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Originally Posted by alansplace
I've not yet run across anyone who viewed the TV series after having become a fan of the novels and actually liked the TV series. I however liked the TV series a lot as I saw the entire series as it was broadcast on SyFy. But then it got cancelled and because I missed it, I located the books and started reading them. I liked the books even better. I have DVDs of the TV series and watch them periodically.

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That's why books are usually better.

It's better to watch a movie or TV adaptation
before reading the book, rather than the other way round. We usually find the movie or TV adaptation lacking one way or another if we've read the book first.