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everyman50 t1_ivl3mnv wrote

Saw the teaser trailer. Looks like they're going with a horror angle than what it truly was in the book - a slow, depraved look at the ante-bellum south during slavery. Does not look good on screen with this adaptation, but maybe it's just a crappy trailer. I'll keep my mind open. Also, the police and neighbors weren't involved.

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ComoSeaYeah t1_ivlh0jm wrote

They’ve changed the time period from 1976 Los Angeles to modern times, hence the cop cars. I have concerns about this change from the novel because the 70s really set the tone and the juxtaposition with the antebellum South. Not to say that this also won’t be a critical look between current racial divides and the past but it’s just different.

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[deleted] OP t1_ivl531k wrote

>Also, the police and neighbors weren't involved.

That sort of detail doesn't bother me in an adaptation. It's fully appropriate and necessary to flesh out the world and other characters in a TV adaptation. What's more important to me is staying true to the themes of the original, and I agree with your first point- I hope the show follows the tone of the book.

Can't read too much into a teaser trailer- people who make trailers make everything look like a thriller. It's a formula.

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Klope62 t1_ivprbfa wrote

I don’t believe it’s going to necessarily be focused as a horror series. I get more dread than horror.

I totally see what you mean though, it ends up seeming like “Get Out.”

I enjoyed the trailer myself, but do note that people that make marketing trailers are usually different from the people making the show.

If I’m going to be honest I think the cut was purposely to veer away from making things seem like a typical slavery piece.

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