Mass Effect TV Show

I dunno. I really wouldn't be interested in anything other than a Shepard adaptation. The kind of per episode budget needed I can't see Amazon shelling out...especially after the disaster of Rings...

It would need an exceptional script with a huge budget...say 25M per episode to really meet expectations. Yeah, probably a disaster waiting to happen.

Perhaps I'm more flexible than many fans.  I don't really care too much about the minutia of Shepard as long as it done well...and the companions are true to the source material.  If I could get a Last of Us level of adaptation I'd be elated regardless.  But how often does that happen?  Almost never.  Maybe they could do a 1st contact scenario and make it good.  Really, logically, if you're going to do something other than Shep, that's the place to start.  If it blows up, then maybe you can justify the budget to do Shep's story.

What we know of the next ME game from the teasers indicates it takes place after Andromeda (But seemingly in the Milky Way), so I don’t think that’s likely.  My bet is they’ll tell a separate story into the setting

Sure, anything could change, but the teaser audio has suggested Liara recieves a distress signal sent in 26** (I forget exact year, but it was the same year the Andromeda Initiative arrives in Heleus). We were talking centuries after the trilogy. The teaser image also shows what seemed to be a geth and Angara in a bar with a bunch of Milky Way species.

They’ve brought Shepard back from the dead in this franchise, so I’m sure they could contrive a way to bring them back, but I wouldn’t count on it if I were you. They don’t seem to be aiming for a direct follow up of the trilogy.

Receives, typo

I’m thinking of the Epsilon teaser site from last year’s N7 day.

www.ea.com/games/mass-effect/epsilon

It says “Andromeda Distress Signal Sent”, and this was an ARG so the scrambled string of numbers was decoded to “Oculon-2819-Defiance”. 2819 being the date MEA takes place.

We don’t know the exact year the signal was sent, as it is redacted, but it definitely points to Liara receiving a distress signal from Andromeda rather than the other way around. It wouldn’t make sense for Liara to send a distress signal to Andromeda. There’s no reason that would have happened immediately after the trilogy, and suggests a post Andromeda timeline.

It most certainly is concept art, but the fact that they’re developing concept art with Angara and making a point to mention Andromeda doesn’t point to a Milky Way set game directly following up the trilogy.

I would expect Gamble to refuse to confirm anything about the game at this point. Shepard returning is still possible, I’m just saying that’s not the direction the signs seem to be pointing.

That would kill ME5 if Shepard is the player character no matter how they worked around the endings. I'm sick of nostalgia porn that is just nostalgia and doesn't have a new fresh take or if doesn't offer anything new to add to ME (other than a new few aliens and spaceships) and is just going to be a greatest hits of the MET then it's a waste of my time and money. 

Shepard should at best be like the Hawke and Inquisitor in DAI and DATV respectfully guest stars and/or cameos bring critical intel to a new PC and send emails about what they're doing. ME5 should a self-contained story, no set up for another a direct sequel or a new trilogy, it's one game that has a beginning, middle and end. Any lose plot threads that are left should be tied up in DLC or in novels, comics, or other media. 

It’ll all depend on the people involved.

Last of Us worked in part because the game already has a ready-made story that translates well to a TV series, which the creators understood. They just expanded a little on what was already there.

Fallout worked well in part because the creators understood the game stories weren’t that type of story but the setting could be leveraged to tell a good story.

Hopefully the people behind this series understand Mass Effect is more the latter than the former. Then you just need the people involved to be competent storytellers (which is a big ask, I know)

Halo on the other hand is bad because the creators only want to take the rough ideas of the game’s story and remake into their own alternate universe take, and their take shows… questionable storytelling capabilities to begin with.

Don't know how it would hurt ME5 since ME4 hasn't been released yet.

Going by what was seen in those games, I would not want Shepard in the game for a cameo. Sending emails would be ok.

I would not want comics/books/whatever to tie up any loose ends from the game. Let the game do that.

Some interesting news:

- Showrunner seems enthusiastic about the franchise, they have a pilot script and plot outline.

- The team at Amazon is apparently the same as the Fallout show

Until cameras actually begin to roll, this should be considered vaporware, as all previous tv/movie attempts have proven so far.

I've always thought the Mass Effect novel with Anderson and Saren would work really well as a live adaption, and a foundation for future stories.