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Kindler:

--- Quote from: Talby16 on November 20, 2017, 05:40:42 PM ---Dumbledore character changes were an issue as well as Ginny's character (or lack thereof) in the movies.

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There were... a lot of problems, those among them. The changes and cuts to the existing plot were inexpertly done on a volume-by-volume basis, rather than for the film series as a whole, which created a whole lot of problems for those who just wanted to watch the movies. The plot does not make much sense if you haven't read the books because so many things were left out; I got the sense that each entry was written and shot based on adapting that specific entry without considering the larger context, for the most part. Some of the problems that created were attributable to working on a series as the books were being written, but some of them were pretty blatant. My sister watched the series over a weekend when she was sick, and hadn't read the books. After watching it twice to make sure she wasn't just missing stuff, she started asking me questions, like "Who the hell is Padfoot? Where did Dumbledore get those Horcruxes? I guess Harry can just Sense Horcruxes, but how does he know what some of them look like?" and so on. She thought it was all badly written, and I found myself referring to the books because the expository scenes simply weren't in the movies.

That doesn't even touch the problems with the books, but that's a different ball of wax.

I just hope that the Dresden Files is eventually adapted into some kind of live action format, faithfully, with a fanboy director who won't want to mess with the story (and honestly, the books are short enough that there's really no reason or excuse to leave stuff out or change much).

Talby16:
What about a Sherlock (BBC) style series with 3 to 4 90 minute episodes a season. Each season equates to one book.

Rasins:
Ananda,

I'm here for the people.  This is a GREAT group of fans.

I stay for the theories and the fun banter.

Kindler:

--- Quote from: Talby16 on November 21, 2017, 08:22:01 PM ---What about a Sherlock (BBC) style series with 3 to 4 90 minute episodes a season. Each season equates to one book.

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I'd want a bit more, like they're doing with A Series of Unfortunate Events. The Sherlock season structure gives them a lot of trouble during production (or at least a lot of excuses to avoid doing one season per year), and I'd prefer it if they would release stuff annually.

Plus, to be honest, 270-360 minutes is way too long for, say, Fool Moon. There's a lot to be said for taking the time to do things right, but that's 1.5 minutes/page for the first few books. Not quite as egregious as The Hobbit becoming a trilogy, but close.

ASOUE does four books per season, two hour-long episodes per book. I'd like the same format for Dresden. They could do a ten-episode season and do a kind of clip show featuring the short stories that featured during that block of books, too.

Talby16:
I see your point about stretching the early books too far. Definitely do not want to end up with a hobbit situation.

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