Steven Spielberg producing Halo TV series

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**Grey Templar**

Not sure what to think about this.

Halo may not have made it to the big screen, but it's getting its own TV show.

And one helluva producer.

As part of the Xbox One reveal Tuesday, Microsoft unveiled plans for Halo: The Television Series, which will air exclusively on Xbox Live. To assuage any fan fears about the show's quality, the Redmond-based company has partnered with legendary movie-maker Steven Spielberg to create it.

Spielberg will executive produce the live-action series, working with 343 Industries and the newly created Xbox Entertainment Studios.

Spielberg appeared at the unveil event via a short video, where he said he was excited to be involved with "the heroes, worlds, and wonders that Halo will take us to."

"Halo has always been more than a game," said 343 Industries' Bonnie Ross, who introduced the show. "The Halo universe is an amazing opportunity to be at that intersection where technology and myth-making meet to produce something truly groundbreaking,"

While there's plenty of cause for excitement, there are even more questions. Microsoft didn't discuss who else would be involved in the series. We're not sure whether it will focus on franchise heroes Master Chief and Cortana or the broader Halo universe. And there's no word -- or even a hint -- about when it will begin airing (or if production has even begun on the series).

The move to television comes after Microsoft has been unable to find a suitable studio home for the Halo franchise. Some years ago, director Peter Jackson was attached to a Halo film project as producer, but things fell apart due to budget concerns. Studios were nervous about the high price-tag of making the film, given the sluggish box-office performance of other game-based movies.

With the hiring of Nancy Tellem, former president of CBS Television Studios, last September, Microsoft committed itself to a more serious focus on original entertainment content. Where better to start than with its flagship franchise?

http://games.yahoo.com/blogs/plugged-in/steven-spielberg-producing-halo-tv-series-190405471.html

**Shadowseer_Kim**

So what, a live action Red vs Blue?

I know probably not, even with Speilberg, does not sound like a good idea to me. I will always be comparing it to RvB which I really enjoy for what it is.

**Kanluwen**

Compare it more to "Forward Unto Dawn", and I think you're on the right track.

**Frazzled**

That sounds less good than it could be.

**djones520**

I'm seeing potential, as long as they put enough money into it, the right way.

**Frazzled**

Will viewers need to buy Halo 2.0 and 3.0 to fix the errors in TV show 1.0?

**mega_bassist**

I figured something like this would happen, especially after the release of Forward Unto Dawn. Considering how well the novels/Expanded Universe has done, I'm sure the show would be pretty good even without Spielberg being attached to it. All I want to know is when the show will take place - before, during, or after the Human-Covenant War. Personally, I've always wanted more fluff from before the Covenant war, when the UNSC was busy fighting the Innies.

**TheCustomLime**

I wonder if it'll take place during the early human-covenant war. You'd have more Spartan IIs, the battles would be bigger and the UNSC would have far more planets.

Late war would also be a good setting since you'd have more shinies on the part of the UNSC and you could also have episodes focused on the covenant separatists.

**djones520**

I would anticipate this show being mostly about ONI, with occasional Spartan involvement. Probably several stages of the war/post war.

**Necros**

I liked Forward Unto Dawn.. so if it's similar I'll watch it .. but I'm not buying an xbox for it .. hopefully it'll make it to netflix of the sci fi channel one day...

**Dreadclaw69**

Seeing as he was behind Band of Brothers and Pacific I have reasonable hopes for this

**LordofHats**

Necros wrote:
I liked Forward Unto Dawn.. so if it's similar I'll watch it .. but I'm not buying an xbox for it .. hopefully it'll make it to netflix of the sci fi channel one day...

This. I like the idea of a Halo TV series, but I'm not getting an Xbox and XBL just for this. Hope they release it on DVD eventually.

**Kilkrazy**

What they need to do is make a series that will appeal to people who don't know what Halo is, and put it on mainstream TV.

Otherwise they only appeal to hardcore XBox gamers, who are sold anyway.

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A Halo series a bit like BSG, with the humans fleeing the enemy fleet, etc, could be good.

The downside is that the core hero is a 7-foot tall powered armoured super soldier, a kind of space marine, if you will, with whom it will be difficult for people to identify.

**Dreadclaw69**

Kilkrazy wrote:
The downside is that the core hero is a 7-foot tall powered armoured super soldier, a kind of space marine, if you will, with whom it will be difficult for people to identify.

I'm hoping they stray away from Master Chief as the main character. I'd rather they follow UNSC Marines or Helljumpers (or even a ship that' deployed) would make the characters much more relate able, especially to those who don't follow the franchise closely.

**Kanluwen**

Kilkrazy wrote:
What they need to do is make a series that will appeal to people who don't know what Halo is, and put it on mainstream TV.

Otherwise they only appeal to hardcore XBox gamers, who are sold anyway.

Automatically Appended Next Post:
A Halo series a bit like BSG, with the humans fleeing the enemy fleet, etc, could be good.

The downside is that the core hero is a 7-foot tall powered armoured super soldier, a kind of space marine, if you will, with whom it will be difficult for people to identify.

You really need to watch "Forward Unto Dawn".

The Spartans did not even really feature in that towards the end; and it was really quite nice.

**LordofHats**

Forward Unto Dawn was pretty good. I'd give a full series like that a shot.

**mega_bassist**

Dreadclaw69 wrote:
Kilkrazy wrote:
The downside is that the core hero is a 7-foot tall powered armoured super soldier, a kind of space marine, if you will, with whom it will be difficult for people to identify.

I'm hoping they stray away from Master Chief as the main character. I'd rather they follow UNSC Marines or Helljumpers (or even a ship that' deployed) would make the characters much more relate able, especially to those who don't follow the franchise closely.

Man, I'd kill for it to be based off the ODSTs. That was my favorite game of the series, and I'm positive a show about those marines dropping in, doing everything from covert ops to flanking enemy positions would be pretty cool.

Edit - spelling

**SilverMK2**

Kilkrazy wrote:
The downside is that the core hero is a 7-foot tall powered armoured super soldier, a kind of space marine, if you will, with whom it will be difficult for people to identify.

It's OK, GW will move in with C&D's to protect their IP, meaning there isn't really any need to worry about how the series will play out.

But yeah, I am interested to see how this will go and will be very interested in getting it on DVD (assuming I don't have to buy a code so that more than one person can watch it at once...

). I have absolutely loved all the Halo adverts, shorts and so on. Just the adverts for the games raise the hairs on my arms.