The first season was such a great surprise. I loved it. I hope S2 is good.
We’re so used to massive IP adaptations being dog shit that any decent show would have been a quite pleasant surprise.
We got so much more, it’s true to its roots without just being a lazy carbon copy or recycling things we’ve seen before. It’s creates a believable corner of the fallout world we haven’t seen before but slips flawlessly into the universe.
There are Easter eggs and references for the game fans but they aren’t empty meaningless winks to camera, they give the storybforward or add something to the scene.
It’s good tv on it’s own 2 feet, which is all I think anyone really asks of these things.
See also: Andor
I do love puppets. I have distinct memories of mad dash attempts to New Vegas right out of the gate.
I’m not a practical effects purist by any means, CGI has done so much good stuff for filmmaking. But it really seems like when it REALLY counts and it really must look excellent for that close up, nothing can touch practical effects.
Nah, the article most likely just misreports what is happening on set: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ttG90raCNo&t=146
This bodes well.