Les Revenants: An Introduction.

I first discovered Les Revenants through an article my once favorite scholar Anne Helen Petersen did with The Hairpin, which can be found here. 

I thought, "Oh, well if Anne endorses it, AND amazing instrumental native Scottish band Mogwai did the soundtrack then I have to give this show a shot".

I was super glad I did. I'm usually all for anything slightly depressing and chaotic, but this show absolutely mastered the real. Although the show is completely fictional and based off of the original french film They Came Back it appeals to the emotions and tugs on the heartstrings of the hopes and dreams of the deceased coming back. What would happen? How would you spend more time with them? How would that alter the life you currently live?

I binge watched all 8 episodes of this show in one night, subtitles and all, and when attempting to come up with a question for my Global Media Mapping Project, I saw the resolution staring me right in the face- especially since ABC commissioned the adaptation "Resurrection" which is "loosely based" off of its French predecessor.

You might also be thinking Why are you doing this on a blog, as opposed to another form of media?  Well, savvy blog user, I am dedicating a blog to this project because how else do fan communities transpire around their texts of choice aside from internet usage? It is easiest to submit to fan communities of forums, host sites like Reddit or Facebook, or perhaps even a chat room or two.

So, with all of this into consideration I still ask, How do fans interact with adaptations from original texts? 

A few limitations are already in my way since

1. I do not natively speak french, and translation sites are often a muck up.
2. I can only seem to find information on fan forums from the US fan base, as opposed to the french fan base
3. How is the word "adaptation" used when discussing Resurrection and Les Revenants?

Until then, enjoy this great picture of Pierre Perrier, who plays Sam on Canal+ Les Revenants

*Any additional information not directly cited can be found on the Les Revenants Wikipedia Page