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Oct 9, 2024
2:53:11pm

88Coug Contributor

Only the gay Mormon showrunner. None of the writers had read 1 book.

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88Coug

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Joined: Jun 14, 2010
Last login: Oct 9, 2024
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Author

Time

Newly Announced ‘Harry Potter’ TV Writer Andy Greenwald Has Not Read The Books

MHallDidNothingWr0ng

1:41pm

oh boy, good thing I don't care about Harry Potter

Strawhat4life

1:43pm

Yes you do.

byujacob

1:49pm

- Andy Greenwald

Moops

2:14pm

Insanity

4thand19

1:44pm

RE: Newly Announced ‘Harry Potter’ TV Writer Andy Greenwald Has Not Read The Books

jpesk2

1:46pm

I mean, assuming he’s one voice in a big writers room it doesn’t really matter.

DieHarder

1:46pm

Yeah, I'll see how it turns out. I'm actually looking forward to the new full cast audiobook release of all the HP books

jpesk2

1:50pm

He hadn’t read them as of 8 months ago. This doesn’t seem like news.

TCuz

1:48pm

HP is the only cultural touchstone for some. "Read another book" I say to them

Still Blue

1:48pm

Doesn't matter a whole lot. JKR is still executive producer along with David Heyman. They will be the ones

byujacob

1:49pm

The Harry Potter Play had a black Hermione Granger, so it looks like JKR is open to interpretation.

JayOwen

1:54pm

Who cares if Hermione is black? It never says in the book that she's white

byujacob

2:42pm

I thought executive producer was mostly a title, and beyond being a name

Hypnotoad

2:15pm

I can't remember what podcast it was I listened to--but she still has decent say

BYUHawk

2:30pm

Executive producers can have huge amounts of sway or very little. Depends on the producer.

byujacob

3:41pm

Wheel of Time showrunner and writers were supposedly devoted fans of the books and look what we got there...

1:51pm

So disappointed with season 1 I haven't watched season 2

JayOwen

1:54pm

2 was much better than 1. At least as a TV show. I haven't read the books.

JuicyJam

1:56pm

re-watch after reading the first 2 books and get back with me.

JayOwen

2:00pm

There's a lot more really good stuff in the second season, especially the last few episodes

Mobojo

2:13pm

RE: There's a lot more really good stuff in the second season, especially the

Hypnotoad

2:16pm

Only the gay Mormon showrunner. None of the writers had read 1 book.

88Coug

2:53pm

Sounds lazy.

Forzaitalia

1:54pm

I'm a fan of Andy Greenwald and don't care about Harry Potter, so this doesn't

Hypnotoad

2:12pm

What do you like about him? I am not that familiar.

md7Coug

2:19pm

Before he became a full-time TV writer, he was a TV critic. He wrote a lot of

Hypnotoad

2:23pm

Good. Anyone who reads Harry Potter is a nerd and this show needs chad energy.

swingcat

2:19pm

Lol. You think Chad Energy

FatherOFive

3:59pm

Andy is great. He will be a great addition to the writers room.

shimmy

2:22pm

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