r/TopCharacterTropes • u/Chill0000 • Aug 21 '26

Hated Tropes [HATED] Adaptations done intentionally without help from the source

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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

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u/BlizzPenguin Aug 21 '26

The Dresden Files TV series had zero imput from Jim Butcher. I was at a convention where he was on a panel and he said that his entire involvement was signing the paperwork and collecting the check.

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u/bb-Kun-Chan Aug 21 '26

TIL that there's a Dresden Files TV series

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u/AwesomeVolkner Aug 21 '26

Yeah, as a fan of the books, I only just learned this today, as well.

That unfortunately probably tells me everything I need to know about the series...

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u/Wild-Lychee-3312 Aug 21 '26

It's okay. You'll enjoy it more if you ignore any connection to the Dresden Files and just watch it as an unrelated generic "wizard detective in Chicago" show.

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u/telleratwork Aug 21 '26

they made the Blue Beetle a Jeep...

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u/RobNobody Aug 22 '26

That, at least, was a practical decision. They supposedly tried to use a VW Beetle, but Paul Blackthorne was too tall for it and couldn't get in or out quickly enough for shooting scenes, and they couldn't fit cameras in to film driving scenes.

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u/telleratwork Aug 22 '26

suppose that makes sense, but kind of points out how ridiculous that Dresden crams himself into it lol

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u/RobNobody Aug 23 '26

Hey, it's a lot easier to do in print.

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u/beemaister Aug 21 '26

My name is Harry Dresden, motherfucker!

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u/Swaibero Aug 21 '26

Who is that behind him? Doesn’t look like Susan or Murphy.

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u/Altruistic-Cat1487 Aug 21 '26

It's been a while, but I think that's the TV version of Murphy.

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u/Merijeek2 Aug 21 '26

It's Murphy. Sonia was a petite blonde and Murphy was a normally-sized latina Brunette.

Yes, 110% backwards.

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u/Nervous_Chipmunk7002 Aug 23 '26

Murphy's actresses originally auditioned for Susan and vice versa. They could have had them look like their book counterparts, but decided to swap their roles.

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u/Merijeek2 Aug 23 '26

Sheesh. So, triple forehead slap then.

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u/Educational_Copy_140 Aug 21 '26

Eh...he also helps carry in the body of Harry's uncle in the morgue in the first episode of the show

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u/Merijeek2 Aug 21 '26

Was it DragonCon? If so, I was at that panel too. It could have been so good, but man, it mostly wasn't.

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u/BlizzPenguin Aug 21 '26

It was at ConFusion in Novi, MI about 4 or 5 years ago.

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u/Merijeek2 Aug 21 '26

Ah, mine was DragonCon about 15 years ago. Took a wrong turn, ended up getting seated in the front row with the disabled people. Felt kind of guilty but not that guilty.

It was funny because that panel was (literally) the first time that Butcher and Blackthorne had ever met.

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u/BeneficialRead5653 Aug 21 '26

I actually quite enjoyed it, and if not for it, and the Constantine movie in 2005, I may have never decided to look into their source materials. Been a fan of the novels, audiobooks, comics, and Tv show ever since. Hell, Harry's voice in my head is a combo of Paul Blackthorne and James Marsters as a result.

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u/BlizzPenguin Aug 21 '26

I had a different experience because I was a fan of the books before I saw it.