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Tales From The Loop - New Amazon Sci-Fi Series
- Thread starter Lifejumper
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Woah. I love the Tales From the Loop/Things From the Swamp tabletop RPGs. This makes this Amazon's third tabletop show adaptation, Legends of Vox Machina and The Expanse (books came out of the development of the TTRPG) being the other two.
Looks good. Count me in.
We really are in a golden age of television series. The amount of quality content coming out is mind-blowing.
We really are in a golden age of television series. The amount of quality content coming out is mind-blowing.
Is it related to this?
Originally thought yes, skipping through the trailer, but hearing it's also a tabletop game I'm wondering if they're all connected? Either way, love Simon Stalenhag's art.
Tales from the Loop: Stålenhag, Simon, Stalenhag, Simon: 9781624650390: Amazon.com: Books
Tales from the Loop [Stålenhag, Simon, Stalenhag, Simon] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Tales from the Loop
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Originally thought yes, skipping through the trailer, but hearing it's also a tabletop game I'm wondering if they're all connected? Either way, love Simon Stalenhag's art.
I think, techincally, they aren't adapting the game, just Simon Stålenhag artbook of the same name (which the game is based on). I guess its similiar to how The Witcher show isn't connected to the games at all, despite both being based on the same source material.
I have been a huge fan for a while of his work. Really surprised it's not a grim-dark take on the horrors of tech. It looks wholesome can't wait to check it out in April.
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This looks great. I think Simon Stålenhag's art is incredible. From the moment I saw those images, I've always been curious about that world in which those...things exist. Those designs are so damn vivid and interesting. The paintings were so evocative of something horrible that happened, and the aftermath and ramifications of whatever happened. It's a giant mystery and I really really hope whatever they've made here doesn't ruin it.
Seriously take some time to go through his stuff:
Seriously take some time to go through his stuff:
I am excited about this and look forward to giving it a chance but I have to say visually it doesn't seem to nail the things that make his work so exciting.
It looks very American, by that I mean the cinematography and how bright and clean everything is.
It also lacks all the fog and depth that makes his work so atmospheric, obviously this is a tricky thing to get right in live action but more matte painting work on the plates could have helped.
As I said the show might be great and nail it visually in the end and I am interested so we'll see. Even if it isn't there visually it might be really enjoyable anyway.
Still great to see such an awesome artist like Simon Stålenhag have his work expanded on.
It looks very American, by that I mean the cinematography and how bright and clean everything is.
It also lacks all the fog and depth that makes his work so atmospheric, obviously this is a tricky thing to get right in live action but more matte painting work on the plates could have helped.
As I said the show might be great and nail it visually in the end and I am interested so we'll see. Even if it isn't there visually it might be really enjoyable anyway.
Still great to see such an awesome artist like Simon Stålenhag have his work expanded on.
I didn't realize Stålenhag had work called that prior to the development of the RPG. The only book of his I've come across in the wild was Electric State, so mistakenly thought the two RPGs in the series were developed alongside his work than an adaptation after.
Aw man.
I was hoping they were gonna set the show in Sweden. Those three giant towers are the cooling towers in Bona on the Mälar islands where the giant Swedish particle accelerator "The Loop" is located, the center of all the mystery in the Tales from the Loop artbooks.
I feel a tad bit robbed honestly that they copped out and just moved everything to America (probably to appeal more to an American audience). Though a US. setting is described in the first book by the way of a accidental portal, they used a lot of the art that comes from the Swedish part of the book and it's just not the same to someone who has followed Stålenhags work for so long and the initial appeal was our Scandi culture contrasting with the sci-fi elements.
Still, will probably give the show a shot and see how it ends up.
I was hoping they were gonna set the show in Sweden. Those three giant towers are the cooling towers in Bona on the Mälar islands where the giant Swedish particle accelerator "The Loop" is located, the center of all the mystery in the Tales from the Loop artbooks.
I feel a tad bit robbed honestly that they copped out and just moved everything to America (probably to appeal more to an American audience). Though a US. setting is described in the first book by the way of a accidental portal, they used a lot of the art that comes from the Swedish part of the book and it's just not the same to someone who has followed Stålenhags work for so long and the initial appeal was our Scandi culture contrasting with the sci-fi elements.
Still, will probably give the show a shot and see how it ends up.
Stålenhag is sssoooooo good.
Does anyone know offhand about the giant steam-press thing in FLCL - is that and Stålenhag pulling
from a common "giant looming tech" source or is that just a general asthetic?
edit - cooling towers, derp.
Between those and the dinosaur snippets, I love the general tone throughout his work
Does anyone know offhand about the giant steam-press thing in FLCL - is that and Stålenhag pulling
from a common "giant looming tech" source or is that just a general asthetic?
edit - cooling towers, derp.
Between those and the dinosaur snippets, I love the general tone throughout his work
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