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Witcher without all the Netflix bullshit. Like, give it to someone who loves the IP, not someone who wants to push some agenda.
I've loved the book series for close to 20 years, it deserves a LOTR or GoT level movie/series.
I reckon you've been downvoted for the agenda comment, but you're absolutely right about it being bullshit. They fucking ruined it. Imo it's less about 'agenda' and more about the arrogance of the directing team.
Literally all they had to do was replicate the stories for the screen, but they couldn't resist putting 'their stamp on it'. What a missed open goal.
Don't really care, if people can't see that the director is pushing her agenda into the thing and kinda forgets about actually adapting the source material, it's their problem, not mine.
The Witcher books talk about a lot of issues that are relevant today (like racism, the price of being neutral, colonialism and many more), I personally also love the medieval politics bit (you can see that Sapkowski really loves history in those parts) and I think it deserves a proper adaptation, not this hacked together bullshit that just likes to push every modern agenda in there.
You (the general you) can dislike my opinion as much as you want, that's really up to you, but IMO one of those things lines pretending it works with societal issues, while the other one truly presents them as such.
I've never read the books, huge fan of the game series. I love reading, but what's put me off is Sapkowski's reputation for being an arsehole. I dunno, I've always been a bit resistant to consuming media if I don't like the creator.
Like, I can enjoy Michael Jackson songs, but if I discovered him today with all the baggage attached I might never have formed an attachment to his music. Think I'll see if I can find any Witcher books in the library and then if I don't enjoy, I've not wasted any money.
Well, he is an arsehole a bit, but not on the level I'd consider turning away from his books. I probably wouldn't want to be friends with him, but he's not such a big arsehole that I would lose sleep over supporting him financially. I truly recommend the books, though I've heard that the English translations leave a lot to be desired.
Ok I’ll bite. What’s Netflix’s agenda with the Witcher? Hmm?
Not Netflix's, the director's.
Edit: No need to "bite", if you want to argue with someone online, I'm afraid you'll have to find your fix somewhere else.
Yeah, sure, horrible me wanting a faithful adaptation without the director pushing whatever agenda they fancy. Don't we all just love it when adaptations change stuff just because the director feels like they know better than a book that's beloved by millions?
I don't particularly care what interests you, but thanks for letting me know.
Oh, sure, everything has an agenda, I guess, including the books. Might just be that I dislike the director's one. She had one job - take a beloved story, make it into a TV show and change only what's necessary to make the story work in a different medium. And she failed spectacularly.
I didn't really come here to discuss what I consider the director's agenda, I don't like arguing in general and when done online, I find it stupid.
I'm pretty sure there are people who love the show and that's fine, too, it's not like I was calling for people to demand it's cancelled, I just dislike how horribly and utterly the showrunner destroyed everything that made The Witcher, well The Witcher, and wish it was never made because it's a complete mockery.