Right now the appeal of Exceptional X-men are the new faces. I got in X-men with Evolution and Academy X. So I have a soft spot for the new faces. I...
I remember his last series getting alot of flack on the forums. It was from both the anti and pro change crowd. So it's case of "you are only as good...
Usually fans want adaptations to be close as possible to the original work. It's not unique to American comics as anime/manga fans are the same way....