How The Halo TV Show Was Ruined

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7 ай бұрын

In this video i explore why the Halo TV show was so profoundly bad and what it says about the creativity crisis plaguing America
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@BDobbinsFTW 7 ай бұрын

its been a crazy couple years but im back for good now guys....stay tuned much love

@Opachki69420 7 ай бұрын

Almost didn't even recognize your voice, welcome back!

@machoman5172 7 ай бұрын

That's cool. Don't believe you but I'll take any new uploads you have.

@WakeUpUniverse66 7 ай бұрын

I hope you are

@DanBharry 7 ай бұрын

see you this time next year for the next upload

@cursedvideos420 7 ай бұрын

See you next year when the rent is due 😂

@deshplayer8635 7 ай бұрын

A wizard is never late, nor is he early, he arrives precisely when he means to.

@Bagginsess 7 ай бұрын

Thank Eru Ilúvatar! He's just in time for secondses!

@Yowassup860 7 ай бұрын

Return of the King

@evanstock9134 7 ай бұрын

3 years of pain, 16 minutes of happiness

@smokyondagrass2353 7 ай бұрын

Holy mother of God, a bdobbinsftw video, what a time to be alive

@user-vr2le8jb4d 6 ай бұрын

FUCK YEAH

@BudgiePanic 7 ай бұрын

“Halo needs to appeal to a broader audience” as if being one of the biggest gaming IPs back in the day hasn’t granted it a broad audience already

@TheBiddofslayer58 7 ай бұрын

Back when it had no competition, now it faces a very over saturated market.

@gravity00x 7 ай бұрын

@@TheBiddofslayer58halo is still the only one of its kind. its potential has just been ruined by corporate greed and complete ineptitude, paired with absolute incompetence and wokism.

@TheBiddofslayer58 6 ай бұрын

@@gravity00x that has to be the most generic word salad I have a read all day long. Spoiler alert halo has always been diverse.

@gravity00x 6 ай бұрын

@@TheBiddofslayer58diverse 😂😂😂 u failed to mention inclusion of minorities my wokist man

@TheBiddofslayer58 6 ай бұрын

@@gravity00x I said diverse, really didn’t think I needed to elaborate further, all ethnicities have long been involved in halo.

@mrfreshkyle1998 7 ай бұрын

I love how I forget this guy exists and still get Uber eager to watch any vid he posts

@calebross6052 7 ай бұрын

That ending line “you know who didn’t go to college? JESUS” cracked me up 😂

@Alpha1200 7 ай бұрын

12:55 - I think this is exactly 100% correct but I'd add something to it. Which is that decisions like who is put in charge of what are always made by executives. Executives want one thing, they want as certain a return on investment as possible. But creativity is fueled more than anything by ephemeral things and risk. Executives try to come up with some formula for art, but that simply doesn't exist. There is an inherent conflict here between what the decision-makers want and what makes for good art.

@HistoryforThinkers 6 ай бұрын

so, what you’re saying is that the shareholders aren’t capable of making the greatest possible choice? this is a revelation! do you think this idea could be applied to other aspects of the economy? i wonder if anyone has ever written about this idea?

@OntiCastro7 6 ай бұрын

The man in the video sounds wacky conspiracy theorist blaming it on the education system. It has always been lacking but that is NOT the reason why Halo has gone downhill

@VindictiveCollective 5 ай бұрын

It is part satire, part truth. I have worked in Post Secondary Education for almost half a decade, the mediocrity/creativity bits are absolutely spot on.

@SparrowEmpire 7 ай бұрын

I hope this footage was captured in 343's theatre mode because 90% of shots on "kills" in this video are horribly missed.

@Avid921 7 ай бұрын

Absolutely spitting fire the whole video. You lit up and called out everything wrong with modern society and education, all from the passion born out of loving Halo. It's dark times, and you are shining some light on the ugly rot that has consumed everything. If only I was capable of liking this video more than once. Instead I will share it with all my friends so they can like it.

@djtoxicdhg 6 ай бұрын

It's not that deep of a video bro

@Avid921 6 ай бұрын

then either we didn't watch the same video or you are not paying attention. I'm inclined to think it's the latter in your case with a comment like that. @@djtoxicdhg

@thdoorhingeisorange 6 ай бұрын

@@djtoxicdhglow iq comment

@rockyracoon7181 7 ай бұрын

He came back when we needed him most.

@RockieRotten 7 ай бұрын

Good to hear from you again man, incredibly insightful as always I personally blamed nepotism for why incompetent people were finding their way into creative roles But it seems to be a mix of both as most cases usual are.

@Xtrendence 7 ай бұрын

The issue's even bigger, because a lot of managers who would be in charge of hiring people also got their positions through nepotism. So not only do you have incompetent people getting jobs because of their family, but you have managers who have no idea how to spot actual talent hiring whoever the smoothest talker is.

@tarman2752 7 ай бұрын

The ending made me laugh so hard the whole neighborhood heard me. Amazing video and yet another great commentary on the modern travesty that is the US education system!

@smakfu1375 6 ай бұрын

Thing is, I come from the very universe he describes, and he is 100% correct. It's not just that our education system is a disaster, it's that the elite "legacy" admissions crowd has been allowed to shape it as they see fit. And the results have been catastrophic.

@jAyDeN30111 7 ай бұрын

The man the myth the legend returns

@jakobward6983 7 ай бұрын

Never even played Halo or watched the series but it's a BDobbins video for the first time in over a year so yes I'm watching it 😂😂

@MrNotSpecified01 7 ай бұрын

If these people just focused on delivering something with a vision and a unique story instead of watering down the entire thing for 'appeal' they could potentially have something great. Instead, they make mid garbage that appeals to neither the fans nor the normies.

@TheBiddofslayer58 7 ай бұрын

It was the most watched show on paramount, it appealed lol

@Arander92 6 ай бұрын

I’m pretty sure Paramount was bullshitting on that one. And if it really was, then Paramount+ is really screwed, because ain’t no one in the real world that I’ve talked has watched a single episode of the show. Most don’t even know it exists

@ThePCxbox 5 ай бұрын

watch his video that he made a year ago, it touches on that topic - basically the reason these companies try and appeal to everyone is because as wealth inequality gets larger, companies are forced to cater to either the rich or the poor with no in between and since funds have been limited by the lower class, these companies need a larger pool of people to get funds from in the namesake of funding products. The same quality movie / game we played a decade ago would cost twice / three times as much today because of production costs and since common folk are less willing to spend time and money in the entertainment industry, they have to kind of "sell their souls" to get more people to engage with their product to maintain the same kind of cashflow Not defending it, just giving a tldw of the last video that explains why media seems more souless today

@flamebreaker7318 4 ай бұрын

@Arander92 yes but there is 8 billion people in this world do you know all 8 billion?

@IItsIgor 7 ай бұрын

Always good to see you upload, bdobbins. Been watching you since high school man, you have been a huge influence in my life. I wanna say thanks for giving me and other people an opportunity to understand the world better, and make connections between topics and concepts that seemingly have nothing in common.

@maxpower3990 7 ай бұрын

Same

@yvindlavold5741 7 ай бұрын

It isn't just about showing the Master Chief's face, the helmet IS his face. It is as if you had a serious drama series and the main character just peeled off his face, skin, flesh and eyes and it was never acknowledged. Taking off the helmet doesn't show Master Chief, it shows the actor. The actor himself is the character.

@garchume6690 7 ай бұрын

i check weekly to see if you have new vids and rewatch old ones.. hope it all is going well for you man. i hold your opinions in high regard and your content is timeless take care bdobbins hope to see more of you, these are dark times and we need some ppl who are good at delivery like you

@thisisntsergio1352 7 ай бұрын

I have all notifications on for his channel bro

@garchume6690 7 ай бұрын

@@thisisntsergio1352 good for you but my comment was more so directed at bdobbins himself it was a simple wishing him better is all sinds im a big fan

@spenny1305 7 ай бұрын

The reason I love you so much is the fact that I disagree with you on a lot of political points but we both share the same love of games and the desire for them to get better, great upload glad to have you back.

@ovahlord1451 7 ай бұрын

Ngl i was worried that bdobbins would go the way of the anti woke grifter but thankfully what we got instead was an insanely based and nuanced video good shit

@IsmashedtoRedbone 7 ай бұрын

Yeah I was a little weary but of course the video hits

@AdamNoizer 7 ай бұрын

Fr this was a really good analysis.

@thechikage1091 6 ай бұрын

I had the same fear when I saw the initial video title, but I held onto the hope that it was merely clickbait

@IsmashedtoRedbone 6 ай бұрын

@@thechikage1091 and see how your faith was rewarded

@pedrovieira8602 7 ай бұрын

Always great to see you back man. But I'll actually disagree with you on the conclusion of this one. Brilliant creativity has always been rare. There's a reason we still know Da Vinci and Mozart but many painters and composers from their eras have been forgotten. Mediocre art has always been a thing and, in a age when "art" is produced as basically "content", we are bound to see mediocre works pop up even more. There's just too much stuff being produced. And this problem is always worsened in the case of adaptations since it's very rare a talented creative person wants to adapt something that is basically done and leaves little space for meddling like Halo. It's mostly out fault really for creating a demand for these useless tv/movie adaptations. If you want to witness brilliant creative minds making art you should look for it in original content. Like, well, like halo, you know, the videogame.

@duffelpuffelmcduff1181 7 ай бұрын

I'm right there with you, man. The back half of the video drew some conclusions that I don't think were warranted through the arguments presented. I've always felt that things generally just got worse they higher up the food chain you go when it comes creative Industry and production. I'm honestly kind of surprised he took up as combative a stance he did against the people he chose.

@AllTimeScary 6 ай бұрын

@@duffelpuffelmcduff1181I agree with both of you. I’m glad he’s back and I enjoyed this video but the conclusion of screw college seemed kind of off. The issue of student loan debt, massive barriers of entry to college, test scores being the most important thing in k-12 and nepotism are serious problems that need to be addressed. I don’t think ending or blaming college is the answer.

@alexschneider8494 6 ай бұрын

I mean it’s also because the people in Hollywood are Narcissists that almost all adaptations of other forms of media turn out to be dogshit. Why do they veer so far from source material all the time? Because they want to make the project their own and think they can make it better than the beloved, original material. They think they’re more talented than they actually are. They don’t care that the IPs they are adapting are successful for a reason, BECAUSE PEOPLE ALREADY LIKE THE STORIES THE WAY THEY ARE. Oh and let’s not forget most of them have been taught that to be in Hollywood you have to be an activist for the progressive left so you’ll inevitably end up with things like black Captain Keyes or Kwan Ha to fill out “muh diversity.” Not to mention that most Hollywood award shows have diversity quotas to even have your material considered for awards which also sways them.

@Evolution-Is-A-Blatant-Lie 6 ай бұрын

@@AllTimeScary humanity has never been more dumbed down since the introduction of colleges.

@Sahr-wq5fy 3 ай бұрын

Yeah we are producing too much of everything. The profit chasing and desire to be somebody is what's wringing all of us and our planet dry.

@2toothsome 7 ай бұрын

"a nazi general that's openely jewish" that was a thing though, there was tons of jews in the german army

@joedumbassbuck5755 7 ай бұрын

Yep, it's just like new Star wars. They're trying to appease a different audience as well as take our money

@Ian501st 7 ай бұрын

When we needed him the most, he came back

@MoronicRoc 7 ай бұрын

Dang, the last 2 minutes was some of the most savage wordplay I've seen in a while.

@BenLaurence 3 ай бұрын

At the end of the video I got an add for Metallica so just hearing “ya know who didn’t go to college? Jesus.” followed by the main riff of Enter Sandman was perfect!

@LarsBars17 7 ай бұрын

35yo, working class male, went to college, drinks cider beers, reporting in.

@ScrapComputer 5 ай бұрын

Your talk about qualifications and imagination was interesting. Just got a job I'm entirely and utterly unqualified for. How did I get it? Told them my real opinions and the truth. Disagreeing respectfully with how several of the questions were formed and gave them advice of how to better word and interview. Again I was not cheeky I just wanted the system to work. Was told I shouldn't have been given the interview at due to me lacking specific science degrees. Gave me the job, shocked at how creative and logically I broke down the reality of the job.

@ProTomDekkers 7 ай бұрын

While I think you made some oversimplifications and overgeneralisations, I agree with most of what you said about the state of education in our current-day society and the terms we have set to achieve success. Good to have you back!

@Xtrendence 7 ай бұрын

The best notification one can get is a new BDobbins video. Started watching around 10 years ago when I was like 14, now I'm 24, and the commentary is as solid as it ever was, if not better!

@robb9777 7 ай бұрын

watched your videos back in the advanced warfare days and it's been so long it's almost strange hearing you talk modern games and shows lol. good to see you uploading again

@randynelson5998 7 ай бұрын

My brother, it is good to see you again🙏🏼

@fosterc1308 3 ай бұрын

They swung for a broader audience and got a empty theater. My god, they made Master Chief a hormonal teenager in a 40 year old body, the dude isnt even a soldier.

@agroed 7 ай бұрын

Love you B. Glad to hear you're back. Society needs you my man.

@gokugohan9000 7 ай бұрын

Bro i was literally thinking about you yesterday. Glad youre ok and doing good.

@HistoryforThinkers 6 ай бұрын

god, it’s so good to have a fresh upload. you’re one of like 5 creators i’ve ever seen who can consistently make something worthwhile.

@SmokestackOG 6 ай бұрын

Is it me or all the movies and TV's and video games to content creators? Quality has certainly dropped these past five years ? I like to watch things before I go to bed. But I find that increasingly difficult when everything that is available to watch is hot garbage

@HistoryforThinkers 6 ай бұрын

@@SmokestackOGfeeling the same tbh. Even here on KZfaq, what used to be a bastion of creativity and originality is gone down the toilet. Dobbins hit the nail on the head when he said the only way to get published these days is to be formulaic and derivative. I guess it’s easier for the algorithms to feed us more “content” this way.

@thegreathaitian6323 5 ай бұрын

That last rant hit different, especially as a college student who finds it extremely hard to be creative, when I’ve spent the last 7 years memorizing info and regurgitating it

@arinmullins4175 7 ай бұрын

Man we all missed you so much. It's so nice to have someone back that can use a voice of reason and education to explain everything that we're all feeling and thinking in both the gaming world and society. The only thing that needs added is your usual angry tone and long-form sentences that drag on so long that you almost run out of breath, man I lived for those from you at one time.

@maxpower3990 7 ай бұрын

While there have been a lot of shit tv shows and movie lately there have also been some amazing ones. Arcane was breathtaking and Top Gun Maverick was better by far than I was expecting. People raved about Oppenheimer and Barbie. It’s not as if shitty movies or lazy adaptations is a new problem either. The DnD movie with Jeremy Irons is many types of terrible, while the Bob Hoskins Super Mario is legendarily bad. While I’m angry that Star Wars and Halo got shat on because I love them don’t think the situation is as bad a Bdobbins says. Still enjoy all his videos.

@duffelpuffelmcduff1181 7 ай бұрын

Andor was also one of those amazing shows with some amazing commentary. There's a lot of really decent new stuff coming out.

@AlexanTheMan 6 ай бұрын

You know they messed up badly when it resurrects BDobbins back from the MTN Dew coma.

@asianboyyy117 6 ай бұрын

god i missed you so much. you have no idea. you were one of the brightest things about my childhood. stick around for a while longer dobbins.

@phonebackup2083 7 ай бұрын

Glad you're back and doing well. Hope your family is also doing good!

@carson5951 6 ай бұрын

Love this guy and the community here. Look through the comments, just people making counterpoints, diving in, or showing an appreciation for quality. Been watching for too many fuckin years now. Will watch for more to come

@Corion2121 5 ай бұрын

5:11 His name is John and he’s a spartan. That would make him John Spartan, the same name Sly Stallone had in Demolition Man, a comedy that accidentally became an action, and this show had me laughing my arse off!😂

@daleblaschke4904 7 ай бұрын

Been missing you, always loved your takes and your runestone lessons vid is still one of my favorites. Welcome back.

@BlackJackElectrician21 7 ай бұрын

Always check to see if you upload, glad to hear your back. Great Content

@quincydungan2428 6 ай бұрын

Literally just happened to check up on my old favorite commentary channel, happy to have ya back man

@tivonwatts5404 7 ай бұрын

I just checked yesterday! Almost lost hope, good to see you back, missed you

@thatcyanblur 7 ай бұрын

i've been listening to you since middle school and every new video you put out feels like the first time

@AllTimeScary 6 ай бұрын

Great to see you back man!

@4T3hM4kr0n 6 ай бұрын

if you guys want "halo tv done right" I recommend the "forward unto dawn" movie. Also you're spot on with the analysis, holy crap.

@SoulessHeretic5 7 ай бұрын

Haven’t clicked that fast in quite a while. Glad to see you getting back to us boss man. We sure did miss ya!

@StokeLordTanner 6 ай бұрын

Checking the account every few days for a new video totally paid off, happy you’re back brother

@newblood5 4 ай бұрын

They're feeding the failure of our future. The BASIC concept of invention is CREATIVITY. You cannot think up new, creative ideas without it. Arthur Schopenhaur once said "Talent hits a target no one else can hit, GENIUS hits a target no one else can SEE".

@jacobleyden3716 6 ай бұрын

Dude I rewatched why everyone’s quitting their job to play call of duty last night. When I was 15 I freaked out that my comment was in your KZfaq video. I’m 22 now. I feel attached to the legacy of bdobbins content.

@irenic2444 7 ай бұрын

Another vid from you is a great start of the year

@adamhicks24 7 ай бұрын

Happy new year buddy good to see you back. Cheers and all the best

@KesGaming 7 ай бұрын

Great video Batman! How's that new COD video coming along?

@ErenTheWarcriminal 7 ай бұрын

This is why I switched to Nintendo. Japan is still making normal high quality products with NO pandering.

@iamnotor1ous298 7 ай бұрын

Love how no matter how long you are gone you always have something cool when you come back, stay creative cant wait to see what else you cook up

@tayoopakunle6997 7 ай бұрын

Glad to have you back Bdobbins 😊

@admiralalyssa 7 ай бұрын

Bdobbins has the same upload consistency as Joe Anderson, glad to see you back king.

@dominiquepoole3337 7 ай бұрын

Gotham must be in trouble again if Batman decided to return

@blazekjw 7 ай бұрын

The hero we need! Fantastic to see you back dobbins!

@johnjohnson3390 7 ай бұрын

He's back. I almost forgot about him

@elischiff8888 6 ай бұрын

Just rewatched your old videos again a few days ago and he’s backkkkkk lfg

@askaboutme8257 6 ай бұрын

Wow...glad to see you're back. I randomly saw a video and I looked at the info and it said 9 days ago! I was like oh shit a new Bdobb video dropped lol.

@NaughtyToaster 6 ай бұрын

Don’t agree with every point, but so glad you’re back man. You always manage to tie everything together with an original thesis, and are well spoken throughout. Hope 2024 treats u better ❤

@buzzhonky 7 ай бұрын

Good to see you back! Hope life is stabilizing for you. It's wild out here.

@jimgladly6241 5 ай бұрын

Bro I miss u… I hope u been well this video is fire

@xTzFerocity 6 ай бұрын

Love seeing BDobbins back.

@RAMZAVFX 7 ай бұрын

Yaknow, this would explain a significant amount of mid prequels, sequels, reboots, remakes, etc

@silver333z 7 ай бұрын

a new bdobbins video? this is a gonna be a good year

@jadenwallace 5 ай бұрын

Great to hear your back been watching you since your destiny and advanced warfare I was like 12 now I’m 20 crazy how long you been the goat

@AustinSudweeksOfficial 6 ай бұрын

Amazing content as always. I just recently watched most of your videos on a marathon rewatch, and was left thinking god damn this guy needs to make more videos! Super good, you really strike a chord with me, thanks for all the hard work!

@ollierawles4372 6 ай бұрын

That hard cut ending was the best mic drop I’ve ever heard on a KZfaq video

@DaronMerryman 7 ай бұрын

Your videos are amazing! Hope all is well! So glad to see a blue dot popping up with your icon

@sultanofswing44 6 ай бұрын

You know, I recently went through my KZfaq subscriptions and unsubscribed to all channels that stopped uploading. When I came across bdobbins, I stopped and thought for a while then decided to keep it. Than he uploads 2 weeks later. I think I had a premonition.

@wolfwoodphreak 6 ай бұрын

welcome back Christian! sorry for using your government name but I've been a huge fan for years now and feel I can say it without cringe. I'm glad you're OK and staying on the path. for a second I had to pause and make sure it really was content from you I couldn't believe it lol. expect a comment review soon of this vid

@wolfwoodphreak 6 ай бұрын

didn't take long before I could say you and I? same page on the topic. season two is going to reek of Destiny 2 hype trains and building social media until you're so blinded you don't notice it isn't great. classic AAA title snake oil

@HZLTV 7 ай бұрын

I've never seen any of the Halo episodes... but god damn this was such an entertaining watch... good to see you back brother

@talksickcs 7 ай бұрын

Always a treat to hear what you have to say, BDOBS IS BACK

@motozealot5176 7 ай бұрын

Its good to see you Bdobbins, things aren't going well.

@lynnmckenney1987 7 ай бұрын

I genuinely didn't know there was a halo show.

@Roachx14 7 ай бұрын

Yoooooo!!!! Long time no see my boy! Big fan of your work....

@rauljr7951 6 ай бұрын

Yessss we never gave up on you and now u back

@kel_ski 6 ай бұрын

Oh my god... he's ALIVE

@jangomango5211 7 ай бұрын

I stared at my notifications for a solid 10 seconds in disbelief that you released a video. Thank god you’re back

@BradderzSG 7 ай бұрын

Welcome back, we’ve all missed you pal

@MajorWookie 4 ай бұрын

Just binged season 1 and season 2. This is spot on.

@sjbrigante4845 6 ай бұрын

There is no commentary/storyteller better than Bdobbins. That rant at the end was absolutely hilarious

@keatomatic8535 4 ай бұрын

6:00 this is the single greatest sentence ever strung together. Hats off to you sir

@BlackPantherFTW 7 ай бұрын

I want to see a halo movie about first contact with the covenant. The book about it is so good.

@fatweeb7471 6 ай бұрын

I'm a uni student for computer science going to a pretty average school, the creativity portion of your essay is so f!@$ing true, A lot of the projects that I'm doing that deal with other people becomes "Explain to me what I need to do exactly step by step" and it's some of the most infuriating s!#$, if you're going to be A SOFTWARE ENGINEER, YOU SHOULD KNOW HOW TO SOLVE A PROBLEM WITHOUT SOMEONE TELLING YOU HOW TO MOVE A WRENCH! I blame the education system 100%, a lot of the guys that don't know jack on how to make something from scratch usually have pretty high GPAs, good grades, but they become worthless as soon as 1 + b = c.

@gp46and2 5 ай бұрын

I have never felt so in agreement as i do with this video. You hit the nail on the head and said it perfectly. I don’t know what was more impressive, the rant or the absolute rampages you were going on with the gravity hammer. Subscribed.

@bdogman 6 ай бұрын

Love you and missed you Batman. All these years later, and you still made/make the very best video game philosophy commentaries on KZfaq, perhaps anywhere ever. Hope your time in stasis was enlightening, and today begins a new epoch in the Dobbins metaverse.

@WasifAkhtar 6 ай бұрын

omg this guy is too fucking good. I watched one of your videos like 10 years ago and recently thought "was it me or was that dude an undercover genius". So I searched you up today to confirm. You drop about 10 Marcus Aurelius-esque quotes per episode. Bravo sir.

@jimgladly6241 5 ай бұрын

I followed u this whole time… I havent seen batman in a while I’m 3 minutes into this video like… is this bd?! I pulled over and there u are… good to see u again