I know people who adore the books but who hate the TV show, so I can understand how you're feeling, at least a little bit.
As for Harry looking like an idiot, I tend to think of it as making Harry seem innocent? I could be wrong, but I mean, there's a reason why book!Harry has a fortress for a basement-apartment-home, and an office that he goes to, but the trouble is that in TV, they can't do that and keep it cheap, so they have to do exactly what Victor Sells did, and have Harry working out of his home. They've illustrated the wisdom of that several times, with so many baddies breaking into his house, it's a wonder he never moves.
There's also the hockey stick and drumstick that make me scratch my head. They fully illustrate that he's more improvisational with his magic, and with the line from WAB about how Harry's traveled quite a bit, there's a way to explain why he doesn't have traditional tools, whereas book!Harry carves his own staff and blasting rod. It's another difference between the two media, but it's a big one.
And hey, I like discussing stuff like this. If you want to chat sometime, I've got contact info on leaper182.
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Date: 2008-09-05 01:30 am (UTC)I know people who adore the books but who hate the TV show, so I can understand how you're feeling, at least a little bit.
As for Harry looking like an idiot, I tend to think of it as making Harry seem innocent? I could be wrong, but I mean, there's a reason why book!Harry has a fortress for a basement-apartment-home, and an office that he goes to, but the trouble is that in TV, they can't do that and keep it cheap, so they have to do exactly what Victor Sells did, and have Harry working out of his home. They've illustrated the wisdom of that several times, with so many baddies breaking into his house, it's a wonder he never moves.
There's also the hockey stick and drumstick that make me scratch my head. They fully illustrate that he's more improvisational with his magic, and with the line from WAB about how Harry's traveled quite a bit, there's a way to explain why he doesn't have traditional tools, whereas book!Harry carves his own staff and blasting rod. It's another difference between the two media, but it's a big one.
And hey, I like discussing stuff like this. If you want to chat sometime, I've got contact info on