tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post2938935167192815524..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: But have you read the book?Julia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-29669406658052765422010-08-27T07:10:29.149-04:002010-08-27T07:10:29.149-04:00I have read all of Harris's books, the Sookie ...I have read all of Harris's books, the Sookie Stackhouse series a couple of times. Friends of mine love the HBO series (they've also read the books.) One of them lent me her DVDs of the first season and I was amazed at the difference between the stories in the two media. I appreciate the dramatic value of Trueblood but I missed the humor of the written Sookie. I think Trueblood can Ceahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06643518385726488500noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-29997004664082884012010-08-27T03:39:26.786-04:002010-08-27T03:39:26.786-04:00Maryann Forrester was known as Callisto in the boo...Maryann Forrester was known as Callisto in the book.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-16477480887009482322010-08-26T09:46:08.100-04:002010-08-26T09:46:08.100-04:00I think we have to expect differences between the ...I think we have to expect differences between the book(s) and a filmed version, and usually I don't care, but I am irritated enough by the silly way Maura Isles is portrayed in the TV show Rizzoli & Isles that I've stopped watching. And I like the TV version of Dexter so much that I don't enjoy the books anymore! However I personally feel about it, I'm always happy to hear Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-51781419751585038182010-08-26T08:33:17.736-04:002010-08-26T08:33:17.736-04:00I don't think Charlaine is consulted about the...I don't think Charlaine is consulted about the plot and characters of True Blood. I've heard that they're welcoming to her on the set, and she's had at least one bit part, sitting at the bar in Merlotte's and saying her line. The main thing is the popularity of the series have made her book sales soar, and she is presumably making money as the series continues.Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-53369114976799494962010-08-26T08:19:26.830-04:002010-08-26T08:19:26.830-04:00My husband works with an intelligent thirty-someth...My husband works with an intelligent thirty-something woman who loves the HBO series. They were talking about it the other day and he asked, "have you read the books?" And she said, "oh, there are books?"<br /><br />I'm not sure what the message is. The stories are compelling, and at least Charlaine Harris has a hand in the ongoing versions, but obviously there's a Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-24699568618432909282010-08-26T06:47:51.367-04:002010-08-26T06:47:51.367-04:00The film Forrest Gump was quite different from the...The film <i>Forrest Gump</i> was quite different from the novel. I had a professor in grad school who lectured on this kind of thing and argued that if you only knew the film version of the story, would it stand up as a solid, worthy piece of fiction? If so, then it was a valid creative work. It is a different medium, as you noted, often with a different set of participants.<br /><br />In a way, Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com