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Sure, there's better series out there, but there's better books than The Shining and they made that into a great movie. That's not to say that this guy is Kubrick, but more that I think it's better to be happy that a Vertigo series is getting the HBO treatment than to question why it wasn't another one. If anything, this show is likely to open the doors for more Vertigo series to be adapted. In the same way that superheroes now provide films with a seemingly endless reservoir of concepts, a successful Preacher series could have networks scurrying for the next comic to adapt. And, just in general, I think having a show that's so different from the average person's conception of what comics are on the air is a good thing.
That said, I'm not sure how I feel about Johnsen's plan to do such an exact adaptation. I'm sure it will be cool for the first few episodes, but I'm not sure if I need to put in 75 hours to see a story I've already read. Plus, I think it'll be an odd series because all the spoilers will already be out there. In terms of helping comics, I think people who are big fans of the show will definitely check out the book, particularly during a midseason hiatus. I know if the next season of The Sopranos was available in comic form right now, I'd want to check it out, and I'd imagine that at least some of the audience will drift over there.
And, I think it's a bit troubling that he considers Jesse such a moral guy, but in the same way you wouldn't want someone who says magic's stupid adapting Promethea, isn't it best to have someone who shares Ennis's beliefs translating the work to screen? That's not to say it couldn't be improved, rather, those 'improvements' might result in the loss of what made the work unique in the first place. |
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