I think the natural tendency is to make it live action. Especially with the gargantuan success of things like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. People just expect fantasy to be costumes and CGI I guess.
But I think if someone did it animated. Perhaps even stop-motion, akin to Laika or Aardman, that might be more successful. The thing is, because he satirizes all of fantasy, you kinda have to put all of fantasy on the screen. Things like the golems, the dragons, stuff like that - the jokes only work if the things are real. If they look like people in cheap student-film costumes, the entire thing falls apart.
As for the narration, it could totally work. Just have a narrator. Especially if it ends up at a TV show. Between scenes, at the start of episodes. It would 100% work to bring some of Terry’s voice into the show.
I think the natural tendency is to make it live action. Especially with the gargantuan success of things like Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. People just expect fantasy to be costumes and CGI I guess.
But I think if someone did it animated. Perhaps even stop-motion, akin to Laika or Aardman, that might be more successful. The thing is, because he satirizes all of fantasy, you kinda have to put all of fantasy on the screen. Things like the golems, the dragons, stuff like that - the jokes only work if the things are real. If they look like people in cheap student-film costumes, the entire thing falls apart.
As for the narration, it could totally work. Just have a narrator. Especially if it ends up at a TV show. Between scenes, at the start of episodes. It would 100% work to bring some of Terry’s voice into the show.