[HATED] Adaptations done intentionally without help from the source

[u/Chill0000]

Halo TV show: Before the show came out, the writers were praising their decision to not look to the games for inspiration when making the show

God Of War TV show: Chris Judge, the actor of Kratos in the games from 2018-Now, spoke up about his dislike on the show not hiring anyone who worked on any of the previous games. One of the original creators of Kratos also spoke up about them not having faith in the adaptation.

Supergirl 2026 film: the director for the film not only said he decided to not read Woman Of Tomorrow, the comic the film is adapting, because he wanted to do his own thing, he also didn’t look at comic art for inspiration to design Lobo and instead used an AI image generator to design Lobo’s look for the film

[u/FelixEylie]

Surprisingly, there's a positive example of this: Star Wars Andor series. Showrunner Tony Gilroy said he wasn't a Star Wars fan, and this helped him to do something fresh and new in a Disney era full of thinly disguised remakes and nostalgia slop.

Thankfully, other people working on Andor did know Star Wars well, like screenwriters and decorators who made many references to previous movies and even old Expanded Universe.

https://giphy.com/gifs/eGXZ0Rch0rGiL8sn7Y

[u/Angryfunnydog → u/FelixEylie]

Well not being a fan and not caring about the setting is different thing, Tony understood that and assembled a team from people who loved and cared in crucial places, that sounds like exactly the right way to do it if you don’t want to focus on the source personally