Just in relation to the hotness factor, if prosthetics were used to ugly up an actor or actress in their initial episodes, this could account for Chris or Stacia or other bitten Were’s or Vampire’s suddenly getting hotter. I think a caucasian dog for “The stomach with teeth”, the bear and the beast form would have to be CGI though or a combination of that and good puppetry.
But as previously stated, if John gets his TV show, there will be an absence of books over the period, just look at GOT.
My 2 cents worth.