The Right Stuff. Poster of the 2020 TV series and cover of the 1979 book
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The Right Stuff
Tom Wolfe, 1979
TV series vs book
Mark Lafferty, 2020-

The Right Stuff takes a gritty, anti-nostalgic look at what would become America’s first reality show as the obsessive original Mercury Seven astronauts and their families become instant celebrities in a competition that will either kill them or make them immortal. The eight-part, one-hour-per-episode drama will follow the protagonists from the Mojave Desert to the edges of space, with future seasons carrying through to humankind’s greatest achievement: the moon landing.


Waffle Street. Poster of the 2015 movie and cover of the 2010 book
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Waffle Street
James Adams, 2010
movie vs book
Eshom Nelms, Ian Nelms, 2015

the real-life tale of Jimmy Adams, a former Vice President of a $30 Billion hedge fund who, after losing his job, finds himself working as a waiter at Papa’s Chicken and Waffles. Amidst the chaotic ambiance of the bustling diner, Jimmy forms an unlikely friendship with Edward, an ex-convict grill master.