Finally, after Halo has dominated the pop culture landscape for twenty years, Paramount is striking while the iron is hot and making a television show based on the game series. Originally slated to come to the silver screen shortly after Halo 3’s 2007 release, the Halo series will debut this month on the world’s most popular streaming service, Paramount+.
With this new master chief adventure surely being worth the wait, both fans and Paramount+ executives are wondering what else from 2007 is ripe for adaptation into a straight-to-streaming series.
8. Guitar Hero
Following the success of all those musical biopics the Oscars like, this series follows a start-up band as they tour the nation in a van, making a name for themselves as the best cover band that a genuinely impressive music rights library can buy. The infighting and group turmoil slowly creeps in, as the band ends every show on a negative note, completely bombing during a Dragonforce song.
7. NBA 2k8
There are very few stories in video game history more ripe with detail and nuance than the exciting play of the 2007 NBA season. While some are claiming that Paramount simply bought the rights to the one NBA property they could afford, I myself am choosing to believe there is more creative vision fueling their decision. They saw Kevin Garnett in Uncut Gems and said, “Let’s just do that.”
6. Shutter Shades Sunglasses
The trailers for this upcoming show make it look cool, even though I can’t exactly figure out why. Early reviews, however, say not to believe the hype. Apparently, despite the first-episode cameo by Kanye West, the rest of the series falls apart quickly. Sorry Paramount+, but I think I’ll be watching Silly Bandz on Netflix instead.
5. Ed Hardy Shirts
Maybe the most artistic of the new fall streaming lineup, this show is flashy, filled with angst, and for some reason costs an extra $45 on top of your subscription. Critics say it’s like watching House of Gucci in an Axe body spray department store.
4. The Black Eyed Peas
The energy never dies in this new show based on the famous hip-hop group. The limited-run series will follow one of the group’s most trying periods, as they try to walk the tightrope of removing problematic lyrics from the chorus of the number-one hit song on pop radio.
3. Spider-Man 3: The Movie: The Game
One of the biggest disappointments of the late 2000s, as fans of the series say too many villains, shoddy CGI, and one of the worst dance numbers in game history ruined any chance this game had at being the epic conclusion this trilogy deserved. The new adaptation promises to have either no dancing, or much, much more dancing. Either way, I think they are on to something.
2. Soulja Boy
Think “Euphoria for teens who study for quizzes.” This extremely limited-run series will be a cultural phenomenon that will seem like the hottest new show on unwatched streaming, but after it gets attention from all the morning talk shows your mom watches, it’s viewership will see a sharp decline. I don’t expect a second season for this one, but if there is, it will be about a video game console for some reason.
1. The Strong Foundational Standing of the U.S. Housing Market
A show for fans of history dramas like Boardwalk Empire, Vinyl, and Spartacus: Blood and Sand, this series will explore the uneventful and insignificant status of the United States housing market in early 2007. Any viewers that are able to win the war of attrition and finish the 64-episode first season will be rewarded with a nice tease for the much darker second season.