History Main / CreatorPreferredAdaptation

** Ditto for the original 1976 adaptation of ''{{Carrie}}''. He's not too big on [[TheRageCarrie2 the sequel]] or {{the remake}}, though.

* The creators of ''KingdomHearts'' apparently liked the dub voice actors so much that ''Re:Chain of Memories'' has only an English language track, even in the Japanese version.

* The staff at FourKidsEntertainment apparently loves ''WebOriginal/{{Yu Gi Oh The Abridged Series}}'', although Japan does ''not''.

* JKRowling has said that there are some things in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' movies which she wished she had made up when she wrote [[HarryPotter the books]]. The only such thing she has named specifically is the [[CanonForeigner talking shrunken head]] from the third film. Ironically, the fandom tends to regard the shrunken head as TheScrappy.

* David Morrell preferred the ending of the ''[[{{Rambo}} First Blood]]'' film as [[SparedByTheAdaptation Rambo doesn't die]].

* The staff at FourKidsEntertainment apparently loves ''WebOriginal/{{Yu Gi Oh The Abridged Series}}''.

* It's been said that HideakiAnno prefers some of the performances in the English dub of ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' to the Japanese version.

* The staff at FourKidsEntertainment apparently loves ''{{Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series}}''.

* Even though it's a MassivelyMultiplayerCrossover, the writers behind ''SuperRobotWars'' generally churns out favorable results from HumongousMecha series that wind up not being well received in their original animated form (various ''{{Gundam}}'' and ''NeonGenesisEvangelion'' being a few prime examples). Subverted with ''MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'' in ''SuperRobotWarsZ'', where director Mitsuo Fukada didn't appreciate how developer Banpresto rearranged the story. In a variation, KenichiSuzumura, the voice actor for Shinn Asuka in ''SEED Destiny'', stated he preferred how the events of ''Z'' handled the story.

* JKRowling has said that there are some things in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' movies which she wished she had made up when she wrote [[HarryPotter the books]]. The only such thing she has named specifically is the talking shrunken head from the third film. Ironically, the fandom tends to regard the shrunken head as TheScrappy.

* JKRowling has said that there are some things in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' movies which she wished she had made up. The only such thing she has named specifically is the talking shrunken head from the third film. Ironically, the fandom tends to regard the shrunken head as TheScrappy.

* JKRowling has said that there are some things in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' movies which she wished she had made up. The only such thing she has named specifically is the talking shrunken head from the third film.

* JKRowling has said that there are some things in the ''Film/HarryPotter'' movies which she wished she had made up. The only such thing she has named is the talking shrunken head from the third film.

* It's been said that HideakiAnno prefers some of the performances in the English dub to the Japanese version.

* Mark Millar has said that the ''{{Kick-Ass}}'' movie is superior to the comic book.
* Gary Wolf preferred the film ''{{Who Framed Roger Rabbit}}'' to the novel he wrote, ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit'', upon which it was based. So much that when he wrote a sequel to the film, he retconned the first story [[AllJustADream as a dream.]]

** Ditto for the original adaptation of ''{{Carrie}}''.

* It's been said that HidakiAnno prefers some of the performances in the English dub to the Japanese version.

* StephenKing, in an interview on the DVD of ''The Mist'', says that he liked the movie's ending better than that of the original story, and wishes he'd thought of it himself.

* Hideo Kojima, creator of the ''MetalGearSolid'' series, has stated that the English cast is the definitive one, especially David Hayter as Solid Snake/Big Boss.

* Gary Wolf preferred the film ''{{Who Framed Roger Rabbit}}'' to the novel he wrote, ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit'', upon which it was based.

* Chuck Palahniuk prefers the ending of the film version of ''FightClub'' to his own.

* Chuck Palahniuk (spelling?) prefers the ending of the film version of ''FightClub'' to his own.

'''''Examples'''''

Let's face it: most of the time, a work is at its best in its original form. However, sometimes there are exceptions to this, and be it by AdaptationDistillation, Woolseyism, or SuperlativeDubbing, the new version of a story comes out so much better than the old that even the original creator admits the superiority of the new one.

* The English dub of Cowboy Bebop is officially considered superior to the Japanese version.
* The staff at 4Kids apparently loves Yu-Gi-Oh abridged.
[[AC:Film]]
* Chuck Palahniuk (spelling?) prefers the ending of the film version of Fight Club to his own.
* The author of ThePrestige's reaction to seeing the movie was as follows: "'Well, holy shit.' I was thinking, 'God, I like that,' and 'Oh, I wish I'd thought of that.'"
* Stephen King, in an interview on the DVD of The Mist, says that he liked the movie's ending better than the original story's, and wishes he'd thought of it himself.
* Mark Millar has said that the Kick-Ass movie is superior to comic.
[[AC:Literature]]
* Umberto Eco thinks that William Weaver's English translations of his novels are better than the originals.
[[AC:Music]]
* Trent Reznor, describing hearing Johnny Cash's cover of "Hurt," stated that "that song isn't mine anymore."
* After Jimi Hendrix released his cover of All Along The Watchtower, Bob Dylan publicly stated that he was going to start playing the Hendrix version instead of his own in the future.
[[AC:Video Games]]
* Hideo Kojima, creator of the Metal Gear Solid series, has stated that the English cast is the definitive one, especially David Hayter as Solid Snake/Big Boss.
* The creators of Kingdom Hearts apparently liked the dub voice actors so much that Re:Chain of Memories only has an English language track, even in the Japanese version.

Let's face it: most of the time, a work is at its best in its original form. However, sometimes there are exceptions to this, and be it by AdaptationDistillation, PragmaticAdaptation, or SuperlativeDubbing, the new version of a story comes out so much better than the old that even the original creator admits the superiority of the new one.