Why a Second Season of Shogun & Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum Are a Travesty to Book Fans

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Mike talks about the recently announced second season of Shogun and The Hunt for Gollum and why he's against them happening as a book fan.
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@linushell4726 15 дней назад

I find it incredible that people no longer seem to actually want a beginning a middle and an end to stories anymore.

@hvitekristesdod 15 дней назад

I keep waiting for real endings… The Terminator, The Matrix, the MCU…

@waverlyking6045 15 дней назад

Indiana Jones had the perfect opportunity to end things with the Last Crusade.

@Trevorischillin 15 дней назад

The people making the money know they can put schlop on the screen with the names of popular franchises attached and people will open their wallets. Unless we stop showing up this will keep happening.

@trollishmc2920 15 дней назад

Have you read Shogun? Just curious. It had a very ambiguous ending.

@waldo8791 15 дней назад

The show ended how the book ended, for the most part.

@secretfirebooks7894 15 дней назад

The fact that all of these LotR spin-offs are happening while the Elric Saga still hasn't gotten an adaptation is absolutely criminal.

@UnknownJorge 14 дней назад

Considering the stuff Hollywood has been putting out I don’t know if I want them to adapt Elric lol. As much as I love the Arnold Conan movies, we still have not seen a proper Conan on screen. That’s another massively missed opportunity.

@waverlyking6045 14 дней назад

@@UnknownJorgeMomoa had all the potential to be a great Conan. He has the physique and charisma to pull it off. However, his Conan movie was brought down by a poor script and bad CGI.

@UnknownJorge 14 дней назад

@@waverlyking6045 they got the art style, the casting, and I’d argue the tone right… Those poor actors had a terrible script and overall story. The closest we have gotten to a proper Conan is The Rock’s Scorpion King which is sad cause that movie is ROUGH lol

@bartsullivan4866 14 дней назад

Stop using logic doesn't fit the girl boss quota.

@knotslip8862 15 дней назад

100% agree. Hollywood is really screwing the pooch lately.

@Erexos 15 дней назад

I can understand a "second" season adapting Tai-pan or Gaijin but making up fanfiction just for more Toranaga is peak foolishness

@UnknownJorge 14 дней назад

“Don’t ask questions, just consume product, and then get excited about next product.”

@aairsick 15 дней назад

Agree with you 100% - I’m out for this! The book is the book and the TV Series is done twice. Greed is not good!

@MalaysianSWcollector 15 дней назад

This reminds me of the time when The Queen's Gambit was the show to watch and people were clamoring for a sequel (never mind that the novel was a standalone). Good thing it never happened.

@groofay 15 дней назад

Gotta milk that teat until it bleeds.

@Kev_Cos 14 дней назад

Money over everything, that's why. Nothing can just finish anymore, it's kinda pathetic that we can't refrain from it

@bartsullivan4866 14 дней назад

yep but it did feel like more of the story could have been told of fleshed out the end did seemed rushed.

@CertifiedLemonMan 15 дней назад

This is what happens when we create a culture of everything being "content" instead of art. Just produce more and milk the product until it is dry.

@Maximus0623 12 дней назад

I completely agree. A big reason I’m not a major fan of comic books is because the story never ends. It’s continuous, and eventually, you get tired of not having a conclusion. That is what the movie industry has become. When stories never have endings, people eventually lose interest. I think it’s one of the reasons for the box office declines the last few years and why Barbie/Oppenheimer did so well…people finally got big budget movies that were something new that also had conclusions.

@sameehkins5957 14 дней назад

The Hunt for Gollum will be as much of a failure as the Hobbit movies (most likely even worse). The problem with Hobbit movies is Jackson (not the studio) decided to make a 300 page book into 3 movies. Despite what people say on the internet (they are wrong), Jackson is on record saying it was his idea to make 3 movies instead of 2 movies. In fact he had to fly over the studio execs to persuade them to allow him to do 3 movies. People think Jackson is infallible, but he clearly makes mistakes and theyre much more noticable in the Hobbit movies. People just transfer the blame over to the faceless studios because they can't accept that Jackson can do wrong.

@anni.68 14 дней назад

The problem of the Hobbit is not that it is 3 movies. The problem is the overuse of CGI and the endless, silly battle scenes. They could have used the time for better things like e.g. more character development or more about the background story and the time before the Dwarves actually come to the Shire and meet Bilbo (e.g. Gandalf's and Thorin's meeting in the Blue Mountains) or more about Beorn and the White Council and about the Woodland Elves.

@bartsullivan4866 14 дней назад

reminds me of the original Star Wars trilogy a masterpiece whereas the prequels were an abomination kind of like TLOR trilogy to the Hobbit prequels.

@sameehkins5957 14 дней назад

@@anni.68 the "Silly battle scenes" and the "3 movie idea" are both related. Jackson's excuse for making it into 3 movies was "because their was too much footage".... e.g there was filler stuff like excessive battle scenes, plot derailment to include love triangle nonsense that adds nothing, unlikeable characters like Alfrid who had no reason for existing.

@anni.68 13 дней назад

@@sameehkins5957 As I said, they could have used the time for other things. I agree about Alfrid, but I do not mind the love triangle. It's an interesting idea. And it's funny that all of Tolkien's great stories have a love triangle. SerIously, every single one!

@alynam82 15 дней назад

I thought I heard something online about the Shogun sequel being another James Clavelle book, like Gai Jin or Tai-Pan. I could be wrong, but if it's the case, I'd be happy for it

@Zeppelin180 15 дней назад

I doubt it when Hiroyuki Sanada has signed on to star again

@nont18411 15 дней назад

@@Zeppelin180 In Gai-Jin, there’s a final shogun who’s a descendant of Toranaga in Shogun named “Toranaga Yoshi” (the same name to the OG Toranaga). Sanada could end up playing the double roles, the OG Toranaga who started the shogunate in Shogun and the later Toranaga who ended the shogunate in Gai-Jin.

@victariondrownedmemory9886 15 дней назад

Took the words out of my mouth man, thank you for speaking for the book fans. I was pretty dissapointed with the gollum movie especially since they just tried to do a Smeagol game that completely bombed eh, meh i have a few series that i hold dear to my heart and im just praying that they actually DONT adapt them

@madassassin5465 15 дней назад

Why not, what do you actually lose from it?

@ptannous27 15 дней назад

@@madassassin5465My thought exactly. I have no issue. Even as a book lover. Doesn’t change the books. lol

@victariondrownedmemory9886 14 дней назад

@@madassassin5465 i have to stand back and watch them make another trash piece of content.

@dash4800 15 дней назад

Its not just that they would be making it up and it wouldn't have anything to do with the book/story any longer. Its also that I have exactly zero faith in modern hollywood writers to create anything of quality entirely from their own minds. Its rare even to see these people be able to adapt a story thats already been written for them in any coherent way. How many series have even managed that? But I certainly don't think anyone is going to be writing anything interesting or compelling or narratively sound based on ideas sprung from their own minds. Not in 2024.

@interstellardeskplant 15 дней назад

There's so many series that they could adapt and yet we continue to get the same stuff over and over again. It's too financially risky to try anything new apparently.

@antonisloussidis8476 14 дней назад

I absolutely agree with you Mike. Thank you for being brave enough to call them out on this and voice the opinion and concerns that many of us fans have over these news!

@arabellawillow9248 15 дней назад

Yes, I agree. I hate seeing Hollywood puke out crap all the time. . When you said "look at all this behind me" I laughed out loud to myself bc you have a literal library of beautiful source material there.

@jimave 15 дней назад

Get off my lawn! I agree with you about this. Adopt one of the other Asian series books as they all are amazing.

@bedraggledbreaths 13 дней назад

Disney created season one of Shogun, so it's kind of weird to say "It's not Disney, they're not going to do fanfiction!" Also, some fan fiction can be good, look at all of the Star Wars novels, The Mandalorian, etc.

@jaroslavmihok740 15 дней назад

100% agree as someone ho didnt read book i love this show i actually was waiting big battle but honestla i am so happy it didnt happened because it fits the story and it just was like this is not your typical bs ... whole series was like poetry to me now i am scared they will do battle in second season what would absolutely dishonored legacy of this amazing season... idk its just like you said they want to milk it and that never ever ended good

@NostalgiaNetwork 15 дней назад

Disney hasn’t respected the source material for well over a decade

@callum7081 15 дней назад

They should have just made it an anthology and gone on to the next book.

@anni.68 14 дней назад

The Fan movie "The Hunt for Gollum" is back online. _Somebody_ in Warner Brothers made a wrong decision and they immediately corrected it. I read Tolkien since 40 years. I absolutely looove his books and I absolutely _want_ to see good Middle-earth fan fiction! What's the problem? It's Middle-earth, a complete, very busy world with thousands of years of history and millions of inhabitants. Why should any Tolkien Fan _not_ wish to see a movie/movies about the adventures of Aragorn before the events of LOTR? Aragorn _did_ go on the hunt for Gollum and I want to see it. I want to see a movie about the Blue Wizards, the migration of the Hobbits from the Anduin to the Shire, about the people who worked in the Houses of Healing, about Eorl the Young and Cirion, Stewart of Gondor, and the founding of Rohan and a series about the complete life of Cirdan the Shipwright. Just because Tolkien did not have the time to write about these things does not mean that these stories are not worth to be told. Quite the contrary. And Phillipa Boyens and Fran Walsh are back for "The Hunt for Gollum", too. They are fantastic writers.

@kerstinharold5420 14 дней назад

Well, when it's all about money....unfortunately the dollar signs were bigger than conscience. But that's already "normal"...almost everything has to be squeezed out beyond the maximum point.

@samiurai0 9 дней назад

Absolutely resonate with you in this. I always appreciate the fact that you don't just jump on the bandwagon but talk the real talk. These show runners just don't stop until they milk the cow until it faints lol. I'd also like to add that they sometimes sprinkle some "agendas" into the adaptation which is not in the source material. I don't mind a positive, powerful message but many of the shows are getting rather preachy and it feels forced.

@thelastancient 14 дней назад

Hey Mike, I haven't read or watched Shogun (yet) but I feel your pain and completely understand your disappointment.

@Severian1 15 дней назад

I agree. Too many stories are stretched until we lose interest. There’s so much out there that could be adapted as you said, First Law is right there! Farseer is right there! Malazan can’t be done but it’s also there! Hell, Stormlight would make a fantastic series animated. But no, let’s just keep milking the cow with swollen nipples and withered udders.

@davidbequeaith599 14 дней назад

Exactly right! Why not do Silmarillion from the beginning, and pave right over the Rings of Power drivel. Could cover a decade of film publication and be great, with plenty of exceptional source material.

@fictionfisher7869 15 дней назад

I am 100% with you.

@greyowlaudio 15 дней назад

Whenever a series continues on past where it should obviously end, it reminds me of the meme where Walter White says to Saul Goodman "We're done when I say we're done."

@fjuran1 14 дней назад

You are so right, the Shogun ended so well. Leave it alone. All the other Asian Saga books are wonderful, which mostly been done except for Whirlwind and Gai-jin. I think a better done Tai-pan would be great, Noble House had a wonderful mini-series with Pierce Brosnan.

@HandlesAreStupid2024 14 дней назад

Shogun Season 2: Let's insert all the politics we couldn't in season 1(probably).

@kirsireima5758 12 дней назад

Let's face it, if they did an adaptation of Tai-Pan, I would be here for it.

@bonnirutherford5323 13 дней назад

Im so glad you ranted caude i had no idea Shogun is based on the book! I watched the first episode and wasnt impressed but will def check the book out!

@jakeeffertz181 14 дней назад

Agreed 👌 I kinda was hoping that they'd be able to do something more about angmar and the witch king. Hunt for gollum was already done (technically), which kinda makes it feel like more of a money grab.

@bettinanielsen6336 14 дней назад

Thank you so much!!

@louisblackforester 14 дней назад

George turns 80 today. Thanks for commending the EU . We Love you.

@paytonhartness830 14 дней назад

It seems like the best shows, (Breaking Bad, Peaky Blinders, etc.) always seem to know when to stop. Then it seems like all the ones that keep going even after they run out of source material (Game of Thrones, The Walking Dead, etc) usually end up going to crap.

@danjamin905 15 дней назад

I 100% agree Mike.

@zackattack366 14 дней назад

Its difficult in my opinion to carry Shogun forward without Mariko. It the trio of main characters that made the show and book so interesting.

@HiddenOne1221 13 дней назад

Hear me out guys, the team that made Andor, makes a Pod racing series. Real nitty gritty film tech.

@totallysick88able 15 дней назад

I 1000% agree Mike. Cash grab culture is getting out of hand. I actually thought the Hunt for Gollum was a joke but apparently not. At least we still have games and books. Television is getting toxic lol

@anni.68 14 дней назад

What are you talking about. Hunt for Gollum is a perfect idea for a movie. I love Tolkien's books and I would love to see more about Aragorn's past adventures.

@totallysick88able 14 дней назад

@@anni.68 I’m talking about My opinion just as you are talking about Your opinion

@Leroy510 2 дня назад

Mike - I guess I don’t have a problem with “fan fiction” if the new story is done well. Rogue One is Disney and not Lucas, and many could easily argue it’s a top 3 Star Wars film. Or how about all those (now) Star Wars Legends books you love? Aren’t they fan fiction continuing something that was finished? It’s all just storytelling in the end.

@nikkivenable73 15 дней назад

I completely agree!

@devildriverrule111 14 дней назад

I sincerely hope they just do what they did with The Terror and had the next season be another story completely.

@DecardX 14 дней назад

Any endeavour out of greed is a shallow one

@Paromita_M 14 дней назад

💯 agree. Haven't seen Shogun but my question regarding this LoTR thingy was a) Who asked for this? b) Since they are not getting rights to The Silmarillion or the Three Great Tales, haven't they milked the Tolkien IP enough? Its fine, I will just not watch them but seems like a waste of money and time. Hopefully some people get gainful employment in the making of these spinoffs.

@dannyletcher5873 13 дней назад

Well said Mike. I couldn’t agree more.

@matthewdeancole 15 дней назад

They should do a Shogun crossover with the X-Men. :D

@attackofthecopyrightbots 14 дней назад

agreed i absolutely hate when they have source and keep going because money

@guyincognito461 14 дней назад

I don't get why people think that this will change what was written in the books, it won't. The works of JRR Tolkien will remain as they were no matter how much additional content the corporate world tries to milk out of their film and tv rights. It is possible to treasure the books and enjoy the films and tv series for what they are, a separate but not cannon version of the story.

@ptannous27 15 дней назад

As a reader I’m a mixed bag. I don’t mind a little fan fiction for the small chance that it’s actually good. If it’s bad who cares, I ignore them. However, they could have easily made 2-3 seasons of shogun if they didn’t put the whole book in 1 season. To me it felt rushed. Could have easily done 2 seasons. Not as grumpy but I see why ppl can get upset.

@Emroczart 15 дней назад

I just want to see a liveship Traders trilogy made into maybe 4 seasons

@bartsullivan4866 14 дней назад

The history is still there to be told so it can work if they take the same care about the story really take their time to be as accurate as possible. I bet the Japanese will be more than happy to have them film on location this time. I would much rather see a Shogun season 2 rather than anything from Lord of the Rings or heaven forbid Star Wars.

@jereXIX 14 дней назад

Couldn’t agree more on the LotR movie. I just don’t care. I have no desire to watch Rings of Power and Search for Gollum just isn’t needed. It’s also disgusting that they forced the take down of that fan film.

@krosslandshaw5332 14 дней назад

I think I can get behind a Shogun season 2; there is some natural history to pull upon that gives it a foundation to start from. Will it be the same? Nah. But LOTR? I'm far more skeptical of that being a good idea. (and I totally get your perspective on the amalgamation! Just sayin' the tolerance for me is different). I'm so onboard with running another adaptation of the asian saga!

@Vynidual 2 дня назад

Just like with War of the Rohirrim and Rings of Power, I'll avoid Hunt for Gollum like it's the plague (which it is)

@craigdellapenna7103 2 дня назад

C'mon! It's a huge romantic love story about Toda Mariko and John Blackthorne that happens to be set in this exotic terrifying land and culture. Mariko is dead, her death was a redemption of honor for her and her family. She did it with all the grace and high honor possible. She also acknowledged her love for Blackthorne knowing that he would be devastated by her death but would respect her decision and action. His hands were indeed the last to hold her, there is no reason to continue the series.

@aliubed3162 12 дней назад

I’m definitely not going to be sorry about this Mr Mike; if anything it gives me even more of a reason to remain a book person only rather than waste my time in this. If it’s just the first season of Shogun then yeah it’s on my list ok if and when I get the time from trying to cover all the great books out there that I’ve not yet this far managed to clear off my reading list even nearly halfway. Books for me will always be way above any other source as there’s nothing else that’s the opium and satisfaction for the mind as great as books

@aldan7812 14 дней назад

1 bazillion percent agree Mike. Carry on :-)

@stevenstewart782 15 дней назад

X-Men 97 is amazing

@enoch1524 14 дней назад

One word response to this video; YUP!

@reading.with.rachel 12 дней назад

I agree with just adapt something else lol. So many amazing stories to be told!

@reynaldogonzalez5919 11 дней назад

Season 2 and season 3 for shogun

@repskillian1313 15 дней назад

I would simply not watch season 2 if I felt this way

@xmorte 15 дней назад

I'll stick to books

@lilikatebuggins374 14 дней назад

I can only agree. Either adapt a book well over several seasons or write your own original screen plays. I hope Wnr goes the same way as Dsny. Im not a fan of these recent adaptations as they may look pretty but the story construction was shit. It is clear both studios are making product based off non planned popularity now that the woke cult is waning and unprofitable.

@texaspipeman8973 15 дней назад

I concur

@ilanahalupovich 14 дней назад

There are GaiJin and Tai Pan to build on

@grahamguy4656 14 дней назад

I agree make only what it the book hobbit is one I liked but it not really based of the book, I take it you don't like rings of power I must have missed that vid, what did you not like about it?

@trollishmc2920 15 дней назад

There's another 50+ years of history directly relating to the historical figures the Shogun characters are based on. A sequel with such a talented cast and production is a good thing as far as I am concerned... and yes, I've read the novel. There's plenty of future historical material for Torunaga/Tokugawa, Blackthorne/Adams, and several of the other characters as well. Not to mention the collapse of the Catholic church in Japan, exclusive trade agreements with the Dutch, and at least one major battle (Siege of Osaka Castle) in the cards during the early stages of the Tokugawa Shogunate. As for the LotR thing... yeah, I'm a little more confused and apprehensive when it comes to that one, but with Serkis and PJ attached, it's got to be better than Rings of Power right?

@erickmarrero4848 15 дней назад

I guess most of us are just a more cynical when it comes to these things I wish I had your mentality of optimism. I’m not gonna lie.

@trollishmc2920 15 дней назад

@@erickmarrero4848 Yeah it's how I generally choose to live my life. The constant negativity I see everywhere helps no one. That being said, if it sucks... it sucks and I'll move on.

@erickmarrero4848 15 дней назад

@@trollishmc2920 i’m just cynical towards Hollywood in general everything else I’m fine with. It’s just I’ve lost faith in Hollywood and their ability to produce anything entertaining or anything new it’s always let’s beat the horse to death because of course it’s a lot easier to do that than come up with something holy original

@trollishmc2920 15 дней назад

@@erickmarrero4848 I think things have been that way for the past 10 years or so. Not going to disagree... but I think we are turning a corner now as all of this bad content fails financially. Shows like Shogun and Fallout for example have proven that good stories/content can still be produced if you have the right creative minds behind them. People still want good entertainment, and it's all about the $$$ obviously with studio execs/C suite officers. Good movies and shows make ratings and money. Anyhow... with Hiroyuki Sanada attached to produce the show again, I'll definitely be watching... and like I said, there's a ton of real history they can draw upon for content and inspiration. Time will tell I suppose.

@PoorPersonsBookReviewer 14 дней назад

great video, im just happy knowing that both will flop.

@GabrielElias-read 14 дней назад

100% agree

@MrCaptainZach 15 дней назад

To be fair it’s not like you have to watch it

@aprilrich807 14 дней назад

👍

@RedFuryBooks 14 дней назад

I'm definitely disappointed. Let this single season show stand on its own - they're going to tarnish their own legacy.

@attackofthecopyrightbots 14 дней назад

netflix is the worst offender for this kind of thing

@attackofthecopyrightbots 14 дней назад

so many shows where they get the title from the book + character names and nothing else

@clarkkentnaruto4322 15 дней назад

Hey Mike. I am totally with you on those. Years ago, I read a fan fiction of an anime that I had watched, and it was so bad that I felt like my brain had been raped. After that, I could never look at that anime the same again. Also, I wanted to let you know, that I am on chapter 8 of Dark Matter. I am still a bit confused, but I am on for the ride. I am not a fan of first person narratives, because I keep thinking that if only I could jump into another characters head, then I could understand more of what is going on.

@ChrisJohnson-pr9jq 14 дней назад

Why don't they just adapt the entire Asian saga, that would make sense 😂🤘

@eliassideways2032 14 дней назад

Lol book fans are the worst. "oh no they're making a random movie, I'm crying". Just.. Grow up. Ignore the movie if you can. Oh wait no, you need these outrage clicks. 😏🙄

@TheNotorious2016 14 дней назад

Movie studios are terrible. Instead of making same things over and over why won't they adapt new things. 1st law, Mistborn and so much more.

@aaronhansen5101 14 дней назад

GOT season 7 and 8 are also fan fiction 😂

@OrangeHand 15 дней назад

Wouldn't most of the Planet of the Apes movies or the MCU qualify as fan fiction too under your definition?

@robertsatterfield7226 14 дней назад

👏👏👏👏👏

@Link-we8so 14 дней назад

Don't know anything about shogun. But I am about tired of lord of the rings spin offs. ASOIAF as well let's do some different stories

@jannisschaefer5776 15 дней назад

Since when does Disney respect source material!? Not to be too harsh but you were just being naive right there.

@Booklover32 12 дней назад

"Which path would lead to the least lives lost"? xD Did you even READ the book? Lol, at one point, Toranaga threatened to kill a whole village if they didn't teach Anjin-san the Japanese language in 6 months. And you could die for a lot lesser offenses, such as not bowing correctly. You've GOT to be kidding me if you think he's worried about the lives lost. Nothing in the book suggests a care for the lives lost EVER.

@TalonBray 15 дней назад

Wait..FX is owned by Disney lol

@robertpatenaude 15 дней назад

You keep saying that the show runners were faithful to the book? Untrue! Other than the names, they completely re-wrote almost everything. Not for the better! I am not saying it was not good. It was! Just not faithful to the book. Be well, stay safe!

@sonivex 15 дней назад

They ARE Disney 😂

@PsyKotyK 15 дней назад

I hate gollum

@TheCrazyCanuck420 14 дней назад

Damn you licensing mess 😂 As much as I don't expect the Hunt for Golem movie to be good, let's face it, it's ultimately the licensing mess that is causing all this Tolkien fan fiction to be created in the first place. Perhaps some day, a studio will throw a dump truck full of money to Tolkien's family so that some decent first/second age movies can be made. In the meantime maybe it's time for some Malazan movies. At least there is a lot of source material and computer CGI is good enough to pull it off assuming it is given to someone competent enough to bring it to the screen.

@anni.68 14 дней назад

I treasure Tolkien's books, and I want to see as many adaptations of as many Middle-earth stories as possible. Canon and fan fiction! Without fan fiction we would never get a movie about Aragorn's adventures in Rohan, Rhun and Harad or about the Blue Wizards or about the life of Cirdan. Actually...big cheers for every well-written, passionate Middle-earth fan fiction! And big cheers for every badly written, passionate fan fiction and fan movie, too. Not everybody is a gifted writer, but everybody can be passionate about Middle-earth.

@mindbodysoul4057 15 дней назад

If it ends up being good tho this energy will change

@21greg7 15 дней назад

Studio makes a movie, I watch it or I don't. Instead lets join the negative side of social media and predict the demise of a rumoured show. After all, it will be the only bad show, or poor decision a studio will make between now and then. Let the lord of chaos rule.

@joshknoll5172 15 дней назад

Who knew I was going to click on your video and listen to a grumpy old man rant and rave?

@Celtic_Canadian 15 дней назад

Hunt for Golem was restored.

@sevenfootnick22 15 дней назад

I mean don’t like then don’t watch

@MetalGildarts 15 дней назад

To hell with Disney.

@burnttoastburt1467 15 дней назад

Hot take but I'm a fan of the LOTR books and I hated rings of power and the hobbit was mid. However I am also a film and television fan, I am OK with fan fiction if it is done well. If a show is good then it's good. Now fan fiction is rarely good but if a show is well made, well written, and well acted then I can enjoy it. Obviously I don't consider it canon but why should I complain about an original story in a world I love if it's we'll done. That being said I often find myself complaining because fan fiction projects are rarely good. But I'm not one to hate on a genuinely good show or film just because it's not based directly on an original source.