tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701465038062786253.post9131937823818830902..comments2024-03-28T02:25:56.451-07:00Comments on The Fictator: OH YOU MOTHERF***ING WRITER.Katharine Coldironhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10710500266239699918noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701465038062786253.post-70326886967351873802011-12-20T14:08:18.262-08:002011-12-20T14:08:18.262-08:00OK, I thought of a few! They're mostly made by...OK, I thought of a few! They're mostly made by the BBC, though: <i>Pride & Prejudice, Jane Eyre, The Hitchhiker's Guide</i>...still, they do exist. And the <i>Dune</i> adaptation by the Sci-Fi channel was actually pretty good.Katharine Coldironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10710500266239699918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701465038062786253.post-85307355302454183782011-12-16T15:03:56.215-08:002011-12-16T15:03:56.215-08:00Yes, but it was a *movie* movie, right? Not a mad...Yes, but it was a *movie* movie, right? Not a made-for-TV? Some of those get it right. Bigger budget, I guess, and a bigger pull for decent actors.Tiffanyhttp://snerkology.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701465038062786253.post-39832310800711331612011-12-16T10:08:25.111-08:002011-12-16T10:08:25.111-08:00I can think of plenty of movies that did the book ...I can think of plenty of movies that did the book right. <br /><br />Okay, not plenty, but I can think of one: <i>The Portrait of a Lady</i>. Granted, that was Jane Campion...and Nicole Kidman...and Barbara Hershey...and John Malkovich...arright, you got me. <br /><br />I guess I'd just put in a carat and "usually" between "is" and "better" on your t-shirt.Katharine Coldironhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10710500266239699918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1701465038062786253.post-80179958375498219142011-12-16T07:41:10.501-08:002011-12-16T07:41:10.501-08:00I pretty much avoid any made-for-TV movie or minis...I pretty much avoid any made-for-TV movie or miniseries adaptation of a book for just the feeling of disappointment you describe. Sometimes it seems that they just barely keep the setting of the book, the names of the characters, and maybe a few lines of original dialogue, then just slapdash their way through production in order to just get something out there. Invariably they're all crappy. I'm getting a T-shirt that says "The book is better." I say it so many times it would be handy to just, you know, point to my boobies.Tiffanyhttp://snerkology.comnoreply@blogger.com