It’s March Madness, and you know what that means (or, if you’re like most of us, maybe you kind of don’t. Basketball? Competing colleges? Probably a lot of drinking?): it’s time to fill out all sorts of brackets entirely unrelated to actual March Madness. We may not always be up on all the sports news, but we do love a good competition, so this year we thought we’d join in the fun. In that spirit, over the next week on our Twitter and Instagram channels, we’ll be asking you to vote for your favorite book-to-TV adaptations and help us find the one literary TV show to rule them all.
Book adaptations are all the rage lately, and there are more coming out all the time. Who did it best? Will it be Game of Thrones, or did the show’s ending ruin its chances (the part not based on the books themselves, may we add—factor that in or not, at your discretion)? Will one of the newer additions to the club (a Rooney, perhaps?) rise to the top? What about a beloved show that people have probably forgotten was based on a book at all, like Friday Night Lights (see, we included some sports content after all! We’re well-rounded!)?
Fill out the bracket and make your predictions, then head to our Twitter and Instagram on Monday, 3/27 to start voting. May the best IP win!
Round 1
Conversations with Friends vs. Normal People
The Queen’s Gambit vs. Daisy Jones and the Six
Sharp Objects vs. Big Little Lies
High Fidelity vs. Sweetbitter
You vs. Gossip Girl
Sherlock vs. Elementary
A Series of Unfortunate Events vs. Heartstopper
Friday Night Lights vs. Bridgerton
My Brilliant Friend vs. Pachinko
Little Fires Everywhere vs. Station Eleven
Good Omens vs. American Gods
The Leftovers vs. Under the Banner of Heaven
Game of Thrones vs. Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power
True Blood vs. The Magicians
The Handmaid’s Tale vs. Killing Eve
Fleishman Is in Trouble vs. Anatomy of a Scandal
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