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The Halo TV series “may shift dates, locations, or ethnicity of characters”
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JimboJones
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The Halo TV series “may change everything you expect about Halo so that it doesn't even resemble Halo, except the name, that's the important bit that fans want”
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DynamiteCop!
Banned
Why does Microsoft have to be based in the Seattle area and not midland Texas... Leftist ideals are rotting peoples brains...
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Shifty
Member
The old "we'll fuck with it to toe the political line and justify it with nebulous reasoning" tactic. I see. That's a bold strategy after literal years of delays.
Guess I'll do "what's right" and dedicate my brainspace to something else then.
And somehow I don't believe 'Kiki Wolfkill' is a real parentally-given name
Guess I'll do "what's right" and dedicate my brainspace to something else then.
And somehow I don't believe 'Kiki Wolfkill' is a real parentally-given name
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ExpandKong
Banned
Something tells me they aren’t talking about making Sgt. Johnson a white guy.
Lone Wolf
Member
if they are not going to respect canon, why bother with this show? If they want lots of diversity, just create some new stories instead of making it about Master Chief. I always thought that it should focus on other parts of the war, and exclude Spartans for the most part. Make it about ODST's and then you do whatever you want.
Angry_Megalodon
Member
Looking forward to the bisexual asian Cortana and the black female Master Chief, with a prosthetic arm ,single mother of a boy who left because reasons.
ResilientBanana
Member
I don’t care about the ethnicities, whatever. But why shift dates and locations?
whitereport
Member
I want a Halo TV show. Many fans do. This will air on Showtime.
Fbh
Member
In a way I guess this is good.
343 has been so focused on including the expanded universe into the games that elements of the plot of their games are hard to understand if you don't go read some Halo books.
Making this show different enough means that at least it won't be yet another external thing people have to keep up with to make sense of the games
343 has been so focused on including the expanded universe into the games that elements of the plot of their games are hard to understand if you don't go read some Halo books.
Making this show different enough means that at least it won't be yet another external thing people have to keep up with to make sense of the games
juliotendo
Member
I don’t see Showtime pulling this off, and to be honest there is a risk the show could be a total disaster. Showtime’s programming outside a few original pieces is pretty weak.
The best thing that can happen is if Microsoft were to directly produce this in-house with a worthy director (Neil Blomkamp or Garret Edwards)
The fact that they’re already floating around changing dates, races, ethnicities, etc tells you they’re going off into the abyss already.
In order for HALO to be successful as a mini series or series of short films, it has to be 100% Halo. It has the universe and lore already, it doesn’t have to be tweaked for cultural relevance.
Halo has so much potential to be a great entertainment film and tv brand with the right approach.
The best thing that can happen is if Microsoft were to directly produce this in-house with a worthy director (Neil Blomkamp or Garret Edwards)
The fact that they’re already floating around changing dates, races, ethnicities, etc tells you they’re going off into the abyss already.
In order for HALO to be successful as a mini series or series of short films, it has to be 100% Halo. It has the universe and lore already, it doesn’t have to be tweaked for cultural relevance.
Halo has so much potential to be a great entertainment film and tv brand with the right approach.
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CyberPanda
Banned
HAhhaa
Breakfast at Noon
Member
Instead of changing the sex or colour of characters why not.. make new characters?
Edit: I dont understand the obsession with adjusting what is established instead of just adding to what is established.. it's not fucking rocket science.
Edit: I dont understand the obsession with adjusting what is established instead of just adding to what is established.. it's not fucking rocket science.
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I would totally forgive the retcons and changes to canon if Showtime gives us a Halo and The Chi crossover event. Master Chief vs. Q.
BlackTron
Member
Taking too many notes from Star Wars
V4skunk
Banned
I agree.
Just make games with fun characters. If the character is gay or black, fine! No one cares just make the game good and don't force politics on to us.
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Burrito Bandito
Banned
probably CBS, alongside great new hit shows such as “The Good Fight” and “Twilight Zone” that push extremist leftish views
Wimbledon
Member
343i again adding there own voice, instead of listening to what the fans want.
Just stick to the canon , Halo has never had a problem with strong women, or people of color before, and the world building/lore ,pre-343i was excellent and still is with 343i.
Just make a show that's great, keep the political crap out of it, and focus on making a great sci-fi space opera that people want to get lost in.
The fact that this needs to be stressed is making me doubt that the adaption will be any good.
Just stick to the canon , Halo has never had a problem with strong women, or people of color before, and the world building/lore ,pre-343i was excellent and still is with 343i.
Just make a show that's great, keep the political crap out of it, and focus on making a great sci-fi space opera that people want to get lost in.
The fact that this needs to be stressed is making me doubt that the adaption will be any good.
bhunachicken
Member
I don't think we've had an Asian ladyboy in a prominent role yet, so that's what I'm going with for Cortana's contribution to representation within the genre.
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ExpandKong
Banned
If Masterchief is going to be in it, and they do show his face or sides of him. Then they should go with the guy who acted out the scenes as Masterchief in Halo 4.
Bruce Thomas
But if not him, and in a perfect world i'd like Viggo
You’ll get Jussie Smollett AND YOU’LL LIKE IT DAMMIT
CyberPanda
Banned
He’s the hero of America.
Allnamestakenlol
Member
Nah, just Master Chief.