In the middle of its first season, Apple Legendary research He threw a wild curve ball with a “quiet dark death” – an unexpected dramatic episode of the rise and fall of other video game development team. “A quiet, dark death“It was the first case of Legendary research Switching the comedy formula To tell a serious story about what makes people fall in love with games. Since then, every season Legendary research It included a background ring that felt software for the series’s narrative points of the series.
Side pursuitApple TV Plus’ New Legendary research Miniseries Spinoff, like a group of “A Dark Head Death” episodes, feels similar, as it offers a large collection of new characters (and repeat two of the heavy warriors) whose life was affected by one of the most popular games in the world. When I spoke recently Side pursuitParticipated creative, Ashley Porsche, John Hawal Harris, and Katie McKinini, told me that the similarities are in the new stylistic exhibition Legendary researchIn the past, the invasions were completely intended. But after years of focusing on the characters who see themselves as gods greater than life, Side pursuit The team was more interested in telling stories about the players who made Legendary research blow.
“When we started writing for the first time Legendary research“We talked about how these characters resemble these gods who create this virtual world,” Porsche said, so if people at the legendary headquarters are the gods, then, Side pursuit It revolves around people who are affected by the options of the gods. “
Side pursuit She wanders farthest and far from Ian Grimm (Rob Mccanini) and any other person working in the quadruple of Ku steesz throughout his four -episode season. But the series is actually launched with an episode that revolves around the artistic director of the game, Phil Birch (Derek Water), as he tries to spend some time to spend a vacation with his girlfriend (Anna Konkle). Despite the work directly Legendary research (The game) may make her fans see Phil as one of the game gods, Porsche felt that his history was exploited by his colleagues made it a perfect fatal to open the show.
“We wanted to advance a transitional decline between Legendary research Prime and Side pursuitWe thought that an elephant, bless him, is a very good packaging of the options Legendary research“The main characters were making,” Porsche explained: “From the 2-3 seasons, a elephant like the desktop toilet is treated more than any other character, and it is only on the whims of these distorted designs.”
all Side pursuitVerses have a kind of relationship with Legendary researchBut the participating creators saw that the exhibition was an opportunity to explore different types of masses that could be attracted towards common IP pieces because they expand into different means. At this stage of the presence of the game, Legendary research It is adapted in a successful comedy series, stores like those in “Pull List” can keep the stock. And “and” Legendary research Employees such as Phil may be desperate to stay away from the privilege, and Harris indicated that there are countless people who are desperate to become part of it, like the professional musicians present in Side pursuit‘s tar-Like the episode, “Fugue”.
“At some point, it was news for me that music is such as games Zelda and Final Fantasy Harris said: “I was fascinated by the popularity of these concerts, but also the level of music required to play at this level in such a competitive environment,” Harris said.
The entire season comes in “The Last Raid”, which is an episode It was almost entirely appointed Legendary research (Game)Where a group of teenagers log in together in the hope of facing only some powerful presidents to realize that their friendships in the real world are declining on HP. Porsche said, “The Last Raid” was born, partly, from the team’s love for the classic Machinima series like Red against blue. But the idea of taking viewers inside Legendary research They also hit them as an ideal way to clarify how the game and the biggest brand shift in response to what is going on behind the scenes.
“Part of the interest in” The Last Raid “is the way you see somewhat Legendary researchMcKinni said: “The game is changing because the brand is also expanding,” McKinni said. Legendary research. The world of boxes A good analog because it is a similar position as you have a game that has a base of fans raised for its loyal people although it is not necessarily updated and maintained. “
Though Side pursuit A few hints fall on how Legendary research It may change after the fourth season conclusion, the team’s biggest goal with Spinoff was to let the viewers guess the types of new perspectives they see this world from the following. This means that it tends to academic flexibility, the original series has become known by deviating from the defeated path.
“I feel that this is what it was Legendary researchMcKinni said: “Levering rings – especially in the first season when no one expected them. Don’t do this kind of things usually, but because of that Legendary research Prime managed to take this jump, we had more creative freedom with Side pursuit To embrace the chosen model and make each episode feel completely different. “
All four episodes of Side pursuit You now flow on Apple TV Plus.
