Halo TV Show Cancelled On Paramount

SHA said:
I don't think it's a dead IP, PS players are just used to move to something else quickly and more often, they don't say their games are like that, but it's written all over their face, they found what they were looking for and I'm not complaining.
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"Let me tell you this Xbox IP isn't dead, it's just that this audience of Playstation players..."
 
This thing suffered from writers trying to be clever, trying to go beyond what was probably to them, a mere videogame.

They had no confidence in the source material to be good enough for a TV show, so did what all writers do, given the chance...boring character development and tedious backstories that nobody wanted.
 
Ozriel said:
Should have just followed canon. Easier to do, less stress with scriptwriters mucking up stuff and you don't alienate the fanbase.

There's a reason TLOU got such a terrific reception. Excellence in execution all round. The last two seasons of Game of Thrones shows what happens when writers who think they're better than the source material muck things up.
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Err, they've still ruined a good chunk of TLOU. Small character moments that made the characters who they were, were simply not there or entirely different.

Joel crying to Tommy at Jackson isnt Joel. Or when he opens up to Ellie at the last episode. He is stoic af. Thats what makes it much more meaningful when he shows emotion in the game.

Its just that the game's script was so good that even while ruining parts of it, it was still good enough.
 
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Dr.D00p said:
This thing suffered from writers trying to be clever, trying to go beyond what was probably to them, a mere videogame.

They had no confidence in the source material to be good enough for a TV show, so did what all writers do, given the chance...boring character development and tedious backstories that nobody wanted.
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Sometimes you just can't un(cgi)fy contents, the world is just too different to be a TV show.
 
I couldn't even make it through the first episode. So many shows nowadays, if something doesn't get it's hooks in me right away it's a pass. Same with games. Too much competition and too many great things, why waste time on something that isn't grabbing your attention. 🤷‍♂️
 
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Oh no. Kwan Ha will not be redeemed.
I will not see Makee getting dry cornholed by Master Chief who is crying mid nut.

TBH the big loss is seeing my waifu Halsey
 
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Good… this show was never for fans of the Halo franchise. The absolute disdain displayed for the source material was astounding. Sadly, this was another one of those shows created to appease a shallow and uninterested 'modern audience'… carrying the Halo name with no real intent to make anything resembling the games or novels. Good riddance I say.
 
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So the one thing I hate about this timeline is how the media and some people flex that the writers not looking at the source material could ever be a good thing.

That's some Olympic level corporate gaslighting.

Even if the goal was to grossly subvert source material you have to atleast experience the fucking thing to know what it is about and what to subvert.

Whenever I hear that this writer didn't read this or an executive producer didn't feel it was necessary to explore source material, it screams only of incompetence and cynical cash grab.

Hell, even Uwe Fucking Boll played the games he made those miscarriages of. When you can't pass the Uwe Boll basic level of research, what the fuck are you even doing?

But you know what's sad? It works in many cases. Many ass clowns just saw the Halo logo and was like, "My childhood! I will defend this show no matter how it is." If you defend modern adaptations because of the legacy content that it is totally disconnected from, you ain't really a fan then. I have more respect (not much more) for people who never liked or never played Halo, and liked this piece of shit.
 
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I'd never watch this shit. Although out of all video game tv shows, maybe one day I'll try Fallout. Last of Us episodes I saw were a borefest and cheap looking.

I remember roaming around Walmart's eletronics section and saw in their stacks of DVD movies a Halo movie I think. This was years ago, so must had been some old movie or something. Just looking at the box and back it looked awful already.
 
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OmegaSupreme said:
It was greenlit before the first season even aired.

Halo continues it's downwards spiral into irrelevance.
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Halo was best as a popular game and part of video gaming back in the 2000s. That was prime time:

- Red vs blue arena shooters were still popular
- Sci fi laser blasting and sword slashing settings were still popular
- Console online gaming just started
- COD and military games were just starting, and all the F2P stuff came in the 2010s to now

Problem is it never evolved. Dont care how much intergalactic lore and encyclopedia of Halo plot there is. Its the game that counts. Nobody cares about shooting red vs blue, or shooting cutesy grunts or jackal dudes with shields.
 
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Imagine going from OG Xbox level of Halo greatness to this shit

How to kill a franchise, 343 and Microsoft management could probably make a documentary on how they did it and it would be more entertaining than a season 3 of Halo by these writers.
 
Remember that Halo was once one of the biggest if not the biggest brand in entertainment. Now the show for this brand, where fans wanted a show for 15 years, is not even wanted by an irrelevant service that desperately needs subs. And it's not because they didn't want to make the show - they do. So they need to find someone else willing to have it.
 
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Wasnt there a rumor that it startet as a generic SciFi show and got remodeled and the halo trademark slapped on after the fact during production ?, or maybe just a 4chan myth.
 
That was one crap tv show, maybe focus on making a good tv show, instead of trying to see how many female Spartans they can fit in the show.
 
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Corian33 said:
It really says something that the old commercials for the original games and fan made movies from 15 years ago are still the best live action Halo we've ever seen. It's not that hard people.



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God the Bungie Halo live action ads and Halo 4 and 5 live action ads were so good. Sucks they can't translate it to a show or movie.
 
Plague Doctor said:
So the one thing I hate about this timeline is how the media and some people flex that the writers not looking at the source material could ever be a good thing.

That's some Olympic level corporate gaslighting.

Even if the goal was to grossly subvert source material you have to atleast experience the fucking thing to know what it is about and what to subvert.

Whenever I hear that this writer didn't read this or an executive producer didn't feel it was necessary to explore source material, it screams only of incompetence and cynical cash grab.

Hell, even Uwe Fucking Boll played the games he made those miscarriages of. When you can't pass the Uwe Boll basic level of research, what the fuck are you even doing?

But you know what's sad? It works in many cases. Many ass clowns just saw the Halo logo and was like, "My childhood! I will defend this show no matter how it is." If you defend modern adaptations because of the legacy content that it is totally disconnected from, you ain't really a fan then. I have more respect (not much more) for people who never liked or never played Halo, and liked this piece of shit.
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I watched the Fallout show. It was pretty good, I definitely had issues with it, and it obviously took a lot of liberties with the source material, but you could also tell that they played the games, they tried to hit the right feel, they had the set design and props absolutely nailed down, so on and so on. What would the show have been had the people involved been a bunch of gasbags bragging about how they didnt know shit about the Fallout games?

The one lasting legacy of this stupid ass show will be Master Chief showing his ass cheeks and crack for no reason. utterly bizarre. Maybe that is the lasting legacy of 343, Master Chief's asshole.
 
Tiago Rodrigues said:
Twisted Metal was a huge success though.

Twisted Metal Among Peacock's Top Original Series With Record Viewing Figures
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Honestly that's meaningless. They said the same thing about the Halo season 1 premier. It's all about if it keeps those numbers throughout it's running or if all episodes are released at once, how many people actually finish the series. Hell, the live action Cowboy Bebop on netflix had an amazing weekend premier but people wouldn't watch past episode 3 and as we know, that show got canceled three weeks after it's premier.

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Was going to post this exact thing. For a while now, writers will take established IPs they either hate or never interacted with and make a show wherein they deconstruct it so that once it's all broken down, they can rebuild their own series. What they don't understand is that the audience doesn't want to see that deconstruction, so they won't get that chance to turn it to their own original the story.
 
This sucks. MC as a character is my fav character in all video games. I loved every halo Single player game and I love the lore of the game.

sure some were not super great but they were all enjoyable. it sucks it did go this way.

even the adoption was fun to watch for me as a Halo fan. I also do not understand. till like 3 days ago some ads were showing on my tiktok feed. what fucking gives ? sucks.
 
tkscz said:
Honestly that's meaningless. They said the same thing about the Halo season 1 premier. It's all about if it keeps those numbers throughout it's running or if all episodes are released at once, how many people actually finish the series. Hell, the live action Cowboy Bebop on netflix had an amazing weekend premier but people wouldn't watch past episode 3 and as we know, that show got canceled three weeks after it's premier.


Was going to post this exact thing. For a while now, writers will take established IPs they either hate or never interacted with and make a show wherein they deconstruct it so that once it's all broken down, they can rebuild their own series. What they don't understand is that the audience doesn't want to see that deconstruction, so they won't get that chance to turn it to their own original the story.
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When it comes to media in general, I think what happens is one of these scenarios when you got an IP whose new media show/movie is far away from source content.

1. Writers arent stupid and know the content. But they want to do their own thing being their own genius creative wizard. The dont care if hardcore fans gets pissed because there's way more customers who dont know anything about the video game. So as long as it successfully caters the the mass market first, gamers second, that's a win.

2. Writers are lazy and dont want to read the source novels or play the game. All they do is skim some sites and get the gist of it. They make their own thing.

So both are kind of similar doing their own thing. But one is purposely going against the source. The other is ignorant and doesn't even know the source material.
 
FewRope said:
I have seen people on Twitter calling Halo "one of the biggest IP in existence" my man... this is not 2008 anymore
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Is this not appreciating the massive difference between today and Halo 2 midnight launch, or denial because they were there?
 
FewRope said:
This.

I have seen people on Twitter calling Halo "one of the biggest IP in existence" my man... this is not 2008 anymore
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In terms of gaming, I think it is. The games might not have best sales and only on Xbox and PC, but it was the first console shooter IP that actually had huge production values, quality and helped console gamers get into MP.

I agree that Halo is a shadow of the Xbox OG and 360 eras. But the legacy is still there.

Terminator movies are similar. T1 and T2 are awesome. The rest are pretty shit IMO. But that doesn't deny it's a huge sci-fi franchise, with some awesome early movies.
 
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tkscz said:
Was going to post this exact thing. For a while now, writers will take established IPs they either hate or never interacted with and make a show wherein they deconstruct it so that once it's all broken down, they can rebuild their own series. What they don't understand is that the audience doesn't want to see that deconstruction, so they won't get that chance to turn it to their own original the story.
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What's the point of this? Attracting viewers with a brand name so that they will watch your thing? Do show makers actually think they are doing us a favor by delivering their thing instead of the thing it's called, and don't see this as a bait and switch attempt? I mean I at least used to think it was self-aware as a bait and switch, but maybe they think they really are doing a good thing lol.

When Halo is reduced to a licensed name to attach to a show so people will bother to catch your take on sci-fi -and MS brand management is fine with it, to the point you advertise Chief without a helmet. If you are a lapsed Halo fan who hasn't thought about it in awhile and never watched the show, that ad alone is enough to tell you everything.
 
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What's the point of this? Attracting viewers with a brand name so that they will watch your thing? Do show makers actually think they are doing us a favor by delivering their thing instead of the thing it's called, and don't see this as a bait and switch attempt? I mean I at least used to think it was self-aware as a bait and switch, but maybe they think they really are doing a good thing lol.

When Halo is reduced to a licensed name to attach to a show so people will bother to catch your take on sci-fi -and MS brand management is fine with it, to the point you advertise Chief without a helmet. If you are a lapsed Halo fan who hasn't thought about it in awhile and never watched the show, that ad alone is enough to tell you everything.
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Delusions of grandeur.
 
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