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I redd and liked Stephen King's book, and as it happened within the same month I redd Stephen Hunter's The Third Bullet, which was also excellent, IMO.
Aaaages ago, I redd William Manchester's Death of a President and Tears of Autumn by Charles McCarry, which was unforgettable. I don't remember much about either of them, but I can recommend both.
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EDIT: Oh wait, you asked about the movie, sorry. I'm not watching it, still don't have a television.
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I watched it. Pretty good! Ultimately worth watching IMO.
Not as deep or as well-researched as the book, but it captures the spirit.
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I think it is great that King has the clout to demand that the film adaptations of his books be faithful. The first few were really not.
I think it is great that King has the clout to demand that the film adaptations of his books be faithful. The first few were really not.
Few authors do.
I mentioned the fact in another thread I was re-reading a series from W.E.B. Griffin. He has at least three series of books that would make great movies or short series - The Corps, Brotherhood of War and Presidential Agent. The first runs from the late 1930's until 1950, the second from 1940 until 1965 and the last is modern day cloak and dagger fiction. He also has another series set in WW2 South America (primarily Argentina and Uruguay) that would appeal to a South American audience.
None of his books have been made into movies or series. The sticking point has always been in the wide departures the studios want to take from the plotlines of the books. The author and his estate have had more than one option contract signed, but have never agreed on a finished product.
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I think it is great that King has the clout to demand that the film adaptations of his books be faithful. The first few were really not.
Few authors do.
I mentioned the fact in another thread I was re-reading a series from W.E.B. Griffin. He has at least three series of books that would make great movies or short series - The Corps, Brotherhood of War and Presidential Agent. The first runs from the late 1930's until 1950, the second from 1940 until 1965 and the last is modern day cloak and dagger fiction. He also has another series set in WW2 South America (primarily Argentina and Uruguay) that would appeal to a South American audience.
None of his books have been made into movies or series. The sticking point has always been in the wide departures the studios want to take from the plotlines of the books. The author and his estate have had more than one option contract signed, but have never agreed on a finished product.
Few authors do.
True. However, I'll point out a couple of interesting takes on your comment.
First of all The Expanse. When the TV series premiered, the fanbois went ballistic commenting that this thing, or that thing wasn't faithful to the books. Yeah, the overall plot was the same, and that was easy to achieve with the author(s) being on the creative side of the TV series. Basically, they said, "Back off. There's a million ways to tell the same story, look at 'Batman'. The TV series is just another way.
Secondly, look at Bosch. Michael Connelly's books are fantastic popcorn. But, the TV series is wildly different from the books. Important characters in the TV series (Honey Chandler, Jerry Edgar) are almost afterthought in the books. Connelly is a producer of the TV series, so there is some "trutH' to the series, but it's a totally different take on Harry Bosch.
So, yeah, faithful in both instances, but ... different.
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Two words: Dwarf tossing.
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Earlier King novels are hard to translate into film or TV. So much of the horror wasn't visual...
