It’s Tuesday and that means it’s time for the original weekly meme Top Ten Tuesday created by The Broke and the Bookish! If you want to join into the fun, just head over to her website and check out the theme of the week. Since we all get a FREEBIE this week, I chose to do “Books I Want To See As TV Shows“. It’s common knowledge that I love all things TV (even more than watching movies most of the time), so you’re going to get a list of books that I’d like to see as a TV show (some of those will actually be happening!)
1. Shatter Me Series by Tahereh Mafi
Tahereh announced on a BookTube video
that the series has been optioned for TV and I just got SO excited! I am cautiously optimistic that it will happen and keep thinking about who may be cast for some of the characters (I might do a post for that soon!). I loved that world so much and I think I would’ve been sad if they just pushed all the content in 3 or 4 movies, this way they can go on even beyond the ending of the books.
2. A Series of Unfortunate Events by Lemony Snicket
I actually liked the movie, even though it wasn’t like the books. I thought the casting was really good, but hey, it got picked up by Netflix and they have an amazing track record with their original content (still not over the awesomeness that is Sense8)! With more than 13 books out already, this could definitely be a show for the long-run.
3. Rebel Belle Series by Rachel Hawkins
To my own shame I have to admit that I still haven’t read Miss Mayhem, but superheroes are really in right now and I consider Harper Price somewhat of a heroine. She has superpowers/super-strenght at least. Then it’s all in a High School setting – I can see it!
4. The Mortal Instruments Series by Cassandra Clare
This is another show that’s actually happening under the title “Shadowhunters”. Since the movie was somewhat of a flop (mostly due to seriously bad casting in my opinion), I am glad it gets a do-over on TV. Also, I am totally on board with the casting this time around (except for Kat McNamara as Clary … sorry, I am still hesitant about that one). But I finally want a real trailer now!!!
5. Avalon High by Meg Cabot
There’s actually a movie for this as well I think, but it was a Disney-channel movie and therefore … well, disney-fied (watch the Trailer for that here). It just looked ridiculous but I love the Arthurian theme of the book and I think it would work very well as a TV show where the story can be stretched out. The book would obviously only serve for one Season, but I bet they could come up with other mystical stuff to do afterwards.
6. Anna and the French Kiss Series by Stephanie Perkins
Can you imagine it? Every book would be a season and after Season 3/Isla everyone would want more and then Stephanie Perkins would be forced to right more books in that universe and I would be beyond happy! Okay, so maybe I just want more books, but I still think it would be a really funny and sweet show.
7. Fangirl by Rainbow Rowell
I imagine this as a show where not a lot would actually happen, but you just sort of see what Cath is doing all day long with some flashes of her fanfiction in between. Episodes would probably only be like 25 minutes long, but still, the show would go on forever, because people can just relate to her and her geek life so much.
8. My Life Next Door by Huntley Fitzpatrick
In my opinion we would see so much more of the actual life next door if it were a TV show. Also, there is surely a lot of drama they could come up with over the seasons and we could just switch the focus to a different sibling every season and watch as they grow up!
9. The Beautiful Dead by Eden Maguire
I could see this being a lot like the teenage version of Ghost Whisperer.
10. The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
As much as I am rooting for the movie to come out (it has been optioned after all), I don’t think that one movie could ever be enough. There are so many different places in the circus itself that I would like to see, that I doubt they could fit them all in 2 hours. They’d have to scratch a lot and I don’t want that. When it comes to the Night Circus I can be really greedy! It’s just so magical!
Honourable mentions
- The Magicians by Lev Grossman (also actually happening!)
- We Were Liars by E. Lockhart (but only as a mini-series)
- Pushing the Limits by Katie McGarry
So, what do you think? If any of those shows would really happen, I SO want to do the casting. That would be amazing! Have you read some of the books as well and do you share my vision? Would you rather have movies for some of those books or no adaptation at all? What are some books you would like to see as a TV show?
I have read nothing but Shatter Me on this list but Fangirl is on my TBR! Great list. 😀
By the way, you may want to read the Ten Books I am Dying To Read:
http://wp.me/p4ZhSl-dZ. 🙂
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Thanks 🙂 and I already checked out your list. It’s looking great!
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Yas! 😀 Thank you! 😀
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I’ve only read the shatter me, shadowhunters and Fangirl, but I’m on board for everyone of them. Fangirl could actually go on a while, in some ways it reminds me of Felicity.
Have you seen the twitter exchanges between Matt Daddario and his co stars the last few days? his food discussion with Harry and what Dom did to Kat?
Shatter Me! I’m holding my breath for any kind of news! It would be something like X-Men meets The Vampire Diaries (hot brothers, sexy scenes,…)
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How could I possibly miss it! I just love the cast, they are hilarious!
You should definitely read the Night Circus! It is SO good! I was in a magical trance after reading it.
Shatter Me would be so great, I hope they finalise their decision soon!
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I already have Night Circus, but it’s in Lisbon (maybe it’ll come back to me when I get back next week).
Have you found a Kenji yet?
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Nooo 😦 I may have someone for Juliette. But I am not sure. This is so much harder than it should be.
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because you only have access to already know people… Juliette is a good place to start, she’s the main character after all…
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What do you say to her? I know the eyes aren’t blue-green … but there are always contact lenses, right?
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oh wow, she’s gorgeous! I imagined her a little paler, lol, and a little more innocent looking, you know? but this picture is deceiving, because she’s looking very fierce on purpose 😀
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I guess I am more or less looking for someone who looks the way Juliette will become rather than who she is at the beginning. But I get the paler thing. But I don’t know. I think Shelley Hennig could pull it off.
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oh yeah, she definitely looks the (final) part. make under is always possible 😉
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YAY! See, we’re getting there. One actor at a time.
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what about Adam? any idea?
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I kind of like the idea of Steven R. McQueen, just also with contact lenses.
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I could see that… I’m not even sure that the eye colour would be that important in Adam’s case… in Warner’s, YES!
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As I said … in an emergency, they can always wear contact lenses hahaha
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I remembered now, last week I think the shadowhunters cast was shooting the promotional photos 😀
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Yeah, I think I saw some stuff about that. I am dying for that promo to finally come out!
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😀 me too
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Great list! 🙂
So many of these books I still need to read!
I would love to see Fangirl as TV show though.
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Thank you 🙂
I think everyone who’s read Fangirl would love to watch it. And it would be so simple too – maybe a TV network will read my post and invest some money in doing that. I mean how much can that cost? (Probably still a ton of money, but less than sci-fi stuff I guess)
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Absolutely yes on #2, 6, and 7! I’m thinking about who would best play St Claire 🙂
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Yes! Another advocate for the Fangirl show. We just need some TV network to check out my blog and they’ll see that everyone would watch the show. It’s time they develop it already! 😀
Could you come up with someone for Etienne? I always have such a difficult time picturing him short.
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Your’re right. Tough question! Short guy with British accent, first thing that comes to my mind is Daniel Radcliffe lol. How about you?
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I like Daniel Radcliffe but I imagine him different from that.
Maybe Aneurin Barnard
Or Aaron Taylor-Johnson (the way he used to look at least)
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I think the Darren Shan books–Cirque du Freak and the Demonata–would both make great TV series. After the flop that was the Cirque du Freak movie, I think you could get a great teen vampire series based off Cirque du Freak, preferably with a young actor who has room to grow (in the literal sense). As for the latter, I can see the Demonata as a very dark and edgy series al a Supernatural. They’d just have to find some way to naturally insert Beck’s story–which takes place about a thousand years before the events of the main series–into the main storyline.
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I guess I would watch Cirque du Freak, even though I never liked how young he really was when he was turned. Also, vampires have kind of lost their appeal lately.
I have never read the Demonata books, but since I didn’t even want to finish the Cirque du Freak books, I doubt I’ll pick those up.
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They’re a bit darker than Cirque du Freak, so that might also impact your chances of reading it.
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Could be, I just don’t think I want to revisit the universe or Shan’s writing in general though.
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I felt that way after I read waaaaaaaay too much Stephen King in high school.
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