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r/videogames • u/AlmightyLoaf54 • Aug 12 '26
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The makers of the Halo show literally bragged that they never read the books or played the games and they were surpised when the show flops
494 u/[deleted] Aug 12 '26 [removed] — view removed comment 141 u/TrioOfTerrors Aug 12 '26 "I'm going to fix this beloved IP with my AO3 level fanfic writing!" - pretty much every sci-fi and fantasy writers room. 51 u/RollForThings Aug 12 '26 I get the sentiment here, but AO3 writers tend to write their fanfic out of love for the IP they're writing about. Netflix etc writers showing contempt for the IP they're adapting is far worse. 10 u/AncientSignature1505 Aug 12 '26 Yeah, I was like, hey, AO3 isn't THAT bad. 2 u/Dust_Dependent Aug 12 '26 Good to know that Netflix writers showing contempt for the IP is a thing for every adaptation and not just an Adi Shankar thing
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141 u/TrioOfTerrors Aug 12 '26 "I'm going to fix this beloved IP with my AO3 level fanfic writing!" - pretty much every sci-fi and fantasy writers room. 51 u/RollForThings Aug 12 '26 I get the sentiment here, but AO3 writers tend to write their fanfic out of love for the IP they're writing about. Netflix etc writers showing contempt for the IP they're adapting is far worse. 10 u/AncientSignature1505 Aug 12 '26 Yeah, I was like, hey, AO3 isn't THAT bad. 2 u/Dust_Dependent Aug 12 '26 Good to know that Netflix writers showing contempt for the IP is a thing for every adaptation and not just an Adi Shankar thing
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"I'm going to fix this beloved IP with my AO3 level fanfic writing!" - pretty much every sci-fi and fantasy writers room.
51 u/RollForThings Aug 12 '26 I get the sentiment here, but AO3 writers tend to write their fanfic out of love for the IP they're writing about. Netflix etc writers showing contempt for the IP they're adapting is far worse. 10 u/AncientSignature1505 Aug 12 '26 Yeah, I was like, hey, AO3 isn't THAT bad. 2 u/Dust_Dependent Aug 12 '26 Good to know that Netflix writers showing contempt for the IP is a thing for every adaptation and not just an Adi Shankar thing
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I get the sentiment here, but AO3 writers tend to write their fanfic out of love for the IP they're writing about. Netflix etc writers showing contempt for the IP they're adapting is far worse.
10 u/AncientSignature1505 Aug 12 '26 Yeah, I was like, hey, AO3 isn't THAT bad. 2 u/Dust_Dependent Aug 12 '26 Good to know that Netflix writers showing contempt for the IP is a thing for every adaptation and not just an Adi Shankar thing
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Yeah, I was like, hey, AO3 isn't THAT bad.
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Good to know that Netflix writers showing contempt for the IP is a thing for every adaptation and not just an Adi Shankar thing
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u/Medical-Lingonberry3 Aug 12 '26
The makers of the Halo show literally bragged that they never read the books or played the games and they were surpised when the show flops