Sorry, fans of the live-action Halo TV series, which stirred some controversy at the time but ultimately won over a solid audience, will be canceled after two seasons by Paramount+, the show’s parent company. It sounds like this might not necessarily be the end, though.
According to Variety, the show will not be aired for a third season at Paramount because the show had previously caused dissatisfaction among many people, such as showing the Master Chief’s front and buttocks to the world very early, but this was not enough to convince Paramount to continue producing the show.
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Frankly, I think we’re overreacting to the bum thing a bit. We all have a bum, so why doesn’t everyone’s favorite Spartan have one? Look, I know he’s a super soldier, but even they need to go once in a while. Otherwise, why does every new soldier in a war movie have to scrub the toilet?
Regardless, Halo is canceled, but there’s a little hope, as Variety reports that Xbox, Amblin TV, and 343 Industries will try to convince other outlets to keep the series going in order to produce a third season — or even more.
While the show might still be a tough sell even with the power Microsoft has in the way of a production team, considering it already has a bunch of executives who’ve seen it and said “Yeah, we’re good, thanks,” overall video game adaptations are much better now than they were when Halo Season 1 aired.
Obviously, Amazon Prime’s Fallout show is the prime example that comes to mind recently, it’s received pretty rave reviews, been nominated for a lot of awards, and helped spark a huge resurgence of interest in gaming, people don’t have to play through New Vegas at least once a year or their heads will explode, just like they failed to leave the range of Dead Money’s infamous speakers.
So, maybe we’ll see more Halo shows on screen in the future, with or without a cameo from the divine Master Cheeks.
