Media franchises Media franchises ...For Dummies is a prolific, commercially available series of instructional books which may present a non-intimidating guides for readers new to the various topics covered. Despite the title, their publisher takes pains to emphasize that the books are not literally for dummies. Some (potential) readers report feeling patronised, but the books are apparently commercially successful nevertheless. ...more on Wikipedia about "...For Dummies"
A Series of Unfortunate Events is a children's book series, written by Daniel Handler under the pseudonym of Lemony Snicket, and illustrated by Brett Helquist. There are twelve books in the series as of 2005, but it is known that the final series will consist of thirteen books (each with thirteen chapters), excluding spin-offs such as The Unauthorized Autobiography. The first book in the series, The Bad Beginning, was published in 1999 by HarperCollins Children's Books. ...more on Wikipedia about "A Series of Unfortunate Events"
Chicken Soup for the Soul is a series of books, usually featuring a collection of short, ostensibly inspirational stories. Short motivational essays are also featured. The 101 stories in the first book of the series were compiled by motivational speakers Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen. ...more on Wikipedia about "Chicken Soup for the Soul"
Girls Gone Wild, created by Joe Francis, is a series of videos by American company Mantra Entertainment. The videos depict young women removing their clothing and are primarily marketed to young adults. The videos have themes such as Live from Spring Break or Sexy Sorority Sweethearts and involve a camera crew patrolling an area in search of attractive women who agree to expose their breasts, usually in exchange for a T-shirt. Sometimes the crew will follow a group of girls back to a hotel or other location and tape them having (limited) sex with each other. The videos are sold via mail order and are frequently advertised on late-night television, with a brief "warning" message before the commercial begins. ...more on Wikipedia about "Girls Gone Wild"
This is a list of character-based movie series, in which many movies are made about the same main character, who may or may not be played by different actors. The individual movies of a series may be produced or directed by different people over many years. In more extreme examples, the main character may be repeatedly "killed off" and resurrected through supernatural means or other plot devices. ...more on Wikipedia about "List of character-based movie franchises"
M*A*S*H may refer to: ...more on Wikipedia about "M*A*S*H"
Nancy Drew is a fictional character, the heroine detective of a popular mystery series for girls. The series was created in 1930 by Edward Stratemeyer, founder of the Stratemeyer Syndicate. ...more on Wikipedia about "Nancy Drew"
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Parasite Eve is the name of a Japanese novel by Hideaki Sena, first published in Kadokawa Horror Bunko, which has been adapted into a 1997 film and a 1998 video game for the Sony PlayStation by Squaresoft. A sequel to the game was released in 2000, also for the PlayStation. ...more on Wikipedia about "Parasite Eve"
Philo Vance was a fictional American detective created by S. S. Van Dine in the 1920s who appeared in 12 novels. Although largely forgotten today, for a few years he was immensely popular in books, movies, and on the radio. Films about Vance were made from the late 1920s to the late '40s, and among the several actors who played him on the screen were William Powell and Basil Rathbone. Vance was portrayed as being a super-dandy, super-intellectual, and super-man-about-town in Manhattan. ...more on Wikipedia about "Philo Vance"
Raggedy Ann is a fictional character created by writer Johnny Gruelle ( 1880- 1938) in a series of books he wrote and illustrated for young children. Raggedy Ann is a blue and white clad rag doll with red yarn for hair. The character was created in 1915 as a doll, and was introduced to the public in the 1918 book Raggedy Ann Stories. A doll was also marketed along with the book to great success. A sequel, Raggedy Andy Stories ( 1920) introduced the character of her brother, Raggedy Andy, dressed in sailor suit and hat. ...more on Wikipedia about "Raggedy Ann"
The Beatles Anthology is the name of a documentary series, a series of three albums and a book which focus on the history of the popular rock band The Beatles. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Beatles Anthology"
The Lord of the Rings is an epic high fantasy saga by British author J. R. R. Tolkien, his most popular work and a sequel to his well-received earlier work, The Hobbit. The Lord of the Rings was originally published in three volumes in 1954 and 1955. Three film adaptations have been made of the story told by the books: the first, by animator Ralph Bakshi was released in 1978 (as part one of what was intended to be a two-part adaptation of the story); the second, a 1980 television special; and the third, director Peter Jackson's epic film trilogy, released in three installments in 2001, 2002, and 2003 which starred Elijah Wood as the main character of Frodo. ...more on Wikipedia about "The Lord of the Rings"
Tomb Raider is a 1996 video game originally published by Eidos Interactive and developed by Core Design. The game features the video game character Lara Croft, a female archaeologist in search of ancient treasures, à la Indiana Jones. There have been several sequels. ...more on Wikipedia about "Tomb Raider"
U.S. Acres (known as Orson's Farm outside the United States) is a comic strip that ran from 1986 to 1989 created by Jim Davis, author of the popular comic strip Garfield. The comic was launched on 3 March 1986 in a then-unprecedented 505 newspapers by United Feature Syndicate. At the peak of the comic's popularity, there were children's books, plush animals (particularly of the characters Booker, Sheldon, and Orson), and posters of the main characters. Its animated adaptation was included in the TV show Garfield and Friends. U.S. Acres features various barnyard animals living on a farm. ...more on Wikipedia about "U.S. Acres"
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