Halo: The Television Series

[Aspie]

I wonder how the origins are going to be explored, and for how long.

[DaddyYautja]

The Halo story has been so totally messed up by 343 i dont care.

[Space Sweeper]

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[Cal427eb]

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[Ratchetcomand]

I still wish a movie would be made instead. The TV show should be awesome, but I wish they can get Neill Blomkamp to come back and direct a movie for once.

[Dovahkiin]

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[Cal427eb]

I still wish a movie would be made instead. The TV show should be awesome, but I wish they can get Neill Blomkamp to come back and direct a movie for once.

They kinda already had one. 

[Ratchetcomand]

I'm talking about a big budget Hollywood film.

[Cal427eb]

Ah, yes. That would be nice to see as well.

[Aspie]

This T.V. show is going to have to have an immense budget, I just don't understand how they can pull this off. I hope Spielberg isn't planning to employ Terra Nova or Falling Skies production values. Really, I'm expecting a mini series route to be taken.

[Space Sweeper]

Well, Microsoft is backing it alongside him, so they'll probably have something like a Game of Thrones budget... which is practically on-par with a feature film. Hopefully the curse of Spielberg-on-TV doesn't carry over. Well, unless it's shit like Terra Nova or Falling Skies.

[Aspie]

Well, Microsoft is backing it alongside him, so they'll probably have something like a Game of Thrones budget... which is practically on-par with a feature film. Hopefully the curse of Spielberg-on-TV doesn't carry over. Well, unless it's shit like Terra Nova or Falling Skies.

Yeah, but surely something like Halo would make the Game of Thrones budget seem like chump change. It's going to have to be standard Halo quality to even have a chance. Which means visual perfection and amazing environments. Which kind of worries me, because sustaining that quality on a week to week format seems unreasonable, which might persuade them to take a Falling Skies   (hai lets not show da viewers shit for most the season then surprise them with "meh"-to-"good enough" visuals at the end) approach.

[Space Sweeper]

Well, Microsoft is backing it alongside him, so they'll probably have something like a Game of Thrones budget... which is practically on-par with a feature film. Hopefully the curse of Spielberg-on-TV doesn't carry over. Well, unless it's shit like Terra Nova or Falling Skies.

Yeah, but surely something like Halo would make the Game of Thrones budget seem like chump change.

Something like Battlestar Galactica, constantly magnificently directed, held fantastic shipboard drama on frequently used and convincing sets and wonderful CGI in between for exterior/space battle shots for four seasons and only got better on a fraction of GoT's budget-- and that was a space opera. In Game of Thrones, the amount of CGI is hard to notice, but it's present in basically every upward facing shot of a city; much more than Battlestar Galactica and more detail/compositing work.

With a skilled set of directors, well designed live sets, and an creative application of CGI, it could easily work. I'd say all of the serious CGI work on Forward Unto Dawn was about that of two episodes worth of Game of Thrones, anyways, in terms of budget spent.

[OmegaZilla]

unless it's shit like Terra Nova or Falling Skies.

Sweeper, you're breaking my heart.

[Aspie]

Well, Microsoft is backing it alongside him, so they'll probably have something like a Game of Thrones budget... which is practically on-par with a feature film. Hopefully the curse of Spielberg-on-TV doesn't carry over. Well, unless it's shit like Terra Nova or Falling Skies.

Yeah, but surely something like Halo would make the Game of Thrones budget seem like chump change.

Something like Battlestar Galactica, constantly magnificently directed, held fantastic shipboard drama on frequently used and convincing sets and wonderful CGI in between for exterior/space battle shots for four seasons and only got better on a fraction of GoT's budget-- and that was a space opera. In Game of Thrones, the amount of CGI is hard to notice, but it's present in basically every upward facing shot of a city; much more than Battlestar Galactica and more detail/compositing work.

With a skilled set of directors, well designed live sets, and an creative application of CGI, it could easily work. I'd say all of the serious CGI work on Forward Unto Dawn was about that of two episodes worth of Game of Thrones, anyways, in terms of budget spent.

Honestly, I'm just having a hard time imagining a Halo series where CGI will not be utilized an extreme amounts. Especially with the environments.