curl-6 said:
It should have been easy to get right, I agree, but I never underestimate the ability of Hollywood/Netflix/etc to mangle foreign media adaptions. I think the problem is that they deeply underestimate the ability of Western audiences to enjoy media from other cultures, try to make it more Western, and as a result miss the point of the original. |
I understand what they're thinking. They want another teen horror series, so they make attractive characters a priority. They try to make it "accessible" so they bland it down and take away parts they think teenagers won't get. What they end up with is a vanilla vehicle that only resembles the original on the outside. They're just using the popularity of the original in order to create something else of their own but with a dash of added name recognition. It's devious. That's why I never get hyped about this kind of thing. It's simple exploitation.
Also, have you seen SPEC 2? Watching Erika play a rude, awkward, and unkempt detective-savant was pretty amazing. One of my favorite series ever.