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OppositeofDeath t1_j2bqwbj wrote

Reply to comment by LoretiTV in Which new television show are you looking forward to in 2023? by gillyweed918

As someone who loves the story of the original, I have to ask, what is the point of this remake in TV format? I don’t see the series becoming anything more than a streamlined version of the game’s story and the actors, however good they are, just doing the same as the game, which already had a great amount of depth in each character. I know it’s meant to bring more viewers to the franchise who don’t play games, but what do you guys think it has that is new or newly effective in its format as a tv show?

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22Seres t1_j2bvbud wrote

I think it's the opposite of streamlining it. Because of the change in format it means that there's no reason to move the story along through encounters the way the game does. Something Neil spoke about in a recent interview is that Craig made the call to only keep the violence that's "very essential". That of course will heighten those moments in effectiveness when they do hit.

It also means that we spend more time with these characters and they can flesh them out more. And the relationships in the series is ultimately its heart. Expanding on that is something that even longtime fans can appreciate. They've also talked about some spoiler-ish stuff that would simply be impossible to pull off in a game, and it's something that will absolutely make effective use of this new format.

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lt_dan_zsu t1_j2cik97 wrote

I'm excited to see how it's adapted. I've never really had something that I like this much be adapted before, so I'm curious to see how it turns out. It's also the first video game adaptation I've heard of that seems to have a fighting chance of being good.

As for this being streamlined, I don't think I agree. Based on the promotional material HBO has put out so far, it seems like they're doing the opposite. Roles of more auxiliary characters appear to be expanded, and I believe there are new characters.

What I'm also curious about is how this will impact the video game series if it gets a second season. As it stands right now, there are only two games, so if the second game becomes the second season, I wonder how or if they would continue the game series.

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sulu1385 t1_j2do03q wrote

Well a lot of people including me have never played the game and probably never will unless I watch this new HBO show which looks great and maybe I might. Also Arcane even though its animated has shown you can do a really good video game adaptation of a show.

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zjustice11 t1_j2e64f2 wrote

It’s a great story all told. So might as well adapt it.

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thejokerofunfic t1_j2f8nlv wrote

What is the point in any adaptation? Why make movies when we have the books? What benefit is there to ever changing formats? It's no different here.

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powerfulKRH t1_j2ert7n wrote

Personally I just love Pedro pascal and wanna see him be Joel so I can love him all over again.

Honestly the main thing is so I can introduce people who don’t game into the story. I’ve wanted to share this story with everyone for so long and now I can. Like my sister doesn’t and never will game, but she will love this show. Now we can share the Joel Ellie experience together

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