Was The Halo TV Show Worth The Wait?
Paramount+ has finally brought the Halo TV series to life, but it doesn't quite live up to its potential. In 2001, Microsoft released the first Xbox console — and it was accompanied by the release of Halo: Combat Evolved. Bungie's first-person shooter is generally considered the best of its genre, setting a new standard for similar shooters — many of which became known as "Halo Clones." It sold five million copies in its first year of release, and was seen as the Xbox's greatest selling point. Naturally, it didn't take long for talk to begin about adapting Halo: Combat Evolved into a TV series.
Back in 2005, in the aftermath of Halo 2's incredible sales performance, Microsoft hired Alex Garland to write a script for a feature film. 20th Century Fox and Universal Studios struck a deal to partner with Microsoft on the movie in 2006, but unfortunately it fell through pretty quickly. By 2013, Microsoft had pivoted to the idea of a TV series, with Steven Spielberg serving as Executive Producer. A corporate restructure at Microsoft caused further problems, and incredibly the show is only reaching screens in 2022 — 17 years after discussion first began about bringing the Master Chief to life in a live-action format. Producer Darryl Frank has confirmed Spielberg was still involved, though; "We treated it as though it was a legacy project of Steven's," he observed. "He godfathered it in terms of reading every script, helping choose showrunners, writers, director, cast, production design, and visual effects."
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This does mean there's a lot of pressure on Paramount+'s Halo series; after all, this is a show fans have been eager to watch for 17 years. The
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