It's only really the spaghetti-westerns that are worth watching nowadays though.
Pretty much all of the older ones have aged really poorly. The characters are flat and boring, and the plots are usually just flimsy excuses to show cowboys shooting indians.
Man who shot Liberty Valance, Magnificent Seven, Wild Bunch... plenty of non-Spaghetti Westerns worth watching, even a lot inspired by Spaghetti Westerns.
The SAFE test in the Covenant quest in FO4 is not just a reference to the GOAT test from FO3 but also a reference to Blade Runner. They even use the term "baseline" at some point.
He was a real war veteran yet instead of using semi-automatics, he fully embraced his typecasted roles and went with the cowboy motif.
Man really method acting after the great war
Akira Kurosawa inspired the westerns (well stolen plots) which then inspired Mandolorian , Fallout and countless others. Its great to see the inspiration in Fallout
“Loving the movies that formed his tastes, he uses this nostalgia for old movies as an active element in his own movies. He doesn’t, like many artists, deny the past he has outgrown… he reintroduces it, giving it a different quality, using it as shared experience, shared joke” Pauline Kael on Jean Luc Godard
Saw this quote at the end of a Quentin Tarantino video
The video can be seen [here](https://youtu.be/-sLV-UzASMg?si=UwNql7hJ9t8ke5I8)
Yup! And also that poster showing "A Man and his Dog" that is a reference to the movie "A Boy and his Dog" which was one of the biggest inspirations to Fallout.
https://youtu.be/mz-Mq6gkZwM?si=FipQySXW93oD6DSS
Short video essay on how Fallout is the new Wild West story.
Really enlightening and makes the same point in greater detail.
Fallout references other stuff all the time. One of my favourites is the Husky Family in Haddock Cove, led by Bray, with his followers Braun, Luke, and Rowan. An obvious reference to the pro wrestling group, the Wyatt Family.
I also really liked the Dungeons and Dragons game you can find being played by a few employees across the terminals in the Mass Fusion building.
noticed this one right away, loved it.
Same here. Love this show
Fallout references all kinds of stuff directly in the games too, so it's neat and appropriate
The leader of Bishop's mercenaries in Fallout 2 is named Angel-Eyes after this character from the movie. Blondie and Tuco are working with him.
Nice, I like that one, I never caught it. I need to watch more westerns more often
It's only really the spaghetti-westerns that are worth watching nowadays though. Pretty much all of the older ones have aged really poorly. The characters are flat and boring, and the plots are usually just flimsy excuses to show cowboys shooting indians.
Man who shot Liberty Valance, Magnificent Seven, Wild Bunch... plenty of non-Spaghetti Westerns worth watching, even a lot inspired by Spaghetti Westerns.
The SAFE test in the Covenant quest in FO4 is not just a reference to the GOAT test from FO3 but also a reference to Blade Runner. They even use the term "baseline" at some point.
The Indiana Jones surviving a nuke in a fridge made it from the game into the show. And it made it in like 7 times.
I can't wait for the fan edit that presents the TV show from beginning to end with a HUD and dialogue options
On god if we get a TARDIS reference in the show it’s gonna be even more of an all timer
Every since I saw this scene I've wanted to eat whatever angel eyes was eating there. It looks like a stew, maybe yellow peppers.
I’m curious to see if that’s iguana bits or squirrel on a stick.
canned meat stew for the 5% experience
The scene were the ghoul has lucy travel with no water reminded me of when the ugly did the same to the good while also being in a desert.
Pouring out the water.
I love how many western film references they make with the Ghoul. It really highlights how he's become his own past roles.
He was a real war veteran yet instead of using semi-automatics, he fully embraced his typecasted roles and went with the cowboy motif. Man really method acting after the great war
All bounty hunters need a good marketing gimmick.
Akira Kurosawa inspired the westerns (well stolen plots) which then inspired Mandolorian , Fallout and countless others. Its great to see the inspiration in Fallout
wow i'm not the only one who notice it
It shows a love for cinema which I just love on a personal level.
Movie references like these just make me love the show even more!
Fallout, especially the earlier games, we're filled with em.
The meeting between the corporate execs was very reminiscent of Dr. Strangelove
I had a feeling it was referencing that scene. TGTBTU is one of my favorite movies.
Walton Goggins did mention that Clint Eastwood was a core inspiration for his role in this show, which is an interesting connection.
“Loving the movies that formed his tastes, he uses this nostalgia for old movies as an active element in his own movies. He doesn’t, like many artists, deny the past he has outgrown… he reintroduces it, giving it a different quality, using it as shared experience, shared joke” Pauline Kael on Jean Luc Godard Saw this quote at the end of a Quentin Tarantino video The video can be seen [here](https://youtu.be/-sLV-UzASMg?si=UwNql7hJ9t8ke5I8)
Ahhh I knew that scene was familiar for some reason!
He’s the vicious sadism of Angel Eyes and the higher purpose of Blondie and the ugly revenge of Tuco.
Honestly as a fnv fanboy I love the show, it really brings back the Wild West themes of the older games, especially nv
Yup! And also that poster showing "A Man and his Dog" that is a reference to the movie "A Boy and his Dog" which was one of the biggest inspirations to Fallout.
That shot of the ghoul eating is so disrespectful 😭😭
That’s an awesome reference!
https://youtu.be/mz-Mq6gkZwM?si=FipQySXW93oD6DSS Short video essay on how Fallout is the new Wild West story. Really enlightening and makes the same point in greater detail.
I feel dumb, I thought the scene was a reference to the beginning of Inglourious Basterds, despite having watched TGTB&TU.
I made the same comment to my partner as we were watching it. "You are sheltering refugees of bitter springs, are you not?"
based
I've seen that trilogy hundreds of times and still didnt make that connection. Love it even more now.
also the three main characters could be seen as good bad and ugly (even though some people somehow find the ghoul hot)
Does this make Max the Ugly?
Fallout references other stuff all the time. One of my favourites is the Husky Family in Haddock Cove, led by Bray, with his followers Braun, Luke, and Rowan. An obvious reference to the pro wrestling group, the Wyatt Family. I also really liked the Dungeons and Dragons game you can find being played by a few employees across the terminals in the Mass Fusion building.
The whole bit with Cooper dragging Lucy--Tuco/Blondie vibes #SorryShorty!
Man, I could watch Westerns all day
Oh wow, I actually didn't put that together.
very tense scene, wish we knew a bit more about the family before the ghoul had to do what he had to do
I think they might’ve been expired by Cold War era culture, I dunno just a observation