The True Reason Why Percy Jackson Is Adapted By Disney

[@bookish_editz]

Another Name for this “A documentary on the fall of Perry Johansson and the rise of Percy Jackson “

[@ThatPJOGuy]

👌👌

[@sylve2474]

Headcanon,, the og pjo movies were written by dionysus

[@CamdenKaneakaNeptunesdaughter]

@@sylve2474 I can totally see that

[@winterplayzz2115]

Excuse me it’s Peter johnson

[@thesonofthesouth]

I have never heard of this Percy Jackson guy, but if he’s anything like Peter Johnson, then we are in for a treat, because that Peter Johnson.. what a hero 🤩

[@blackfyrerose2292]

I'd love to see the old PJO cast come back as different character, Annabeth as Hera or Athena, Percy as Poseidon, Grover as Pan. It would give them a second chance.

[@ThatPJOGuy]

👆

[@gilbertoflores7397]

Logan has the grey hair now to look like he'd be youthfully old like a God or something.

[@martinaguilar5646]

yeah, the actors were good, they didn't have the fault of being given a shitty script... same thing with Andrew Garfield and Spiderman.

[@junethanoschurchill6750]

They’re still a little young for those gods I think. Brandon T Jackson could maybe actually pull off Pan but I always imagined Athena and Poseidon to look at least 40. I think Logan could probably be Apollo, and Alexandra could be Aphrodite.

[@j0hn00]

Logan Lerman would be a fantastic Apollo

[@dawntreader1247]

Looking forward to hopefully more backstory for Silena and Beckendorf. Setting them up for later books so Rick can make me cry all over again

[@speakmore.13]

Hah yeah 😭

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Yea I agree, more love for Silena and Beckendorf would make our hearts melt then break lmao!

[@mandong1389]

One thing I never wanted to say: I almost cried when Silena died.

[@slay9468]

Yesssssssssss

[@justyouraveragehuman.9883]

@@mandong1389 SHE DIES?

[@TheBestOne_hi_34]

One thing I’m really looking forward is actually see the characters age and why stop there? If we get through the first series, we can Get heroes of Olympus and Magnus chase..And one I hope to really get too..is Trials of Apollo… ✨

[@AlexYadaYada]

I mean we are getting a Carter Kane movie series on Netflix

[@gothmogonslaught6851]

Should Percy Jackson do well, then that would be a logical choice. If a series already has a devout following, added on by those who trusts Disney's content, then adapting more could reap greater rewards. This could easily be the next big thing.

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Yes please!!

[@GuzmanLaBelica]

Gods I hope so.

[@queeny5613]

Yessss

[@darththor3982]

Once Artemus Fowl failed to be a hit, I feel like Disney saw PJO franchise in there catalog and thought it could be there version of Harry Potter, and if done right it could be just as big as HP.

[@Dgjserffft]

And now I’ve lost hope in that too

[@birdee3475]

Just remember, if this flops, sometime in the far future there will be a decent adaptation. It’ll just take another decade to get off the ground! This one’s looking good so far though.

[@dhruvbharija172]

@@Dgjserffft same

[@jesseburns3148]

@@Dgjserffft Rick Riordan is an executive producer and script writer for the show.

[@Biggrugger97]

I honestly wish the characters were accurate appearance wise just like Harry Potter were they were close enough to find look alikes

[@BackSet]

Wow. I genuinely did not know the fans played such a big part in this. I thought Disney just saw Percy Jackson in their catalogue and said "Yeah, I can make some money off of that." Admittedly, that is probably part of it cause it's Disney but still, pretty impressive that the fans played a huge part as well. I am proud to be part of this fanbase. Also, I'm surprised to learn they're using the same tech they used for Mandalorian. Totally didn't expect that.

[@Shaeniff]

I can't WAIT for this series. We drove 8 hours both ways to see the PJ musical and loved it. My teenagers, one of whom doesn't believe in long drives or musicals, found it just as exciting as the rest of us. I love that Riordan has so much control over this. We totally approve of the Percy actor. He's perfect, and, therefore, we trust the rest of the casting. I totally trust Riordan's instincts. I'm so excited.

[@ThatPJOGuy]

I saw the musical too, it was amazing, I made a vid about the musical that you can check out! Also yes, so excited!

[@firstpresidentgeorgewashington]

I love the Percy Jackson musical with my whole heart, it makes my theater kid soul so happy

[@spidersfrommercury]

@@firstpresidentgeorgewashington Same!

[@pjoworld]

Hey man, just wanted to say that I absolutely love this video! It really reminded me how much I love Percy Jackson and this entire community, and I couldn’t be more excited and happy that Percy Jackson might finally be getting a faithful adaptation. I really hope this show is able to share with the world some of the magic of Percy Jackson, and bring in thousands if not millions of new and old fans alike. Thanks for letting me be a part of this. Keep being awesome!

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Ey bro, im glad you liked it! This show is going to be amazing and I cant wait for the rest of the world to understand why we love the franchise so much! Also anytime bro, loved your answer, I hope we get some crazy budget Mandalorian set stuff cuz underworld and tartarus would look so fire! 😎😎

[@suzygirl1843]

@@ThatPJOGuy Well, they got their dreams but they will have to live with the changes. I have never seen Percy Jackson but I hope they seriously just have fun with the show

[@goryanadazaghal1206]

The One Thing I hope for this is that Percy is not Nerfed so the Female Characters do everything. That it Doesn't try to portray the Message.

[@fadance367]

Same bro 👊🤛

[@powerle3380]

Well you’re not getting a faithful adaptation considering their casting choices made so far

[@eternalsummer8409]

Side note, I was A CHILD when I first read the series, it’s been so long I’ve got my own family now and kids reading it themselves

[@ThatPJOGuy]

No way! That is truly amazing! Its a testament to the timelessness of these stories!

[@allymensforth67]

Me too! I’ve been reading them to my oldest. We’re at ToA- Hidden Oracle. She’s in love

[@ThatPJOGuy]

@@allymensforth67 😁😁

[@juanitamorgan5475]

If the series that is going to be adapted to Disney plus become successful they're going to love it even more!

[@juanitamorgan5475]

It was hysterically funny seeing the fan base freak out and lose their minds overhearing the news about the adaptation of the Percy Jackson series and even though my reaction wasn't exactly the same as theirs I'm pretty excited myself yes finally it's coming to the big screen!!!

[@seangauthier8144]

PJO and ATLA have similar stories with both have absolutely beloved original content, awful live action movies, and years later live action series adaptations. Now we just have to hope that both shows come out and truly hit the mark!

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Cant wait for ATLA too!

[@agnijabistrovaite1082]

@@ThatPJOGuy the creators of ATLA left the new series too, because they didn't like what the directors or script writers were doing with the adaptation so im not expecting much from ATLA unfortunately

[@fabioviti7384]

But ATLA brings a different morality to the story Percy jackson: loyalty till the end, kill your enemies no matter what Avatar: understand your enemies so they can be friend in the next life And I prefer one

[@Blitz-ww8kh]

@@fabioviti7384 nobody cares

[@fabioviti7384]

@@Blitz-ww8kh nobody cares of your answer too :)

[@noone-gf5op]

"even though Rick had many requests for changes, the movie makers ignored it" its sad how corporate-based our society is, to the point where this is not a more frowned upon practice. he is THE CREATOR of this world. this is his life's work, it needs to be adapted in a way that will appease him, or not at all. authors must get a veto, just from a moral standpoint. can authors be wrong? sure. so don't adapt it. but to go on to destroy a beloved project a man has put his entire soul into is so beyond evil

[@gilbertoflores7397]

Well. A prime example of it being a bad thing is fantastic beast, Rowling basically gets to write the screenplays. She's good at writing books, but that doesn't mean she knows how to write a coherent screenplay. So sometimes letting an author try and write something outside of their medium, can go very bad. Same happened with a series of unfortunate events, the author wanted to retcon a lot of details that he added in later in the series to the earlier work, that it just seemed clunky, and off. So it has to be a very delicate balance to properly translate something from one medium to another.

[@spacecadetkaito]

To be fair, while the quality and amount of changes the PJO movies made were inexcusable, making a movie is not as simple as "just look at what the author says and do that". You have to make some changes because its a different medium. A book can give you 10x as much information through the prose and thoughts of the characters, but a movie has none of that. You have to find ways of displaying that information and finding which information is the most necessary for the audience to know, AND while keeping the story coherent and focused AND while being able to fit it within a reasonable time frame so people aren't watching a children's action movie that's 5 hours long.

[@BrazenLunatic]

I have the bad luck of being a fan of Rick Riordan and Zack Snyder.

[@sophiagonzales8974]

@@gilbertoflores7397 With JK Rowling I'd argue she's better at writing books with Rick Riordan I think it felt like there's no balance of what he wanted vs what the movie wanted. With JK Rowling I feel like they gave her too much power or maybe it's more or less JK Rowling didn't pick what her story wanted to be since Fantastic Beasts is a mishmash of two seperate stories which should've been seperate from the start like Newt isn't even a good protagonist for a story of a duel between Dumbledore and Grindelwald the protagonist should've been Dumbledore. I think she could've written a better screenplay if they dumb down her focus and not mash stories. With Rick he only focused on Percy Jackson he didn't have any other story stuff he wanted to bring on screen Jk's trying to bring something new promising at first but wasn't coherent.

[@gilbertoflores7397]

@@sophiagonzales8974 it'll be worse, JK had for the most part a free pass to make any screenplay she wanted, she had a few plot points she needed to hit, but her downfall is using a movie to set up future plot points, resulting in incomplete films and making it feel more like episodes of a larger narrative rather than self contained stories. It's good this will be a show, because more can be adapted without needing to rush things. However, when an author writes the adaptation, sometimes, more often than not they make a mess of it, because they're too close to the material and can't make the necessary compromise. Luckily Percy Jackson is simple and straightforward enough to not need deviation from the source. However, where I might find some potential problems is wanting to add in more than was there originally, like some authors like to do when having more input into the work.

[@kezziahvalentino2450]

The fan reactions reminds me of Potterheads in the early 00’s and I’m glad another fandom’s getting the adaptation they deserve

[@anishintre]

Actually I am thankful for those 2 Peter Johnson movies. If not for them, we wouldn't have been able to see a new and more exciting Percy Jackson series!!

[@ThatPJOGuy]

True 😎😎

[@saturn6563]

smart but no matter what, they would still be horrible

[@juanitamorgan5475]

Maybe so but we would have had a successful franchise had the stupid producers follow the source material and listen to the writer of the freaking books!!!

[@sea5063]

My god, I had no idea the fandom did that. I only read the series this April, now I’m almost done with Hero’s of Olympus. I’m obsessed, to say the least. I just can’t wait to see these beautiful characters come to life on screen. I can’t wait to see Percy, Grover… I can’t wait.

[@juanitamorgan5475]

I recently started reading it again for the first time after reading the first book when my cousin lent it to me and now here I am excited for the series which led me to reading the books I'm actually in the Titans curse now and I'm so excited to finish every single one of them before the series gets released

[@apolloismydad]

I actually just finished up Blood of Olympus, I’m so exited to read more of Rick’s books and ofc the disney+ series aswell

[@Slightly_Obsessive]

@@apolloismydad The ending of Blood of Olympus was so freaking disappointing😭

[@apolloismydad]

@@Slightly_Obsessive yeah, it kinda was. I was really waiting for Frank to ‘sacrifice himself’ or something, I really thought he was going to ‘die’ instead of Leo, Like all of this buildup for Frank’s big sacrifice for nothing?

[@Slightly_Obsessive]

@@apolloismydad right? And then Leo didn’t even die lol. Don’t get me wrong, I love Leo, but he was a decent choice for the sacrifice and I feel like if he actually stayed dead it would’ve had more impact on the story. And then him running off with Calypso and not telling his friends that he was alive…….I CANT. THEY ALL STILL THINK HE WAS DEAD. HE KNEW THEM FOR A YEAR HE ONLY KNEW CALYPSO FOR LIKE 2 WEEKS. And I really really wanted to see Percy go back to Sally. That would be such a cute scene. With the fight with Gaea, they just kind of…won. They spent the whole series building Gaea up as this big threat but then by the time we got to the big battle, the just beat her so easily. Sorry for ranting lol.

[@javencummins1426]

I have been in love with the Percy Jackson world since I first read it in middle school, I hope this series will do it justice.

[@ThatPJOGuy]

💪💪

[@AHealthyDoseofFran]

Thanks for having me be part of this tribute video! Seriously can’t wait for the series to come out

[@ThatPJOGuy]

It was an absolute pleasure! Wonderful answer you gave, I am so excited for the possibilities that will come from this show! 🤟🤟

[@juanitamorgan5475]

You're welcome I also love your in depth analysis of the first teaser trailer for The lightning thief

[@AquariusOwl]

Really honored to be part of this amazing video! The storytelling, editing and having different fans of the fandom tie it all together was **chef's kiss** Excited to see PJO get the adaptation it truly deserves :D

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Thanks so much for being a part of it, I couldn't have asked for better people to voice their love for the franchise! Also I rlly appreciate it, took me a while to get this all together, I'm glad it turned out and that you enjoyed it! Percy Jackson has a bright future, and I cant wait to see it thrive through this show! 😁😁

[@the_UF365]

What they need to do for this adaptation is follow each book of the main series as one season taking the individual sections of each story and turning them into episodes.

[@jesseburns3148]

I think that's the plan. Based off speculation on Riordan website

[@michelle1181]

yess!!

[@VictoriaStarratt]

0:29 I love the fact that you put in a clip of Dominic Noble doing his LiA for LT

[@1Grumi]

I really hope they will add in some amazing soundtracks.

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Truuueee, cant wait to save every song lmao

[@daphonaisetoastonice5872]

They have to I need them to make a Percabeth background sound

[@daphonaisetoastonice5872]

❗Spoiler to those who haven't read heroes of Olympus❗ And then they play it at the falling into Tartarus moment

[@ThatPJOGuy]

@@daphonaisetoastonice5872 Yoooo that would be amazing!

[@jeannerose1970]

Same! They need to have 00s songs in the soundtrack, like I want to see Percy fighting on Toxic bt Britney Spears, I want Lady Gaga in the Lotus Casino (the only the things the movies did right) and please, something to Hollaback girl

[@silverstircker2.047]

In my opinion I think the movies looked really nice and the actors did a good job and the cgi look spectacular and it was all WASTED WASTED ON THE WRITING which really just ruined it

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Lol ye

[@makenzie.10]

agreed

[@queeny5613]

Yep

[@swimmyswim417]

The first movie is trashy fun if you’re not hoping on a loyal adaptation. The second one is a half-baked fever dream that tried so hard to revive it as a series but went up in flames. It’s so hilariously terrible that for a long time, I genuinely forgot it ever existed.

[@ketokeko]

when i was a kid i loved this movie, if the writing was better it would've been a success

[@jyotiproy1729]

With Rick at the helm this time, I really hope the series meets expectations (and makes money). I would really love to see the whole PJO and Heroes of Olympus series adapted.

[@slay9468]

I heard once that in an interview the actors were asked about blue food and they responded saying “that has nothing to do with Percy Jackson.” 🤬😡✨THE AUDACITY✨😡🤬

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Yup 😂😂

[@lonebattledroid4474]

I only recently got into books but even I know that’s bullcrap

[@VERGILGASM]

They better change the actors or else I swear to god

[@slay9468]

@@VERGILGASM they are PRAISE THE GODS

[@blackexcellence7953]

@@slay9468 give up on the series. Return to paper

[@ThePercyJacksonDude]

Love the video! Thanks for asking me to be a part of it. Can’t wait for the series to come out!

[@ThatPJOGuy]

It was amazing having you! I'm so glad you enjoyed the vid! This show will be incredible and I cant wait for the Percy Jackson series to be shown to the world and be loved by millions more!

[@kannanhanvey3368]

Im really excited for this. I just hope the story will stay true to the source material. Disney has fumbled so many recent projects across marvel, star wars, and their own animations. I dont want to see them shoot themselves in the foot because this could be the next major world encompassing story.

[@thomasbrennan1038]

The way they ruined Star Wars still frustrates me to this day that I’ve only seen new trilogy once, I hope to good they do the books justice.

[@patax144]

With Ricks involvement and the fact that Disney published the books to begin with, gives me hope, I have enjoyed some of the recent animated movies as well as Marvel projects, I don't care about Star Wars, but I think Rick made sure he had the right team, and Ricks books keep Disney's book division alive

[@juanitamorgan5475]

I heard that Rick Riordan is heavily involved in the production so I really hope that Disney doesn't screw up the entire production because they have the tendency to do that kind of like Netflix always canceling all of their best shows!!!

[@kannanhanvey3368]

@@juanitamorgan5475 Netflix cancels them because each season costs twice as much to produce. Them releasing shows all at once is great for viewers, but not as much for the shows themselves. They take longer to shoot, and they don't have as long of an impact whereas Disney releases their shows week by week. It gives audiences time to hype the show up, taking care of the marketing.

[@gabriellamcallister6807]

This is kinda silly, but I am SOOOOO looking forward to the interactions between Percy and Pegasus. They were one of my favorite parts of the books

[@christophermorgan9199]

I wonder if they’ll make him sound like horse or English

[@BingQilin]

if they get Blackjack, Guido, and Porkpie in the series they should all have thick NY accents

[@dhruvgeorge]

If this series becomes a success, it could be the next popular thing since Harry Potter

[@riduanaqil1452]

I cant wait to watch the show when it comes out! I might have a little too big of an expectation tho

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Ikr, so much to be excited about!

[@klairbaranek]

I really hope that they will make a adaptation for another book by Rick called The Kane chronicles because the books have a crossover.

[@ThatPJOGuy]

They are, it is coming out on netflix!

[@Pluto.1079]

@@ThatPJOGuy what

[@klairbaranek]

Awesome because The Kane Chronicles is my favorite book series by Rick.

[@na1959]

Yeah but that means there is no possibility of them adapting the crossover to live action since they've been bought by different streaming services. Ehh well, you can't get everything.

[@ThatPJOGuy]

@@na1959 I feel they could pull a spider man no way home and share the rights for the Percy/Kane crossover! If the show ever gets that big, then thats money right there!

[@littleS_99]

So I’m a newer PJO fan, like I started late last year and I got started from a friend at the loves it and I am so glad she did! And I can’t wait for the new show! My dad used to watch the old movies without reading the books, I just remember watching the second movie like little glimpse of it and just thinking “Wow the magic, the characters they all look so cool!” and then reading the books like 5 years later I still feel the same way I still love everything and now soon being able to watch an Book-accurate Percy Jackson just warms my heart

[@cnug313217]

my hot take is id much prefer a starwars clone wars kind of adaption over live action. some tings are just better animated and pjo is on that list with star wars and avatar.

[@somebodygr8845]

Yes an animated series wouldve been amazing

[@clarinethro1695]

I do hope that we can see PJO goes full live action, but I want HOO and possibly MG and TOA to be animated. There’s too many mystical elements and “unrealness” to be done, not to mention the Argo 2 goes to so many European countries

[@jalonjones8567]

@@clarinethro1695 You're totally right!

[@jalonjones8567]

I approve this hot take but I'm still excited for live-action.

[@patrickspencer6550]

4:57 I thought the analogy was: you let one person stand up, then they all stand up.

[@artistlee7068]

Honestly, because of all the hype and excitement I’ve been seeing about this new series, plus having such a dedicated fan base, it made me want to read the books for the first time. I never grew up reading them and I just finished reading Lightning Thief. It honestly sucked me in really quickly so I’m looking forward to reading the other books!

[@logann-mackenziefroste563]

I love the Percy Jackson series and the rest of those books and I can’t wait to watch the Disney+ series‼️

[@shadesofjade]

I hope they still give Annabeth grey eyes. It's said to be a Chase family trait. This means Fredrick, Natalie and Randolph, should all also have Grey eyes, and I love that!

[@Caelus32]

She got her eyes from her mother, her blond hair from her father

[@bryguy1502]

@@Caelus32 She got both from her mother. It’s frequently described that Athena has striking grey eyes and all her children have blonde hair-it’s a subversion of the “dumb-blonde” trope.

[@Caelus32]

@@bryguy1502 Might have misremembered the hair but I knew about the sub-version

[@blackexcellence7953]

@@Caelus32 nope all her looks come from her mom apparently. Shoutout to that crazy bih athena

[@gabiiiiiiiii.k]

The actor for her is African American, maybe contacts tho

[@vaniapriscilaflores7479]

I love what you said: "One persona can't move a mountain, but an entire army could move the entire planet."

[@ThatPJOGuy]

🥰🥰

[@brak666]

As undeniably terrible as the movie was, it will always have a soft spot in my heart because it's what got me to read the books in the first place.

[@n1vzee]

I honestly never thought we would get here. It's amazing what this fandom can achieve when we all work together. To all the PJO fans out there I love you all so much!

[@Maya-gz1st]

I cant wait to laugh, cry, and stay up late watching the story from my childhood that I have spent so long imagining. Good thing I won’t have to imagine anymore soon I will be able to enter the world of Percy Jackson. For real this time.

[@ThatPJOGuy]

👏👏

[@wenndystefanny8743]

I almost screamed when I saw some Brazilian youtubers on this video haha Cheers from Brazil.

[@ThatPJOGuy]

😄😄

[@thedutch4622]

I can not believe I song of mine was used in this! Thank you soooo much!!!

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Ey bro no worries! Seriously, you're song is truly incredible! 🤟

[@emeryodd4575]

This video gave me CHILLS oh my gosh I loved it so much!! Thank you so much for making it! I can. Not. WAIT for this show!!! :)

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Glad you liked it! 😁😁

[@nicoleszmc]

I'm just new to the community and can I just say how amazed I am with how massive the PJO fanbase have been since 2005! It was really because of the fans' efforts as to why this series adaptation became a possibility. The fans waited for this for more than a decade and I know that Disney and Rick will not disappoint us. I just can't wait for 2023!!! I swear this will be one of the best book-to-tv adaptation in history and it will be amazing! P.S.: Superb video btw. Thank you for this!

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Everything you said I agree with! Also thanks so much! 🤟🤟

[@harshitamojidra2075]

Honestly though I had no idea about the book of Percy Jackson series I watched the movie first then the sequel which both were horrible but some aspects like Greek god children excited me so I searched it on Google and came to know about Percy Jackson 📚 Then when I read those all 3 series (15 books) it was so good ...

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Love your story! I was also introduced because of the movies!

[@shadowwatcherproductions5281]

Who else is rewatching this video less than 24 hours away from the Percy Jackson TV show premiere??? The wait is over!!!!!😄

[@beowoke]

im super stoked to see what they do! Glad that this vid popped onto my feed :)

[@PeterTheBoredOne]

Honestly, the only thing that I want in the new adaptation, is that they don't fuck up the ending. In the movies, they totally messed it up, made Hades villainous and revealed Luke being a traitor too early

[@swarnamoti]

Hey, please make videos on trials of Apollo ❤️ Love your work

[@estelleavet5080]

i literally cannot wait for everything to be included that wasn’t in the dam movies and all the characters we didn’t see like Nico, Bianca, Ethan, BECKENGARD, etc like i’m ecstatic

[@BroadwayHighlights]

My siblings and I call the first movie "Perry Johnson and the Bolt Robber"

[@thischild3140]

I hope that eventually they'll make a cartoon/animation for the series

[@ASTR0C4T]

It should be no surprise that filming is being done on the West Coast, right... I work at a supply place of sorts and we get show and movie (set deck mostly, but costumes too!) people in ALL the time... And PJO is buying from us!!! I personally helped the set deck lady get what she needed (sorry fam, can't say what for, use your imagination!), and once she realized I was a fan, she wanted me to explain why our heroes needed to use swords instead of guns... Queue epic verbal essay of how Celestial Bronze works... And 5 minutes of word vomit later, she THANKED me for putting it into perspective for her!! She said what I helped her understand would better allow her to make the sets and props work out the way they should! ... Pretty sure that's what ambrosia feels like.😅 I've been holding that in for days now with no outlet to tell cause I didn't realize there was such a big following here, but I'm SO GLAD I stumbled upon your channel!! 💙

[@ThatPJOGuy]

YOO thats so freaking cool!! You get to the see the set stuff before us, luckyyy! Thanks for sharing the story!

[@bagofworms]

This video just reminded me of how much I loved the pjo universe, time to go back into my pjo phase 🏃

[@sikateyomutemwa4421]

Thaank you for what you've done for the fandom❤❤

[@seaweedbrainpodcast8122]

Eyyy that's our podcast mentioned at 4:03! And our friend Fran's face

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Yo whatzup! Awesome podcast you got! Yup, that's you and Fran's face!

[@tonig2255]

I remember reading the Percy Jackson series for the first time back in 2011, it instantly became my favourite books series, and I can gladly say that hasn't changed at all.

[@bruhda7469]

I'm a very recent percy jackson fan like the first book I read was magnus chase and the sword of summer in 2020 my favourite book to date and I only started reading percy jackson his year and im so excited for the show.

[@shianncooper2596]

I got so excited hearing about the new adaptation i went and bought the books, I love this series

[@EarthyRanger772]

What this guy is talking about at 7:15 is called stagecraft, some really interesting tech used in shows like The Mandalorian, and Obi-Wan, along with The Batman.

[@maddysolis1646]

I remember in 2015 when I read the books for the first time, and fell in love with the franchise. I remember in 2017 when I watched the movie for the first time, and I stared at the adaptation in horror, before going to reread the book because "I don't remember that part". I remember in 2019, when I was pretty avid on PJO Pinterest, seeing the hashtag start to trend. I remember the posters people made, and slowly getting more and more excited. I remember in 2020, when the announcement came out, screaming and going to show my cousin and brother and uncle (all of whom like the series). And this year, jumping and dancing in the hallway at school when the casting announcement came out, my excitement so contageous.

[@StellaLoreley]

I love how my expectations for the series are based not really from the book (because like, I don’t really picture that) but from the musical because that’s as close as we got to a live-action something

[@_SPQR_]

SPQR! This is the biggest, greatest win of the ages! This is, in my opinion, is very revolutionary! I’m excited and can’t wait to see it all! 🧡🖤 💜💛 💙🌊🔱

[@ThatPJOGuy]

😁😁

[@IAmBored654]

It's moments like this that make me explode in pride in humanity

[@aelinAshrvyer]

So excited for the tv shows

[@cyzker]

One thing I'm curious to see, and it's small thing I feel but something that stuck in my mind when I watched the movies, is the cabin designs. I just felt like the cabins were underwhelming, but none more so than Percy's because it just didn't feel like someplace someone would fall asleep at - it just looked like a fancy porch lol

[@JototheCrown]

As PJO is one of my special interests this video made me so so so happy

[@kindrednerdsunited7513]

My favorite book writer

[@VVOXMUSIC]

Amazing video! My dude you keep making content like that and you'll get millions of subscribers!

[@ThatPJOGuy]

🥰

[@vanisa_ray]

You don't know how much of a psychopath I became when I heard Rick tell about the PJO on Disney+

[@AuroraOllie]

Not all the fan base were disappointed! I wasn’t! True, it didn’t go with the books as it should have but it was actually pretty good.. great for me and my family to watch as most of them probably don’t read the books, and probably haven’t.

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Fair enough, as much as I hate to admit it, the movies hold a special place in my heart, they are still nostalgic for me!

[@enyamoore7929]

I think my biggest problem is the fact that not only did they ignore the source material from Riordan, but they ignored the material he based his books on, the Greek Myths!!! Persephone doesn’t belong in the underworld in the middle of June!!

[@greekgeek4074]

Imagine if we see Nico and Bianca in the background of the Lotus Hotel scene that would be sick

[@CamdenKaneakaNeptunesdaughter]

Was seriously hoping that Rick riordan was coming, but this is close enough.

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Lmao

[@b.o4788]

I still remember sharing that Hashtag OVER AND OVER on my PJO fanaccount. I remember posting a similar petition years prior.

[@neilpeterson9195]

Thank you Rick for being apart TBE remake. Hopefully Disney will do a better job with this, then they did with Artimis Fowl

[@neilpeterson9195]

Sorry for autocorrect😐

[@xCeLLeR]

What a time to be a Percy Jackson fan

[@nicolinavikstrom6624]

The musical is fantastic!

[@jacobcox4565]

I can't wait until this series comes out! I really want to see the world and lore. I'm sure there's a lot of allusions and references to Greek mythology, as well as characters and creatures from Greek mythology being portrayed accurately.

[@finfromthedeep]

this video got me screaming and crying over the future show again thank you 😭

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Yo yw!

[@J1P2K]

One good thing the movies did is get me into reading the books. When I heard the movie, I read the book to compare the movie.

[@bookish_editz]

I love this sm! Also, what movies?

[@ThatPJOGuy]

I dont know, I've never heard of such a thing. Also yw!

[@mallowanimationsyt4646]

Yeah, I’m confused. I don’t remember ANY sort of movies for Percy Jackson, ha, if they did, they probably wouldn’t screw it up, *right?*

[@BillyG.O.A.T]

I hope this paves the way for Kane Chronicles, Heroes of Olympus ect

[@ejacktv25]

i loved those 2 movies so nostalgic

[@weaboo101]

You know.. I was quite wondering, why Don't they just animate the pjo series? I mean, if animated there will be more freedom or the creativity in depicting the scenes in the books will be more vivid! and they can adapt it more properly :)

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Me and A Healthy Dose of Fran actually made a video talking about this! You can check that out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rYm9g6Cwl7J7jZY&ab_channel=AHealthyDoseofFran

[@skymorgue5892]

It would alienate 50% of the audience considering half of the fandom is 30+

[@marleymarss]

@@skymorgue5892 So you're saying that only kids and family friendly audiences will be willing to watch animation? LOL. People still think this way about animation?! LOL. Animation can be for anybody and there have been various Animations that has geared towards adults only with adult themes. Animation in general can hit on important themes in any way. Animation is such an underestimated craft and more than oh just eye candy for the kids.

[@skymorgue5892]

@@marleymarss The show stars a 12 year old as the protagonist, in a live action we can watch the actors age thus making the dark themes at the end of the story age appropriate. Disney animating this would be hot moldy garbage. Plus it would be triple the budget, animation is incredibly more expensive than live action. Everyone thinks that it would look like an anime or something but no, Disney would have it drawn in the way they do all their movies. I think a Percy Jackson show drawn in the same style as frozen is retarded.

[@guzma_7246]

When I first heard they are going to make a series about I was so excited for the parts Dionysus was going to be in

[@Thatechoissoannoying]

Bro, I've loved the series since 2005, I was born in 2010.

[@kaejuka6249]

I hope the percy jackson show has the same effect as bringing the Avatar series to Netflix did. thanks to that, Avatar had a HUGE resurgence in popularity, both from people watching for nostalgia and new fans. hopefully this will bring new and old fans alike to the percy jackson franchise

[@anonymoussound2696]

There is one reason I appreciate the movies, that they allowed me to find the books. I LOVE THE BOOKS.

[@CaseyCampbell17]

"The studio finally gave up on Percy Jackson and no more sequels were made. Thank God." Hahahaha.

[@fehh1972]

I think Disney wants a big saga of their own just like Warner has harry potter, and this is so good for them 'cause pjo already has a big fanbase and they will be freaking rich

[@klifford4669]

Percy Jackson never was my favorite book saga. I always preferred Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings. Even tho I absolutely LOVED the books, they never were my favorite. but this video made me very emotional. all those people being exited for the show reminded me of myself, a couple of years ago, when i first read the books. and it reminded me how much i love Percy Jackson, how much love the characters, the fights, greek mythology… Never been so exited for a show in my entire life

[@thtiger1]

I'm surprised. Over the last few years the Disney executives have made it pretty clear how much they despise the various fan-basis of their property. The most important point that will decide me. How old is Percy and his friends?

[@ThatPJOGuy]

The main trio has been casted and they are the same ages as the book characters!

[@blackexcellence7953]

The one thing I didn't like about the book is the ages, I'd rather they all started at 16 and progressed to 20s. Cause a 12 year old beating ares will never sit right with me

[@thtiger1]

@@blackexcellence7953 You are talking about a world where power is not based on size or age, but inherent power. Hercules strangled snakes sent to kill him when he was a newborn infant in his crib, not intentionally, he just grabbed. Plus, it's been a long time since I read the books, but I think the gods are restricted in how much power they can use in the mortal realm.

[@blackexcellence7953]

@@thtiger1 a baby strangling snakes is one thing, a 12 year old beating a whole God of war even with the power restriction is a bit too much for me. They'll always be 16 base in my head. So by heroes of Olympus they're 18 or 19 to me

[@thtiger1]

@@blackexcellence7953 The ironic thing in your statement is that back when these legends were birthed boys were considered men at fourteen, or younger. Most of them would have been working to help their family from the age of four, when they could glean in the fields, or harvest edible wild plants. Joining whatever fighting force existed at the age of eleven or twelve would have been the norm for those qualified. And a thirty year old man would have been past his prime in most cases.

[@renarddubois940]

Honestly I wish they kept going with the adaptations, only to see Percy vs the minotaur rematch or lack of it which would have been infuriating

[@infinityz7134]

0:37 “It was the world’s most impossible task” Snyderverse Fans: 🤨 Avatar Fans: 🤨 Black Widow Movie Fans: 🤨

[@laureolaa_]

3:54 that's a scene of the "by the book" series video by lavender towne, if someone is interested xd, I literally watched the video this morning and yeah

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Its a great video!

[@laureolaa_]

@@ThatPJOGuy yes it is :D

[@reginaldwalden7650]

Some of the footage projected around the actors in The Mandalorian was filmed in Death Valley National Park.

[@SantaClawsYT]

This show will give percy Jackson a chance to be the next Harry potter. I know it.

[@laureolaa_]

omg the scene of fans screaming and crying with that bg music was just so epic I wanted to cry too

[@ThatPJOGuy]

Haha thanks!

[@Cold_Salad554]

This is going to be a dam good series

[@ThatPJOGuy]

😎😎

[@DMN-wy6hr]

I was born in 2005 and am a fan. That’s impressive for a series.

[@juliarhapsody]

the jumpscare I got seeing myself in this but awesome, amazing video!!!

[@ThatPJOGuy]

LMAO. Ye thanks so much! Glad to see you here!