This is the Empyrean Saga TV adaptation fans deserve.
HBO can afford to spend $200 million on a single season.
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The relationships of the riders and their dragons are focal to the series.
Violet bonds with two dragons, both of whom she communicates with telepathically.
Speaking mind-to-mind works well on the page, but how would those lines be delivered in a live-action setting?
Would they be voiceovers, without the actors moving their lips?
Beyond that, there are other elements inFourth Wingthat may just not translate well to live-action.
The series leans heavily on protagonist Violets inner monologues to explain the world to readers.
That chronic pain is brought vividly to life in the novel as readers experience her inner thoughts.
Streaming hasnt figured out epic fantasy yet.
But say that budget still isnt in the picture?
(The panned live-action films also showed that the characters had more life when animated than in live-action.)
Its the adaptation fans deserve.
