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What is an example of an adaptation of a book where the TV series was better? (lemm.ee)
submitted 1 year ago by [M] to c/Television@lemm.ee
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[–] 7 points 1 year ago (1 child)

I cannot remember the details that led to this opinion, but I remember preferring the first season of Dexter to the novel that it was based on. I think that was the only season that was even close to a direct adaptation of the novels, but I liked the changes that were made.

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago* (1 child)

    I could not disagree more. The show's decision to ground everything in the "real world" changed Dexter from an avenging angel to a person with emotional/psychological problems that are actually pretty far removed from reality.

    The conceit of a "dark passenger" that identified evil, rather than just Dexter's subjective decisions or evidence-based judgements brought Dexter into a certainty that is missing in the show, and ultimately planted the seeds of doom for the series. Once Dexter is ambivalent it's over.

    IMO

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  • [–] 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

    Oh, he didn't die at the end of the first book? Or did we just think he died, but he came back later or something?

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