'Lanterns' EP Damon Lindelof Claims Nobody Wants Adaptations Faithful to the Source Material - Geeks + Gamers

HBO’s Lanterns Shouldn’t Be Comic-Accurate, It Should Be Great

Photo Credit: HBO Max Instead of focusing on being comic-book accurate, let HBO make a great Lanterns television show. Lanterns has been extremely polarizing despite having a 93% on Rotten Tomatoes. The backlash has predominantly come from one group: comic book fans. Ever since the first trailer, fans have been criticizing the show, from the lack of superhero costumes and the detective premise to something as simple as the removal of “green” fro…

Lanterns writer Damon Lindelof says adaptations shouldn't just copy the source material: "Shouldn’t we be beyond this conversation by now?”

TV veteran Damon Lindelof – known for Lost, The Leftovers, Watchmen, and now Lanterns – has delivered what we hope is the final say on adaptations changing aspects of their source material.“We all just have to acknowledge that there’s a level of hubris involved in taking on any of this preexisting IP. But it is called adaptation. Source material is supposed to change and evolve [by definition],” Lindelof said in a discussion with The Hollywood R…

'Lanterns' EP Damon Lindelof Claims Nobody Wants Adaptations Faithful to the Source Material - Geeks + Gamers

Lanterns executive producer Damon Lindelof has weighed in on the ongoing debate over Hollywood's treatment of established intellectual property, claiming that he doesn't believe audiences actually want adaptations that remain completely faithful to their source material. The comments are particularly notable given the massive creative liberties already taken by HBO's Lanterns, including the decision to kill Hal Jordan during the show's very firs…