How to adapt a player character

James Whitbrook at io9 looks at the Amazon plans for a Mass Effect series and argues that Commander Shepard is so player-defined that making an official TV version will lose lots of fans. They’re a cypher, unlike for example Geralt in The Witcher who has a first name, a default appearance and a fair amount of defined personality coming from the books before the games add options to customise powers and make decisions for him. But while the setting has more stories, starting with Andromeda, casual viewers will probably most interested in the big story...