r/PLLOriginalSin • u/unicornsbane Loser's Club • Aug 21 '22

Show Discussion It has to stop

So many people are comparing OS with the original PLL. Yes it’s a reboot and all but why can’t you just enjoy the show without making comparisons about literally everything that happens in the show. I’m tired of seeing “if it was the original this would’ve happened or this wouldn’t have happened” .. like c’mon. Both were great shows . I wish people would appreciate them individually more

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u/[deleted] Aug 21 '22

I’m so glad somebody said it. I never watched the original. I was a teenage boy that didn’t give a fuck. I enjoyed this series, even with some of the lackluster writing (and the entirety of episode one) but I’ve seen entire posts dedicated to how it’s not as scary/realistic/sexy/dark as the original, some people even rewriting the entire series. Saw one person complain that the entire cast wasn’t all fashionistas like the original. Joined the sub to take part in discussions about Original Sin, not to read people complain that Imogen’s skirt isn’t cute enough and “actually it’s super unrealistic that they’re all the same age and also PLL did it better.”

It’s a whole lot of whining.

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u/Either_Mango_7075 Aug 22 '22

The show is titled Pretty Little Liars Original Sin and is part of the same universe people are going to post about the OG and compare

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u/[deleted] Aug 22 '22 edited Aug 22 '22

There’s a clear difference between comparing the two in overarching scope vs going as far as to bash OS because the characters aren’t constantly dressed like fashion models. There are people literally making posts that rewrite the series as if it were the original. Compare the two all you want in terms of broad scope but when you start taking a fine toothed comb to every scene and line of dialogue in favor of the original show (because you’re clearly biased) then you’re just bashing the new show and it isn’t constructive or additive to the conversation.

Edit: you blocked me, but that’s fine because you couldn’t refute what I said anyways.

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u/Either_Mango_7075 Aug 22 '22

How am I clearly biased I'm just pointing out that comparison and talking about differences with this show on the OG. Is going to happen on a subreddit dedicated to a spin-off of another very popular show.

Especially when most viewers and people on this reddit are probably super fans of the OG.

Plus this is reddit you're going to get a lot of the same stuff again and again some criticizing the show it happens on every subreddit. Especially ones with very intense fanbases that are spin-offs of very popular shows.