WEB SERIES: Fallout: Nuka Break – Season Two

Fallout: Nuka Break (Season Two, 2013) – It looks great, and it does a good job incorporating a variety of game elements into the plot, although some of the acting is pretty dodgy and the tone is distractingly uneven; story-wise, it’s adequate, with a lot of work-up to a reasonably satisfying payoff. 6

WEB SERIES: Fallout: Nuka Break – Red Star

Fallout: Nuka Break – Red Star (2013) – Somewhat darker than the original series, it incorporates some of the games’ more fantastical creatures with reasonable success (the stubby-armed super mutant aside); the Ranger/Lilly scenes drag on, but it’s engaging otherwise, and respectably well made. 6

WEB SERIES: JourneyQuest – Season Two

JourneyQuest (Season Two, 2012) – There’s a lot of padding, and it’s a bit of a slog, plus it trots out the same few belabored jokes over and over, but the production values are noticeably better and it makes a real attempt at some serious storytelling; there are some interesting story elements here trying to get out (Carrow’s arc is a highlight), although there’s at least one too many subplots, and it actually works better when it’s not trying to be a comedy; in any case, it gets going toward the end to the extent that I’d definitely check out a third season. 6

WEB SERIES: JourneyQuest – Season One

JourneyQuest (Season One, 2010) – The production values are respectable and it’s completely watchable (the sword is a pretty good character), but although it’s quite silly, the jokes aren’t so hot—some are really dumb, actually (although everybody involved seems to be having a good time); the fact that it’s trying to eke more mileage out of a Rincewind stand-in plus how padded out it is means that by the last two episodes, it’s become rather tiresome. 5

WEB SERIES: Fallout: Nuka Break - Season One

Fallout: Nuka Break (Season One) – This fan-made web series has the same great attention to detail as the original short, with very good production quality and a particularly good job on the weapons; the acting is solid for this sort of thing, but the script is generally just fair, although the finale starts to send the story in some interesting directions. 6