People Stahp spending money on M Night films, that's how a studio somehow thinks it's a good idea to finance another stinker from that guy.
To be fair I never even saw M. Night talked about until after the reviews started coming out. They clearly realized that he might sabotage his own film so they buried him thoroughly.
Personally I liked Lady in the Water, even though people give it crap, and the Village was fine for what it was. No excuse for The Last Airbender, obviously, and everything since.
I wonder what his career would have been like if Sixth Sense had merely been a mild success instead of the runaway hit. He got stuck in this "there's a twist" rut, then bitched at when he moved away from that, and then he's wandered into bad blockbuster territory.
As for Palmer: yeah, there's no doubt that Spartan Ops' weak writing in the first half of the season definitely turned people off. But I have no doubt they can't make the character more interesting.
As for playing as Palmer in the future games: why the hell not? Halo ultimately will have to move past the Chief and Cortana at some point.
I'm hopeful that Spartan Assault actually delivers on what looks like a sort of blend of Halo 3 and 4 visual continuity. I noticed classic Halo 3 AR sounds mixed with H4 plasma pistols, snipers, and shotguns, while the Wraiths definitely look more purple. I would also really like there to be some meaningful story hooks. Now's 343's chance to push past how Bungie limited Halo Wars.
