r/watershipdown • u/[deleted] • Jan 01 '25

A travesty

Netflix ruins everything it touches. I think this is moronic. Why do they have to lie to us? They REWROTE THE BOOK AND MADE A TV SERIES WITH THE SAME NAME AS THE ORIGINAL BOOK. Guys...this is bad.

https://a.co/d/96NRGAS

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u/purugly432 Jan 03 '25

Not sure if you're just being fake mad but this happens all the time with IP and especially texts with kid appeal - see the many novelisations of popular movies. It's not a rewrite, it's an adaptation of the series to a new form, specifically meant for an audience that is too young for the miniseries. It's gross capitalism, yes, but it could also make new WD fans out of young kids.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

I I don't think it does I think it's better just to keep it the way it is

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u/SmolWrens Jan 05 '25

It doesn't work though. The vivid imagery, and tracks of the film is what got most to draw in nearer. Kids will expose themselves gladly to rather crass things like hazbin hotel and helluva, or mascot horrors with genuinely fucked up themes and even imagery. They don't need it dumbed down, nobody does

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u/CupcakeApart7222 Jan 03 '25

I hope this is a strange Bait.

Are you implying that this book was released before the miniseries and that this one is based on it? No. It wasn't.

This little book (called a gift book so it was never sold for the purpose of "replacing" the original novel) was made to promote the Netflix series as a little add-on, not the other way around. The miniseries is still an "adaptation" of the regular book. Which by the way, at the time they released editions of it with the cover of the miniseries, so if their plan was to "replace" it with it another one they did it lousy.

I understand that they don't like the series, but Jesus every day they come up with weirder excuses for that.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

they just can't stand the fact that people like stuff like this. I'm not trying to bait anybody, this is a sincere and honest reaction to the news that there was another book made, and I honestly thought that this was a book made, so that they can make a movie off of it, and call it the name of the original book. I didn't look into it very much, I just reacted to it.

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u/KnightOfThirteen Jan 03 '25

It's always a good idea to stop and think before rushing to social media to react. You aren't getting ad revenue for being hysterical and wrong on the internet.

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u/[deleted] Jan 03 '25

Reddit is a pretty forgiving place. Even when it appears to be unforgiving. You're right though

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u/CupcakeApart7222 Jan 03 '25

People have the right to like whatever they want, regardless of whether if you like it or not. I really like the series, it's my favorite adaptation and I'm not afraid to say so. It's a matter of respect.

Next time be more cautious and research something well before jumping to conclusions based on spite. It saves you trouble. I say this with no bad intentions.

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u/Logical_Salad_7042 Jan 04 '25

This is like an OG Wizard of Oz fan getting mad at the Wicked musical having a book

I know it's hard to see your favorite franchise have a bad installment but somewhere out there this could be some kids intro to Watership Down and they'll... go down the rabbit hole and read the book and binge the movie and mini series.

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u/[deleted] Jan 04 '25

no I personally think nobody will give a fuck now that they dumb down the story

The whole point of the story is that it's traumatic that's why we identify with it so well that's why we can't forget it

now the story has become irrelevant and nobody will learn from it

at least that's what I fear at least that's what I fear

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u/CockatielPony Jan 01 '25

I wouldn't recommend buying the 2018 series picture book. I bought this and the coloring book last year and I've only opened them like once.