Studios executives sometimes seem as if they do things to deliberately alienate the audience (coincidentally, the very same people that they expect to pay to see their movies). For instance, Alan Moore, as the writer of “Watchmen,” quite possibly the most acclaimed comic ever, was never keen that his projects be adapted for feature films.

So what do filmmakers do? Do they try to work with him?  Do they make changes that will not only get his blessing, but those of his ample fan base?

No.  Instead they just do whatever it is that they wanted to do in the first place, despite Moore being very much against it.

And “Watchmen” underperformed at the box office, which is probably a coincidence till you take in the fact that “The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen” not only underperformed, but was such a terrible experience for its director, Stephen Norrington, swore that he would never do another movie.

“V For Vendetta” didn’t perform that great either, which is pretty damning, as far as I am concerned, though clearly someone isn’t getting the message because Fox is planning a television series based upon “The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen.”

And guess what?  Still no involvement from Alan Moore.

Here’s a bit from Moore himself, talking about “The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen.”