Yes, that's all true. It's the writing that sucked. They used two different books by two different guys who never knew each other, and they flubbed each adaptation, missing the obvious important points (when the author says "this is the most meaningful thing that ever happened to me" you adapt that, and do it the way the author wrote it)…
Yes, that's all true. It's the writing that sucked. They used two different books by two different guys who never knew each other, and they flubbed each adaptation, missing the obvious important points (when the author says "this is the most meaningful thing that ever happened to me" you adapt that, and do it the way the author wrote it). They should have done one or the other. My vote would have been for "Helmet for my Pillow" for the whole show, stick to Guadalcanal.
Yes, that's all true. It's the writing that sucked. They used two different books by two different guys who never knew each other, and they flubbed each adaptation, missing the obvious important points (when the author says "this is the most meaningful thing that ever happened to me" you adapt that, and do it the way the author wrote it). They should have done one or the other. My vote would have been for "Helmet for my Pillow" for the whole show, stick to Guadalcanal.