Favorite book turned into movie/TV?
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@rhaiin I'm sad they are switching the actors in the middle like: due to illness, the part of Laura will today be played by...
But i am ok with changes. Some of it was a little too artsy. But a lot of his stuff is super visually avant garde or non standard. I remember he really liked a certain artist for his comic book covers and they were super weird. Parts of the show reminded me of those covers. ( http://www.davemckean.com )
I just hope they start up again. It sucks to wait a long time to finish a story. You have to go nack and rewatch, etc. I am hoping they can finish and it doesn't derail.
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I may be necroing an older thread, I do that from time to time
I rarely watch the movie or television show based off a book that was good. I would rather enjoy the author's art for itself. Under the Dome by Stephen King is a good example, the show was terrible! I never watch a movie or show and then read the book anymore. I did that with The Stand and all throughout the reading I kept picturing Molly Ringwald, the mis-cast character who did not fit the one in the book. Or Nicole Kidman in Cold Mountain, she did not even have the correct hair color, and the movie was a travesty of an incredible book.
As for the ones I have watched, and recommend, Outlander is pretty good. I have read all the books and watched through season 4; there are some plot changes to adapt those very long books to the shortened time frame, but overall it is decent. Currently I am watching 11.22.63 on Hulu and it is so very different from the book I just read. I have yet to form an opinion on it, I am not deep into it yet.
What are some favorite adaptations that are more current (I realize this thread is 4 years old, so things have changed. It seems that every good book or book series is being turned into a show or movie, Hollywood has forgotten how to write their own stuff in a lot of cases and look to authors for stories to butcher).0 -
I agree - I won't watch a show before reading the book anymore. Usually, I find the show disappointing because it is hard to cram all the details of a book into a series or movie.
I did just read Dune for the 1st time. Then I watched the movie (the new one, not the one with Kyle MacLachlan). I thought it did keep to the story line pretty well. But it was only half the book. Then I heard that they held off on making the second movie until they got the reviews back.
One of the miniseries I did watch before I knew there was a book was Stephen King's Salem's Lot. It was how I discovered Stephen King, and I have been hooked ever since. It was 1979 and I was a teenager so I enjoyed the miniseries at the time. The book was better though.
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Thought and thought and I finally remembered that I'd read Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel and was not a fan. Okay, I was deeply disappointed that such a talented writer would "give up" and produce such an "empty" work. But now I'm watching the series on HBO and really enjoying it! Huh? Did I miss all of this complexity in the novel or...? I don't see myself rereading the novel to find out, but I do stand corrected!2
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I'll have to get back to on Station Eleven - it's in my TBR pile - so I am waiting to watch the series. I heard it was a really good show.
I just read Daisy Jones and The Six - want to watch the series on Prime as soon as I finish the series I'm watching now.2 -
Just started reading DeLillo's White Noise and learned that there is a netflix movie or series so I'll have to check that out after I finish.
Also in the "college professor" vein, I did NOT like Straight Man when I tried to reread it recently and definitely don't care for the series so I guess I'm done with that.1 -
Watched Where the Crawdad Sings -not nearly as good as the book - but didn't expect it to be. Was just too much detail that you would only get from the book.1
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I am addicted to the 2004 French TV-movie of the Vercors (Henri Bruller) novel Le Silence de la Mer (The Silence of the Sea). I read the book then immediately watched the movie on YouTube a few years ago and have watched it several times since, and again yesterday. The subtitling tends to be faulty, but understandable and tolerable, but who cares. I fell in love with the beautiful soulful eyes of French actor Thomas Jouannet. I'm not the only one; it appears to have a huge worldwide cult following of obsessed women.1
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Oooo, gonna have to investigate that book and movie combo, @LadyCalico2. I've never heard of either, but it looks like something I'll enjoy. Thanks!1
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The book (longish short story actually) is great as is the 1947 movie version, but both are more philosophical and cerebral. The screenplay of the 2004 TV movie was written by a woman and goes straight to the heart. If you only have time for one, head to YouTube. You can get the book for free at Internetarchive.com, but there are several other books with the same title, so be sure you get the one by Vercors.3
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Nice tip Ladycalico2. I may check both out as well.2
