Keyser_Soze Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 3 minutes ago, Spork3245 said: Sony gonna be mad like they were mad when Kevin Butler played a Wii in a tire commercial. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 2/1/2023 at 11:05 PM, SoberChef said: Watching Fatman/Blackman Beyond hosted by Marc Bernardin w/ guest Tiffany Smith & she says she has no idea where the story is going but she's all aboard for it. This has to be the same sentiment SO many others who haven't played the games, nor have any context for what transpires, that so many have watching this show & it has me joyfully giddy. I've never played the games. I didn't even know it had zombies. Or maybe I did know that once upon a time and forgot. I've been having an absolute blast with the show. I thought of watching the games on YouTube, but decided I'd rather keep myself in the dark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 So per the cable box, tonight's episode is from 9 - 9:50p, what the HELL!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 I'm rewatching the first couple episodes because... well, because, and the attention to detail is incredible. Like, in the third episode, Joel says that the fungus got likely spread through stuff like flour. The first episode has Joel and his daughter narrowly avoiding carbs. They don't have any pancake mix for breakfast and Joel forgets to buy a cake for his birthday. Joel's daughter gets distracted during school because someone's hand is twitching. There's all kinds of shit that gets referenced/paid off later that you don't even really think about at the time. Edit: Oh, I forgot about the biscuits they refused to eat and that Joel's daughter refused. Okay, maybe it's not so subtle, but it's still a fun thing to go back to after you learn that the fungus likely spread through flour or sugar. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 7 hours ago, SoberChef said: So per the cable box, tonight's episode is from 9 - 9:50p, what the HELL!? Variable episode lengths are a good thing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 I just watched the third episode. Easily one of the best-executed, most emotionally compelling episodes of television that I've ever seen. 1 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted February 5, 2023 Author Share Posted February 5, 2023 On 1/30/2023 at 6:03 PM, Jwheel86 said: I took it as MS or maybe ALS given it seemed progressive as he struggled to paint and eat. I'm leaning towards MS or ALS as well - a progressive condition for which there was no cure. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SimpleG Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 58 minutes ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: I'm leaning towards MS or ALS as well - a progressive condition for which there was no cure. "We didn’t necessarily want to specify [the illness] for the audience, it was either MS or early ALS but it was a degenerative neuromuscular disorder," said Mazin. What Disease Does Frank Have in 'The Last of Us'? WWW.MENSHEALTH.COM It's actually something very human. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheLeon Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Taking I-70 West to Kansas City is the most depressing thing Joel has had to endure so far. 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brick Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 I guess I should stop looking at this thread since there seems to be enough deviations from the game to be considered spoilers for me whenever I do finally get around to watching this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury33 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Another very solid episode. Coming off of what is arguably one of the best episodes of television ever, it was naturally going to come down a bit. After a bit of a breather this week looks like next week is gonna go nuts again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 7 hours ago, Commissar SFLUFAN said: I just watched the third episode. Easily one of the best-executed, most emotionally compelling episodes of television that I've ever seen. I cried absolutely amazing neither my fiancé nor my gf have played the games. And they were moved by it as well. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 4th episode was really solid. Next week should be crushing. I loved all the little jokes they included from the game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 8 minutes ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: 4th episode was really solid. Next week should be crushing. I loved all the little jokes they included from the game. It was so hard not to spoil it when they showed up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 1 hour ago, TUFKAK said: It was so hard not to spoil it when they showed up I know I told him at the time what he’d missed out on, but it’s been a decade and he hasn’t indicated he remembers, so I’ll keep quiet for a week. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 That episode fuckin flew by! Just when I was getting really into it it abruptly ended. Solid episode still and I like how Ellie and Joel started to bond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 PSA: New episode will air this Friday instead of Sunday due to the super bowl 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted February 6, 2023 Share Posted February 6, 2023 Wonder if Henry and Sam will be more shocking to people that haven't played the game than Ellie and David's interaction... assuming both stick close to the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoberChef Posted February 7, 2023 Share Posted February 7, 2023 Really hate that I have to wait to watch the next episode as I already have a date w/ Joe Bob Brigg's in Vegas that evening! Going to be tricky avoiding spoilers while still interacting on the trending hashtags for the other show I'll be engaged in during that airing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 I know it's both a TV show and based on a video game but uh why didn't they just immediately hook a left onto the grass here instead of wandering aimlessly into the city? You'd think there'd be a similar grass hill on the other side of the overpass that they could have used to get back down to the other side of the freeway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 Fencing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 On 2/6/2023 at 12:50 AM, TUFKAK said: neither my fiancé nor my gf have played the games. And they were moved by it as well. Wait a minute, sir. You have a fiancé and gf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 2 hours ago, best3444 said: Wait a minute, sir. You have a fiancé and gf? Openly poly. Perks of the bay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 46 minutes ago, TUFKAK said: Openly poly. Perks of the bay. Jesus I love you. You sly son of a bitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ort Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 12 hours ago, Jason said: I know it's both a TV show and based on a video game but uh why didn't they just immediately hook a left onto the grass here instead of wandering aimlessly into the city? You'd think there'd be a similar grass hill on the other side of the overpass that they could have used to get back down to the other side of the freeway. Invisible barrier wall. Same reason they had to go through the museum level in episode 2. I've never played the games and don't really know all of this universes lore / rules... but to me it feels like the outside world is a little too empty. If mushroom zombies die in a month, there should be more people around. And cruising down highways from Boston to Kansas City would probably result in dozens of ambushes... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted February 8, 2023 Share Posted February 8, 2023 19 minutes ago, best3444 said: Jesus I love you. You sly son of a bitch. While there are a lot of perks to being poly, it’s also expensive af and harder to manage than just one relationship. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SmugPrick Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 21 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Fencing. is it made of cast iron? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheShader Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRGn7pRE/ Footage of @Commissar SFLUFANwatching episode 3. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 10 hours ago, ort said: Invisible barrier wall. Same reason they had to go through the museum level in episode 2. I've never played the games and don't really know all of this universes lore / rules... but to me it feels like the outside world is a little too empty. If mushroom zombies die in a month, there should be more people around. And cruising down highways from Boston to Kansas City would probably result in dozens of ambushes... That is one thing I thought about. Like, the premise of the world would be more plausible if this was like... 2 years after infection, not 20. After 20 years, even if the fungal infection was still around, the idea that the infected humans still outnumber humans would be crazy. Every zombie universe has that problem, though. It's similar to the slight problem I have with the Fallout universe. Like, those games are supposed to take place ~200 years after the nuclear apocalypse, but aside from skeletons being everywhere, everything looks like it just got nuked last Tuesday. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Posted February 9, 2023 Share Posted February 9, 2023 23 hours ago, CastlevaniaNut18 said: Fencing. Looks like chain link fencing on the left (our left) hill, you'd think they'd have wire snippers or could even just drive through the fence if needed. Like I get that it's basically just invisible wall barrier like @ort said and it doesn't detract from my enjoyment or anything, but it was still just a little hard not to notice as it was happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 I was not impressed with the first two episodes, mostly because the lighting and color grade didn’t fit much of the time. Episode three and four look significantly better, much more like a movie or big budget TV show. It is funny how much video game logic doesn’t work in movies/TV though 😂 My wife is enjoying it much more, and only has vague memories of me playing the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted February 10, 2023 Share Posted February 10, 2023 On 2/8/2023 at 9:46 PM, Fizzzzle said: That is one thing I thought about. Like, the premise of the world would be more plausible if this was like... 2 years after infection, not 20. After 20 years, even if the fungal infection was still around, the idea that the infected humans still outnumber humans would be crazy. Every zombie universe has that problem, though. It's similar to the slight problem I have with the Fallout universe. Like, those games are supposed to take place ~200 years after the nuclear apocalypse, but aside from skeletons being everywhere, everything looks like it just got nuked last Tuesday. Fallout in particular makes very little sense; running water is some of the most radioactive stuff in some of those games which… is not how things work. 22 minutes ago, sblfilms said: It is funny how much video game logic doesn’t work in movies/TV though 😂 I always chuckle when I’m running through homes in The Last of Us and like… none of the houses have something like a chef’s knife or a cleaver or a baseball bat or something. “Imma leave my precious diary behind, but we paid like $300 for that block of cutlery at Crate and Barrel, bring it all!” 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firewithin Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 God damn what an episode. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
best3444 Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 19 minutes ago, Firewithin said: God damn what an episode. I watched the first 10 minutes and got bored and turned it off. I'll have to give it another shot tomorrow. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_BJ_ Posted February 11, 2023 Share Posted February 11, 2023 Fuck me, gut wrenching... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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