And always the adapters must worry not just about satisfying those persnickety readers but also about pleasing the audience ignorant of the book.
O'Brian readers are legion and can be persnickety.
Read between the lines, asking yourself if the writer shares your mind-set, or if a negative review is the result of a persnickety traveler or a singular bad experience.
Mad Men: The Other Bob Benson Shoe Drops [Spoilers for those who haven’t seen tonight’s episode.] Last week we saw Bob Benson give Pete Campbell a loaded knee-nudge of dedication, sparking a display of panic and disgust that was filled with even more persnickety-Pete righteousness than most previous Campbell high-water marks. So was this all there was to ... More »
June 17, 2013 - Vulture
Mad Men: The Other Bob Benson Shoe Drops [Spoilers for those who haven’t seen tonight’s episode.] Last week we saw Bob Benson give Pete Campbell a loaded knee-nudge of dedication, sparking a display of panic and disgust that was filled with even more persnickety-Pete righteousness than most previous Campbell high-water marks. So was this all there was to ... More »
June 17, 2013 - Vulture
Morrissey in New York Times We used to be very persnickety about spectators sitting down during play, but a few years ago, we began to take a more liberal view of what the fans can and cannot do,Morrissey said. "It was less, 'Quiet please,' because that sounded like...
Ewan McGregor in New York Times (blog) In one respect, he's very persnickety and picky,McGregor says. "He's a perfectionist visually - he would spend 15, 20 minutes rearranging books on a bookshelf. He was very particular about how things looked. If we started shooting and the...