No way am I the only one on here that made a link between the show and him?
Anyone else?
Can’t say I did?
Nope. Other than some of it is a bit 'polite' middle class from the vaults ?
Loved it TBH, roll on more.
It's there, no way am I the only one that spotted it. You'll have needed to watch his documentaries it goes without saying but I know many of you have.
me neither. C’mon poops, don’t leave us hanging
I'll leave it 24 hours as I'm certain someone was watching Fallout and thought... "Hold on."
No clues in afraid. 😁
Which Brian Cox?
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^^ The sciencey/musicy one.😁
You lot can't see the wood for the sand.
Well, I certainly haven’t. But then, I haven’t seen the TV series in question. Oddly enough, there are dozens of other TV series I haven’t seen either. 🤷🏼
Poopscoop
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You lot can’t see the wood for the sand.
That was a clue...
^^ I think perchy has the win!
Without letting the proles know too much.
I likey.😁
Entropy innit.
I'm still not sure I get it....
I mean, I understand entropy on a superficial level.. is that the angle? that the fallout TV series is basically an embarrassingly badly written 'sci-fi/drama' like 99.9% of everything else on 'TV'? That sort of entropy?
I mean, I understand entropy on a superficial level.. is that the angle? that the fallout TV series is basically an embarrassingly badly written ‘sci-fi/drama’ like 99.9% of everything else on ‘TV’? That sort of entropy?
No, I wouldn't be that cruel, although the link is subtle, it's not that mean.
In fairness, if you haven't watched the series you are very unlikely to get it unless you are incredibly attentive during the short trailers.
"Ditto the other series involved". Hint.😉
As an aside, it's a good series, I prefer Silo but Fallout was very good.
perchypanther
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…or soil erosion.
Even id have to refresh my memory on that Perchy!👍😁
I'm just relieved that someone else got the link. I was certain someone on here would. 👍
^^ It's just a bit of harmless if banal fun Drac. Not often I know anything (even an inconsequential fact like this) that the average forum member doesn't.
I'll leave it to Perchy if he wants to clarify as it seems an appropriate reward. If he wants to drop some more clues that's fine too. No-one will die in the making of this thread. 😉
Just don't get your hopes up, it's not going to change anyone's lives, this little alignment between the Fallout show and Brian Cox's work. It's just a little fact/detail that will bore most but might slightly interest a few is all.
😁
Is silo based on wool/dust etc?
Is silo based on wool/dust etc?
Yeah, only 1 series so far and that's maybe half of Wool.
Well, I certainly haven’t. But then, I haven’t seen the TV series in question. Oddly enough, there are dozens of other TV series I haven’t seen either.
Next you'll be telling its because you don't have enough time because you are out riding your bike
I'm a casual gamer, never played Fallout, but the series is really rather good.
Production is outstanding, good character development (but some brilliant gamer type throw-away characters too) decent story line with social/economical/political commentary.
A grown up, as much as it can be, game adaption..... Recommended.
Makes we want to pay the game.
As for Entropy ..... in so much as its linked to time !?!
So is it actually anything to do with Brian Cox? Or just the 2nd law of thermodynamics?
perchypanther
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I’m not explaining anything. This is your circus. I’m just a monkey sitting on the edge of the ring throwing peanuts 🥜
Lets last the peanuts continue then!😁
Right, forget Silo, that was just normal chat.
thisisnotaspoon
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So is it actually anything to do with Brian Cox? Or just the 2nd law of thermodynamics?
Indirectly both, absolutely.
Ro5ey
As for Entropy ….. in so much as its linked to time !?!.
I'm sensing we might have another winner here? Want to expand just slightly as your question mark might imply you are joining dots that might not be there. 😉
I googled stuff to try fathom this mystery being unfamiliar with both and watched a short BBC YouTube video about sand castles.
sirromj
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I googled stuff to try fathom this mystery being unfamiliar with both and watched a short BBC YouTube video about sand castles.
I think you have been down a rabbit hole but I'm not sure it's the right rabbit hole. Kudos for trying though, you really need to have watched the Fallout TV show and be a fan of Brian Cox material to get this.
Makes we want to pay the game.
I picked the game up for a couple of hours last night. There were no sand castles in it.
The TV show has absolutely nailed the tone, look and feel of the game though albeit a bit drier and more sandy.
benpinnick
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I know the answer, but now Im torn as to whether to reveal some more info or not…. I’m just going to sit here on this pile of sand and contemplate it a while.
Id definitely recommend just sitting there in that pile of sand and see what transpires. You are a real diamond in the rough mate, buried but we see you. Are you German?
@sirromj
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I googled stuff to try fathom this mystery being unfamiliar with both and watched a short BBC YouTube video about sand castles.
Apologies, I've just gone and refreshed my memory... You might indeed be in the right track with sand castles. Not sure if your are 100% there yet though?Sorry about that!
Presume its about the buildings covered in sand in the Fallout TV series and maybe even the quack doctor reversing the injury of the squire (making him into a ghoul at the same time) and Brian Cox doing his bit to camera about entropy (time flowing in one direction and therefore opposite to the quack doctor) possibility even at the same location?
nickc
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Presume its about the buildings covered in sand in the Fallout TV series and maybe even the quack doctor reversing the injury of the squire (making him into a ghoul at the same time) and Brian Cox doing his bit to camera about entropy (time flowing in one direction and therefore opposite to the quack doctor) possibility even at the same location?
And... we are pretty much there.
Your part about the Goul might be correct but I'd have to go check out both series, either way, you have the crux of it right.
In Wonders of the Universe by Brian Cox (available to rent on Amazon, some parts on YouTube... Not on iPlayer I'm afraid) he went into why time only goes forwards, thermal dynamics, entropy and the links there of.
Some of it is filmed in Namibia, on the skeleton coast of the Namib desert at an old German colony that surrounded a diamond mining enterprise. Those buildings are the ones used in Fallout. They are the ones you see a few internal shots off, they have high sand drifts up against them on the outside.
Brian Cox is filmed inside said buildings, walking past them and yes... making a sand castle outside one!
As an aside, the ship wreck you saw in Fallout is almost certainly the same one Cox is pictured with in the series.
(A Top Gear episode and Fury Road were filmed near there too.)
From Wonders of the Universe:
FB-ATB
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Now if you had mentioned Fallout and Abandoned Engineering I’d have got it in one!
Good point, I seem to remember it being featured in the series.
The makers of the Fallout TV series seem to think they are the first to film there but theres been a few, admittedly less challenging, shoots there in the past.
And I was thinking this thread could only get better.
(Sorry but no one else had done it yet)
Serious question - can i watch it with the kids 12+? or is it too vicious?
Serious question – can i watch it with the kids 12+? or is it too vicious?
I think it's fairly tame all things considered but have your kids watched anything with a bit of jeapordy in it?
Also, it's dealing with the apocalypse, you see the nukes explode though there is no gore shown in that event. If they have caught bits of the news about Russia over the last couple of years it might be a bit too close for comfort though.
I think the Goul might be the freekiest other bit for them. If they cote with him, they'll be fine. 👍
It's actually light-hearted a fair amount of the time, even funny!
I dunno, it's fairly gorey and there's a bit of a weird scene with alot of non-sexual nudity. Probably not for a 12 year old in all honesty but that's just my opinion.
That said I'm pretty sure I played Fallout 3 around the time I was 12 so I was happily shooting ghouls at that age too.
Oh right!
I completely forgot that part of his show setting. So, the answer is that it’s a bit Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning.
^^ I may have a concorde willy but I've still got an eye for detail (only for useless stuff like this mind you.)
Next you’ll be telling its because you don’t have enough time because you are out riding your bike
No, it’s because I don’t do video games, never have, knew nothing about the series, so had no sodding idea what this thread was about.
I haven’t ridden my bikes for maybe fifteen years, either.
Anything else you need to know?
I am now watching the series, I’m on episode four now, and the moment I saw the ship, and the first of the buildings in the dunes I knew precisely where it was filmed, Swakopmund, in Namibia. But not because of Brian Cox, I’ve known about the place for years, because of the Skeleton Coast.
Enjoying it so far, my kind of humour.
Apparently the mech suit is fully functional, there’s no CGI used, because of Alien - CGI doesn’t have the same solidity.
I've watched the full S1 now, and I realy like it!
I was skeptical at first, with it being a spin-off from the game but...
There are so many nods to the game, and it's real well done.
Yeah, it's a decent series, very different to The Last of Us of course but good in a different way.
As an SF series I prefer Silo and particularly Foundation but it's definitely a golden era of great SF series either way. 👍
Currently ploughing through For All Man Kind which is very, very good.
