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by **LOLtron** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:34 am

The writers of X-men: First Class and co-writers of Thor are adapting Lev Grossman's The Magician into a TV Show script for Fox.

The Magician has been a well reviews fantasy novel and is often referre

d to as Harry Potter for adults. Fox plans to turn it into a drama series adaptation, with a script commitment plus penalty.

It will be written by X-Men: First Class and Thor co-writers Ashley Miller & Zack Stentz and produced by Michael London (Milk), Shawn Levy and Michael Adelstein.

A short synopsis from wikipedia:
"The Magicians is a fantasy novel by Lev Grossman, published in 2009 by Viking Press. It tells the story of Quentin Coldwater, a teenager in Brooklyn who discovers that the magical world of which he's read in books is, in fact, real."

Although it's not a sure thing, Fox has only purchased it as an option. A pilot will probably get filmed, but in the world of TV it's hard to tell whether it will get picked up as a series or not.

Written or Contributed by: Jeremy Shane

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by **jeremy** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:40 am

I have the book, but have yet to read it (hope to soon).
I'm always a little hesitant when I see 'well reviewed' books by newspapers and magazines and tend to trust the group of reviewers I follow online more closely.
It did get fair reviews throughout most of those. But not everything I've read was glowing. I think telling people "Harry Potter for Adults" is setting some up for disappointment.

by **Royal Nonesuch** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:46 am

I want to read more stuff by The Grossman Brothers. I've liked everything I've seen from them so far, but it's a small sample size. I don't usually go for genre stuff in my prose reading (except for crime), but it seems like their stuff would work well for me.

by **Strict31** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:17 am

Royal Nonesuch wrote:I want to read more stuff by The Grossman Brothers.

They seem to have quite an artistic family. All I've read was Soon I Will Be Invincible, by his brother.

by **Chris** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 5:45 am

The book is great. I need to get the sequel.

by **BlueStreak** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:50 am

Holland Oats wrote:The book is great. I need to get the sequel.

Sequel's even better, IMO.

by **Chris** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:58 am

The first one really stalled in the middle..

by **BlueStreak** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 9:59 am

Holland Oats wrote:The first one really stalled in the middle..

I agree. I had to be sold on picking up the sequel, but I'm glad I did.

by **The Resident** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 10:54 am

BlueStreak wrote:
I agree. I had to be sold on picking up the sequel, but I'm glad I did.

You're welcome

.

The sequel was much better - as far as I could tell, the pacing problems were fixed.

Side note, OMG YES AND I HOPE THIS DOESN'T SUCK BECAUSE I LOVED THIS BOOK!

Ok, got that out of my system.

by **jeremy** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:22 pm

You guys are definitely making me want to read this book sooner now.

by **misac** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 12:59 pm

xaraan wrote:I have the book, but have yet to read it (hope to soon).
I'm always a little hesitant when I see 'well reviewed' books by newspapers and magazines and tend to trust the group of reviewers I follow online more closely.
It did get fair reviews throughout most of those. But not everything I've read was glowing. I think telling people "Harry Potter for Adults" is setting some up for disappointment.

I'm always hesitant when Fox is developing something that sounds good.

Might try this book when I get a chance.

by **Chris** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:18 pm

xaraan wrote:You guys are definitely making me want to read this book sooner now.

Read The City & The City by China Mieville first.

by **jeremy** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:24 pm

Holland Oats wrote:
Read The City & The City by China Mieville first.

ok lol
I'll move it up to third on my to read list, I gotta finish the one i'm on and then tackle one other i have waiting

there, i bought it on my kindle so it's ready to go

by **Kolimar** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 2:27 pm

Sounds like something I'd be interested in.

by **Chris** » Thu Oct 06, 2011 3:45 pm

xaraan wrote:

ok lol
I'll move it up to third on my to read list, I gotta finish the one i'm on and then tackle one other i have waiting

there, i bought it on my kindle so it's ready to go

Ok.

But now.. move it up to second on your to read list!