph into that steaming pile of dog **** then I'll watch S1 through

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01-17-2023 , 03:46 PM

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i had the exact same thought...

Episode 1 was good im looking forward to more, as the episode ended i thought to myself i hope this doesnt turn into a 16 season pile of crap like TWD

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01-17-2023 , 06:43 PM

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I’m 100% confident it won’t go near there. I’m guessing 4 seasons at the most. I could see a 5th if they go beyond Part 2 since I’m pretty sure they working on it secretly at Naughty Dog. But ND is known for taking their time and really pushing themselves to do something unique when they make a game. They’re one of the few studios who is allowed that kind of freedom. Unless it gets GRRM’d, the “final” season will probably coincide with The Last Of Us Part 3

I know it’s on me, but TWD comparisons infuriate me. That goes with the territory but I can’t help it lol I hate TWD, don’t like zombie stuff in general, but love and adore TLoU.

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01-17-2023 , 10:11 PM

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Bella Thorn is 19? She played a 9 year old like 2 years ago

*Checks her run on game of thrones

That was 6 ****ing years ago?

Show seems good so far. We will see how it holds up

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01-17-2023 , 10:40 PM

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https://decider.com/2023/01/17/the-l...isode-1-recap/

^ this is how i felt, though way in the minority apparently. even ppl who didn't play the games seemed to love it. i don't get it, very little grabbed me in any way... *shrug*

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I think they shouldve have swapped those kid actors around

yeah, the girl who got killed was way better. lady mormont's performance feels very inauthentic, she seemed better in got wtf

thought anna torv (tess) and merle dandridge (marlene) were good, and obv pedro pascal
didn't see enough of tommy to say yet

was driving me nuts where i knew tv host in the cold open from, looked it up and he was

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01-18-2023 , 01:30 AM

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Felt very similar to the first episode of The Walking Dead.

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01-18-2023 , 05:52 AM

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My only issue is that this should have been a 2 episode premiere. The season is 9 episodes. Why not round it up to 10 and build the **** out of the world first?

I thought it sort of was? I doubt all the eps are going to be 80 mins long, but I don't want to check in case of spoilers.

Coming in almost completely blind and thought it was great

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01-18-2023 , 08:33 AM

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The length for the first 3 are:

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It was sort of a 2ep premiere but I’d have liked to have had a similar pacing as the first half. Part of that is I want as much of this as I can get and I don’t think I got enough lol

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01-18-2023 , 11:04 AM

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Earlier seasons of The Walking Dead were not that bad. I don't hate the comparisons as I enjoy the genre in general but I'm also expecting alot more from HBO and the creators, writers, etc for The Last of Us.

It's fairly cool we are going to get some lengthy episodes. The game is amazing; story included; but turning this into a show they are obviously going to have to explore the characters and environments much more than they were explored in the games simply because in the game alot of your time is spent killing infected playing the levels and that just doesn't translate to a TV show even though I'm sure they'll be some great action in this show. So basically they have to flesh out the story more and I think they did a good job of that in the first episode.

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01-18-2023 , 01:03 PM

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Agree the early seasons of TWD were fine

Also agree that I give HBO the benefit of the doubt

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01-19-2023 , 12:15 AM

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Just watched the first ep. Never played the games so know nothing about the plot or characters.

Overall I liked it. Opening half hour or so set in Austin was fantastic. Really intense and suspenseful. Escape sequence in the pickup truck was really well filmed and choreographed. Scene where you see the old lady neighbor moving in the background while the daughter is looking at the DVDs, legit gave me goosebumps.

Dropped off a bit with the time jump to Boston and pace slowed down somewhat. Still thought it was good though. I'll be watching.

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01-19-2023 , 01:46 AM

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For players of the game…

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01-19-2023 , 11:26 AM

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Set in Austin ? But they filmed it in the mountains of Alberta and some small towns. They must shift to a mountain area

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01-19-2023 , 07:57 PM

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Set in Austin ? But they filmed it in the mountains of Alberta and some small towns. They must shift to a mountain area

Yeah just the first segment (set in 2003) was in Austin. When they flash forward 20 years they are in Boston. But I think there is a cross-country journey so I'm guessing much is set in mountains and wilderness.

Definitely has a walking dead vibe but I'm optimistic it will avoid some of the pitfalls of that show. Hopefully no Glenn goes down the well episodes.

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01-20-2023 , 01:54 PM

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Haven't played the game, but I have read the plot synopsis of it several times over the years -- can't recall exactly everything but I have the gist of where the show should go. What I am curious to see is where in the game's storyline do they decide to end season 1, and how many seasons the show is going to plan for. I was explaining to my buddy that loves the games, that I thought it would be a bit un-Hollywood to try and capture the entire game in just one season.

Enjoyed first episode, you can definitely see how elements of that would parallel the game. Like when Joel/Sarah get separated from Tommy by the two burning cars. That must be 100% straight out of the game. My buddy said the whole 2003 storyline was essentially the tutorial portion of the video game.

Rather than TWD, isn't a more reasonable comp 28 Days Later instead? TWD are zombies, these things are just like the infected in 28DL. Also HBO >>>>>>>>> AMC, just saying that for the record.

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