Having walked more than a virtual mile in Master Chief’s shoes on consoles, seeing Halo’s protagonist on our television screens was always going to take some getting used to. Far from being the shoot first, ask questions later hero of the video games, the Halo series opted for a more …
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Warning: spoilers for Halo episode 8 ahead. Turn back now if you haven’t seen the new episode of the Paramount Plus series. ‘Allegiance’ is going to get everyone talking. It’s a good, sometimes great, episode that tees Halo up neatly for an explosive finale – but is ultimately an instalment …
Read More »Halo episode 4 review: “Getting better and better with each passing week”
Warning: spoilers for Halo episode 4 ahead. Turn back now if you haven’t seen the new episode of the Paramount Plus series. Master Chief is going home. The aptly-named ‘Homecoming’ sees John-117 return to the planet of Eridanus Two in a tense, emotionally rich episode that finally paints Doctor Halsey …
Read More »Halo TV series: Inside Master Chief’s reinvention with the cast and creators
The Halo series has taken almost a decade to reach our screens. Back in 2013, Steven Spielberg announced plans to adapt the iconic video game franchise for television during Microsoft’s Xbox One reveal – and few onlookers could have anticipated it would take quite so long to see Master Chief …
Read More »Halo series producer reveals Steven Spielberg’s surprising hands-on influence for the TV show
Steven Spielberg has had a long and storied history with shepherding the Halo franchise to television. As far back as 2013, the legendary director was attached to produce an adaptation of the video game series. Now, the Halo TV show is just around the corner, with Spielberg’s Amblin Television company …
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