The first in a series of Monday stories based on Sunday television episodes that are too good to wait a week to write about, so I call an audible. Today: the Bill and Frank episode of 'The Last of Us"
Fantastic read! We did not watch The Last of Us yesterday due to football - an incredible game where I so dreadfully missed being unable to turn to Twitter for Lin’s inimitable wit - but tuned in tonight. And then, having seen the headline this morning, this was my immediate first stop as the closing credits rolled. Given the topic and the core cast I truly wanted this series to succeed, and thus far it has exceeded expectations. The cast, of course two Game of Thrones favorites. The topic in two ways. While I haven’t played the video game, my last career as a pinball machine programmer and designer makes me want to see any of those who similarly toiled find success. But as to the apocalyptic monster disease literary sub-sub-genre I greatly resent how Fox bungled their TV adaptation of Justin Cronin’s “The Passage” (vampire virus not zombie fungus) because that’s a wonderful sprawling epic by an ace writer (and his new book “The Ferryman” drops this spring). So I’m glad at least this story is being done right so far, and assume that unlike Game of Thrones the end of the story exists rather than being phoned in by showrunners already running to their next gig (or not as things turned out).
Even if it’s the end of the world (or feels like it) Love finds a way. So good Cath. An exceptional read about an exceptional piece of storytelling.
Fantastic read! We did not watch The Last of Us yesterday due to football - an incredible game where I so dreadfully missed being unable to turn to Twitter for Lin’s inimitable wit - but tuned in tonight. And then, having seen the headline this morning, this was my immediate first stop as the closing credits rolled. Given the topic and the core cast I truly wanted this series to succeed, and thus far it has exceeded expectations. The cast, of course two Game of Thrones favorites. The topic in two ways. While I haven’t played the video game, my last career as a pinball machine programmer and designer makes me want to see any of those who similarly toiled find success. But as to the apocalyptic monster disease literary sub-sub-genre I greatly resent how Fox bungled their TV adaptation of Justin Cronin’s “The Passage” (vampire virus not zombie fungus) because that’s a wonderful sprawling epic by an ace writer (and his new book “The Ferryman” drops this spring). So I’m glad at least this story is being done right so far, and assume that unlike Game of Thrones the end of the story exists rather than being phoned in by showrunners already running to their next gig (or not as things turned out).
Heart in your throat. Thank you.