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.
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Episode #180: Adorable Beasts and How to Catch Them
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?
Vlog: Characters We Love to Hate
Vlog: Thanks to the Authors!
Vlog: Harry Potter in the Eyes of a Non-Reader
Vlog: Rest in Print Neville Longbottom
The first in our month of mistreated Harry Potter characters, Kendyl talks about the character traits and plot points left out of the films that lead to Neville being misrepresented.
Vlog: Five Memorable Quotes You Wish You Could Forget
Vlog: Best Friendship Chemistry in Books and Movies
Vlog: Top Five Character Blunders
In which Jess tells you our picks for the most atrocious character defining mistakes.
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#56: Fashionably Early Kronos (Sea of Monsters film)
#27: Where is the Silver Lining? (Silver Linings Playbook film)
#39: Nothing to Get Green Over (Oz the Great and Powerful film)
Vlog: BONUS Worst Adapted Character (Ginny Weasley is Awesome, Just Not in the Films)
Vlog: Seven Most Epic Book to Movie Moments
In which we give you the scenes that were epically accurate in translation to the screen.
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Related podcast episodes:
#42: All About the EL-BEE-DEE! (on the Lizzie Bennet Diaries)
#7: Seneca Crane’s Beard Invalidates Your Opinion (on The Hunger Games film)
#29: Toners for Dwarves (on The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey film)
Vlog: Five Best Character Adaptations
In which our hosts list character adaptations that we thought were the “whole package” on screen. In fact, we’re convinced that these aren’t actors–they ARE the characters straight from the page! After all, you’ve heard of Inkheart, right? It could happen!