BBC One's doing Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell

[prodigy]

 So I guess you've all probably heard enough about this if you follow me on any other social platforms, but I don't even caaaaare, I'm in that floaty bubble where you mostly have not started thinking about all the ways the BBC could mess up that thing you care about.

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[prodigy]

That's always the trouble with adaptations, isn't it? At least with some venues, like most Hollywood, you know it's probably going to be bad (especially if the promotional material bears it out that way); with BBC there's always the chance it could be superficially enjoyable but just screw up a bunch of stuff, which is the worst.

[eldiablito_sf]

A perfect example of the pathology you describe is their "Hollow Crown: Richard II". (Don't know if you're into that, but...) The whole thing was superbly done until the very end, when it dissolved into WTF and WHYYYY!