Not a bad hypothesis for the rundown there, I really wouldn't be surprised if that's how the show goes down depending on how faithful they're going to be to the game. The only other element I could see being added in there somewhere is a little bit of Ellie's backstory that was seen in the DLC for the first game. Going by your rundown that could be in episode 8 since the DLC took place around that point in the game.
That’s more or less how I would adapt the first game for one season. I imagine there’s probably going to be a lot of adding to certain parts since a lot of the game is just crafting weapons and killing Clickers. Maybe hint at Joel’s past as a Fireflies and more flashbacks with Sarah, to twist the knife even more when a certain pivotal moment happens.
I also think they’re probably going to extrapolate on certain events from the 2nd game, maybe retroactively placing some of the Abby stuff into Season 1, for a transitioning season to fill in that missing time we didn’t see, and then we get full on Part II stuff for the rest of the series. It would make that eventual moment less jarring and sudden, since we would get more of that time with Joel and get an even better understanding of Abby’s motives and actions.
The transition season could mainly be flashbacks of Joel with Tommy and Abby growing up without her dad to strengthen the parallels between the two even more. We would get to understand Joel even more as a character and why he does things the way he does, as well as have him sit with his decision to do what he did to save Ellie. Also have the entire museum chapter in there for good measure, since it’s such a great moment and a great memory for Ellie. Having a transition season would also help with the actress playing Ellie appropriately aged from season to season. Ages 13 (Left Behind), 14 (start of Part I) and 15 (end of Part I) for the first season, age 16 for the transition season, then ages 17 and 19 for the Part II events for a final couple seasons.
Part II would probably have to be two seasons, since it’s a much longer game than Part I, and so much happens. Doing it in one season would rush so many things. I just don’t know where the cut off point would be.
Next up is The Last of Us, HBO’s post-apocalyptic drama based on the video game. What can you tell us about it?
It’s co-created by Craig Mazin, who did Chernobyl. The scripts he’s written blew my head off. It’s an epic show, but beautifully human and intimate. We filmed it in Calgary. A lot of my scenes are with Nick Offerman. Playing off him was awesome.
Well, it is HBO. I don't think it'll be Game of Thrones level gore since the first game didn't really push that threshold too much. TLOU2, on the other hand...
Well, it is HBO. I don't think it'll be Game of Thrones level gore since the first game didn't really push that threshold too much. TLOU2, on the other hand...
Really, if one was able to avoid getting hurt that much as well as avoiding the "Game Over" screens, the first game wasn't all that gory with the exception of the grotesqueness of the clickers/bloaters and the rare human confrontations which were a lot more prevalent and graphic in the second game.
Really, if one was able to avoid getting hurt that much as well as avoiding the "Game Over" screens, the first game wasn't all that gory with the exception of the grotesqueness of the clickers/bloaters and the rare human confrontations which were a lot more prevalent and graphic in the second game.
I’m fine with watching most regular violence in films/shows/games outside of the Hostel type stuff. Never liked unnecessary gore but the things I find tough to watch are bone breaks the wrong way (like the first episode of Punisher) and limbs/body parts (including fingers) getting chopped/bitten off.
I’m fine with watching most regular violence in films/shows/games outside of the Hostel type stuff. Never liked unnecessary gore but the things I find tough to watch are bone breaks the wrong way (like the first episode of Punisher) and limbs/body parts (including fingers) getting chopped/bitten off.
Yeah, there's a difference between standard gory violence that you'd see in GOT or a Tarantino movie and the gory torture porn that you'd see in Hostel or the Saw movies that just lingers on it.
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