• Random Dent
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    5 months ago

    I think the TV series of Station Eleven is better than the book. Not that the book is bad at all, but the show is something else.

    • NotNotMike@programming.dev
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      5 months ago

      I actually disagree on this one. The show made such bizarre choices and had unrealistic scenarios, it took me out of the story. I actually read the book because I was watching the series and was so confused by some of the story beats that I was convinced the book would explain the reasoning behind them.

      Ended up just being mad at the series for not following the book more closely. The changes to the Prophet are just wild - taking a pedophile and making him a protagonist is just a poor choice, from my perspective… Even if you write out the pedophilia why you gotta make him have an army of kids?

      • MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        Yea I found this jarring. The show starts with him having a legion suicide bomber kids and wants us to sympathize with him by the end of the season.