If they are doing this live action on peacock I am curious what they are going to do about the gore and mature themes in the books. They can get pretty graphic.
If they are doing this live action on peacock I am curious what they are going to do about the gore and mature themes in the books. They can get pretty graphic.
Are they good? because that description is the most nauseating description for a series I think I have ever seen?
Are they good? because that description is the most nauseating description for a series I think I have ever seen?
An alien invasion has wiped out most of humanity and any survivors are forced to fight for their lives on a sadistic intergalactic game show. Sounds bad, right? Now try doing it with bare feet and a stuck-up, self-centered, tiara-wearing talking cat as your partner. Welcome to Dungeon Crawler World: Earth, where the apocalypse will be televised … and Coast Guard vet Carl finds himself stuck with his ex-girlfriend’s award-winning show cat, Princess Donut the Queen Anne Chonk, as they try to survive the end of the world, fighting monsters, aliens, an insane A.I. and even other survivors … all for the sake of good TV. Survival is optional. Entertainment is not.”
I mean, good is such a subjective thing, lol. They're not going to win any literary rewards, but they're a lot better than they sound based on that description, IMO. The name/cover design/blurbs...
I mean, good is such a subjective thing, lol. They're not going to win any literary rewards, but they're a lot better than they sound based on that description, IMO. The name/cover design/blurbs haven't really been doing the series any favors over the years. And they books definitely have some things to say, they're not just mindless entertainment.
"Good" is, of course, extremely subjective. It's definitely popular, and I've really enjoyed reading the series and am looking forward to the next book release in May. The setting, as described,...
"Good" is, of course, extremely subjective. It's definitely popular, and I've really enjoyed reading the series and am looking forward to the next book release in May.
The setting, as described, is clearly pretty gruesome... But a lot of the weight of that is offset by the ridiculousness of situations (e.g., the cat Carl enters the dungeon with being made sentient). The "game show" in the description is a multi-leveled dungeon (like an RPG), and most of the dungeon is PvE (not PvP), so I don't think that blurb really captures it, well.
They are good and they are nauseating. Like if the Hunger Games were told by a horny college student who was into South Park and power scaling anime, but also had enough working knowledge of...
Are they good? because that description is the most nauseating description for a series I think I have ever seen?
They are good and they are nauseating. Like if the Hunger Games were told by a horny college student who was into South Park and power scaling anime, but also had enough working knowledge of political systems, war machines and complex trauma to sell you on why it all has to burn.
If they are doing this live action on peacock I am curious what they are going to do about the gore and mature themes in the books. They can get pretty graphic.
Are they good? because that description is the most nauseating description for a series I think I have ever seen?
I mean, good is such a subjective thing, lol. They're not going to win any literary rewards, but they're a lot better than they sound based on that description, IMO. The name/cover design/blurbs haven't really been doing the series any favors over the years. And they books definitely have some things to say, they're not just mindless entertainment.
"Good" is, of course, extremely subjective. It's definitely popular, and I've really enjoyed reading the series and am looking forward to the next book release in May.
The setting, as described, is clearly pretty gruesome... But a lot of the weight of that is offset by the ridiculousness of situations (e.g., the cat Carl enters the dungeon with being made sentient). The "game show" in the description is a multi-leveled dungeon (like an RPG), and most of the dungeon is PvE (not PvP), so I don't think that blurb really captures it, well.
They are good and they are nauseating. Like if the Hunger Games were told by a horny college student who was into South Park and power scaling anime, but also had enough working knowledge of political systems, war machines and complex trauma to sell you on why it all has to burn.