[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Narnia

[Laurin York]

> The other day I freaked out Usenet alt.fan.harry-
> potter just by suggesting that a successful Harry 
> Potter film could lead to a Saturday morning 
> television cartoon series of "original" stories.  I 
> guess that the same goes for Narnia - i.e., that
> it would freak you out, too.
>   
> Robert Carnegie
> Meretricious!
> 

I think JKR would never permit such a thing, but it's
not a totally unfounded fear.  One example of this is
the book Jumanji, which is a fairly short picture-book
for children by Chris Van Allsburg.  It was expanded
into a movie with Bonnie Hunt and Robin Williams which
bore only a passing resemblance to the brief book. 
After that, a cartoon Jumanji show was licensed which
is now in syndication.  I have no idea what Van
Allsburg was thinking, except that people who write
and illustrate children's picture books probably don't
make very much money.  The board game alone probably
makes him some nice pocket change.

But--the animation is horrible-looking and bears no
resemblance whatsoever to Van Allsburg's fabulous
illustrations, plus his original moral is completely
lost. I wince whenever my nieces and nephews watch it.
 (If I were their mom, however...)

Luckily, JKR is fairly well-off now; I think the real
danger to Harry Potter may come decades in the future,
when JKR's daughter may have control over his
fate...but for now, I trust Rowling and have high
hopes for the movie. 

--Laurin


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