I trust Dan Harmon to do something interesting at the least, but man, this really doesn't match up with the spirit of the original strips, at least in my view. Maybe this is what the creator saw all along.
I really love this web comic. I'm very unsure how it will translate to anything beyond its current scope, which is essentially translation of individual "moments" into literal language. The shtick doesn't have a chance to get old when it's never a situation longer than like 6 panels. But I'm curious enough to be mildly interested.
And by all means, good for Nathan Pyle for cashing in on this. That's awesome.