Game of Thrones (2011)
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George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire book series
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A TV show has the benefit of being much more long form, and therefore a great place to showcase something based on a book or a series of books. With television adaptations of books writers have the ability to develop character properly and the audience have the ability to learn love and live with characters for the long haul, just like in a novel or series of novels.
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Outlander (2014)
Book/Novel Source -1991 Diana Gabaldon novel of the same name.
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M*A*S*H (1972)
Book/Novel Source -1968 Richard Hooker & W.C. Heinz novel of the same name
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Dexter (2006)
Book/Novel Source -2004 Jeff Lindsay novel, Darkly Dreaming Dexter
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Hannibal (2013)
Book/Novel Source -1999 Thomas Harris novel of the same name.
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Sherlock (2010)
Book/Novel Source -Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes book series
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Orange Is the New Black (2013)
Book/Novel Source -2010 Piper Kerman book, Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison
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Bones (2005)
Book/Novel Source -Kathy Reichs's Temperance Brennan book series
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House of Cards (2013)
Book/Novel Source -1989 Michael Dobbs novel of the same name
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The Vampire Diaries (2009)
Book/Novel Source -L.J. Smith's book series of the same name
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Friday Night Lights (2006)
Book/Novel Source -1990 Buzz Bissinger book, Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream
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Boardwalk Empire (2010)
Book/Novel Source -2002 Nelson Johnson book, Boardwalk Empire: The Birth, High Times, and Corruption of Atlantic City
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Sex and the City (1998)
Book/Novel Source -1997 Candace Bushnell book of the same name
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Pretty Little Liars (2010)
Book/Novel Source -Sara Shepard's book series of the same name
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Justified (2010)
Book/Novel Source -Elmore Leonard novels Pronto and Riding the Rap
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Gossip Girl (2007)
Book/Novel Source -Cecily von Ziegesar's book series of the same name
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Suburgatory (2011)
Book/Novel Source -2011 Linda erin Keenan book, Suburgatory: Twisted Tales from Darkest Suburbia
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Roswell (1999)
Book/Novel Source -Melinda Metz's High book series
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Fresh Off the Boat (2015)
Book/Novel Source -2013 Eddie Huang book, Fresh Off the Boat: A Memoir
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Black Sails (2014)
Book/Novel Source -1883 Robert Louis Stevenson Stevenson novel, Treasure Island
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The Leftovers (2014)
Book/Novel Source -2011 Tom Perrotta novel of the same name
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Masters of Sex (2013)
Book/Novel Source -2009 Thomas Maier book of the same name
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TURN: Washington's Spies (2014)
Book/Novel Source -2007 Alexander Rose book, Washington's Spies: The Story of America's First Spy Ring
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The Man in the High Castle (2015)
Book/Novel Source -1962 Philip K. Dick novel of the same name
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Under the Dome (2013)
Book/Novel Source -2009 Stephen King novel of the same name
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Poldark (2015)
Book/Novel Source -Winston Graham's book series of the same name
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Mahabharat (1988)
Book/Novel Source -Sanskrit epic of ancient India Mahabharata written by Vedavyas
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Ramayan (1987)
Book/Novel Source -Sanskrit epic of ancient India Ramayana written by Valmiki
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The Waltons (1972)
Book/Novel Source -1961 Earl Hamner Jr. Novel Spencer's Mountain
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The Paper Chase (1978)
Book/Novel Source -1970 John Jay Osborn Jr. Novel of the same name
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Mr. Belvedere (1985)
Book/Novel Source -1947 Gwen Davenport novel Belvedere
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In the Heat of the Night (1988)
Book/Novel Source -1965 John Ball Novel of the same name
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Spenser: For Hire (1985)
Book/Novel Source -Robert B. Parker's Spenser Novel series
