Fallout

This show surprised me with how good it actually is. No "message". Not overtaken by "modern themes". Just good characters, doing their thing, part of a good story, fitting to what the show is. There obviously is a satire as a remark about some real world aspects and the real world as a whole, but that is nothing new for Fallout, and not an out of nowhere "modern" addition.

Everything is doing well.

I watched several shows and movies this year, more or less good, or not that good, some fewer than few actually very good. Somehow in all that, I missed or more like skipped, postponed Fallout, because it is hard not to be aware of the show, and aware of it, I just didn't take upon myself to watch it...

Well, better late than never, as they say, because THIS SHOW, not that much of a drama, nor overtaken by dark, depressing tone, still elements of drama, mixed with, and sometimes built on irony and sarcasm, plot heavy with more extensive character development than expected, action, and lower than lowest amount of exposition in traditional form, pointing to well written, sketched and thought out, IS AWESOME.

Very dynamic show, always on the move, something is going on constantly. Things, and for that matter, lots things, are happening always, as well as the plot, sub-plots, sub-stories, story, and characters that constantly move..

Fallout is a great watch, a lot of fun and enjoyment, still not that simple, deceptively smart actually, with a flavour of satire and dark humour, so paying attention is recommendable..

Soundtrack consisting of mid-twentieth century tunes is Fallout standard, while "the score", meaning original themes made for the TV show are anything and everything from haunting to epic. Overall excellent sound, and for that matter, the show looks great too..

Filming for season 2 is finished, or just about to be..

Interested to see more..

So many visual details, big ones, mid ones, small ones, all the way to smallest ones. All those that tell the story, or support telling the story, without saying a word, while build the world at the same time. Things like entering the premises (Super Duper Mart) through the hole in the fence instead the entrance, or is the sun high up, lower or low in the sky, or the difference that blanket made with Gulper's digestion, or maybe some sound, when the exact same tune plays in the background in different occasions pointing to The Reveal, before "the reveal", or following characters around all the wreckage like cars, trucks and buses, on their path, except in rare cases, or particular one case, from inside the bus, "being observerd" style, or getting rad sickness only after submerged into and drank water, or putting the chip in the head now, with no intention to escape now, or heading directly to location of the suit after airdropped in the middle of the town, or...,

many more..

Really awesome show. Not a regular drama, not a regular sci fi, not a regular post apocalypse either, while combining all three mentioned, adding some humour, dark humour and satire, and more.

With Fallout it's obvious that it is a video game adaptation, and that's a good thing, because it is. Hard part with RPGs is the story shaped the way for player to chose where it will go, resulting with different player experiences, and in this case the story was done well for the show, and can be interpreted in more than one or couple of ways. Feels like playing the game.

If season 2 will be as good as it looks to be, then Fallout will really get it going..