<Li> Gilligan's Wake is a 2003 parallel novel loosely based on the 1960s CBS sitcom, from the viewpoints of the seven major characters, written by Esquire film and television critic Tom Carson . The title is derived from the title of the TV show and Finnegans Wake, the seminal work of Irish novelist James Joyce . </Li> <Li> On November 30, 2004, the TBS network launched a reality series titled The Real Gilligan's Island, which placed two groups of people on an island, leaving them to fend for themselves in the manner of Survivor--the catch being that each islander matched a character type established in the original series (a klutz, a sea captain, a movie star, a millionaire's wife, etc .). While heavily marketed by TBS, the show turned out to be a flop with a very Survivor - like feel, but little of its success . A second season began June 8, 2005, with two - hour episodes for four weeks . TBS announced in July 2005 that a third season of the show would not be produced . </Li> <P> Syndication is handled by Warner Bros. Television (under Turner Entertainment Co., which in 1986 acquired UA's share of the series as part of the classic Metro - Goldwyn - Mayer library). It has aired on TBS from 1990 to 2003, where it also aired with colorization on season one for a while . TNT aired it at some point in the 1990s, and also aired the colorized season one . Nick at Nite later aired the series from 2000 to 2001 . It then shifted to TV Land, where it aired from 2001 to 2003 (and again from January to June 2014). Then, in 2004, it aired on Hallmark Channel . </P> <P> As of 2015, the show aired nationally on both TV Land and MeTV . </P>

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