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Frankly why do we even need a "last of us" show to begin with.

posted 4 years ago by bond998 (1213)
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Its just going to be longer, more boring with pointless filler, with actors who look nothing like the characters in the game. You might as well get Troy Baker who voiced Joel in the game to play him in live action. At least he looks the part. The 1st game told a very nice story about a character that people cared about in 12 hours of gameplay. I don''t need some shitty 30 to 60 hour novelization of that. That will probably end horribly like every other serialized show on TV. Besides we already have those Walking Dead shows. What next a gritty Super Mario show staring Tyler Perry as Mario.

[–] McQualude (4231) 4 years ago

Because Hollywood has become risk-adverse so they eschew creativity in the hope that a built-in audience will equal ticket sales. Of course, they will misunderstand everything that made the games popular, they will make decisions based on boardroom talk and test screenings by people who never played the game.

[–] NitroHangover (1143) 4 years ago

Yep.

[–] Trev (970) 4 years ago

It's all about money $$$. People always complaining about Hollywood has run out of ideas - all they make is sequels. Nah - They make so many sequels because the first movie made $500,000,000 worldwide and they wanna make another $500,000,000+

[–] JoeBlow88 (574) 2 years ago

It's not about money... its about sending a message..

The entertainment industry is connected to banking, military, politics, etc... It does not play by the same financial rules as most industries. Controlling culture and the illusion of popular opinion is far more important than money.

[–] Ldlamb (652) 2 years ago

Nah….it’s about money

[–] JoeBlow88 (574) 2 years ago

USA would never let their 'cultural' insinuations fail.

In 2020 more money was printed than in the previous 200 years... I am very skeptical of the box office numbers in the age or digital currency and record keeping.

[–] chefao (456) 2 years ago

Money is one factor but the power to shape public opinion and culture so that the world agrees with your ideology is another. That power is the reason for making money (after a certain level) in the first place.

[–] brux (14837) 2 years ago

Clearly, this exists for some people to make money.
I guess it fits a market niche between movies like, "Night Of The Living Dead" and extended series like "The Walking Dead" that can take years to watch. Could be for people who are isolated, snowed in, in quarantine, in the hospital temporarily and want something to binge watch for a day or two. Maybe? I'm not expecting much.

[–] xfool (967) 2 years ago

I think its mainly for non gamers that may have heard of it but didnt know too much about the story.

[–] Mattc164 (619) 2 years ago

Don’t be ridiculous. They won’t cast Tyler Perry as Mario. You know damn well that they will not only change the race but also the Gender.
They'll call it Maria or something and they’ll probably cast Octavia Spencer or somebody.

[–] lolkatz (498) 2 years ago

This 2-year old post of yours is exactly how I felt after watching the first episode just now.

[–] HarryShoulder (279) 2 years ago

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[–] KevMill (245) 2 years ago

...and I'll bet you've watched BOTH episode...you people just need to be quiet sometimes.

[–] bond998 (1213) 2 years ago

Nah i didn't watch it.

[–] Burgershmurger (1451) 2 years ago

That's why I don't care for this series. Just another Walking Dead.