IMO, I believe the HODS, could have been better if it wasn't a blood bath, and If they were not doing the TV Show and the movie at the same time. DC was just doing things that I don't think that he could have done on the air.
NODS, I wasn't really impressed by it. But then I saw it when it was late. I would love to see the directors cut of it. That would make a big difference.
It sounds like the new movie is going to be different than the show in some aspects. I will try very hard not to compare the the original show. It can't be the same, different actors and different time.