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This animated anthology series features original stories set in the worlds of iconic video games. Video games have made a huge leap to the screen, and we’re celebrating the genre by taking a closer look at over 50 video game adaptations for movies and shows. Clive Standen reprises his voice as Demetrius Titus, the protagonist of the video game Space Marine 2. The episode takes place after the events of the game. Featured on the Film Junk Podcast: Episode 973: Carry-On (2024). Expanding the video game medium with talented fan-made content on an unlimited budget sounds amazing, doesn’t it? The first 8 episodes were great, each fleshing out the universe they chose. I’ve seen critics say they didn’t take any risks with the show. Have you seen the Pac Man episode? Because I did, and I think they took a big risk there. The presentation is great, each graphic style feels well-chosen and controlled (as you’d expect from a team of love, death, and robots), it’s just that good. A harbinger of the future, hopefully allowing the video game medium to expand even further. It’s full of easter eggs without the show telling me to shout out every detail. HAVE YOU PLAYED THE GAME YET??? And in the world we live in, that’s already amazing. This is the first time that people who truly love the game have taken the opportunity to expand the medium and please us fans, but the beauty is that even people who have never played the games can enjoy, understand and empathize with the characters, and. that feels like a huge challenge that they’ve overcome to me. The show has some very obvious flaws, some episodes weren’t as good as others (I’m looking at you in a new world). Yes, some episodes were short, yes, some jokes were a little off (I never said they were). It was perfect, but it was amazing. « One Hundred Years of Solitude » is one of the biggest TV and streaming premieres of this month. See more in our December calendar!