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[MiguelItUp]

Uh, then it isn't the same Hitman by any means, lol.

 

[Agent_Nobody]

The Third Man...really? That’s like writing a script for Power Rangers and comparing it to 2001: A Space Odyssey.

 

[ozz ex machina]

Oh and Hitman wasn't always about huge sandboxes. I recently replayed Absolution and the game was still very enjoyable despite having a lot of more linear levels.

That's the one shit hitman IMO.

 

[darth.shrimp]

I've never played a Hitman game, does Agent 47's baldness have a story reason?

 

[JCK75]

You guys really need to get some new material.

I will when the woke writers come up with interesting new characters instead of just always turning existing characters into minorities for no real reason.

 

[turtlepowa]

who gives a shit what some adaptation is doing? Best part about about the Hitman games is the gameplay and the recent Hitman games have been amazing, imo.

I do. I agree, but what does this have to do with him having hair in the series?

 

[turtlepowa]

I've never played a Hitman game, does Agent 47's baldness have a story reason?

I don't think there is an offical reason, but in my theorie it's because of the mediacations doctors gave him when he was a child.

 

[AGRacing]

'Hitman' Will Have Hair in TV Series Adaptation, Says Writer Derek Kolstad

John Wick creator Derek Kolstad talks about the long-gestating Hitman TV series, which will introduce Agent 47 with a full head of hair.

collider.com

Ffs, another Hitman project that doesn't understand what the games are about. This is probably gonna be the biggest trainwreck yet and the bar is already set low after the Rupert Friend flick.

I think Hitman is great... and a bald guy is one thing.... but walking around a government building in a jet black suit, leather gloves, red tie with a barcode on the back of your skull is a little suspicious. They couldn't give Lara Croft DD's in real life either.

 

[DrJohnGalt]

If there's one thing I've learned from gaming journos over the past few years it's that if a game doesn't have a protagonist that looks like me it's a shit game and there's no way it could be good or entertaining. Stop marginalizing bald people! #RepresentationMatters

 

[brian0057]

Up untill five minutes ago I didn't even know a Hitman TV show was in the works and I'm already dissapointed.

 

[Reality Czar]

Literally the only thing I know about Hitman is that he is bald. Lol.

 

[Orpheum]

 

[xrnzaaas]

I've never played a Hitman game, does Agent 47's baldness have a story reason?

Technically it was never explained, but the games show him as bald even even as a child. So the best theory is that he was made this way. He's not a person capable of growing hair and just choosing to be bald.

The biggest issue here is that being bald is the first thing that comes to mind when you talk about this character. Even those not interested in the games often know that. Taking that away would be a huge mistake imo.

 

[Arachnid]

Yep. You can tell who's never played a Hitman game ITT.

lol

Spoiler

Changing him to give him hair is stupid.

 

[Cravis]

Yeah you screw that “minor” detail up than I have absolutely zero faith you’re going to get anything else right. Hence why I won’t even bother watching this.

 

[EverydayBeast]

It’s a game no one was expecting a tv show out of it.

 

[darth.shrimp]

Technically it was never explained, but the games show him as bald even even as a child. So the best theory is that he was made this way. He's not a person capable of growing hair and just choosing to be bald.

When you say "made this way", do you mean written this way by the game devs, or is he an artificial human being in-game?

 

[xrnzaaas]

When you say "made this way", do you mean written this way by the game devs, or is he an artificial human being in-game?

He was genetically enhanced and created to become a perfect assassin.

 

[darth.shrimp]

He was genetically enhanced to become a perfect assassin.

Thank you; then yeah, his baldness probably has a story reason and removing it in the series is dumb.

 

[mortal]

I do. I agree, but what does this have to do with him having hair in the series?

It's about him apparently having hair in this adaptation though, not the entire series of Hitman

See this is what I mean, dude. Whatever direction they decided to go with this adaptation shouldn't impact your appreciation for the actual games.
If it ends up being a pleasant surprise then great let's celebrate that. If it ends up disappointing, well that would be a shame but it's not going to be the end of world. It's plausible we might even some sort of reference to a shaved/bald Agent 47. Who knows at this point.

Whatever causes this adaption to fall short would be due to underlying issues more crucial to the storytelling than Agent 47 having hair, come on now lol.

 

[Agent_Nobody]

It's about him apparently having hair in this adaptation though, not the entire series of Hitman

See this is what I mean, dude. Whatever direction they decided to go with this adaptation shouldn't impact your appreciation for the actual games.
If it ends up being a pleasant surprise then great let's celebrate that. If it ends up disappointing, well that would be a shame but it's not going to the end of world.
Whatever causes this adaption to fall short would be due to underlying issues more crucial to the storytelling than Agent 47 having hair, come now lol.

Yeah, to me his description of the script was way more facepalm worthy than the hair part.

 

[ArtemisClydeFrog]

You haven't noticed the clown world we live in?

Gina Carano getting fired because she isn't a leftist.
Triss being black instead of a redhead in The Witcher.
Kathleen Kennedy killing off old star wars characters because they are white males.
Luke Skywalker was a jedi that had to have years of training, but the strong independt woman Rey had them from the beginning.
Druckmann killing off white characters and make it a lesbian/tranny simulator because why not.
Gay flags in Gears 5. Why the hell does it even exist in the game? Im not against gays, but why dont we have a Super Straight flag in the game as well? Because its fucking stupid.
The voice actor behind Apu in the Simpsons getting fired because he is a white male charactering an indian guy despite having been there from the beginning.
Bioware shoveling a gay character into the remastered version of Baldur's gate despite not being there in the original. Because the sexual orientation is super important in a RPG.
Call of Duty: World War 2 having removed Swastikas in the multiplayer because people could be offended. Its a fucking game about Nazis and WW2.
Far Cry 5 was a game made entirely to make fun of Trump and his supporters.
Battlefield V is dishonoring true veterans who died on the Battlefield because they wanted to replace them with black and women. The mission in Norway where freedom fighters destroyed the Nazis nuclear facility, were portrayed by a Woman and her daughter. Thats utterly disrepectful.
Bond being a black woman.

Imagine Shaft being white in the new movie. We would have another BLM movement again.

Do I need to continue, or are you done?

There's plenty of new material daily, just go for a daily search on Resetera where these SJW knuckleheads cries over new shit every day. That's the fuel for us not to be opressed from fat purple hair women and men who cuts their own dick off.

Get this man a safe space

 

[mortal]

I will when the woke writers come up with interesting new characters instead of just always turning existing characters into minorities for no real reason.

No one to my knowledge is doing that with this Hitman adaptation, so what's your point?

 

[Zeroing]

I always wondered why Agent 45 never wear wigs as disguises.

 

[th4tguy]

It's funny. There is a ton of outrage here and all because of hair.
The guy in the link stated he wrote the first two episodes and the SETUP for the show is he ends up shaving his head and finding this barcode, realizing things are much grander/ deeper than they are. He most likely only has hair for the first two episodes, if that.
Will this make the show good or anything like the games? I don't know.
But man you guys sure know how to react to nothing.

 

[Agent_Nobody]

I always wondered why Agent 45 never wear wigs as disguises.

You mean 47, and he does once in a while like the clown outfit and the lawyer outfit in the one Sapienza side mission.

 

[Zeroing]

You mean 47, and he does once in a while like the clown outfit and the lawyer outfit in the one Sapienza side mission.

sorry yes. I need coffee ahah. I do not think I played those side missions...am I a bad gamer?

 

[JCK75]

No one to my knowledge is doing that with this Hitman adaptation, so what's your point?

You forgot a key word....yet.

 

[Zeroing]

It's funny. There is a ton of outrage here and all because of hair.
The guy in the link stated he wrote the first two episodes and the SETUP for the show is he ends up shaving his head and finding this barcode, realizing things are much grander/ deeper than they are. He most likely only has hair for the first two episodes, if that.
Will this make the show good or anything like the games? I don't know.
But man you guys sure know how to react to nothing.

yeah I did noticed that. the "why not make him black, why not make him a woman" posts, made me wonder if I was in another dimension.

I hope they turn him gay for the show, the meltdowns and desperation of people in the internet would be amazing.

 

[Stuart360]

Whats the back story with 47?, was he like a test tube baby born and raised by the agency?. I mean could it be that the series starts when he was a normal guy and recruited by the agency, and thats why he has hair for the first few epsiodes or something?

 

[Stuart360]

I hope they turn him gay for the show, the meltdowns and desperation of people in the internet would be amazing.

Not as amazing as the show flopping hard because of it. Now THAT would be hilarious.

 

[jaysius]

Why even call it Hitman, any random name would be fine for this generic sounding show.

 

[Agent_Nobody]

 

[mortal]

*Double post*

 

[digitaltrance]

I always thought he looked stupid and his bald head doesn't blend in very well in crowds.

He is bald so he can wear wigs TO blend in.

 

[mortal]

You forgot a key word....yet.

No offense, but that is how you let people live in your head rent free.

Stressing about the mere possibility of wokeness seems not only silly imo, but also a colossal waste of precious time. Especially when there's already plenty of real examples to criticize. No need to invent more.

I mean we're talking about hair here people...hair. A bit of an overreaction, no?

 

[SJRB]

No offense, but that is how you let people live in your head rent free.

Stressing about the mere possibility of wokeness seems not only silly imo, but also a colossal waste of precious time. Especially when there's already plenty of real examples to criticize. No need to invent more.

I mean we're talking about hair here people...hair. A bit of an overreaction, no?

If you're a fan of something, you'd want a tv show adaptation to be as faithful as possible to the source material.

I don't think that's too weird an expectation. And in the case of Agent 47, his physical appearance is iconic. Woke has nothing to do with this, honestly, that's just jokes.

It doesn't instill much faith when the writer makes statements that make it seem like he doesn't really take the source material as guiding principle, which again for fans, is not something they'd want to hear.

 

[DaGwaphics]

I guess I'm in the minority, but I can see a hitman-esque show being enjoyable to watch if done well. Obviously, this is a passive experience, so you shouldn't be worried about recreating iconic moments directly from the gameplay. That's where RE has always gone wrong, that franchise had good enough bones to the story to make an interesting sci-fi thriller, but they got all hung up on recreating some of the cheesy dialog and jump scares.

 

[xrnzaaas]

Whats the back story with 47?, was he like a test tube baby born and raised by the agency?. I mean could it be that the series starts when he was a normal guy and recruited by the agency, and thats why he has hair for the first few epsiodes or something?

Pretty decent video if you don't want to spend too much time researching the subject.

 

[JCK75]

No offense, but that is how you let people live in your head rent free.

Stressing about the mere possibility of wokeness seems not only silly imo, but also a colossal waste of precious time. Especially when there's already plenty of real examples to criticize. No need to invent more.

I mean we're talking about hair here people...hair. A bit of an overreaction, no?

They spent 10 seconds in my head while I made a quick dumb joke about what keeps happening... it's already spent more time in your head than mine by arguing the jokes validity.

 

[Soodanim]

If it's done well and it feeds into Agent 47 in an AU prequel sort of way, I'm all for it.

 

[existensmaximum]

Yeah, who cares? Let's make him a black woman while you're at it

 

[HarryKS]

No one wants to be bald. No one's ever looked better bald.

 

[Zeroing]

Not as amazing as the show flopping hard because of it. Now THAT would be hilarious

Yeah, who cares? Let's make him a black woman while you're at it

Black gay woman with muscles. Now that will some make people explode! FUN

Now seriously I understand that being bald and his tattoo are his iconic look but people are going to extremes here... let's all calm down.

 

[Zeroing]

No one wants to be bald. No one's ever looked better bald.

Jason Statham when he had hair or when he uses a wig..... looks so scary in not a good way...

 

[mortal]

If you're a fan of something, you'd want a tv show adaptation to be as faithful as possible to the source material.

I don't think that's too weird an expectation. And in the case of Agent 47, his physical appearance is iconic. Woke has nothing to do with this, honestly, that's just jokes.

It doesn't instill much faith when the writer makes statements that make it seem like he doesn't really take the source material as guiding principle, which again for fans, is not something they'd want to hear.

To be fair the jokes and posts I responded to were already alluding to wokeness.

I understand your argument about wanting the team adapting it to respect the source material. I would agree that is a good thing to have for an any adaptation of a beloved IP.

This is still an adaptation, and some creative liberties will be expected to an extent, right? I already have the pure Hitman experience in the form of the source material (ie the games.) Anything beyond that is the cherry on top imo.

I don't necessarily need this adaptation to successfully recreate every single element of the Hitman series because they quite literally cannot by the use of a different medium.

So long as as they manage to capture the core elements or underlying themes from the Hitman games, it'll be at least interesting to watch. Assuming the plots are well written. There's also the actor's performance to consider.
Which are arguably more crucial than ensuring that the costume of Agent 47 be perfectly recreated down to every detail.

We've already had at least 2 live action Hitman adaptions that did just that, but the actual films were sort of mediocre and not very memorable imo. I'm sure you would agree it takes more than getting surface level elements down make a great or interesting adaptation.
It's certainly trickier adapting from an interactive medium to a passive one.
You lose half of what made the experience interesting. So you have to be creative with how best to interpret the source material without risking alienating the fan base of that IP.

 

[JetSetJustin]

I always wondered why Agent 45 never wear wigs as disguises.

 

[Buhaj]

"Barcode under his skin" possibly sounds even worse than the Head & Shoulders product placement.

 

[mortal]

They spent 10 seconds in my head while I made a quick dumb joke about what keeps happening... it's already spent more time in your head than mine by arguing the jokes validity.

Fair enough, dude. Although those seconds amounts to minutes and minutes amounts to hours, but do as you please I suppose lol
There will be times when the criticism is valid, although worrying about things you enjoy or love potentially going woke makes one increasingly cynical over time, it doesn't seem worth it.

 

[Komatsu]

Gina Carano getting fired because she isn't a leftist.
Triss being black instead of a redhead in The Witcher.
Kathleen Kennedy killing off old star wars characters because they are white males.
Luke Skywalker was a jedi that had to have years of training, but the strong independt woman Rey had them from the beginning.
Druckmann killing off white characters and make it a lesbian/tranny simulator because why not.
Gay flags in Gears 5. Why the hell does it even exist in the game? Im not against gays, but why dont we have a Super Straight flag in the game as well? Because its fucking stupid.
The voice actor behind Apu in the Simpsons getting fired because he is a white male charactering an indian guy despite having been there from the beginning.
Bioware shoveling a gay character into the remastered version of Baldur's gate despite not being there in the original. Because the sexual orientation is super important in a RPG.
Call of Duty: World War 2 having removed Swastikas in the multiplayer because people could be offended. Its a fucking game about Nazis and WW2.
Far Cry 5 was a game made entirely to make fun of Trump and his supporters.
Battlefield V is dishonoring true veterans who died on the Battlefield because they wanted to replace them with black and women. The mission in Norway where freedom fighters destroyed the Nazis nuclear facility, were portrayed by a Woman and her daughter. Thats utterly disrepectful.
Bond being a black woman.

Doesn't it exhaust you? Writing walls of text about "social justice warriors"?

I always think it's weird that nobody is wary of the fact their butler has a shaved head with tattoos on it, I mean he should be a bit more inconspicuous.

Or the fact that nobody questions a lily-white, blue-eyes baldie trotting around in a Moroccan military uniform. But that's part of the game's charm.