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‘The Last of Us’ finale review: This post-apocalypse series is a masterclass in adaptation
1 year, 9 months ago

‘The Last of Us’ finale review: This post-apocalypse series is a masterclass in adaptation

The Hindu  

The journey is a powerful storytelling motif. So too it is with Joel and Ellie in The Last of Us, the all-around awesome adaptation of Naughty Dog’s eponymous 2013 video game. The Last of Us Season: 1 Episode: 9 Creators: Craig Mazin, Neil Druckmann Cast: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Anna Torv, Merle Dandridge Runtime: 43–81 minutes Storyline: Joel …

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‘The Last of Us’: Gaming as peak TV
1 year, 10 months ago

‘The Last of Us’: Gaming as peak TV

Live Mint  

Keep aside for one second the zombie-like creatures desperate to bite chunks out of your skull for lunch. The new HBO show, adapted from the popular action-survival video game from 2013, takes on the ambitious task of fashioning that world and, more pertinently, the experience of it for TV. Playing through a pandemic video game as heart-breaking as this one …

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How HBO’s Latest Hit Series Finds Humanity At The End Of The World
1 year, 10 months ago

How HBO’s Latest Hit Series Finds Humanity At The End Of The World

Huff Post  

Ellie and Sam reading a comic book together in the fifth episode of HBO's "The Last of Us." Liane Hentscher/HBO This story contains spoilers for the first five episodes of HBO’s “The Last of Us.” I’ll admit, I didn’t think “The Last of Us” was going to be my cup of tea. Developed by “Chernobyl” creator Craig Mazin and Neil …

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The Last of Us Episode 1: Intense post-apocalyptic drama and a searing takedown of police brutality
1 year, 11 months ago

The Last of Us Episode 1: Intense post-apocalyptic drama and a searing takedown of police brutality

Firstpost  

The Last of Us is every-bit engaging and isn’t crushed under its weight of coming across as intellectual. In a scene in the pilot episode of The Last of Us, a police officer holds Joel and his daughter Sarah at gunpoint on the suspicion of the father-daughter duo being infected by a fungus, which has turned half the town folk …

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The Last of Us: HBO’s big post-apocalypse drama won’t make The Walking Dead’s mistake.
1 year, 11 months ago

The Last of Us: HBO’s big post-apocalypse drama won’t make The Walking Dead’s mistake.

Slate  

The Last of Us, HBO’s adaptation of Neil Druckmann’s lauded video game, is finally here after a long battle to bring the post-apocalyptic survival game to life. The last time zombies notably enraptured television audiences was with AMC’s game-changing titan The Walking Dead, which premiered in 2010 and ended its 11-season run last November, after years of gaining, losing, then …

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The Last of Us review: 'The best video game adaptation ever'
1 year, 11 months ago

The Last of Us review: 'The best video game adaptation ever'

BBC  

The Last of Us review: 'The best video game adaptation ever' HBO Based on the mega-hit PlayStation game, about a man and a teenage girl travelling through the US during a zombie apocalypse, this HBO show starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey is a remarkable achievement, writes Stephen Kelly. Neither of which is the case for HBO's remarkable nine-part adaptation …

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