We covered this book on the podcast, Literary Treks. It's part of the "Lost Era" series (mini-series?) and takes place between the apparent death of James T. Kirk (Star Trek Generations) and the first episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Who is that on the cover, you ask? Could…
The fact that the novel's author, William Peter Blatty, also wrote the screenplay for the adaptation didn't hurt anything. He obviously knew the characters the best and also the beats that would move the story along.
This is one of those books that, when you finish it, you wonder if the good guys actually won. I had seen the film version a couple times before reading this book, but it had been years. So I really felt like I was going in fresh. Let's just say…
After reading the book, I didn't think there was a possible way to adapt this into a movie. But of course they were going to.
I was supposed to read this in school. Years later, I finally got around to it. Originally published in 2005, this third edition was updated and expanded for the ever-increasing amount of technology in the world. What was timely when this was published is now a matter of history. Which,…
In 2024, the year that I'm writing this and, incidentally, the year that I read this book, I turn 42 years old. Anyone who knows me probably wouldn't be surprised to learn that I would love to explore the galaxy. Since I'm not an astronaut and because humans haven't really…
This film had an uphill battle given how classic the book was. I think that this being the first adaptation (that I could find) since the book's release 34 years earlier was telling. Also, a made-for-TV movie, or movie of the week, wasn't what I was expecting.
I've heard about this book a lot, but somehow it's never really made it to my reading list. I suppose that's because I never really knew what it was about. But recently I was seeing it on a lot of top sci-fi book lists and I thought, hmm, I didn't…
I'm baaack! But at least I didn't have to wait forever while I created an alternate identity so as to find and get close to the ones I hate in an effort to ruin their lives and kill them... Whoa... sorry about that. Anyhow, this book is considered one of…
This is probably one of the most faithful book-to-film adaptations I’ve seen in a long time. One of the reasons I chose this one to watch is that I love Gary Sinise in about everything I see him in. And then to find out he directed it?! Shut up and…