Episode #176: A Villainous Trap for Peculiar Children

header176The 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.

Check out our episode on the novel here!

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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Vlog: Adaptations We Wish Existed 2016

In which Jenn gives you our Adaptation hosts’ yearly choices for adaptations that we would literally pay money to see!

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Episode #175: Miss Peregrine’s Loop for Tiny Adults

 

header175The 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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Episode #174: The Queen of the Castle (…it’s called a Rook)

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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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Vlog: Raven’s Gate Dream Cast

In which Dorin presents her magical casting choices for the first book in Anthony Horowitz’s Power of Five series.

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Vlog: Dragonriders of Pern Dream Cast

In which Dorin gives you her casting choices in the event of an adaptation of Anne McCaffrey’s Dragonriders of Pern.

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Episode #172: The Nerve to Be Anonymous

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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?

Don’t forget to check out our episode on the novel!

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Episode #168: The Big Friendly Sandman

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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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Vlog: The Mortal Instruments Spotlight

In which Jess highlights the light and dark of Cassandra Clare’s The Mortal Instruments and its (plural) adaptations.

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Staff Recommendations – July 2016

Here’s what the Adaptation staff has been consuming this month:

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Episode #167: Hit a NERVE

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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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Vlog: Life as We Knew It Dream Cast

In which Kendyl casts a television series based on Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth Pfeffer, the first in the Last Survivors series.

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Episode #166: Winter Has Come

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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?

Check out our episodes on Season 3, Season 4 and Season 5.

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Vlog: Recommended Reading for a Harry Potter Fan

 

Jenn gives some suggestions for books reminiscent of the Harry Potter series

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Episode #164: Me Before the Wreckage

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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?

The Articles We Mentioned:

Huffington Post: ‘Why Are You Complaining? Some People Actually Feel That Way’: A Critique of ‘Me Before You’

Upworthy: A Hollywood film about disability has a lot of people feeling left out.

The Guardian: ‘I’m not a thing to be pitied’: the disability backlash against Me Before You

Variety: Film Review: ‘Me Before You’

The Telegraph: Quadriplegic author hits out at Me Before You after book features in film

UPI: Sam Claflin talks challenge of playing quadriplegic Will in ‘Me Before You’

Popcrush: ‘Me Before You’ Sparks Controversy Over Message About Disability


Don’t forget to check out our episode on the novel by Jojo Moyes!

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Vlog: The Kingdom Keepers Dream Cast

In which Jess presents her choices for actors to star in a hypothetical Disney film set in the Disney parks!

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Episode #162: Alice Through the Ocean of Time

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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?

Don’t forget to watch Alice in Wonderland (2010) with us in our commentary!

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Vlog: Voiceovers Done Right

In which Kendyl goes over the best voiceovers in adaptations and why they were so well executed.

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Clips from:
Veronica Mars (2014) – (C)  Warner Bros. Digital Distribution,  Spondoolie Productions, Rob Thomas Productions
A Christmas Story (1983) – (C)  Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), Christmas Tree Films
Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) – (C)  New Line Cinema, WingNut Films, The Saul Zaentz Company
The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) – (C)  New Line Cinema, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), WingNut Films
Rise of the Guardians (2012) – (C)  DreamWorks Animation
Stardust (2007) – (C)  Paramount Pictures, Marv Films, Vaughn Productions
The Princess Bride (1987) – (C)  Act III Communications, Buttercup Films Ltd., The Princess Bride Ltd.

Episode #160: Putting Me Before You

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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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Vlog: Looking Glass Wars Dream Cast

Jenn dreamcasts another hypothetical adaptation, this time of The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor!

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