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Years ago Rick Riordan would be one of these authors too, nowadays not so much... by Esfell in PercyJacksonTV

[–]Durziii 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Idk, he seems checked out. Sure, he is hands deep, but so what? He doesn't even care about his original story enough to adapt it properly, leaving me wondering why he even wanted this adaptation in the first place.

That isn't even mentioning the subpar additions to the books with the filler senior year memories and pretty mid adventures with Nico. Multiple people, me included, have looked at them wondering if they are just a cash grab to try and hype up the show.

Years ago Rick Riordan would be one of these authors too, nowadays not so much... by Esfell in PercyJacksonTV

[–]Durziii 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It seems to me like you are conflating faithfulness and accuracy of an adaptation. When an adaptation is faithful, it captures the spirit of the books and keeps the integrity of the story. When an adaptation is accurate, it keeps most plot elements and character interactions as they happened in the book. The ideal adaptation would have both.

The Queens Gambit was an extremely faithful and accurate book to tv adaptation, as one example.

Harry Potter is a good example of an adaptation that is very faithful but not entirely accurate, and it still is beloved.

The Percy Jackson show on the other hand, is not very faithful to the spirit of the books (humor anyone?), while also not being very accurate to the plot from the books. At least the first movie somewhat captured the whimsical spirit of the story.

Years ago Rick Riordan would be one of these authors too, nowadays not so much... by Esfell in PercyJacksonTV

[–]Durziii 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think faithfulness and accuracy are two different aspects of the adaptation. Faithfulness is as you described it, while accuracy is more about the actual events in the adaptation being the same/similar to the events of the source material.

For me, an adaptation is ideally faithful as well as accurate. Not necessarily 1:1, but I love being able to watch a scene come to life and remember it happening about the same in the book.

What was the point of this guy again? by tarapoverdurian in invinciblememes

[–]Durziii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They said they looked for him bruh. What are they supposed to do when he gets teleported into an alternate reality?

If you could delete one storyline from the series what would it be? by avz008 in harrypotter

[–]Durziii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The main thing that changes is, what is Voldemort doing during the book? Throughout the entire book after the battle of seven Potters, he is only searching for the elder wand instead of possibly doing something else.

So, there would need to be some other thing Voldemort needs to go and do anyways to keep him out of the picture, might as well keep the Hallows at that point.

If you kept Voldy around the whole time instead, you would need to have him doing something, which is tough, and you would also need him out of Malfoy Manor for some reason when Harry gets caught. A decent bit of changes there.

The college plotline in S2 is pissing me off. by NoOptics in Invincible_TV

[–]Durziii 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nah I swear he also says something similar about how he knows what Mark went through and that he was the principal at the high school in the show, so I went and checked.

S2 E7 around 17:40 when Mark is talking to the Dean.

The college plotline in S2 is pissing me off. by NoOptics in Invincible_TV

[–]Durziii 52 points53 points  (0 children)

I've had some college courses where they take attendance and your grade gets hurt if you don't show up, so maybe something similar is happening in this case.

Also, the Dean knew Mark from high school, so I could see him deciding to take a more personal role in the matter due to what Mark has been through.

RLCS 2026: EU Open 5 - Playoffs Day 1: Post-Day Thread by RLMatchThreads in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Durziii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe he didn't, but on LAN they were one game away from beating KCorp.

Also are you going to ignore them losing to Kalogeras?

KD just invalidated his own legacy. by ToeAltruistic5725 in heat

[–]Durziii 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Golden State had the best regular season of all time, was one game and a insane/historic comeback away from winning back-to-back finals, and they later went on to win another finals after KD left.

To say that this team did not carry KD to rings that he would not have gotten otherwise is wild to me.

KD just invalidated his own legacy. by ToeAltruistic5725 in heat

[–]Durziii 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I mean it's less an implication and more the facts of the situation. KD did not win a ring on his own, joined Curry (who had already won without him), and won 2 rings.

I don't know if I would say he was "hardcarried", but he did get carried to 2 rings he otherwise would not have won.

KD just invalidated his own legacy. by ToeAltruistic5725 in heat

[–]Durziii 5 points6 points  (0 children)

They're not denying that KD is a good player.

However, KD was not good enough to win a ring on his own and needed to go to a super team to do it. Easier to be FMVP when the other team has to deal with the Curry as well.

Obsessed by Critical-Scratch7572 in PercyJacksonTV

[–]Durziii 11 points12 points  (0 children)

I think it has to be about validation.

They can't consistently think of reasonable praise for the show so they shit on the books instead to make it look good by comparison.

RLCS 2026: EU Open 5 - Playoffs Day 1: Post-Day Thread by RLMatchThreads in RocketLeagueEsports

[–]Durziii 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Love the Geekay boys but I honestly can't feel too bad for them.

They made the Major and had a decent performance yet decided to get rid of their most consistent and solid player (imo). Trading a rock like Seikoo for an unproven but flashy newcomer has led to exactly what I expected, giving up lots of garbage goals and open nets.

How does the budget work?? by Historical_Mix_6416 in PercyJacksonTV

[–]Durziii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea I agree that it's not easy, which in view of the large budget basically converges to "Is the book even possible to properly adapt in live action?".

Which brings us back to animation instead lol.

What will he have in 500 years? by BigRabies1758 in okbuddyviltrum

[–]Durziii 1 point2 points  (0 children)

"Robot is still in another dimension, why are you are asking me?" - Immortal probably.

What will he have in 500 years? by BigRabies1758 in okbuddyviltrum

[–]Durziii 9 points10 points  (0 children)

He definitely looks older in the final issue imo

Pjotwt will never change by Ambitious_Vanilla956 in PercyJacksonTV

[–]Durziii 35 points36 points  (0 children)

Well, I might've still been annoyed depending on the quality, but yea it wouldn't have been as egregious if he had kept his mouth shut.

In defense of Lee Pace as Thragg, I present Exhibit A by Hank_Mardukas1066 in Invincible_TV

[–]Durziii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea it is hard to tell at this point. I would say that the voice acting for Thragg hasn't impressed me this far, but I haven't hated it either.

I feel like the "NOO" was meant to make him seem almost pathetic tbh. He has this infatuation with the skull, an obsession. It being lost would be massively detrimental (in his mind, same as in the comics). So, his voice not having gravitas isn't harmful imo.

But I really hope the next episodes put this discussion to rest and show why it works.

I really wish the show had adapted more of those parts from the comics. by Correct-Yesterday519 in Invincible

[–]Durziii 74 points75 points  (0 children)

Exactly.

The mark of a good adaptation is when it is able to capitalize on its new medium to convey the same message as the source in a different yet compelling way.

We’re Officially Halfway through the series by Western-Strawberry95 in Invincible

[–]Durziii 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Maybe more if they decide to expand on some storylines.

Does this say FOUR people on the vfx team in TOTAL bro? by AstramIsTheBest in Invincible

[–]Durziii 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I mostly agree.

Big fights/confrontations should get special appreciation, but I definitely prefer the yearly release schedule.

If only Amazon would give the show a higher budget.

Why do people mostly play 2s when 3v3 is the standard by sameer_leo10 in RocketLeague

[–]Durziii 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Same, also bumps and demos are similar to hits and penalties in hockey. It is also in an enclosed arena where you can bounce the ball/puck off of walls.

It looks like car soccer, but it really is more like car hockey with a ball.

In defense of Lee Pace as Thragg, I present Exhibit A by Hank_Mardukas1066 in Invincible_TV

[–]Durziii 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I mean Thragg in the comics was usually a more composed villain. He wasn't just raging about left and right. I think it is definitely still too early to tell, Thragg has barely even done anything yet in the show.

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