What?! After a year of Mondays and Thursdays spent in anticipation of a new episode, our Austen-inclined hosts discuss Hank Green and Bernie Su’s The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and its whole new level of audience immersion. We gush over our love for most of the characters, seethe over our hatred for others and sit in awe of the realization that they all had depth that we weren’t initially expecting from this Pride and Prejudice adaptation.
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Our hosts agree that Andrew Niccol’s The Host was a tough movie to make, with source material that had both too much and too little to fit into two hours. While they enjoyed the film, they also feel like it went too far in some areas and not far enough in others.
Also, check out episode #38: Mind, Host and Soul which covers the novel by Stephenie Meyer.
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Jess, Jenn and Kendyl get together to discuss Bryan Singer’s film Jack the Giant Slayer, which is definitely worth watching. Though unsure about Isabella’s character, they agree that the film blends Jack and the Beanstalk and Jack the Giant Killer well, while adding some new mythology to the mix.
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After seeing Sam Raimi’s Oz the Great and Powerful, the hosts finally know which witch is which and some now have gloating rights. They also discuss the film from a visual standpoint, their opinions on the Wicked Witch’s transformation and the Land of Oz in comparison with the original novel and 1939 film.
Check episode #34: The Merry Old Land of Manipulation for our discussion on Baum’s novel and the 1939 film here!
We also have an episode on Dorothy of Oz and the film Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return that you can see here!
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Discussing Stephenie Meyer’s The Host gives our hosts plenty to analyze, from the difference between body and mind to the believability of Wanderer’s selflessness and Ian’s understanding. And of course, the Twilight comparisons are inevitable.
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Also, check out our episode on the film!
The team discusses the Grimm Brothers’ Hansel and Gretel and the recent Tommy Wirkola film Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters. While being semi-divided, they all agree that the Grimm’s were random and the movie was entertaining, if a little under-developed.
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Episode #36 covers Richard LaGravenese’s film Beautiful Creatures and the hosts were less than impressed. After timidly discussing the movie on its own, the book comparisons come out in full force making the hosts wonder why the movie removed dramatic situations only to add in non-canon ones. And we make a few more hipster jokes…
Check out episode #33: Beautiful Outcasters for our discussion on the novel by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl!
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After seeing Jonathan Levine’s film Warm Bodies, the hosts discuss its merits as a film as well as its differences from the original novel. They also spend some time debating the cheese factor, the attractiveness of Rob Corddry and R’s hipster-emo tendencies.
Also check out our episode on the novel by Isaac Marion!
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In this episode of Adaptation, the hosts discuss L. Frank Baum’s book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz and Victor Fleming’s film The Wizard of Oz. Along the way, some burning questions are asked such as would Dorothy really choose Kansas over Oz? And did Glinda get manipulation lessons to Dumbledore or the other way around?
Also check out the episodes on Oz the Great and Powerful and Legend’s of Oz: Dorothy’s Return!
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Our beautiful hosts come together to discuss the novel Beautiful Creatures by Margaret Stohl and Kami Garcia. After a few writing critiques, they get into some plot and character discussions and then admit their rather high hopes for the film.
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Also check out our episode on the film!
In episode #32 Dorin, Nicole and Kendyl discuss Isaac Marion’s Warm Bodies, what’s really in a name and how much ‘magic’ is too much to be believable. They also take a moment to appreciate rooftop kisses and discuss their expectations, high and low, for the upcoming film.
Also check out our episode on the film!
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As the team discusses Tom Hooper’s film Les Miserables, we realize that our expectations were both too high and too low. Talking over the cast, the filming and the how the story was told versus the stage musical and Victor Hugo’s novel, we can only conclude that it was painfully amazing… or was that amazingly painful?
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Jess, Jenn and Kendyl think that Ang Lee did adaptation right in this episode focused on his film Life of Pi. They also discuss the film’s visual and spiritual aspects and do some more wondering about the truth behind Pi’s story.
Also, check out our discussion of the book by Yann Martel in episode #20: Pi of the Tiger!
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The team talks the first installment of Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit, how it fits into the Lord of the Rings saga and how faithfully it represents the novel by JRR Tolkien.
For our discussion on the book check out episode #26: Luckily for Hobbits, Size Doesn’t Matter. For The Desolation of Smaug, check out episode #72: Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon. For Battle of the Five Armies, check out episode #109: And a Hobbit with the One Ring.
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In episode #28, Kendyl and Dorin discuss how the writers and directors of Cloud Atlas must have felt exactly as they did after reading the novel and Ryan brings in the non-fangirling reader perspective. In the end, we all conclude that there needs to be a TV miniseries in the future.
Check out our discussion on the novel by David Mitchell here.
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After seeing David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook, Dorin and Kendyl discuss it’s merits and shortcomings as a film and in comparison with the novel its based on.
Also check out our episode on the novel!
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In episode #26, the gang gets together to talk about JRR Tolkien’s The Hobbit, make predictions on the upcoming film trilogy and discuss where learning elvish falls on the geek scale.
EDIT: Our episodes on the films An Unexpected Journey, The Desolation of Smaug and Battle of the Fiver Armies are now available!
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The Twilight Saga is over (finally)! The hosts discuss the last film in the series, Breaking Dawn Part 2, getting a little over excited about their favorite parts, the twisty ending and the differences between the film and the book.
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Kendyl and Dorin read Cloud Atlas and feel like it has taken over their entire thought processes in this record long episode. But don’t worry, it’s worth it for the in-depth discussion of David Mitchell’s amazing book that leads the hosts to talk of reincarnation, war and lots of -isms.
Also check out the episode on the film!
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In episode #23, our hosts discuss James Whale’s Frankenstein (1931), Tim Burton’s short film Frankenweenie (1984) and the current feature film remake, concluding that in any form it all comes down to bad parenting and creations that just want to be loved.
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