“Not the Halo I made”: Co-creator of franchise unsure of live-action series’ inspiration
The live-action Halo series has been the source of controversy ever since its debut. With the first season of the show ending, Marcus Lehto, one of the co-creators of the franchise, has shared his thoughts.
The Halo series has been in the works for nearly a decade. From being originally announced by legendary director Steven Spielberg to finally debuting on Paramount+, the live-action adoption of one of the most iconic first-person shooter series has been interesting. However, the response hasn’t been as slam dunk positive as the showrunners hoped.
Recently, in response to a tweet asking about his thoughts on the show, Marcus Lehto said he is unsure of the series’ inspiration, and it is not the franchise he created. He elaborated by stating that he doesn’t necessarily mean the series is terrible but is somewhat confused by some of the creative choices that fall outside the core friction he helped create.
Ever since its debut as the launch title for the original Xbox, the Halo series has become one of the most influential first-person shooter series that paved the way for FPS titles on consoles. The futuristic space saga follows John 117, aka Master Chief, a Spartan-II soldier through the war with the covenant.
From the original trilogy to the recent Infinite, the series has expanded beyond video games to books, comics, and, of course, live-action.
The live-action Halo series has received mixed responses throughout its first season and stayed a popular conversation topic across social media, not always in a good light.
While fans have praised the far and few between action scenes for being authentic and the CGI for being high quality, they have also torn down the series for some of its creative choices that blatantly disregard
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