The Last of Us - HBO

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10:56a, 1/17/23
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Gotta think a S2 announcement comes this week like they did for HOTD.
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In reply to Bird Poo • 10:56a, 1/17/23
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It's the last part. Not a spoiler anymore since everyone in this thread hopefully has seen the first ep. But that's pretty much the entire premise. Red means infected. Ellie is technically infected, but she's immune. Hence, her importance to the show. Most people go zombie-mode after a day, but Ellie was bitten three weeks prior to that scene where the FEDRA agent took her reading.
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 11:05a, 1/17/23
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That's awesome, glad to see it's off to such a great start. I think this is a show that will continue to grow its audience as the season goes forward. The word of mouth praise will really spread. Some people might have been turned off because it was based on a video game, but considering everyone from the critics to the viewers are loving it will bring in more eyes. This is the perfect kind of show for weekly episodes, thank goodness it's not a Netflix property. There are also going to be some events that get people talking. Nothing quite like The Red Wedding, but events that will stick with the viewers.
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In reply to Head Ninja In Charge • 11:07a, 1/17/23
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Thanks!
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11:08a, 1/17/23
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The mold they found in the basement of the apartment reminded me of "The Thing".
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In reply to Bird Poo • 11:16a, 1/17/23
Bird Poo said:
The mold they found in the basement of the apartment reminded me of "The Thing".
In the game that would be a "spore area" and probably some of the most startling, scary set pieces you play through as you have to stealth around the different types of infected sometimes with no weapons and just a brick or bottle!

In the show I think it was just a visual to show just what happens to you when infected. Looks like episode 2 will get us a closer look at the infected and how they operate. Just like the clicking from the Predator movies, the sound the "clickers" make in TLOU is burned into my brain!
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In reply to Bird Poo • 12:50p, 1/17/23
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Bird Poo said:
The mold they found in the basement of the apartment reminded me of "The Thing".
Reminded me of the Davy Jones pirates who were melding into the ship in POTC 2.
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1:16p, 1/17/23
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Finally got around to watching.

The pre-credits scene was great. Really did a great job of explaining things and building tension. The 2003 part was amazing. Like Saving Private Ryan level of holy sheet! Even knowing it was coming I was full on teary eyed a the end of that.

I agree it dragged very slightly in the middle but I knew to expect that in the game. I don't think it actually dragged but after that first 20-30 it can't help but feel slow.

My only beef (and it's with most modern shows) was that sometimes the cinematography was too clean/clear. There were times sets looked like sets and not real life. I did discover a little in that my TV had some of the motion smoothing CineMode on (I guess this is the first time I've used the HBO Max app on this new TV). Once I turned those off it helped a lot but still looked a little to clear at times. I need to spend some time messing with settings. DolbyVision modes and such.

Overall great start though.
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In reply to Jim01 • 4:45p, 1/17/23
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Yea, good point on the slight midway drag. This pilot essentially covered the tutorial and intro to world building from the game, and tutorials very easily drag games down at the start. I think it'll pick up after that initial outbreak day attention-grabber.
I have really high hopes for the series
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In reply to Ghost of Bisbee • 5:24p, 1/17/23
I was thinking about that exact tutorial part the other day when I was trying to figure out how they were going to cram all of the first game into one season and had the realization that a lot of time spent in the game was tutorial, looting, or traversal time that won't necessarily have to be shown in the show.
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6:42p, 1/17/23
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This is not a knock on this show, as I realize they are following an existing story from a video game, but, I wish one of these zombie shows would would spend more time in the transition between normal life and zombie apocalypse. They always have a big time jump where they skip past most of it. The worst offender was FTWD. They had an opportunity to bring a unique perspective from TWD, but basically did a X week jump and became the same show. I would have liked if the first entire season of FTWD showed that transition. Maybe spend an episode per main character group. How did they first hear rumors? When did they see their first zombie? How the hell did they get out of there. And so forth. Maybe end the first season with everybody joining together somewhere and then they start season 2 in "zombie steady state."

Regarding this show, I don't think the middle of episode 1 was boring. If everything was high action all the time, then THAT gets boring. To have meaningful character arcs, you need to establish characters. My favorite show of all time is Band of Brothers, and there are plenty of "down" scenes. Without that, it's impossible to have great up scenes.
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7:01p, 1/17/23
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In reply to aTmAg • 7:23p, 1/17/23
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Technically not a zombie show, but still a post-apocalyptic virus ****ing our **** up type of show - but I felt Station Eleven did a good job of this. Some episodes saw people holed up in their apartment trying to survive on existing supplies (FWIW, this was me March/April 2020). Another episode had people figuring **** out because it all went to hell while they were at the airport. It's a great show.
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7:47p, 1/17/23
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I loved Station Eleven. Still think of that show from time to time. The thing with these shows too with the jump you mention is how did they manufacture and build all those walls and gates, who did it, how long did that take, at what risk and cost of lives. These shows always jump to the well guarded and secured area and I am like that had to been a PITA to build! Either way, really enjoying this show from the first episode, have zero background in it.
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In reply to Brian Earl Spilner • 7:47p, 1/17/23
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Brian Earl Spilner said:
Bird Poo said:
The mold they found in the basement of the apartment reminded me of "The Thing".
Reminded me of the Davy Jones pirates who were melding into the ship in POTC 2.

Ever seen Annihilation? That's what it reminded me of.
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9:26p, 1/17/23
I'm hooked. Great first episode but I almost had to skip the part with his daughter, what a gut wrenching scene, especially for a non-game player. Glad to have this get me through to baseball season.
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In reply to aTmAg • 9:42p, 1/17/23
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But that has nothing to do with the story of The Last of Us. It is not a show about the Zombie Apocalypse. It is a show about a specific storyline within this post-apocalyptic world. Showing the weeks after the outbreak has absolutely nothing to do with what you are saying.
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9:50p, 1/17/23
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Maybe already discussed , sorry if so, but if there are no spores, how were the initial people infected? Was the random student and old lady bit at some point when they were in the city? I'm not a game player, but watched the screencrush recap and am curious
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In reply to Lathspell • 9:51p, 1/17/23
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Which is why I started my post with: "This is not a knock on this show, as I realize they are following an existing story from a video game..."
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In reply to Head Ninja In Charge • 9:54p, 1/17/23
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Head Ninja In Charge said:
Technically not a zombie show, but still a post-apocalyptic virus ****ing our **** up type of show - but I felt Station Eleven did a good job of this. Some episodes saw people holed up in their apartment trying to survive on existing supplies (FWIW, this was me March/April 2020). Another episode had people figuring **** out because it all went to hell while they were at the airport. It's a great show.
I saw that, but I couldn't get over the whole playwright part of it. As if people would give a rats ass about Shakespeare in a time like that.
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In reply to JCRiley09 • 10:01p, 1/17/23
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JCRiley09 said:
Maybe already discussed , sorry if so, but if there are no spores, how were the initial people infected? Was the random student and old lady bit at some point when they were in the city? I'm not a game player, but watched the screencrush recap and am curious


Feel like somehow it will be spores but they get in through wounds and direct blood contact like the little boy had a cut on his knee before they killed him. Then again I'm pretty sure Joel and Tommy had cuts all over them from the truck crash.

I can't imagine they don't explain it more at some point, would be a pretty huge piece of info left out.
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10:11p, 1/17/23
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Looks great so far. TLOU is one of the best games I've ever played, and so far they're doing a great job of sticking true to its core.
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11:03p, 1/17/23
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12:35a, 1/18/23
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Wow... seriously **** you, YouTube. I was just scrolling through my recommended videos and got hit with a pretty big spoiler from the Last of Us 2.

That kind of pisses me off...
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In reply to Lathspell • 1:34a, 1/18/23
AG
Ugh. That sucks.

About a month before TLOU2 released, someone hacked the game code and released spoiler-filled cutscenes from the game. It was a disaster.

I can promise the story is worth it to stick through, though. I'm rewatching the pilot now.

TLOU2 is my 2nd favorite game of all time, right behind my tie between Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask. The story is that good.
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In reply to Ghost of Bisbee • 1:40a, 1/18/23
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right behind my tie between Ocarina of Time/Majora's Mask.


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In reply to JCRiley09 • 6:11a, 1/18/23
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JCRiley09 said:
Maybe already discussed , sorry if so, but if there are no spores, how were the initial people infected? Was the random student and old lady bit at some point when they were in the city? I'm not a game player, but watched the screencrush recap and am curious


Sorry, I'd try to explain it to you but I've previously been chidded that non-game players are just as smart as game players and don't need any detailed explainations during the show.




Oh screw it. I'm assuming its related to those tendril things you see actively growing and reaching out of an infected person at some point in the show (sorry, don't remember the exact moment).
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In reply to Ghost of Bisbee • 7:48a, 1/18/23
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I've had a couple discussions about TV where TLOU came up and people asked me about it and I started each discussion with "Zelda is obviously the greatest video games of all time...BUT from a story perspective TLOU and TLOU2 are the two best games I've ever played and it's not close."
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In reply to aTmAg • 8:37a, 1/18/23
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aTmAg said:
Head Ninja In Charge said:
Technically not a zombie show, but still a post-apocalyptic virus ****ing our **** up type of show - but I felt Station Eleven did a good job of this. Some episodes saw people holed up in their apartment trying to survive on existing supplies (FWIW, this was me March/April 2020). Another episode had people figuring **** out because it all went to hell while they were at the airport. It's a great show.
I saw that, but I couldn't get over the whole playwright part of it. As if people would give a rats ass about Shakespeare in a time like that.
It was very ok…but the]at is obviously the biggest issue- its a window into the self importance of hollywood and their lack of sense
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8:49a, 1/18/23
I've been thinking about their decision to remove the spores. So far the only mechanism we know for sure it spreads is through a bite?

I read they removed the spores because they felt it didn't make sense to have them because spores should be all over the place, but I feel like not having them creates an issue with how did a fungal parasite spread fast enough to take over if it just spreads through bites. Curious if they go into it more or what. I feel like a simpler explanation would have been that it small quantities of spores are unlikely to cause an infection whereas dense spore areas are basically a guarantee.
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In reply to Fenrir • 8:56a, 1/18/23
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Fenrir said:
I've been thinking about their decision to remove the spores. So far the only mechanism we know for sure it spreads is through a bite?

I read they removed the spores because they felt it didn't make sense to have them because spores should be all over the place, but I feel like not having them creates an issue with how did a fungal parasite spread fast enough to take over if it just spreads through bites. Curious if they go into it more or what. I feel like a simpler explanation would have been that it small quantities of spores are unlikely to cause an infection whereas dense spore areas are basically a guarantee.
Seems like the main reason they removed the spores was to keep their actors from having to cover their faces for most of the show.
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In reply to WES2006AG • 9:13a, 1/18/23
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They also don't make sense from a live action perspective. Spores get everywhere. On your clothes, on your skin, in your hair. Even after you left a contaminated area, that **** would still be on you and easily ingested.

Makes a cool atmospheric game mechanic, though.
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9:30a, 1/18/23
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I havent played the game yet since I havent owned a playstation since PS2.

Last of Us Part 1 is coming out March 3rd for PC, where I plan to play it.

For fans of the series, should I watch the show first or play the game first and then binge it? I know very little about the game/story.
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In reply to BadMoonRisin • 9:56a, 1/18/23
BadMoonRisin said:
I havent played the game yet since I havent owned a playstation since PS2.

Last of Us Part 1 is coming out March 3rd for PC, where I plan to play it.

For fans of the series, should I watch the show first or play the game first and then binge it? I know very little about the game/story.
Either way you will know what happened whether you are playing the game or watching.
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In reply to BadMoonRisin • 10:40a, 1/18/23
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BadMoonRisin said:
I havent played the game yet since I havent owned a playstation since PS2.

Last of Us Part 1 is coming out March 3rd for PC, where I plan to play it.

For fans of the series, should I watch the show first or play the game first and then binge it? I know very little about the game/story.
Having played the games first I'm enjoying the series as is. I think one thing the show might do that would impact the game if you played after watching is they might add things to the narrative that don't exist in the games. Like in the first episode there's a discussion with the scientists on tv, doesn't exist in the game. They could expand character roles in the show that are very compressed in the game as well.

That being said I don't know that I could wait until March 1st to play the game, then come back to the series, would take a lot of patience to do that.
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