I'm Natalie Moore. I fell in love with soap operas when I was just five years old, and I still

watch them. Their television's longest scripted series and have zero reruns. Now let me tell you,

soap operas aren't just some silly art form. They are significant. In this season of making,

Stories Without End from WB EZ Chicago.

Join me as I share how the genre began, their social impact, and why these stories endure.

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From WBEZ Chicago, this is Nerdette. I'm Greta Johnson. We did it. We made it to another weekend.

And to the final installment of our series undercover, at least for now, it might seem like everything on TV or at the movie theaters these days is based on a book.

And that is not just your imagination.

Vulture reported on 60 book adaptations in 2022 alone.

And after all, some of the biggest blockbusters and franchises in film history are adaptations of books.

You're a wizard, Harry. Wow.

Oh, wow. My little women.

Mr. Dosty?

This is the end of the killer, Bill.

Here's Johnny.

You're up to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard about. So what makes a film or TV adaptation great?

And how do all the people involved think about their duty to the book while making

something totally different?

Over the past couple of episodes, we have talked about some of the

different ways a book comes to life, the thing you hold in your hands and the version you might

listen to. Today, we are talking all about the story on the big or little screen. Today, we are going

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