Crimson, I will answer your wish-list for having a great read-through so far.
-A map of the 12 Districts + Capitol
This could be very helpful. I always envisioned District 7 being in that Montana/Canada area and District 1 being near the West, but that's all.
-A map of the arena
It's really difficult to tell where everything is in the arena, so like the map of Panem, this would really help our perspective. But it's like getting to see a Minecraft map before starting.
* It would be sooooo helpful with envisioning proximity and character interactions
Seeing as the other tributes were as important as test dummies (what does District 5 do?), there's no reason not to make the other characters more interesting. Though Katniss probably doesn't give a crap about any of these tributes, though.
Also, proximity is wierd in the Games, as with other tributes, though through the eyes of Katniss I'm certain that I could barely tell. Needs improvement though.
-Cut-aways to the Capitol showing betting, sponsors and reactions; ESPECIALLY District 12
Now that I think of it, I don't know why reactions weren't put there in the first place. I wanted to see District 1 brood over Glimmer's failality.
And there's one thing I'd add to this, which would possibly be a view through other tribute's eyes. In a miniseries, this would work very well, but having a good feel for what each district is like would keep me interested in the characters more. We barely know much about certain districts of which I'd like to know a little more about than what's given.
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WTH Duke; just, WTH