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POLL: End Game Opinion of the Series
airyie:
^well, you know what they say. The longer you wait, the more you want it.
Besides, once the Harry Potter movies are finished, I think DF will have a much better chance of drawing in an audience.
habman:
I love the books so much...so I was really disappointed with the series. When you read the books you start to get a feel for what Harry would look like...his attitude....and his general comportment. You also get a feel for how Karrin Murphy would look...and her general attitude and comportment. You even get a feel for Bob...and how his skull would look and talk. Then along comes the series...and everything has changed. I recognize that things can be better fleshed out in a book....but come on! Everyone...especially Murphy...just didn't ring true.
I'm afraid that's what happens when you let TV executives get hold of a script and make changes. If I had my way....Jim Butcher would have been executive producer of the series...answering to no one....and if his idea of what the series should look like doesn't float...then so be it. But I just got the sense that someone who hadn't read the series...or didn't care...had the final word on the project....and seriously dropped the ball.
Maybe they should try an "IT"-type mini-series for one of the books...and see what they can do with that. ???
Darkling:
--- Quote from: habman on January 18, 2010, 10:49:22 PM ---You even get a feel for Bob...and how his skull would look and talk.
--- End quote ---
I honestly don't think that would have worked on TV. It would have gotten old really fast and no special effect would have made it palletable to non-book fans. You either have CGI or a skull puppet and it just wouldn't translate well, I really liked the ghost.
Compass Rose:
I enjoy(ed) both the show AND the books. Yep, there are differences, but not really major ones, IMO. Heh. I can name a number of TV series (and movies) that should have been labeled "Inspired by" the books they were based on, as there were so many differences that if some of the characters hadn't had the same names as those in the books, a lot of people never would have realized there was a connection. Then there are others where the producers, etc. only took aspects of the books and concentrated on them when they made their films, not only completely changing the focus of the story but in most cases destroying some decent books. (The "Starship Troopers" movies come to mind, on a whole bunch of levels.) So, yeah, the TV series wasn't exactly like the books - but I expected that. And they were a lot truer to the original material than I expected.
airyie:
I actually like it when a series is NOT loyal to the source material, considering, it is my personal hobby to read books and then see the movies. Hint Hint...just ordered Percy Jackson online. =)
I loved the hockey stick idea. It actually took me a while to get use to the staff with carvings.
I loved ghost bob. I saw the pilot, and I was not amused by the glowing non-moving thing.
I loved morgan. He was a badass (pardon my french).
I loved murphy...She was just likable...
And I think it is great to 're-imagine' a series. You get different stories, characters, etc. It is something new, and interesting, and most of the time good in a way unique from the source material.
...I am bummed that I didn't get to see the Time Traveler's wife. I read the book, but my Bio lab went overtime till 10pm, so I couldn't go to the free showing...
...And now I'm on a tangent....
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