Into the Forest discussion

Apparently there is a movie getting geared up to be filmed based on the series. Sienna Films Trickster INC just put out a call for Ex. Producer.

Oh, it's going to be a TV series:

https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/sc...

"Under the arrangement, Sienna is partnering with Latimer's Streel Films to produce a series based on Son of a Trickster and the upcoming sequel, Trickster Drift, which is due out in October."

"If television networks balk, there is always Netflix and Hulu, she said."

I hope it streams on Netflix!!

But it looks like first it's going to be on CBC TV

https://quillandquire.com/omni/eden-r...

"The Trickster will consist of six, 60-minute episodes, to be broadcast in 2020."

So I'll have to be patient till it comes to US 😩

Ohhh! I just started reading SoaT today. I’ve only read one other book by Eden Robinson but I’m a big fan. I hope the dramatisation of her novel comes to the UK. She deserves a wider audience here.

Amanda, Monkey Beach is also being adapted but as a movie, not TV series.

Woo-hoo!

I loved Son of a Trickster and can't wait to see the series. I am especially looking forward to it as a lot of the filming was done down the street from me in Astorville, Ontario!!! That is cool that Monkey Beach is being made into a movie too. I didn't know that. Might be due for a reread to refresh my memory.

Per Christine's comment over in Son of a Trickster group read https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

For those in US this is now airing on CW on Tuesdays @ 9pm ET/ 8pm CT

Streams for free on Wednesdays:
https://www.cwtv.com/shows/trickster/...

Leah wrote: "Per Christine's comment over in Son of a Trickster group read https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

For those in US this i..."

Honestly I have been afraid to watch because I love the books so much. I am waiting until the third and final ( I think unless she's changed her mind and decides to continue) book before I watch the series

Leah wrote: "Per Christine's comment over in Son of a Trickster group read https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

For those in US this i..."

I'll have to watch it, since I can't read it!

Margaret wrote: "Leah wrote: "Per Christine's comment over in Son of a Trickster group read https://www.goodreads.com/topic/show/...

For those..."

From what I have heard the series is very different!

Jalilah wrote: "From what I have heard the series is very different!"

you know, sometimes that's a good thing, especially when the book is much loved. I'll be sure to put in my two cents once I've had a chance to catch up on the first 3 episodes.

(I had deleted the CW app on my TV after Supernatural ended. So I missed addition of Trickster. Thank goodness for Chris's message!)

I know this isn't a popular opinion in the bookish community, but sometimes adaptations are better when things are changed. :)

However, it sounds like it might not give me a good idea of what the book is like. I'll keep that in mind when I watch it!

Margaret wrote: "I know this isn't a popular opinion in the bookish community, but sometimes adaptations are better when things are changed. :)

However, it sounds like it might not give me a good idea of what the ..."

Leah wrote: "Jalilah wrote: "From what I have heard the series is very different!"

you know, sometimes that's a good thing, especially when the book is much loved. I'll be sure to put in my two cents once I've..."

I see both of your points. Going by my own personal experiences, when I see the filmed version first I forever imagine the filmed characters when I finally read the book. That happened with the Sookie Stackhouse books. I read the first 2 books before True Blood and imagined the characters, in particular Sookie, completely different. After watching the first season of Trueblood I always visualized the characters like the series when I read the books.

Sometimes when I don't like the filmed versions that much it makes me so I don't even want to bother with the books, which is what happened with me with Harry Potter. I started late with the series when the movies were already out. For the first 3 books I was disciplined and didn't watch the movies until I'd read the books. However then we went ahead and binge watched the rest of the movies and after that I didn't feel like reading the books and nether did my son.

With the Trickster series strangely enough, the actor who plays Jared actually looks the way I imagined him! I only caught a bit of it on TV. The mom and Sarah looked different, but not in a way it bothered me,but I could see events that were not even in the book.
Like you say it can be a good thing, but I just love the books so much I want everyone to read them!

Leah wrote: "Jalilah wrote: "From what I have heard the series is very different!"

you know, sometimes that's a good thing, especially when the book is much loved. I'll be sure to put in my two cents once I've..."

True, and sometimes the changes work quite well - like making Black Beauty a mare.

The series was released in the UK on syfy channel. I'm so pleased you reminded me of this adaptation. The series was released here in November, but I hadn't remembered

So, I've just the first episode. I love it...despite not recognising much of the book.

Unfortunately, the series has been canceled: https://deadline.com/2021/01/trickste...

Such a shame! This is one of the few tv series I’ve suggested, that my husband has got into as much as me.

I watched the first episode last night. I enjoyed it!

The article says the co-creator/director faked being indigenous, and when the news came out, two producers dropped out. It's a shame they couldn't have found a new director, but I also understand that that's a big deal.