Hi y’all! This week’s Top Ten Tuesday theme (per the lovely folks at The Broke & The Bookish) is in honor of the Fall TV season being upon us. Now, I have to confess…. I started blogging right around the time we cut the cable cord to save money. Coincidence? I think not lol. What did I do with all my sudden free time? I read. What did I do with what I read? Well, I had to blog about it, of course 😉
So, since I don’t really watch TV anymore, today’s theme stumped me for a bit. I could have done “top ten favorite TV shows of all time” but this is really a book blog and that has nothing to do with books or bookishy anything. (In case you’re wondering, though – Scarecrow & Mrs. King, Castle, Friends, Frasier, NCIS, The Big Bang Theory, Law & Order, Matlock, Perry Mason, MacGyver) “Top ten new shows coming out this Fall that are on my radar”? I don’t even KNOW what shows are coming out this Fall. So that one is clearly out. “TV shows I wish never got cancelled” – – well… see the list of my faves for most of those 10 haha. There are other great options they gave but all pretty much along these same lines.
In other words, I’m going a bit rogue this week while ultimately staying true to the heart of the theme.
And yeah… I might have cheated (again) just a little bit and included a couple of movie characters too. Because… I couldn’t think of any more tv characters haha!
Brick Heck, The Middle
What Brick says about reading: I don’t play sports. I don’t exactly have a ton of friends. I have books. You don’t read. You don’t understand. You don’t know what it’s like to live in different worlds, to travel on great adventures through the galaxy with people you know better than you know your own family.
A book I would recommend for Brick: The League and the Lantern by Brian Wells
Rory Gilmore, Gilmore Girls
What Rory says about reading: I live in two worlds. One is a world of books. I’ve been a resident of Faulkner’s Yoknapatawpha County, hunted the white whale aboard the Pequod, fought alongside Napoleon, sailed a raft with Huck and Jim, committed absurdities with Ignatius J. Reilly, rode a sad train with Anna Karenina and strolled down Swann’s Way.
A book I would recommend for Rory: This is a toss-up between From The Start by Melissa Tagg and The Memoir of Johnny Devine by Camille Eide. Two very different (and fabulous) books but I think Rory would enjoy both of them 🙂
Alex Dunphy, Modern Family
What Alex says about reading: You’re never alone when you have books.
A book I would recommend for Alex: Though Waters Roar by Lynn Austin
Dr. Frasier Crane, Cheers & Frasier
What Frasier says about reading: I think maybe I’ll just go sit under the shade of a tree and read in a quiet park. (Of course, you can see from the above screenshot how well that worked out for him lol)
A book I would recommend for Frasier: The Things We Knew by Catherine West
Joey Tribbiani, Friends
Okay… so Joey isn’t technically a “bookish” character per se but the episode where he reads Little Women is one of my very favorites!
What Joey says about reading: Haven’t you ever read the same book over and over again?
A book I would recommend for Joey: Little Women – A BabyLit Playtime Primer by Jennifer Adams (Maybe this version wouldn’t be quite as traumatic for him lol)
Sawyer Ford, Lost
What Sawyer says about reading: I heard once Winston Churchill read a book every night, even during the Blitz. He said it made him think better. It’s how I like to run things.
A book I would recommend for Sawyer: Devil’s Island by Ron Hall
Kate Beckett, Castle
What Kate says about reading: (said to her/about her by another character) You never told him how you stood in line for an hour just to get your book signed? How his novels got you through your mother’s death?
A book I would recommend for Kate: Three actually. The Cold Case Justice series by Janice Cantore
Kathleen Kelly, You’ve Got Mail
What Kathleen says about reading: When you read a book as a child, it becomes a part of your identity in a way that no other reading in your whole life does.
A book I would recommend for Kathleen: Told You So by Kristen Heitzmann
Belle, Beauty and the Beast
What Belle says about reading: …it’s my favorite! Far off places, daring swordfights, magic spells, a prince in disguise!
A book I would recommend for Belle: The Merchant’s Daughter by Melanie Dickerson
Hermione Granger, Harry Potter movies
these last two (Belle and Hermione) are probably completely cheating as these characters are from books to start with… but hey. At least I kept it to ten this week!
What Hermione says about reading: Honestly, am I the only person who’s ever bothered to read Hogwarts, A History?
A book I would recommend for Hermione: Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
My Recommended Books From Today’s Post
What about you? What are some of your favorite bookish characters on the big or small screen?
Oh man! I laughed really hard at Belle’s book recommendation Hahaha! I like this list. Rules are more like guidelines anyways…and meant to be stabbed with a spikey shoe.(PLEASE tell me you got both those references)
I know the Around the World in 80 Days reference (love!) but what’s the other one? Pirates?
Yes! Gold star for you 😉
hooray!! 😀
I knew we were kindred spirits, Meez Carrie!
I gave up TV years ago because I never had time to watch, so I’m clueless about new shows, too.
Thank goodness for Netflix (when I have time). 😀
Loved Castle (even though I never saw any after the first season. Loved his bullet proof vest!)
Loved Frasier. (Still haven’t seen past Season Six.)
Castle’s vest is hilarious. And you saw the best seasons of Frasier 🙂 Yay for kindred spirits!
Great list! Love the recs. Joey reading Little Women was too cute for words. It’s also one of my favorites.
My husband and I use the “putting books in the freezer” reference all the time! Love that episode
Great list Carrie. Loved the recs for your bookish characters.
thanks, Beckie!
This is a great post Carrie! Did you know that Emma Watson (Hermione) is playing Belle in Disney’s live-action Beauty and The Beast? I thought it was fitting that you Belle and Hermione next to each other.
i thought of that too – it made me smile 😀 I can’t WAIT for that movie to come out!
Way to rise to the challenge, Carrie! So creative of you. (THIS is why people should read more and watch TV less, lol). Thanks for recommending Johnny. 🙂
Very apt recommendation for Sawyer of LOST, and may I confess I am STILL angry at the writers for the way they ended that show. Talk about captivate & string you along, make you care, and all for what?? They were all dead all along?? If the show were a book, I would have flung it against a wall. And then picked it up and finished it. Grrr… 😉
hahahaha!! You have perfectly expressed my feelings about LOST lol!
I absolutely LOVE Rory’s graduation speech, especially the opening! It was so easy to identify with that when I was in high school, and it’s still one of my favorite character speeches of all time 🙂
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mine too!!
Wow! What a list this week. I love that you put in what each character says about reading. Such a great idea. My first thought was “Rory Gilmore” (of course), and then I got down to Sawyer and thought, “Yes! I forgot about that.” He was an excellent choice. I love the movie characters you picked this week too. Fantastic job this week!!
thanks 🙂
Great Top Ten! I LOVE ALEX, she is a firecracker! My Top Ten Tuesday!
yes – totally lol
Don’t you just love Brick Heck?? He’s such a gem. The whole show tickles my funny bone with its down-to-earthness (not a word, I know, but it should be!)and its true-to-life depiction of family life. I love all the characters.
The Middle is one of my fave shows – when I do get to watch TV – yes! So fun!
You’ve Got Mail is one of my favorite movies. I love that quote where Kathleen says something like so much of what she sees reminds her of books she’s read when shouldn’t it be the other way around. I just love that.
yes! me too! I almost used that one instead 🙂
What a fun post! And look at all time the time, thought, and care that went into it! Getting all those movie stills into those retro TVs!
I would recommend that Les Nessman of WKRP in Cincinnati read Let’s Learn About Turkeys by Breanne Sartori or really any book that specifics that turkeys DON’T fly.
hahahaha!!!! That’s an awesome suggestion!!
John Boy-The Walton’s
Laura Ingalls-Little House on the Prairie
Snoopy-“It was a dark and stormy night.”
Jennifer Hart-from Hart to Hart (Jennifer is an on/off journalist/writer when she’s not solving mysteries with hubby)
ahhhhhh!! yes!! I forgot about ALL of these when i was writing this post!
That’s ok, I’ve got your back. Ha ha!
LOL thank you 🙂
I love what you did with this one! I forget how many wonderfully bookish characters there are on TV.
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thanks, Deanna!
1) From the Start is on my TBR. I can’t wait to read it 🙂
2) I love that Anne of Green Gables cover! One of these days I’m going to have that whole collection. 😀
3) I did the top ten shows I wish hadn’t been cancelled, but I absolutely love how you merged reading and TV into this post!
thanks 🙂 It stumped me for a while though lol
I’m totally checking out the book you recommended for Alex hehe 😀 http://www.curious-daisy.com/top-ten-tuesday/my-top-8-tv-shows/
YAY!
Brilliant post! Thanks for recommending Told You So to Kathleen. What a beautiful movie character she was, inside and out. Have to say I’m partial to Sawyer. Put any book in his hands and, just, yeah. I devoured Lost and Lost blogs, Lost forums … you get the picture. Biggest fail ever on the ending. I’m tempted to write my own.
Oh you should!! You would do an infinitely better job!
Fun list Carrie!
thanks, Caryl!
I love how you put a twist on this! So creative. While I know most of these characters, I only have watched one of these shows and of course Beauty and the Beast.
Thanks, Charlie! 🙂
Haha, yes, Fraisier would be in his element psychoanalyzing everyone in The Things We Knew. It’d be kind of fun to see him come nose to nose with Cecily. 🙂
Wouldn’t that be a blast?!? Lol
I basically love everything about this post. I am so happy you included Brick Heck–we love The Middle at our house! Such a great show! And Rory is just wonderful. And Belle and Hermione and everyone. I just kept nodding in agreement though your whole list. Such a fun take on the topic 🙂
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Isn’t the Middle fantastic? I’m pretty sure whoever writes Sue’s part knew me in middle school haha
Hi! I love Rory Gilmore! And I also thoroughly enjoyed the episode when Joey read Little Women. Wasn’t he also the one who had to put the Steven King book in the freezer? Maybe that was Rachel… Great idea for this week’s post 🙂
Leslie
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yes LOL – he puts books in the freezer haha
I love this list! Belle and Kate Beckett and JOEY! Joey is my favorite character on Friends <3 And Belle is my favorite Disney princess <3 Oh – can't forget that, of course, I also love Hermione 🙂
aren’t bookish characters the best? 🙂
I’ve made the conscious decision not to watch much TV either, though I can’t say I’m down to zero. There are only so many hours in a day, and I’m a symphonic oboist and a writer (I think you reviewed one of my books?) On top of that, I like to read. TV had to go, and I can’t say I miss it all that much — except on a weekend like this, when I have no idea what most folks are talking about!
Great topic choice! Very creative. I seriously love this post.
Yay! Thanks!
I love that episode where Joey reads Little Women & also the one where he buys the ‘V’ encyclopedia book. He gets so invested in the things he reads. I feel like people should recommend books to him more often.
hahaha! Yes! Exactly lol