Actually that one did look good. But I can't justify $15/month on this service considering there is only so many times you can re-watch the HBO golden age stuff.
Calling it now, the last episode of season 8 has Abbey killing Ellie with a golf club.
Having “plans” are a world apart from signing contracts. There is no way that season 2 gets authorized if season 1 is a turd.Planning to spend $1.6 billion over the course of a decade before a single episode is released sounds pretty dumb.
That's common practice with a new show, it doesn't mean it won't get cancelled if it's not popular. Massive budget mind, it must have some major talent working on it.8 seasons? Cool.
This will probably begin right as the Walking Dead show ends.
Netflix can make 12 seasons. Based on the intro of the game“could last as many as eight seasons.”
Could. It was likely some number tossed to a politician who doesn’t know of the material to advertise that the show has long term investment prospects.
I wouldn’t take the number too seriously when we all know shows can be canceled before their out.
At best they could stretch the first game across 2 seasons but pacing issues will impact the plot, which is mostly about the relationship between the two in their cross-country travel:
Prologue-Ellie Intro
Escape from Boston and Tess’ end
Bills Town
Pittsburgh part 1-Trap and Hunters
Pittsburgh part 2-Hotel up to Bridge
Pittsburgh part 3- Tunnels to brother’s end
Hydro Dam
University
Left Behind part 1-Past
Left Behind part 2-Present
Winter part 1-Ellie
Winter part 2-Joel
Salt Lake City- Part 1 -Up to drowning
Salt Lake City-Part 2- Hospital
Epilogue
So that’s 15 possible episodes from the first game and room for another 3 if you break the epilogue-dam or university into 2 parts each since there’s some room for stories in-between locations or an episode dedicated solely to the epilogue up to Sarah’s death.
Any more and you’re probably delving into things like the backstory of Tess, Bill, or Marlene that doesn’t focus on the main plot.
Leaning woke because they cast a really good actor that can bring the emotion needed for the part.......Then you knock it a point because other "video game" shows/movies weren't quality according to you. haha you got the TLOUhateitis go seek medical attention. its spreading! get that TLOUhateitis vaccine.I think my take on this is pretty normal -
HBO is involved, that's a good sign (usually). +1
Pedro Pascal is involved, he's a good actor. +1
It's a show based on a videogame and I can't think of a single TV Show or movie based on a game that's been remotely watchable. -1
It's leaning "woke", which is a bad sign for priorities in terms of "quality above all else", which is the only thing that matters. -1
HBO is known to pull-the-plug on stuff that isn't going well in production, or isn't "testing" well... so we'll see if this thing see's the light of day in any real tangible sense. I can recall HBO shows that lasted 4 episodes and then were never heard from again.
Oh shit, I forgot Amazon has Wheel of Time. When is that shit coming out?HBO is a pile of shit anymore. Apple is launching Foundation. Amazon has Wheel of Time AND LOTR. HBO fucking around with walking dead video game shit.
TLOU2 is set 5 years after the first. They’ll probably include those missing years on the show.This is literally just a random suit, not one of the writers, saying it could last up to 8 seasons because HBO loves money.
I highly doubt they go more than 5-6 seasons, even if they go beyond the existing narrative of the 3 games.
They can probably get 2 seasons max out of The Last of Us and Left Behind (and maybe that prequel comic.)
Then they can get 2 seasons out of The Last of Us Part 2. Then maybe 1-2 more to finish it up (part 3?).
But no one asked for this.... Dumb decision.
Planning to spend $1.6 billion over the course of a decade before a single episode is released sounds pretty dumb.
A shame HBO didn't pump those millions in to season eight of Game of Thrones!
? Why would HBO make The Last Of Us 3? huh?Maybe they should just make a third game instead? I can't get into these shows like this at all.
This confirms my theory that they wouldn't tell the story of the first game in only one season. The game is too big to fill in just 10 episodes. They will probably fill in the gaps of the time jumps between Seasons.
Well if it were Netflix they'd only get one season spread out as eight seasons so pick your poison.prediction time:
this will be cancelled before the first season is fully aired
Fuck me, no.
Nobody wants that much Last Of Us, and nobody liked it because it was a post apocalypse zombie show.
The pull was the relationship between Joel and Ellie. It’s done at the end of the first game, and you can’t stretch it over eight seasons.
This shit will just descend into another Walking Dead knock off. SMH.
TLOU2 is set 5 years after the first. They’ll probably include those missing years on the show.
That is a bit short-sighted....the game didn't exist at all for many of us before 2013; and when they were 'planning' the game, they had absolutely nothing. Should they not have made the game? Because during the planning stage, they had no content at all, even for there to be a game.The Last of Us might be a bit too much for a movie but it wouldn't have enough content for anything more than an 8 episode limited series.
I don't see any way you get 8 seasons out of the base story which means a load of new characters that won't connect with fans.
8 seasons is like 80 episodes or more! Madness!