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What are some of your, "If I like this, what else might I like" questions? (lemm.ee)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Just the novel, but yes, it is great! Is the TV series good?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I saw the tv series first (the book came later) and really enjoyed it. I think some of the special effects are dated and ... I'm not sure but, like, when I read the book, the tv characters had already been established in my brain as canonical, so I saw and heard those characters as I read the book. In cases where I've read the book first, sometimes I have my own version of canonical characters in my brain and it can be hard for me to accept those characters if I really loved the book and the on-screen depiction is very different. And the opportunity for a disconnect (and disappointment) between versions just increases when you're dealing with a world that varies (yet is so dependent) on our own.

tl;dr: you might find it disappointing because it doesn't 'match' the world you read, or because of some of the effects. But I absolutely loved the series, both at the time and still now - I watched it again just over the summer.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Such a good point about accepting the character in TV and movie adaptation. It can really increase the risk of not liking the adaptation