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If I was a wizard this wouldn't be happening to me
When it comes to adapting written media to a visual medium, the general go-to for the longest time was the big screens, Hollywood, the cinematic adaptation. We've seen dozens upon dozens of examples, but the most famous books have to be the Harry Potter series and the landmark Lord of the Rings trilogy (to say nothing of the monolith that is the MCU). TV was seen as "lesser," and big-budget adaptations stayed on the big screen.
Then Game of Thrones happened. An epic-scale series that couldn't be properly compressed into a 2-3 hour runtime, this was the first well-known book adaptation for the small screen. This was a watershed moment, as it proved that a well-made TV adaptation could easily do very well for itself. Since then we've gotten plenty, such as The Witcher, Good Omens, and The Boys to grace our small screens.
Now that we have plenty of series and films to compare, what do you think is the best choice for an adaptation? A single epic film, or a more drawn out but deeper TV series?
Then Game of Thrones happened. An epic-scale series that couldn't be properly compressed into a 2-3 hour runtime, this was the first well-known book adaptation for the small screen. This was a watershed moment, as it proved that a well-made TV adaptation could easily do very well for itself. Since then we've gotten plenty, such as The Witcher, Good Omens, and The Boys to grace our small screens.
Now that we have plenty of series and films to compare, what do you think is the best choice for an adaptation? A single epic film, or a more drawn out but deeper TV series?