Wizard and Glass was indeed a chore to get through....the first two times. Third time was a charm
It would be a good way to start the series, since working as a flashback half way through the series wasn't a good idea. He basically used it as filler because he had no idea how to finish the story, and lets be honest, he royally screwed the ending anyway.
Rushing a project because you fear your mortality has been proven here....
Anyways
A 10 episode, two or three season series would be a delight, if staying true to the source material, and giving depth to the last two books, which quite frankly, sucked. They were terrible