I've also seen book fans loudly flounce from the show fandom because the show is
"disrespectful to Anne Rice's works"
and
"They just wanted to make a version of True Blood with Anne Rice's name slapped on".
(Mostly because those fans are offended that vampires have sex.)
Which, if you've ever read any interviews with Anne Rice, it's pretty apparent she'd love the show.
I am also seeing a fair amount of "why isn't there more fanfic of the books???" discourse which just demonstrates how very New To Fandom these folks are.
I am also seeing a fair amount of "why isn't there more fanfic of the books???" discourse which just demonstrates how very New To Fandom these folks are.
They're interrogating (all) the text(s) from the wrong perspective.
Ah, got it. I have actually seen, like, reactions and responses to all of that, or similar enough that I am not surprised to learn that there is a lot of it
Ha! Classic. She said with no irony whatsoever.