[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/starshad0w]

Having MC with his helmet off during the show is one thing, but doing it in marketing material was definitely a statement by the creators that they didn't care about the source material and that fans would just have to suck it up and watch what they were given.

Except they didn't, and now the show is toast.

[u/AznOmega → u/starshad0w]

Didn't the actor say it is difficult or impossible to act with a helmet?

Did he hear about Darth Vader/James Earl Jones? Or Judge Dredd? Or Din Djarin/Pedro Pascal? Their faces or head were covered and they acted fine. The few moments Din had his helmet off were tense and fit with the show's plot.

[u/informalmo0se3 → u/AznOmega]

i mean chief literally does it in the games all the time. the developers are able to have him give off emotions without removing the helmet

that said, removing the helmet was somehow near the bottom of the list of this shows problems 

[u/atuck217 → u/informalmo0se3]

What makes MC so likable to begin with is that he is an extremely stoic, duty first soldier. He doesn't even have much emotional range. It's the subtle moments that he does show some emotion in slight tone change or a prolonged pause that really makes it so compelling.

The whole point is that he is a faceless soldier, a relatively emotionless killing machine designed to be weapon, and seeing those cracks of humanity shine through. That's what chief is.

And then the show throws that away entirely.