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Harry Potter TV series in the works at HBO Max
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This just sucks so much. This and the game are the shit I dreamed about as a kid. Now they're all irreversibly tainted by a hateful being.
There was a time when I'd have been beyond excited at this news.
This is no longer that time.
Fuck JK Rowling.
This is no longer that time.
Fuck JK Rowling.
Yeah, I think I'm good. She's screwed this whole universe since the last movie 10 years ago. That being said, I always figured the books would've been better adapted as high budget TV shows.
This seems odd. HBO are very progressive (look at how much content they have with LGBTQ characters and especially how many with female leads). Why would they want to work with JK Rowling at all?
With that said, my secret dream is that we get a live action (with a budget) Dragonlance series. That'd be pretty neat.
With that said, my secret dream is that we get a live action (with a budget) Dragonlance series. That'd be pretty neat.
If it is an adaptation of the books, it's totally unnecessary since the movies already exist and are super ingrained in the fandom.
If it is another thing entirely different in the wizarding world, looking at Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts doesn't fill me with hope.
If it is another thing entirely different in the wizarding world, looking at Cursed Child and Fantastic Beasts doesn't fill me with hope.
Still can't believe a woman I looked up to and who created my favourite childhood saga would be such an asshole. Easily my biggest personal disappointment in a famous figure.
Even if I could watch this it feels hard to give a shit now as long as she remains profitting from it.
Even if I could watch this it feels hard to give a shit now as long as she remains profitting from it.
I bet WB is probably trying their best to find a way for Rowling to pull a Lucas and sell the franchise rights to them.
Problem is I don't think AT&T could spare a couple of billions just to pay her off.
But they could build a case against here if the 3rd Fantastic film fails as well 🤔
Problem is I don't think AT&T could spare a couple of billions just to pay her off.
But they could build a case against here if the 3rd Fantastic film fails as well 🤔
Theres a new generation of kids and the movies never went into as much detail
if its a new story altogether, thats up in the air i guess
I created a thread wondering about this back in November 2019. Looks like 5% of people guessed right.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/when-will-harry-potter-be-remade.152912/
Shame it's toxic now.
https://www.resetera.com/threads/when-will-harry-potter-be-remade.152912/
Shame it's toxic now.
That scene was fantastic.
On topic: I would have loved these news about a decade ago, when I still cared for the IP and before I found out that JKR is a piece of garbage.
I wonder if they'd stick to making Hermione black, like The Cursed Child. That's about the only good thing that stage play actually did and it'd be nice if they at least kept that.
A TV show adaption of the books could work out so much better than the films. I imagine this is a whole new story with new characters though.
Why is everyone assuming this will be a remake of the books?
The article doesn't say it and I would assume if they are playing on nostalgia it's way too early to be recasting that series.
Strong bet that this will be a series of adjacent stories, prequels, and sequels.
Sequels probably being the most lucrative(but also less likely) because you can bring back the old actors.
The article doesn't say it and I would assume if they are playing on nostalgia it's way too early to be recasting that series.
Strong bet that this will be a series of adjacent stories, prequels, and sequels.
Sequels probably being the most lucrative(but also less likely) because you can bring back the old actors.
Money. And the fact that my kid and millions of others are going to want to watch it all a million times.
I think it's time to call out HBO for their shit.
HBO wanted to do an Alt-Civil War show with the Game of Thrones guys.
Now they want to do this with Rowling the crazy TERF?
Sorry. HBO can go fuck off.
I haven't subbed to anything HBO since GoT crashed and burned. I suggest people stop giving them money.
HBO wanted to do an Alt-Civil War show with the Game of Thrones guys.
Now they want to do this with Rowling the crazy TERF?
Sorry. HBO can go fuck off.
I haven't subbed to anything HBO since GoT crashed and burned. I suggest people stop giving them money.
Even without JKR being a shitty TERF, I wouldn't be interested. Cursed Child, Fantastic Beasts, and Pottermore have all been mediocre to pretty awful. Harry Potter was an important part of my childhood but looking back on it- I feel like it doesn't hold up well.
I have no clue what this is but I'm already infinitely more excited for it than I am the Amazon LOTR series.
Anything in early development makes me cautious to be excited though because I feel like there's a high chance of development going nowhere and petering out.
Fantastic Beasts was excellent (the first one anyway). I wish they would've stuck with a wacky dude hunting down beasts in interesting places than going the "try to tie this into HP" route though.
Anything in early development makes me cautious to be excited though because I feel like there's a high chance of development going nowhere and petering out.
Fantastic Beasts was excellent (the first one anyway). I wish they would've stuck with a wacky dude hunting down beasts in interesting places than going the "try to tie this into HP" route though.
That aside, and of course it isn't really aside, but that aside, everything released in the Harry Potter universe, from the past few films, the fantastic beasts, the play disaster has been... very crap.
So I don't get excited about Harry Potter the same way I don't care about new Star Wars content. It just isn't good and hasn't been for a long, long time.
I expect this will hence suck as well. People "hoping" really need to think about why they need to hope something will be good.
Trans women are women. I used to like Harry Potter but Rowling can fuck off today, fuck off tomorrow, then go back in time to fuck off forever. There's all sorts of undiscovered, talented, creative people out there and instead they give money to this TERF. For me, it doesn't matter how good the chicken sandwich is or how many people worked on the game- If they end up on my radar, it's time to move on. With all of her terrible opinions and horrible writing that followed, I wouldn't be shocked at this point to find out that she stole HP from a trans woman.
I'm in the same boat. A tv series should have been a dream come true for me
Fuck that TERF, for all the harm she's done, the hateful shit she's said, and making me and countless other former fans walk away from that tainted universe
