![]() ![]() The longer-form storytelling that can be utilized with TV allowed each of the storylines, characters, and themes to be explored with much more depth than the film did. His Dark Materials has been counted as much more successful than The Golden Compass, both in its overall production quality and the fidelity to the books, exemplified by His Dark Materials' satisfying season 3 ending. The series was then commissioned by the BBC in 2015 with a release date of 2017. The series was naturally canned and led to the rights reverting to Pullman. This meant that it was a box-office disappointment and led to an entire restructuring of New Line Cinema itself. All of this was confounded by The Golden Compass being one of New Line Cinema's most expensive films. ![]() However, the film received criticism for its screenplay, and failure to adapt the book appropriately, especially in terms of diluting the novel's religious themes. In 2007, New Line Cinema attempted to kickstart a His Dark Materials series with The Golden Compass, an adaptation of Northern Lights. The idea that book adaptations are best as TV shows is further exemplified by previous adaptations of Pullman's book series. ![]()
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