[ebooktalk] Re: Televising books.
- From: "Elaine Harris \(Rivendell\)" <elaineharris@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 27 Apr 2013 20:25:18 +1000
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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