One of the possible problems re the impact of DotN is that it was photographed and designed to be seen on huge screens, hence the 70mm - not as a product of television.
There once was a British novelist, who created some of the finest detective mysteries this side of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Her name was Christie - Dame Agatha to many - and her tomes have been brought to the great silver screen again and again. Some productions not so great, others something...