Episode #163: Magnetocast

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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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Adaptation #136: A Shot in the Dark Places

header136This time around the hosts discuss the film Dark Places based on the novel by Gillian Flynn. They admire how accurate the plot was, but wonder why the characters seem to be more likable than in the book.

Check out our episode on the novel here!

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Adaptation #89: X-Men and the Day Everyone Died

header089… but then they didn’t. In the new installment in the X-Men series, Sentinels created by Trask Industries have decimated mankind. In order to prevent this future, Wolverine travels back to the 70s to stop the event that set these events in motion. Our hosts come together to try to figure out the intricacies of this new time-line, what it means for the future and how thankful they are for the fixed mistakes.

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For a other superhero discussions, check out our episodes on The Amazing Spider-Man 2Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Thor: The Dark World, The Wolverine, and Man of Steel

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Vlog Dream Cast: The Goose Girl

In which Jenn dream casts her ideal film adaptation of Shannon Hale’s The Goose Girl.

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Adaptation #40: Fee Fi Fo Fum

header040Jess, 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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Adaptation #35: I Am a Zombie Pregnant with Importance

header035After 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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