halo-the-series-chat

[rain haven]

Just my two cents, Halo the TV Series is the worst "Halo" content ever made. Seriously impressed something out-cringed the anime

[torn hamlet]

Master cheeks

[tawdry kestrel]

I just finished the show, and now I'm confused as hell.

[frozen onyx]

Pablo actually looks the part.

[tawdry kestrel]

Yes, I agree, but I don’t like the fact that they remove his helmet so often

[frozen onyx]

My fiancée likes the show, so it’s really just us long time halo fans that dislike the show 😂

[tawdry kestrel]

The show itself wasn't even that good to be honest. Even if you didn't compare it to the games, it was bad. Writing was bad. There wasn't a lot of action, and when there was, it was for two seconds.
The action was the only cool part.

[tardy quarry]

Is the series finished lol I hope not

[frozen onyx]

You know what went live action, deviated from the source material in a lot of ways but was still successful? The walking dead. Most of the story was the same as the source comics, but the show added some original characters, killed off certain comic characters earlier than in the base story and let some characters live longer than the original story. A lot of the same situations happened but played out differently. Yet most comic fans love the show. It did go wrong during seasons 7-8 but it had a strong 6 season run. The halo show is just 🤦🤷‍♂️ and it’s only been a season.

[frozen onyx]

Season 2 is confirmed, with different directors and show runners.

[chilly glen]

Ah, I can see it now: Season 2 starts with Halsey waking up realizing it was all just a bad dream about if she actually did the memory erase. Based on the events in season 1, she decides not to erase the memories of the spartans. All is good.

[tawdry kestrel]

thank god for different directors

Honestly they could have made the show more appealing to original halo fans, which, keep in mind, are 97% of the people that watched the show.

[sterile narwhal]

just kill everyone off in ep 1 of season 2

start fresh the covenant are now the good guys

[tawdry kestrel]

I wouldn't mind that tbh

A perspective from the covenant point of view on the great journey? Hell yeah

[sterile narwhal]

at this point im rooting for the covenant to glass johnny rings into oblivion

[little anvil]

Wonder if this is the same Master Chef from YouTube.

[midnight shadow]

Hear me out here: New final episode pitch. Everyone unanimously agreed that John Halo has lost his mind. Fires him. Gets replaced by guy whose face we don't see.
Cut to new master chief waking up from cryoz already in suit. Walks up to science lady whose name I can't remember.
"Good Morning Master Chief"
"I need a weapon."
Boom.

Oh wait no that would make the show actually decent. Nevermind scrap that pitch.

[subtle magnet]

Was episode 9 the season finale?

No use of the Halo Theme... even in the finale? my goodness.... how subtle do you want to be... Jeezuss
All I got from the finale is that MC is not going to take off his Helmet anymore? Is that right?

[midnight shadow]

The goal is only to include enough fan service so people don't immediately go to whine on Twitter. Instead they'll praise it and then immediately afterwards criticize it, confusing everybody. Embrace chaos

[little anvil]

Sooooo. Normal fan reaction

[tawdry kestrel]

You can't have Halo, nor should you be allowed to slap the name on a show and call it "halo" without the theme. Its iconic, and it's not halo without it.

[remote echo]

Dr. Halsey is my favorite character of the series so far

So interesting because she does commit horrible unethical things yet is advancing the capabilities of the human race to save more lives

Don’t know whether to hate her or love her

Her lines in the series are well thought out

Just sharing my opinion

[regal echo]

Didn’t even consult Marty O’Donnell

[idle pawn]

They did use the Halo theme, how did you missed that? They literally played it during the fight with the Brutes.

[tawdry kestrel]

Why did they call it reach City

They didn't have to call it new Alexandria either but it could have been something more creative

[idle pawn]

Because it's an entirely different city & not New Alexandria?

[tawdry kestrel]

Why reach City though

It would be like calling a city here Earth city

[neon plover]

https://youtu.be/2hwio_En7qU

It's a long shot though, but maybe I can see a correlation?

Just like Reach City is not New Alexandria Earth City isn't called New Mombasa?

Eh nevermind, it can't be correlated or a reference

[tawdry kestrel]

Why does the br in episode 5 fire like an assault rifle instead of the 3 round burst

[dusky nova]

Very few BR models have a full-auto fire mode select. Somehow Chief conveniently had one.

[neon plover]

They have a switch as well that can change firing mode depending on the situation. We just never use those in-game.

You can still see them in the weapon model

For example, in Shadows of Reach Chief took out a squad of jackals with his AR set on 3-burst mode.

[misty pumice]

I hear the show is bad how accurate is that

[tawdry kestrel]

I am pretty sure this song is in reference to that the fights were taken in cities on earth since this song plays on New Mombassa

While Reach City is a location

Also why do the halo show defenders believe that the halo fans only want another story of master chief? Is it because that is the only story that the halo show defender knows?

Despite that the 99% of the halo fans would absolutely love an odst band of Brothers or a gritty spartan team like Black?

[trim copper]

IN EPISODE 8

I swear 343 I had high hopes for the show and you took my hopes and threw it out the window

Halo 5 is better than that

And that’s not the only reason I have many other reasons and I mean MANY

[proud herald]

Halo 5 is better but that’s just because it’s good and the show yes it’s bad but not horrible cause I’ve definitely seen way worse

Would I ever rewatch it
Definitely not but I am still willing to watch all of it once

[trim copper]

That I can agree on

[trim copper]

I’m doing the same mainly because it’s so bad that I have to know where it goes and in my opinion its like the third worst show I’ve ever seen

[visual sierra]

general reminder to not bypass the word filter, and keep messages appropriate

[tawdry kestrel]

God I hope bungie doesn't get the same treatment as halo did for their show

[dusky nova]

That makes zero sense.

[tawdry kestrel]

?

Destiny and halo universe is very big

Bungie is going for a Destiny show as they have created an entire new department for media and was recently acquired by sony

I do not want writer creative freedom that makes absolutely no sense in universe and having an excuse of alternative timeline

Speaking of which, there are a billion of time line for destiny as explained in the season of the dawn

And each one that was explained made sense

Silver timeline doesn't establish that

[primal sundial]

its not halo

[subtle magnet]

Episode 9 right? around the 32minute mark?
I can hear it, but it's in the background, muted by the gun fire, and voice over.
Didn't last long either. Halo music hasn't been subtle, traditionally.

[faint delta]

Im gonna be honest, they should just have an actor (any tall stuntman) in the suit and have Steve Downes voicing chief in the show. Unscrew the rest of the cast and do a little homework on what the characters are supposed to be like

Literally in episode 1 hearing "unclear as to its nature" made me cringe so hard. Thats like the kind of line youd read in some really crappy fanfic and it sounded like it was delivered from a confused batman. Like im sure pablo schreiber is a good actor; he didnt write the lines but what the hell yo

Im less mad that they take off his helmet at all and more that they just do it so damn often tbh. Like, having the ironman view and having him yell was super uncharacteristic; but its obvious that he has a face because hes a human. So taking it off is less the issue and that they really try to drive Pablo into the role by forcing us to look at his face even when his helmet isnt actually off is kind of the problem

Im also personally of the mind that movies based on shooters dont necessitate FPS scenes lmao. Its a pretty massive gimmick that doesnt actually produce great looking views imo

I think a decent example of what im saying in that regard is that if you made a show out a DnD campaign, you wouldnt have to do multiple callbacks to people rolling the dice outside the game rather than making cinema out of "what happened"

[sharp marsh]

I honestly think it was a huge missed opportunity when they decided not to adapt CE. Like, that game is mostly done through the Chief's perspective, so like you now have a ton of room to show other characters during it all

Like, you don't even have to have Chief as the only Spartan on board the Autumn, you can have Crimson team or whatever they're called also be on board and be off doing their own thing on other ends of the ring

Heck, why not use that to your advantage and you could do a storyline similar to the Babysitter from Halo Legends and show the relationship between Marines/ODSTs and Spartans

Also like, wouldn't be a solid idea to have Thel as the main antagonist that way you can set up his redemption arc come later on

This series was kinda just a big missed opportunity.

[tawdry kestrel]

i thoroughly enjoyed it

[crisp kite]

Ok so I don't know who will agree with me on this but if 343 ever decides to take Master Chiefs helmet off in the games, I most definitely think his face should modeled after Pablo Schreiber. I feel indifferent towards the Halo series but no matter what I believe Pablo Schreiber's face should be the cannon Master Chief face

[muted tide]

does anyone like the character kwan?

[patent pebble]

Hell no lol

[muted tide]

i didn’t think so lol

[dreamy stirrup]

I like her character but she needed more purpose/contribution to the show. They didn’t even show her in the final episode to give me a cliff-hanger feeling about her story arc

[fierce hemlock]

That'll go down well with fans... definitely won't be a stupid decision.

[crisp kite]

@fierce hemlock that's how I feel. It will be controversial but it definitely won't be awful

[fierce hemlock]

It would be awful because it directly links the TV show to the games. And that's a can of worms best avoided.
The people who care most about Chief unmasked in the games would be the fans of the games. And the games have played his identity respectfully, to the point it is honestly better if we never see what he looks like.

Using Pablo's face would only appeal to TV fans, who are less likely to care about the games.

[crisp kite]

@fierce hemlock now I'm not saying they should. Im definitely down to have chief unmasked but you know how 343 is... If they choose to have chief unmasked it should definitely be Pablo

Whoops I mean to stay unmasked

[fierce hemlock]

They do that, Master Chief will become known as master cheeks.

The meme will hurt their own image.

[crisp kite]

It will for sure but you know what I mean

[fierce hemlock]

He's linked to a timeline with too much controversy to tie it to the main series.

So any decision to use him as a face model for Chief is stupid.

[crisp kite]

Let's just hope they save the series' image with season 2

[fierce hemlock]

I doubt it, but then they can't destroy the lore more than they already have unless the make halo rings not rings or something stupid.

[knotty comet]

Earth unicorn anyone ?

How do we get it ?

[crisp kite]

@fierce hemlock I agree with you 100%. However I still feel they can save it with season 2 but I sadly I doubt they will

[fierce hemlock]

That's the biggest issue too. The fact they need to save it.
They can make season 2 great. But they can't remove what's already done. They are already fighting an up hill battle.

I'm pessimistic about it, which is annoying as I was so looking forward to this series. I thought it would be a bit more respectful than it actual was to the lore. Not take a sledgehammer to it.

[crisp kite]

@fierce hemlock yea they really screwed up with season 1. Like its awful but hopefully they can untie the knot they made

[muted tide]

yeah her character didn’t develop well this season considering how it started it jade it seem like she would play a bigger role. but i’m not familiar with the halo lore either.

[fierce hemlock]

The question is how. They have a Master Chief now, and that was a good scene, but even that is wrong because of what's actual going on. I'm half expecting it to be undo but I've got no idea if they will lean further away from it or not afterwards.

[crisp kite]

@fierce hemlock I was really hopefull until Master Chief did the dirty. That was awful. Such a stupid decision and to make Master Chief the quiet suit of armor as Cortana was the dumbest thing I've ever seen

[fierce hemlock]

Can we be that specific in this channel now the show is over.

[muted tide]

i said master cheeks once by accident because i kept hearing ppl say it… sad

[crisp kite]

Hopefully we will get some hopium in the teaser for season 2

[fierce hemlock]

I will agree anyway that that scene was pretty bad, it turned off a lot of people.
And the quiet Chief scene, what's so frustrating is that that scene is very well done. That feels like the Chief of the games. Sure, he wouldn't have to be like that all the time for the TV show, but it's felt like I was still seeing the same person. But it's not, because it's Cortana.
There won't ever be the question of who is the machine here either. It's Cortana. John's become too human too fast to the point that question makes no sense if they ever present it.

[crisp kite]

All we can do is to hope that season 2 will be good 😂

Also the series finale was dog

[frozen onyx]

New director and showrunner so there’s hope

[faint delta]

Theyd have to retcon almost everything

So i doubt itll be good

[dreamy stirrup]

She looks like she’ll have a bigger role in season 2 as she was called a Protector. And her ancestors were seen talking to an installation monitor.

Which is a big deal when it comes to the halo rings

[muted tide]

is anything about that character or history mentioned in a game in a noob halo infinite my first halo so i don’t know the lore

[fierce hemlock]

Not a single bit. She doesn't exist, nor do these mystics or whatever you want to call it.
Basically whatever you saw in the show, throw it out the window when it comes to the games and the actual lore.

[dreamy stirrup]

Correct. The show is a completely different timeline than what you play in games or read in the books

[fierce hemlock]

Some parts are similar, such as Halsey being Miranda's mother, but what you see is still different than what it is.

[lucid oyster]

My teacher was be hide me in class during master chief removing his palette scene

[subtle magnet]

Expecting more butt shots in season 2

[azure sky]

https://tenor.com/view/moth-angry-moth-noise-gif-16610147

[muted tide]

i didn’t even know there were books that’s cool

well no wonder it made no sense in the show either

[dreamy stirrup]

[frozen onyx]

im 20 minutes into forward unto dawn and its already better than the tv series 😂

[muted tide]

woah there’s so many books 🙀

has anyone here read them all?

[vivid otter]

The way plasma kills people in the show is brutal!

[tawdry kestrel]

We judge that show too harshly

[tawdry kestrel]

Yup welcome to halo

[little anvil]

Yes. Yes you did.

[stone marlin]

Personally I think people who are still trying to defend this show are doing some copium

[tawdry kestrel]

I agree

Is it true its getting a second season

[toxic warren]

Yep, confirmed a while ago

[tawdry kestrel]

I liked toward into dawn I don’t get why people talk crap about it

Its an interesting story tbh

[tawdry kestrel]

Thanks

[old cloak]

Lmao
That Twitter post on may 22
"Over the years"
What years?
The show has only been out for about two months

They talk AND write the show like it's on its 8th season

[toxic warren]

I think they were talking about Halo in general, not just the show

[still heart]

Just go watch Severance instead. A show actually worth a damn

[main narwhal]

[ not cool to teammates bruh ]

[heady halo]

Or the Expanse

It has better sci-fi than this entire damn show

This show was a waste of time

[frozen onyx]

I think the only thing the TV show did better was the spartan combat and armor design. Forward unto dawn felt like an actual halo story and now I see just why Lasky sided with the Chief over captain del rio

[tawdry kestrel]

Yeah the combat scenes were intense

[tawdry kestrel]

I agree, the armor on the Spartans look incredibly good. However there's just something off about the chiefs armor that just doesn't look right at all

Even from the promotional materials, chiefs armor looks strange while the rest of silver team looks great

[frozen onyx]

should've just went with the halo infinite armor

[tawdry kestrel]

Isn't that what they were trying to do?

The show I mean

[frozen onyx]

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.polygon.com%2F22814712%2Fhalo-infinite-recap-cortana-atriox-banished-story-summary&psig=AOvVaw1bjUWs6L4K2GLrgs6Fks4N&ust=1653684182247000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjRxqFwoTCNCYkuSD_vcCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAH

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.denofgeek.com%2Ftv%2Fhalo-tv-series-pablo-schreiber-jen-taylor-spoilers%2F&psig=AOvVaw26YDtk9shCHfX5fPmyWuJb&ust=1653684155363000&source=images&cd=vfe&ved=0CAwQjRxqFwoTCMCx5NmD_vcCFQAAAAAdAAAAABAY

i think so, but it doesn't look nearly as bulky as in infinite

[frozen onyx]

chief himself looks a lot smaller in the show. doesn't have the hand size, shoulder width and bulk that he does in infinite. not as intimidating imo

[wraith niche]

hey

[wraith niche]

I always knew that halo spartan-II numbers where not congruent with was already established, here is a video that explains it, its in spanish but CC are an option https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9gpiUjJrHo&t=279s&ab_channel=Halomcee

[nimble tundra]

Funny how Paramount keeps flagging alot of people who review this show in a negative way

[valid wraith]

I refused to watch the show, did i make the right choice?

[wraith niche]

meh

action is good, plot could be better. but Mustard Cheecks 😈

[valid wraith]

Curious what le disco thinks

[wraith niche]

like if you only see the action scenes its the best show

[valid wraith]

Hmm

[tawdry kestrel]

You mean Meister Cheeks

[wraith niche]

yup

[valid wraith]

J Circle

[runic wind]

No? Then again, if you start watching with that hating attitude you probably won’t enjoy it.

[tawdry kestrel]

show was great i liked it a lot

[tawdry kestrel]

1/6 figures when

[muted lance]

I enjoyed the show tbh

[tidal bramble]

should i watch the show?

[bright spear]

yes

good show tbh

[tidal bramble]

isn't it odd withount the master chief voice actor?

[bright spear]

Not really imo

[tidal bramble]

thats my main problem idk if it will be good withount him

his voice makes him sound even more epic

[bright spear]

is it exactly the halo we know ? Nah but for what it put out it was a 7/8

tho idk why the random side plot was put in

shouldve stuck to the main story line like how the mando and other star wars do it

[open herald]

This show should replace the main canon

BIIIG giga brain move

[tawdry kestrel]

?

@open herald You were never one of us... you were nothing but a usurper

a false idol. My eyes have been opened. Let me help you to see

[open herald]

NOOOO !!!

[tawdry kestrel]

Warning: All Halo fan personnel, the mortally challenged have entered the compound, evacuation is Advised

[open herald]

343 AND CBS WITH PARAMOUNT ARE THE BEST THING TO HAPPEN TO HALO

[tawdry kestrel]

"And you will crush our enemies and cast down those who lead us astray"

The show is Covenant propaganda

Propaganda will never replace the main canon

[tawdry kestrel]

True

[dull beacon]

343 is debatable

then again everything is a little bit touch and go

[clear spire]

Halo the series is in India now

With voot

[dusky nova]

Congrats, you're about a month late lmao.

It was available on release.

[stiff wagon]

The series ruined master chief
Idk how 343/Microsoft even let this happen

[clear spire]

really?

Im on ep 2

I seem to like it

He actually used to seem like villain

[clear spire]

I hate my life

[dusky nova]

How did the Chief even remotely feel like a villain 💀

[clear spire]

He kills everyone,commits war crimes without any remorse

[dusky nova]

What

He kills aliens so humans can exist

[stiff wagon]

Just watch ahead, you’ll see

(you won’t if you’ve never played a halo game)

[sullen sentinel]

Lol

[grim bone]

Obviously he’s never played if he thinks chief is a villain 😂😂

[dusky nova]

Of all the things I've heard, "Chief is a villain" is probably the most senseless.

[round olive]

In episode 6 when Halsey get stuck in the science bay (I think) and Master Chief activates the decontamination. Did she deserve being left in there? You can say because she kidnapped and tortured (the spartan training) kids she deserve it, but u can also say she did it to save humanity. So.. Opinions?

[dusky nova]

Yeah but we're talking about the games. The show is irrelevant to the discussion, since it's not canon.

[runic wind]

She didn’t do it to save humanity though. She created the Spartans to crush the insurrection.

[jaunty oasis]

I thought she created them to try and implement her new idea of humans needing to evolve, like they were the "prototypes" in a way. Then John was an even further prototype by trying to link his mind with Cortana.

[frozen onyx]

I loved forward unto dawn, albeit I watched it after I finished the TV show, and chiefs voice is different than in the games

[frozen onyx]

Yep, but the human covenant war definitely caused mjolnir to become more advanced due to reverse engineering covenant technology so it worked out.

[round olive]

First of all I was never meant to be a part of your discussion as I’ve seen you had above my post + I never even said the word “game/the game” in my post so I don’t understand where you got that from

[round olive]

K thanks I forgor

[muted lance]

Halsey really got antagonized in the show compared to the games

Was interesting to see

[neon plover]

In the main universe, Halsey got arrested between Halo 2 and Halo 3, and then defected to Jul 'Mdama's covenant in Halo 4 by choice. She's not an angel in the games either :p

[frozen onyx]

She defected to Jul ‘Mdama’s covenant because ONI ordered her to be executed.

[neon plover]

She was giving intel to Jul before that happened

[pearl raft]

Hello!!!

[dull kindle]

When does the next season come?

[clear spire]

I've played all the games

[sand rune]

I think all types of fans are worse. All of this hate because of a movie or game. Yes that is ridiculous.

[slim igloo]

i still think a lot of people here misjudge disappointment for hatred. But snowflakes will be snowflakes 🙂

[rotund hamlet]

Like I said either in this server or another, Fallout fans are going to bash the upcoming TV show in the same way when they find out it's not going to be post-apocalyptic C-SPAN.

A lot of fans introduced by New Vegas have the impression that faction politics and choices-and-consequences are pillars of the series when... it really wasn't that emphasized in past games.

Heck, one of the choices you made literally resulted in a game over video in Fallout 1

[slim igloo]

Wait its not going to be like this since Fallout has been pretty much an open story

Unlike Halo that has even books written, fallout is way more open for interpretations or as they call it creative freedoms

Those two franchises are nothing a like.

And the only way fallout gets bashed on the lore side is if they call the series "New Vegas" or "Capitol Wasteland" or something related to stories given to us thru games

For sakes fallout main characters are the "Lone Survivor", "Courier" only Nate and Nora were actually named

[rotund hamlet]

I'm sorry but most adaptations change stuff to the same degree as the Halo series.

[slim igloo]

In Halo they used all the named characters and reinvented their stories

And they did it in a pretty mediocre way, what did they expected, loves from the fans

Isn't a Halo show supposed to be made for Halo fans ey?

[slim igloo]

I don't see people bashing at the Expanse, even thou they didn't made it 1:1 with the original story

But they followed the plot line and made a pretty awesome tv series

The only true way i see a fallout series fail is if they reinvent the storyline 😄

and by that i mean anything before the great war 😄

[little anvil]

I dont think they expected THAT. Im fairy certain they were aware of the reaction that would come and figured that the whining of a handful of ultranerds wouldn't be an issue.
Spoiler; they were right. Most eveyrone else who isnt an ultrafan does not care

As for the Expanse...you should see some of the stuff on Space Battles when it first came out.
But the Expanse was a minor book before the TV show came out and the show brought in the hard-sci-fi nerds, who have been left out of many things before this so.

Not the best comparison.

[tawdry kestrel]

We Are ULTRA!!

Yes?

[empty marsh]

guys so the series stops at episode 9?

[jovial hedge]

Yes

Which is weird. I feel like they haven't fleshed out any story yet. Noone knows what is going on and the season finished on a cliffhanger except the cliff is 2 miles away and you still haven't left the house.

Fight scenes were awesome though.

[turbid adder]

You know things are getting bad, when a NERF YOUTUBER potrays master chief better than the show. This guy is master cheif, not master cheeks.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBo08ZMu9h8

[slim igloo]

why would you call a halo fan an ultranerd lol'ed

So if someone dislikes what has been done in terms of the series he's either very toxic or an ultranerd

I think Pablo fitted master chief pretty good, except the plot line was below average

[open herald]

Man likes goofy shows, its all good

[slim igloo]

yeah i know, i'm not calling him anything, but seems like people who have been disliking it are getting called ultranerds and stuff

talk about toxicity and how we are the main force behind it (the people who disliked the series)

[open herald]

Yee, it comes from both sides of the fence tbh. It is what it is. Theres always gonna be name calling from any end for difference of opinion. Some people dump on one side, so the other side starts dumpin too. Now everyone taken a dump

But im with u on this one. The series has a lot to dislike, halo fan or not

[slim igloo]

Yeah i mean there are plenty of goofy stories to follow - Spaceballs for example

But i really had high hopes for a halo movie/series and all of it got squashed right after the first 10-15 minutes of the first episode. And I did watch the whole thing in hopes it was only the first few episodes.

honestly with few minor exceptions i think the cast did a great job, they are good actors, but the showrunners are bad af

[open herald]

I feel, definitely got let down too. Watching the trailers i was hyped, and tellin friends”nah dude this is gonna be sick” didnt even care that it was an alternate timeline, but then i heard about what the directors had to say (which was apparently misquoted)and instantly had a bad feeling

Even with the misquote, it definitely came off like it

[slim igloo]

yeah the creative freedom got on my bad side too 😄

I feel you 101%

[open herald]

Who knows tho, maybe theres a chance that they could branch in to different lames pf halo, like DC does with their movies and shows

[slim igloo]

That was something i stated before the damn bot decided to bann me for a week or so, I highly doubt it would succeed further then season 2

I think they got approved for a second season only because its a microsoft's child and only god knows the financial support microsoft is actually giving them

i view it as an advertisement for the Halo IP - good or bad

[open herald]

Yeah, we’ll see. If they can pick up the vibe of the last episodes action, it could do a lot better, but this first season did a LOT to make it hard to look past

[slim igloo]

I hope they actually go harder on the plot line in the second season, action and all is good, but Halo for me at least has been always about the story

like they had 2 separate plot lines in the first season and both were nothing special - one with the rebel kid and one about the ring

[open herald]

Yeah, halo 5 showed how much a bad story can kill the action that comes with it

[slim igloo]

Well i'm so glad i've only ever played combat evolved and read the books, that's what Halo is to me

[open herald]

Thats whats up. I’ve loved everything bungie wise, and thought halo 4 had good and bad stuff. But from there it went downhill. Infinite had a lot of potential to be great, and did well initially. But that business model of “buy this stuff, and also give us another year” killed a lot of what it had going

[slim igloo]

damn the business plan is the plot line good in the single player

[open herald]

The series should look at infinites campaign in terms of how to get the right feeling of halo back after steering it away.

[slim igloo]

I understand many people view halo mainly as an arcade shooter but there is a whole lot of depth beneath that shooting - story wise

To this days one of my favorite parts of any book i've read is about operation torpedo, it actually gives me the chills just thinking about it

talk about depth, i still remember it even thou i've read it as a student more then a decade ago

[open herald]

There for sure is. Halo at its core is a game, and everything branches off that, so a lot of the fanbase comes from that BUT, the world that was built from that is huge and gives so much immersion for fans who are willing to look deeper

Definitely gives a cool image of how wild chief is at combat

[slim igloo]

well lets continue voicing our concerns, maybe they would actually hear us and do good in the second season

[open herald]

Ye, we’ll stay optimistic 🙏

[slim igloo]

i'd actually make the showrunners watch the Halo Believe Ad campaign

[open herald]

Theres a lot to work with that could be integrated

[slim igloo]

just to catch what Halo should look like

[open herald]

Duude Halo 3s advertising was so good

[slim igloo]

Its insane i agree

[open herald]

That’s probably what made me want to see a halo movie/show in the first place tbh

Made u want more

[slim igloo]

It actually makes me want to see a proper Halo Movie/series, just finished watching the ads 😄

[open herald]

Frfr, i went back and watched some not too long ago. Its on point

[slim igloo]

gonna watch Halo Waypoint

awesome af also

[open herald]

Man i havent been on that in so long. I might do the same

[slim igloo]

https://tenor.com/view/love-anniversary-gif-24144571

virtual high five!

[open herald]

LESSGOO

[slim igloo]

Let no one here question our place in human history. That we are here right now is not coincidence or accident. It is our fate. And this war, our birthright — our legacy. Our generation was born to fight the Covenant, and you, my fellow soldiers - were born for this very day. Today the enemy will hear the roar of humanity. And they will fear us.

i'd probably nuke myself in a covenant staging area too after such speech

[little anvil]

There’s various levels of Halo nerdery. Some play the games for the multiplayer alone, never touching the campaign. Others write for Halopedia. It’s a wide reach

[sand rune]

Be my guest. 😂

[slim igloo]

just show me the damn aliens and watch the fireworks

[hidden ferry]

I just finish the series

Last episode was kino

But I wanted to see more of the covenant being a threat

[idle pawn]

Season 2 might be that considering how much they're teasing about Fall of Reach being adapted in the Halo tv website.

[hidden ferry]

Nice

[slim igloo]

wut? Where?

[idle pawn]

https://halotheseries.tv/

[burnt pike]

Is it ok for the story to skip ep 7 ? The chick and the story around her are so annoying for me.

[slim igloo]

sorry but i fail t osee any teasers could you elaborate

[hidden ferry]

You can skip it

[stiff wagon]

When does master chief come into the series?

[agile thicket]

He doesnt. This is Jimmy Rings

[shy pier]

never

[chilly glen]

This is kindof problematic. It may be easy to assume only a minor fraction of the most strict fans are conplaining, but it simply isn't true. I agree with the other guy, it's disappointing seeing any criticism of the show being blanketed under one umbrella of people who hate anything new in any franchise

I don't think it should matter what the trend is for series adaptations. It shouldn't be a bad thing to want something more than mediocre

[slim igloo]

what i have been trying to say. We all deserve better then what was presented

Ultranerd or no nerd

[celest elbow]

Does anybody have by chance know when the UK red carpet is for the show? And also what it’ll take for a pass/to be in attendance

[edgy edge]

@chilly glen youre exactly right apparently theyve been working on the show since the RELEASE OF THE XBOX ONE that to me already says alot

[pliant void]

Just finished watching and this show really did suck

[tawdry kestrel]

I demand Season 2 within 3 days or im gonna cancel my Paranount Plus subscription

[smoky island]

Gonna take a year or so

[ocean aurora]

The sheer number of 10/10 or 9/10 reviews on IMDB that casually insult or demean Halo fans is depressing. Is this really what the showrunners wanted?

The show should have been common ground for everyone to enjoy. Instead it's driven yet another wedge between new and established fans.

[little anvil]

Its IMDB. Open source, its how it goes.

The wedge was inevitable. See; Star Wars

[slim igloo]

oh well, one day those people will wake up and see one of their favorite stuff made garbage 😄 and maybe then they'll realize we were right to be unhappy

That's a big maybe thou 😄

[ocean aurora]

It just sucks seeing the same arguments play out all over again in the community. "Bungie lovers only want Halo 3 clones." Now it's "Basement-dwelling Gamers and 'fans' just want a 1:1 copy of the games."

(I only had to go three reviews deep to find "basement dwellers").

[slim igloo]

This is how IPs go under

But we voice our concerns and if someone hears, hears. If not scr*w it

[stiff wagon]

the showrunners just wanted to milk a well-established franchise, ruin it and get their bag

they rly dont care about the core fans

there are way more non-halo fans than halo fans

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[unborn dragon]

The show is not that bad of a sci fi show

And i personally enjoyed it as a halo fan

[grim bone]

Compared to what

[brazen slate]

I hope it skips the normal halo timeline and brings a forerunner that is a time aberration and connects both timelines

[little anvil]

Mortal Engines. Avatar for the most part (in terms of story anyway, seriously Avatars storyline was bad). Most other video game adaptations that AREN'T Sonic the Hedgehog.

[little anvil]

And what defines a "core fan"? The comp player? The dude who only plays multiplayer and hasnt even touched the campaign? The lore nerd?
Theres no such thing as a "core fan". Theres over a million of us and everyone has a different interest.

Talk about "same arguments over and over"

[stiff wagon]

A player who has played a campaign

[little anvil]

You do know most people dont touch the campaign, especially now that is pay to play as opposed to multiplayer being free, right.

The "core fan" demographic shrinks with each passing game, in the same way COD suffered a similar fate.

Aiming at them would be a terrible idea, and nothing you offer them would be well received (based on my long years of expereince with lore whiners)

[tawdry kestrel]

Then they are missing out. The campaign is actually great compared to Halo 4 and 5

And its nice and long so it was worth the $60 when I prepaid it. And its not super hard. Normal enemies are easy-ish and fun to kill (On Heroic). The boss fights are the real challenge based on difficulty

[feral dune]

Will there be a 7th Halo

[stiff wagon]

That's what I'm saying, they don't really care about the people who enjoy halo campaigns and the storyline, to a halo fan, they have absolutely demolished master cheeks chief's image. The least they could've done was play any halo campaign for 20 minutes before making the show

Like no one asked for chief's face or episode 8...

[chilly glen]

It's not even having played the campaign tho, it's whether they even like the original content that they are basing the show off of

[stiff wagon]

Not for another 10 years:(

[feral dune]

Oh damn well have a good evening or day solder!

[stiff wagon]

They searched "halo" on google, yoinked all the designs and called it a day

[stiff wagon]

you too

[slim igloo]

The question is, did you enjoy this Halo TV show as a Halo fan

[ocean aurora]

The show comes across more like they maybe played some of the CE campaign (but didn't really enjoy it much) and were given a quick bullet-point rundown of Halo's deeper world (but didn't find it interesting).

Which, I don't blame them. If I was unfamiliar with Lord of The Rings and you gave me a day long crash course on all of the factions and characters, I'd loosly grasp maybe a fourth of it and fill in the rest with my own preconceived fantasy cliches. I would not have given you the passionate LoTR movies...

I'm sure there's some showrunner out there that's already passionate about Halo. Knows what makes Halo, Halo. Like, oh I don't know, Blomkamp.

[ocean aurora]

I think the series is way too caught up with being "a videogame show" instead of just good TV. Like the creators couldn't take its premise seriously because "it's just a stupid game." So they packed it full of awkward FPS sequences, lines like "I know how the game is played," and overall lazy writing.

[remote jolt]

I would’ve loved a TV show about the halo 3 odst family

Buck, Dutch, Romeo, Mickey, Rookie, and Vale

A series about them going through thick and thin together

[tawdry kestrel]

I am 99% sure all halo fans and halo lore fans would love a gritty Brothers in combat ODST show

But the halo show defenders have no idea about anything else other than master chief and aliens do they

[chilly glen]

Well, again about being divisive, there is difference between those who enjoy the show (totally fine) and those who don't allow any criticism

But yeah an ODST focused show does sound pretty cool

[pulsar kraken]

A reach show would have also been cool

[ocean aurora]

You a Last Airbender fan? It's about like that. Total disregard for (and rejection of) its source material's soul. Even has some parts where characters can't keep their names straight. (Is it Makee or Micky?)

[weary pulsar]

😂 That's a VERY low bar to set.

If thats the best we can compare it to, then God help hollywood. There is no hope for video game adaptations. 😭

[ashen adder]

hot take... Noble 6 solos master chief, prove me wrong

[wintry mesa]

show was bad lmao

[tawdry kestrel]

Technically, we are in some kind of weird messed up reach show

[lean wind]

i mean they’re both titled hyper-lethal but chief is a spartan II so

[toxic warren]

All Spartans are classed as Hyper lethal now. It being limited was updated to include them all

[agile stirrup]

They both create their own luck

But like, Chiefs character has been dragged through the mud and beaten pretty badly recently in his current state so I'd go with Chief since they're probably gonna give him lots of plot armor in the series

[ocean aurora]

343i always seems to be trying to make pancakes out of waffle batter. Trying to turn Halo into something else. You’ve got the best waffle batter in town, so make waffles!

[nocturne siren]

I agree with the gentleman above

[mellow vine]

That’s a really good way of putting it actually

[rotund hamlet]

I'm betting that the whole series, not just one season, is going to be adapting the events of CE. Prepare to be disappointed when you expect that they'll cover the sequels

[modest shoal]

exactly. why try to play to a new audience with a lackluster product when you have the ability and material to make a great one.

[chilly glen]

Wonderful way to put it, totally agree

[agile stirrup]

Such a smart man!

[keen heath]

Not at all smh

[eager lintel]

I haven't seen the show but not sure if I want to watch it given what I have heard of it

[eager lintel]

If done well they could do a season for the events of each game and even then some but given season 1 IDK what they would due to the stories of the games

[pearl raft]

Hello everyone 😊

[tawdry kestrel]

I disagree strongly.

I've played Halo since CE, and read a bunch of the books, including 'the fall of reach'. So I have an idea about what things are supposed to look like. This is not the way.

Well, that makes at least one happy viewer.

I'm sure there's someone somewhere that likes it. Has it been renewed for season 2 yet, or was it a multi season deal to begin with ?

[toxic warren]

Keep it constructive please

[tawdry kestrel]

i liked it a lot

[drifting citrus]

Ye it's been renewed afaik

[stiff moth]

Hm?

[teal mesa]

Honestly the halo series could have been soo much better than how it turned out but didn't, always room for improvement

[glacial spade]

If you watch the Halo after shows where they do the interviews, they confirm that there was always going to be a Season 2

[little anvil]

The plan from the start

[deep sage]

Ngl i actually 100% enjoyed the show even knowing alot of people don't like it

I went into it expecting to not like it at all

[rotund hamlet]

People don't give it enough credit

[amber egret]

I liked some aspects but for me it was pretty bad in general ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[tawdry kestrel]

yo

[shut chasm]

master cheeks needs to be more master not cheeks

[iron oasis]

The show is cheap

The show is butt 🤮🤮🤮

[toxic warren]

Keep it constructive please

[peak vigil]

cool action

too much cheeks

that's all i have to say

[teal mesa]

I've mentioned before that the Halo Series could have done certain episodes better Ep 1 is a perfect example where you could have has the casualties of the base and the action of the Spartans dropping in but still have it more accurate and honestly imo more impactful

[teal mesa]

I would have had a different reaction to that scene if the elite attempted to assassinate the girl and a revolution fighter stepped infront and took the blade instead and have it from there break out into chaos and the base going onto lockdown

[delicate shoal]

Everyone seems to hate the series

[muted lance]

As a lifelong halo player I still enjoyed the show

[pastel stump]

It's ok, not that good not that terrible

[tawdry kestrel]

Are people sure that the needler is a self aiming weapon akin to smart pistol from Titanfall ?

[idle pawn]

Loud minority, most people outside of here especially the Latin American Halo community like the show.

[delicate shoal]

@idle pawn I really loved it tbh

[tawdry kestrel]

i hate it it its just so boring to me idk why it just is

[crisp hound]

It’s not a terrible sci fi show, but for a halo audience it is not good

[tawdry kestrel]

The show is great! I think it's the best tv-show ever made. Should be top 10 on imdb

[timber ruin]

lol

[proud veldt]

the show is heresy

[amber egret]

That pretty much sums it up

[peak vigil]

story felt weird and forced

[heady halo]

So we still taking about the series after it ended?

Because I considered it to NEVER EXISTED

[winter kindle]

you know what's crazy?
i didnt ask

[tawdry kestrel]

For people that think the halo tab series is crap they got some problems, i think the story line is great and overall it’s a wonderful piece, I’ve only watched a couple of episodes, but from what I see it’s great

[tawdry kestrel]

You still have to point it in the right direction, it just tracks its target like a heat seeking missile

[tawdry kestrel]

Oh ok thanks for telling me

Yw

[tawdry kestrel]

In campaign there is a better white version that you lock on for a second or so and you can point it pretty far off the target and it will still hit them, both have limitations though

[tawdry kestrel]

Oh ok thanks for further informations
If I'm correct, it doesn't kill 3 targets at the same time like the smart pistol from Titanfall

No, it locks onto one and then kills that, then u can move on to the next one

[tawdry kestrel]

That sounds like a shotgun to me lol

Ah ok thanks for telling me

Why couldn't a mortar fit Halo ?
Isn't the fuel rod cannon a mortar ?

[tawdry kestrel]

It’s more of a grenade launcher than a mortar but a mortar can fit halo

Ah ok thanks

[teal mesa]

People have the right to their own opinions of the series, no need to shun them for their opinions, I personally didn't mind the series but a lot of minor details could have made it a better experience along with not overusing many generic action trops near the end of the series.

The combat scenes where amazing when they had them but certain aspects where just missing, elites acting like brutes in ep1, weapons being in effective in resistance soldiers, i could go on

Just could have been better

[white mantle]

Glad you had fun. Comparatively it’s one of the worst tv shows I’ve seen in the last 10 years

[tawdry kestrel]

was awesome show

[amber egret]

Watch it in its entirety before judging other's opinions

And good for you if you had fun watching it and found it good, I did not

[tawdry kestrel]

I’ve seen enough and for what I have it’s good

[rotund hamlet]

elites acting like brutes

Invalid criticism 😡

[teal mesa]

Damn my bad dude

[rotund hamlet]

You made me so angry I may just squawk

birb.... angry!

[tawdry kestrel]

Grow up mate

[rotund hamlet]

The community already made up its mind before it aired. He has a point.

It's going to take a while before fans take off their nostalgia goggles and negative preconceptions and properly reanalyze season 1

[little anvil]

They made up their mind as soon as the show was revealed.

[pastel stump]

^

[amber egret]

Shouldnt you be the one growing up? People are allowed to not like something

I didnt hate the show because of the trailer, I hated it because of how it managed to progressively get worse and dumber

[white mantle]

i am and the show is just bad by default without any canon comparisons

[orchid thicket]

Halo series dookie

💩

[turbid hound]

The problem really is they made the TV series mimic something entirely different like Mass Effect

so many things about the series seems to be ripped right from ME instead of Halo

Let's have "John" aka Shepard spend a lot of time out of his suit and mingling with the alien ladies. If they had honestly branded the show ME the live series I would have been more inclined to enjoy it.

[idle pawn]

Such an invalid argument lol, the show looks or feels absolutely nothing like Mass Effect with no evidence to support that claim. Literally everything from in the show is lifted from Halo.

[turbid hound]

Ok I can't even say there was a "certain scene" with John and an alien lady, the suit design when he is out of armor, and his mannerisms and haircut are no evidence to support my claim. 🙂

That's ok though "no evidence"

[idle pawn]

Lmao thats what thier undersuit looks without the armor, same as the games.

[turbid hound]

I know what it is the point I'm making is. How often does John have "certain scenes" with alien ladies in Halo outside of this series?

[little anvil]

They added it in cause focus groups probably. Everything "adult" has it now

[amber egret]

What makes it so much worse is that its a covenant enemy spy that convinced john that shes good and innocent by having a seizure at the same time as him

[heady halo]

Well if you didn’t ask then you should’ve never said a word about it

Now go back to playing Halo Infinite

[winter kindle]

it has major problems, the story sucks, and its not as interesting to watch. whats also annoying is people beating a dead horse

[stiff wagon]

I’m assuming you haven’t played halo

[tawdry kestrel]

Is it worth watching as a Halo fan? I hear it craps over the lore, but I’m curious about watching it

[stiff wagon]

If you actually enjoy halo, mc, etc, I wouldn’t recommend
If you don’t mind seeing mc’s image getting ruined, then go for it

[sage talon]

it's trash

Below Mid

[tawdry kestrel]

I have

[tawdry kestrel]

See, your now judging me based on what I like, so now as well as me, you are in the wrong, saying that all people who disagree with me are bad, so when saying that, you have nothing over me so you

.... some people like it some people dont, lets move on

[stiff wagon]

surprising

[zinc lagoon]

I have only played halo a few times so I don’t know crap about it, do you guys think I would enjoy the show?

[tawdry kestrel]

i liked the show cus its sci-fi, and has space/aliens which i usually always enjoy

its does sci fi and space/aliens well, i also like halo and felt the universe was appropriate for the show and thought all the action was great

i dont really ever remember catching myself like "wow these are just faces tlaking to eachother for long periods of time" which i hate, there was always a good break between action and stuff and movement between the stuff happening in the universe presented

[stiff wagon]

probably

[tawdry kestrel]

And why would that be

[stiff wagon]

eh, you probably haven't watched episode 8 yet

[tawdry kestrel]

If u read my statement then you wouldn’t have to guess

[stiff wagon]

what statement

[tawdry kestrel]

The statement of my point of view on the shows

[stiff wagon]

"I’ve seen enough and for what I have it’s good"?

[tawdry kestrel]

Yes

[stiff wagon]

id have to guess then...you never said what episode you've seen

[tawdry kestrel]

No I haven’t

Your point?

[stiff wagon]

i would have to guess if you've seen episode 8 or not

[tawdry kestrel]

Well maybe if u put your feeble brain to it, you may be able to figure out if I have, this episode eight seems to be significant when changing peoples mind so if I still think it’s good what do u think

[stiff wagon]

i think that you have 4 minutes of playtime on halo

give or take a few

[tawdry kestrel]

I actually have over 300 hours, all done in the first season of halo

[haughty marsh]

where did you all watch the series?

[tawdry kestrel]

Idk my dad gets it so I haven’t a clue

[tawdry kestrel]

Wort Wort

[split narwhal]

Hey

[austere hill]

Paramount+

[tawdry kestrel]

Live your life with no expectations, and you'll appreciate the Halo series

[tawdry kestrel]

series is good I recommend it however the narratives vary from the game

you kinda get the idea even from watching the trailer

[candid dune]

idk who made the series but not to be racist but they need to hold true to the game

and other movies

[acoustic nymph]

I dig the series myself. I just wish we could have had a face reveal in the game instead of the show. I just didn't understand Makee at all. It still never explained the Covenant beef with UNSC anyway. But I really thought the story was fine. I just can't wait to see how they do the hunters next season.

[chilly sorrel]

The show is the definition of “fine”

If I had nothing else to watch, I’d watch it

But the actor who plays Chief is terrible

When every other character is more interesting than your main character, you’ve got an issue

And don’t get me started on Kwan. Her only purpose is “create a useless character just to have more stuff to make episodes about”

I do appreciate getting the actress back for Cortana though

[tawdry kestrel]

I think the actor is ok

[tawdry kestrel]

I agree with the Kwan thing though, she’s just an excuse to add a different story to the episodes, all I wanna see is masterchief

[tall musk]

halo

[willow lark]

Halo reach is the best halo game and no one can change my mind

[tawdry kestrel]

Halo 3 was a stepping stone tho, it was a everybody game

[willow lark]

Halo 3 is ok

[tawdry kestrel]

They are both amazing games

[willow lark]

Halo 5 is the best game ever made

[tawdry kestrel]

No

[tawdry kestrel]

Where's your father?

[willow lark]

😆

I’m joking

Halo 5 is awful and shouldn’t even be considered a halo game

[tawdry kestrel]

Infinite is pretty good, can we all agree with that?

[willow lark]

Yeah

[tawdry kestrel]

Yeah

[tawdry kestrel]

Infinite is the best 343 halo game tho

[willow lark]

Campaign was awesome, they added so many new features that benefited the game

[tawdry kestrel]

All they need to do is get co-op and forge and it will be a amazing game

[toxic warren]

Let's keep on topic please

[tawdry kestrel]

I disagree

Playing is fun but there aren’t enough maps and the melee is op and it’s unbalanced and I just stopped after season one because I just felt it was just same old

[slate hollow]

Yo

[toxic warren]

Let's keep on topic please
Thic channel is for discussing the TV show. If you want to discuss Halo 5 or Infinite please use their respective channels

[tawdry kestrel]

Show kinda sucked doe ngl

[muted lance]

Best show ever!!!!

[solar root]

😂😂😂😂

[tawdry kestrel]

i bet season 2 will showcase each forerunner ever to live just to make sure they’ve shown everyone the games haven’t

[violet prism]

I havent seen the show to know its crap

[idle pawn]

Why are you here then?

[tawdry kestrel]

And that I believe is the definition of prejudice

[jagged ermine]

Just gonna say, the show butchered modern Halo, purely be doing the one thing you NEVER do with a helmeted main protagonist, ESPECIALLY the Master Chief (I haven't watched it personally, but it is mainly because of this point)

Revealing The Face

[heady halo]

Thicc

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[pearl raft]

Hello

[violet prism]

Lmao

[violet prism]

Idk to watch

[silent maple]

The writer deserves an emmy for "show that strayed away the most from a beautiful canon universe"

[tawdry kestrel]

so there’s a season 2?

[primal dove]

theres been one confirmed since before season 1 even aired

[eager lintel]

Interesting to see that some enjoy the show, it has good aspects sometimes but strays too far from the game and doesn't do things well if you ask me

[glass nimbus]

I get the feeling the only people who enjoyed the show didn't appreciate the lore of halo to begin with.

[night iris]

i agree

[tawdry kestrel]

Seems like it honestly

[arctic nest]

Well at least master cheeks isn't cannon

[arctic nest]

Wonder if they ever listen to fans, they should check out YouTubers vids, check the comment sections, everyone says the same things, with this show go to YouTube videos of landfall, we are odst etc, check the comments it's not hard, I don't understand how a massive company can be so arrogant and careless especially when they throw so much money at it, their excuse of making it for a broader audience is utter bs, have they not even seen the amount of sale halo 2 and 3 had? The fan base is there they just keep pushing them away

[tawdry kestrel]

They don’t want the halo fan base. As they have said they don’t care about the games at all, that should explain enough of their opinions on the video games and the people that played them

Also this show sucks lol

[tawdry kestrel]

The show is an affront to the series as it is. They turned Chief into a joke.

[ember girder]

No lie

Like ytf he slid in with a jackal shield infront of a brute grav ham?

[valid moat]

neither should odst

[tawdry kestrel]

Why is chief in the series almost a psychopath

Wonder what season 3 will bring

[vital pecan]

What Streaming service or were can I watch it?

[nocturne star]

ODST should be considered a spin-off.

[tawdry kestrel]

Thx for the new color on the car

[hot timber]

halo show with canonical masterchief

[jovial sun]

i feel like odst didn't need to have 3 in the name, although i guess that could be to explain it's place in the timeline

[arctic nest]

And why didn't he shoot the prophets that were legit hovering above his head hahah

[arctic nest]

Odst is amazing though

[arctic nest]

Just don't

[arctic nest]

Master cheeks acts nothing like master chief, he is irrational, screws humanity over for his love interest which is a covey spies, activates her rings if you know what I mean, commiting war crimes, doesn't even take cover when being shot at, he straight up walks towards the enemy

[stiff wagon]

hopefully nothing lol

didnt everyone watch s1 on the first free month of paramount+?

[tawdry kestrel]

idk

[stiff wagon]

i dont think anyone will buy p+ to watch s2 lol

[tawdry kestrel]

i have my freinds account sooo

friends

[stiff wagon]

you do, not everyone

[tawdry kestrel]

ik

why i have a flower

oh nvm

[tawdry kestrel]

In what episode

And probably because he took out his emotional inhibiter chip

[tawdry kestrel]

amen brother!

[tawdry kestrel]

and isn't exactly the Halo fan base that is going to generate the viewership :?

i've seen some really strange explanations around here. Imagine apple trying to alienate all iPhone users , who else will buy their stuff or keep their brand. I understand its totally off-topic. But same goes to Halo, who else then the fan base would care enough to invest the time or money for merchandize. That is why i believe we should be vocal and "demand" better from the damn studio

[tawdry kestrel]

“Broader audience”. I’m not saying it just for the hell of it. They actively are not trying to attract the main Halo fan base

[unreal wraith]

I cannot wait for the Halo show season 2 crossover special with Morbius

Mighty Morbin’ Master Chief

[tawdry kestrel]

well i do hope we are enough vocal to make them at least stick to better writing

if they ain't gonna be following no lore, at least they can make it a decent sci-fi show]

[tawdry kestrel]

I tried to watch that movie, lost me in the first 5-10 minutes

[unreal wraith]

I don’t think I’ll ever watch it being honest

I feel like actually watching Morbius will ruin the Morbin Magic

[tawdry kestrel]

i don't know is the general quality of the stories bad or the quality of the movies. In the last couple of years very few movies managed to grab my attention

[hot timber]

Evrybody stand down im Cheeking
-mastercheekius

[tawdry kestrel]

Every episode after episode 1

[hot timber]

the concept of a emotion inhibitor chip is endlessly funny to me

and to every ODST alive

[ocean aurora]

It’s kinda funny how blatantly evil and selfish Halsey is in the show, but in her journal (which they used as a prop for the show), she explicitly goes out of her way to stop ONI Section 3 from disappearing some random civilians that got too close to a Forerunner research site. And she feels immense guilt and moral conflict throughout the Spartan program. And regret for having to work so hard she effectively abandoned her daughter.

[hot timber]

Mastercheeks

[ocean aurora]

I hate how this Evil Halsey narrative has permeated newer Halo media. She used to be such a complex and deep character.

[hot timber]

The smart people evil trope , how generic

[idle pawn]

She never shows her immense guilt & moral conflict to others, she basically keeps it all to herself in canon. Heck almost everyone in UNSC thinks shes a psychopath because of this.

Its not that far off from how the tv show depicts her.

[tawdry kestrel]

I think Halsey is the best portrayed character if we compare it to the lore

[toxic warren]

@tawdry kestrel Please keep on topic, thanks

[tawdry kestrel]

no

[tawdry kestrel]

crybaby defending chief

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[grim bone]

That would be great and not even far fetched for this show

[loud tendon]

Why do Captain Keyes and Amanda Keyes look nothing like the characters in the game?

[random crystal]

Ive only watched the first 3 episodes of the series and despite the fact im having to try not too pick apart any lore inconsistencys
I dont think it has broken any huge rules in the lore

Sure a large amount of things came out of left field
And the year is 2552 which is a very tight timeframe before the invasion of reach and the bungie halo trilogy

My biggest annoyance is the fact that apparently blue team is now silver team lol

Im not hyper annoyed with chief taking his helmet off and things
As for a TV show staring him you kinds have to humanise the phychotic killing machine a bit and it's at least consistent with 343s goal to bring more depth and humanity to the master chief

[dusky nova]

Glad you're enjoying it. I felt the same way you do when the episodes were premiering. Wanna see what you think as you move forward with the show.

It nosedives after Ep5 basically.

[random crystal]

I know about the fact that the lore is being tossed into a flood infested area and im pretty much making mental acrobats to try and make it fit in the already established lore but im trying to not disect the whole thing lol

[random crystal]

(Well actually cortana was probs what i would call a major lore violation but tbh im gonna assume at this point that this is some alternate timeline)

[hard pecan]

you wouldn't miss much because it is peak mediocrity

I mean.. what?? It is one of the movies ever made

[jaunty oasis]

Haha, yes it is certainly on of the movies that have been made.

[old bolt]

yeah i just finished binging it with my brother and it gets... odd

i didn't hate the show but a lot of the later parts of the show i just didn't like, other than the action

[orchid thicket]

Safe spaces?

[orchid thicket]

People will totally remember you by that name, every famous streamer has a username that sounds like a droid 😂

[tame crest]

If I play Halo and login using Xbox, my gamertag was in my profile

With logo

[orchid thicket]

I’m not hating man but you can come up with something cooler

[tame crest]

I don't say you was hating me

[weary spindle]

Does like a wide majority dislike the show

Or is it 50/50

[orchid thicket]

Majority

Everything recently sucks. Halo, Star Wars, Star Trek, fast and furious, terminator and so on.

Anything early 2000s and before was 🔥

[sleek gust]

is there a way to get more fov in halo mcc other then the fov slider in settings? I would love to get higher fov then the one i can use

[weary spindle]

Man you trying to see the whole ring how much fov do you need

[sleek gust]

I wanna see the whole galaxy

[weary spindle]

The fear

[sleek gust]

Is there a way, I need to know

[dusky nova]

Hey lmao, didn't expect to see you here.

Yeah agreed. The latter part of the show was kinda bad, except for the action scenes.

and the set CGI in said action scenes felt something out of an early 2000s music video.

[old bolt]

likewise but i'm very rarely ever here, 'specially since my gamepass expired months ago

[dusky nova]

This server is basically where I usually chat now.

[old bolt]

yeah it's a shame the CGI suffered a lot for most of the fight scenes. was a bit distracting, but the fights themselves were entertaining enough to look past that

but man some of the environments looked cool. high charity, reach, and the asteroid colony thing mainly

[dusky nova]

Yeah the vistas in the initial part of the series looked great. It's almost as if they ran out of budget towards the end.

[old bolt]

bit nitpicky but it was a bit odd seeing some guns that are obviously just picked from real-life. the insurrectionists having AKs is understandable but still a bit odd considering it's 500 years in the future. dunno though, maybe it's lore-accurate idk

funniest thing in relation to that for me though was seeing soren's gold mateba 6

makes sense; looks like a futuristic revolver. but it reminds me of movies using the G11 as a futuristic gun lol

[dusky nova]

Lmao. Not to mention the 500 year old Chevrolet Tahoe somebody hauled from Earth all the way to Madrigal.

[old bolt]

lol

[tawdry kestrel]

majority defo

[light plinth]

So....Who's your favourite Spartan and tell me why it is Kai?

[tawdry kestrel]

Does Paramount+ actually have a playback system like Netflix or Disney

[inner quest]

Cof cof

[tawdry kestrel]

Kate Kennedy is awesome, I actually think she fits perfectly in the role of a Spartan

she looks like a genuine spartan and plays like one in the series

[light plinth]

Me too. Within the series, She stands out (Dare I say) more so than even John. It could be down to the actor or the character arc. I just thought she had this baby eyed view on the world once she removed her pellet. and then the crashing ship scene, she was phenomenal.

[tawdry kestrel]

She one killer babe 😄

Spartan babe* that is

[light plinth]

hahaha. She comes across in interviews really well.

lol. Let's see how the series progresses, but i am more curious about the other Spartans more so than the artefact collecting.

[tawdry kestrel]

I'm not even interested at how it would progress, it kinda went numb for me from the middle of the first episode

[toxic warren]

Folks, just a reminder to use #933834868637454446 for talking any plot points - especially with later episodes. Show has still to launch in some countries

[tawdry kestrel]

what countries would that be? Just out of curiosity

[toxic warren]

UK for one, not sure on others

[light plinth]

Apologies.

[light plinth]

I'm in the Uk. it was/has/is impossible to miss any of the spoilers. Every major website, youtube channel, back street blogger and a dog on Britain's Got Talent have written up all the details. Most uk fans are watching via "alternative means"

[tawdry kestrel]

i find it very strange that UK doesn't have it released yet

[light plinth]

I don't get it either. Fans are clever enough that they will watch it any way they can, and largely, they have. There is now no reason for fans to snap up a subscription to watch a show they have already downloaded. For the rest of the nation, If they are not a fan of the show, they wont snap up a subscription for something they have no interest in. It seems a silly tactic. But, I could be wrong.

[toxic warren]

Additional reminder not to discuss "additional means" of watching this show, especially not when there are Paramount employees present in the server

[light plinth]

Absolutely agree. I will never mention specific ways or approve of any actions taken.

[toxic warren]

Just to be clear, being vague about it isn't cool either

[light plinth]

Understandable. Merely acknowledging it's existence in the marketing strategy of releasing a media product within certain time frames for specific countries. It seems counter-intuitive to hitting the mass market.

[atomic hamlet]

What even was this show ☠️ ☠️ ☠️

[light plinth]

It was a sci fi show that loosely...very, very loosely had the thinnest veiled attempts at bringing an IRL Halo show to our screens. Whilst it offered some links to the material, it missed on several marks which makes it contentious, at the very least.

[atomic hamlet]

But Master Chief the man from the soder, lost his virginity to a covenant spy.

Just why.

[light plinth]

I genuinely have no answer for that. I could tell, that a lot of fans had a confused look on their faces.

[tawdry kestrel]

because they can

[light plinth]

lol

[tawdry kestrel]

And to think we all felt the true love story between him and cortana and they managed to bust that

i don't mean in the series thou

[light plinth]

kind of in the Halo series chat. So naturally we would associate it with that.

[tawdry kestrel]

Extremely empty campaign and cutscenes with no unsc presence besides some holotapes scattered , 343 really slacked off on this one i don’t think any future dlc’s will save this mess and let’s not even get started on the multiplayer side of things 👎

[rotund hamlet]

M1911s, AKs, and AR-15s aren't going to be phased out if their designs stand the test of time, in-universe wise and out-of-universe wise

If this series adapted Warhammer 40k then i'd agree

The core AK design is nearly a century old and is incredibly robust and easy for anyone to use

And even if they would be considered obsolete as heck in the universe, there are companies today STILL manufacturing and selling obsolete weapons like black power rifles with either smoothbore or rifled configurations with either flintlock or percussion cap mechanisms

[old bolt]

yeah which is why it's not a big deal for me. the mateba 6 is still funny to me though

[rotund hamlet]

I'm waiting for a TV show or movie to feature the cancelled Raging Judge 28. It was a real eye-catcher at the time and was ultimately cancelled because of american firearm and explosive laws.... when they could've just sold it internationally.

[old bolt]

lol

[rotund hamlet]

You only see them in video games under names like "The Executioner"

[little anvil]

Pancor Jackhammer in space when

[barren walrus]

Is the season over yet? Might actually get around to watching it more if it's finished

[west basin]

halo the series sucks so bad

they broke the whole character plot of the master chief

[shell crown]

God the show sucked, it made no sense
To those that actually liked the show... good for you

But 343 an paramount did chief dirty an all of halo

[heady halo]

I still can’t get that scene out of my head

[tawdry kestrel]

i hope they make a halo movie based on the series

pretty much like a season finale, like evangelion did (they made a movie for the season finale)

[little anvil]

Only if they pay for the body bags the resulting fanrage would cause.

Otherwise every city in the States is gonna have to find places to put all of em.

[austere hill]

I rewatched Halo 2 Anniversary Cutscenes. I don't get how they can't translate those awesome moments to a show. It's not that hard.

[winged crescent]

How many series are there

I remember I left off on 6 or 5 don't remember

[mortal hearth]

Anyone know where I can watch the first episode without a subscription? I don’t know how much I’ll like it and it has been taken down from YouTube.

[toxic warren]

Probably nowhere at the moment. The promotion of it being free may come back again like it was for a week, but you're more than likely going to have get P+ if you want to see it

[strange ivy]

Episode 8 was weird

[pallid kestrel]

how come?

[toxic warren]

#933834868637454446

[tawdry kestrel]

Hi!

[pine quiver]

WHATSUP HALO PLAYERSS

im new

and my wifi is bad XD

[tawdry kestrel]

lol im on my hotspot so...

[pine quiver]

i cant hear anything

...

what?

ok im ganna just leave then

[toxic warren]

Folks please remember that this channel is for discussing the Halo TV Series

[pine quiver]

ok i can hear stuff finaly

but my mic is brokin

also i cant play halo multy player cuz my wifi suck

[toxic warren]

Fox, this isn't the channel. Please use #471749501171007498 if you need help

[pine quiver]

o

ok

[trim echo]

Hello Spartans

[lyric breach]

Interesting profile ngl lol

[kind linden]

My pfp in Paramount Plus is the Master Chief

[tawdry kestrel]

Omg its the legendary reanu keeves

So is the halo series actually good

[kind linden]

It has the Chief!

[tawdry kestrel]

But i know it has sone questionable none lore friendly things

[amber egret]

Thats no chief thats jimothy rhombus

[kind linden]

lol

[oblique linden]

First and last eps are great]

[random crystal]

I just finished watching the series last night and all im gonna say is oh boy
Good thing i made peace with the lore being slaughtered like those civilians in the first episode because someone just fired a full salvo of mac rounds right into any part of halo lore

Taking aside the complete desecration of the lore it is say 7/10

And i know 343 wanted to humanise the master chief but they might have went a wee bit too far (him taking off his helmet is ok but watching him take out a pill on his back and sleep with a covanent spy is a bit too far

Also they outright killed john which unless cortanas delusional right from the start of halo 1 is kinda bruh for the first trilogy and shoots the whole reclaimer saga in the head with the halo 1 magnum

But forgetting that it is pretty decent and when we are shown the Hud that looks partially derived from halo 3 odst and a part like halo 4

Ignore the lore violations and consider it an alternate timeline and you will enjoy it at least mostly

[empty marsh]

when is halo the series based on?

like before which game or after which game?

[patent pebble]

It’s non canon but i guess if u could put it somewhere based on them not knowing about the ring yet, I’d say it’s before halo CE. But again it’s non canon so it doesn’t correspond with the halo games or books.

[empty marsh]

i see ty

[patent pebble]

Np

[lone breach]

Not seen it yet but Paramount+ is out Wednesday in the U.K. - will I be able to watch it on my Xbox series and the vrgn tv box

[random crystal]

Before reach

[oblique pewter]

Probably been said before. But Chief just ain't a TV character. Could have made a cool story about anyone else. Johnson, Keyes, Foehammer, ODST's ... anyone but Chief really.

[tawdry kestrel]

I think it can work if done right

[hoary quarry]

Do you all remember coming form school and playing halo

and getting super excited when halo 3 came out

[sterile ferry]

Thank God Season 1 is over

My suffering and pain has come to an end

Atleast for a few months

[toxic warren]

Please remember to use #933834868637454446 for major plot points as the series has still to release in some countries

[vivid otter]

Plasma rifles look so powerful in this show

[novel bear]

garbage...

that is all

[toxic warren]

Keep it constructive please

[verbal fox]

Tell that to The Covenant Paramount

[fathom minnow]

sounds about right

[novel bear]

It is constructive if people are agreeing

And tell that to the covenant

[toxic warren]

That's not how constructive works

[hallow sphinx]

Haven't watched the show, dosent look to impressive tho

Should have just animated it like the ingame cut scenes

[icy stump]

not too great ngl

[oblique linden]

Tru but that wouldn’t sell well

[feral swan]

Nah you could do a show about buck and his ODSTs during Reach since he was canonically there

It would be tailored towards the older fans more but it would still be better than the flaming trash bin we got

[oblique pewter]

Then there's no point even making a show. Chief is the "silent protagonist" his entire character can be summed up as "get me a weapon" .

He doesn't have personality, or emotions, or a development arc. He's just a vessel for the player to kill aliens. 343 doesn't seem to get that. Same reason the chief/cortana weird romance fell pretty flat in the games

Probably the most unsuitable character for TV/Film you could find. Which is a shame, because the setting is interesting, and so are a lot of the characters.

There's no way to convert chief into a TV character without completely changing him, annoying the Halo game fans in the process... and the odd bits of Halo action scenes probably won't win over many non-halo fans. The show in the ends turns out to be made for nobody

[random crystal]

Maybe a show on someone like jorge or carter from halo reach would have been interesting but then again spartan IIs dont make for the best characters for development arcs

[toxic warren]

Good news for UK folk - looks like the first episode will be airing for free on channel 5. If you don't have a Paramount+ subscription set up yet, this will give you a little extra time :)
https://www.cordbusters.co.uk/halo-tv-series-coming-to-channel-5/

[worldly wasp]

The fun part about all the Halo series hate is that everyone continues to watch it, leaving Paramount and 343 with almost no idea that a lot of fans don’t like it. Personally I’ve been playing the games since day one and enjoy it, but to each their own.

[lone breach]

Can we get paramount+ U.K. on Xbox this Wednesday

[toxic warren]

There should be an Xbox app available
https://help.paramountplus.com/s/article/PD-How-can-I-stream-Paramount-on-my-Xbox

Alternatively, if you have Sky and a Sky Cinema subscription you should be able to log into the Sky app and access it through there

[lone breach]

On day 1 Wednesday because the only way I can watch it is on laptop iPhone or Xbox - my smart tv is probably too old as it before 2016 and fire stick not working atm

[lone breach]

This is for it being out already ? It’s not out till 22nd in the U.K.

[toxic warren]

If you need more time to set things up, as I posted further up channel 5 will be showing the first episode for free

[lone breach]

How would I need more time setting it up when it’s not me that decides if it is on Xbox on day 1 - it’s paramount+ U.K. that decides that

I can easily set it up it’s just I won’t be able to watch it in big tv screen unless it’s on Xbox series X on Wednesday and don’t have to wait a few months

@toxic warren

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[lone breach]

It’s to get u to sign up make u watch episode 1 then want more and find out u need paramount+

[toxic warren]

Please stop tagging me

[lone breach]

Oh sorry

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[lone breach]

But will there be paramount+ app on Xbox this Wednesday for people in the U.K. or is that not available yet and will be at a later date ?

[toxic warren]

I imagine there will be but I don't know, can't check right now

[lone breach]

Are u from the U.K. ?

I dunno how I would be able to watch psramount+ if it is not on my Xbox for day 1 (I hope family gets it btw)

[toxic warren]

Yes

[lone breach]

Oh nice it’s just when I message the Instagram one or ask they don’t message or reply - I google paramount+ and it mentioned prime video add on, app, smart tv and stuff but no mention of Xbox or PlayStation ?

We have Disney+ prime video vrgn tv Netflix in the house

[lone breach]

Why can’t they have an Xbox app on day 1 like the rest such as Disney Netflix prime etc

[lone breach]

Anyone who is from the U.K. please dm me

[faint skiff]

Ayo, what up. My friends and I really enjoyed the show, and we're all long-time Halo fans. I understand why others may not like it, but I honestly feel like some fans are taking it a bit too personally.

There are certainly legitimate criticisms to be made, but I think this show is only going to get better with time. Kinda like Infinite lol

[toxic warren]

Despite being spoiled on a lot of it, I'm still excited to watch it

[lone breach]

I hope to watch it on Wednesday the first episode if there is an Xbox app for paramount+ in the U.K.

[novel bear]

pretty sure that's how it works, seems like the majority of people or at least a LOT of people agree with me on my opinion on the series

[marble otter]

constructive criticism seeks to point out wrongs and then suggest rights. Everyone screaming it's awful flaming trash without sighting good reasons as to why & how to make it not trash is not inherently constructive. Just my two cents

of course it's memable but still ;v

[tawdry kestrel]

plenty good criticism was given already

If you'd like i can recap most of it 😄

[toxic warren]

No, not how it works. People agreeing with you does not mean your comments are constructive. Please look up the S.M.A.R.T approach to feedback if you want good examples of being constructive, also look up the word constructive while you're at it

[lone breach]

Anyone have or is getting paramount+

[lone breach]

I spoke to Xbox live chat just now and asked about app coming Wednesday to Xbox and they said u can get the app once it has launched in your country

[past sedge]

@toxic warren

[toxic warren]

Stop spam tagging me please

Did you need something?

[toxic warren]

https://twitter.com/ParamountPlusUK/status/1537803002630885377?t=k6NxHREI-q83qXF4DuxzoQ&s=19

Paramount+ UK & Ireland (@ParamountPlusUK)

@paulgreenslade_ Paramount+ will be available directly to everyone through the standalone app for £6.99 a month or £69.90 a year. Plus, if you’re a Sky Cinema subscriber it will be automatically included in your package.

Twitter · Jun 17, 2022, 2:23 PM

[lone breach]

If I can’t get it on the Xbox day 1 then I might have to do chrome cast

U can get paramount+ through prime video add on

[orchid thicket]

Is paramount + Xbox exclusive I have both consoles and can’t find it on ps5

[glass nimbus]

Lol no

[novel bear]

for this? nah, I cancelled my membership

[lone breach]

Are u from the U.K.

[lone breach]

I can’t get it on a smart tv if it’s bought before 2016 ?

[toxic warren]

Sign ups for Paramount plus are now available for the UK, site is live
https://www.paramountplus.com/gb/

[lone breach]

The iPhone app is out btw but I can’t see it on my Xbox series x the app

[hearty kraken]

I'm five episodes into the show

So far it's fine. Has some fairly questionable moments but most shows do. It's actively entertaining me though. Don't get the outrage yet.

[toxic warren]

A lot of people I've spoken with have enjoyed it, I'm quite excited to start :)

[lone breach]

Did anyone see the tweet about getting a 30 day free trial for paramount+ through games pass on June 28th - does this mean the app is coming next week to the Xbox

[modern mirage]

doubt it, but idk. they had that promotion in NA aswell when the show started here

[amber egret]

it gets even worse later

[hushed zenith]

A lot worse

[deep bough]

I wonder if with the poor reception from fans if they'll opt to make season 2 follow the books/games a bit more closely. While still having a slightly different flair

That's all I want to see is pillar of autumn finding halo, and like ya know attack on the map room... Sargent Johnson

I haven't finished season 1 yet

I wish they started the Spartans off with Mk V armor and they could have gotten an upgrade later in the show.

https://www.artstation.com/artwork/2xBV2e

Would have looked awesome on screen

[lone breach]

When will Xbox app come to the U.K. for paramount+

[lone breach]

Yea but seems weird for Xbox to promote halo but not have the app that shows it on their console which is very well capable of having the app - see USA they have it on Xbox and PS so it’s not like they don’t have the ability to make it on the Xbox/PS

[modern mirage]

halo is owned by xbox? why would it be weird

[deep bough]

LMAO it doesn't have paramount+ on the console??

[lone breach]

Yes in the U.K. not even on Xbox or PlayStation and it launched today in the U.K.

[lone breach]

Because the tv show is on paramount+ and in the U.K. we yet to have it on console the app

[modern mirage]

whats wrong with viewing it on pc?

[lone breach]

Paramount+ of i alt launched in the U.K. today on these

Samsung smart tv (2017+)
Chromecast
Fire stick
Apple TV
Sky cinema for sky tv users
Roku or whoever’s say it

[lone breach]

I rather watch on in my tv instead of on my laptop on the floor

I have disney+ Netflix and prime and never ever used the app on phone to watch or laptop just used my Xbox for it

[modern mirage]

ahh gotcha

[lone breach]

Like I just finished an episode of the simpsons on Disney+ on my Xbox series X

[toxic warren]

Did you ask Xbox about the app coming to UK console users?
They would be able to advise you better than anyone here

[lone breach]

They said keep an eye out on our social platforms for any news - they say something like this before it was released today too when asked a few days ago

This was paramount+ btw

And I saw a tweet from halo which was retweeted by Xbox U.K. and paramount+ U.K. and Ireland - that’s mentions get 30 day free trial through game pass from June 28th

?

[idle pumice]

The show is supposed to be like GoT isnt it? Or am I thinking of something else?

[idle pumice]

I'll be checking today if you want me to check later

[lone breach]

They are getting some many tweets about lg tv and Xbox/PS app that they will have to add those soon

High demand for them

[karmic kindle]

Hopefully season 2 of halo happens

[toxic warren]

@rocky nymph If you're live streaming Halo you're welcome to post in #651594850042511365

This channel is for discussing the Halo TV series

[tawdry kestrel]

Lol why would they

It's apparently their most viewed show on paramount and they think that's success

Plus the defending from Pablo

They're extremely reliant on the silver timeline moment

[deep bough]

Isn't paramount having an issue with low subscriptions?

[shell crown]

Guess you can call it karma

[elder granite]

the series is that bad they are making it FREE in the UK

[elder granite]

piracy of the show is allowed to be streamed here provided the streamer has paramount plus?

[toxic warren]

No

Piracy is not allowed anywhere on this server

My post was in reference to the games

[brisk gulch]

the Halo TV show is on Channel 5 of all channels in the UK 💀 one of the worst tv channels in the UK, known for bottom of the barrel stuff

[toxic warren]

Just the first episode I believe

[tawdry kestrel]

What app

[spring grotto]

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[toxic warren]

First episode done, I'm loving everything about this so far 😁

[tawdry kestrel]

the halo show reminds me a lot like the avatar movie and the dragonball movie

[heady halo]

But it’s more worse than those two

[late rock]

It gets better, all the scenes with protagonist are good. Some of the storylines with other characters are trash.

[placid frigate]

If anyone wants some "extra" lore! (No spoilers here) Seems the props being displayed in London have some new text written for it!

https://www.reddit.com/r/halo/comments/vifbff/halo_tv_props_from_the_paramount_pop_up_in_london/

Riz-028 wearing the Samuel helmet I'd say is really cool.

And Kai-125 wears the Berta helmet. (No idea if that's a reference) But the lore behind it is pretty cool!

Also found it amusing the Needler didn't get a Type or Pattern designation aha!

[lone breach]

Why is it so hard for a Xbox/PS paramount+ app in the U.K. - I have seen so many people get replies from paramount+ U.K. and Ireland telling them no yet supported on Xbox/PS - but they mention yet they will share the list of devices and platforms as the list grows abs also tell you to keep an eye on their social channels for updates

[toxic warren]

¯_(ツ)_/¯

[quiet bison]

In my opinion only episodes 1,5, and 9 are actually good. The rest are either ok or meh exept for 4 I don’t like 4 in the slightest

[little anvil]

All lore is good lore.

...hold up.
Gyroscopically stabalized APHE
Chiefs Silver-timeline MA5 is basically a bolter

Silver timeline UNSC mass deploys the kind of weaponry the Imperium of Man can only give to high level units and to SPACE MARINES.
No wonder the Covenant aren't much of a threat!

Seems the Prototype is canon in Silver as well.

So is Sam canon to Silver then?

[tawdry kestrel]

Ok the amors

Could look more interesting

And it looks to spikey and stuff

[hybrid orchid]

I don't think that's what that means. It's still a traditional rifle round, but the weapon itself is gyroscopically stabilized. It doesn't fire mini rockets. Also the IoM could most definitely give bolters to the vast majority.

[little anvil]

Specifically says "gyroscopically stabalized armor piercing high explosive rounds"
Means the weapons ammunition is gyroc.
Plus how the hell do you gyroscopically stabaslize a rifle.

Also the Imperium cant; speciality troops only. If they could give it to everyone then Guardsmen would be fielded bolters instead of lasguns

[lone breach]

Paramount+ U.K. and Ireland on Twitter getting asked so much time and time again about Xbox/PlayStation app

[keen sail]

Is there really anyone in UK who hasn't already seen the whole series. Staggered releases are bad business.

[toxic warren]

Yes, lot of people

Myself included

Considering it only released 2 days ago and only 3 episodes are available
(friendly reminder that access contenting outside of available regions is not permitted via ToS and can't be discussed here)

[lone breach]

Me I was but wanted paramount+ but have yet to watch due to stupid no Xbox/ps app yet - I have Disney+ prime Netflix too and tv shows and movies on dvd too

[orchid thicket]

Pronouns 😂

[toxic warren]

Care to elaborate?

[orchid thicket]

Nope 👎 I don’t care to. Because of my FREEDOM OF SPEECH I don’t have to

Boy

[toxic warren]

Anyways

Back on topic

[heady halo]

Last words before disaster

Rip

[little anvil]

Im mad we didnt learn about the MA5s ammo in the show.
That MIGHT have actually quieted some of the whiners about how the militia got kicked till the Spartans showed up.

[gaunt harbor]

Makes sense

[gaunt harbor]

Bolters have too much recoil

A standard space marine heavy bolter is a heavy mounted weapon with a two man team

[tawdry kestrel]

Need more. Please keep this going!

[eager coral]

The Covenant have something way better than they do, though

Actually functioning plasma weapons

that don't explode when you sneeze on them

[tawdry kestrel]

Yawn

[jovial flax]

Brawn

[hushed zenith]

True plus they the covenant also has lightsabers shape like two prong forks

[placid sundial]

Just finished the show after putting it off due to all the negative feedback I saw it getting.

In short, people hate on things too much. As long as you can respect that the show isn't canon to the games, it's fantastic. I'll freely admit I cried at the finale, it's just so great

[amber egret]

What about that militia minigun that only became effective when chief held it

Are the militia stormtroopers that cant aim?

[muted lance]

The minigun moment was funny

[rugged latch]

I haven’t played halo yet but I want to

[amber egret]

Infinite is free, mcc is less than 10 bucks when its on sale

[rugged latch]

Ok thanks

[toxic warren]

#483759756566069258 if you're looking to chat about the game :)

[fading anchor]

Reading interview regarding series feedback.
||Didnt think "Mr Cheeks" part would of been controversial.||

||New showrunner and writers for season 2.
Unsure how it will salvage s1||

Posted wrong spot, spoiler tag as an in case someone is going in blind

[tawdry kestrel]

It's fun trust me

Also if u need friends on infinite u can always ask me

[tawdry kestrel]

A lot of fans are taking the military part of halo seriously Mr. Forsaken

So when they use him to commit war crimes, it's going to become controversial

You know it's 2022, they're so mad that the master chief is not a mainstream pleb that they had to destroy his legacy

We're not the "fans" anymore, we moved off the target area

Now it's the zoomers

they don't make them like us, it's over

The best we can do now is become legends

go out with a bang

We will be remembered as the one generation called Toxic because we were right

[fading anchor]

@tawdry kestrel
I have no idea wtf you just said.
In the interview, one of them stated they didnt think showing Cheeks in ep 3 would of been controversial or cause as much of an uproar as it has and that surprised them.

They obviously didn't realize the full implications of their changes.

[tawdry kestrel]

Well it's sexuality, but the war crime was him sleeping with the enemy in her cell

we don't need to see his cheeks

[fading anchor]

This is why I dont understand what you are talking about.
Im specifically talking ep 3's exposure and not ep 8

Ep 3 is what was quoted in the interview

[humble ice]

Why cant I send pix?

[rotund hamlet]

100% sure the Season 2 writers are going to overcorrect

[limber roost]

I am 100% on board with chief commit suspicious war crimes when necessary

I am not 100% on board with robot chief who has anger issues and is an angsy teen

Doesn't even make sense

[rotund hamlet]

Imagine having your emotional centers forcibly suppressed for basically most of your life and then, never having been taught to regulate them, having that center flood back into your brain.

[limber roost]

I understand what the show is going for and such