MystyrMystyry
05-02-2012, 05:34 AM
Has anyone been watching this? Just curious about your reactions, whether you're familiar with the original books or not and how it comes across.
Personally I much prefer the books, as they're the both the source and comfortably familiar like a favorite old settee. But would Douglas have approved of this production?
Virtually only the title character remains along with assorted scant set pieces from the novels - but he was also an advocate of alterations in different media. He said something like: 'You've already heard the radio show - would you really want to read it as an exact script?'
So perhaps had he a hand in it it would have been an even looser adaptation, but who can say?
[Also there are audiobooks of the author reading the original books if you're interested - recommended! - as well as full cast dramatisations]
Personally I much prefer the books, as they're the both the source and comfortably familiar like a favorite old settee. But would Douglas have approved of this production?
Virtually only the title character remains along with assorted scant set pieces from the novels - but he was also an advocate of alterations in different media. He said something like: 'You've already heard the radio show - would you really want to read it as an exact script?'
So perhaps had he a hand in it it would have been an even looser adaptation, but who can say?
[Also there are audiobooks of the author reading the original books if you're interested - recommended! - as well as full cast dramatisations]