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By the Book: Adaptations We Loved (And Didn't)

28-May-19 20:00

By the Book: Adaptations We Loved (And Didn't)

With the premiere of the highly anticipated Amazon Prime adaptation of Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett's Good Omens, we chat about literary adaptations that have worked. Why have some movies and shows worked better than others? What are the great ones managing to capture? We discuss this and more, including Game of Thrones, Handmaid's Tale, and The Godfather.

Produced by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan

Presented by: Lee Chwi Lynn, Sharmilla Ganesan


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Categories:  Film,  Literature

Tags:  Evening Edition,  By the Book,  books,  adaptations,  adaptions,  movie adaptations,  tv series, 


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