BooksReviewMark Lawson finds authorial controversy and romantic scrawl in an imitation library bookCreators of popular television have often invoked comparisons with written fiction: Dennis Potter and Steve Bochco both used the term "TV novel" to describe series such as Potter's The Singing Detective and Bochco's LA Law and NYPD Blue. Both screenwriters also published novels, and this switchover tradition continues with JJ Abrams, the power behind Alias and Lost.
Perhaps surprisingly, writers who rethought the structures of television often became reverentially conventional on the page: Potter's Ticket to Ride and Bochco's Death by Hollywood had impressive plot and dialogue, as you might expect, but an Edwardian reader would be at ease with the novels' approach to narrative and chapters. Read More...
Chainsaw Man is making the jump from page to screen this October, and the much-anticipated anime will grip viewers from the very start. Based on Tatsuki Fujimoto’s manga of the same name, Chainsaw Man opens with an emotional and action-packed premiere, setting the bar high from episode 1. Needless to say, viewers are in for a wild ride as the anime airs on Crunchyroll this fall. It has the potential to become as popular as hits like Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer, and Jujutsu Kaisen. Read More...