One of pet hates are producers and script writes who think they know better than multi award winning writers whose books fall in the ALL TIME CLASSIC category.
WTF is wrong with these arrogant f##kwits?
I can understand changes sometimes have to be made – dropping Tom Bombadil from LOTR for instance and other ways that story was cut shorter. I can understand the changes that are made to fit the story into a specific time frame that require things to be a little different to the novel yet still maintain the “feel” of the original – Hunt for the Red October falls into this category I think.
But too many directors, producers and script writers are too arrogant and opinionated. Sometimes the result is so unlike the original you wouldn’t even know the movie was based on a book – looking at you Starship Troopers

Foundation – FFS what is wrong with people. Yes the books need some … elaboration… minor tweaks and so to make good TV but why bring in all the crap they have? Change the lead from male to female… Why? I’m not the least bit sexist as you can probably tell from the Arturo books but the change makes no sense…..
Then there’s the crap with the emperor and I could go on….

I am not saying the result is not watchable but sheesh Why can’t they just LEAVE THINGS ALONE!

All I can say is that the next time I’m updating my will I am going to put in a clause to prevent media people from ruining my works with the arrogance and idiotic visions they seem prone to.