“As for books and TV/movies – I have a rule to never see the movie if I can read the book instead/first. The book is always better.”
I think this is why I reacted so badly to Star Trek Nemesis when it came out. I was bought the book for Xmas/birthday before the film came out and then devoured the book rather quickly. When it came to watching the film, the editing people had cut out all the humour bits leaving behind something rather cold and depressing.
Bit of a disappointment ! It’s made Nemesis join Legend of the Rangers (Babylon 5 spin off) as something that doesn’t belong in a long running series …
PS I’m a Spider solitaire addict at work … It lets me switch my brain into a “no-thought” mode as a break from work stuff 🙂