Typically, the book is better than the movie. That fact made the challenge Neil Gaiman tackled with a screen adaptation of the beloved book Good Omens daunting. Thank goodness he was the showrunner and was fueled by his promise to Terry Pratchett. It was also good fortune that this adaptation was created during the golden…
Category: But the Book Was…..
This category deals with posts comparing books to the movie / TV Series. (It really shouldn’t be that hard to bring a book to life without major screw-ups!)
A Book Fan’s View of the Shannara Chronicles
The first fantasy book I ever read was the Sword of Shannara. It’s impact on my reading and writing can not be underestimated. I never really got into the Tolkien groove, so Terry Brooks is responsible for my understanding of fantasy. His Word & Void books provided the same for modern day fantasy. If…