• Omgboom@lemmy.zip
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    6 days ago

    Oh God, oh Lord no, I’ve been through this too many times. Please don’t let another of my favorite book series be ruined.

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      6 days ago

      Not a chance. Sanderson has full creative control and approval. This is excellent news.

      He had specifically said Hollywood didn’t know what to do with him, because after being so wildly successful he didn’t need their money, and he wanted creative control. Most authors give that up when they sell rights.

      And Apple TV has been killing it lately, IMO.

      This is promising. The only problem is it might mean we get fewer books per year.

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        6 days ago

        If he’s successful, it might open the door for other authors to push meddling producers out of the way with better, more faithful adaptations. The First Law Trilogy, Powder Mage series, or even Lightbringer would be nice to see done right on screen.

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      5 days ago

      most of what happened to book-show adaptation is always the meddling of the executives of the companies. the horrid 8 episode per 1-2 year series doesnt do most show justice.