Obviously there's a lot more to a TV show than just a book... I think adaptations are a bit tricky for the screenwriters because they're worried about upsetting the author.
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Oftentimes when you see adaptations of books you like, you're let down. As an author, you assume that they are going to suck. A little bit of hope is dangerous.
Books are a little better movies than just screenplays because there's more fat on the bone. There's more character development. There's more stuff to pick from.
Often in the past, there have been authors that were deeply disappointed in their adaptation, but that's because they haven't accepted the fact that a movie is a different thing, and it can't possibly be the same as the book.
Some writers get snooty about what happens when their books are adapted to film, but I don't feel that way.
Writers who want to interfere with adaptations of their work are basically undemocratic. The book still stands as an entity on its own.
I think a lot of writers are unrealistic about having their books translated into film.
I know a movie and a book are two different things and you are going do different media in different ways. No author can want a movie to be exactly like the book because then it will be a bad movie.
Let's just say that I don't think our show has very much in common with the book any more.
Writing has certain advantages; film is another way to tell a story. An experienced filmmaker will take what she needs from the book and leave out other things. With adaptations, you never get the texture of the writing: it's a different mode.
Unfortunately, the author of a book pretty much gives up control of the story when the producers take over a book to make it into a movie.