Fallout [Amazon]

cdgalwegian

AFAIK Jonathan and Christopher Nolan are half-brothers, Jonathan growing up in Chicago.

EoinMcLovin

https://twitter.com/PrimeVideo/status/1716469558620659726?t=2Hd1L-KmwP2soaCAW_Iejg&s=19

Releasing in April 12th 2024

EoinMcLovin

https://tvline.com/lists/fallout-tv-series-photos-walton-goggins-video-game-adaptation/walton-goggins-as-the-ghoul-2/

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pixelburp

Trying to temper the hype, bit that's looking incredibly faithful to the games. I really hope they nail the tone and story

Agent Coulson

Not going to get my hopes up as promo photos always look great.

However with the cast and the crew behind the scenes I kinda am getting my hopes up.

Mr Crispy

If you want to temper expectations, just remember that Jonathan Nolan is involved.

Homelander

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121429869#Comment_121429869

It looks excellent but honestly the right photos from the Halo TV show would also make it look incredibly faithful, when in reality it was anything but underneath the surface, the characters, script, tone were all way off.

I do think Bethesda were quite involved with the Fallout adaptation though. The advantage as well is that Fallout as a franchise doesn't have iconic central characters in the way Halo does, so it's basically free to tell whatever story it likes and only the core world building elements have to be faithful.

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121433631#Comment_121433631

Yup, think your 2nd paragraph nailed the critical part here: ther's no grand overarching story or set of important characters in the overall fallout universe; each game has tended to exist as its own self-contained story with almost little overlap. It probably helps that you have potentially hundreds of Vaults dotted across America, not to mention as many valid geographic locations (I doubt we'll ever see an official non-US fallout story). Apparently this show will be "canon" too, so it's not a case of a loose adaptation that can be disowned.

One criticism I've seen levelled at the Bethesda games and it's kinda true when I thought about it: their aesthetic for Fallout kinda made it look like humanity just forgot how to build things again. Fallout 1 & 2 had new settlements, and a degree of newness - new buildings and settlements; the towns in Fallout 3 & 4 looked like places even shanty-towns would call a bit ramshackle. So I hope the TV show doesn't go with this world of detritus and shows a degree of civilisation, however chaotic and barbarous it can be in these games. New Vegas was pretty good for that as well, though notably that wasn't Bethesda either

Mr Crispy

Some posters released...

https://twitter.com/klobrille/status/1730950514588766236?t=zZx8ugx1dRJiy4Xc4sPzSQ&s=19

pixelburp

Hype intensifies... first trailer's here. Spotted a pre war Goggins, and damn the BoS suits look good

https://youtu.be/0kQ8i2FpRDk?si=W7X75SUhdqb_E1Yf

Agent Coulson

Ok that has me wanting more.

Mr Crispy

Damn it, I'm in.

ixoy

Oh looks surprisingly faithful. And importantly there was a dash of humour in the trailer too, so it's not going to just be too moody.

Varik

From the trailer this is set on the west coast, so we've got brotherhood of steel and maybe New Californian Republic. Compared to the east coast it's a little more developed.

Hopefully they don't make it too contemporary.

Sudden Valley

Looks very good. Played three fallout games but I forget so much about the plot but always loved the setting and I think this trailer seems to have alot of the elements of the game.

faceman

Trailer looks great. I really hope they nail a story. The beauty about fallout is that the universe doesn't have central characters so it should mean no baggage for the writers.

TheValeyard

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121448674#Comment_121448674

You forgot Ceasers Legion. Its crucifixion for you!!!

pixelburp

Presumably we'll see something new to the world, can't imagine they'll stick to the games that closely we won't see a new faction, or even a new power to rival the BoS.

Indeed I wonder will the BoS be portrayed as good or bad - cos while they're better than most factions, they're also not that great either. IIRC preferring to horse technology than try to apply some law or order.

faceman

I do hope we get Preston Garvey in every episode telling us that another settlement needs our help 😂

TheValeyard

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121450010#Comment_121450010

Depends on the game version doesnt it?

Fallout 3 -felt they were good guys

Fallout 4 - purist as*holes with hint of genocide behaviouralisms.

Fallout 76 -not sure what they were meant to be.

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121450038#Comment_121450038

Turning the show into a post nuclear Lassie.

My only worry with this and every new show is it ends up being those moody teen "Arrowverse" or "CW" shows like Lord of the Rings and Star Trek became.

Geiger counter is quiet so far though so hopefully no danger ahead.

Varik

The inside of the vault's atrium looks right, it could have been taken from any of the games.

Seen there's free Vault 33 jumpsuit for Fallout 76 for the next day or 2.

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121450042#Comment_121450042

Never got around to number 4; sounds about right though for them. The trailer seems to indicate they're a powerful force so perhaps the show will take the view of a potentially oppressive power in the fact of independent settlements trying to make do.

I can't recall: did the New Californian Republic clash with the Brotherhood?

TheValeyard

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121450245#Comment_121450245

Yeah they had a war resulting in a clear NCR victory and forced the BOS to go into hiding on the West Coast.

BOS regroup in the Eastern Coast with Pentagon ruins becoming HQ.

Potatoeman

One of the Silicon Valley writers on this, which is good but the tomb raider movie writer too which is meh.

pixelburp

FInally, a full trailer; this looks both faithful to the games while also a potentially good piece of television

https://youtu.be/V-mugKDQDlg

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121861641#Comment_121861641

Good move not messing with the look of the look of the game. No need to be messing with the look of things like stimpacks or Mr. Handys when there is no need to.

I reckon Purnell will be able to pull of the constant switches from serious to silly too.

Mr Crispy

Really looking forward to this.

Was that Matt Berry voicing the Mr Handy?

pixelburp

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121861896#Comment_121861896

It was who I heard as well, certainly.

breezy1985

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/121861896#Comment_121861896

Sounds a bit like him alright.

Wouldn't be surprised though if that's the same voice actor as the games.