So with the Wheel of Time in name only show being cancelled the usual suspects were out in force online calling book fans "toxic". This one fan of the show (who didn't read the books) asked me why I was happy about the show getting canceled and people losing their jobs. I told her that I was happy that it was cancelled because it was a major bastardization and didn't respect the source material. She couldn't understand that when you adapt a popular book series/comics the fans of the series have an expectation of a somewhat faithful adaptation at least. They act like we don't understand that you can't do a straight one for one adaptation.
I could've been more diplomatic but I told her that I have reached the point where I hate modern day adaptations because they attract normies like her who clap like a seal because the show craps all over the source material and adds the usual current year crap. She was never a fan to begin with. She called me a jerk.
Probably the easiest thing to do with an adaptation or period piece is to get the racial demographics correct. When they can't do that, then I know their priorities. I guess it just annoys me how they act like we don't understand that you have to streamline a large book series and that some changes have to be made due to the medium.
I'm honestly looking forward to the day when AI can just make a movie based on a command you give. I'll probably start with Moon is a Harsh Mistress or UBIK.
Rant aside, but why do y'all think that the entertainment industry seems to despise fans of the source material or make ridiculous changes and then use the "well we can't do a one for one adaptation" excuse?
Because despite those fans being free popularity and publicity they will still be a drop in the ocean of the potential consumer base. So the companies behind the adaptations aim elsewhere with money in their eyes rather than any form of integrity.
I guess that’s why I would rather things not be adapted at this point. Like the upcoming Narnia with Netflix.
You also have to realize that you're a nerd and a dork (probably) and always have been.
Nerds always had this complex that people hated them for playing fantasy football and dnd and video games, and they hoped of they could just show the world how wonderful the things they loved were the world would love the things and then they'd love nerds too.
That's where the games as art thing came from, show how legitimate it is, show the craftsmanship is equal or better than other mediums, and the payoffs are unique and worthwhile.
But none of that was true, nobody hated you for what you liked, they just hated YOU. And it was fine you had your stupid hobbies in your mutant community. But then you worked so hard to show them what your hobbies did, and we'll damn, that's kinda cool.
Well maybe there's something to this stuff, but holy shit we can't let these mutant freaks be in charge of it puke gotta clean it up for actual people. "Awwww look at the widdle freaks getting mad we wiped their slime off their stuff. Boo hoo I feel real bad about that"
In the same way that actual people can't interface with demonic totalitarians, Artisans can't interface with consoomers, and sentients can't interface with NPCs regardless of their affiliation. The guys who invent things like Ara Magika will NEVER be accepted as polite company, and trying to be will just get you slaughtered.