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[–] [email protected] 26 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Isn't it because the writing for The Last of Us and Fallout is, you know, GOOD and not a cash grab like Borderlands was?

And really, Kevin Hart as Roland? Terry Crews would have been a better look and just as funny.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I think you mean "actually funny"

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago

This is Borderlands were talking about. Let's not get too crazy.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Lance Reddick would have been my pick, but... y'know. :(

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 month ago (1 children)

You mean, if you actually get a decent writer who embraces the lore, they can potentially write engaging stories?

I mean, Eureka guys... never would have thought of that.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 month ago

I mean, I think it started with The Last of Us. That being said, I'm 100% here for more good adaptations of games. Hopefully not dumpster fires like Borderlands. Some people have complained about certain aspects of the Fallout show, but I'd much rather have what the Fallout show is than what the Borderlands movie was.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

Fallout is really interesting in that it has very deep lore, that Lore was organically built over time, but it was fairly consistent. I would say more akin to Lord of the rings type of already established universe.

Most video game adaptations have some lore but it's not very deep. I think it's a great opportunity for a creative team to explore the lore and get lots of love for it, but it also comes with the risk that if the lore isn't respected it could cost a bunch of Goodwill

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Who is Laura and what law needs to be respected?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Voice to text typo should have been lore. I fixed it in the original comment. Thanks for pointing it out!

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Can't wait for the Elden Ring Amazon Prime show, I'm sure the normies will love seeing that lore expanded, and GoT has taught us that tv creators are very skilled at handling long, complex, dense works (with heavy input from GRRM).

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 month ago

Until they get impatient, or run out of source material, whichever comes first... Then it's a mad sprint of tropes so they can finish their contract

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They would have to hire VaatiVidya to explain the lore to them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

If they get Vaati and Quelaag both they won't even need writers, the series could be like an anthology. Each season, pick a different interpretation of the lore to expound on, use all the same actors, 300 seasons, 1 million episodes, easy.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago

Or just pay those same writers to work on something original?

Instead they chase popular IPs to milk and pay celebrities ridiculous amounts instead of the people actually making the movies.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

oh no here we go.....

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