Game of Thrones: The Complete Seasons 1-7 (BD + Digital)George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones is the grand-daddy of television adaptations of beloved speculative fiction books, but with companies like Netflix and Amazon making the transition from content-providers to content-creators, the list grows.

When we include graphic works as well as prose only, the steady flow of episodic TV adaptations becomes a flood. And there are more in the pipeline. It’s no wonder; multiple episodes allow the studio time to develop characters and explore subplots that are trimmed out of two-plus-hour movie. In some cases, though, the adapters choose to go in a completely different direction and it’s hard to find the source material in there.

 

Some adaptations, like Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale and Game of Thrones, have been highly successful and critically acclaimed. Some have disappointed both.

What is your favorite episodic adaptation? And which one are you anticipating the most? For me, it’s Nnedi Okorafor’s Who Fears Death. And, if you want, tell us which adaptation missed the mark by the widest margin for you.

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  • Marion Deeds

    Marion Deeds, with us since March, 2011, is the author of the fantasy novella ALUMINUM LEAVES. Her short fiction has appeared in the anthologies BEYOND THE STARS, THE WAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE, STRANGE CALIFORNIA, and in Podcastle, The Noyo River Review, Daily Science Fiction and Flash Fiction Online. She’s retired from 35 years in county government, and spends some of her free time volunteering at a second-hand bookstore in her home town.

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