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* Done after the first two series of the Inspector Lynley mysteries.
* Done after the first two series of the Inspector Lynley mysteries.
* Inverted with ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'', as the TV show came first and John Mortimer then adapted his screenplays into short stories and novellas, and while Mortimer has written newer books, the series has ended.
* Inverted with ''[[Rumpole of the Bailey]]'', as the TV show came first and John Mortimer then adapted his screenplays into short stories and novellas, and while Mortimer has written newer books, the series has ended.
* After the first few [[James Bond (Film)|James Bond]] movies, which were fairly close to Ian Fleming's novels, the films have had completely original plots, and plots pieced together from various Bond novels. Fleming's titles have been used up to that point and are now at the tail end.
* After the first few [[James Bond (film)|James Bond]] movies, which were fairly close to Ian Fleming's novels, the films have had completely original plots, and plots pieced together from various Bond novels. Fleming's titles have been used up to that point and are now at the tail end.
** The recent film version of ''[[Casino Royale (Film)|Casino Royale]]'' is just an update of the book by the same name, but its sequel, ''[[Quantum of Solace (Film)|Quantum of Solace]]'', features an original story (although it's named after a Fleming short story).
** The recent film version of ''[[Casino Royale]]'' is just an update of the book by the same name, but its sequel, ''[[Quantum of Solace]]'', features an original story (although it's named after a Fleming short story).
* Series 1, 2 and 4 (and half of 3) of ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]'' were based on the Railway Series books, but the other half of Series 3 and Series 5 onwards have been original. Ironically, not every story in the Railway Series has been adapted to television, but since the books and TV series are now completely different from each other there is little chance of these stories making it to the screen.
* Series 1, 2 and 4 (and half of 3) of ''[[Thomas the Tank Engine]]'' were based on the Railway Series books, but the other half of Series 3 and Series 5 onwards have been original. Ironically, not every story in the Railway Series has been adapted to television, but since the books and TV series are now completely different from each other there is little chance of these stories making it to the screen.
* [[Dalziel and Pascoe]] abandons Reginald Hill's novels after ''On Beulah Height'', although there's a quick detour into ''Dialogues of the Dead''.
* [[Dalziel and Pascoe]] abandons Reginald Hill's novels after ''On Beulah Height'', although there's a quick detour into ''Dialogues of the Dead''.
* The television series of ''[[The Worst Witch]]'' did this midway through season 2 (although prior to this there were a number of original stories).
* The television series of ''[[The Worst Witch]]'' did this midway through season 2 (although prior to this there were a number of original stories).
* In a very odd tv/book reversal, the Target ''[[Doctor Who (TV)|Doctor Who]]'' novelizations eventually adapted ''all'' of the source material (or at least, all that they could secure the rights to - they novelised all but four of the over 150 serials that made up the original series) and turned to unproduced scripts before finally striking out with new original stories.
* In a very odd tv/book reversal, the Target ''[[Doctor Who]]'' novelizations eventually adapted ''all'' of the source material (or at least, all that they could secure the rights to - they novelised all but four of the over 150 serials that made up the original series) and turned to unproduced scripts before finally striking out with new original stories.
* The manga series [[B't X (Anime)|B't X]] ran from 1992 to 2001. Unlike the author's previous series ''[[Saint Seiya]]'', the show's anime didn't start until 1997, possibly with the assumption that a five year head start would avoid the problem of [[Filler]]. The good news? To an extent. The bad news? A number of fights in the manga had to be cut out and the final battle is entirely different, simply because they couldn't go at a slow enough pace to match the manga.
* The manga series [[B't X]] ran from 1992 to 2001. Unlike the author's previous series ''[[Saint Seiya]]'', the show's anime didn't start until 1997, possibly with the assumption that a five year head start would avoid the problem of [[Filler]]. The good news? To an extent. The bad news? A number of fights in the manga had to be cut out and the final battle is entirely different, simply because they couldn't go at a slow enough pace to match the manga.
* ITV crime show ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' overtook the Caroline Graham book series long, long ago.
* ITV crime show ''[[Midsomer Murders]]'' overtook the Caroline Graham book series long, long ago.
* ''[[Wire in The Blood]]'' was based on a few novels by Val McDermid, but quickly ran out of books to adapt and developed new stories.
* ''[[Wire in The Blood]]'' was based on a few novels by Val McDermid, but quickly ran out of books to adapt and developed new stories.
* ''[[Tales of the Unexpected]]'' ran out of adaptable [[Roald Dahl]] short stories after a series and a half and [[Franchise Zombie|then ran on until series nine.]]
* ''[[Tales of the Unexpected]]'' ran out of adaptable [[Roald Dahl]] short stories after a series and a half and [[Franchise Zombie|then ran on until series nine.]]
* ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' was pretty faithful to the novel, at least for a big-budget Hollywood adaptation. ''The Lost World'' didn't fare nearly as well, but at least had one or two scenes from the book. ''[[Jurassic Park]] III'', on the other hand, was made up entirely out of whole cloth.
* ''[[Jurassic Park]]'' was pretty faithful to the novel, at least for a big-budget Hollywood adaptation. ''The Lost World'' didn't fare nearly as well, but at least had one or two scenes from the book. ''[[Jurassic Park]] III'', on the other hand, was made up entirely out of whole cloth.
* ''[[Happy Together]]'', the Russian remake of ''[[Married With Children]]'', is already longer than the original by 69 episodes... [[Long Runner|and more are to come]].
* ''[[Happy Together]]'', the Russian remake of ''[[Married... with Children]]'', is already longer than the original by 69 episodes... [[Long Runner|and more are to come]].
* ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'' is an anime-only continuation of the series after Akira Toriyama ended the [[Dragonball]] manga.
* ''[[Dragon Ball GT]]'' is an anime-only continuation of the series after Akira Toriyama ended the [[Dragon Ball]] manga.
* The first ''[[The Neverending Story (Film)|The Neverending Story]]'' movie was loosely based on the first half of [[The Neverending Story (Literature)|the book of the same name]]. The second movie was ''very, very loosely'' based on the second half of the book. The third movie was apparently based on little more than the opportunity to milk the franchise.
* The first ''[[The Neverending Story (film)|The Neverending Story]]'' movie was loosely based on the first half of [[The Neverending Story (novel)|the book of the same name]]. The second movie was ''very, very loosely'' based on the second half of the book. The third movie was apparently based on little more than the opportunity to milk the franchise.
* The ''[[Rambo]]'' film franchise outlasted the original ''First Blood'' novel by David Morrell due to the fact that unlike in the movies, {{spoiler|Rambo died in the original novel}}. There were follow-up novels after the movie sequels were made, but these were strictly novelizations written as tie-ins for the films.
* The ''[[Rambo]]'' film franchise outlasted the original ''First Blood'' novel by David Morrell due to the fact that unlike in the movies, {{spoiler|Rambo died in the original novel}}. There were follow-up novels after the movie sequels were made, but these were strictly novelizations written as tie-ins for the films.
* Almost inevitable for ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', given the long gaps between books. Some of the books will probably be split up over multiple seasons of the TV series, though.
* Almost inevitable for ''[[A Song of Ice and Fire]]'', given the long gaps between books. Some of the books will probably be split up over multiple seasons of the TV series, though.
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