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[cormack12]

Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/halo-tv-s...iefs-romantic-relationship-was-a-huge-mistake

Pablo Schreiber, the face (quite literally) behind Master Chief's helmet in Paramount's Halo adaptation, thinks it was a "huge mistake" to introduce a romantic relationship for the Spartan warrior. In fact, he pushed back against it.

"The decision to make the connection between Makee and John a romantic connection was a huge mistake," Schreiber told SFX magazine.

ON HELMET REMOVAL

"It was very important early on that the helmet comes off, you see the face, and you disassociate your version of who you believe the Chief was," Shrieber said on the first series' release.

"Rather than being co-creator of the experience as you go along and believing that you're Chief, we're now inviting you to sit back on the couch and watch Chief start to discover elements of himself

 

[ManaByte]

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Make it first person

 

[Meicyn]

"It was very important early on that the helmet comes off, you see the face, and you disassociate your version of who you believe the Chief was," Shrieber said on the first series' release.

In other words, he made it about himself. He wasn’t interested in playing the character, he wanted the character to be him.

 

[March Climber]

He's just the Chief actor, not the writer(s) nor director(s). Actors want their faces to be seen for performances so this take makes sense for him.

What we need is a writer or director interview.

 

[Arsic]

I am just treating all this as non canon hoopla.

 

[Codes 208]

hes right, it is important whether or not we see chief’s face. We shouldnt see his face.

The moment he truly became chief (as in a legit spartan) was the moment the helmet shouldve never come off again. Not a single piece of media or game has had chief’s face reveal after he put mjolnir on for the first time (aside from the legendary ending of H4, but tbf we only see his eyes)

In other words, he made it about himself. He wasn’t interested in playing the character, he wanted the character to be him.

Which is hilarious because thats the whole reason why we never see his face, chief was supposed to be a self-insert. It wasnt until 343i took over that vague hints of his humanity and personality became paramount to the story itself (to mixed success)

I am just treating all this as non canon hoopla.

Good news! Its not. The silver timeline was the buzz word excuse they used to basically say “yeah, this isnt canon to the games”

 

[diffusionx]

Pablo Schreiber says... Halo TV Series was a mistake but... removal was important​

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I agree Pablo.

 

[cormack12]

I am just treating all this as non canon hoopla.

I'm wondering if season 2 will be a reset. Stick the inhibiter back in his back. Cortana still controls him and when he seperates he is Chief again.

Kwan and Makee make out in a fire as they burn.

 

[adamsapple]

Master Cakes indeed.

 

[ManaByte]

I am just treating all this as non canon hoopla.

It's not canon. The TV series is in a separate universe than the games.

 

[Insane Metal]

Welp I too, care about sex. Screw humanity lol

 

[Codes 208]

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I agree Pablo.

They really shouldve just done what TLoU did

You know

Stay true to THE FUCKING SOURCE

 

[AzekZero]

I haven't watched the show myself, but the narrative I've gathered from the Halo fandom is that its a generic sci-fi tv script that awkwardly incorporated Halo IP to get greenlit.

That being said, its totally understandable for the lead actor to want face time on the show. Having zero screen time hurts their personal brand.

 

[Sgt.Asher]

The difference between pablo and Karl Urban in Dredd.

 

[Meicyn]

Which is hilarious because thats the whole reason why we never see his face, chief was supposed to be a self-insert. It wasnt until 343i took over that vague hints of his humanity and personality became paramount to the story itself (to mixed success)

Yep. Just to emphasize how much they don’t get it, this was the poster they used to promote season 2.

Remove the text and if you showed this poster to the average console gamer, they would have no idea what this product is. Add the iconic Spartan helmet and instantly, they know what the product is.

Imagery is important to brands, and if you have to rely on text to convey the product, you have failed.

 

[nowhat]

Welp I too, care about sex. Screw humanity lol

Yes, sex usually involves screwing at least parts of humanity. Unless you're into some really weird/illegal shit.

 

[intbal]

Steve Downes is Master Chief

End of discussion forever

 

[Kacho]

This show is a total waste of time and money. Please kill it.

 

[March Climber]

Yep. Just to emphasize how much they don’t get it, this was the poster they used to promote season 2.

Over 90% of actors never truly understand the property that they're working on, so these questions are usually wasted on the wrong people.

It is extremely rare to meet an actor who 'gets it' unless they...

A) Funded the project themselves (Vin Diesel)
B) Helped direct it or directed it themself (Michael B. Jordan)
C) Knows the property very well and will help produce it (Henry Cavill)
D) Was heavily involved in production and stuntwork on set (Tom Cruise)
E) Started out as a fan/nerd (Iman Vellani)

 

[reinking]

I want to be like Master Cheeks…


…don’t care. Had Sex.

 

[tusharngf]

edit.

 

[PharaoTutAnchAmun]

Source: https://www.eurogamer.net/halo-tv-s...iefs-romantic-relationship-was-a-huge-mistake

Pablo Schreiber, the face (quite literally) behind Master Chief's helmet in Paramount's Halo adaptation, thinks it was a "huge mistake" to introduce a romantic relationship for the Spartan warrior. In fact, he pushed back against it.

"The decision to make the connection between Makee and John a romantic connection was a huge mistake," Schreiber told SFX magazine.

ON HELMET REMOVAL

"It was very important early on that the helmet comes off, you see the face, and you disassociate your version of who you believe the Chief was," Shrieber said on the first series' release.

"Rather than being co-creator of the experience as you go along and believing that you're Chief, we're now inviting you to sit back on the couch and watch Chief start to discover elements of himself

The whole Halo tv series is a mistake cous it sucks

 

[ChorizoPicozo]

Who would have thought Master Chef is the ultimate simp for Powered A.I. V-Tuber? Not even Kojima, bro. Not even Kojima is so ahead of the time.

 

[Ar¢tos]

Master Cakes indeed.

Meh... He's almost flat like a surfboard.

 

[Draugoth]

In the games Master Chief claps the Covenant

In the Tv Show Master Chief CLAPS the Covenant

 

[adamsapple]

Meh... He's almost flat like a surfboard.

Let's see your cakes then, chief!

 

[mayham2199]

You know a show is going to fail when all the fans tell you it was a mistake and you say "No this had to happen". That's a person interested in doing what they want and not delivering the type of show the fans want. This is how all these adaptions fail. Doing what they want instead of what the fans want.

I'm so glad TLOU stuck to the main story for the most part.

 

[Ar¢tos]

Let's see your cakes then, chief!

I never said I have a bubble butt, I just said I prefer some meat on the bones.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

Man in the first few minutes of this show where they have kids get dismembered by the covenant I was like oh fuck yeah.

Then it was downhill from there. I’ll still probably watch out of curiosity

 

[Kuranghi]

Let's see your cakes then, chief!

I have about the same level of cakes as Master Chief and I would evaluate my own cheeks as acceptable. I will get an up-to-date 3rd party evaluation and get back to you.

Man in the first few minutes of this show where they have kids get dismembered by the covenant I was like oh fuck yeah.

Then it was downhill from there. I’ll still probably watch out of curiosity

I like a bit of hyper violence myself but not sure I can think of many contexts where I'm like "Yeah yeah kill those kids! The little one with pigtails is getting away, quick throw an axe at the base of her spine!"

I get where you're coming from, that its good to see it not being PG rated, but the way you've written it is funny af and makes it easy to interpret you as a nutbar.

 

[Gojiira]

Fucking cringe,fuck off…Romance,Helmet off,both are huge mistakes as is the godawful deviation from the lore and setting ugh. Awful show.

 

[Fake]

Both was a mistake.

The end.

 

[Deleted member 1159]

I have about the same level of cakes as Master Chief and I would evaluate my own cheeks as acceptable. I will get an up-to-date 3rd party evaluation and get back to you.

I like a bit of hyper violence myself but not sure I can think of many contexts where I'm like "Yeah yeah kill those kids! The little one with pigtails is getting away, quick throw an axe at the base of her spine!"

I get where you're coming from, that its good to see it not being PG rated, but the way you've written it is funny af and makes it easy to interpret you as a nutbar.

It was supposed to be funny, but also kinda true...I wanted that hard R violence and gritty show, like Starship Troopers style fights, and it turned out to be pretty fucking dweeby mystical low grade sci fi starring emo chief, the one dumb kid that didn't get blown to bits and that dumb space prophet lady who just ended up dying anyway. If they go hard on the fall of Reach this season though, could be a good turnaround.

 

[Kuranghi]

Fucking cringe,fuck off…Romance,Helmet off,both are huge mistakes as is the godawful deviation from the lore and setting ugh. Awful show.

I keep my helmet on before romance, but it usually ends up off anyway, this whole show is an allegory for uncircumcised willy action isn't it! The sickness is deep

 

[Revolutionary]

Was scrolling through Amazon Prime a few weeks ago and laughed out loud when I saw the thumbnail for this show:

It perfectly encapsulates what Halo is about: some white woman

 

[BusierDonkey]

The John Halo show was a mistake.

 

[kiphalfton]

It's low hanging fruit, to get people to watch. That's what it is.

 

[Havoc2049]

The Halo TV series drinking game. Everyone take a shot when you see the MC with his helmet on.

 

[Meicyn]

You know a show is going to fail when all the fans tell you it was a mistake and you say "No this had to happen". That's a person interested in doing what they want and not delivering the type of show the fans want. This is how all these adaptions fail. Doing what they want instead of what the fans want.

I'm so glad TLOU stuck to the main story for the most part.

Yep, it’s infuriating how some actors and writers expect the source material to adapt to their whims when it should be the reverse. It shows a complete lack of respect to the people that created the source material in the first place, and to the supposed target audience.

If Pablo didn’t want to act with a helmet on, then why did he audition for the role?

Was scrolling through Amazon Prime a few weeks ago and laughed out loud when I saw the thumbnail for this show:

It perfectly encapsulates what Halo is about: some white woman

Yep, once again, a complete reliance on text to convey the product. Remove the text, and you have nothing to go off of. They can’t even be bothered to invoke what Halo is about through a thumbnail, that’s how little they actually care about the source material. Grab a random shot from the show, plaster the logo on it, call it a day. Half-assed cash grab.

 

[Gtafans93]

Yep. Just to emphasize how much they don’t get it, this was the poster they used to promote season 2.

Remove the text and if you showed this poster to the average console gamer, they would have no idea what this product is. Add the iconic Spartan helmet and instantly, they know what the product is.

Imagery is important to brands, and if you have to rely on text to convey the product, you have failed.

You absolutely get a sense of what it is in this image the Armour is clear enough and the gun,plus pablos face has been plastered so much by now that everyone knows he's chief . But then you get snagged by the algorithm and see this next time you peruse social media. marketing now hits you in layers.

 

[Gojiira]

I keep my helmet on before romance, but it usually ends up off anyway, this whole show is an allegory for uncircumcised willy action isn't it! The sickness is deep

Lmao great take

 

[DanielG165]

There was more emotion from Chief with the helmet on in Infinite than there ever was with it off in the show.

 

[GameCritic]

Romance, Helmets...this is peak Cinema

 

[StueyDuck]

I don't care much about the whole helmet thing. Especially with the show being far from the source material anyway.

The sex stuff yeah... that's stupid, but it's stupid in literally everything so I can hardly knock it down for doing it.

 

[SCB3]

Over 90% of actors never truly understand the property that they're working on, so these questions are usually wasted on the wrong people.

It is extremely rare to meet an actor who 'gets it' unless they...

A) Funded the project themselves (Vin Diesel)
B) Helped direct it or directed it themself (Michael B. Jordan)
C) Knows the property very well and will help produce it (Henry Cavill)
D) Was heavily involved in production and stuntwork on set (Tom Cruise)
E) Started out as a fan/nerd (Iman Vellani)

6. Became a fan and knew what it meant to be an Iconic character (Karl Urban - Dread)

 

[deriks]

Still no

 

[BlackTron]

Yep. Just to emphasize how much they don’t get it, this was the poster they used to promote season 2.

Remove the text and if you showed this poster to the average console gamer, they would have no idea what this product is. Add the iconic Spartan helmet and instantly, they know what the product is.

Imagery is important to brands, and if you have to rely on text to convey the product, you have failed.

The show may have been bad in its own bubble, but this poster actually actively causes damage to the brand by itself.

 

[DenchDeckard]

How bad is it that I can't even remember his romance....

 

[Rockondevil]

I personally really hate the helmet being removed and there's bigger actors who've not shown their face, or less so. Karl Urban and Pedro Pascal are the obvious names that come to mind.

But I do get it would likely have to be removed at some point and I'd accept that if it was at appropriate times. This show has him removing it constantly and sometimes at ridiculous times.