Comic-Con: Neil Gaiman's epic Sandman comic finally hits the screen

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You could forgive Neil Gaiman for thinking he was dreaming.

Hollywood started trying to adapt Gaiman's work in the 1990s.

"They were trying to make a 3,000-page story happen in two hours of movie time," the writer explains. "And nobody ever deciphered that because it was indecipherable" .

The explosion of long-form television, with its ability to provide space for more complex storytelling, has proven to be a boon for something like The Sandman.

The 75-issue original series featured both short stand-alone stories and longer, more layered narratives.< /p>

Gaiman, understandably, praised Netflix's decision to commit massive resources to bringing his vision to viewers. rs.

"We are now in the golden age of television," he says. "And we have the technology to do something like that."

So what exactly is it?

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