luni, 4 februarie 2013

Book vs The TV Series: Pretty Little Liars

Maybe not all of you have read Sara Shepard's books, the 'Pretty Little Lairs' series and so you maybe not know that the both was jaw dropping, filled with details. So, maybe this is the reason why the TV show lacked to incorporate many of the key details the books did. I will try to mention some of these.
Firstly, one of the main characters Emily, is a strawberry blond competitive swimmer, and therefore has a tint of green in her hair. However in the TV show, the creators put Emily as a dark brunette, obviously lacking the signature green tint.
Another point worth mentioning, is another main character, Spencer's, hair color, and appearance. Spencer was made in the book to have long blond hair, just like her best friend Alison (who was murdered in this series). It is known if you read the books, that Spencer and Alison shared a lot of physical traits, and they always had a competition for who had more boyfriends, who was a better sports player, etc. However in the show, the creators showed Spencer as a again a dark brunette who appeared to look a lot more serious than she sounded in the book. Also she looked a lot like her sister Melissa. If you did not read the books, but just saw the show you are most likely thinking that sisters should look alike. You are right but Spencer is not Melissa's true sister. In one the books Spencer goes through a whole crisis where she finds her real mother, and then sees why it is she doesn't look like the rest of her family. This little key detail of her hair color leads into a big part in the story.
It is little key details like these that lead me to say that the creators of the Pretty Little Liars TV show did not do a very nice job of recreating the characters to the best of their ability. However, they did do a great job in recreating the settings that this story takes place. It will be interesting where the TV show goes from here.

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