I adore the Dresden books, not least because Harry frequently does Dumb Stuff and doesn't get away with it.

Oh yeah, that's a lot of the appeal for me too. I mean, I hate it when characters do stupid things and nothing happens (or worse, they get *rewarded* for their boneheaded behavior). That drives me crazy, so it's lovely to see stories that don't cop out like that.

I'm kind of disappointed that James Marsters isn't playing Harry in the series, but the dude they did pick looks decently close enough to the description of Harry in the novels. I really can't wait to see what they do with it.