The structure of The Sandman adaptation faced challenges as audience engagement declined when shifting focus from the central character, Dream, to secondary characters like Rose Walker. Despite the initial plan to adapt A Game of You, which centered around Barbie and her dream encounters, Netflix executives advised against this approach, emphasizing the need to maintain viewer interest by keeping the narrative centered on Dream. Heinberg had outlined episodes for A Game of You, but ultimately, the story was shelved in favor of a more Dream-centric narrative to avoid losing viewer engagement.
Allan Heinberg noted that the original structure of focusing on various characters alongside Morpheus did not resonate with TV audiences as it did with comic readers.
Heinberg mentioned that whenever scenes focused on Dream or his adversaries, audience interest peaked, but shifted when the focus turned to characters like Rose Walker.
Heinberg outlined a three-episode block for A Game of You, adapting it to follow Barbie and her dream-related challenges, which was ultimately abandoned.
Netflix executives suggested that to retain viewer engagement, the series needed to maintain a focus on Dream rather than other protagonists like Barbie.
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