I completely agree with you with the caveat that on rare occasions it can. I am personally very excited to see what directer Denis Villeneuve will do with Rendevous With Rama. That book is almost begging for a faithful screen adaptation since so much of it is describing the scale and layout of the inside of the O'Neill cylinder. I say this as someone who is known in my friendgroup for always hating adaptations and reboots, etc.