Originally Posted by
tape
I'm sure Ken knows more about comics than we do, but I do believe there is what purists consider canon and non-canon. Spiderman was never advertised as a reboot per se, it was just called Spiderman. Some are more "real" and accurate than others despite it being imaginary.
It's fine that you have that view, I just have a less strict view of what should be considered an adaption. We wouldn't have a lot of wuxia series and it wouldn't have been as ingrained in asian culture without a lot of subpar adaptions. And honestly making a few changes might attract more viewers. It's hard to do the same story over and over again, with the alternative being forcing someone to watch something that was created with decade old technology.
I think I do understand your gripe because I used to care a lot about accuracy too, but I'm okay with it now that I'm so familiar with the story that it's refreshing to see some things different.
I don't think the writers are trying to take any credit away from JY or the novels since it's clear that they are not the originators of the idea. Even if they create a wildly successful idea, the writers themselves aren't getting very much credit. It's actually easier for them to just copy the script word for word, and by not doing that, at least they are trying to do something.