https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROhH8yBVrns

Well, it's out and there are some surprises. Visually it looks okay to pretty good. Space AK why.

However, almost all the dialogue points to this being the watered down version of Halo. I'm not very optimistic at this point.

So I guess that human girl was kind of an Axis Annie--calling for the humans to surrender, but she also seems to have command of what I assume are Lekgolo?

Between that "controllable" line from Halsey and the "What do you do with a superhuman you're not sure you can control" line, I really hope this doesn't become "Master Chief learns to rebel against the eeevul UNSC!"

He was tired of being pushed around

English isn't my native language (not even my second language).But I do love to watch british series in english and if available with subtitles(not often the case somehow). Imagine my confusion when a unrelated looking 30 year old calls the older women character Mom. Because it didn't happen to often on my viewings (maybe Ma'am isn't that common) I was confused but I put it always aside as me being not attentive enough. Only with the magic of subtitles was I able to understand how much of an moron I was.

A TV adaptation cannot be 100% true to canon. They're different art forms. I see a lot of people getting really hung up on this, and I challenge you to really examine Harry Potter's success. Personally as an HP book fan, I'm stoked that there's more books, more movies, a freaking theme park, and people who love HP everywhere I go. And the adaptation did that. They adapted a beloved series for a wider audience, and Harry Potter grew as a result.

Now I understand many people's gripes are because we've already seen Master Chief's story. We've played the games, beat the Covenant, and read the backstory books. They want to see stuff we haven't seen. And I do too. But think about it from Hollywood's perspective:

Why would viewers want to see Some Random Halo Spinoff (That's Technically Canon) when they could see John Halo Himself (Slightly Changed from Canon)? They wouldn't want to see some side story (we might, but there's not even 100k members on this subreddit). The average viewer would way rather see Master Chief take on the Covenant! The Battle of Reach! The flippin' flood, man! That's the stuff that's gonna make more Halo fans. That's the stuff that's gonna make a show (if done well) get enough success to earn spinoffs.

And that's my big point. Why would the first studio to invest, let's not forget, hundreds of millions of dollars go for anything but the best Halo stories? If we're going to get more Halo, it's got to prove itself on TV first. And adaptation requires change. But if the adaptation is good, it can appeal to a wider audience, and Halo will grow as a result.

tldr: Announcing a cinematic adaptation of novels as not canon is a wild thing to get upset about, and while the show's story will retread old ground, it might pave the way for a future (we all want) with way more Halo stories out there.

EDIT: I made this post to challenge fans who were upset about the show not being what they wanted. And, oh boi, they are MAD. I'm turning off notifications because the aggressive pessimism is too much. But if you venture into the comments, I have some advice:

• Remember we haven't even seen the show yet. The amount of people swearing off the show for "changing too much" is absolutely staggering. The trailer (released today) actually feels pretty damn Halo.
• There are a LOT of upset rants below. To be fair, I asked for it. But please, don't let this angry minority convince you the show sucks and everyone hates

Implied here is … no episodic series (eg Law And Order)

We enjoy Drama Crime, Nordic Noir, etc.

No SciFi or Fantasy Dramas

Subtitles are perfectly fine

Thanks

Episodes 1-5 had me totally stoked. I was really excited that my favorite fantasy series was getting a decent adaptation. And then what the !@#$ happened those last three episodes? The series took a serious turn from decent adaptation to train-wreck. My main gripe was this whole "we'll take you all to the Eye to fight the Dark One and whoever isn't the Dragon is gonna die" with all the main characters being like, yeah alright that sounds fine to me. What justifies this? They had one Trolloc encounter and were all willing to throw their lives away for a Dragon that had zero prep/channeling experience? What the ever loving... Not to mention the travesty of whatever they did to Lord Agelmar/Loial/Moiraine stilling... come on. The sa'angreal ISN'T EVEN FAT.

Anyways. I might read EotW again just to reset my brain... So annoying because the justification for going to the Eye in the books, Rand's encounter at the Gap and everything else would have made so much more sense for the show to simply implement. :(

So my brother tonight is sitting down to watch Star Wars IV with his son for the first time and we were talking about shows that we wish we could see again for the first time.

So I ask you, what is the one TV series you wish you could rewatch but with fresh eyes for the first time?

Something similar to Peaky Blinders, Hannibal or Breaking Bad would be ideal.

Edit: Thanks for the responses. After much careful consideration I have decided to go with The Wire

I don't know if this question has been asked before but I will ask it anyway. What movie do you think would have been better suited as a TV Series?

Some films try to cram wayyyyy too much into too little and feel overstuffed as a result, personally, I think the recent Matt Damon film Stillwater would have been better as a crime miniseries since there was just too much put into the film it felt overstuffed and questions were left unanswered

What films would you say?

[US] This or that? As of 2021, which TV series has had fewer than eight seasons? [01-27-2022]

📷Quiz and Answers📷

Earn five points per question - up to 50 points total - when you answer correctly.

This or That

1. The Sopranos

2. Battle star Galactica

3. Arrested Development

4. Friday Night Lights

5. In Living Color

6. Twin Peaks

7. The Golden girls

8. Stranger things

9. The wire

10. Lost

11. stranger things

12. in living color

13. downton abbey

14. the twilight zone

15. the muppet show

16. the golden girls

17. arrested Development

18. The wire

19. Twin peaks

20. Lost

21. The Sopranos

22. Arrested Development

23. Lost

24. Downton Abbey

25. In Living Color

26. Battlestar Galactica

27. The Golden Girls

28. Twin Peaks

29. Breaking Bad

30. Friday Night Lights