History Main / CreatorPreferredAdaptation

* Ichiei Ishibumi prefers the fourth season of ''LightNovel/HighSchoolDXD'' produced by Passione, as opposed to the first three seasons by TNK. In fact, he claimed on his twitter that he's sure Passione is able to create not only a 5th, but a 6th Season as well, simply because their adaptation is the best rendition of his work to his eyes.

* ''Film/{{Jaws}}'': Not necessarily as a whole, but Creator/PeterBenchley wished he had the classic line "You're gonna need a bigger boat" in [[Literature/{{Jaws}} his novel]]. Benchley also admitted the movie had much better character development. And while he likes the way he wrote the shark's death (getting so hurt it dies of its wounds), he admitted that Spielberg's explosive depiction worked for the big screen in a way that the original wouldn't have.

* Creator/MasashiKishimoto, the creator of ''Franchise/{{Naruto}}'', considers the best adaptation to be... [[VideoGame/NarutoShippudenUltimateNinjaStorm3 the Ultimate Ninja Storm video game series]]! He often says himself that [[BetterThanCanon it's more exciting than the manga]], as detailed in [[https://web.archive.org/web/20130307125047/http://www.saiyanisland.com/2013/03/masashi-kishimoto-comments-on-naruto-shippuden-ultimate-ninja-storm-3/ this 2013 Saiyan Island interview]].

* René Goscinny commented that a pun added to the English translation of ''Recap/AsterixInBritain'', to replace one that didn't work in English, would also have worked in French (as a parody of Britishisms) and he wished he'd thought of it.[[note]]It's the bit where the chap responds to an angry fruit seller saying "So this melon's bad, is it?" with "Rather old fruit" -- the French joke was that Obelix later observes the complainer is now wearing the melon on his head, because ''chapeau melon'' is French for a DashinglyDapperDerby.[[/note]]

* Shinji Hashimoto and Tetsuya Nomura, the creators of ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', apparently liked the dub voice actors so much that whenever special-edition re-releases of the games come out of Japan, they use the English vocal track exclusively. It helps that many of the English voices are the original voice actors from the original English releases of the Disney movies. Many Japanese fans also agree.

* [[https://mobile.twitter.com/JamesTheFourth/status/1128739336529297408 James Tynion IV]] , who worked on the ''ComicBook/BatmanTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' comic, gave high praise to [[WesternAnimation/BatmanVsTheTeenageMutantNinjaTurtles the movie adaptation]].

* While Creator/AlanMoore is infamous for disowning most every adaptation of his works, [[https://animesuperhero.com/toonzone-presents-interview-tribute-dwayne-mcduffie/ he liked]] the ''[[WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Justice League Unlimited]]'' episode based on his story ''ComicBook/ForTheManWhoHasEverything'', having personally authorized the creative team to make changes to the original (such as removing Robin and toning down the bleakness of the imaginary Krypton).

* Robert Kirkman, creator of ''ComicBook/TheWalkingDead'', prefers [[Series/TheWalkingDead the TV series]] over the original comic on a number of points. In particular, he's a huge fan of Daryl, a character created for the show, to the point where he feels that [[CanonImmigrant bringing him into the comic]] would do a disservice to the show. He also feels that Shane and Carol's arcs were handled better on the show.

* Dav Pilkey, who wrote the original ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'' books, praised [[WesternAnimation/CaptainUnderPantsTheFirstEpicMovie the movie]] for sticking close to spirit of the books while making all the right changes. [[http://i.imgur.com/PsE4sZn.png He's stated]] that one of the things he loved most about the movie was how it gave Mr. Krupp more depth as a character, something he wished he'd done. He gave similar praise to its [[WesternAnimation/TheEpicTalesOfCaptainUnderPants cartoon]].

* Dav Pilkey of the ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'' series [[http://i.imgur.com/PsE4sZn.png has stated]] that one of the things he loved most about ''WesternAnimation/CaptainUnderpantsTheFirstEpicMovie'' was how it gave Mr. Krupp more depth as a character, something he wished he'd done.

* Dav Pilkey, who wrote the original ''Literature/CaptainUnderpants'' books, praised [[WesternAnimation/CaptainUnderPantsTheFirstEpicMovie the movie]] for sticking close to spirit of the books while making all the right changes. He gave similar praise to its [[WesternAnimation/TheEpicTalesOfCaptainUnderPants cartoon]].

* During his lifetime, Creator/DrSeuss stated that Creator/RalphBakshi's adaptation of ''Literature/TheButterBattleBook'' was the most faithful.

** Akinori Nagaoka and Mami Watanabe, the respective director and writer of the ''Roleplay/RecordOfLodossWar'' {{OVA}}, said they prefer the English dub over the original Japanese.

* Despite the fandom's reaction to the event, Hajime Isayama of ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' has gone on the record to say that he preferred how the anime handled [[spoiler:Annie's]] VillainousBreakdown to the way it ended up in the manga, since it more closely matched his original plan for how he wanted that scene to go and he regrets not using it. In fact, he outright pushed for many of the changes himself in order to 'improve' on the manga.
* Yukito Kishiro very much liked the [[Film/AlitaBattleAngel live action adaptation]] of ''Manga/BattleAngelAlita'', to the point of officially taking part in its worldwide promotion. This is from the man who ''{{disowned|adaptation}}'' the '94 [=OVAs=].

* Creator/GeorgeRRMartin hasn't stated that he prefers ''Series/GameOfThrones'' to his series of books it is based on ([[SeasonalRot and has hinted at the reverse as the show progressed]]), but he has gone on record that there are slight differences he wished he had thought of; for example, he stated he considers the show version of Shae a much better character than his book version. In addition, he's apparently said that he might move some of the TV-only characters [[CanonImmigrant over to later books]], citing Natalia Tena's performance of Osha as being more interesting than how he had written it.

* Music/BillyBragg enjoyed Kirsty [=MacColl's=] cover of his song "A New England" and wrote two entirely new verses of the song especially for her to record. After her death in 2000, he has always included those verses in his own performances of the song as a tribute.

* Greg Lake from Music/EmersonLakeAndPalmer, who sang lead on Music/KingCrimson's "21st Century Schizoid Man", loved how Music/KanyeWest sampled the song in his single "Power", stating that it made the song sound fresh to modern audiences. In the last few years of his life, he always opened his solo shows with a version of "Schizoid Man" that incorporated almost two minutes of West's song.
* Robert Plant [[CreatorBacklash famously hates]] Music/LedZeppelin's SignatureSong "Stairway to Heaven." However the cover sung by Music/{{Heart}} at the Kennedy Center Honors concert brought TearsOfJoy to his face. Plant was also a fan of Dread Zeppelin, a band fronted by an ElvisImpersonator, which did reggae covers of Zeppelin songs.
* Music/ThePresidentsOfTheUnitedStatesOfAmerica started performing their song "Lump" with the ''Film/ForrestGump'' quote ("And that's all I have to say about that") that finishes Music/WeirdAlYankovic's parody "Gump".
* In the 1970s, Music/FrankSinatra added the Beatles song "Something" to his regular concert repertoire, and tweaked the line "you stick around now, it may show" to "You stick around, Jack, she might show". Music/GeorgeHarrison was initially apathetic about Sinatra covering his song and changing his lyric, but grew to appreciate it in time. By 1991, Harrison had begun singing Sinatra's version of the line in concert and continued to sing it that way until his death. Harrison has also been quoted as saying "My personal favourite is the version by Music/JamesBrown. It was one of his B-sides. I have it on my jukebox at home. It's absolutely brilliant."
* Though he hasn't gone so far as to call it superior to the original, Robert Smith from Music/{{The Cure|Band}} loved Music/DinosaurJr's version of "Just Like Heaven", and has said it influenced the way the band play it live. The original studio recording had a clean guitar lead, whereas in live performances Smith tends to emulate J. Mascis' distorted guitar tone, making the song sort of sound like a hybrid of the original version and the Dinosaur Jr. cover.

* Music/DavidBowie has said that [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KaOC9danxNo astronaut Chris Hadfield's cover]] of Music/SpaceOddity, recorded and filmed on the International Space Station itself, is the most poignant version of the song he's ever heard. He also had good words for the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Langley_Schools_Music_Project Langley Schools Music Project]] version of the song, feeling that the vocals of the Canadian schoolchildren added a CreepyChildrenSinging element that made it a bit of a MindScrew.

* Creator/GeorgeRRMartin hasn't stated that he prefers ''Series/GameOfThrones'' to his series of books it is based on (and has hinted at the reverse as the show progressed), but he has gone on record that there are slight differences he wished he had thought of; for example, he stated he considers the show version of Shae a much better character than his book version. In addition, he's apparently said that he might move some of the TV-only characters [[CanonImmigrant over to later books]], citing Natalia Tena's performance of Osha as being more interesting than how he had written it.

* ''Film/{{Jaws}}'': Not necessarily as a whole, but Creator/PeterBenchley wished he had the classic "You're gonna need a bigger boat" in [[Literature/{{Jaws}} his novel]]. Benchley also admitted the movie had much better character development. And while he likes the way he wrote the shark's death (getting so hurt it dies of its wounds), he admitted that Spielberg's explosive depiction worked for the big screen in a way that the original wouldn't have.

* Creator/ChrisClaremont, who wrote ''ComicBook/TheDarkPhoenixSaga'', prefers the more [[Film/DarkPhoenix recent adaptation]] of his work compared to [[Film/XMenTheLastStand the previous attempt]], despite the backlash it got.

* Creator/AkiraToriyama has gone on record saying he prefers the manga version of Manga/DragonBallSuper compared to the anime as the manga's author Creator/{{Toyotaro}} listens to his idea and suggestions. He even went so far as to call it the true sequel to his Manga/DragonBall manga.

* Robert Plant [[CreatorBacklash famously hates]] Music/LedZeppelin's SignatureSong "Stairway to Heaven." However the cover sung by Music/{{Heart}} at the Kennedy Center Honors concert brought TearsOfJoy to his face.
** Plant was also a fan of Dread Zeppelin, a band fronted by an ElvisImpersonator, which did reggae covers of Zeppelin songs.

* Though he hasn't gone so far as to call it superior to the original, Robert Smith from Music/TheCure loved Music/DinosaurJr's version of "Just Like Heaven", and has said it influenced the way the band play it live. The original studio recording had a clean guitar lead, whereas in live performances Smith tends to emulate J. Mascis' distorted guitar tone, making the song sort of sound like a hybrid of the original version and the Dinosaur Jr. cover.

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* Despite he and the rest of his ''ComicBook/TheDeathOfSuperman'' cohorts having done material built off it, Dan Jurgens had taken issue with ''how'' Creator/JohnByrne ended his ''Superman'' run--or more specifically, the fact that it ended with [[spoiler:Superman executing a beaten and depowered General Zod]] at the end of ''ComicBook/TheSupergirlSaga''. Jurgens has said [[http://comicbook.com/2015/07/06/superman-legend-dan-jurgens-man-of-steel-handled-zods-death-bett/ that he prefers how]] ''Film/ManOfSteel'' handled its version of [[spoiler:Superman killing General Zod, done as a heat-of-the-moment decision made to protect an innocent family Zod was actively threatening over the outright execution Byrne went for.]]

* René Goscinny commented that a pun added to the English translation of ''Recap/AsterixInBritain'', to replace one that didn't work in English, would also have worked in French (as a parody of Britishisms) and he wished he'd thought of it. [[note]]It's the bit where the chap responds to an angry fruit seller saying "So this melon's bad, is it?" with "Rather old fruit" -- the French joke was that Obelix later observes the complainer is now wearing the melon on his head, because ''chapeau melon'' is French for a DashinglyDapperDerby.[[/note]]

* While Music/StephenSondheim died two weeks before the premiere of the [[Film/WestSideStory2021 2021 adaptation]] of ''Theatre/WestSideStory'', he did get to see the final cut beforehand and said that he preferred it to the [[Film/WestSideStory 1961 version]].

* While Music/StephenSondheim died two weeks before the premiere of the [[Film/WestSideStory2021 2021 adaptation]] of ''Theatre/WestSideStory, he did get to see the final cut beforehand and said that he preferred it to the [[Film/WestSideStory 1961 version]].