tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post4158347132964901530..comments2024-03-27T11:04:31.390-04:00Comments on From the Sorcerer's Skull: Railroading All Gamers Can EnjoyTreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-37505339246519773282012-01-20T19:32:04.246-05:002012-01-20T19:32:04.246-05:00Definitely will have to take a look at this show. ...Definitely will have to take a look at this show. The history and lore of railroads has always been a major interest. It'd be cool to see some of the real stuff get rolled out in front of impressionable and unsuspecting eyes...it could and did get pretty lurid at times...oh hey--there's Mr. Cash again...garrisonjameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09544523186717576771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-15936418581378736782012-01-20T17:12:55.674-05:002012-01-20T17:12:55.674-05:00First ep was ok but i'm watching Doctor Who &a...First ep was ok but i'm watching Doctor Who & Sons O anarchy nowStyronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10262864212734089299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-7361535936298545542012-01-20T13:20:35.410-05:002012-01-20T13:20:35.410-05:00Love Hell. Awesome show. I thought it might end up...Love Hell. Awesome show. I thought it might end up being a Deadwood rip-off (not necessarily a bad thing), but it has proven itself to be uniquely enjoyable.Peter Robbinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03528363130629385152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-82011157311220042162012-01-20T11:45:10.173-05:002012-01-20T11:45:10.173-05:00@Sean - I sympathize with your comparing it unfavo...@Sean - I sympathize with your comparing it unfavorably to <i>Deadwood</i>--particularly early on. Having seen the whole season, I think its trying to do a different thing. As @Tallgeese points out, HoW makes racial and cultural conflicts front and center, whereas that's just background in <i>Deadwood</i>, and handles them for the most part very well. The choosing of a protagonist who is a Southern and had been a slave owner--and addressing that--is something I was surprised to see a TV show do (even a cable one) not on a premium network.Treyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04647628467658839351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-77650654503591666392012-01-20T11:37:35.635-05:002012-01-20T11:37:35.635-05:00I lost interest in Hell on Wheels after watching t...I lost interest in Hell on Wheels after watching the first five episodes or so; the characters just never really grabbed me, and I found myself continually comparing it, unfavourably, with Deadwood.<br /><br />The mining camp that became Deadwood was the inspiration for the adventurer camp that grew amid the ruins of Thrace in my current campaign, so you're certainly right about westerns offering a lot of inspiration to fantasy games.Sean Robsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16429301144221551751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-52623468144313411002012-01-20T09:06:36.496-05:002012-01-20T09:06:36.496-05:00I discovered the series just after finishing "...I discovered the series just after finishing "The Iron Council" and immediately dug it. The show handles racial and cultural conflicts pretty realistically, too.Tallgeesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16045006122540505779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-16165762668713220162012-01-20T07:33:39.172-05:002012-01-20T07:33:39.172-05:00I hope they put this one on Netflix. I didn't...I hope they put this one on Netflix. I didn't hear about it until near the end of the season.Gothridge Manorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11371740532802642972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8302487761596456689.post-61145607473028928712012-01-20T07:23:38.176-05:002012-01-20T07:23:38.176-05:00It does and I need to see this show, hadn't he...It does and I need to see this show, hadn't heard about it all.....The Angry Lurkerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01227314379603418332noreply@blogger.com