TMP Television Edition: Book Adaptations

Book Adaptations

Wandering through the Shelves hosts a weekly movie challenge in which you choose 3-5 movies based on that Thursday’s theme and explain why you chose those movies.

Today’s theme is Book Adaptations.

The Leftovers (2014-2017)

After the “Sudden Departure”, where 140 million people simply disappeared from Earth, the remaining population had to adjust to the new normal without their loved ones. This was an adaptation of Tom Perrotta’s novel of the same name and was a criminally underrated drama. Justin Theroux and Carrie Coon shine as Kevin Garvey and Nora Durst, two people who find one another in the midst of the remaining chaos. It’s a surreal, profound series that deserves a watch if you haven’t already!

Big Little Lies (2017-2019)

Full disclosure: I’ve not yet watched season two of Big Little Lies, and I’m unsure if I will. I loved Liane Moriarty’s novel, and I felt that season one of Big Little Lies did it justice. Stretching it out to multiple seasons seemed pointless to me, so I am on the fence about watching more of it. That being said, I loved season one! The cast and writing were just fabulous. Nicole Kidman and Alexander Skarsgard were both worthy of the awards they won for their brutal portrayal of an abusive marriage, and I felt like it had the perfect ending.

The Stand (2020)

The Stand by Stephen King is my favorite novel of all time. I was thrilled when they were finally putting the novel to the small screen for a limited series on CBS All Access (yes, I do enjoy the 1994 ABC miniseries, but I felt like it was very watered down due to network television restrictions). Ultimately, the characters were very true to the book, but what about the rest? They deviated so much that I had to accept that they took The Stand’s foundation and created their own story for it, which was interesting but also disappointing. I think I just have to accept that this is an unfilmable novel.
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