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Originally Posted by JD Gumby
Given that Space Marine SF's been around since at least 1959's "Starship Troopers" and became permanently entrenched as a sci-fi staple with 1986's "Aliens", I really doubt Halo's inspired much new work, even with the latest generation.
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Whatever the inspiration, the point is that we have a LOT of same old-same old space marines SF, a subgenre that effectively ran its course long ago.
SF could use an infusion of new and inspirational ideas; in many areas, it's getting bogged down by the same themes, being handled the same way. Dystopia is one of those areas, thematically simple and in need of development into something more realistic.