Alexandre Dumas Archive

  • I think we’re all due a good Dumas adaptation – but I’m just not sure if this will be it…  The Musketeers airs this January on BBC One, and on […]

    The Musketeers – trailer

    I think we’re all due a good Dumas adaptation – but I’m just not sure if this will be it…  The Musketeers airs this January on BBC One, and on […]

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  • It’s that time again – fall, when all our favorite shows come roaring back from hiatus with brand spanking new episodes. Take a peek at what’s to come: Bones Despite […]

    Bookish TV: a peek at returning favorites

    It’s that time again – fall, when all our favorite shows come roaring back from hiatus with brand spanking new episodes. Take a peek at what’s to come: Bones Despite […]

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  • Review: Wrongs being righted, and ruthless millionaire villains given exactly what they deserve – there’s something inherently satisfying in the DNA of Revenge, ABC’s modern retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo. […]

    Revenge (pilot) – review

    Review: Wrongs being righted, and ruthless millionaire villains given exactly what they deserve – there’s something inherently satisfying in the DNA of Revenge, ABC’s modern retelling of The Count of Monte Cristo. […]

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  • A Count of Monte Cristo retelling done up with ABC’s signature soapy flare – this show is definitely in the running to be my guilty pleasure pick of the fall. […]

    Revenge – trailer

    A Count of Monte Cristo retelling done up with ABC’s signature soapy flare – this show is definitely in the running to be my guilty pleasure pick of the fall. […]

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  • Here’s a look ahead at the book-based TV shows coming your way this fall (and I threw in a few more shows I think look interesting at the end of […]

    Bookish TV: the new shows coming this fall

    Here’s a look ahead at the book-based TV shows coming your way this fall (and I threw in a few more shows I think look interesting at the end of […]

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  • The first trailer has arrived! Love the swordplay, but is that a little Hong King flavor I’m seeing in these action sequences? I hope not – much as I love […]

    The Three Musketeers – trailer

    The first trailer has arrived! Love the swordplay, but is that a little Hong King flavor I’m seeing in these action sequences? I hope not – much as I love […]

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  • With pilot orders coming fast and furious from the nets (a pilot order is when the nets decide to shoot the first episode), we’re starting to get a hazy glimpse […]

    Bookish TV – the pilot season so far

    With pilot orders coming fast and furious from the nets (a pilot order is when the nets decide to shoot the first episode), we’re starting to get a hazy glimpse […]

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  • The first officials photos have been released: And I find myself both interested in and frankly dubious about this project. Here’s why: PRO: This movie hails from Summit Entertainment, the […]

    First look at The Three Musketeers

    The first officials photos have been released: And I find myself both interested in and frankly dubious about this project. Here’s why: PRO: This movie hails from Summit Entertainment, the […]

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  • From DHD – Temple Hill, the production company behind the Twilight franchise, is developing a contemporary retelling of Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo for ABC. Mike Kelley (Swingtown) is writing […]

    ABC takes on The Count of Monte Cristo

    From DHD – Temple Hill, the production company behind the Twilight franchise, is developing a contemporary retelling of Alexandre Dumas’ The Count of Monte Cristo for ABC. Mike Kelley (Swingtown) is writing […]

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