Hey! You took my advice! Or obeyed my command... Either way, I'm glad to hear it. I'm technically a creative consultant though...
Hym "That a boy! Man? Man isn't the saying though... Maybe I'll change it... Yep. I'm changing. We're saying 'That a man' now. SO SAYS HYM!!! Ok. But I'm glad you decided to guided it more towards the source material."
by Hym Iam March 30, 2023
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A condition where writers or directors act like reading or respecting the original material is toxic. Symptoms: rewriting the story, changing characters’ personalities, and inventing plot points out of nowhere—usually with the proud proclamation that they “improved” it.
Symptoms include:
Ignoring established world rules
Characters behaving in ways that betray their core identity
Frequently saying things like, “We just didn’t like the original”
Confusing longtime fans while trying to attract new ones
A condition where writers or directors act like reading or respecting the original material is toxic. Symptoms: rewriting the story, changing characters’ personalities, and inventing plot points out of nowhere—usually with the proud proclamation that they “improved” it.
Symptoms include:
Ignoring established world rules
Characters behaving in ways that betray their core identity
Frequently saying things like, “We just didn’t like the original”
Confusing longtime fans while trying to attract new ones
“The sequel suffered from full-blown Source Material Allergy—apparently dragons are now allergic to fire too.”
by TheNinjaSandwich February 6, 2026
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