Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: What is the best TV adaptation of a book/book series?
Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint), The Hollywood Reporter
Ok, I listed like 50 answers for last week’s Guest Stars question and I’m determined not to cheat this week! Kinda. The answer is “Friday Night Lights,” but I acknowledge that there are caveats, because the NBC TV series was based on the feature film, which was based on Buzz Bissinger’s book, so is the show based on a book or based on a movie? Well, because Peter Berg adapted both, I’m gonna say they’re both based on the book, because really the only continuity...
This week’s question: What is the best TV adaptation of a book/book series?
Daniel Fienberg (@TheFienPrint), The Hollywood Reporter
Ok, I listed like 50 answers for last week’s Guest Stars question and I’m determined not to cheat this week! Kinda. The answer is “Friday Night Lights,” but I acknowledge that there are caveats, because the NBC TV series was based on the feature film, which was based on Buzz Bissinger’s book, so is the show based on a book or based on a movie? Well, because Peter Berg adapted both, I’m gonna say they’re both based on the book, because really the only continuity...
- 4/4/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
The ITV Leaders' Debate brought in big numbers for the channel, according to overnight figures for Thursday (April 2).
The seven-way debate brought in 6.71m (30.0%) for ITV between 8pm and 10pm, with a further 273,000 (1.4%) tuning in on ITV+1.
The debate attracted almost three times the number of viewers that David Cameron and Ed Miliband's Channel 4 head-to-head did last week.
BBC One's MasterChef dipped to 3.93m (17.6%) for its latest episode at 8pm, while The Truth About Fat interested 2.96m (13.3%) at 9pm. Question Time gathered 2.67m (22.7%) at 10.45pm.
On BBC Two, Coast Australia was seen by 1.35m (6.1%), before Banished continued with 1.72m (7.7%) at 9pm, and Inside No. 9 entertained 1.10m (5.7%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's The Supervet aired to 1.25m (5.6%) at 8pm (227k/1.0% on +1), while Breaking Dawn - Part 2 brought in 950k (5.0%) at 9pm (270k/2.1%).
Over on Channel 5, Caught on Camera thrilled 599k (2.7%) at 8pm (44k/0.2%). Later, Glasgow's Killing Streets...
The seven-way debate brought in 6.71m (30.0%) for ITV between 8pm and 10pm, with a further 273,000 (1.4%) tuning in on ITV+1.
The debate attracted almost three times the number of viewers that David Cameron and Ed Miliband's Channel 4 head-to-head did last week.
BBC One's MasterChef dipped to 3.93m (17.6%) for its latest episode at 8pm, while The Truth About Fat interested 2.96m (13.3%) at 9pm. Question Time gathered 2.67m (22.7%) at 10.45pm.
On BBC Two, Coast Australia was seen by 1.35m (6.1%), before Banished continued with 1.72m (7.7%) at 9pm, and Inside No. 9 entertained 1.10m (5.7%) at 10pm.
Channel 4's The Supervet aired to 1.25m (5.6%) at 8pm (227k/1.0% on +1), while Breaking Dawn - Part 2 brought in 950k (5.0%) at 9pm (270k/2.1%).
Over on Channel 5, Caught on Camera thrilled 599k (2.7%) at 8pm (44k/0.2%). Later, Glasgow's Killing Streets...
- 4/3/2015
- Digital Spy
When critics and audiences began raving about Albert Brooks’ menacing portrayal in the 2011 thriller Drive, I was curious as to why Oscar Isaac, who had a small but outstanding performance in the same film, was not getting any love. Three years later, Isaac is finally starting to get his due. After a terrific performance as the title character in Inside Llewyn Davis and with lots of buzz surrounding his upcoming films A Most Violent Year and The Two Faces of January (not to mention that Star Wars episode), Isaac is becoming one of the most in-demand actors in Hollywood. So, it is no surprise that he is turning to HBO to keep his options fresh, as the network just greenlit Show Me a Hero, a new six-hour miniseries starring Isaac.
In the drama, which is based on true events (and Lisa Belkin’s non-fiction book of the same name), Isaac will play Nick Wasicsko,...
In the drama, which is based on true events (and Lisa Belkin’s non-fiction book of the same name), Isaac will play Nick Wasicsko,...
- 7/31/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
The Super Bowl is usually the highest-rated single television broadcast of the year, so the post time slot is probably the most coveted in TV because of the massive lead-in audience (upwards of 100 million viewers). But if the program that airs right afterwards typically draws big ratings, why don’t networks take advantage of this and premiere the pilot of a new series? Wouldn’t this be the best way to promote a show you think will be a huge hit? It would seem like a no-brainer, but in fact, that strategy isn’t always bulletproof. More often than not, a pilot for a new series won’t bring in the same high ratings as a special episode of an established series. Once the Big Game is over, most viewers will go ahead and switch the channel. Unless your a fan of the winning team, and care to sit through the post-game wrap up,...
- 2/2/2014
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The Sopranos was named the best-written show in television history by the Writers Guild of America, edging out an eclectic collection of some of the most beloved and admired series. Members of the Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) voted online for the 101 Best Written TV Series, with David Chase’s iconic “family” drama topping Seinfeld, The Twilight Zone, All in the Family, and M*A*S*H*.
“At their core, all of these wonderful series began with the words of the writers who created them and were sustained by the writers...
“At their core, all of these wonderful series began with the words of the writers who created them and were sustained by the writers...
- 6/3/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside TV
When Homicide: Life on the Street premiered in January 1993 after the Super Bowl, it leaped into a different world than the standard hour-long dramas. There were a few exceptions like Hill Street Blues that provided an inspiration, but Creators Barry Levinson and Tom Fontana were entering uncharted territory. The cast lacks the typical pretty faces and mirrors the balding and overweight guys you might expect to see as homicide detectives. This is a show about “thinking cops” who use their wits instead of muscle to catch the bad guys. Setting up a formula with no shootouts or car chases, Levinson and Fontana changed the game for cop shows and network dramas in general. While the dwindling ratings pushed the series towards cancellation many times, it actually survived for seven seasons. The viewership never matched those of a breakout hit like NYPD Blue, but its impact on the television landscape was a lot more significant.
- 3/11/2013
- by Dan Heaton
- SoundOnSight
As you know if you've been reading me for more than five seconds, I think "The Wire" is the best drama to ever air on television. I'm also an enormous fan of the rest of David Simon's oeuvre, all the way from his book "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets," all the way up through "Tremé," which will be back on HBO this fall.
But I was very disheartened to read yesterday's New York Times interview with Simon, in which he seemed to suggest there was a right and a wrong way to watch his shows, and he disapproved of anyone doing it the wrong way.
But I was very disheartened to read yesterday's New York Times interview with Simon, in which he seemed to suggest there was a right and a wrong way to watch his shows, and he disapproved of anyone doing it the wrong way.
- 4/6/2012
- by HitFix
- Huffington Post
As you know if you've been reading me for more than five seconds, I think "The Wire" is the best drama to ever air on television. I'm also an enormous fan of the rest of David Simon's oeuvre, all the way from his book "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets," all the way up through "Tremé," which will be back on HBO this fall.
But I was very disheartened to read yesterday's New York Times interview with Simon, in which he seemed to suggest there was a right and a wrong way to watch his shows, and he disapproved of anyone doing it the wrong way.
But I was very disheartened to read yesterday's New York Times interview with Simon, in which he seemed to suggest there was a right and a wrong way to watch his shows, and he disapproved of anyone doing it the wrong way.
- 4/6/2012
- by HitFix
- Aol TV.
As you know if you've been reading me for more than five seconds, I think "The Wire" is the best drama to ever air on television. I'm also an enormous fan of the rest of David Simon's oeuvre, all the way from his book "Homicide: A Year on the Killing Streets," all the way up through "Tremé," which will be back on HBO this fall. But I was very disheartened to read yesterday's New York Times interview with Simon, in which he seemed to suggest there was a right and a wrong way to watch his shows, and he disapproved...
- 4/6/2012
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
James McTeigue (V for Vendetta, Ninja Assassin) is currently at Comic-Con in San Diego, drumming up support for his latest thriller The Raven, the poster for which we brought you only yesterday. That poster seems to very much have a style all its own and has raised considerable interest from me, where little previously existed. Aaron Ryder, production head at FilmNation Entertainment, is seemingly so pleased with McTeigue’s work on The Raven that he is also producing his next outing, “Message From The King”:-
“After working with James on The Raven and then seeing a cut of the film, it was very clear to us that we needed to make his next movie.”
Message From The King, from a script by Oliver Butcher (Dr Jekyll & Ms Hyde, Unknown) and Stephen Cornwell (Killing Streets and, erm, Unknown as well) tells of Jacob King, an “enigmatic outsider”, come to La...
“After working with James on The Raven and then seeing a cut of the film, it was very clear to us that we needed to make his next movie.”
Message From The King, from a script by Oliver Butcher (Dr Jekyll & Ms Hyde, Unknown) and Stephen Cornwell (Killing Streets and, erm, Unknown as well) tells of Jacob King, an “enigmatic outsider”, come to La...
- 7/24/2011
- by Dave Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
FilmNation Entertainment has signed director James McTeigue to helm “Message from the King.” The film is centered on Jacob King, an enigmatic outsider who comes to Los Angeles to investigate the sudden and mysterious disappearance of his sister. It will be McTeigue’s second film with FilmNation Entertainment, in which he recently wrapped “The Raven” starring John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe. “After working with James on ‘The Raven’ and then seeing a cut of the film, it was very clear to us that we needed to make his next movie,” said FilmNation’s head of production Aaron Ryder in a press release. “We are thrilled to be working with him again.” McTeigue was known for directing films such as 2009’s “Ninja Assassin” and 2006’s “V for Vendetta.” The script is written by Oliver Butcher (“Unknown,” “Dr. Jekyll and Ms. Hyde”) and Stephen Cornwell (“Unknown,” “Killing Streets”). The film will begin production late fall.
- 7/20/2011
- LRMonline.com
Vin Diesel is ready to make a movie that's not The Chronicles Of Riddick or The Fast And The Furious! Word coming in from Variety is that Diesel will both produce and star in a new untitled action-thriller, penned by Unknown scribes Oliver Butcher (Dr. Jekyll And Ms. Hyde) and Stephen Cornwell (Killing Streets). Unfortunately, we're not being given anything else to go on as the film's story is being kept under wraps at the moment. Diesel and his One Race Productions partner Samantha...
- 7/13/2011
- by George Merchan
- JoBlo.com
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