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Cecil Terwilliger · 05-31-2019, 10:36 PM

I don’t think the books have anything to do with the lack of popularity of seasons 7 or 8.

Almost all books are superior to their adaptations with very, very few exceptions.

Although there was a small segment of hardcore book readers who disliked the show from the beginning, I think the general sentiment from book readers was that the show was an amazing adaptation for the first 6 seasons (with a couple of exceptions like the sand snakes).

Absolutely nothing about the criticism I’ve read for the show in the last two years has anything to do with some lame ass hipster BS.

I also don’t think the heavy analysis into the show has anything to do with the disappointment. People weren’t mad because they were so deep in analysis that they had created theories that weren’t paid off (remember when people were pissed that True Detective didn’t live up to all the insane yellow king reddit hype?).

People were angry because threads that absolutely did exist and were analyzed because they were real, were eventually abandoned in favour of a sloppy, rushed ending.

There’s no secret to why the show is taking ####. It’s the simplest explanation in this case. People thought it sucked because, for the most part, it did.

05-31-2019, 10:36 PM	#5945
Cecil Terwilliger That Crazy Guy at the Bus Stop Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Springfield Penitentiary Exp:	I don’t think the books have anything to do with the lack of popularity of seasons 7 or 8. Almost all books are superior to their adaptations with very, very few exceptions. Although there was a small segment of hardcore book readers who disliked the show from the beginning, I think the general sentiment from book readers was that the show was an amazing adaptation for the first 6 seasons (with a couple of exceptions like the sand snakes). Absolutely nothing about the criticism I’ve read for the show in the last two years has anything to do with some lame ass hipster BS. I also don’t think the heavy analysis into the show has anything to do with the disappointment. People weren’t mad because they were so deep in analysis that they had created theories that weren’t paid off (remember when people were pissed that True Detective didn’t live up to all the insane yellow king reddit hype?). People were angry because threads that absolutely did exist and were analyzed because they were real, were eventually abandoned in favour of a sloppy, rushed ending. There’s no secret to why the show is taking ####. It’s the simplest explanation in this case. People thought it sucked because, for the most part, it did.