In three years of Adapt or Perish, we've never missed an episode. Until today. 2020 finally got us! Our look at High Fidelity will still be coming, but in two weeks, on Tuesday, December 1. In the meantime, we thought we'd rerun one of our favorites: Jaws. Enjoy!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• Benchley’s original novel, published in 1974.
• The 1975 movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Roy Schneider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw.

Footnotes:

• Thalassophobia: an intense and persistent fear of the sea or of sea travel.
• Fish vs. Cetacea
•  Bears Not Attracted to Menstruating Women  from Live Science
• “Bitch eating crackers”
• The “Father and Son” scene from Jaws
• The USS Indianapolis
• John Milius
• Jaw 2, Jaws 3-D, Jaws: The Revenge, and Jaws 19
• Lorraine Gary and Sid Sheinberg

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In this very spooky (and slightly belated) episode of Adapt or Perish we're celebrating Halloween with a look at the creepiest and kookiest family of them all—The Addams Family.

In this episode we discuss:

• Charles Addams' original New Yorker cartoon.
• The Addams Family (ABC, 1964–1966), created by David Levy, starring John Astin, Carolyn Jones, Jackie Coogan, and Ted Cassidy.
• The Addams Family (Paramount, 1991), directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, written by Caroline Thompson and Larry Wilson, and starring Raul Julia, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd, and Christina Ricci.
• Addams Family Values (Paramount, 1993), directed by Barry Sonnenfeld, written by Paul Rudnick, and starring Julia, Huston, Lloyd, Ricci, Joan Cusack, David Krumholtz, Peter MacNicol, and Christine Baranski.
• Addams Family Reunion (Saban, 1998), directed by Dave Payne, written by Rob Kerchner and Scott Sandin, and starring Tim Curry, Daryl Hannah, Kevin McCarthy, Estelle Harris, and Ed Begley, Jr.
• The New Addams Family (Saban, 1998–1999), starring Glenn Taranto and Ellie Harvie.
• The Addams Family (2010), music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa, book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice, original Broadway cast including Nathan Lane and Bebe Neuwirth.
• The Addams Family (MGM, 2019), directed by Conrad Vernon and Greg Tiernan, written by Matt Lieberman, and starring Oscar Isaac, Charlize Theron, Nick Kroll, and Allison Janney.

Footnotes:

• The 1973 and 1992–1993 Hanna-Barbera cartoons
• The Addams Family pinball machine (1992)
• A short taste of Rip Taylor
• The Craft (Columbia, 1996)
• Return to Oz (Disney, 1985)
• Roger Rees singing "Happy/Sad" from The Addams Family on Broadway
• Dark Shadows the show vs. Dark Shadows the movie
• Nick Kroll: Coach Steve vs. Fester

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In this episode, we look back on the last year of Adapt or Perish in our Three Year Spectacular!

For this episode, we read, watched, and discussed:

• Everything ever. Yes, really.

Footnotes:

• "Robin (The Hooded Man)" by Clannad from Robin of Sherwood (1984–1986)
• "Getta Bloomin' Move On! (The Self Preservation Society)" by Quincy Jones from The Italian Job (1969)
• "The Theme From The Poseidon Adventure (The Morning After)" performed by Maureen McGovern from The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
• The opening and closing theme song from The Adventures of Robin Hood (1955–1959)
• Akage no Anne / Anne of Green Gables (1979) Opening Theme - Kikoeru Kashira (Oowada Ritsuko)
• "Whistle-Stop" and "Oo-De-Lally" from Disney's Robin Hood (1973)

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we're looking at the most miraculous little girl in the history of English literature, Roald Dahl's Matilda!

In this episode we discuss:

• The original 1988 novel.
• The 1996 movie, directed by Danny DeVito, written by Nicholas Kazan and Robin Swicord, and starring Mara Wilson, DeVito, Rhea Perlman, Embeth Davidtz, and Pam Ferris.
• The 2010 musical, book by Dennis Kelly, music and lyrics by Tim Minchin.

Footnotes:

• Matilda at 30
• Mara Wilson and More Reveal 13 Things You Never Knew About Matilda from Thrillist
• Mara Wilson's 2016 book Where Am I Now?: True Stories of Girlhood and Accidental Fame
• Afternoon Tea: A Matilda Reunion
• Groundhog Day: The Musical
• The "pantomime dame"

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"Somewhere, a crime is being committed." In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we tackle the officer who's part man, part machine, and all RoboCop.

In this episode we discuss:

• The 1987 original, directed by Paul Verhoeven, written by Ed Neumeier and Michael Miner, and starring Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Ronny Cox, Miguel Ferrer, and Kurtwood Smith.
• The 2014 remake, directed by José Padilha, written by Joshua Zetumer (with credit to Neumeier and Miner), and starring Joel Kinnaman, Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, Abbie Cornish, and Samuel L. Jackson.

Footnotes:

• Leeza (1993–2000)
• You Can't Do That on Television (1979–1990)
• MTV's Loveline (1996–2000)
• Commando (1985), starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
• Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), starring Sylvester Stallone
• Letterkenny (2016–present)
• Writing Advice from Matt Stone & Trey Parker

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It's episode 75 of Adapt or Perish! With this minor milestone episode, it's time for more Jane Austen with a look at Sense and Sensibility!

In this episode we discuss:

• Jane Austen's original 1811 novel.
• The 1971 miniseries, directed by David Giles, written by Denis Constanduros, and starring Joanna David and Ciaran Madden.
• The 1981 miniseries, directed by Rodney Bennett, written by Alexander Baron, and starring Irene Richard and Tracey Childs.
• The 1995 theatrical movie, directed by Ang Lee, written by Emma Thompson, and starring Thompson, Kate Winslet, Hugh Grant, and Alan Rickman.
• The 2008 miniseries, directed by John Alexander, written by Andrew Davies, and starring Hattie Morahan, Charity Wakefield, Dominic Cooper, Dan Stevens, and David Morrissey.

Footnotes:

• On the topic of Austen on Adapt or Perish:
  • Pride and Prejudice, Part 1 on Apple Podcasts and the web
  • Pride and Prejudice, Part 2 on Apple Podcasts and the web
  • Pride and Prejudice, Part 3 on Apple Podcasts and the web
• Patricia Routledge and Keeping Up Appearances
• Dead Again (1991), produced by Lindsay Doran, directed by Kenneth Branagh, and starring Branagh and Emma Thompson.
• Myriam François-Cerrah (born Emilie François)

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss the British heist classic, The Italian Job! And also another movie! That's not quite a classic! But it's called The Italian Job, too! Also Bollywood!

In this episode we discuss:

• The Italian Job (Paramount, 1969), directed by Peter Collinson, written by Troy Kennedy Martin, and starring Michael Caine, Benny Hill, and Noël Coward.
• The Italian Job (Paramount, 2003), directed by F. Gary Gray, written by Donna and Wayne Powers, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, and Donald Sutherland.
• Players (Viacom 18, 2012), directed by Abbas-Mustan, written by Rohit Jugraj and Sudip Sharma, and starring Abhishek Bachchan, Vinod Khanna, Sonam Kapoor, and Neil Nitin Mukesh.

Footnotes:

• Dueling Michael Caines from The Trip with Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon
• Napster, Napster, and Napster
• Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham... (Yash Raj Films, 2001)
• Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga (Fox Star Studios, 2019)

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In this very lurid, very trashy, very claustrophobic episode of Adapt or Perish, we're looking at V.C. Andrews' Flowers in the Attic!

In this episode we discuss:

• V.C. Andrews' original 1979 novel.
• The 1987 theatrical movie, written and directed by Jeffrey Bloom and starring Kristy Swanson, Jeb Stuart Adams, Victoria Tennant, and Louise Fletcher.
• The 2014 Lifetime Original, directed by Deborah Chow, written by Kayla Alpert, and starring Kiernan Shipka, Mason Dye, Heather Graham, and Ellen Burstyn.

Footnotes:

• Amanda Palmer, The Dresden Dolls, and An Evening with Neil Gaiman & Amanda Palmer
• Aerial America
• Castle Hill in Ipswich, Massachusetts
• Pris from Blade Runner

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We must be crazy to do it, but in this episode of Adapt or Perish we're taking to the skies with Joseph Heller's Catch-22!

In this episode we discuss:

• Joseph Heller's original 1961 novel.
• The 1970 movie, directed by Mike Nichols, written by Buck Henry, and starring Alan Arkin, Art Garfunkel, Martin Sheen, and Orson Welles.
• The 1973 TV pilot, starring Richard Dreyfuss. Watch it (or don't) on YouTube.
• The 2019 miniseries, written and developed by Luke Davies and David Michôd, produced and directed by George Clooney, Grant Heslov, and Ellen Kuras, and starring Clooney, Christopher Abbott, Kyle Chandler, and Hugh Laurie.

Footnotes:

• Moonrise Kingdom (2012), written and directed by Wes Anderson
• The Many Voices of Frank Welker
• Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (2010), directed by Edgar Wright
• Bad Times at the El Royale (2018), written and directed by Drew Goddard

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In this completely honest and in no way deceitful or manipulative episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss the many versions of Dirty Rotten Scoundrels!

In this episode we discuss:

• Bedtime Story (Universal, 1964), directed by Ralph Levy, written by Stanley Shapiro and Paul Henning, and starring David Niven, Marlon Brando, and Shirley Jones.
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (Orion, 1988), directed by Frank Oz, written by Dale Launer, Shapiro, and Henning, and starring Michael Caine, Steve Martin, and Glenne Headly.
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels: The Musical (2004), music and lyrics by David Yazbek, book by Jeffrey Lane, and originally starring John Lithgow and Norbert Leo Butz.
• The Hustle (MGM, 2019), directed by Chris Addison, written by Jac Schaeffer, Launer, Shapiro, and Henning, and starring Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson.

Footnotes:

• Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest
• The original teaser for Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
• Sherie Rene Scott sings "April's Ballad" from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Coming Out of Their Shells tour
• Patton Oswalt on doing "punch up"
• We were on another podcast! We were invited onto the Castle of Horror podcast to speak with host and author Jason Henderson as part of their "Castle Talk" interview series, and had a ton of fun. Listen to it on the web or on Apple Podcasts.

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