#kindred #octaviaebutler
Hey! Anybody watch Kindred yet? I just binged all eps and it was fan-fucking-tastic! There had better be more seasons! I really wanna talk spoilers with somebody
@GlennS
May I ask if you read the book ?
I am hesitant, because I loved the book, and so many adaptations never measure up.
@corlin I have read the book and they do make some changes that affect the story quite a bit, it's really for the sake of expanding the story and stretching it out for a longer adaptation. I don't want to spoil anything but they flesh out the present tense part of the story a lot. They add some family for Dana, change her relationship with Kevin from married couple to just met and newly involved. It changes the dynamic somewhat but also fleshes his character out quite a bit
@corlin first season covers the first half of the book
@corlin FWIW, I think that the show has been very faithful to the spirit of Butler's novel. The changes that they make seem to be i service of fitting the material to the different medium, but the heart of her story is very much intact.
@GlennS
Hmmm.
Ok.
That sounds reasonable.
Thanks.