Adaptation Podcast: Recent Episodes
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The Adaptation team discusses Ruin and Rising by Leigh Bardugo, the final installment in the Grisha trilogy.
Question of the Week: How much do any of these characters (but particularly Alina) owe to Ravka? How much are they required to sacrifice for the people and/or Grisha?
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The team discusses Matilda: The Musical (2022).
Question of the Week: How do you feel about the addition of the backstory with the escapologist and the acrobat?
Breaking the (Autistic) Code: Matilda (1996) (Vocal Media)
A Problem Like Matilda (The New Yorker)
Tim Minchin Interview (TimeOut)
Tim Minchin Interview (The Guardian)
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Watch Matilda (1996) with us!
Question of the Week: What is your favorite thing about this version and what would you hope they keep in the musical?
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The team discusses Matilda by Roald Dahl, in all it's nostalgia and darkness.
Question of the Week: Do you agree with Miss Honey’s interpretation of Matilda's powers and why she no longer has them at the end?
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Jenn and Kendyl discuss Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022).
Question of the Week: What do you think the next Black Panther movie will look like?
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Discussing the film The School for Good and Evil (2022) with series fans and non-readers.
Question of the Week: Do you think that students have been sorted incorrectly because the school master was in charge?
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Adaptation discusses the pros and cons of the film Catherine, Called Birdy (2022).
Question of the Week: Did you find the ending satisfying? Would you change anything?
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Digging into good and evil stereotypes with The School for Good and Evil by Soman Chainani.
Question of the Week: What class would you be most excited to take (in either school)?
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A packed episode to discuss Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)!
Question of the Week: What should the name of the Billy Butcherson movie be?
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Watch Hocus Pocus (1993) with us!
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Jess, Jenn, and Kedyl discuss the middle grade novel Catherine, Called Birdy by Karen Cushman.
Question of the Week: Did the journal make Birdie less childish/more learned?
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The team talks Persuasion (2022) and finds that they didn't all have negative reactions.
Question of the Week: If we were to make a movie in this tone, time period, and style, what story should be told this way?
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The Adaptation team discusses Thor: Love and Thunder (2022).
Question of the Week: What are the parameters of Eternity?
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The team talks about Jane Austen's Persuasion.
Question of the Week: What’s your favorite interpretation of an Austen heroine? Who has yet to be done well?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl discuss Lightyear (2022).
Question of the Week: Knowing Buzz from Toy Story, what was one thing that you expected to see? How did it meet your expectations?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl talk Jurassic World Dominion (2022).
Question of the Week: What do you think the core of this movie should have been about?
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Adaptation talks Sneakerella (2022).
Question of the Week: Is Cinderella too cringe to adapt in the modern-age? What elements just can't translate anymore? Are there an elements that can be modernized?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl talk Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (2022).
Question of the Week: What do you think happened in the 838? Are we mid-hex? Where is Vision?
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Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl talk about Siege and Storm by Leigh Bardugo and complain about Mal.
Question of the Week: What came first for Nikolai: the desire for the throne or realizing his family was incompetent?
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Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl talk about season one of One of Us Is Lying (2021-2022).
Question of the Week: If you didn't know it was Jake, do you think you'd be able to figure it out with the information the show gives?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl discuss The Batman (2022), take two!
Question of the Week: What lesser-known Batman villain would you like to see next?
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Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl discuss One of Us Is Lying by Karen M. McManus.
Question of the Week: Did you figure out who the culprit was while reading? Do you think readers were given enough information to put it all together?
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Adaptation discusses Cyrano (2021) and the play it's based on.
Question of the Week: Do you think it was Cyrano's intention to reveal that he was the letter writer at the end of this movie?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl discuss legacies once again with the film Rumble (2021).
Question of the Week: What was your favorite monster design? Do you have any other ideas for monster careers?
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Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl finally cover Death on the Nile (2022)!
Question of the Week: Do you think the film gave you enough clues to figure out who the murder was?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl talk about the graphic novel Monster on the Hill by Rob Harrell.
Question of the Week: What are some other defensive uses for Wilkie’s inventions?
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The Adaptation team talks about The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), how some choices change and enhance the material, and what does (and does not) make a sympathetic antihero.
Question of the Week: What was your favorite shot in the film?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl discuss Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021), fall back in love with all the Peters, and outline some AU fanfiction.
Question of the Week: If you could change ONE thing about this movie, what would it be?
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Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl talk about Shakespeare's Macbeth, indulging in their love of literary prophecy once again.
Question(s) of the Week: What Macbeth adaptation would you recommend? Who had the power of kick starting the prophecy?
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Dorin, Jenn, and Kendyl discuss the Marvel film, Eternals (2021).
Question of the Week: Which of the Eternals powers would you want to have?
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Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl discuss season 2 of The Baby-sitter's Club.
Question of the Week: For readers, what plot changes from the books did you agree with or disagree with? For non-readers, what storylines did you connect with or which did you have trouble connecting with?
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Kendyl and Dorin are very excited to discuss Dune (2021) with Jenn, who hasn't read the book, and see how it holds up.
Question of the Week: Did this interest you enough to get you to the theater for part 2? What aspect are you most interested in seeing more of?
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The Adaptation team talks Venom: Let There Be Carnage (2021) and try to understand the choices that were made.
Question of the Week: What are your theories for Eddie and Venom’s connection to the MCU?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl talk about the film The Green Knight (2021) and various translations of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, which it's based on.
Question of the Week: What do you think this movie is saying about what it means to be a knight? Do you agree with it?
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Kendyl and Dorin discuss the novel Dune by Frank Herbert, though only one of them had a positive experience in the reading of it.
Question of the Week: What is your favorite parallel to real life in this novel?
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The Adaptation team talks Cinderella (2021), with wildly different opinions from the mainstream take on it. If you felt like the only one that liked this movie, we're here for you.
Question of the Week: Which song/performance fit the moment the best?
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Jenn and Kendyl talk He's All That (2021) and wonder at what point we'll be too far away from high school to be able to "get" these movies.
Question of the Week: Is this movie out of touch or are we?
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Watch Ever After (1998) with us!
Question of the Week: What happened to Danielle's manor? What happened to Pierre?
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Watch She's All That (1999) with us!
Question of the Week: What is your favorite trope in She's All That and what other movies do it too?
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"It's just too little, too late" for the complex Black Widow story that we really wanted, but that doesn't mean we didn't enjoy the 2021 film. We just wish it wasn't the first and last time Natasha got to be our title character.
Question of the Week: What do you think Melina’s motivations were for going against Dreykov?
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The Adaptation team talks Cruella (2021)!
Question of the Week: Did you have a different interpretation about how this fits canonically with the 1961 movie? Do you agree with the theories we had?
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Watch One Hundred and One Dalmatians (1961) with us!
Question of the Week: Do you feel satisfied with Cruella's defeat?
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A little bonus of us talking about season one of Shadow ands Bone, but with Grishaverse spoilers.
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A jam-packed episode on the first season of Shadow and Bone!
Question of the Week: What was your favorite storyline this season?
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We thought it would never happen, but the Adaptation team is finally covering Chaos Walking (2021).
Question of the Week: What is your takeaway from this movie? What was it trying to say?
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The Adaptation Team covers The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith, published in 1956, and you can tell.
Question of the Week: What are your theories about Cruella?
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Coming to you from the distant past of 2019, Dorin and Kendyl talk about The Knife of Never Letting Go by Patrick Ness.
Question of the Week: Given all the complexities in this book, is there anything that you wished we got into more?
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Dorin and Kendyl discuss the movie Flora & Ulysses (2021) and the differences in family dynamics from the book that it's based on.
Question of the Week: How did you feel about the family dynamic and family conflict in the movie? Was it realistic?
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Jenn (completely voluntarily) joins Corey and Kendyl to talk about To All the Boys: Always and Forever (2021), the finale to the movie series.
Question of the Week: What romantic movie moment would you like to recreate in photo shoot?
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Dorin and Kendyl cover the delightful, layered middle grade book Flora & Ulysses by Kate DiCamillo.
Question of the Week: What was your favorite moment in the book?
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Corey and Kendyl cover the final book in the To All the Boys trilogy, Always and Forever, Lara Jean by Jenny Han.
Question of the Week: What is your favorite scene and why? What about it hits you?
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The Adaptation team finally dive into the Grishaverse with Shadow and Bone by Leigh Bardugo. Any count on how many times we've raved about it on the podcast before this point?
Question of the Week: Does the Darkling show mercy? What is the motivation for that? How intricate are/were his plans?
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In discussing series 2 of His Dark Materials, Kendyl, Jess, and Dorin talk about how The Subtle Knife was adapted, the opposite natures of Mary Malone and Mrs. Coulter, and changes in the ending.
Question of the Week: Would being born in a different world have changed Mrs. Coulter ‘s character?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl talk about Wonder Woman 1984 (2020), try to work out the rules of the stone, and what moral compass this movie was using.
Question of the Week: What is your head canon for the creation and rules of the stone?
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The Adaptation hosts discuss Mulan (2020), their criteria for liking these Disney live-action remakes, and what exactly makes stories like Mulan empowering.
Question of the Week: Did the magic/supernatural element help or harm this story?
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Jess and Kendyl discuss The Subtle Knife by Philip Pullman, the introduction of other words and characters, and the religious symbolism.
Question of the Week: Do you trust the alethiometer/the shadow particles?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl discuss the choices made in Rebecca (2020) compared to the book by Daphne du Maurier, which they agreed with and which they could have done without.
Question of the Week: Is it better to leave a mystery or have a definitive answer?
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In their discussion of Daphne du Maurier's Rebecca, the hosts talk about the unintentional unreliability of the narrator, despair over why our romantic leads can't just talk to each other, and break down the problems with fully vilifying Rebecca.
Question of the Week: Would you say that Manderley was haunted? What was Rebecca planning on the night she died?
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With so many story lines in The Haunting of Bly Manor (2020), the hosts struggle to touch on everything they loved in the series. Not that they are without complaint, but this follow up to The Haunting of Hill House (2018) definitely hit the mark on everyone's feels.
Question of the Week: Were there too many side-plots in the series? Would you have liked it to be a little more condensed?
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The Adaptation hosts watched The Witches (2020) and could truly go on-and-on about all the visual elements, from the updated way the witches look to every piece of clothing. But there's more to talk about with our hero, the grandmother, and the addition of a new mouse friend.
Question of the Week: What happened to Mary and Bruno after the film? How do you think this witch-hunting operation works?
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Dorin, Jenn, and Kendyl have a lot of theories as to what the heck happened in The Turn of the Screw by Henry James. Basically, everyone is sus, children are terrifying, and always pay attention to what's in the corner of your eye.
Question of the Week: Evil or benevolent ghosts? Evil or benevolent children? Evil or benevolent manor staff? Delusional governess? What is you interpretation of the story?
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With some hosts that have read the book by Nancy Springer and some that have not, Adaptation covers the film adaptation Enola Holmes (2020), complete with a rant about corsetry and concerns about the tone of Holmesian mysteries.
Question of the Week: Do we think Enola should have clearly solved the mystery before the final showdown? Or did Sherlock “win” by getting there without a reveal?
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I Grew Up in a Corset. Time to Bust Some Myths. (Ft. Actual Research) by Bernadette Banner
Could a Corset Stop a Knife? | Enola Holmes by Jill Bearup
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Adding fire to the nightmare fuel, the hosts watch the 1990 film adaptation The Witches.
Question of the Week: What do you hope to see in the remake that was not in this version?
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In this celebratory episode, the Adaptation hosts get together to discuss what has changed with the podcast, in our opinions, and in our lives. Plus we explain some inside jokes for those that haven't been with us since the single digits.
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Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl discuss clearing away preconceived notions, the division of labor when doing crime, and the intensity of love in the context of Agatha Christie's Death on the Nile.
Question of the Week: What is your favorite literary couple made up of someone who loves and someone who let themselves be loved?
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Dorin and Kendyl talk the magic of The Secret Garden (2020), the themes it pulls from the source material, and the changes made.
Question of the Week: What do you think the theme of this movie was? Do you think it was successfully communicated?
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Not shying away from taking this children's book too seriously, the Adaptation hosts discuss The Witches by Roald Dahl: the politics, the reproductive process, and the entrepreneurial possibilities of a traveling mouse circus that fronts as a witch hunting operation.
Question(s) of the Week: What's your fan canon for how the witch-world works? How did Grandmother loose her thumb?
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The Adaptation hosts discuss the characterization, modernization, and representation in the 2020 Netflix series, The Baby-Sitters Club.
Question of the Week: Do you want a season 2? What would you like to see covered in that season (doesn’t have to be something from the books)?
Disclaimer Kendyl uses "queer" as a catch-all term to describe Ann M. Martin in this episode since she doesn't know precisely how she identifies. In hindsight, we realize that some are not comfortable with this term and it should not have been used for a someone who has not first used it for themselves.
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In what might be the biggest difference of opinion Dorin and Kendyl have ever had about a film, the two discuss The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019), the structure and tone, and most importantly, the waistcoats.
Question of the Week: Do you feel like this is a good distillation of the themes and story of David Copperfield? If you've never read the book, do you feel this gave you a good handle on what the story was about?
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In this episode, the hosts do their best to cover the extensive series The Baby-Sitters Club by Ann M. Martin, reminisce about childhood reading, and find that choosing your favorite baby-sitter is a lot like therapy.
Question of the Week: Create your own t-shirt with the traits you admire most from your three favorite baby-sitters.
Disclaimer Kendyl uses "queer" as a catch-all term to describe Ann M. Martin in this episode since she doesn't know precisely how she identifies. In hindsight, we realize that some are not comfortable with this term and it should not have been used for a someone who has not first used it for themselves.
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In this episode, the Adaptation hosts break down their issues with Artemis Fowl (2020)...and there are many.
Question of the Week: What was one thing you liked about this movie? How soon into it did you facepalm? What is the worst thing that they changed?
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Jess and Kendyl cover the film All the Bright Places (2020), how it played with audience focus and expectations, and how fixing someone else doesn't fix you.
Trigger warning: Just like the novel, this episode contains discussion of suicide, depression, mental illness, abuse, grief, and death. Please, keep yourself safe and skip this episode if these topics could be harmful to you. If you do proceed, please keep in mind that we are in no way mental health experts.
Question of the Week: For those that didn't read the book, when did you realize this story was actually more about Finch? When did you realize it wasn't going to have a happy ending? And for everyone, what was your take away from the ending? Was it too much about Violet?
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Jess and Kendyl discuss Jennifer Niven's All the Bright Places, mental health, grief, recovery, and seeing the whole of a person.
Trigger warning: Just like the novel, this episode contains discussion of suicide, depression, mental illness, abuse, grief, and death. Please, keep yourself safe and skip this episode if these topics could be harmful to you. If you do proceed, please keep in mind that we are in no way mental health experts.
Question of the Week: How did you feel about the counselor’s interactions with Finch?
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Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl discuss the first two books in the Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer, its calculating protagonist, middle grade humor, and their favorite play on words... ever?
Question of the Week: What do you think Artemis's first heist would have been?
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Dorin and Kendyl tackle David Copperfield by Charles Dickens—a marathon novel with a large cast of outlandish characters—with a focus on identity, David's surprising faith in people, and an even more unexpected defense of Dora.
Question of the Week: What parallels do you see between David Copperfield characters and sitcom characters?
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Is The Secret Garden the perfect book for quarantine? Dorin and Kendyl think it just might be, with it's fresh-baked-bread-wholesomeness, themes of how nature connects us all, and early meditations on mental health.
Question of the Week: Do you think that the author's intent was to make a statement about mental health, even with such an early understanding of it?
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Adaptation gets down to business in this commentary on the 1998 Disney film Mulan!
Question of the Week: Which metaphor in this movie is your favorite? Blossoming flowers? Rice? Reflections? The howling mountain?
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The colors. The music. The farce. There was so much to love about the 2020 film adaptation of Emma and the team gets into it in this episode, but not without a few disagreements along the way.
Question of the Week: When do you think Knightley knew he was in love with Emma in this version? In other adaptations?
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Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl watch the 1996 film adaptation of Jane Austen's Emma in what might be the most talk-filled commentary we've ever done.
Question of the Week: What is the most important element to get right in retelling Emma's story for you?
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Relisten to this 2013 episode where Jess and Kendyl cover Emma by Jane Austen and what it means to like and root for a main character.
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The team is back to praising Lana Condor's acting while covering To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You (2020), even though they have some fairly big issues with the movie's structure. But who can say no to John Ambrose McLaren?
Question of the Week: If you had put something in a time capsule in middle school, what would it have been?
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In this episode, Jenn and Kendyl have some differing reactions to Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn (2020), from the pacing to the character interpretations.
Question of the Week: What characters from this movie are you interested in seeing more from?
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Is there anything like the nostalgia we have for middle school? Can we ever really see ourselves clearly? Will some people be bonded to you forever? Corey, Jenn, and Kendyl dive deep into the world of Jenny Han's To All the Boys universe with the second book in the series, P.S. I Still Love You.
Question of the Week: What is the one thing that you’d be devastated if they didn't include in the movie?
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Jess, Dorin, and Kendyl watched the first series of His Dark Materials (2019) and talk through the timeline, daemon, and character adaptations in this episode.
Question of the Week: How did you feel about the prominence of the daemons? Did you ever forget that they were part of this world?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl discuss the 2020 film adaptation Little Women, the important character beats, and how it compares to past adaptations.
Question of the Week: What is your interpretation of the final scenes? Was that Louisa May Alcott? Do Jo and Friedrich actually end up together?
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Relisten to the 2015 episode in which Jess and Kendyl discuss Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, remembering how they felt reading it in younger years and how their opinions have changed.
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It might not technically be an adaptation, but the hosts couldn't resist talking about Frozen II (2019): the emotional new songs, cute new sidekicks, and Kristoff's Best Boyfriend award.
Question of the Week: What origins could the other (non-water) spirits have in Scandinavian folklore?
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In this episode, Adaptation discusses Let It Snow (2019) with hosts that have and hosts that have not read the John Green, Maureen Johnson, and Lauren Myracle novel it's based on.
Question of the Week: What are your theories about the tin foil? Why does she/he wear it?
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In covering the Hulu series Looking for Alaska (2019), the Adaptation hosts consider the target audience, who sees Alaska as she is, and the changes the show made to the friendship dynamics from the John Green novel.
Question of the Week: For non-readers, what did you think the show was suggesting the countdown was for before the reveal?
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Covering Jojo Rabbit (2019) in this episode leads the team to discuss the absurdist tone, unlearning prejudice, and the great shifts in plot from the original novel.
Question of the Week: Did you have a positive reaction to this film, particularly to the combination of tone and subject matter? If not, why?
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With all the love they have for the Addams family unit, we try very hard to find something to love in 2019's animated reboot The Addams Family.
Question of the Week: What did you find redeeming about this film? What would you have liked to see from previous Addams incarnations?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl try to get to the truth of Caging Skies by Christine Leunens while desperately trying to contain their anger at the main character.
Question of the Week: WHAT IS THE TRUTH?! In other words, since we are following an unreliable narrator, what do you think the truth of the situation is in this book? How much do you think Elsa knows by the end (if she is real)?
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In this episode, we get into the complexities of the first book in Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials series, Northern Lights aka The Golden Compass.
Question of the Week: What would your daemon be and what does that say about you? Is it the same as your patronus?
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Dorin and Kendyl cover the film The Goldfinch (2019), what it focused on from the very long book, how the themes came through, and how the characters were adapted.
Question of the Week: How did the movie's flashback/out-of-order format work for you?
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Dorin, Jenn, and Kendyl discuss the character journeys in It Chapter Two (2019), the adult casting, and how the flashbacks worked with the story.
Question of the Week: Which character do you feel had the best journey? Which wasn't done justice?
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Jenn, Jess, and Kendyl dive into the third John Green novel that we've covered on Adaptation, Looking for Alaska. The group talks through the friendships, the pranks, and seeing others fully.
Question of the Week: What do you think happened to Alaska?
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Corey and Kendyl are back for the movie adaptation Where'd You Go, Bernadette? (2019), still worrying over the portrayal of mental illness in this story, but also discussing how sympathetic the characters are and how the movie focuses the book themes.
Question of the Week: Do you think that the film successfully portrays that need for a creative outlet or does it do a disservice to conversations about mental health?
“Where’d You Go, Bernadette” and the False Dream That Art Will Fulfill You - The New Yorker
How “Where’d You Go, Bernadette?” Handles Mental Health - Refinery29
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Dorin and Kendyl read The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt, a 770 page book, and now they are tired. But they have just enough energy left to work through all the feelings that the book gave them in this episode.
Question of the Week: Do you think the Goldfinch dragged Theo down, kept him afloat, or stagnated him?
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Corey and Kendyl dive into the novel Where'd You Go, Bernadette? by Maria Semple and have a lot of feelings about recognizing when people need help, romanticizing mental illness, and creative outlets as a "cure" for depression.
Question of the Week: What do you think happens when Bernadette gets back to Seattle? What would you like to happen?
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Jenn, Corey, and Kendyl get into the remake of a movie that caused many a meltdown in 1995 and in the years since, The Lion King, and all the reasons to love and hate it.
Question of the Week: Where did you land on “Be Prepared”? Disappointing? Different but okay? Better than the original?
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In this episode, Adaptation covers Spider-Man: Far From Home (2019), the MCU after the blip, and a world without Tony.
Question of the Week: How will the reveal affect Peter on a personal level? Do you know of any previous story lines where Peter's identity is revealed?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl are ready to pledge loyalty eternal to Agent M while discussing the recent reboot, Men in Black: International (2019).
Question of the Week: What are your theories about Agent initials? What would you like yours to be, if you could choose?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl discuss Dark Phoenix (2019)—the character arcs, the dialogue, and the girl power—and how it all comes together.
Question of the Week: What are your theories about how Jean Gray will return for future films?
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In this episode, Adaptation discusses the greatest love story ever told, the badassery of Agnus Nutter, and all the fantastic bits and bobs that made Good Omens (2019) a great adaptation.
Question of the Week: If they made a season two based on Agnes’ Further Nice and Accurate Prophecies, what would you like to see in it?
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Dorin and Kendyl talk fate, types of love, and immigration stories in this episode on The Sun Is Also a Star (2019).
Question of the Week: What moments or events in your life made you feel like the strings of fate were being pulled?
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Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl dig into the myth, the humor, and the ineffability of Good Omens: The Nice and Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch by Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman.
Question of the Week: At the end of the book, does Adam still have his powers? Is dog still a hell hound?
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This episode was stolen from the time stream and Cap just returned it. Ridiculous. We weren't supposed to notice it was even missing, but what can you do.
Anyway, this episode contains our discussion of Avengers: Endgame (2019), the character arcs and endings, and the fan service.
Question(s) of the Week: What part of this finale did you find the most satisfying? The least satisfying?
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Jess and Kendyl read Nicola Yoon's The Sun Is Also a Star and have a ton to say about destiny versus chance, identity, and the butterfly effect.
Question(s) of the Week: What is your dream scenario for what happens after the book ends? Do you think the book comes down on the side of fate or coincidence?
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Dorin and Kendyl tackle Pet Sematary (2019), despite not being big fans of the source material. But there's still plenty to discuss about the changes—good, bad, and scary.
Question(s) of the Week: Do you think the movie misses the point of the book? Did the movie give you enough information or do you want more of a wrap up?
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Kendyl and Dorin discuss how weird it is to have vague magic based on binary gender, women performing sexual aggression at bachelorette parties, and the perils of working in male-dominated fields in this episode on What Men Want (2019), the gender-swapped remake of What Women Want (2000).
Question of the Week: Since neither film accounted for non-binary genders, what’s your headcanon to revise it? How would this magic thought-hearing work with gender nonconforming folks?
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In this episode of Adaptation, the team talks about Captain Marvel (2019), having bias toward human features, the colonization of planets, and blindly believing what you are told... We also declare our love for Brie Larson.
Question of the Week: How does this origin story stack up to the others in the MCU? Does it feel more like phase one or the more recent films?
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Dorin and Kendyl cover Stephen King's novel Pet Sematary, what parts come from reality, the wendigo myth, and what exactly is so horrifying about this story.
Question of the Week: Would you rather have it be a coincidence that things fall into place or the supernatural force controlling it all? Which do you find scarier?
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Jenn, Cate, and Kendyl are handing out pardons for diverting from the source material in this episode on Netflix's The Haunting of Hill House.
Question of the Week: Is Hugh Crane a villain? Does it make Hill House more compelling to have the suggestion of ghosts or ghosts as in-depth characters?
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Jenn and Kendyl are joined by a special guest from This Podcast Is Haunted to discuss Shirley Jackson's small but mighty novel, The Haunting of Hill House.
Question of the Week: What are your theories about what's going on with the house? If you do think the house is sentient, is it successful in keeping Eleanor?
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The Adaptation Team discuss the many, many characters in Bird Box (2018) compared to the book, how the tension held up when we could actually see what was going on, and how they see Malorie's maternal instincts.
Question of the Week: Would you gauge out your baby's eyes? OR What color would your blindfold be and why?
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The team covers the latest DC movie, Aquaman (2018), the wisdom in throwing two sea creatures into the desert, the cinematic timeline, and how Atlantis evolved.
Question of the Week: Did the timeline make sense to you?
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Jenn and Kendyl read Bird Box by Josh Malerman and now they are theorizing about mystery creatures and discussing living versus surviving—all with their eyes tightly shut.
Question of the Week: What are your theories about the creatures? Where did they come from? Are they malicious? What do people see when they look at them?
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Jess and Kendyl talk Mary Poppins Returns (2018), how it stacks up to the original, references to the books, and the gorgeous costumes.
Question of the Week: Why do some grownups remember Mary's magic and some don’t?
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Jenn, Dorin, and Kendyl compare Robin Hood (2018) to the legend, other adaptations, and... Batman Begins (2005)...
Question of the Week: Where does Robin Hood (2018) fall on your list of Robin Hood adaptations?
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The team plays fast and loose with the definition of "adaptation" so that they can cover Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald (2018), the newest addition to the Potterverse, about which ours hosts hold very strong opinions.
Question of the Week: What are your theories about Credence’s parentage?
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Jenn and Kendyl return with a discussion of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) and the book and ballet it's based on.
Question of the Week: What are your theories about the backstory of how the realms came to be?
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Our team gets together to figure out where they learned the Robin Hood legend, and talk through all the adaptations of it that they've seen.
Question of the Week: What is your favorite Robin Hood adaptation? If your answer is Men in Tights, what's your second favorite?
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This time around, Jenn and Kendyl discuss the film adaptation The Hate U Give (2018), the standout performances, and the changes from the text that might have strengthened the story.
Question of the Week: What was your favorite line from the film?
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Jenn and Kendyl compare Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018) with the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand as well as several other adaptations of this catfishing origin story.
Question of the Week: What is your favorite Cyrano adaptation?
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The team talks Venom (2018), have a bit of trouble talking about Eddy and Venom as separate beings, and wonder at this films place in the future movie-verse.
Question of the Week: Do you think Venom can be the hero of this franchise without Spider-Man?
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Nicole, Dorin, and Kendyl discuss The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, complete with talk about the way it speaks to multiple audiences, covers difficult topics, and portrays real experiences accurately.
Question of the Week: How well did the book do in shining a light on issues of race so that readers of different backgrounds can still see and understand them better?
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In this double episode, the team cover both the book and film versions of Crazy Rich Asians while falling in love with Awkwafina's comedic timing and Henry Golding's . . . comedic timing.
Question of the Week: Are they "crazy, rich" or "crazy-rich" Asians?
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We're pretty proud of this adaptation for doing things right. Jenn, Corey, and Kendyl discuss the John Hughes vibe, the exceptional acting, and the possibility of a sequel to Netflix's To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018).
SPOILER WARNING Corey and Kendyl talk a bit about the next books in the series, so beware if you're planning to read them and are spoiler adverse.
Question of the Week: Would you like to see a sequel to this movie that follows the next two books?
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Adaptation recalls their history with slenderman and have some laughs over the new movie, Slender Man (2018).
Question of the Week: When did you first learn about the slender man?
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Jenn, Corey, and Kendyl dig into Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before complete with discussion of the let's-pretend-we're-dating trope, family dynamics, and Nice Guys™.
Question of the Week: Were you surprised by who sent the letters? Who did you think it was?
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Dorin and Kendyl discuss The Darkest Minds (2018) adaptation, what was left out, and Kendyl reiterates how terrified she'd be of Oranges.
Question of the Week: What additional information would you have liked the movie to include?
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We talk Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again (2018), the songs, the flashbacks, and who got the short end of the stick.
Question of the Week: Could the song choices have been better? If you could have taken out one song and replaced it with another, which would it be?
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Adaptation talks villains, physics, and skateboard trucks in Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018).
Question of the Week: How does Scott get back from being subatomic?
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Jenn and Kendyl talk about all the members of the misfit group of super-teens and the representation of trauma and manipulation in Alexandra Bracken's The Darkest Minds.
Question of the Week: Which color would you be, if you could choose?
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The hosts get into genetic manipulation, the hubris of man, and why they brought the action to the mainland in this discussion of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom (2018).
Question of the Week: Where are we headed with these movies and is it a good idea?
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Our own league of ladies talks about Ocean's Eight (2018), the good, the confusing, and the girl power.
Question of the Week: What twist did you call? And, if they do a sequel, what actress would you like to see join the group?
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Dorin, Corey, and Kendyl watch the original Ocean's 11 (1960) and give it a new tagline: They learned nothing and lost everything.
Question of the Week: What do you think we are we supposed to take away from this movie?
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Dorin and Kendyl discuss the film adaptation of On Chesil Beach (2017), author intent, and how very cringy we felt watching it.
Questions of the Week: Did you feel the ending was forced? Did you read asexuality in the story?
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Jenn and Kendyl discuss the film adaptation Every Day (2018), and whether focusing on Rhiannon was the right choice, or took away from the interesting parts of the premise.
Questions of the Week: Was the premise introduced well in the film? How do you think time zones work with A switching bodies at midnight?
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This time we're covering the fun-filled romp Deadpool 2, talking X-force, the f-word, and cleaning up the timeline.
Question of the Week: If you could go back in time and change one thing in a superhero movie, what would it be?
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Dorin and Kendyl cover another deep, tragic novel so, of course, this one's a little longer than normal. On Chesil Beach by Ian McEwan deals with sexuality, stigma, and the emotional damage that can come from not being educated.
Quick Disclaimer: We are not experts on asexuality and it is more than possible that we got something wrong during our discussion. If so, we apologize and would appreciate you letting us know what it was so we can further educate ourselves. Thanks :)
Question of the Week: Which misinterpretation/line was the most heartbreaking to you?
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Dorin and Kendyl talk about the Overboard remake: the gender flip, the representation, and the plausibility of this whole story.
Questions of the Week: Did the gender flip make it better or was it just all the other details they changed?
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The Adaptation hosts discuss Avengers: Infinity War (2018), how it all came together, what Thanos was thinking, and how everyone died.
Questions of the Week: What are your theories for part 2? (We will accept answers in the form of fanfiction.)
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Jenn and Kendyl are back to talk about the film Love, Simon (2018), which took a few liberties from the book that Kendyl (and Jess, in absentia) is not happy about. But Jenn brings the non-reader perspective to even things out.
Questions of the Week: For non-readers, who did you suspect Blue was?
For everyone, did you have a favorite line?
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Jenn and Kendyl discuss David Levithan's Every Day, and boy to they have thoughts. Loved some bits, and not so much with others, but this one definitely spurred some complex conversation.
Question of the Week: Which version of A did you find the most intriguing?
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Jenn and Kendyl talk through the film adaptation A Wrinkle in Time (2018), the characters' relationships, and themes that were changed.
Question of the Week: What change did you miss the most?
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A full cast of Adaptation hosts watches Overboard (1987), some for the first time and others just hoping it's not as problematic as they remember.
Question of the Week: What are your theories about his first wife? How much of her did he incorporate into “Annie’s” story?
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Jess and Kendyl have really positive things to say about Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda by Becky Albertalli. From the unifying theme to the well-developed characters, this is going down as an Adaptation favorite for certain.
Question of the Week: What do you wish people would see about you that isn't part of their fixed perception?
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Kendyl, Jenn, and Dorin talk Black Panther (2018), and I think you can all guess how they felt.
Question of the Week: Which awesome female character did you relate to most?
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Jess and Jenn could not be more excited to talk about Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. Kendyl could be.
Question of the Week: Who would be a modern-day warrior against the darkness?
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The last stop for Adaptation in the Maze Runner series, the group talks about Maze Runner: The Death Cure (2018), the improvements on the book, our favorite characters, and the reinforcement of Kendyl's new ship.
Question of the Week: How do you think WCKD came up with the trials? If you read the additional books, do they give the answer?
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Dorin, Jenn, and Kendyl revisit Detective Harry Hole in the film adaptation The Snowman (2017) and whether the style, tropes, and female characters were an improvement on the Jo Nesbø novel, or fell flat.
Question of the Week: What can you say about this movie that is positive?
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Adaptation is finally covering the end of The Maze Runner series, The Death Cure by James Dashner, complete with another discussion about what "the greater good" is in this world, the radical opposites of WCKD and Right Arm, and the characters we lost along the way.
Question of the Week: Where do you think the movie will start off?
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The Adaptation hosts talk about what worked about turning Jumanji into a videogame, their headcanons on how it evolves, and how the characters worked in and out of the game world.
Question of the Week: Which vehicle would you like to see the monkeys drive?
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While reliving childhood memories of Jumanji (1995), Jenn, Sarah, and Kendyl realize how traumatic parts of the film are, but still have just as much fun as ever watching it.
Question of the Week: What is your theory on the origin of the game? Who made it?
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Adaptation discusses the film Wonder (2017), how the character perspectives were translated to screen, and externalizing Auggie's internal monologues through Star Wars characters.
Question of the Week: What cast of characters would you like to show up in your internal reality?
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There were a lot of foundational issues to be found in Justice League (2017), but the Adaptation hosts were able to find a couple moments to love in the film.
Question of the Week: Who do you think won the race: Superman or the Flash?
Powerpuff Girls - Superfriends
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Adaptation covers Murder on the Orient Express (2017), with all it's epic facial hair, increased drama, and intensified moral arcs.
Question of the Week: Who wins that facial hair battle: Poirot’s mustache or Seneca Crane’s beard?
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Jess and Jenn talk about all the wonderful things about Wonder by R.J. Palacio, the supportive family aspect, and how emotional they plan to get during the film.
Question of the Week: What is your personal precept?
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Jenn, Ryan, and Kendyl are super down with the third 80s space movie in the MCU. Along with Thor: Ragnarok (2017) the hosts talk about the original myth, the comic storyline, and Thor's glorious transformation from his first film to the new ruler of Asgard.
Question of the Week: What other genre’s would you like to see the MCU take on?
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Adaptation covers their second novel by the Queen of Mystery herself, Agatha Christie. Jess, Jenn, and Kendyl discuss Murder on the Orient Express, the brilliant detective Hercule Poirot, and the twelve person jury that makes up the cast.
Question of the Week: What was the clue that should have tipped you off?
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The Adaptation hosts get a little juvenile about the protagonist's name in Jo Nesbø's The Snowman, talk about the grizzled detective trope, and try their hardest (or do they) to remember all the character's names.
Question Challenge of the Week: How many characters from this book can you actually name? No cheating!
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Dorin and Kendyl discuss both versions of Flatliners: the afterlife, manifestations of guilt, Julia Robert's luscious hair, and why they should have let Ellen Page be gay.
Question of the Week: Which movie would you rather flatline in?
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Lots of differing opinions fly in our discussion of It (2017). We compare it to the 1990 miniseries, work through frustration about the different characters' fears, and figure out who the jumpy hosts are.
Question(s) of the Week: Who's your favorite Pennywise the Dancing Clown: Tim Curry or Bill Scarsgard?
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Jenn and Kendyl discuss Stephen King's It, how proud they feel just to have finished the whole book, and then have one of the more intense rants Adaptation has seen so far.
Question of the Week: If IT was trying to scare you, what would it turn into?
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The hosts talk Everything, Everything (2017): the astronaut, the texting, and the Rapunzel parallels, as well as revisiting the unknowns about Maddie's mom.
Question of the Week: Did the film change your perception of Maddy’s mom? How much did she know about what she was doing in the film?
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The Circle (2017) was full of potential and beloved actors, but that's not quite enough for our hosts. Not that they loved the source material all that much either...
Question of the Week: How would you change this film to make it more relevant?
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Adaptation discusses the newest incarnation of Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), one who actually gets to be a high schooler, has a fabulous talking suit, and aligns with the rest of the MCU.
Question of the Week: What villain would you like to see Spider-Man fight next?
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The hosts have a lot of laughs discussing the Starz series American Gods: serious ships (Djinn/Salim 5eva), favorite moments (carnivorous body parts anyone?) and who has tiger balls (hint: it's one of the hosts).
Question of the Week: What gods/stories do you want to see next season?
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In the longest episode in a while, Sarah, Kendyl and newbie Drew discuss the television adaptation of The Handmaid's Tale, loving the extra depth of the characters, figuring out who is Mayday, and giving their hopes for season 2.
Question of the Week: Who do you think is in Mayday? Nick, Rita, new Ofglen?
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Wonder Woman (2017) is everything, forever and ever amen. The hosts rave about the film, the female empowerment, and our new queen, Diana. Plus, they are able to definitively answer an old question of the week.
Question of the Week: Is there anyone that didn’t love this movie? Which Wonder Woman origin story do you prefer: sculpted from clay or daughter of Zeus?
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Kendyl interviews Rainy Kerwin about her new film, The Wedding Invitation (2017), following three friends who set out to pursue their dream guys in time to bring them to the 80s prom-themed wedding of the coolest girl in their high school class.
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Jenn and Kendyl discuss the ups and downs of the sixth season of Once Upon a Time, including brilliant sleeping curse vengeance, musical weddings, Rumple rants, and a soft reboot.
Question(s) of the Week: What are your hopes for the reboot? What has happened in between the end of season 6 and where 7 will begin?
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Adaptation talks Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), the full characters, the thin plot and all of the daddy issues, 70s Kurt Russell and I AM GROOTs in between.
Question of the Week: What did you think of the balance between plotlines?
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Kendyl interviews director Cate Shortland about her newest film, Berlin Syndrome (2017) based on the book by Melanie Joosten, about a photographer on a trip to Berlin who is held hostage after a one-night stand.
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In this episode, Adaptation covers the short story Wakefield by E.L. Doctorow and the film based on it. With a very dislikable character at the forefront, it gives the hosts lots to discuss.
Question(s) of the Week: What is a fitting punishment for Wakefield? How you would you react to his return?
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Kendyl interviews writer and director Robin Swicord about her film Wakefield (2016), based on the E.L. Doctorow short story of the same name which follows the strange and complex journey of a man who secretly starts living above his own garage, watching his family go about their lives in his absence.
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Everything, Everything by Nicola Yoon is an excellent way for the hosts to wrap up this book marathon they've been running. The parallels and differences in Maddie and Ollie's families, what constitutes "living," and whether we'd classify the story a Romance are just a few things discussed.
Question(s) of the Week: How convinced was Maddy’s mom about Maddy's illness? Do you exist if no one can see you?
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The hosts discuss American Gods by Neil Gaiman in preparation for the new television show.
Question(s) of the Week: What new gods have emerged since publication?
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Jenn and Kendyl talk about Dave Eggers' The Circle, complete with frustrating characters, unsubtle metaphors, and hope for the film.
Question(s) of the Week: What was the one bit of Circle technology that you could see being really useful without going too far?
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The hosts get nostalgic over the new Power Rangers (2017) film, talk representation, and stress the vital importance of Krispy Kreme.
Question(s) of the Week: Who was your favorite original Power Ranger? Who was your favorite in this film?
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in, Sarah, and Kendyl, unsurprisingly, have a ton to say about Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale, from frustrations with the universe to frustrations about the characters. But that only added to the their conversation and their admiration of the book's relevance.
Question(s) of the Week: Is Offred a non-character character? What role would you never want in this universe?
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The Adaptation hosts just can't stop gabbing about the new live-action Beauty and the Beast (2017). Despite their previous doubts, they're pretty happy with the extra backstories, songs, and details from the original fairytale.
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Question(s) of the Week: How did you feel about the balance of backstories between the Beast and Belle? Would you have liked more from one, the other, or both?
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Dorin and Kendyl have a real good time dragging the Jem and the Holograms (2015) movie, talking about how it could have been better and admitting that there were parts they actually liked.
Watch the first five episodes of the TV show along with us in our commentary.
Question(s) of the Week: Would you have rather seen a more straight-forward version of Jem or something that would have been more like the cartoon? What other 80s cartoon would you like to see made into a movie?
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This time, the hosts discuss the first comic book movie of the year, Logan (2017), the major character deaths, and one of them gets a little obsessed with imagining her own future for the series.
Question(s) of the Week: What would Logan name his school for gifted youngsters? Who would you cast at these kids in the future? What mutants would you like to see join the film series?
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In this episode, Adaptation reviews Hidden Figures by Margot Lee Shetterly and the 2016 film that's based on it. The hosts marvel at the fact that they were unaware of these amazing women and how hard math is while comparing the two.
Question(s) of the Week: Do you know of any other hidden figures that should have movies made about them?
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Kendyl and Dorin follow up their discussion of Tim Crothers' book by talking about Disney's Queen of Katwe (2016), why they never quite got the hang of chess, and what would make it a little more interesting to them.
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Question(s) of the Week: What two teams would you tape to your chess pieces to battle? What character would each piece be?
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In this episode, Dorin and Kendyl have watched A Dog's Purpose (2017) and discuss how the different lives fit together, the ending, and how it differs from the book.
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Question(s) of the Week: Did you think the different lives felt disjointed? If so, how could it have been done better?
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The hosts prep for the live-action remake by watching Disney's 1991 classic, Beauty and the Beast and recounting the well know fairy tale by Jeanne-Marie Leprince de Beaumont.
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Adaptation covers both A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley and Lion (2016) in one episode, lamenting the added drama of the film but loving the acting and the story as a whole.
Question(s) of the Week: How did the film land for you if you hadn't read the book? And what does your name mean?
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Jenn and Kendyl discuss A Dog's Purpose by W. Bruce Cameron, the different personalities of our IRL pets and wonder if the overall purpose of this dog pays off.
Question(s) of the Week: How do you feel about the way the dog's "purpose" comes full circle in this book? Do you have any recommendations for books about a girl and her dog?
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After gushing over the book on the last episode, Adaptation returns to talk about the film A Monster Calls (2016) and gushes a little bit more.
Question(s) of the Week: To what degree is the monster real? Does he just show up for children who are grieving? What other situations might call him?
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Jess and Jenn rave over the book A Monster Calls by Patrick Ness, discussing the monsterousness of "the monster" and other characters, the morals of the monster's stories and what they expect from the film.
Question(s) of the Week: How tangible do you think the monster is? Does he really exist?
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Kendyl and Dorin return to the merry ol' land with Ozland (2015). Inspired by The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, the hosts bat around several theories about the world of the film and come back to the same theme as the original: you already have what you're looking for.
Question(s) of the Week: Real or not real? Did Leif go to Oz or is he dead?
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Adaptation dives into the Wizarding World for the first time! They discuss American wizarding society, the revelation of the obscurious, and all the beasts included in Fantastic Beasts (2016).
Question(s) of the Week: Where is the series going from here? What characters will we follow and where will it take place?
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Dorin and Kendyl discuss "Story of Your Life" by Ted Chiang and Arrival (2016), get into the paradox of the Book of Life, and wonder at how the adaptation amped up the dramatics.
Question(s) of the Week: Were the added dramatics of the movie worth it? And for the bonus round, did you understand/interpret the story and movie differently than we discussed?
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Adaptation covers the film Doctor Strange (2016) in this episode, talking pace, character development and representation while looking ahead to what Marvel has in store next.
Question of the Week: Do you think the magic in this universe is really magic? Or is it just a very advanced, unexplained form of science?
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The hosts cover both the book and movie versions of The Girl on the Train and wonder who was really surprised by the ending. But on the bright side, discussing these complex female characters turns out being just the type of deep conversation that they love having.
Question of the Week: At what point did you have your "light bulb moment," when you realized whodunit in the book? In the movie?
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The hosts discuss the film Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children (2016), whether there's room for a sequel and if they think Miss Peregrine is actually a villain as well as the couple controversial choices the filmmakers made.
Question(s) of the Week: What gods or mythological creatures could the children's peculiarities be descended from? If the Hollowghast had never been created, would Jacob and his grandfather's peculiarity have been useless or would they have a different one?
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The Adaptation host discuss time loops, relative ages, and mortality in this episode covering Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs.
Question of the Week: What are your theories about how the time loop works? How is it created? How does age work inside of it?
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Dorin and Kendyl just want to know more about Phiona in this episode on The Queen of Katwe by Tim Crothers.
Question of the Week: Did you think that Phiona's story was too over-shadowed in this telling?
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Dorin and Kendyl spent more than a little bit of time discussing Grease Live!.
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Dorin and Kendyl were mega-impressed with Pete's Dragon (2016), but worry that it was too intense for the kiddies.
Question of the Week: How does this movie come across for children? Does anyone else want to punch Karl Urban?
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Jenn and Kendyl discuss the pros and cons of Nerve (2016), the film adaptation of Jeanne Ryan's novel.
Question of the Week: Could there be a sequel to this film? What kind of story would you like to see it tell?
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Adaptation expresses their (mild?) disappointment in Suicide Squad (2016) and try to keep their hopes up for future DC endeavors.
Question of the Week: What do you think will happen first: DC making a well-received film or Marvel making a poorly-received film?
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In this surprise episode, Kendyl confesses and Dorin consoles as the two reveal how they felt about the 1984 and 2016 Ghostbusters films.
Question of the Week: Did the media and internet opinions affect how you felt about the Ghostbusters remake? Do you think you liked it more or less because of it's poor reception?
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A packed episode leads to a lot of opinions--some on opposite ends of the spectrum--on Star Trek Beyond (2016), the film series as a whole, and how well it interprets the television series.
Question of the Week: Do you think the next Star Trek movie is going to involve time travel? How could they do a storyline like that without it getting weird?
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Covering all The BFGs in one episode, the hosts talk Roald Dahl, 1989, and 2016 versions, with an extra shot of farting corgis in for good measure.
Question of the Week: Why does he collect dreams? Who gave him this job?
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Talking over Nerve by Jeanne Ryan, the hosts have a lot of questions about how the game works, how much pull the Watchers have, and how they get all their information.
Question of the Week: What dares do you think the groups in other cities got? What about the other players in Seattle before the last one? Remember, one must have involved lime Jello!
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Getting ready for the 2016 remake, Dorin and Kendyl commentate Pete's Dragon (1977) and try to find accurately cute Elliot plushies.
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Jenn, Ryan, and Kendyl discuss the best season yet of Game of Thrones!
Question of the Week: What are your predictions for next season? What’s John’s real name? How is Cersei going to fuck up next? Where will Dany land? Where is Arya headed?
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Adaptation covers the fifth season of ABC's Once Upon a Time, which started off promisingly before it crashed and burned.
Question of the Week: How does True Love work in OUAT based on this past season? Do both parties need it to break a curse as we'd always believed, or can it be one-sided?
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This episode is a roller-coaster as Dorin and Kendyl begin by saying they enjoyed watching Me Before You (2016) and end by calling it a train wreck.
Question of the Week: Can you recommend some books/television/movies with good disabled representation? Maybe even actually written by someone living with a disability?
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The Adaptation hosts discuss how the X-Men cinematic world has developed in X-Men:Apocolypse (2016) and then get into a very serious discussion about McKellen!Magneto versus Fassbender!Magneto.
Question of the Week: What theories do you have about the end credits scene and what it's hinting at for the future of the series?
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Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016) turns the hosts to discussions of time travel, colorful characters, and what exactly qualifies as an adaptation.
Question of the Week: Does this film qualify as an adaptation? Did we really need this movie to be made? How frustrated are you with the time travel?
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Girls run the Supergirl world and we love it! We discuss the great female-centric relationships, the comic villains, and where Supergirl fits in the DC television universe.
Question of the Week: What are your hopes and concerns for the move to the CW?
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Corey, Nicole, and Kendyl have a lot of feelings about Me Before You by Jojo Moyes. Through all the heavy concepts in the book, it's still gray as to how the book handles them.
Question of the Week: What meaning did you attach to the title of the book—putting my needs before yours or the way I was before I met you? How does that play in to the themes of the book?
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The hosts discuss the many heroes, twists, and ideologies of Captain America: Civil War (2016).
Question of the Week: What else? Cap or Tony?
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Adaptation watches Alice in Wonderland (2010) along with you to prep for the sequel.
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Ryan and Kendyl discuss the 2016 adaptation of The Jungle Book.
Question of the Week: Do the prominent actors voicing these characters distract or add to the movie?
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The huntsman takes a back seat in this discussion as Jenn and Kendyl cannot get enough of the fierce fairytale queens in The Huntsman: Winter's War (2016).
Question of the Week: If the last shot of the movie is indeed setting up a sequel, what fairytale would you like to see incorporated in this world next?
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The Adaptation staff had a really great time commentating Disney's The Jungle Book (1967) in preparation for the new "live-action" film.
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The hosts are hot and cold in this discussion of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). We can't love certain casting choices any more, but full-on hate others; we love certain plot points, but found others confusing.
Question of the Week: Did this movie get you excited for more of the DC universe or did it discourage you from wanting to see future movies?
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In discussing the film Allegiant (2016), the hosts discuss the flip in Tris and Four's judgement, the pure versus damaged perspective, and what all these changes mean for Ascendant.
Question of the Week: With Tris being the only "pure" Chicagoan in the films, what implications does that have for the ways "pure" and "damaged" people are seen and treated? What implications does it have for the parallel with real world racism that we saw in the book?
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The hosts gush once more over Agent Peggy Carter, the vibrant, loyal characters around her, and the excellent way the writers subverted our expectations this season.
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A few Adaptation hosts watch Part 1 & 2 of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns in preparation for the bat to face off against the boy scout on the big screen.
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Kendyl and Jenn discuss Allegiant, the final book in the Divergent series by Veronica Roth and make predictions for how off-kilter the films will go.
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Like the rest of the world, the hosts loved Deadpool (2016). Listen to them go over the good, the bad (there's always something) and what Hollywood should but probably won't take from this.
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Jenn, Sarah, and Kendyl discuss Pride and Prejudice and Zombies the film, the movie and the original Jane Austen novel they are descended from in this entertaining episode. They could […]
The Adaptation hosts aren’t in total agreement about the film The 5th Wave (2016); some enjoyed the film and others didn’t, but one thing that they do agree on is […]
Watch, mock, and complain about X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) with us. iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube – Download This Episode For related topics, check out our […]
Our hosts agree that the story and writing of Rick Yancey’s The 5th Wave are outstanding and kept them on the edge of their seat. But they also agree that […]
Jenn and Kendyl discover what the real meaning of “based on the true story” according to Hollywood and despair at the twisting of the story that In the Heart of […]
Jenn and Kendyl love The Peanuts Movie, but come to some distressing realizations about the characters. Still, the movie did a great job refreshing this iconic crew. iTunes – Twitter […]
Jenn and Kendyl discuss the first nonfiction narrative that we’ve covered on Adaptation, Nathanial Philbrick’s In the Heart of the Sea. While sometimes confused by the many names to remember, […]
Dorin and Kendyl pick apart Victor Frankenstein (2015). They hoped for something closer to the novel but got an confusing and occasionally interesting take on previous adaptations—an origin story that […]
Wrapping up this series is a true accomplishment for our hosts, having covered The Hunger Games novel on episode #6. And now they’ve made it to the final film, Mockingjay […]
Just in time for Christmas, a room full of hosts watches A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965). iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube – Download This Episode For […]
Kendyl and Jenn are back to discuss the film Brooklyn. In some ways more satisfying than the book, they don’t have many negative things to say about this adaptation. Great […]
The hosts don’t exactly have a glowing review for Pan (2015). While they liked the visual elements, the plot just gave us another “chosen one” and changed everything that we’ve […]
Dorin and Kendyl watch A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) along with you, talking about why the original is better than the remake and drooling over young Johnny Depp. iTunes […]
Kendyl struggles to pronounce the Irish names in Colm Toibin’s Brooklyn, while Jenn patiently corrects her and they talk about moving away from home, memories that fade, and choosing between […]
We’re back to talk about Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015). With all the major plot differences from the book, the hosts are a little concerned for the next film, […]
Everyone gathers again for more Peter Pan discussion, this time on the novel by JM Barrie and all the ways it’s been adapted on stage and screen. The hosts talk […]
Our hosts commentate their way through Peter Pan (2003), finding all the ways that it could be a very dark story and wondering at the parallels between the lost boys […]
Jem fans Dorin and Kendyl and newbie Jenn watch the first 5 episodes of this 1985 television show along with you while commenting on the technical aspects of Synergy and […]
Kendyl and Jenn discuss the second book in the Maze Runner series, The Scorch Trials. There’s good. There’s bad. There’s nervousness about the upcoming film. And there’s more advice about […]
Our hosts think that the Paper Towns film was a fun adaptation of the John Green novel, much lighter than the book and with a few unresolved plotlines. They’ve also […]
This time around the hosts discuss the film Dark Places based on the novel by Gillian Flynn. They admire how accurate the plot was, but wonder why the characters seem […]
The Adaptation hosts were not too happy with Fantastic Four (2015). This probably doesn’t surprise you. Bad balance and pacing, no character development, and awkward moments consisting of “Hey! I […]
Our hosts find a lot of tropey things in Ant-Man (2015). But despite the issues, they still enjoyed the humor and the action. iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr […]
The hosts can barely get their thoughts in order after binge reading Gillian Flynn’s Dark Places. They have a lot to say about these very twisted and mostly unlikable characters, […]
Our hosts brains are a little scrambled trying to figure out how the timeline works in the film Terminator Genisys. As a reboot it may work, but having just marathoned […]
In which Kendyl tells you the reasons you should say hi to her at GeekyCon. iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube – Listen OnlineFiled under: Other, Podcast, Vlog Tagged: GeekyCon
Nicole and Jess talk Paper Towns by John Green, giving Margo more than her share of character analysis and comparing the treatment of this Manic Pixie to that of Green’s […]
Adaptation talks Game of Thrones season 5, going over all the major storylines—cheering for some, groaning for others—and making predictions for next season! NOTE: We do not spoil anything past […]
In this week’s Adaptation, the team discusses Jurassic World (2015), and they have a lot of feelings…mostly about the park, the dinosaurs and who the real monsters are. While it […]
Kendyl and Ryan sit down to watch The Terminator (1984) and discuss the weirdness of time travel and the rudeness of the person that decided to mow the lawn outside […]
Once again fitting two seasons into an episode, Jess and Jenn discuss season 1 of The Flash and season 4 of Arrow. Time travel, secret identities and character relationships all […]
After loving Thomas Hardy’s novel as much as we did, it’s somewhat surprising that we ended up being really happy with Far from the Madding Crowd (2015). There were a […]
Full up with hosts and content this week, the Adaptation team takes on the monumental task of covering season 1 of Agent Carter and season 2 of Agents of SHIELD […]
The gang gets out some pretty intense rants about the storylines in Once Upon a Time season 4 in this episode. They admire the best character arcs, despair over the […]
Despite the internet uproar, our hosts liked Age of Ultron overall. They wished some things had been set up better, but they discuss the character layers in depth and get […]
The hosts could not be happier that Far from the Madding Crowd by Thomas Hardy made it onto our schedule. They enjoy getting back to their roots with some classic […]
The hosts sit down and watch Jurassic Park, talking through the film about all the inferior security planning, the character development, and how it all differs from Crichton’s novel. iTunes […]
Kendyl and Jenn discuss the film Home (2015), what is lost and found in the changes from Adam Rex’s novel and what aliens would really think about the weird stuff […]
After our episode chalk-full of different versions of Cinderella, the hosts are slightly disappointed that the new live-action Disney version is twist-less. On the other-hand, they can’t deny that is […]
The hosts are back to discuss about the film adaptation of Insurgent, the second film in the Divergent series. Listen to them talk about their likes, dislikes and concerns for […]
Just in time for the start of season 5, Kendyl and Ryan hash out the events in A Dance with Dragons and what theories they have as well as what […]
Dorin and Kendyl sit down to talk about Adam Rex’s novel The True Meaning of Smekday. Funny, sweet and surprising, this is another one that we love discussing, especially since […]
This time, we’re sitting down to watch the 1989 version of Batman, talking through the fun, the dark and the slightly unbelievable. iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – […]
Book readers and non-readers alike were unimpressed by the film Seventh Son, based on Joseph Delaney’s The Last Apprentice series. This one is going down in Adaptation history as one […]
Our team geared up for the new live-action Cinderella by reading and watching an insanely large amount of versions of the classic tale, from the 7 BC Egyptian Rhodopis to […]
If you couldn’t tell by the length of the episode, Dorin and Kendyl have a lot to say about Kingsman: The Secret Service and the original comics by Mark Millar […]
Our hosts are back, discussing the second book in the Divergent trilogy, Insurgent. There is a lot to go over in this book: visiting the different factions, Tris’s PTSD, the […]
Jess and Kendyl discuss Little Women by Louisa May Alcott, remembering how they felt reading it in younger years and how their opinions have changed. iTunes – Twitter – Facebook […]
This week our hosts have read The Last Apprentice: Revenge of the Witch by Joseph Delaney (or The Wardstone Chronicles: The Spook’s Apprentice for the UK, still by Joseph Delaney). […]
As fairytale connoisseurs, the team has been looking forward to the film Into the Woods for a long while. Most are extremely pleased, but someone has some issues with the […]
After rolling their eyes through the 1982 Annie, the hosts are pleasantly surprised with the 2014 version. The plot changes, the updated music, and better character development led to […]
In discussing the final installment of The Hobbit, the hosts get into a heated debate about where the film starts, but agree on many of the other aspects like the […]
After multiple issues with the first try at recording an episode on Mockingjay Part 1, we’ve finally gotten out an episode for you to listen to and discuss with us. […]
The team sits down to watch and dissect the 1982 film version of Annie to prep for the upcoming remake. Pop in your DVD and watch with us! iTunes – […]
There are just too many things to talk about with Pemberley Digital latest endeavor Frankenstein MD. After reading a record number of comments, the hosts go over how a gender-swapped […]
The gang discusses the film Big Hero 6, wondering why it wasn’t set in Japan, wanting their own Baymax, and loving the range of characters and emotional depth in the […]
Jess, Jenn and Corey come together this week to discuss the final book of The Hunger Games Trilogy by Suzanne Collins. The trio talks through their own emotional wounds as […]
In our first book-only Game of Thrones discussion, the hosts cover A Feast for Crows by George RR Martin in order to prep themselves for season 5. They take (too […]
Dorin and Kendyl discuss the children’s book by Judith Viorst along side the film and are extremely pleased with how well the themes are portrayed on screen and how the […]
Along with a special guest from Maze Runner Chat, our hosts talk about the film adaptation of James Dashner’s The Maze Runner. The scary Grievers, the emphasis on Gally and […]
After seeing the film adaptation of Gone Girl, our hosts discuss how Gillian Flynn brought her novel to the screen. While many things were stunningly accurate, there were still a […]
In this special celebratory episode, a few of our hosts get together to discuss how the podcast got started, how they each got involved and which episodes they look back […]