I think if there's nothing in the adaptation that at least matches the story then yeah as a fan you have every right to be annoyed. I think this is partly why TB started to bug me, because after season 1 I read most of the books and it just confused things so much now both mediums irritate me. It's also why I'm really dreading the Outlander adaptation even though I would like to see Jamie Claire and the rest of the characters onscreen. There is a definite feel of 'this isn't what I signed up for'. I'm not saying every adaptation has to be utterly slavish. Sometimes that just isn't practical or desirable. But it should be recognisable otherwise what's the point of watching it as a fan? I also get really arsey when I've watched a film and read the book later and notice really bad inaccuracies, character that aren't in the source material, plot points . It throws me for a loop. IDK, there's some books that make terrible films and vice versa. Adaption is no easy thing. I actually think it's harder then writing an original screenplay in a way. /opinionated fangirl is rather opinionated
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might be a little TL:DR- what can I say, I have a lot of feeling about the subject apparently
Date: 2011-05-29 12:12 am (UTC)There is a definite feel of 'this isn't what I signed up for'. I'm not saying every adaptation has to be utterly slavish. Sometimes that just isn't practical or desirable. But it should be recognisable otherwise what's the point of watching it as a fan?
I also get really arsey when I've watched a film and read the book later and notice really bad inaccuracies, character that aren't in the source material, plot points . It throws me for a loop.
IDK, there's some books that make terrible films and vice versa. Adaption is no easy thing. I actually think it's harder then writing an original screenplay in a way.
/opinionated fangirl is rather opinionated