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Halo TV Series

Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by jiggyfly, Jan 26, 2021.

  1. Invisible Fan

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    I imagine them sharing sfx assets with new Trek. Hopefully they're keeping the creative team away from each other... Discovery is a hot mess.

    The trailer lays down elements from the first few games. Not sure about pacing... which is the million viewer question.
     
  2. marky :)

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    Looked interesting then I saw it was on Paramount + and then said wtf is paramount +.
     
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    It's been rumored for years, Neil Blompkamp (sp?) of District 9, Chappie, Oats Studios fame was very, very interested in it, which would have been amazing but for whatever reason that never happened.

    Now we get the CBS version. I am dubious.
     
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    This could be pretty dope. We'll see if it happens :)
     
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    It’ll fail. But then in 10 years they’ll let James Gunn take a stab at it and the Grunts will be cute and hilarious.
     
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    Please fill in on the game narrative....

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    American's watched Jean Claude Van Dam's Universal Soldier one too many times and recreate a super soldier to fight illegal aliens.
     
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    Sad, because the first season of Discovery wasn't bad. It's gotten worse and worse every season. Watched like half an episode this season and said NOPE
     
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  9. Entropy

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    This is Neil Blomkamp's proof of concept for his Halo series. The trailer for the CBS version already looks inferior compared to this.

     
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  10. Invisible Fan

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    Yeah, I rather have sustained, gritty, low budget action than 2 movie's worth of action scenes drawn out over ten episodes.

    The move from Showtime to P+ lowers expectations, but worth a shot....
     
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    Will give it a watch, but it's likely going to be Witcher quality, as in watch and forget.
     
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    Looks more like a direct copy of Star Wars...

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    They did some advertising at SXSW with a drone show. It's kinda neat.

     
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  15. Xerobull

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    This is so cool. I

    Really do NOT want to get Paramount+ to watch this.

    Subchannels:
    -CBS is for Boomers (Scorpion: We're Geniuseses!)
    -BET is not for me
    -Comedy Central - I get South Park on HBOMax
    -Nickelodeon - no thanks
    -MTV - I get free music video channels on Roku
    -Smithstonian Channel - uh
    -Not a big StarTrek Fan


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  16. Duncan McDonuts

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    Yep, at this point, I'm pretty stretched on streaming options.
    Already pay for Netflix that my family uses.
    I need Amazon Prime so I have their streaming.
    I renew Hulu every Black Friday when they charge $2/month for the year.
    I get HBO Max from my AT&T Gigabit internet.
    Disney+ gets renewed every so often when we can binge something.
    I pay for 30 channels Spectrum streaming for work, and I have access to my parent's Xfinity to get the other cable channels.

    I can't see myself adding anymore channels, particularly the single-network ones like CBS and Paramount+. I've started pirating again so I can drop Disney+ since my little girl wants to rewatch princess movies on loop.
     
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  17. Xerobull

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    +1, forgot to mention that Apple+ looks like it has enough good material to justify at least a couple of months subscription.
     
  18. Mr.Scarface

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    I like the Pilot episode. Much more violent than I expected. Then again, it was originallyl schedule for SHOWTIME instead of Paramount +.

    It take place before the Halo games and is a different "timeline".
     
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    Good for this CGI is bad.
     
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