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So, recently came two news items that excited me.

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The first was the official confirmation of the existence of Cortana yesterday, Microsoft's answer to Siri. I have to saw, I was impressed by the teaser trailer. Not because I have the capacity to support a Third-Generation Smart AI in MJOLNIR or an Android, but because it perfectly captures how I think the robot uprising will look like in its opening stages. Trust me, the Terminator isn't going to turn up at your door asking about John Connor. It'll already know where he is.

But I digress.

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The other thing was apparent confirmation at last that Ridley Scott and David Zucker are actually producing a "digital feature project". Just as exciting to me is the claim that Battlestar Galactica director Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, who has also collaborated with Steven Spielberg, is in talks to direct it. I was a huge fan of the rebooted BSG back in the day, though I will be hard pressed to find an ending as infuriating as "It actually was God all along lol Jimmy Hendrix". Moreover, he's also worked on Heroes, another show that I initially loved until the second season got weird, and The Pillars of the Earth, an adaptation of a book I loved which I still haven't seen yet but dearly want to. Scott, the producer, director and cowriter of the original Alien movie, Blade Runner, and Prometheus, just to name a few influences on Halo (I count Prometheus. Did you see the Didact?) was rumoured to be working on a Halo Movie a while ago, which was denied pretty solidly at the time. Does the fact that it will apparently get only a digital distribution mean that we're getting something akin to another Forward Unto Dawn? I liked FUD, but splitting it up into episodes made it feel weirdly paced, at least to me. More importantly, what does "a surgically-enhanced super soldier who is not Master Chief" mean? Is this going to be Spartan Ops 2, or, as I'm hoping, is this going to focus on older, more experienced Spartan-II or III characters, like Blue Team? And, of course, does the fact that this story was broken by a news website that specialises in Hollywood news make it any less credible?

Opinions? Worries? Theories?

Comments

Yeah, is it available for Apple-based tech, like iPods and iPhones? --Xamikaze330 [Transmission|Commencing] 22:43, 2 April 2014 (EDT)Xamikaze330

I don't think it is. If I'm not wrong, the feature is internally attached to the mobile OS, and is not just an app that is cross-compatible with other mobile OS. — subtank 08:49, 3 April 2014 (EDT)

I have little to say about Cortana: it's a nifty feature but I doubt it would be of any use to me. I'm still waiting for a holographic avatar friend though.

As for the supposed Halo film, I would say that Ridley Scott would not be the best director for the film. He tends to do it his way and deviates largely from source materials. This can be good and bad for the franchise: it is good such that his directorial style will give a new perspective on things, just like how he did with Robin Hood and Prometheus, but it is also bad in the sense that it will not hold true to what people would come to expect (case study, the Xenomorph connection in Prometheus). In any case, I would still prefer Neill Blomkamp to any grizzled director/producer when it comes to a Halo film. — subtank 08:49, 3 April 2014 (EDT)

My bet is on Gabriel Thorne.Sith-venator Wavingstrider (Commlink) 09:03, 3 April 2014 (EDT)

Might be Palmer.— subtank 09:11, 3 April 2014 (EDT)

Might be, but my money is on our star rookie. They grow up so fast. Leader of Majestic already.Sith-venator Wavingstrider (Commlink) 09:16, 3 April 2014 (EDT)