These terrific television shows are inspired by books. Check them out below!
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Game of Thrones
Game of Thrones is based on George R.R. Martin's fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire.' The first book in the series, 'A Game of Thrones,' was published in 1996.
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Boardwalk Empire
Boardwalk Empire is based on the 2002 nonfiction book, 'Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City' by Nelson Johnson.
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Bones
Bones is inspired by a series of novels by Kathy Reichs revolving around the character of Temperance Brennan, as well as the life of Kathy Reichs herself. For a fun twist, on Bones, Temperance Brennan writes novels featuring a character named Kathy Reichs. 'Deja Dead' is the first book of the series.
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The Finder
The Finder is loosely based on The Locator series by Richard Greener, the first of which is titled, 'The Knowland Retribution.'
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Dexter
Dexter is derived from the first book in a series by Jeff Lindsay, titled 'Darkly Dreaming Dexter.' The first season follows the first book in the series, but the remaining seasons take a different direction than the novels.
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Elementary
Elementary is a modern take on the classic Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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Thoros: You still mad at us, boy? Gendry: You sold me to a witch. Thoros: A priestess. I'll admit, it is a subtle distinction. Beric: We're fighting a great war. Wars cost money. Gendry: I wanted to be one of you. I wanted to join the brotherhood, but you sold me off... like a slave. Do you know what she did to me? She strapped me down in the bed. She stripped me naked. The Hound: Sounds alright so far. Gendry: And put leeches on me. The Hound: Was she naked, too? Thoros: She needed your blood. Gendry: Yes, thank you. I know that. The Hound: Could have been worse. Gendry: She wanted to kill me. They would have killed me if it wasn't for Davos. The Hound: But they didn't, did they? So what are you whinging about? Gendry: I'm not whinging. The Hound: Your lips are moving and you're complaining about something. That's whinging. This one's been killed six times. You don't hear him whinging about it.
You've just won the biggest prize in the world. What could you possibly have to be upset about? Come on, you can tell me. Queen of thorns give you one last prick in the balls before saying goodbye?