SueK Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 ....... coming soon to BBC 2! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrysalis_stage Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I'd read they were filming or planning it a while back, have they said when it will be roughly, what season.....spring hopefully! I suppose if it is coming soon that usually means very soon, well when the adverts say coming soon they do...can't wait, but also nervous, hope they do it justice! I can't lie I will be annoyed at anyone who watches it and thinks they know the story without having read the book before or after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habeebi Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 Ooh I'll have to get the book finished - I'm a quarter way through it but struggled as the print was so small and the pages see through! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted March 14, 2011 Share Posted March 14, 2011 I absolutely adored this book, and wanted to make sure I finished it before the programme was broadcast, as I always prefer to have read the source material first. The press pack has been released today, so I would expect it to be included in the schedule released this week or next, which would place it to start in the first or second week of April. I almost don't want to watch it as I loved the book so much though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueK Posted March 15, 2011 Author Share Posted March 15, 2011 I almost don't want to watch it as I loved the book so much though This is the problem with so many adaptations and why I didn't want to watch Pillars of the Earth! Not having read Crimson Petal yet (I have got the book but it's not up the top of the pile yet) I may well watch and then read the book. I have seen some trailers on TV so would think it is imminent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nollaig Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Oooh I'll have to hurry up in my reading of the book! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy Reader Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 (edited) Its on next Wednesday BBC 2 at 9 o'clock its in four parts I am not sure if I want to watch it not - would prefer to read the book first but I can't see that I will in time. Edited March 30, 2011 by Easy Reader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Habeebi Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 Have you got Sky? You could record it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted April 4, 2011 Share Posted April 4, 2011 I've watched a couple of clips now, and heard it discussed on The Review Show on BBC2, and I've decided that I'm not going to watch the series. I loved the book so much, and I don't want to spoil the memory of it by watching something that doesn't do it justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 Gah! Just read an article in the Guardian by Michel Faber talking about the adaptation, and far from the reviews I've heard, it sounds like they might actually have stayed true to some of the themes of the book that I thought might be lost. Now I have no idea whether to watch it or no! Will have to record it and decide later, I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kidsmum Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I forgot it was on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madcow Posted April 6, 2011 Share Posted April 6, 2011 I forgot it was on Me too, will have to catch up on iplayer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SueK Posted April 7, 2011 Author Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) I watched the 1st episode last night on BBC2. I thought was very good and really quite dark. I've no idea how true to the book it is though. I've got the book on TBR and I picked it up after the showing and flicked through the pages. It was about page 200 (ish) that they got to last night and some of the dialogue seemed true to the book. I will watch it and then have to read it methinks Edited April 7, 2011 by SueK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Easy Reader Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 (edited) Have you got Sky? You could record it? I have got sky but one of those old fashioned ones that don't record. I am thinking about reading the book then catching it all on the I-player seeing as how most of the reviews say its easy to read but was hoping there would be a few more opinions on the show itself here to see if it was worthwhile the hurrying. I did flick over a saw a tiny bit near the end where there was no dialogue so that wasn't a very good example. Edited April 7, 2011 by Easy Reader Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kell Posted April 7, 2011 Share Posted April 7, 2011 I usually prefer to watch film/TV adaptations first as there are still some surprises left in the book (because they always cut things out). That way I can enjoy both as seperate entities, rather than loving a book and being disappointed by its adaptation. I might have to get hold of this series to watch as I have the boko on Mount TBR and if I like the series it will most likely encourage me to get to it sooner. It happened with Inkheart - I watched and loved the film, then the book blew me away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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