[ebooktalk] Re: Televising books.
- From: "Trish Talbot" <trish@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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- Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2013 20:06:42 +0100
Alison, I read the book first, and, unusually for me, thought the TV version
was fairly true to the book. As you say, John Thaw was wonderful in it, so
much like my idea of Mr. Tom. And yes, I did cry, both over the book and
over the TV version.
Cheers,
Trish.
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[mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of CJ & AA MAY
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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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