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I'm still not pleased about Ellie's casting, but it's time to see how this holds up. |
I honestly don't get why some folks have such pre-conceived notions of who should and shouldn't be cast. In the end the producers & directors need to make the call, not fans with narrow views. The series is a passive medium (compared to the interactive game), so depth and range of acting is more important than looks. |
Guest-5707: Whoa rare W from a guest. Absolutely agreed. |
Why? She already showed what an excellent actor she was in game of thrones as Lyana Mormont. I think shes ideal for the role! |
Well, I watched the episode and I think she sucks. I don't remember Ellie being so disagreeable and unlikable. Not sure why people feel the need to defend the casting when it doesn't fit the role. |
Well, as you said, you don't remember ellie being unlikable. Play the game again to refresh your memory because she was very very unlikable at first. |
@helpme Without giving away spoilers, Ellie turns even more "hardened" in Part II of the game. That will be very challenging to adapt. No doubt lots of folks with narrow views won't be able to stomach the twist in the narrative. |
I played the games. The difference is that I took to the Ellie character immediately as she was presented in the game. I don't know why this version of Ellie seems like such a precocious brat, and honestly I don't think her American accent passes muster. Feels like she's overacting or something, it doesn't feel natural |
@helpme A few story elements had to be changed to fit into a TV series, resulting wtih Ellie being chained up for weeks. Anybody would be quite peeved off and in a very foul mood in that situation. The writers wisely chose to portray Ellie as reacting to her predicament, rather than blindly copying the game character. |
@Guest-1101 - Again, you've only seen one episode, like me. Not sure why people are so keen on blindly supporting this casting. It's been this way ever since she got the role, before anyone saw the footage. She has to carry this show with Pedro Pascal, so it remains to be seen how it unfolds, but so far, I'm not sold. |
Funny how female characters have to be "likeable" to be respected, while male characters can be total douches and still be respected. Ellie's casting is fine as it is, for those not precious about it. |
Don't make it political. There's a difference between anti-heroes who are unlikable/unredeemable and characters who are repugnant/egregiously cast. As one of the two leads, they needed a stronger choice to carry the series. I don't care what other differences they made to the show, Ellie is supposed to be sympathetic. |
Casting issues aside, I loved it too. If you remember the 2007 movie 'I Am Legend' - and enjoyed it - this will be right up your alley. They haven't reinvented the wheel as far as the plot is concerned, but fans of the sci-fi apocalypse genre will not be disappointed. The first episode runs 1 hour and 19 minutes. I'm in for the whole season, for sure. Love these scary end-of-the-world thrillers and it has been a while since a good one came along. A/V is excellent, subs are included. Thank you, TGxTV. 🍷🍾 |
I Am Legend was a remake of a 1971 movie called "The Omega Man", which was based on a 1954 Richard Matheson novel called "I Am Legend". |
been trying for days but i just cannot blast one out to this ellie actress at all |
Whats with the storyline? EOTW, a hardened survivor moving precious cargo, child holding cure to illness/humanity's last hope, proliferation of the human species blah, blah.. hasnt this plot been done to d3ath? |
Yea, it has, and this not only takes liberties with the original material, manages to make it bland and predictable as well. I like anna torv so ill watch the next one, she is guest star so she will probably die. |
Yeah it has but this one's different in many other ways which is literally why the game was so popular. |
trying for the past few days but just can't blast one out to this ellie actress |
S01E01Scene01: "such a fungus could evolve into a killer fungus when it adapts to global warming". Wow what a miracle! A fungus didn't even exist during the middle ages -since global temperatures then were MUCH higher than they are today and no historical record ever mentioned medieval fungus killing sprees- then not only does this fungus arise in just a few centuries but also it rapidly evolves into a killer fungus responsible for almost wiping out humanity. We get it: CO2 bad, man bad! Ok, i know it's fantasy, but wouldn't it be refreshing to see some dystopian fantasy for once that doesn't wrongfully frame earths climate changes? Climate change is real, as it always has been real, since it's only natural. Stop-framing-man-for-it! On the other hand, TG thanks as always for the upload! |
I also noticed that. I don't remember climate change being involved in the video game story. it seems an update for TV and modern audiences. |