Ben Lindbergh

And the end credits as well do that really nicely too.

It does sometimes, yeah, yeah.

Yeah, we got a glimpse of Bud's whole setup and how he was preparing to turn into a robo-brain long before the apocalypse.

So before we finish, just a little bit of news about the Fallout TV franchise.

We have been wondering all along, is this setting up a spinoff and how many seasons is this thing going to run?

Well, we know one thing, which is that there is a Fallout reality series coming called Fallout Shelter, which is already the name of the Fallout game.

But here's the logline for this 10-episode reality series that is coming from Prime Video and Bethesda, etc.

Set inside Vault-Tec's bomb-proof vaults, Fallout Shelter drops a diverse group of contestants into an immersive high-stakes world inspired by the game's signature dark humor, retrofuturism, and post-apocalyptic survival storytelling.

Across a series of escalating challenges, strategic dilemmas, and moral crossroads, contestants must prove their ingenuity, teamwork, and resilience.

as they compete for safety, power, and ultimately a huge cash prize.

And the show says that it will blend large-scale challenges with deeply social, psychological, and narrative-driven gameplay in the spirit of the Fallout franchise and its choice-driven ethos.

So I didn't really have this on my radar.

Didn't expect that Fallout Shelter, the reality show, would be the next step for this TV franchise.

What was your reaction to hearing about Fallout Shelter?

This wasn't on my radar at all either.

Yep.

Yes.

Yeah.

I invoked with Van earlier this season, the Torment Nexus meme.

Sci-fi author.