Roswell. Poster of the 1999 TV series and cover of the 1998 book, The Outsider
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The Outsider
Melinda Metz, 1998
TV series vs book
Jason Katims, 1999-2002

Three alien-human hybrids named Max, Isabel, and Michael, crash-landed on Earth in 1947 during the infamous Roswell UFO incident. They have been living in hiding, disguising themselves as ordinary teenagers. Each of them possesses unique extraterrestrial abilities.


High Noon. Poster of the 2009 movie and cover of the 2007 book
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High Noon
Nora Roberts, 2007
movie vs book
Peter Markle, 2009

Divorced crisis negotiator police lieutenant Phoebe MacNamara struggles with the pressures of her job, raising her young daughter Carly, facing mounting bills, and taking care of her agoraphobic mother Essie. While talking down a distraught armed suicidal man threatening to jump from a rooftop, Phoebe meets his ex-boss, who can’t resist her take-charge attitude, not to mention her physical attractiveness.


Carrie. Poster of the 2002 movie and cover of the 1974 book
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Carrie
Stephen King, 1974
movie vs book
David Carson, 2002

In the Maine town of Chamberlain, Carietta ‘Carrie’ White is a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with telekinetic powers who is slowly pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both classmates at her school, and her own domineering and religious, but abusive, mother.


Air Force One Is Down. Poster of the 2013 TV series and cover of the 1981 book
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Air Force One Is Down
John Denis, 1981
TV series vs book
Cilla Ware, 2013

Someone wants revenge, and the target is the President’s plane. When the mission looks impossible, the world calls upon UNACO. The world’s most ingenious international criminal is bent on revenge… Who pushed the button that destroyed Air Force One? Why must everyone be killed? Are they really dead? In this game of deception only UNACO and its daring team can be trusted to join the gamble.