'Mass Effect' TV Series Is In the Works At Amazon (variety.com) 10
An anonymous reader quotes a report from Variety: A "Mass Effect" TV series is officially in development at Amazon MGM Studios, Variety has learned exclusively. Daniel Casey is set to write and executive produce the adaptation. Karim Zreik will executive produce under his Cedar Tree Productions banner, with Ari Arad and EA's Michael Gamble also executive producing. Cedar Tree is currently under an overall deal at Amazon MGM Studios. Exact plot details are being kept under wraps. [...]
The first "Mass Effect" game launched to rave reviews in 2007. Since then, there have been three more games in the main series, with "Mass Effect: Andromeda" debuting in 2017. There have also been multiple mobile games in the franchise, as well as an animated film, novels, comic books, and other media. The story of the first three "Mass Effect" games revolves around Commander Shepard, a human soldier in the 22nd century trying to save humanity from a race of aliens known as the Reapers. "Andromeda" moved the games much further into the future with a new protagonist, with a fifth game also in the works. The franchise is developed by BioWare and are now published by EA. In 2010, EA announced plans to turn Mass Effect into a movie, but the project was later canceled. However, Ari Arad (known for co-founding Marvel Studios) led the initial effort and is now working to bring the film to life in this latest attempt.
The first "Mass Effect" game launched to rave reviews in 2007. Since then, there have been three more games in the main series, with "Mass Effect: Andromeda" debuting in 2017. There have also been multiple mobile games in the franchise, as well as an animated film, novels, comic books, and other media. The story of the first three "Mass Effect" games revolves around Commander Shepard, a human soldier in the 22nd century trying to save humanity from a race of aliens known as the Reapers. "Andromeda" moved the games much further into the future with a new protagonist, with a fifth game also in the works. The franchise is developed by BioWare and are now published by EA. In 2010, EA announced plans to turn Mass Effect into a movie, but the project was later canceled. However, Ari Arad (known for co-founding Marvel Studios) led the initial effort and is now working to bring the film to life in this latest attempt.
A better medium for it (Score:3)
The rails in the games are obvious on the first playthrough - if they want to tell a linear story, television is a better medium for it than a videogame.
Re: A better medium for it (Score:2)
The linearity of the game is what keeps it interesting. Open world games just drag in and on while you stop to smell the procedurally generated roses.
From the studio that brought you- (Score:2)
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>The Rings of Power
I tried. I am not one of those "that doesn't match the book canon" types, I can handle a different interpretation.
The story just didn't earn my attention, and I got half-way through the penultimate episode and found I couldn't must the enthusiasm to continue.
When you're writing a prequel with mandatory major story beats, you have to be pretty damn clever to make it engaging, and whoever wrote this series was not up to the task.
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I'm in same boat. I didn't mind the compressed timeline (in book canon, the forging of the rings and fall of NÃmenor happen generations apart etc). However, since the plot is more or less given ("Bad Guy Wins"), then there should still be an engaging story.
However, what happens is that a bunch of wooden characters namedrop a few names known from books occasionally and otherwise...you just don't care. Battles happen, some romances happen, some supposed character development happens. And as a watcher, yo
Well Amazon has to do something (Score:2)
to replace all the revenue from stuff they import and sell
Since that will all go away when Trumps Tariffs take effect.
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I wonder what really happened between Bezos and Trump before the WP endorsement cancellation. Threats, most likely.
After all, Bezos might like a US in which he can treat his workers like disposable items and have no fear of legislation or court interference in that, but most of Trump's platform is more likely to hurt his bottom line than to help it and Bezos still fell in line like a good boy.
I really wonder what those threats were.
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I wouldn't worry too much. There might be a few cosmetic measures to save face, but if Trump actually tried to put tariffs in place on the scale he promised, he'd wind up just like his buddy Jeffrey Epstein.
Something Else For Amazon To Fuck Up Entirely (Score:2)