It's practically a given that the protagonists in the Halo TV series will be of the human variety - who do you think they should be?
I would prefer that they not focus on the chief - you've already spent 4 games with him as the (mostly) silent protagonist.
Focusing on something else - (preferably during the main human-covenant war rather than the 343 cul-de-sac) would allow Spielberg much more creative freedom and a take on the war beyond the visor of an invincible super-soldier.
A squad-based series would probably be ideal - just take a look at Bungie's Landfall to see the sort of things that could happen. Funded by MS, with a vastly bigger budget, and with Spielberg at the helm, they'll have to try very hard to screw this one up.
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