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Started by Eddie Teach, March 06, 2011, 09:29:27 AM

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Threviel

First half hour of the new Fallout series. Damn good so far, ultra violent in a good way.

HVC

Her eyes weird me out. Uncanny valley territory... but without CGI
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The Brain

Quote from: HVC on April 11, 2024, 11:25:15 AMHer eyes weird me out. Uncanny valley territory... but without CGI

And her elbows.
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HVC

Quote from: The Brain on April 11, 2024, 11:26:30 AM
Quote from: HVC on April 11, 2024, 11:25:15 AMHer eyes weird me out. Uncanny valley territory... but without CGI

And her elbows.

:lol:

Seriously, they're too big!
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Syt

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Quote from: Threviel on April 11, 2024, 09:42:39 AMFirst half hour of the new Fallout series. Damn good so far, ultra violent in a good way.

Watched the first episode just now, enjoyed it a lot more than I thought it would. :D

Definitely not having the feeling that they're toning down the, uhm, tone. :P

Also had a moment where I was first, "Why did this [recognizable structure] survive the (post-)apocalypse?" ... "Oh yeah, it's Fallout, duh!"
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Barrister

Hey - Fallout acceptable for kids?  In my case, pre-teens (and not little kids)?
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Syt

Three episodes in and yeah - it's fun. Yes, it's very pulpy. Yes, it's quite over the top. Yes, it's gory. But it's a decent ride so far. And it's main character triangle has shades of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly (probably not coincidentally).

Random thought - Walton Goggins plays the ghoul bounty hunter. He also appeared in the Community episode Cooperative Polygraphy where he plays the notary executing Pierce's will. During the pandemic, the cast did a read of the episode via zoom. Goggins wasn't available, so Pedro Pascal took over ... who also plays a gun slinging bounty hunter on Mandalorian.

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HVC

Quote from: Barrister on April 11, 2024, 01:45:33 PMHey - Fallout acceptable for kids?  In my case, pre-teens (and not little kids)?

No. Well, not your kids. And by that I mean it has a level of violence you wouldn't accept :)
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Syt

It is quite graphic, yes.
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—Stephen Jay Gould

Proud owner of 42 Zoupa Points.

Barrister

Quote from: HVC on April 11, 2024, 01:51:04 PM
Quote from: Barrister on April 11, 2024, 01:45:33 PMHey - Fallout acceptable for kids?  In my case, pre-teens (and not little kids)?

No. Well, not your kids. And by that I mean it has a level of violence you wouldn't accept :)

It's like you don't know me at all man.  :weep:

I think I'm okay with cartoonish, if gory, violence.  At least for 10-13 year olds.  It's more about the themes and tone then the blood.
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.

HVC

Quote from: Barrister on April 11, 2024, 02:02:39 PM
Quote from: HVC on April 11, 2024, 01:51:04 PM
Quote from: Barrister on April 11, 2024, 01:45:33 PMHey - Fallout acceptable for kids?  In my case, pre-teens (and not little kids)?

No. Well, not your kids. And by that I mean it has a level of violence you wouldn't accept :)

It's like you don't know me at all man.  :weep:

I think I'm okay with cartoonish, if gory, violence.  At least for 10-13 year olds.  It's more about the themes and tone then the blood.

:lol: it's gory, but more on the realistic rather then cartoony side. Watch episode 1 and 2 without the kids (especially 2), and see. I could be wrong, but I don't think I am.
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

viper37

Quote from: HVC on April 11, 2024, 11:27:58 AM
Quote from: The Brain on April 11, 2024, 11:26:30 AM
Quote from: HVC on April 11, 2024, 11:25:15 AMHer eyes weird me out. Uncanny valley territory... but without CGI

And her elbows.

:lol:

Seriously, they're too big!

You guys freak me out. Internet standards and all that...
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HVC

Quote from: viper37 on April 11, 2024, 02:45:35 PM
Quote from: HVC on April 11, 2024, 11:27:58 AM
Quote from: The Brain on April 11, 2024, 11:26:30 AM
Quote from: HVC on April 11, 2024, 11:25:15 AMHer eyes weird me out. Uncanny valley territory... but without CGI

And her elbows.

:lol:

Seriously, they're too big!

You guys freak me out. Internet standards and all that...

She reminds me of the Alita movie :D which also weirded me out
Being lazy is bad; unless you still get what you want, then it's called "patience".
Hubris must be punished. Severely.

Barrister

Quote from: HVC on April 11, 2024, 02:03:56 PM
Quote from: Barrister on April 11, 2024, 02:02:39 PM
Quote from: HVC on April 11, 2024, 01:51:04 PM
Quote from: Barrister on April 11, 2024, 01:45:33 PMHey - Fallout acceptable for kids?  In my case, pre-teens (and not little kids)?

No. Well, not your kids. And by that I mean it has a level of violence you wouldn't accept :)

It's like you don't know me at all man.  :weep:

I think I'm okay with cartoonish, if gory, violence.  At least for 10-13 year olds.  It's more about the themes and tone then the blood.

:lol: it's gory, but more on the realistic rather then cartoony side. Watch episode 1 and 2 without the kids (especially 2), and see. I could be wrong, but I don't think I am.

OK.

I mean I don't care about my kids seeing blood and gore.  I was just watching RoboCop on Amazon last night while I cleaned up the kitchen - it can be a pretty gorey movie, and it came out when I was 12 (and that's probably when I saw it for the first time).

But my youngest, age 10, can be a sensitive kind-of kid at times, so I don't 100% know what he'd think of a R-rated gorey movie/show.  We haven't gone down that path before.


By the way - I freaking love RoboCop.  It's like the perfect action movie.
Posts here are my own private opinions.  I do not speak for my employer.