Nice Girls Talk

Starting next Monday the annual network upfront presentations will be made to the advertisers in New York by the major networks: ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC and The CW. This is the time when each network presents plans for their fall programming, announcing which existing shows will return for another season and which new shows have been picked up. Much has …

After 15 years of television history, the Stargate franchise will come to an end next Monday (May 9) when the final incarnation – Stargate: Universe – airs its series finale on Syfy at 9 PM. Once that last episode is aired there will be no more shows based on the Stargate legacy nor will there be any movies either. This …

This coming weekend (April 29 to May 1) the annual Wizard World convention will be held at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim (California). What is Wizard World, you ask? Well, it is much like Comic Con – the huge sci-fi convention held every year in San Diego – but on a slightly smaller scale. But unlike Comic Con, which …

Over the last couple of weeks, I have focused on “tie-in novels” for the following TV shows: Smallville, Everwood, Alias, Glee, Greek, Charmed, Supernatural and Lost. This week’s final column in this article series will discuss the “tie-in novels” for Burn Notice, Psych, Castle and the reimagined series Battlestar Galactica. First up is the popular USA Network series Burn Notice, which …

Last week, I discussed four shows that have had “tie-in novels” published; furthering the stories of the characters within each show through countless books, including the TV shows Smallville, Everwood, Alias and Glee. This week’s focus will be on the ABC Family Channel series Greek, the WB/CW shows Charmed and Supernatural and the ABC juggernaut series Lost. The recently ended …

Over the last three weeks my columns have highlighted some of the books that have been made into TV shows over the last decade (or thereabouts), including – but not limited to – The Vampire Diaries, Gossip Girl and Pretty Little Liars. Now, my next three columns will focus on what is called TV “tie-in novels” that are based on …

This coming Friday morning I will be heading to San Francisco for the annual Wonder Con that is to be held at the Moscone Center from April 1 to April 3. It’s been about 7 years since I have attended Wonder Con, simply because I have opted to attend Comic Con, which is the one big “vacation” that I take …

In this the last segment of my article series “From the Page to the Small Screen” the following are just a sample of a few other books that have been made into TV shows over the last few years. Following in the popular vein of vampire-themed TV shows, The Vampire Diaries – based on the young adult horror novels by …

As I asked last week in the first of this three part series “From the Page to the Small Screen,” have you ever read a book and thought the story would be great if it were made into a TV show? The following are just a few more examples of books that have been made into TV shows. Let’s begin …

Have you ever read a book and thought the story would be great if it were made into a TV show? It is nothing new for film adaptations to be made out of novels great and small – that is virtually common place. But now book adaptations to the small screen are nearly as common place too. Over the next …