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    The Last of Us Season 1 Review – The Cinematic Schematic

    April 2, 2023
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    Remember listeners, when you’re lost in the darkness without a good video game film or TV adaptation…Look for the light! Believe in the Fireflies and join us for this special one-off podcast discussion reviewing HBO’s The Last of Us season 1.

    In today’s bonus crossover episode with The Cast Beyond the Wall we are joined by a panel of guests including our own The Cinematic Schematic podcast hosts Caleb Masters and Laron Chapman, along with Static Media’s Jo Light, the Tunes/Toons podcast’s Harold Storey, and The Cast Beyond the Wall‘s Daniel Stull to provide our reviews and analysis of season 1 of the hit TV show that recently concluded on Sunday, March 12th. 

    The conversation kicks off with the panel sharing our experiences with zombie fiction and the video game series. We then provide our spoiler-filled reviews of season 1, and finally, we conclude this special conversation with a deeper dive into some of the series’ themes and what might happen next.

    DISCLAIMER: We will be spoiling everything that happens in season 1 of the HBO TV show, however, we will not be spoiling anything outside of what has aired on HBO including The Last of Us Part II video game. 

    Timestamps

    0:15 – Introductions

    5:00 – What’s our take on zombies in pop culture?

    16:15 – What’s our relationship with the video game?

    28:25 – Why are video game adaptations so tough?

    43:04 – Why is The Last of Us different from other video game adaptations?

    48:22 – The Last of Us season 1 review

    148:54 – Where will they go next? Spoiler-free


    Special Guests

    Harold Storey

    Host of the TunesToons Podcast

    Listen to Tunes/Toons on Spotify or wherever your podcasts are found

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    Jo Light

    Editor at Static Media

    Follow Jo on Twitter @jo_lightly


    Daniel Stull

    The Cast Beyond the Wall podcast co-host


    Laron Chapman

    Award-winning Oklahoma filmmaker

    Follow Laron on Instagram @blackmoviemagicokc


    About HBO’s The Last of Us Season 1

    According to IMDB, The Last of Us is described as:

    After a global pandemic destroys civilization, a hardened survivor takes charge of a 14-year-old girl who may be humanity’s last hope.


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    Caleb Masters
    Caleb Masters is a lifelong film and pop culture enthusiast with more than 10 years experience in writing, podcasting and video production. When he's not running The Cinematropolis or hosting The Cinematic Schematic podcast, Masters serves as an active member of the Oklahoma Film Critic's Circle where he currently serves as Vice President. He also loves video games. Follow him @CMastersTalk on Letterboxd, Instagram, or X.
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