esgamex t1_iu4o0vo wrote on October 28, 2022 at 3:00 PM

Think about how long a film would be if rhe book was filmed as written. You may know that screen adaptations of Jane Austen's work are popular. There actually is a TV adaptation if Pride and Prejudice that's faithful to the book. Not many people enjoy it. It's too long, and it doesn't meet the expectations people have formed in their heads.

All the same i think a tv adaptation of Harry Potter could be great.

pineapplesf t1_iu62zfw wrote on October 28, 2022 at 8:44 PM

Not many people enjoy the BBC pride and prejudice?!?! News to me. It has a 95 audience score on rotten tomatoes.

esgamex t1_iu7cp9a wrote on October 29, 2022 at 2:46 AM

I was talked ng about the 1980 one. Is that the one you're referring to?

pineapplesf t1_iu7fape wrote on October 29, 2022 at 3:10 AM

The PBS one? It's not that lowly rated either The 1995 BBC version is super popular, as far as I'm aware, and very book accurate.

esgamex t1_iu7kskq wrote on October 29, 2022 at 4:03 AM

Yes the 95 version is super popular, but it's not a filming of the book scene by scene as the 1980 one was.

pineapplesf t1_iu7q508 wrote on October 29, 2022 at 5:01 AM

The 95 verison makes very few deviations and is longer than the 80 verison. So I don't think the length or incorrect expectations is why people like the 95 verison more. It's accessibility and ubiquity probably plays a bigger role in it's popularity.

ActonofMAM t1_iu6oufj wrote on October 28, 2022 at 11:30 PM

I came here to say this. 6 hours to do full justice to a fairly short novel.