Wednesday, July 8th 2009

Middlesex: The Series Though considered by many to be one of the best novels of the last half-century, Jeffrey Eugenides’ Middlesex was seen as too sprawling and difficult for a film adaptation. Now, HBO is prepping a more relaxed, one-hour drama series based on the book, which will presumably allow a more relaxed unfurling of Eugenides’ magnum opus, as well as the certainty of new scenes and characters extrapolated from the source. The adventures of Callie Stephanides, a hermaphrodite coming to terms with her family history and sexual identity in a Detroit suburb, should make for compelling viewing in the right hands. Those hands? American playwright and Yale literature professor Donald Margulies, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for his play Dinner With Friends. Rita Wilson will serve as Executive Producer.

Middlesex: The Series

Though considered by many to be one of the best novels of the last half-century, Jeffrey Eugenides’ Middlesex was seen as too sprawling and difficult for a film adaptation. Now, HBO is prepping a more relaxed, one-hour drama series based on the book, which will presumably allow a more relaxed unfurling of Eugenides’ magnum opus, as well as the certainty of new scenes and characters extrapolated from the source. The adventures of Callie Stephanides, a hermaphrodite coming to terms with her family history and sexual identity in a Detroit suburb, should make for compelling viewing in the right hands. Those hands? American playwright and Yale literature professor Donald Margulies, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 2000 for his play Dinner With Friends. Rita Wilson will serve as Executive Producer.

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  1. marielk reblogged this from flamelikeme and added:
    If they do fuck this up I will quit tv. YOU HEARD ME, TV.
  2. flamelikeme reblogged this from trooandroo-deactivated20090923- and added:
    OH YES OH YES!!!! hope they don’t fuck it up.
  3. joshisinfinite reblogged this from itsokpk and added:
    I’m really not sure how I feel about them turning this into a series. I love the book, it is one of my favorites, but I...
  4. eastermondays reblogged this from audiogasm and added:
    SOOOO FUCKING EXCITED OJRG:LKERJTL:KEJWO:IRTJWE”OPTJWE”POJDS:LKFFSDfsdlkdsjflksfnlk
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  7. shellvetica reblogged this from bohemea and added:
    Favorite. Book. Ever.
  8. niwajesuis reblogged this from reagank and added:
    fantastic news!! i couldn’t understand why this book hadn’t been adapted yet. there’s soo much potential!
  9. abuuugit reblogged this from booktumbling and added:
    I remember wanting to read this. Thanks for reminding.
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  12. chirpinhard reblogged this from syn-tax and added:
    Yes! Brian and I will be watching.
  13. nique reblogged this from sexismandthecity and added:
    AHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! They better do as good of a job as Sophia Coppola did with Virgin Suicides.
  14. horrorwine reblogged this from booktumbling and added:
    WANTWANTWANTWANT. Please don’t fuck it up, kthanx.
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  17. sofresh reblogged this from sexismandthecity and added:
    they better be very careful who gets cast for these roles. and by very careful, i mean jodie foster starring as...
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  22. lyndseydyan reblogged this from beautyandthebutch and added:
    This is one of my favorite books, don’t fuck up HBO.
  23. viereckige-augen reblogged this from beautyandthebutch and added:
    This is very good news.
  24. beautyandthebutch reblogged this from bohemea and added:
    I love this book so, so much. I’m really intrigued...has done some incredible work so...
  25. delicatedeviant reblogged this from suicideblonde and added:
    If you haven’t read this book…READ IT.suicideblonde:
  26. mindymae reblogged this from bohemea
  27. anjywanjy reblogged this from frangry and added:
    i WANT TO WATCH THIS!!!
  28. popmedia reblogged this from suicideblonde and added:
    HOORAY! I don’t have to read!
  29. landielong reblogged this from suicideblonde and added:
    Interesting … I’ve always wanted to read this book. It’ll be the next book I pick up, I think.
  30. gone2brb reblogged this from particlesoftruth
  31. fairphantom reblogged this from bohemea and added:
    phenomenal…please don’t fuck it up.
  32. darklamb reblogged this from frangry and added:
    my top 10 favorite novels. i cannot wait! i hope it’s good.
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  36. claireh reblogged this from bohemea and added:
    i’m pretty excited about this! Let’s hope...cast doesn’t suck. i
  37. amyl reblogged this from suicideblonde and added:
    I loved the book. Everyone go read it.
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  40. noonday reblogged this from suicideblonde and added:
    I’m not quite sure how I feel about this, but I’m intrigued all the same.
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  43. reagank reblogged this from frangry and added:
    Wow, awesome! This is hands-down
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  52. beckstraordinary reblogged this from bohemea and added:
    OMG YESSSSSSSS!!!
  53. peachinbeantown reblogged this from bohemea and added:
    WHAT?! FOR YEARS, IT HAS BEEN MY DREAM TO ADAPT THIS INTO A MOVIE. NOW IT’S A SHOW?!? I’m mildly excited, just because I...
  54. singulus reblogged this from bohemea and added:
    Our Thanks To:Bohemea♥ 11  We look forward
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  58. cosmicthinker reblogged this from bohemea and added:
    middlesex=donnie darko
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