Fallout: Season 1

[Ryuu96]

Jumpin said:

Ryuu96 said:

My only fear really is Nolan tends to get a bit carried away with trying to make everything too clever, Westworld started so strong with an incredible cast but by some point I didn't really know what the fuck was going on anymore, it got so confusing and the endings were weak. Nolan makes good shows but he needs someone to rein him in. Might not be a problem though, Nolan isn't the writer or showrunner of the show, he only directed a few episodes and Fallout is more straightforward than Westworld.

Yeah, I’ve heard most people stopped liking Westworld during the second season - and IMO, that’s where the worst part happened (the Samurai stuff) which was just a really long way of saying “there’s more stuff here, and we reuse a lot of story.” as it didn’t really go anywhere else. Otherwise, I’m in that niche minority that enjoyed it (with a few exceptions) all the way through. Westworld did change shape each season, and grew in scope - and some of those changes weren’t popular; most people prefer consistency between seasons. I think most people agree on the greatness of the first season, though.

That said, just based on the fact that Fallout is a far lighter series than westworld, I’d say the story is going to be simplistic. It’s multi-threaded, but the storytelling is very basic/formulaic so far - and I don’t mean that as a criticism, as a lot of good shows and films have highly formulaic plots. I think complex storytelling works a lot better in books and videogames.

I still watched all of Westworld and in some parts, I still really enjoyed it. Season 1 was amazing, I thought Season 2 was a stepdown but still a great show, it was Season 3 for me where I started getting confused and unsure what the hell was going on, Lol. Season 4 was a mixed bag and while it showed signs of greatness still, I hated the ending of Season 4, I also didn't like the ending of Season 3.

The casting, set design, production values were fantastic though and there's plenty of great ideas, I just feel he needs someone to hone him in a little. Fallout shares a great cast, a brilliant set design, it definitely has the care and attention to detail behind it and like you said, it's not a criticism, Fallout is a more simplistic series than Westworld so it'll be harder for him to go too complex again.

Plus he's only a producer on the show, occasionally a director.

The show has two showrunners, one of them played Fallout 1-2 and the other played Fallout 3-4 + New Vegas.

Last edited by Ryuu96 - on 14 April 2024