Hey Bibliofriends,
Happy Tuesday! I had intended on posting a couple of things within the past week to mark Tolkien Day and World Poetry Day but being away on a school residential has sapped actual life out of me! Thankfully it’s the now Easter break so it’s time to catch up with some reading and blogging! 🥳
This week’s Top Ten Tuesday prompt is the Top Ten Movies/TV Shows that would make amazing books. The prompt was submitted by Sabrina @ Notes From a Paper Plane Nomad and I had so much fun putting this list together! I often watch things on TV and wish that I could also have experienced it in all of its literary glory – it must be the bookwyrm in me! If you don’t already know, Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly, list-themed book prompt hosted by That Artsy Reader Girl.
National Treasure
I adore the entire National Treasure franchise and I was so happy when they brought a new spin-off show to Disney Plus last year. I’m a sucker for a historical treasure hunt and I would devour the novels that came out if these movies were turned into literary form!
Outer Banks
Spot the running treasure hunt theme here! Outer Banks is a major guilty pleasure of mine and I have binged every season of these as soon as they get released on Netflix. I can’t wait for Season 4!! Now whilst this started off as a TV series, I did spy a paperback novel in a bookshop which was released as a bit of a spin-off… I had no idea these even existed! I haven’t taken the plunge to buy it yet, but you can bet if I come across it a second time, it may very well be coming home with me to my shelf!
Emily in Paris
Another favourite show of mine! Imagine the descriptions of the clothing, fashion and food, the snarkiness of Sylvie and the cliffhangers and plot twists! Whilst Mindy’s musical talents and those divine French accents may not translate from screen to page, this series is just so dreamy that I’d be all over a novelisation of it!
Pirates of the Caribbean
I’m a sucker for a swashbuckling adventure and Pirates of the Caribbean is no exception. Whilst some of the plot lines in these films take inspiration from pirate folklore, I still think the level of detail in these movies would make for excellent literary world-building!
Moana
The themed picks continue with Moana! Again, another film based on pre-existing legends and mythology, however I would love a YA / adult twist on this Polynesian tale – if there’s one already out there, please point me in the direction of it!
Thir13en Ghosts
I remember watching this film as a teen and it scared the absolute you-know-what out of me! The reason I would love to see this in literary format is for the house element. Parts of this film are so twisted and terrifying, that it’d make a brilliantly chilling horror novel.
Fool’s Gold
Spanish shipwrecks, diving for treasure, all the tension and feels between Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, the Bahamas scenery… I don’t care that this film only got an audience score of 48% on Rotten Tomatoes, I absolutely love it and need it in book version!
Godzilla
Ok, so this is another one of those ‘may already exist in book form’ picks but… I love the most recent Legendary Pictures versions which form as a new Reiwa Era for this iconic Japanese monster; particularly when King Kong joins in along with a whole plethora of other Monarch monsters from the second film in this particular part of the franchise. The scope they could make with these films in book format is huge, particularly if they dug deep and went into the origins of all of the monsters – they would definitely be making my TBR list! We are off the see Godzilla x Kong in IMAX this Friday and I am so excited!!
Most Haunted
Most Haunted was one of my favourite TV shows as a kid. I was blown away by some of the footage they captured, especially the Live event when they went to Pendle Hill. Then there was the whole ‘Rik Eedles’ fiasco. I would love it if there was a novel that was all about ghosthunters filming a reality TV show, just like this!
Indiana Jones
Who doesn’t love an adventure story? I had a really hard time picking this final option. I was almost going to pick Money Heist from Netflix, but then went with Indiana Jones at the final minute. Part of me loves a good temple hunting adventure novel, but I’m not too sure if these films are just so iconic that a novel version wouldn’t fully cut it!
That’s it! My Top Ten Movies/TV Shows that would make amazing book. Have you seen any of these selections? What film or series are you desperate for a literary version of? Feel free to leave me your link so I can visit your own TTT post! As always, drop me a comment to chat!
T xx
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