"It has taken God knows how long to get there, but we're finally in a place where video-game adaptations aren't generally considered DOA automatically. Much thanks for that goes to the small screen, not least HBO's splashy TV adaptation of The Last of Us, watched by millions in its first season and steeped in critical praise like a mushroomified corpse stuffed with cordyceps."
"Both as a new-media installment in the wider Fallout franchise and as a piece of television in its own right, it largely ripped. The tone was perfectly bizarre and silly but not without contrasting moments of poignancy and darkness; thank Walton Goggins for much of the latter, who brought far more sincerity and enriching pathos to the role described by most as "the irradiated cowboy" and/or " the hot zombie" than many less committed actors would offer."
Video-game adaptations are no longer assumed to be DOA, with television leading the shift. HBO's The Last of Us drew millions and critical acclaim, demonstrating that games can be adapted with seriousness and quality. Fallout followed and faced inevitable comparisons despite contrasting tones. Fallout combined bizarre, silly humor with moments of poignancy and darkness. Walton Goggins contributed significant sincerity and pathos to his role, elevating emotional stakes. Together, these series show that film and TV adaptations of games can clear previously low expectations and achieve mainstream and critical success.
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