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black1304

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Re: Books that became tv shows
« Reply #15 on: November 18, 2012, 07:29:33 am »
I haven't seen the Hunger Games movie, but I enjoyed the books.  I have read all of Stephen King's books, but the movies are always too terrible compared to the books. lol

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Re: Books that became tv shows
« Reply #16 on: November 18, 2012, 08:28:48 am »
My favorite book to TV Show was Little House on the Prairie (that was mentioned above).  Although the TV Show took a lot of liberty with the book series.  I heard CW's The Vampire Diaries is also based on a book series.

I recall the North and South book trilogy was turned into TV Mini-Series.  I thought the first 2 were the best interpretations.  Don't know what happened to the 3rd installment - book was great, but the mini-series was horrible.

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Re: Books that became tv shows
« Reply #17 on: November 18, 2012, 07:14:27 pm »
I have read the Vampire Dairy books and also a few of Stephen King's books that have become TV shows.  I have read lots of books that have become movies.

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Re: Books that became tv shows
« Reply #18 on: November 18, 2012, 09:32:23 pm »
Vampire Diaries, The Southern Vampire Mysteries, and a Game of Thrones come to mind when thinking of books that became TV shows. 

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Re: Books that became tv shows
« Reply #19 on: November 19, 2012, 09:43:25 am »
they usually do not last very long

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Re: Books that became tv shows
« Reply #20 on: November 19, 2012, 09:48:39 am »
It depends on which I see or read first.  If I read the book first - then I don't usually like any changes they make in the movie.  And visa-versa ;D

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Re: Books that became tv shows
« Reply #21 on: November 20, 2012, 07:21:26 am »
Most of these listed are movies not TV shows.   Little house on the prairy was a TV show based on a book series, and Walking Dead is a TV show based on a graphic novel.

I am sorry I should have worded my topic BOOKS THAT BECAME TV SHOWS AND MOVIES thanks for pointing that out!!!

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Re: Books that became tv shows
« Reply #22 on: November 20, 2012, 07:37:48 am »
I love the Game of Thrones books and HBO has done a great job in making the series.

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Re: Books that became tv shows
« Reply #23 on: November 20, 2012, 11:19:36 am »
I enjoyed watching Legend of the Seeker, but it didn't very closely follow the book.  I just tried to separate the two and enjoy it for what it was.

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