SILO (Nuclear Devastation, Entire Series Lore + History) EXPLAINED

[@ZombicidalMadMom81]

I never read these books but I'm going to now. This reminds me of a more gritty, grown-up version of The City of Ember. Like if their city had stayed underground this is what they would've eventually evolved to be like. I read the City of Ember books when I was a kid and the biggest thing I didn't like was when they ventured outside and began life out there; I would've liked to see them expand underground or something.

[@yaldabaoth2]

It's good the author didn't call them Vaults.

[@power279]

Bunker

[@filmcomicsexplained]

😂

[@bluewhitespartan5258]

Copyright i guess 😊

[@monnica1862]

😂😅

[@Man_Aslume]

Author: so what I do call these post apocalypse shelters...hmmm Shelters? Nah that's generic, Vaults? No fallout did that, Silos yes!

[@Mayordomo32]

So, the silos were indeed a necessary survival mechanism. The only evil part really being the arbitrary eugenic genocide of all but 1 of the silos…

[@sauceboss2367]

I’ve met Hugh Howey more than a few times. Used to work with his then partner. Nicest guy.

[@johna.zoidberg3049]

So basically ... Fallout TV series, without the out part.

[@koslisted9458]

Interesting no matter how old the books, games etc. They adaptations always hit the big or small screen at the same time.

[@steel749]

It's pretty much the universe of Fallout without the Old world Military or Monsters. The Silos are Vaults, Silo 1 is pretty much Vault Zero & the CEO causing the Apocalypse is pretty much like Vault tec causing the Apocalypse

[@jeffreyjohnston6023]

The first thing came to mind

[@LoneTiger]

I recommend the graphic novel, the artwork is great, I still need to see this TV adaptation though.

[@limabravo6065]

​@@steel749no fallout is like silo with added crap

[@beatriz25ish]

Metropolis +fallout+dredd= you get this. Exploit current fears and you will have a hit show.

[@bluewhitespartan5258]

Fear is the mindkiller.

[@monnica1862]

A little more then that.

[@JohnSmith-pj6wb]

this show sucks tho...its super slow and boring...they spend 20-30 minutes on one conversation that is meaningless...bad acting...pointless scenes...and the story overall isnt that good...its a rip off from everything else just worse...this is a dei book trilogy

[@Blackronin357]

​@@JohnSmith-pj6wb you are exactly who needs to watch this show. A moronic bigot who would sooner seem themselves as a one of the captives fine w/ ignorant bliss than one who understands the deeper meanings brought about by the story and characters that translate to our current world.

[@eddysandland58]

Or just make a Badass (Carl Urban) Dredd Film or a Show with a different mission every episode!

[@Phantom_961]

The best youtuber that explain in detail. Thank you.

[@fleetwoodfisher9055]

wait wait wait...so the outside shown to be a wasteland was just a trick and was actually green, but it turns out THAT was a trick and the world really was a wasteland...but THEN it turns out THAT was a trick and the world really is healed? wtf

[@Isiahdaplaya]

Outside actually is a wasteland. The beautiful outside is supposed to be a trick for people sent out to clean. They see the green and want to clean the camera lens to show everyone of the greenery outside. But all they do is clean and show the wasteland to everyone inside of the silo. Deterring other people from wanting to go outside.

[@Fix_Bayonets]

The building of the giant mining machines for a single use and the number of silos is the reason for ecological destruction. Lol

[@HeimRocker]

Waiting for a video like this since finishing all books after season one

[@mytube650]

I did the same thing.

[@realmchat6665]

This is a really good series.

[@emelgiefro]

agreed. begginng is slow but later its great

[@StonedOdie]

@@emelgiefroyeah but that slow beginning was great to build the characters before the payouts begin.

[@dalerollinson]

Stupid question; why the secret? Surely, it would've been better to tell people the truth considering that IT weren't accountable for the nuclear attack and that, while outside appears safe, it (potentially) hides an invisible danger

[@akaidatenshi]

Great work! I needed to remember parts of the whole story to understand some of the character's actions a bit better

[@hansmerker5611]

I suggest videos on: Conan the Barbarian Farscape Stargate SG-1 Achilles Batman 1989 Batman Returns

[@anubusx]

The Phantons.

[@SKy_the_Thunder]

This sounds like too many layers of deception to me. It's flip-flopping the "truth" so many times, you can't really be sure that the resolution at the end is really the whole of it. You could keep it going seamlessly by adding an epilogue along the lines of "The administrator watched the growing settlement in frustration. He would have to wipe the board and start the experiment all over again." We keep going up layer by layer, each completely changing perspective on everything that came before. First we have the isolated feudal society. Then their narrative of the hostile outside turns out to be fake. Then that information they actively suppress and punish is revealed to be the actual lie (why even bother then?). Then we find out that humanity created that wasteland intentionally. But actually it was a response to another disaster that wasn't intentional. However, it was still really just an experiment by yet another shadow government. Oh and by the way, the not-fake wasteland, which we thought was just a deception when it wasn't, turns out to be manufactured after all, and the outside world actually _is_ inhabitable, like the suppressed fake information claimed... It's plot twists all the way down.

[@andressousa9006]

The Silos were not comisioned by the goverment in case of nuclear fallout, they were built to store radioactive waste and others in a safe manner, or at least that's how it was presented to the goverment by its creator, also the Nuclear weapons were not the cause of the destruction of the world, the nuclear explosion only happened in atlanta, next to were the Silos were built in order to push people inside each silo, since the inauguration day was during the democrat national convention, they set in each silo crater a tent and all that, one for each state represented, when the detonation happened, they got people in each silo. The world was destroyed by nanobots designed to attack humans, actually by the time the silo series starts, the whole world is habitable, the only area uninhabitable is the area surrounding the 50 Silos, since the silos as well as silo 1, keep pumping nanobots to the air, designed to stay within that area, killing everyone that gets outside. The plan was for only one silo to be open to the world when Silo 1 though it was time.

[@ebert812]

*Rainier Wolfcastle voice* "That's the premise"

[@SKy_the_Thunder]

@@andressousa9006 I may have gotten some details wrong, but overall I don't see anything that contradicts my summary. There's just so many fake cover stories that are peeled back layer by layer that at the end you can't be sure that you're actually at the heart of the onion... There is a level of fundamental plot twists beyond which it becomes hard to be sure that we actually know everything, or take the previous stakes seriously. Let's say they revealed that the "real" world in the Matrix franchise was just another layer of simulation, to keep the rebellious escapees from the first layer busy by giving them something to rebel against. Sure, it would explain away some of the weirder aspects like human batteries, Neo's powers outside the Matrix or the fact that the machines keep a cycle alive that might eventually destroy them. But if you accept that there's a third layer above that, you've introduced the concept of nested layers. What's to say there isn't another fourth layer above even that? Or more? And is any of what we saw in the movies even relevant anymore, or was it just a meaningless puppet show put on by whoever is running the next higher layer? I feel similar about the whole "the outside world is secretly fine, but actually not, but really that's just a lie!"... At this point there could credibly be another twist, like "oh, the nanomachines didn't deactivate like expected but just went dormant with no more humans around, but now reactivate with people leaving the silos!" - or even yet another layer of institution that only made it seem like the nanomachines obliterated all of society outside, tricking the heads of Silo 1 into thinking they're the masterminds behind all that remains of humanity...

[@lindzee924]

Gee, sounds remarkably similar to the 2008 movie, "City of Ember", also starring Tim Robbins.

[@shanethomas1202]

The books definitely gave me that feel, the show gives more snowpiercer vibes?

[@Aplusinskal]

I ALWAYS come to FilmComicsExplained and listen in for a few seconds whenever I want some inspiration for finding a new series/movie/book. THANK you Niyat, this will be my next read :D

[@factsrus3462]

I love this channel, I’ve been kinda struggling mentally lately and looking into trying some reading I really like science fiction, any good ones in mind? Just want to give my mind an escape I’m just trying anything new I have to fight any suggestions will be much appreciated

[@Vishnu_Dumpa]

Waiting for this video for many days....

[@modnarer]

To be honest I probably won't be watching the show I just don't have time I don't even know if I'll be able to read the book so this is amazing thank you for this If anything this will make me want to watch it later on when I do have the time

[@Sunnydawgon]

You have time. You’re not the president

[@mygodisyahweh8634]

Just download the episodes to your phone, laptop, desktop.

[@MWMTEE]

@@Sunnydawgonhow do you know hes not the president of his country

[@greenytaddict]

​@@MWMTEE😂

[@clarapilier]

So, Snowpierce but vertical and static.

[@andressousa9006]

you got nothing, and has nothing to do with snowpierce.

[@clarapilier]

@andressousa9006 👍

[@AvgJane19]

This is genre fiction

[@LiveLuckyGaming]

Watched the first season of the show and got hooked and have now read all 3 books twice. Cant wait to see what they do with the show.

[@xxvaltielxx1789]

Nanomachines, son.

[@poulinhp]

You can tell who hasn’t read the books

[@Bigmackenzie]

Sunday chores aren't chores when I listen to a big ol' episode of film comics explained! Thanks for another 11/10 banger

[@GRIMfan001]

Woah!!! Major spoiler need a third no forth warning 😅

[@peterowley2014]

This was a brilliant video

[@koslisted9458]

It wouldn't shock me if people are living in SILO's right now for the last 100 or so years with no idea the rest of us are on the surface. There's a lot of land in the US and world none of us will never see, nor are allowed to visit.

[@xxvaltielxx1789]

Aren't there companies that freeze rich assholes?

[@TacticianChronicles]

there been plenty of shows about goverment exparaments about this, think the best one ive seen is Ascension, shit like this, giving the funding, could be real, but we would never know.

[@Hawk7886]

We don't have the tech to build a completely sealed, self-sufficient, infinitely maintainable environment that could hold humans indefinitely. Look at how much maintenance the ISS requires. Without outside intervention, any project would fail after a few years.

[@zoella2349]

@@Hawk7886the thing is , how do we know that we don’t . I mean wasn’t the studies of mk ultra released way later by the CIA . They’re probably decades ahead and release “updates”later

[@Hawk7886]

@@zoella2349 because if it existed it would already be used on the most expensive habitat humanity has ever constructed. Space is peanuts compared to a theoretical "vault" - just look at what old missile silos look like after decades.

[@tjlambaes]

Damn Nyant, I’m am stopping right here 2:32. I’ll be back after I watch this show. You sold me.

[@ABTHEYAPPER]

It’s 10/10

[@tjlambaes]

@ made it to e3. I haven’t been this into a show since the expanse. It’s amazing.

[@obsidian00]

@@tjlambaes WHOOOOOAHH...to INVOKE "The Expanse" is high praise!!!

[@factsrus3462]

It makes no sense to keep these people under control? It’s like it’s just an ego thing if anything if someone has a problem just send them out no need for all the power tripping

[@samracchumi5315]

This show is better then fall out !

[@pandorasactor7127]

Happy 1m subscribers Niyad!

[@NovemberReign255]

This series should literally end in the second episode. the heroine enters the hot part of a steam turbine and spins the bearing. Does anyone replace a wheel in a car while the car is in the moce?

[@XLA-zg1nn]

this is great, love the books and series

[@TacticianChronicles]

wait, they said there will be 4 seasons!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[@TraianoLiberatore]

Haven't these people heard about drones.

[@romanzusman2892]

no, they are livin ' in the 60's version of fallout. but without all the rock'n'roll fun😂

[@Ozz465]

Just started the Vod from s blank slate , no books and this is brand new to me . NGL justs started and im very interested . Good times Edit . stoped mid way as I will be watching this . Love the Chan .

[@ramonalvarado7343]

I love this Channel ❤

[@botortamas]

Love these breakdowns. Looking forward to watching this. Seems like Fallout meets Man in the high castle with its darker grittier tone. I wasn’t the biggest fan of Fallout, it’s mostly just some fun and eye candy but this seems the real deal.

[@ryanhoyt06]

Can you do the Silo 49 Series? For fun?

[@biblio_nosleep]

It’s vertical Fallout… dope

[@EleaticStranger]

Arguably the title of the video already implies a spoiler for anyone watching the show and not reading the books.

[@anubusx]

Please look at The Ancient Enemy from The Phantoms.

[@dickdastardly4236]

I've been waiting for him to do Phantoms for years!

[@HellCatt0770]

Fantastic books and the TV adaptation is good too!

[@Sylva9724]

Man if only this wasn’t ChatGPTd

[@feralprocessor9853]

I see similarities with the 40k Imperial Hiveworlds.

[@geraldstiling3735]

What has been seen ...cannot be unseen👀

[@E10-B]

Can we get a lore video for the S.T.A.L.K.E.R. games?

[@Goodfella_jewelry]

Its more like "City of Ember".

[@SkepticalZack]

Oh yeah! Love me some FCE

[@RS-Racer]

Vertical Snowpiercer

[@JammaLamma]

It's it Christmas already?

[@jameslyddall]

Just heard Mariah Carey while out shopping so yes unfortunately it is that season she’s among us again

[@ThisisRubbishlo]

She has risen

[@denifnaf5874]

Among us?

[@tabathacarruthers5122]

What is this show streaming on?

[@Sztuciec]

Apple TV

[@edmonddantes759]

Let me guess, she's going to go against the established rules and end up destroying the status quo. Seen this thousand times.

[@feralprocessor9853]

I think I remember watching a quick recap of the clips before watching this.

[@shanethomas1202]

I hate to be that guy but man the books have a different feel. Same story but definitely some changes that feel more earnt and less copies of other franchises.

[@iamnotyoursempai]

Hey Niyat! I’m not sure if you covered or even watched it yet but could you give FROM a try? I think you’d like it and would love to see a video of your thoughts. Cheers✌️

[@_Skim_Beeble]

After seeing what Apple did to Foundation, I doubt they'll stick to any of the source material.

[@Exar_Kun]

This show is awesome and parts of it really remind me so much of the HP Lovecraft story the mound, where a conquistador finds an enormous underground city populated by super advanced humanoids, that will not let him leave threatening a fate worse than death if he were to do so, that it had to be one of the many influences on the original novels and the show.

[@CarlosSylvain]

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[@tresleches9514]

you should watch/explain the movie the devils bath, on shudder. Just got done watching and would love to hear your take on it.

[@Dr.Spicey]

Suit=death

[@StonedOdie]

Suit+bad tape = death Suit+Gooooood tape = longer living….. then death by suffocation

[@TheKeyser94]

Like the phrase says: "Is more easier to believe in the end of the world, than in the end of capitalism." Silo seems to encapsulate that same idea, the outside world is a wasteland but we still living in a system of exploitation.

[@dancampbell703]

I see this in a lot of ‘what happen in the books’ videos but isn’t the nuke over Atlanta the only one? And it was only a way of scaring the people into the silos before the nanobot off switch

[@laurieolson9949]

Been a fan of the books for years. Like all series based on novels, it’s not as good. Many changes. I take the series for what it is but not nearly as good

[@theenchiladakid1866]

This was a lot like other, older, better things

[@johncarter8103]

Could you do History of The Savage Land from Marvel Comics

[@deandip4961]

Bruh is that Common?

[@umustwantme]

yup

[@diogo21ist]

Isn't there a movie of this?

[@NoEl-en3uc]

The future of a certain country I know 😢

[@eyedestroyeverything9953]

What came first this or fallout ?

[@michaelmiles2305]

This book was soooo good unfortunately the show looks like only 3 seasons the way it’s going

[@freeeggs3811]

Why?

[@z50king29]

Bernard was a tall drink of water....

[@sween1432]

broadcasting spoilers in your title...classy

[@yurriaanvanduyn]

Another one of those "nothing is what it seems" stories. Yeah, I'll wait till the series end to waste time on it, thanks.

[@feralprocessor9853]

*Algorithm Cookie* 🍪

[@KenruSunari]

AI art, yikes.

[@Ultrameowmeow]

Ew.. thanks a lot for the spoilers.. Blah blah blah *SARCASM* People who complain like that in the comments are so freaking obnoxious Great content as always! ❤

[@FierceCat01]

Ugh good thing i didnt watch it, the future seasons are too optimistic

[@ObesePuppies]

Season 1 was great, season 2 so far feels like a flop

[@bluewhitespartan5258]

Absolutely not. Try harder Troll.

[@ThisIsTheTowne]

Woah! GEEZ! Give a guy a warning! I finished the video before realizing you had spoiled it all! :p

[@AvgJane19]

😂

[@flubii]

the use of AI images is really jarring and made me stop watching when i realized it wasn't just a one off occurrence. not a fan.

[@iamthewizardwhoknocks2845]

25 minutes in and I didn't see an image that wasn't in the show.

[@monnica1862]

Huh?

[@flubii]

@@iamthewizardwhoknocks2845 it was after the spoilers part, when he started talking about season two/the other books.

[@AvgJane19]

​@@flubiiwhat would you rather he use?

[@flubii]

@@AvgJane19 not ai, there is plenty of pre-existing art out there

[@neoream3606]

Did Borderlands get its ideas from Silo?

[@M4sterMuffel]

Oh, it remembers me at the Movie "City of Ember" a bit more Family friendly though.

[@dustybeans98]

It's ember

[@M4sterMuffel]

@@dustybeans98 I Corrected it

[@TheDogDad]

Common is such a terrible actor.

[@umustwantme]

He not terrible, nor great, he's pretty "common"!

[@Melvin-Deeply]

🖐😎

[@BlackHart730]

The Substance video please

[@DeeDee-qb7ok]

I'm sorry but the dei people in charge just breaks all the immersion

[@Hawk7886]

Peak bot post

[@AvgJane19]

Go back to Russia, bot

[@JaCKal_646f67]

im guessing metro books/games got this plot too its so similar

[@Hawk7886]

It's really not at all, the Metro isn't completely sealed and they rely on trade for resupply. Otherwise the mutants and rads wouldn't be a thing.

[@AndrewCZ47]

The society in Metro is basically what the builders of the silos tried to avoid. CIvilization made of those who got lucky and made it to the nearest bunker when SHTF. Idea the silo builders had was "what if we could handpick the 'seed' of the new civilization ? Because we'll know when the final war starts if we're the ones who do it..."

[@egads3696]

Whos still listening 2024!!

[@StonedOdie]

Are you an idiot? The second season JUST began to air. No fuckin shit ppl are here in 2024

[@luthorcorp0]

Bro, it was posted in 2024.

[@monnica1862]

​​@@luthorcorp0 little weird right. 😂

[@konardkonrado7755]

this show is so great seriously among so much trash shows its like a diamond among rocks.Casting,world building,atmosphere, everything.There are some minor flaws that are not easy to believe when it comes to characters behavior but its fnot so often.

[@onlyonewhyphy]

Easily, one of the best trilogies I've ever read. The TV Show.... eh.... it's a little care free with the DEI _"Diversity"_ at every turn, without narritve explanation. Every TV show is just California. Read the books, instead.

[@darwinfiss8544]

Found the trump voter

[@mosasa1307]

What's wrong with diversity?

[@onlyonewhyphy]

​​@@mosasa1307who said there was something wrong with it? Horizon Zero Dawn made it an integral part of its characters, organically and within it's own confines, for example. Very rare. Silo didn't. The details of what I said have gone unnoticed, I see.

[@onlyonewhyphy]

@@darwinfiss8544 synonym for - regular person

[@power279]

​@@mosasa1307dont shove it

[@richardjamesgallardojr.7584]

😂😂😂

[@thearmchairjournalist566]

Been pretty prolific lately Niyat, very happy customer here 🫶🏼