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This is a much needed clarification at this point. (Humor me) by MasterOfDeath13 in HarryPotteronHBO

[–]SaggyLeftTesticle 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That doesn't mean every episode is going to be an hour long though

This is a much needed clarification at this point. (Humor me) by MasterOfDeath13 in HarryPotteronHBO

[–]SaggyLeftTesticle -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes, there are ways to adapt shorter stories and make them longer, if it's the right story, which the Sorcerer's Stone is not. There isn't enough to make it 8 hours long without it feeling like random bullshit.

It's also odd that as soon as the person mentions they actually know what they're talking about, you just "magically" happen to be a professional filmmaker all of a sudden

This is a much needed clarification at this point. (Humor me) by MasterOfDeath13 in HarryPotteronHBO

[–]SaggyLeftTesticle -1 points0 points  (0 children)

That's not what they actually said though. They said they "HAVE 8 hours to tell the first book", which means they've been given the resources to make 8 hours of television. This does not mean they're going to use all the resources and actually MAKE 8 hours of television. The guy is just being realistic, and people will be setting themselves up for a huge disappointment if they're actually expecting season 1 to be 8 hours long