'Hunger Games' Was Almost Made Into a TV Series Rather Than a Movie: Would It Have Been Better or Worse?

by The Big Question Posted 2012/03/24 00:41:21

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glass_butterfly ~YSU~ 2012/03/24 15:07:38

Worse

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That would have been horrible cause 99% of the time they would hire some bad acting teens to play the leads, it would be on the CW or TeenNick, or MTV and it would have been censored a lot more then it already was!

I'm sure with the success of the film there will be TV shows just like it (i.e when Twilight came out it sparked True Blood, Teen Wolf, and The Vampire Diaries)

I'm happy with the movie and I can't wait for the second. This was the right choice cause if it wasn't a movie would have gotten such a great cast leads like Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson!
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memorieslostinphotos 2012/05/30 09:52:54

Worse

There wouldnt have been enough content to make a tv series and it would get to frustrating waiting for the next episode when the hunger games part starts.

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Evil Kitten-I'M A GIRL!!!!! 2012/03/27 01:28:29

Worse

Personally, all my friends love the Hunger Games, but I dont. To me it just seems stupid. The books or the movie both don't interest me. Srry!

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Neko-chan 2012/03/26 19:50:47

Better

I havn't seen the movie (jet), but by the thought that there's 3 books it would be alittle cool if it was made a serie instead. :)

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Athena-Goddess of Wisdom an... 2012/03/26 19:44:44

Worse

because the movies of any book was good.

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Neko-chan to Athena-... 2012/03/26 19:53:02

im honestly not 100% sure what that means, but if your saying that all movies that are made out of a book is good: read the ink heart triologi then watch the movie. it's the worst movie i ever seen!!!

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Athena-... to Neko-chan 2012/03/26 19:57:23

yeah i meant that and i've read the ink heart series and seen the movie

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Tom 2012/03/26 19:25:13

Worse

Maybe better as a mini-series on HBO or some other premium cable channel

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Alexis 2012/03/26 18:58:34

Better

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I actually like the idea of that, maybe then it would be actually accurate and they wouldn't have had to rush the movie like they did.

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~HopelessRomanticM17~ 2012/03/26 18:27:16

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Not enough content to make it a T.V. show. They make a lot more money with a movie, and more people would be interested in that.

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Neko-chan to ~Hopele... 2012/03/26 19:54:09

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well that is true, but then again; there's 3 books, and they wouldn't have to rush so much.

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Omni 2012/03/26 18:20:34 (edited)

Worse

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11 seasons and a whole ton of filler. Can you hear that cha-ching?

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Rochelle Brooks 2012/03/26 18:04:14

Better

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I think this movie is continuity, absolute can be made into a series, I think this movie is continuity, absolute can be made into a series.

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Farnsworth 2012/03/26 17:49:12

Better

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to much detail was left out in the movie. The essentials points were there, but I think the story as a whole needed more fleshing out.

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ϟ Emma ϟ_♥loves♥supernatural♥ 2012/03/26 17:47:54

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it could have more details from the book than the movie...but no it couldnt be better!

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mae 2012/03/26 17:46:51

Worse

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It would have been cancelled by the fifth episode, due to the current trend of limiting teen-oriented series to poor scripts, slaughtered plots, and ridiculously good-looking actors who are acting-impaired. If Disney handled it, they would all be blonds.

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sally 2012/03/26 17:27:33

Worse

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Ew and have some inexperienced teenager play Katniss, Peeta, and Gale???

The movie was awesome! I was kind of annoyed they cut out Madge but I guess they sort of made up for it with the behind the scenes of the whole games, but TV series tend to fluff things up so much the original book gets lost.

Take Gossip Girl for example, it used to be all about Blair growing up, Jenny gets sent away to another posh school, Eric doesn't exist at all, Dan was gay, Nate was ALWAYS a bad boy, and Serena...I guess she was the same. Now the CW show changed so much from the begining you can't even compare the two anymore.

I mean if HBO took the book and did something good with it like the other shows they have based on books...Then I'd think about it.

Now to wait for catching fire...

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glass_b... to sally 2012/03/26 23:03:46

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AHH I put up a countdown on my phone in the background for Catching Fire, the moment I got out of the midnight showing for THG (clearly I'm a bit obsessed) I wish I could go into hibernation until November 2013 is here! LOL

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wulfsong 2012/03/26 17:12:54

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Probably worse because TV never gets the same budget that blockbuster movies get.

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Archer ~ The Limit Break of... 2012/03/26 15:49:22

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TV series screw up EVERY book they've been based on. Vampire Diaries is just one of the latest screw-ups in a long, long list of novels-gone-horribly-wrong.

Mini-series is different - when there's a decided end, they tend not to screw them up any more than movies do. But TV shows? Everything gets changed, twisted, etc...

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Detective_Alibi_Lawliet 2012/03/26 15:29:36

Worse

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It would have been a loss for the world. The movie was great.

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Dagon 2012/03/26 15:25:51
glass_b... to Dagon 2012/03/26 15:42:03

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Bring your own, that's what I do sometimes. :-/

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Dagon to glass_b... 2012/03/26 22:06:14
the_old_coach 2012/03/26 15:19:36

Better

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But only if was on HBO, Starz, or another cable channel. It would then be allowed to progress naturally, like True Blood, Spatacus, Camelot, or Game of Thrones.

Too bad it didn't make it.

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glass_b... to the_old... 2012/03/26 15:38:52

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I can't only imagin them putting it on networks like TeenNick, MTV, or The CW.... as much as I LOVE the books I know the series would suck on those channels! It'd just turn into a teen fluff show...

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Bart 2012/03/26 15:14:57

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I am kinda sick of hearing about it.

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JohnT 2012/03/26 14:49:32

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I don't think the impact of the movie plays well on a weekly series. Most series get tedious and boring within a short period of time. A lot would depend on time slot and day of the week so not a great idea.

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YeahISaidIt 2012/03/26 14:35:50

Better

+2
Idk but I'm tired of hearing about it.

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Deactivated...? 2012/03/26 14:21:05

Worse

+1
They just can't make it into a TV series >.<

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VegoBabe 2012/03/26 14:07:18

Worse

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That defeats the purpose in a way.... I mean the book about how awful the hunger games are, so making it into a TV series....what does that say?

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Darth Vader.BN-0 2012/03/26 13:38:02

Better

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I would love to watch it weekly.

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Yaati 2012/03/26 02:40:16

Better

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If it was a well-adapted mini-series complete with a script that's extremely faithful to the books, superb actors, and a genius director, I believe it might've been better.

Take BBC's Pride and Prejudice (1995) adaptation! If The Hunger Games could've pulled off an adaptation to that scale, I would've been a very, very happy and satisfied fan. :)

Oh, Colin and Jennifer. An acting match made in heaven!

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glass_b... to Yaati 2012/03/26 15:36:47

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Yeah that's what my sister said. She LOVES Pride and Prejudice and The Hunger Games books and said if they're going to do a book adaptation do it like they did with 1995 version of PAP (not the crap version with Kira Knightly)! But it's very rare that a movie comes that exact to the book...

I liked what they did with the movie, I didn't mind the changes I actually liked them the second time around.

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Yaati to glass_b... 2012/03/26 16:51:28

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Your sister has great taste ;)) hehe. It's rare, indeed! But when they get it right, oooh, it's magic.

Oh, me, too! I watched it just yesterday and I loved it! What had happened was that my own sister was making such a big deal out of the changes prior to watching the film that I was pleasantly surprised when they kept true to the book xD. Such a great movie; Jennifer Lawrence really blew me away with her portrayal as Katniss. O_O

I think they could've given Peeta more of a chance to shine, though, methinks.

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RAWR.....? 2012/03/26 00:18:03

Worse

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even though there would be able to drag it out more they would add more things that have nothing to do with the book and drag it out too long.

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offendingshadows 2012/03/25 01:44:06

Worse

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Tv would have butchered it and drawn it out just to make ratings. Tv always manages to ruin a good concept. The movie was epic. I mean seriously. Shaky camera drama aside, Wow, just Wow. This coming from a girl who has read the books. I have never leaned over to my friend in the middle of a movie and whispered "This is so cool" before today.

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shadowmoon 2012/03/24 17:46:46

Better

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I actually don't think it would have been better, but I don't think it would have been worse, either. Seeing high-production TV shows like The Walking Dead and Falling Skies have made me realize how shallow movies can seem in comparison - when there are episodes and seasons that can be spent developing just one character, emotions can run deeper than they would in a 2-hour production.

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Nika 2012/03/24 16:12:38

Better

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If they got the same kind of money that is. With a series you can stay with the book better because you have the time to put in more scenes that you would otherwise have to cut.

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glass_butterfly ~YSU~ 2012/03/24 15:07:38

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That would have been horrible cause 99% of the time they would hire some bad acting teens to play the leads, it would be on the CW or TeenNick, or MTV and it would have been censored a lot more then it already was!

I'm sure with the success of the film there will be TV shows just like it (i.e when Twilight came out it sparked True Blood, Teen Wolf, and The Vampire Diaries)

I'm happy with the movie and I can't wait for the second. This was the right choice cause if it wasn't a movie would have gotten such a great cast leads like Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson!

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boiyaza to glass_b... 2012/03/26 15:53:46

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True Blood was out before twilight

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