Re: Halo TV Series Thread - Showtime’s Halo TV Series gets 10 ep order, Master Chief has been cast (p3)
Posted: Thu Apr 18, 2019 5:12 pm
Peter Crisp wrote:This has the potential to be a disaster of rather epic proportions if they don't treat the material in the way the fans expect.
The character of The Chief will need to be handled extremely carefully as he'll need to be heroic and unflappable while not seeming like an uncaring monster. The shows setting will also be crucial and they'll need to really splash the cash on sets to depict both alien worlds (these are much more alien than those found in Trek or Star Wars) and spaceships.
The problem is, and this is a problem the 343 games have had too, is that the Master Chief isn't a character. He was a blank slate for the player to imprint themselves onto. What happened was exactly that however, with each player expecting certain things from the writing of the character, things that couldn't possibly be fulfilled.
Any traits they give to the Chief in this series will be rejected by some portion of the fanbase. It's asking for trouble.