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Originally Posted by alansplace
The problem with taosaur's rejection of the TV show is, IMHO, one of unrealistic expectations, not of any actual poorness (is poorness even a word?!) of the TV show itself (though the show did have some serious faults).
When it was originally broadcast on SyFy I was a fan of the series and looked forward towards the next episode every week. I had no expectations other than I wanted it to entertain me, which it did. My lack of expectations was because I was unaware that there even was book series so I, of course, had never read any of them so had nothing to compare to the TV show.
Well, when the series was not renewed I was quite unhappy about the decision. So then I looked into this Jim Butcher guy who was named in the show's on-screen credits and found the book series. I bought them and voraciously read them all, finding that they were much better than the TV show that I'd liked so much that I'd gone looking for the books on which it had been based.
I'll guess that forsooth hasn't read the books either. If he does he's in for a treat. He'll have enjoyed both an entertaining TV show and the material that provided the impetus for its production. Lucky him...lucky me! 
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Not too uncommon an experience. How many people will read George RR Martin or Tolkien after seeing the TV series Game of Thrones or the Lord of the Ring Movies?
Martian Chronicles?
A few more too. I will have to think a bit.
One that really, really "sucked" though was ET. I saw the movie and love it, then read the book. It was just plain awful.