tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344337767758151860.post3548767089610591934..comments2023-10-23T13:39:37.158-04:00Comments on Goldilox and the Three Weres: Weres Wanna Know: Do you read the book before you see the movie?Goldiloxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09688290927670961089noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344337767758151860.post-83912115335207800482016-03-14T17:45:46.501-04:002016-03-14T17:45:46.501-04:00I think this season of Bitten is based, very loose...I think this season of Bitten is based, very loosely, on From Russia With Love, the short set just after the end of Thirteen. The relationship with the Russian pack seems to be working out differently in the show. But I think that's where Roman suggests the explanation for Elena surviving.Gretlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510187188060388026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344337767758151860.post-69162416095985651162016-03-13T19:04:38.683-04:002016-03-13T19:04:38.683-04:00As a general rule, I prefer to read the books befo...As a general rule, I prefer to read the books before getting to TV shows and movies. I have a hard time with books once I've seen the movies. I haven't tried this in a really long time, so it might be different now, but that was how it has been for me in the past.<br /><br />I have seen the previous TV mini series of IT by Stephen King and I plan on listening to the audiobook this year. I want to watch it before it is remade.<br /><br />I did recently watch the TV show Jessica Jone series on Netflix. That made me want more, so I requested the graphic novel from my library. Jessica Jones, the show, was only a teeny tiny piece of the novel.<br /><br />I agree with you that Bitten the show and the books are not the same beast, especially this season. Each season, starting with the first one, they have diverted from the books more and more and I've enjoyed the show less and less each season. I really liked the actors, I think they were perfect for their characters. I really don't like Jeremy this season. I do like some of the other plotlines, like why Elena is the only female werewolf. They covered something that was never in the books, and I thought it was a plausible solution.<br /><br />Melanie @ <a href="http://www.hotlistens.com/" rel="nofollow">Hot Listens</a> & <a href="http://rabidreads.ca/" rel="nofollow">Rabid Reads</a>Melanie (@AudiobookMel)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12682752959290631075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344337767758151860.post-84198568586597041802016-03-12T09:30:46.444-05:002016-03-12T09:30:46.444-05:00Jack Reacher is a good example. That's a genre...Jack Reacher is a good example. That's a genre I don't usually read so I'd be a lot less likely to be interested in the book even if I loved the movie. Though I did add the Raylan Givens books to my library wish list after watching Justified.<br /><br />And yes, I agree that especially the later seasons of True Blood, which took very little from the books, could have a certain train wreck quality ;)Gretlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510187188060388026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344337767758151860.post-38900952056137952752016-03-12T09:09:27.449-05:002016-03-12T09:09:27.449-05:00It's weird how sometimes the movie looks good ...It's weird how sometimes the movie looks good but not the book. Maybe it's just that the smaller time investment makes you more likely to take a risk?Gretlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05510187188060388026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344337767758151860.post-60660152796472601002016-03-12T09:08:12.552-05:002016-03-12T09:08:12.552-05:00I usually read the books first just because I read...I usually read the books first just because I read them before a movie was even dreamt of. I know I've seen some movies based on books I haven't read like the Jack Reacher movie with Tom Cruise. I generally don't go back and read the book. I basically consider movies/tv shows entirely separate from the books and that way I'm not disappointed as so many are. I loved the Lord of the Rings trilogy and enjoyed them MUCH more than the books which I found a boring slog. I disliked True Blood at first as a HUGE Southern Vampire fan, but when I separated it from the books in my mind and just went with it I found it very enjoyable, occasionally in a train wreck kind of way.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09747079254596095418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1344337767758151860.post-5093182208377748062016-03-11T15:44:11.029-05:002016-03-11T15:44:11.029-05:00I'm on the other end of the spectrum. For the ...I'm on the other end of the spectrum. For the most part, I want to read the book before watching the movie/tv show. The only times I don't is when I'm not interested in reading the book at all.Jessie H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10653366252917488366noreply@blogger.com