We have seen a variety of profitable TV diversifications of video video games in the previous few years, a first-rate instance being the Fallout collection which shortly turned Amazon’s largest hit since Rings of Energy. However when the Halo present aired on Paramount+ in March 2022, it obtained a blended reception. Now, simply two seasons in, it has been cancelled.
As somebody who fairly excitedly sat down to look at when it first began, and caught with the present for a complete season, I am unable to say I am stunned that it has been cancelled so shortly. To say the least, there was a variety of missed potential with the collection that I do not suppose a 3rd season would mop up.
Paramount+ shared information of the cancellation yesterday, so these ready to see the place Chief will get to subsequent—I’ve obtained some unhealthy information. Paramount says it is, ” extraordinarily happy with this bold collection and want to thank our companions at Xbox, 343 Industries, and Amblin Tv, together with showrunner and government producer David Wiener, his fellow government producers, the complete solid led by Pablo Schreiber as Grasp Chief and the wonderful crew for all their excellent work. We want everybody the perfect going ahead.”
It is a disgrace actually, as a result of one thing as legendary as Halo would make an incredible collection when accomplished nicely. However like we mentioned when the present first aired, the TV collection has ‘no vibes’ and its target market feels a little bit blurry. Lengthy-time Halo gamers shortly picked aside the holes within the story and the inaccuracies in characters—do not even get me began on the entire Grasp Chief taking off his helmet each 5 seconds debate. However, even newcomers to the collection prepared to offer the present an opportunity felt confused at what precisely was happening.
Whether or not or not the present might be shopped round different retailers is tough to verify, with a couple of experiences saying that Paramount+ has each intention of discovering a brand new residence for the collection. However, with a 52% viewers rating for its first season on Rotten Tomatoes, it appears barely unlikely that anybody is chomping on the bit to rehome it.
Nonetheless, regardless of the poor reception of the primary season, the second was met with extra positivity. Its 69% viewers rating on Rotten Tomatoes suggests there was ever so barely extra optimism about what would come subsequent. I jumped off the bandwagon lengthy earlier than it aired, so I am unable to remark, however I do know that, for a lot of viewers, it nonetheless missed the mark. I believe a variety of the negativity is all the way down to its awful first season, which dug a grave so deep it will’ve taken a miracle to get out of.
Thankfully the place the collection at the moment ends might be as satisfying because it might be (simply because I did not watch it does not imply I did not lookup what occurs) so at the very least we will relaxation assured that we aren’t left on any cliffhangers. Ought to the TV present ultimately get a revival below a unique studio I would be curious to see whether or not or not it kicks off on the identical poor footing, or if it turns into a roaring success and lays its earlier seasons to relaxation. For now, although, I will proceed to mourn the TV present we may’ve had slightly than the TV present we obtained.
