The Immortal Universe is a showrunner's dream. It's a popular, accessible IP with a deceased creator that has some universally admitted weak spots.
They can take Rice's inspiration and make it better.
Drop some of the weirder junk from later on, draw the whole thing together from the start, etc.
I definitely agree. I just hope they stay away from anything that feels like the teen romances that much of the genre has become. Much of that stuff spun off of Rices Vampire books but in inspiration only.
I think they should stay away from the Taltos creatures completely. There is enough great characters and interesting history with the tanglings of Lasher and the Mayfairs.