from books to tv

Even though I am sick and was just trying to take a nice long nap, I felt the pressing urge to blog, and couldn't seem to fall asleep, because I kept thinking about what exactly I would write.



So here I am.



Today's topic of discussion: books that are made into tv shows. There are 4 that I know of and shall discuss, but hey, there might be more that I am unaware of. It's in chronological order :)



1. Gossip Girl (CW). I only read about one and a half of the books. One as in the first one, and the half because I had probably been reading it in the library so my mom wouldn't find out, and just never got around to finishing it. So obviously I cannot speak much about how successful they were going from book to movie. Plus I haven't seen it all. I think I watched most of the second season and very small bits and pieces of the other three seasons. It got a little monotonous, and its boring when they're in college. The one major change I am aware they made was that in the books Chuck is just a perv, not too major of a character, whereas in the tv show, Chuck isn't a perv, per se, and ends up being Blair's match because he's the one person who can actually beat her at her games. As anyone who has been paying attention knows, Blair and Chuck are in my Top 10 best couples. Since neither the books nor the episodes made much of an impression on me, that's all I have to say.



2. The Vampire Diaires (CW). BEST SHOW EVER. No seriously, this is my favorite show. It is amazing. Do not insult it, I will take it to heart. The books though....EHH. Okay, that's putting it lightly. What I actually want to say, but didn't because I have no wish to insult anyone, is that THEY SUCKED. What? I didn't say that. No really though, in a Hunger Games-style fight to the death, the show will murder the series in a matter of seconds. Why? The writing was terrible, for one thing. Not to be mean but...no LJ Smith. Just no. This woman could not create characters. None of them were realistic at ALL. They were just...no. Also, the books just kept coming. On and on, and after a while, I was just like REALLY? All of this crazy stuff happening to the same group of people? Yeah, no. The tv show on the other hand makes sense, because the tv writers basically took the initial storyline and some character names and made something entirely their own. Everything that happens happens for a reason, and its all connected, in a very believable way. Seriously. You should watch it. Even my mom watches it, and she's quite critical of tv shows that aren't about solving crime or made in Britain.



3. Pretty Little Liars (abc family). Speaking of things not being believable. Although I do enjoy this show, and love the main characters very dearly, I have to say, some of the minor storylines have my rolling my eyes. The main storyline though keeps my attention. As for the books, SORRY didn't read them. But I DID look up the articles on wikipedia because I wanted to know who A was. And then I just kept reading. And as I read, I just continued to hope that the tv show would go in a completely different direction, just as vampire diaires had, because the storyline was just so unrealistic to me. So I'll cross my fingers the script writers make the right choice. (Though I do agree on the author's original choice of A. Just saying).



4. The Nine Lives of Chloe King (abc family). Sorry I'm cheating with this one, because it hasn't come out yet. It's set for the summer of 2011. I know about it because somehow it popped up in my newsfeed on Facebook. Yay another abc family show to watch over the summer! I only read the first two or three books, because that was all my library had. I definitely remember them being good. And its sorta fantasy-ish. I mean, the main character is kinda sorta a cat. Well not exactly. I can't remember the exact details. But I remember the books to be at least halfway decent, so I hope abc family does a good job.

Okay so that's all. And yes, I am well aware of the fact that True Blood is based on books. However, I did not read the books, nor do I watch the show, because I do not have HBO. I'm aware that there are other shows based on books, but these are the only ones I can talk about. And I am sorry if I insulted anyone, especially with what I said about the Vampire Diaries books. I'm sick, so that doesn't equal a good mood. Okay goodbye. Now I really should try to nap.