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The Last of Us (HBO)

JirinPanthosa said:
A lot of JRPGs have anime series that follow the plot. If that was more of a thing in the US that could work with Mass Effect. Like one 10 episode season per game. But for movie length they’d need to tell a unique story in the world.
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I forget where I read it (and too lazy to check at the moment) but I think some of the former devs may be actively lobbying for Mass Effect to indeed be a TV show. Here's hoping that gets some traction with the money people!
Skipper said:
HBO Is All in on The Last of Us Show With Massive Budget and Possibly 8 Seasons

Err, ok?
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Eight seasons!? Yeah, no. No big budget TV show in the history of big budget TV shows has ever, or will ever, get an up-front 8 season commitment. Two from the outset maybe, tops. Then if it's a hit it might get a 3rd & 4th and play it by ear from then on, if not, the second season gets a slashed budget and left to die on the vine.

Even that aside, the first game doesn't really have enough material to get that far. The first game alone can be done in two 6-8 episode seasons (with the escape from the Pittsburg suburbs being the logical season one climax) and even that's allowing for padding a lot if it out with flashbacks and whatnot. If brevity is the name of the game they can do the whole thing in a lean 10 episodes, no problem. Haven't played the second game yet, but I assume the quantity is about the same, which only gets you to 4 seasons, by which point you're into "let the showrunners make it up from here" territory and we saw how well that want for GoT...
 
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Skipper said:
HBO Is All in on The Last of Us Show With Massive Budget and Possibly 8 Seasons

Err, ok?
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Yeah, that is definitely a surprise. I believe they've said the first season is going to cover all of the first game, so I'm thinking they must be planning on expanding way beyond the games.
Im also curious how they're going handle Ellie's age in the second game. Are they going to cover the time between games with new storylines or just jump ahead and recast her with an older actress?
 
I’d love to have a new high quality drama to follow over a long time cause we’re running out.

But maybe start with 2 and go from there?
 
They've already said they'll be starting with the first game, everybody is cast and I think either are filming now, or will be starting soon.
 
First image from the show.

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I don’t know if this show really excites me. I’ve played the games so I know the gist. I don’t think the story appeals to me to see it again.

Now if it was Mass Effect… :)
 
I have to admit, I actually thought that was a screencap from the remastered version of the game when I first saw it.
 
Con O'Neill had to exit the show due to scheduling conflicts. Nick Offerman is now Bill.
 
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Start the video at the 1:40 mark to see about 20 seconds of footage.
 
Wow, it's a little scary how much Pedro Pascale sounds so much like Troy Baker's Joel there.
 
Looks okay but I just don’t see this show being any different to the Walking Dead. Most of the things that happen here have been done already there. Difference being is that you played it
 
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