Halo
 

I went into it with an open mind as I have never played the game and know nothing about the story. It is off to a promising start. They have gone all out on the special effects, they are phenomenal. There is one thing itching my realism factor but I won't say anything until I have seen a few more episodes. In terms of a well made proper scifi series though, I strongly recommend you give it a try.

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You can get ointment for that

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Just watched the first three episodes of Halo - really enjoying it, not what I was expecting (having played the game), but looking forward to the rest of the season.

It’s not a simplistic "shoot em up" - it reminds me very much of "Space - Above and Beyond".

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You win “obscure sci fi reference of the week” :D

I used to like that though. Which streamer has Halo?

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Paramount+. It is well worth checking out. I haven't watched this week's ep yet but I really enjoyed the first two. Some of the acting is very hollow and would ordinarily kill me but the production quality and story more than makes up for it. They have gone all out on set design and visual effects; the last time I was wowed this much was Game of Thrones and I can't remember ever seeing a scifi series with this much detail and realism. You can watch it really believing those locations exist. The other thing I am really enjoying is the story and depth. I have never played the game and know nothing of the story so this is all new to me and I am really enjoying it. It is far more than a scifi action shooter and Paramount have really gone all in on this and committed 110%.

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Just watched ep 3 and loved it. This is defo my favourite series at the moment.

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I havent seen episode 3 yet, but have enjoyed the first two.

I dont play games, so I have no clue how similar to the game it is.

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It's just getting better and better

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I’m curious how you’re getting Paramount+ when it doesn’t have a UK launch date yet. (And yes I know all about VPNs, it’s the process of getting an account with a UK billing address/credit card that seems surprising to me).

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Maybe i have a second home in Alaska?

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I’m going to assume any such address has a very low realism factor :D

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This is the view from the back of my cabin

https://www.cableforum.uk/images/local/2022/04/4.jpg

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Just gone through the free week set up upto payment date and you can pay by paypal with no address set up. Whether it would flag the Paypal address and then stop you I dunno but it might not.

Interestingly you can also get Virtual US credit cards https://www.usunlocked.com/service/ not that I have tried this

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VPN using US IP address, on my Bro-in-law's Paramount+ account (he lives in Connecticut).

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I'm not.
Like many, I get it from "other" sources.
I'm sure you can figure it out. :D

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Likewise.:D

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good to know. Given the competition between streaming services and the established dominance of Amazon and Netflix you would think new services wouldn't want to restrict themselves in terms of customer growth and would take anything they can get. I think Disney nailed it although I know there was a massive upfront cost in infrastructure investment.

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Just watched episode 3, loving it so far. :)

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Yup, and in contrast to Mmon Knight this series perfectly demonstrates how you develop a story and characters and enrich the series episode by episode. I feel like I am going on a journey and enjoying a quality story rather than scratching my head and having more questions than answers.

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So good. So so good. I want more more more.