Seems curious it took a half-century for an adaptation of Judy Blume’s landmark Young Adult novel “Are You There, God? It’s Me Margaret.” to come our way, given its generationally popular impact and a sweet, authentic and relatable storyline that seems tailor-made for at least a TV movie, a la Blume’s teenage love story “Forever,” which was published in 1975 and turned into a small-screen film starring Stephanie Zimbalist just three years later.
A few other works by the now 85-year-old American treasure that is Judy Blume have been adapted through the years, but alas, none of these efforts were particularly memorable. The great news is, we’re in the midst of a Judy Blume Renaissance, with the documentary “Judy Blume Forever” now streaming on Prime Video, a cinematic version of “Fudge” to be produced by the Russos of “Avengers” fame, a reworking of “Forever” from Mara Brock Akil of “Girlfriends” and a limited series based on “Summer Sisters” in development.
