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Fawlty Towers: The Complete Collection: Every Soundtrack Episode of the Classic BBC TV Comedy

John Cleese, Connie Booth and Prunella Scales

9.0 (1 Ratings) Rate It

Book

John Cleese's special introductions to each episode are included in this collection of all 12 TV...

The Awakening (The Vampire Diaries, #1)

L.J. Smith

6.3 (15 Ratings) Rate It

Book

This special paperback TV tie-in edition of the first book in L.J. Smith’s New York Times...

Kaz (232 KP) rated The Handmaid's Tale in Books

May 16, 2019

I'm totally gripped by the television adaptation of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and can't wait for the new season to start.

So I was a bit hesitant to read the novel, it originally was adapted from. The reason for this was because I love the series so much, I thought that maybe I would be disappointed, when I read the novel. There are some differences between the TV programme and the novel but one thing is for sure, both are brilliant and powerful in their own right.

The writing in this novel had impact, but was also beautiful. Whilst this novel wasn’t quite as overtly shocking as the TV programme, the horrors of the repressed society of Gilead and the struggles that Offred and the other Handmaids go through, were still as alarming. I thought the way in which these shocking events were combined with the most beautiful, poetic observations of even the simplest of things, added to the strength of the words on the page and brilliantly contrasted with the more sinister parts of the novel.

Due to the fact that this book is written in the first person, I think I was able to get into this story very quickly and I believed that Offred was a real person, talking to me. I liked the way in which this book flowed seamlessly between the present and the past. You even find out more about Offred, than you do in the TV programme.

Usually I find that when a novel is adapted into a film or television series, the book or the adaptation, is never as quite as good as the other. With ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ however, I think that the book and TV series, compliment each other brilliantly.

If you are looking for a novel which has strong, powerful female characters, then ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ is a book you should read.

I couldn’t find fault with this novel and I look forward to reading this again in the future.

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Film and stuff (30 KP) May 17, 2019

Check out the film with Robert Duvall. It's very faithful to the book.

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Kaz (232 KP) May 17, 2019

I didn't know it was adapted into a film. I will try and check it out!

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Verner Latskin (74 KP) rated Shaun of the Dead (2004) in Movies

Jul 17, 2017

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

2004 | Comedy, Horror

8.5

(106 Ratings)

Movie Rating

Pretty much everything (0 more)

Waste of a Dylan Moran performance (0 more)

The feature film debut of Edgar Wright still holds up

Edgar Wright is, in my opinion, the best filmmaker working today. Shaun Of The Dead only really hints at that, but it's none the less a masterpiece comedy/horror film that delivers on both the comedy and the horror. Check out the series he made with the same crew first - Spaced, which is pretty much my favorite TV show of all time.

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BobbiesDustyPages (1259 KP) rated The Handmaid's Tale - Season 1 in TV

Jul 22, 2017

The cast (5 more)

The plot

The setting

One of the best soundtracks I've heard in a while

Engaging story

How much they made me truly hate some of these characters

Wish I had even a hint about how much this show would affect me.

I am still shocked just how much this series got to me. After every episode I was just do disgusted by the things that happened I found myself almost physically angry and THAT is was good tv is about.

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Mark @ Carstairs Considers (2357 KP) rated Set Sail for Murder in Books

Mar 9, 2018

Living legend Polly Pepper joins her fellow cast members from her TV show on a cruise to relive their glory days. However, the first night out, one of the co-stars is murdered. This is the fourth in the series, and the characters were still over the top fun, however the plot was very easy to figure out.

Read my full review at <a href="http://carstairsconsiders.blogspot.com/2013/05/book-review-set-sail-for-murder-by-r-t.html">Carstairs Considers</a>.

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Kate (355 KP) rated Future Man in TV

Apr 20, 2020

Future Man

2017 | Comedy, Sci-Fi

7.2

(17 Ratings)

TV Show Rating

It is really is awful

Was looking for a new box set to watch and came across this one, absolutely abysmal. Watched the first episode and will not be watching any more. When you are used to watching TV series and films where the budgets are huge, it shows how much we have been treated to special effects. The budget on this was obviously quite low and it shows, also there is no need for all that sexual innuendos and language.