I don’t know what’s going on! There seems to be something in the air at the television networks telling them to sign up to make adaptations of fantasy series. A whole bunch of them are getting adapted.
First up is the Dresden Files. This is a series that’s already on the SciFi channel. It’s based on a series of books by Jim Butcher that I started reading last year. It’s fun fluff - wizards and magic and vampires in a modern city setting. If you’re curious, the first book is Storm Front.
Next, HBO is making George R.R. Martin’s mammoth fantasy epic into a show. I don’t know much about that, but I do like the series - starts with A Game of Thrones.
Then I hear that Lifetime is making a series out of Tanya Huff’s vampire Blood series. The first two books are collected in this volume. This series isn’t Huff’s best, but it’s mildly entertaining. The fact that Lifetime is adapting it implies it’ll be rather low budget. My hopes aren’t that high.
Sam Raimi has optioned the rights to Goodkind’s Sword of Truth series. No idea where that’s gone, how far along it’s going in the process…
Lastly, Charlaine Harris’ urban vampire series is also being adapted for HBO. Anna Paquin is going to star which gives me pretty high hopes. I think these books are fun reading, start at the beginning with Dead Until Dark.
I guess the fantasy movie success is spilling onto the small screen for now. We’ll see if these are worth watching!