In which Jenn dream casts her ideal film adaptation of Shannon Hale’s The Goose Girl.
iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube
Vlog Dream Cast: The Goose Girl
Reply
Author Archives: Adaptation Podcast
Vlog: Seven Most Infuriating Endings
Adaptation #81: A Game of Secret Targaryens
Just in time for the start of season 4, the team gets all their thoughts out on season 1-3 of Game of Thrones while comparing it to the series by George R.R. Martin. Loads of character discussion ensues as well as talk of who everyone wants on the throne versus who might actually get there. The hosts that are farther along in their reading bite their tongues to keep from spoiling while the newbie readers habitually add ‘at this point’ to everything they say just in case.
What are your season 4 predictions? Leave them in the comments, but no spoilers!
EDITOR’S NOTE/SPOILER WARNING: Though Ryan and Sarah didn’t fully succeed in not dropping hints about what happens past where the TV show has reached, speaking as a person that has only read up to the end of book 2, I did not feel spoiled by anything they said. They mention the names of some events but don’t say what happens, and say one thing about Arya’s future path that is not surprising. We also threw in some fake spoilers and fan theories along the way, so basically just don’t trust anything you hear.
iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube – Download This Episode
For a similar discussions, check out our episodes on An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug, Thor: The Dark World and Percy Jackson.
Adaptation #80: Two Factions Diverged in a Wood
Following up on our episode on Veronica Roth’s Divergent, the team gathers around to talk about the film adaptation by Neil Burger. While they welcomed some of the changes, there were others that they felt needed clarification, as well as some characters that needed more screen time.
Have a listen and tell us if you agree with our assessment! Leave your thoughts in the comments!
Don’t forget to check out our episode on the novel by Veronica Roth!
iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube – Download This Episode
For a similar discussions, check out our episodes on The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, City of Bones, Percy Jackson, and Ender’s Game.
Adaptation #79: And Then There Were No More Biscuits
This time around, the Adaptation girls discuss Agatha Christie’s novel And Then There Were None in which ten people are lured to an island and then killed off one by one. There’s also a creepy nursery rhyme with a racist history and some rather disturbing character backstories. The hosts talk about theories they had while reading, alternate endings that could have been and the unexpected and infuriating ending.
EDIT: You can now listen to our episode on the film Sabotage, which was loosely based on this book.
What did you think of this Christie mystery? Tell us in the comments!
iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube – Download This Episode
For a similar discussions, check out our episodes on The Woman in Black novel by Susan Hill and the film starring Daniel Radcliffe and on series three of Sherlock.
Vlog: Ten Best Casting Choices
Vlog: What Are We Watching? (March 2014)
Winter’s Tale confuses, intrigues, but is literary fiction through and through
Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin, a book review by Kendyl Bryant of The Adaptation Podcast
After I finished all 750 pages (or more accurately the 27-hour audiobook) of Winter’s Tale by Mark Helprin, I had some very mixed emotions. Accomplishment was certainly one, exhaustion another, but I’d be lying if I said the strongest wasn’t confusion. Winter’s Tale isn’t just long; it’s also complicated with at least ten main characters, lengthy descriptions and some fairly advanced symbolism.
But all this doesn’t mean it’s not worth the time and thought that it takes to read it. It just means that the reader should be willing to expend some energy in their trek through this marsh of literary fiction and magical realism.
The story begins in the early 1900s in a New York City that is slightly more fantastical than our own and spans to the turn of the millennium. During that…
View original post 366 more words
Vlog: Seven Worst Casting Choices
In which we list some of the worst casting decisions Hollywood has made for film adaptations.
iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube
Related Podcasts:
#57 Hi-Yo Stupid, Away! (The Lone Ranger)
#31 Vive la Revolution pour les Miserables (Les Miserables)
#13 M. Night, You Used Your Power Irresponsibly (The Last Airbender)
Adaptation #78: The Divergent Sorting Hat
The team’s discussion of Divergent by Veronica Roth stays focused on the details of this futuristic Chicago and how each of the factions function within it. Then, in their character discussion, one host reveals her disappointment in how a certain arc ended. They also have a little crossover fun in trying to match the factions to the Hogwarts houses.
What did you think of Divergent? Leave all your thoughts and movie predictions in the comments! And please leave out any Insurgent/Allegiant spoilers!
EDIT: Our episode on the film Divergent is now available here!
iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube – Download This Episode
For similar adaptations, check out our episodes on The Hunger Games, Catching Fire, The Mortal Instruments and Beautiful Creatures.
Vlog: What Are We Reading? (March 2014)
Adaptation #77: Lost in a Winter’s Tale
After reading though Mark Helprin’s hefty novel, Kendyl and Jenn discuss the many intricacies of Winter’s Tale. Dorin joins in for a discussion of Akiva Goldsman’s film, where it streamlined the novel and where it went too far.
What did you think of Winter’s Tale? Have a listen and then tell us your own thoughts on the novel and/or film in the comments!
iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube – Download This Episode
For similar adaptations, check out our episodes on The Midas Box, The Book Thief, The Great Gatsby and Cloud Atlas.
Adaptation #76: We Shave For Sherlock Holmes
In this overdue episode, the Adaptation Team tackles the BBC’s third series of Sherlock, discussing the perfection that is Mary Morstan, the nods to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s original works and to the fandom and the mildly-disappointing lack of a cliff hanger, all while reeling from the fact that WE STILL DON’T KNOW HOW HE SURVIVED!
What do you think? Have a listen and then tell us your own thoughts on this series and how it stacks up to the first two the comments!
iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube – Download This Episode
For more fandom adaptations, check out our episodes on The Hobbit: AUJ and DoS, Thor: The Dark World, Catching Fire, Star Trek Into Darkness and Once Upon a Time.
Vlog: Six Worst Adapted Scripts
In which we tell you our picks for the six worst scripts written for film adaptations.
iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube
Related Podcasts:
#22: Because… High School (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
#30: Do Bananas Float? (Life of Pi)
#34: The Merry Old Land of Manipulation (The Wizard of Oz)
Vlog: What Are We Watching? (February 2014)
Adaptation #75: I, Frankenstein. You, Human.
This week the gang discusses the comic I, Frankenstein: Genesis by Kevin Grevioux as well as the motion comic and the film adaptation starring Aaron Eckhart. While they applaud the trans-media attempt, they aren’t sure that the film stands up well on it’s own.
What do you think? Have a listen and then tell us your own thoughts on the comic and film in the comments!
iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube – Download This Episode
For similar adaptations, check out our episodes on Frankenstein/Frankenweenie, Thor: The Dark World, RIPD, Carrie, Kick-Ass 2, and The Wolverine.
Vlog: Nine Best Adapted Scripts
In which we set a record for list length and tell you about the nine screen adaptations that had awesome scripts.
iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube
Related Podcasts:
#22: Because… High School (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)
#30: Do Bananas Float? (Life of Pi)
#34: The Merry Old Land of Manipulation (The Wizard of Oz)
Vlog: BONUS Worst Adapted Character (Ginny Weasley is Awesome, Just Not in the Films)
Adaptation #74: The School Boy and the Curse of the Midas Gun
Our hosts are a bit overwhelmed this episode as we discuss GP Taylor’s The Midas Box and the film adaptation The Adventurer: The Curse of the Midas Box. While enjoying the magical realism of the book, there was a lot to take in, and while the movie had them laughing (probably unintentionally), it was a little watery.
Let us know what you thought of the book, the film and our discussion in the comments!
Adaptation Podcast 