tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post4269253676182471422..comments2024-03-28T07:56:38.659+00:00Comments on The View from the Blue House: Last seen wearing ...Rob Kitchinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-31718654651890781612012-10-02T20:56:08.477+01:002012-10-02T20:56:08.477+01:00Sergio, I kind of take your point about the show f...Sergio, I kind of take your point about the show focusing on certain classes, but I'd disagree about the visual variety of the book vis-a-vis the adaptation. The adaptation is basically a little bit of Oxford, a boarding school, a comp school in Reading, a yuppie apartment and a flash mansion. The book has a dump, a council estate, a non-spires bit of Oxford nr to the station, Caenarvon (in North Wales) and Soho (strip club) - all of which are visually (more or at least as) interesting.<br /><br />Margot - I agree, pretty much all the changes were completely unnecessary.Rob Kitchinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05567424969308636082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-36835149193092180252012-10-02T16:53:03.856+01:002012-10-02T16:53:03.856+01:00Rob - I'm a bit of purist about these things s...Rob - I'm a bit of purist about these things so I'm inclined anyway to like TV and film adaptations that stay true to the original. Many of the changes that are made in the course of adaptation just weren't necessary...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-825564497920015595.post-90116078547364345412012-10-02T15:45:58.809+01:002012-10-02T15:45:58.809+01:00The two are certainly radically different though I...The two are certainly radically different though I actually like them both very much in their own way. It is interesting to see how they made the characters much more upscale, in keeping with the generally classy feel of the show in terms of social position (which Dexter is much less bothered about) though they do make this a theme as moving between castes (sic) is somethign that is added to the story. It also helps give the story a visual variety the novel really doesn;t have and of course a less open-ended conclusion. Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)http://bloodymurder.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.com