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Yuillegan:
We know that the Dresden Files would make a great television show - if done right.

And yes, there is a live-action version in production...but with covid-19 and everything else who knows what will happen there. Been a long time since we had any update on it. These things can sit in developmental hell for decades sometimes.

But I think an animate series would be both cheaper and probably more true to the books. Jim has often said he imagined it such when he writes. Now I could see something like the art style of some of those Love, Death + Robots shorts - think Sonnie's Edge (the arena bio-engineered fights), Suits (the farmhouse mech one), Sucker of Souls (Dracula one) or Beyond the Aquila Rift (the space horror one).

However I recently watched the Blood of Zeus series which while being mildly enjoyable was marred by poor writing, bad research or lazy interpretations and weird story choices. But I think it was done by the same people who do Castlevania. And in terms of animation at least, I actually think it might suit the Dresden Files the best. Especially the loud splashy magic and violence. Also, the monsters have the right feel I think for Dresden (particularly the Giants in BoZ - very Old One vibes).

Thoughts?

Walter the skull:
I haven't seen any of the animated things you're mentioning.  My exposure to animate entertainment has been limited to things involving Batman, Star Wars, South Park, and Ninja Turtles (not the newest one which looks really dumb to me).  Spider Man also, but to a lesser degree.  I also play PC games when I get a chance, and I consider the cut scenes to be animated.  I prefer a realistic style such as what you see in the star wars shows and to an extent the turtles show from 2012.

One thing that I've been impressed with is how The Mandalorian has been able to seamlessly take characters and plot threads from The Clone Wars and Rebels and transition them to live action. 

Also CGI has gotten a lot better, faster to make, and probably cheaper in the 13 years since the first Dresden show.  I think one of the things Jim said about doing animated Dresden is that it would allow for some really epic battles and things that would be too costly for live action.  At least some of those epic battles may now be within reach for a live action show.

What I'm getting at is if you count CGI as a type of animation, the line between animated and live action has been blurring for a long time.  Hell we're having 3D models of dead actors being wrapped around people with similar physical proportions and having other people voice those characters.  That's similar to something animated.     

Bad Alias:
I do prefer the non-cartoonish animation. I think the DF would work really well if done like Castelvania, but a bit more realistic with some of the settings, weapons, and such. A lot of that animation, the weapons, clothing, and setting is just ludicrous. Another advantage to an animated series is you can have characters age at the right rates. The immortals don't age, Harry ages slower, and regular mortals age regularly.

The problem with animation is that a lot of people will never take it seriously.

I don't know if doing it as an animated series would be a problem or a benefit on the business side of doing a series that covers 25 novels. I wouldn't be surprised if we never get a full Dresden Files series adaptation. Has anything that big ever been attempted? Some quick googling puts A Song of Ice and Fire at 1,770,000 words and DF at 1,997,201 words as of SG. Not counting PT, BG, or any short stories. And we're still about eight novels from being done. Three of those novels are supposed to be big door stopping tomes. Conservatively, that is going to be over three million words.

Snark Knight:

--- Quote from: Bad Alias on December 01, 2020, 06:55:20 PM ---Has anything that big ever been attempted? Some quick googling puts A Song of Ice and Fire at 1,770,000 words and DF at 1,997,201 words as of SG. Not counting PT, BG, or any short stories. And we're still about eight novels from being done. Three of those novels are supposed to be big door stopping tomes. Conservatively, that is going to be over three million words.

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Urban detective fantasy is probably more conducive to quick pacing than epic political / military fantasy. An average Dresden book would probably translate to 2-3 TV episodes, rather than roughly 1 book per season like GOT was doing before it went off the rails. You could probably adapt SF-GP in a season, pretty much regardless of live or animated format.

spiritofair:
I think 2 episodes for a Dresden Files book would be nearly criminal. So much of the mystery, backstory, character development would have to be cut that while it would be a story with the same characters and major action beats, it would not be the Dresden Files. I think 6 (earlier, shorter books) to 8 or 9 episodes (the longest books) per book would still move quickly, but would allow for the world building and character development that are required to do the stories justice.

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