SDCC 2016: Preacher Cast Talk Tough Transition To TV
Preacher, the new hit series on AMC, has had a rough road to television, and now that it’s here, people are wondering what made it so tough. The cast and crew were on hand for San Diego Comic Con, and talked about what was so tough about it. First, was the story in the comic itself:
“I realized early on that they were going to have to mess with the comic and I was ok with it,” Garth Ennis said. “I maintain that I only confirmed the conclusion Evan and Seth had already come to, that there was only going to be a season and a half worth of material.”
“It would have been an amazing season and a half, though,” Seth Rogen said.
Then there was the ways they had to explain the comic, and then transition that to TV.
“I love that they’ve solved all of the storytelling problems from the comic.”
“They’ve found plausible reasons for things I just chucked in,” he said. “Things that work in comics don’t necessarily work when you see them acted out on film. These guys have solved all those problems and I applaud them.”
“People considered ‘Preacher’ unmakeable for at least a decade,” Rogen said in response to a question about the show’s potential influence on other comics properties. “Hopefully this will show people that other unmakeable comics can be made.”
Asked about his reaction to fans nitpicking the show, Ennis said “the most important thing is that it works.” “The thing you have to hold in your head is that certain things had to go to make the thing work.”
Rogen said he’s actually pleased with the response. “We made the fucking Green Hornet, dude. This has been a dream as to how people have embraced it.”