[ebooktalk] Re: Televising books.

  • From: "Clare Gailans" <cgailans@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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  • Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 09:10:04 +0100

Oh yes, Mr Tom. I watched it first, and when I got round to the book I thought the TV people had done a terrific job on it. Clare ----- Original Message ----- From: "CJ & AA MAY" <chrisalis.may@xxxxxxxxxx> 

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Goodnight Mr. Tom with John Thaw made me want to read the book and I enjoyed both equally. IN this case the dramatization was pretty true to the original 
story.
Alison


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On Behalf Of Elaine Harris (Rivendell)
Sent: 27 April 2013 11:25
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Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: Televising books.

Hello again,

In general I agree about televised or filmed books. I gave up after the
third or fourth Harry Potter film, saying to Himself that had I not read the 
book it would have been difficult to follow the film - it was so condensed
and compressed. A colleague said the same about the film of lovely Maeve
Binchy's "Circle of Friends".
The two exceptions for me are "To Kill a Mocking-Bird", where I saw the film 
which made me want to read the book. The adaptation made me angry once I
knew that in the film the shooting of Tom is by accident, whereas in the
book it is deliberate.
Likewise, I started watching the "Inspector Wexford" series and that made me 
want to read the books by Ruth Rendell.

I gather that often the problem is that the telly gobbles up the books so
fast that often the later episodes and runs of a series are only based
loosely on the original characters; this happened to the wonderful "Dalziel and Pascoe", they filmed faster than the brilliant reginal Hill could write, 
and also "Midsomer Murders". Am not sure but I think Caroline Graham only
wrote six books featuring Inspector Barnaby but there are more than 14
series. (What is the plural of series?)

Caroline also wrote a glorious crime pastiche called "Murder At Madingley
Grange" which I adored. Not recommended for the plane or train unless you
want to embarrass yourself with the giggles, and no blood or other gruesome 
details.

Elaine

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