A New Fallout Clip Spotlights the Series’ Wild, Wild, Dystopian West

Having already dropped two trailers, the next move for Prime Video’s adaptation of the wildly popular Fallout games is to share an actual scene from an episode—and it’s picked an ideal one, showcasing the post-apocalyptic setting and dynamics between three key characters: Ella Purnell’s greenhorn-with-a-gun Lucy; Walton Goggins’ bounty hunter, the Ghoul; and a well-armed … Read more

Fallout’s TV Show is Made By Fans, but Not for Only Fans

Image: Prime Video Adapting any well-known property is always going to be a big feat, especially when it comes to video games. It’s one thing to adapt a comic or TV show, it’s another thing to adapt a series of games, which come with a greater degree of self-expression. You can please some fans, but … Read more

Fallout’s Apocalyptic New Trailer Brings Retro Wasteland Weirdness

Screenshot: Prime Video Amazon’s new Fallout show is the latest in the companies’ big, splashy adaptation plans—and it really wants you to know it’s taking the retro aesthetic and charm of the classic video game series to heart, beneath its pulsing, murkily irradiated post-apocalypse. Making the Freddy Fazbear Pizza Band Come to Life for Five … Read more

Evan Rachel Wood, Like Most of Us, Wishes Westworld Got a Proper Ending

The cancellation of Westworld in 2022 came as a shock for multiple reasons. HBO’s marquis lineup of prestige dramas have generally gotten to end on their own terms, and the sci-fi show seemed like it was hoping for one last season to tie everything together. Instead, we’re left with questions about how things could’ve gone, … Read more

Fallout Creators are Treating the Show Like It’s Fallout 5

Yesterday, Prime Video gave viewers a first full look at its upcoming Fallout show. Based on the RPG franchise by Interplay and Bethesda, the series definitely looks like it belongs with the actual games, and that wasn’t just the mission statement—for all intents and purposes, this is their idea of Fallout 5. “Even AI Rappers … Read more

Prime Video Releases First Trailer for 2024 Series

Image: Prime Video Interplay’s (and later Bethesda’s) Fallout games have always held a special place in the hearts of players. Waits between mainline installments have only grown longer, and there may be plenty of other post-apocalyptic worlds, but folks love the RPG series for its immersive world and black sense of humor. Fallout scratches a … Read more

The Darkish Knight ARG Interview: Animal Restore Store Creators

As pioneers on the forefront of immersive storytelling, Animal Restore Store and its client model Infinite Rabbit Holes are engaged on next-gen client merchandise on the intersection of the bodily and digital world with their upcoming at-home alternate actuality board recreation The Arkham Asylum Information: Panic in Gotham Metropolis. The place you may know them, … Read more