As avid watchers of the past two seasons on AMC, and waiting this next one with bated breath — and as someone who’s reread the source material a dozen times — a lot of this article rings true. I don’t agree with all of the decisions Rogen, et al., have made (S.2 tended to wander a bit), but their principle approach has been sound, and the stuff they have brought in from the original comics has been quite well done, and a lot of the stuff they have left out — the more mean-spirited chunks of character treatment and plotline — have been dispensable.
I’ve no idea if the showrunners know where they are going with all of this — if there’s a final scene they are driving toward, as Ennis was. I hope so, because that, in part, is what redeems the story and the bad decisions the characters make in it (and gives the final volume such impact). But I’m certainly ready for the next season to begin.
How Seth Rogen Made Preacher Safe for TV — Vulture
Basically, he and his partners changed everything.
Btw, "safe for TV" is a bit of a misnomer. "safER for TV than the original material" is closer to the point. There are a lot of people I still wouldn't recommend this to.
+Dave Hill i think your right with SAFER, as you said its gonna make some peoples blood boil. Enjoyed it none the same despite the inevitable compromises.
+Dave Hill PS did you see luke cage S2 trailer?
I love this show. And I don't see much wrong with it.
+Paul Scollon seen the comic?
+Dekks Herton I've read it, yes. I've also read Lucifer as well as watched it. It's rarely you get TV adaptations that are true to their source material, but yet often they are still enjoyable.
+Dekks Herton I did. I'm looking forward to LC s2, though not quite as excited as I was for s1.
+Paul Scollon I'd say AMC's Preacher is a lot closer to the original than ABC's Lucifer, but I enjoy both in different ways.
I've only read the first two Trade Paperback collections. I should there'd be VAST QUANTITIES of stuff cut for a TV version.
+Laura Ess Yeah, I was Very Concerned as to how they were going to pull stuff off. By and large, they've done a decent job of rearranging the story.
Can't wait to see what they do with "arse face"!!!! 😛