“He’s nobody here at all.” Andrzej Sapkowski tried to share ideas with Netflix for “The Witcher” series, but they didn’t listen

Sapkowski also considers the show strange in terms of sets and visuals, but noted that everyone has their own vision of his books

Andrzej Sapkowski attended Vienna Comic Con, where he talked briefly with journalists about his works and shared his thoughts on Netflix’s “The Witcher” series. 

The writer sometimes finds the visual aspect of adaptations of his books rather strange, but notes that he works only with letters and words, so other people may imagine characters, events, and sets in their own way. 

“I work with letters, and only with letters. I know that the reader will only see letters, not pictures, so I have to make the reader imagine the pictures themselves. That’s why, when I look at visual adaptations, I find them strange, and think to myself: ‘Wow, so that’s how they imagine it. Interesting.’ Sometimes I like their vision, sometimes I don’t. I won’t go into details.” 

The author also shared how he tried several times to share his ideas with the creators of “The Witcher” show, but nobody listened to him.

“I shared a few ideas with them, but they wouldn’t listen to me. That’s normal. ‘Who’s that? The writer? He’s nobody here at all.’” — Sapkowski laughs.

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