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I was wrong before. It got 16 nominations:

‘The Last of Us’ Receives SIXTEEN Emmy Nominations Including Best Actress for Bella Ramsey

The nominees for this year’s Emmy Awards were announced this afternoon and HBO’s “The Last of Us” has proven to be one of the hottest television shows in this year’s lineup. “The Last of Us” has received a total sixteen Emmy nominations this year, including top categories Outstanding Drama...

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Fuck the Emmys, they'd give a lifetime achievement award to Shrek 2

 

[simpatico]

Well yeah, the PSP3 port isn't just gonna direct itself. People assume the remakes were as emotionally hard hitting as they were just because they could copy the original game, but that's not true. And shame on you for thinking art that powerful could be created so cheaply. No, Neil has to pour his soul into each remake. Polygon compared the toll it takes on him to the rigors of childbirth. Did you guys not see that he put marijuana plants in the game? Do you know how much he risked by doing that? People at Naughty Dog were afraid they'd be arrested at one point. Not to mention absolute work he put in for lesbian freedom. This man was just taking shots at the system the whole time. Risking life and limb for radical causes, while delivering a soul charging narrative about the superiority of women and how emotional revenge is the only way of solving things and also bad.

 

[Sevyne]

Season 3 is just going to be a remake of season 1. Didn't need Neil hanging around for that.

 

[GriffinCorp]

 

[Majima Everywhere System]

I refuse to believe the Chernobyl guy made this slop. It was some of the best TV.

 

[Neolombax]

Lost interest in S2 by episode 2, but I thought S1 was excellent.

 

[GymWolf]

Full time job shaving the head of his next protagonist.

 

[Cakeboxer]

His full time job is dairyman.

 

[CartesianMan]

That's mean Intergalactic is still with no clear vision and shape.
That clears the stage for another Naughty Dog Remaster of Remake.
Game dev is not easy and Neil makes it even harder.

 

[Hudo]

I refuse to believe the Chernobyl guy made this slop. It was some of the best TV.

I am shocked as well.

 

[cireza]

Ok, but does Neil himself realize that ?

 

[Warnen]

I'd throw out that blueprint.

 

[AJUMP23]

Whats the deal with Niel.

 

[Negotiator101]

And what was his last game? Besides remakes, remasters and patchs?

I bet you bought all those remakes though, didn't you?

 

[CLW]

Man I NEED one of those "full time jobs" were I am forced to produce NOTHING for nearly a decade and get worshiped

 

[realcool]

Maybe the company just got tired of him being away for months directing and voiced their frustration not long ago. Him being away hurts development. Also cancellation of TLOU multiplayer game and new projects starting might be a reason that he needs focus on ND even more.

This is my speculation: He left to start working TLOU Part 3 alongside Intergalactic. His Part 2 writing partner Halley Gross left the show at the same time and said that this is to make space for what comes next.

Maybe, but he didn't have priorities separate from and unaligned with his duties as the president and creative head of Naughty Dog. Sony Pictures Television, PlayStation Productions, and Naughty Dog jointly produce the show, so Neil's involvement was well-known, agreed upon, and therefore aligned with his duties. His level of involvement was planned, but his departure wasn't; that's why it was a "difficult decision" to "step away." It's true: Naughty Dog's output has been one-note lately, but his bosses were aware of the roadmap. If you look at him as a poor leader who abandoned his duties and has practically nothing to show for his promotion—if you're Naughty Dog—you certainly don't beg for him to return; you search for new leadership. So, I don't agree that he "left the show" because his "absence" negatively affected Naughty Dog. His "absence" was co-signed. I'm saying that he "left the show" because his presence negatively affected... the show. The HBO boss said, "A lot of people don't realize that Neil has a full-time job creating video games." Well, yeah, he does now. It's a convenient excuse and a diplomatic statement.

Also, I'm not surprised that Craig Mazin was attracted to source material even more radioactive than Chernobyl. That guy thinks he's found his niche.

 

[MidGenRefresh]

Can you blame them? When was the last time he 'created' a game?

 

[Fake]

I bet you bought all those remakes though, didn't you?

Oh yeah, can't wait for the TLOUSpart2 Remake on base PS6 using PISSR.