I've played the games and watched the other mini films of halo the best so far was a short called forward unto dawn which was good but the series was really good we got to know the characters I've watches the first season well into double figures now and the second season about 4 times loved them I was really looking forward to the season was one of the only reasons I got my paramount yes the first season was a slow burn but that made it more intriguing to watch. It's a shame because I think the story lines were only going to get better