Yknow, I Watched NATLA The Other Day (Ilike 99% Of Everyone Whos Ever Seen Itloved The Original) And

y’know, I watched NATLA the other day (I—like 99% of everyone who’s ever seen it—loved the original) and hot take, hear me out, I know this sounds crazy but… I THINK the original animated show was better (😱😱😱)

But because I’m obsessed, it got me thinking about the Last of Us. Making a good TV show is difficult as hell, and making a good adaptation, especially one not based off a book?! Really rough. I think it just sorta goes to show how GOOD TLOU HBO is that it not only captured the magic of the Video Game, but was just so fantastic in all regards. Writing, acting, cinematography, set-design. I think it was really special. It just helped me appreciate how hard it must’ve been to nail even more.

More TV shows should look to TLOU on how to make not just a good adaptation, but also a good show. Everywhere TLOU thrived, NATLA struggled. It’s just a fascinating dichotomy imo

Hey, come watch a video game adaptation! We have…

The Last of Us (HBO): Father-daughter trauma bonding!

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Universal): Jack Black’s plan to rule the internet by voiceover, phase 2!

Arcane (Netflix): The best show you’ve ever seen… 75% of the time…

Sonic (WB): It’s always a good sign when the most memorable part of your movie is the scrapped character design :D

Twisted Metal (Peacock): Rosa and Falcon try to kill Bojack-Pennywise… and it freakin’ WORKS!!

Detective Pikachu (WB): I don’t get why this movie did so well, I mean the plot isn’t—HOLY CRAP!! Who’s a good little Pikachu? Who’s a good little fuzzy depressed Deadpool Pikachu?! You are! Yes you are!!

Halo (Paramount+): I didn’t watch this and neither did you!

Uncharted (Sony): Spider-Man’s quarter life crisis destroys a pirate ship!

The Witcher (Netflix): Henry Cavill’s villain arc!

Gran Turismo (Sony): Is… does this count, really?

And make sure to stick around for this years adaptations…

Fallout (Prime): Multiverse Jinx has cannibalism flashbacks!

Borderlands (Lionsgate): Jack Black’s plan to rule the internet by voiceover, phase 3!

Y’know what I want for society? If someone says they like a piece of media and someone else doesn’t, they’ll just say “it wasn’t for me.” Or even “I didn’t like it.” instead of saying “actually that piece of media is objectively badly written. You’re wrong for liking it and I’m right for not liking it.”

Also like, equality or whatever.

Since The Last of Us won best “superhero” series at the Critics Choice Awards, what was your favorite part of The Last of Us (the superhero show)?

My favorite part was when Captain Dad used his superpowers of grief and mental illness to kill Doctor Firefly and begin the origin story of Golf Girl.

My amazing art of the solar eclipse!!

Stunning!!!

How dare you?! I’ll have you know that this is a respectable blog of mostly popular takes that like fifty other people have already said better, ACTUALLY