Dorin and Kendyl spent more than a little bit of time discussing Grease Live!.
Outtake from Episode #173: Grease Live!
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Vlog: Raven’s Gate Dream Cast
Episode #173: There Dragons Will Be
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?
Vlog: Dragonriders of Pern Dream Cast
Episode #172: The Nerve to Be Anonymous
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?
Episode #171: What’s the Opposite of Squad Goals?
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?
Episode #170: Ghostbustin’ Makes Me Feel Good
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?
Episode #169: Star Trek Above and Beyond
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?
We also have an episode on Star Trek Into Darkness.
Episode #168: The Big Friendly Sandman
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?
Vlog: The Mortal Instruments Spotlight
Staff Recommendations – July 2016
Here’s what the Adaptation staff has been consuming this month:
Episode #167: Hit a NERVE
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!
Commentary #15: Pete’s Dragon (1977)
Getting ready for the 2016 remake, Dorin and Kendyl commentate Pete’s Dragon (1977) and try to find accurately cute Elliot plushies.
Vlog: Life as We Knew It Dream Cast
Episode #166: Winter Has Come
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?
Episode #165: Once Upon a Test of True Love
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?
Check out our episodes on Season 2, Season 3, and Season 4.
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Vlog: Recommended Reading for a Harry Potter Fan
Episode #164: Me Before the Wreckage
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:
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
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Don’t forget to check out our episode on the novel by Jojo Moyes!
Vlog: The Kingdom Keepers Dream Cast
Episode #163: Magnetocast
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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