#Tales from the loop

[damiendipinto]

TALES FROM THE LOOP (2020)

[tales-from-hometown]

[unknownorigins-uo]

place yourself on my robotgirl transition goals not ternary graph. (uses 3 lines instead of 1 point as the 3 variables dont neccesarily add to 100)

blank copy below:

[racsow]

I need to get everything Simon Stalenhag has ever drawn framed (read: tattooed)

[sci-fi-gifs]

Tales from the Loop 1.01 "Loop"

[leresq]

Sigh. Is nothing sacred.

Tales from the Loop was amazing but this is the kind of thing that I don't think lends itself to a film adaptation. Especially not with Crisp Rat, especially especially not one with Crisp Rat directed by the Russos. Tonal change from the book is inevitable I fear.

[grimm-the-tiger]

My favorite works of fiction described as badly as possible, part 5:

Kids explore a Ghibli apocalypse. Sometimes evil seafood tries to eat them. Also, hell. (Sky: Children of the Light)

The Happening but with wizards and coherency. (Uprooted)

The worst fucking weather you can think of. (Stormlight Archive)

Living defibrillator runs from the cops and capitalism. (Michael Vey)

Average DND party fights dragons and causes problems. (Legend of Vox Machina)

Lady beats up white guys in feudal Japan. (Blue Eye Samurai)

Russian witch fights her shitty boyfriend to save her even shittier boyfriend. (Shadow & Bone)

Franz Kafka presents: The United States Air Force. (Catch-22)

The British starve to death in the Arctic again. (Frostpunk)

Prometheus starts matchmaking as a ploy to kill Zeus. (Kaos)

Depressed guy going through a terrible breakup becomes a nihilist after the worst acid trip imaginable. (Vide Noir)

Four hobos, a child, and this freaky dog they found break into a dungeon to fight pervert monsters and starve to death (alt: Finnish guy tests how much bullshit he can get away with putting in a game before Steam puts its foot down). (Fear & Hunger)

Scientific laboratory violates every law of workplace safety, reality, and basic common sense for shits and giggles. (Tales From the Loop)

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[redlettermediathings]

[haveyouplayedthisttrpg]

Have you played TALES FROM THE LOOP ?

By Free League Publishing

In 1954, the Swedish government ordered the construction of the world’s largest particle accelerator. The facility was complete in 1969, located deep below the pastoral countryside of Mälaröarna. The local population called this marvel of technology The Loop.

In this roleplaying game, you play teenagers in the late 1980s, solving Mysteries connected to the Loop. Choose between character Types such as the Bookworm, the Troublemaker, the Popular Kid and the Weirdo. Everyday Life is full of nagging parents, never-ending homework and classmates bullying and being bullied. Explore the secrets of the Loop in two main game settings – one based on the Swedish Mälaren Islands, the other on Boulder City, Nevada.

The Mysteries let the characters encounter the strange machines and weird creatures that have come to haunt the countryside after the Loop was built. The kids get to escape their everyday problems and be part of something meaningful and magical – but also dangerous.

[woodtoc]

Hihihihiihi

[spockvarietyhour]

Gatehouse

[meziniart]

You can hold my hand if no one's home

[tales-from-hometown]

[cswiftrock]

I don't enjoy ranting against movies, tv, and whatnot, at least not online, but I do want to quickly say something to those who may listen.

If you are interested in The Electric State, I recommend checking out the original art book instead of the recently released movie by the Russo Brothers. The art book is made by Simon Stålenhag, who also created the amazing Tales from the Loop, and has a phenomenal, dark story about technological advancements, and its adoption by large corporations leading to an apocalypse that can only be brought on by the capitalist desire for infinite growth. This really isn't shown in the movie and, because of this, it feels toothless. Stålenhag's work shouldn't feel like this, and it honestly deserves a better adaptation than what the Russos made.

So ya, you'll be getting WAY more from the art book than you would the movie, and you'll also be getting your hands on the art work, which is gorgeous and at times quite creepy (which is Stålenhag's bread and butter if you're not familiar with his other works).

Also, much like Tales from the Loop, there's going to be a TTRPG for The Electric State, and if it's anything like the Tales RPG it's going to be incredible.

That's all I wanted to say. Check out the book, skip the movie.

[vital-information]

Meditative TV

Tales from the Loop // Mushishi // Joe Pera Talks with You

“Many films diminish us. They cheapen us, masturbate our senses, hammer us with shabby thrills, diminish the value of life. Some few films evoke the wonderment of life's experience, and those I consider a form of prayer. Not prayer "to" anyone or anything, but prayer "about" everyone and everything. I believe prayer that makes requests is pointless. What will be, will be. But I value the kind of prayer when you stand at the edge of the sea, or beneath a tree, or smell a flower, or love someone, or do a good thing. Those prayers validate existence and snatch it away from meaningless routine.”

—Roger Ebert, “A Prayer Beneath the Tree of Life”

[bitchycatwizard]

The Haunting Beauty of 'Tales from the Loop'