tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post4304507900902622472..comments2023-11-22T06:35:25.251-05:00Comments on POE'S DEADLY DAUGHTERS: Charlaine Harris, Sookie Stackhouse, & True BloodJulia Buckleyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10270211923343731659noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-4187038588254897022012-08-30T12:21:13.506-04:002012-08-30T12:21:13.506-04:00At Malice in late April, Charlaine said that the S...At Malice in late April, Charlaine said that the ScyFi channel had bought the rights to the Harper series. Leslie Budewitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11942314846112875042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-19337491019857324242012-08-30T11:58:54.347-04:002012-08-30T11:58:54.347-04:00What I can't stand about the Rizzoli/Isles TV ...What I can't stand about the Rizzoli/Isles TV show (which I've watched only once; that was more than enough) is that they've totally changed the characters. They have the same names and jobs as the characters in the books, but all resemblance stops there. They took away everything I love about Tess's characters and turned them into two ditzy gal pals. I hate it.<br /><br />The Sandra Parshallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17403144248962124138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-82488224560997293602012-08-30T11:16:06.887-04:002012-08-30T11:16:06.887-04:00Love the books, and Charlaine is one of the nicest...Love the books, and Charlaine is one of the nicest people you could hope to meet and deserves all her success.<br /><br />Yes, it is difficult to have read the books and to then try to follow the plot(s) for the series. At some point you just have to treat them as distant cousins and go with the flow.<br /><br />On a related note, last night I heard Tess Gerritsen, author of the Rizzoli and Sheila Connollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05165644581595919711noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-59710446416701398562012-08-30T11:06:20.170-04:002012-08-30T11:06:20.170-04:00Like you, I enjoy have two versions of the Sookie ...Like you, I enjoy have two versions of the Sookie stories. The actors are great and a pleasure to watch (though I, too, could do with less sex and gore). I'm so happy for Charlaine! She deserves her hard-earned success and the new readers the TV series bring to her books.<br /><br />Cathy AJThe Cat Bastethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08766507614966971022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-70689268468050118202012-08-30T10:59:21.732-04:002012-08-30T10:59:21.732-04:00I love Charlaine's Sookie and really get disgu...I love Charlaine's Sookie and really get disgusted with Alan Ball's version. I watch every episode, but I fume at his lack of appreciation for the beautifully crafted world Charlaine created. I wish he would give the book lovers at least one story line that follows her book.Leigh Neelyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13108263236351881868noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-61504366962274002862012-08-30T10:43:58.183-04:002012-08-30T10:43:58.183-04:00There was talk about CBS doing the Harper Connelly...There was talk about CBS doing the Harper Connelly books as a TV series. Does anybody know the status of that?Elizabeth Zelvinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13944424094949207841noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-18557853854125443742012-08-30T08:47:58.855-04:002012-08-30T08:47:58.855-04:00The TV version of Dexter has also taken its own pa...The TV version of Dexter has also taken its own path, and I like the screen version so much that I don't enjoy the books anymore, unfortunately. Once I got used to Dex's wife being dead on TV, it was jarring to find her still alive and as ditzy as ever n the books. <br /><br />I'm not a fan of vampire stories, but I love Charlaine's Harper Connelly books and would like to see themSandra Parshallhttp://www.sandraparshall.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8056815460076050228.post-6036411342270597502012-08-30T08:35:40.655-04:002012-08-30T08:35:40.655-04:00Well, Liz, Ii think you took the words right out o...Well, Liz, Ii think you took the words right out of my mouth. We were somewhere in the second season of True Blood, and I shouted at the TV (for the umpteenth time) "That's not in the books!". My daughter said, "Mom, you're just going to have to enjoy the show on its own merits, and keep loving the books for what they are, too." Um, yeah, you're right, Child.Jonihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334405383164784732noreply@blogger.com