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"American Gods": The Mythology of an Accepting America

May 5, 2017 The Unbound Writers
Neil Gaiman photo credit: BBC

Neil Gaiman photo credit: BBC

Fiction Unbound staff close the books for a night of adaptation television with Neil Gaiman's American Gods' premiere on Starz

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In Reviews Tags The Unbound Writers, Gemma Webster, Lisa Mahoney, Sean Cassity, Neil Gaiman, Starz, mythology, television, adaptations, American Gods, Amanda Baldeneaux
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"The Expanse": Syfy's Ambitious TV Series Fulfills Devoted Readers' High Hopes

February 10, 2017 Lisa Mahoney
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"The Expanse" frightens and thrills with a plot as old as literature: an unstoppable monster threatens to kill everyone but is resisted by imperfect heroes. 

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In Reviews Tags The Expanse, James S. A. Corey, Space operas, Syfy, Lisa Mahoney, television, adaptations
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Who Did It Better: "Story of Your Life" vs. "Arrival"

February 3, 2017 The Unbound Writers
Ted Chiang, Photo by Arturo Villarrubia

Ted Chiang, Photo by Arturo Villarrubia

Unbound Writers Gemma Webster and Jon Horwitz-White pit text against film. 

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In Reviews Tags Ted Chiang, Story of Your Life, Arrival, Film, Gemma Webster, Jon Horwitz-White, adaptations
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"Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell" Go to Netflix – a Book to Television Comparison

December 9, 2016 Danyelle Overbo

In the transition from novel to BBC miniseries, any indulgent narrative excess is swept aside and the core story is allowed to breathe. You're allowed to love both.

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Tags Danyelle C. Overbo, Susanna Clarke, BBC, television, adaptations
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Neil Gaiman's AMERICAN GODS Reaches the Starz

June 18, 2015 CH Lips

Longtime fans of Neil Gaiman's AMERICAN GODS will soon get to see Shadow, Mr. Wednesday and the rest of the immigrant pantheon as the team of Bryan Fuller (HANNIBAL) and Michael Green (HEROES, THE RIVER) write and produce the story for a new Starz TV series. 

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In News Tags television, adaptations, mythology, news, Neil Gaiman, American Gods
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BBC Mini-Series Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell Premiers in America on 6/13

June 2, 2015 Lisa Mahoney
 From the BBC's publicity pages: Carvel as Jonathan the young upstart, and Marsan as Mr. Norrell. 

 

From the BBC's publicity pages: Carvel as Jonathan the young upstart, and Marsan as Mr. Norrell. 

The BBC mini-series based on Susanna Clarke's first novel, Jonathan Strange and Mr. Norrell, premiers on 6-13 in America. The alternate history fantasy tells of two rival magicians in Napoleonic England.

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In News Tags News, Literary Fantasy, Susanna Clarke, television, adaptations
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HBO's Game of Thrones: There's a Little Lannister in All of Us

April 17, 2015 The Unbound Writers
Game of Thrones season five promotional poster. HBO.com and The Verge

Game of Thrones season five promotional poster. HBO.com and The Verge

Amanda Baldeneaux and Lisa Mahoney ponder what makes A Game of Thrones, the HBO series based upon George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire so popular around the world.

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In Appreciations Tags Game of Thrones, George RR Martin, Lisa Mahoney, HBO, A Song of Ice and Fire, television, adaptations, Amanda Baldeneaux
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Trope Reversals and Smart Smut: Gabaldon's OUTLANDER Merits the Hype

April 1, 2015 The Unbound Writers
A harmless circle of stones, aye? NOT! Photo: Otter. CC BY 3.0

A harmless circle of stones, aye? NOT! Photo: Otter. CC BY 3.0

Social media hype for all things Scottish is escalating in anticipation of the second season premiere of OUTLANDER, the Starz TV adaptation of Diana Gabaldan's book, in which an intrepid WWII British ex-combat nurse, Claire Randall, travels back in time to the rebellious Scottish Highlands of 1743. After binge watching the first season and customizing our own 'I Like it Scot' poster, Unbound Writers, Amanda Baldeneaux and CH Lips weigh in on the pivotal topics: Claire as Superheroine, Novel vs. Show and an astute Smut Ranking of the book/show's hottest moments. 

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In Appreciations Tags Outlander, Diana Gabaldon, CH Lips, Starz, Smut, television, adaptations, Amanda Baldeneaux
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Riffing on Disney's INTO THE WOODS, Part Two

January 16, 2015 The Unbound Writers

In part two of a two-part series, the Unbound Writers give their reactions to Disney's big-screen adaptation of Into the Woods.

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In Reviews Tags Sean Cassity, Lisa Mahoney, Mark Springer, Into the Woods, The Unbound Writers, Film, Fairy Tales, adaptations
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Riffing on Disney's INTO THE WOODS, Part One

January 13, 2015 The Unbound Writers

In part one of a two-part series, the Unbound Writers give their reactions to Disney's big-screen adaptation of Into the Woods.

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In Reviews Tags Theodore McCombs, CS Peterson, CH Lips, The Unbound Writers, Into the Woods, Rapunzel, Libba Bray, Marissa Meyer, Catherynne M. Valente, Joseph Campbell, The Brothers Grimm, Bruno Bettelheim, Film, Fairy Tales, adaptations, Amanda Baldeneaux
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