HBO creating Last of Us TV series

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  1. Lawnole23

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    Awesome. Zero Dawn and TLOU are the best stories I’ve seen in a video game.
     
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  2. prerecordedlive

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    I’m fully torqued. Good heavens, this is a good thing.
     
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  3. laxjoe

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    i've never heard of this, but i'm excited after reading this thread/reading up on the game.
     
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  4. Wu

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    It’s an intense, emotional experience and I’m not even a parent afaik
     
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  5. TrustyPatches

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    Please don’t spoil yourself. Please don’t anyone spoil themselves. Just trust us all that this will be worthwhile
     
  6. laxjoe

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    for anyone that's played the game and read The Passage - are they super similar stories?
     
  7. BP

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    Heard great things, just dont have a PS.
     
  8. JohnLocke

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    I watched the first season of the passage. They are nothing alike
     
  9. Wu

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    ps4 pro prices have dropped to like $300
     
  10. JohnLocke

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    Remastered version of the game is like 19.99 in the ps store right now
     
  11. TrustyPatches

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    This is the only proper way to spoil yourself.

    it has an incredibly playable low difficulty option as well that would allow anyone to just absorb the narrative
     
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  12. laxjoe

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    hmmm they seem to share some similarities (the books, not the tv show based on the books).

    but regardless, i'm excited based on everyone else's enthusiasm.
     
  13. TrustyPatches

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  14. JohnLocke

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    Oh man she'd be perfect
     
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    I've let my talent agent know that I'm open to playing the part of a giraffe.
     
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  16. TrustyPatches

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    I can’t convince myself of anyone else now that I’ve seen it
     
  17. Shawn Hunter

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    I’ve never played that game but the commercials I saw were always pretty good
     
  18. IanBoyd

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    Just about every single voice cast in TLOU was absolute perfection, they need to nail EVERYONE for the fan base to not riot on them.
     
  19. IanBoyd

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    No she isn't, 10 years ago maybe you could pull it off but you can't cast a 33 year old Ellen Page to play a 13 year old girl.
     
  20. TrustyPatches

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    That’s Kaitlyn Dever. She was in the movie Booksmart and she is awesome. She’s 23 but she can definitely pull of a teenage girl. There’s also some things thematically wrt Ellie that may not work with an actual 13-15 yo girl
     
  21. THEBLUERAIDER

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    That’s not Ellen Page.
     
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  22. IanBoyd

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    Taking laps, scrolled through the thread and saw a post about Ellen Page.
     
  23. IanBoyd

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    Wasn't Bill already designed to look like his voice actor? seems like that'd be the most seamless transition casting.
     
  24. UKupNorth

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    Have never seen or heard of the game and don't know the story line, but just listening to the chatter in here, I will definitely tune in. Wondering if I should go in blind, or read about the game?
     
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  25. IanBoyd

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    Reading about it doesn't do it justice, if you can't play it, watch a Lets Play series of it from youtube or twitch.
     
  26. TrustyPatches

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    If you don’t actually PLAY the game I’d suggest go in blind. A spoiler free synapses wouldn’t hurt but anyone itt that played the game could give that.
     
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    Maybe because of the Hell on Wheels accent, but this was my first thought for Joel.
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  28. TrustyPatches

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    This story is sooo much more than zombies.

    I’m not being hyperbolic when I say that the game is one of the best narrative experiences of my life across all platforms. It’s truly special and the fact it’s gonna be adapted as a TV series on HBO is perfection
     
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  29. TrustyPatches

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    I feel like Josh Brolin is the obvious answer for Joel.
     
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  30. The Walrus

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    This is who I always pictured in my head when I thought about a potential movie. Great actor, right age, has the look, can do a southern accent.

    So fucking excited this is getting the HBO treatment
     
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  31. chuckmasterflex

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  32. TheGrifter

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    I’m a big Nathan Fillion fan. Would love to see him a Joel.
     
  33. Jake Barnes

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    Yep.

    And the first time I saw Booksmart, my immediate thought was the cute one looked like Ellie.
     
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  34. JohnLocke

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    She's amazing in Justified. She can act her ass off
     
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  35. TrustyPatches

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    If the idea is to run the show 2-3 seasons then I think Devers is perfect. If they go any further they might wanna go younger. I’ve seen a few people mentioning the girl from Logan as a good candidate
     
  36. Joe Withabee

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    She’s currently starring in His Dark Materials on HBO so idk how that could work
     
  37. JohnLocke

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    No she isn't
     
  38. Joe Withabee

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    Wat

    Edit: talking about the girl from Logan
     
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  39. DUCKMOUTH

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    One of the top ones. I prefer Mass Effect and love that universe. Last of Us probably better story telling, but I love the Mass Effect universe and the history of it.
     
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  40. pearl

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  42. JohnLocke

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    Apparently a disgruntled employee leaked the entire plot of the 2nd game along with cutscenes and people are freaking out. It's worse than GOT season 8 from what I've seen. Haven't seen any of the spoilers but the game is on the brink unfortunately
     
  43. bro

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    Bioshock movie never happening stinks
     
  44. pearl

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    Damn, guess I'll fold and buy a digital copy if they release it early
     
  45. TrustyPatches

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    Leaker claims great victory for humanity
     
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  46. TrustyPatches

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    Mazin is such a good follow.
     
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  47. War Grundle

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    I’ve never heard of the game or the story but I like things like this and I am waiting on a new show to get hooked on for a few years.
     
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  48. prerecordedlive

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  49. pearl

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    Wow
     
  50. TrustyPatches

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    Hey nerds no normie shaming
     
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