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It's been almost three years since the first time we looked at Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice, and this time we're doing it right! We're revisiting the classic romance with a three-part look at the classic filmed adaptations, and the some of the more out-there adaptations, too!

In this episode—Part One of Three—we discuss:

• Jane Austen's 1813 novel Pride and Prejudice.
• Pride and Prejudice (MGM, 1940), directed by Robert Z. Leonard, written by Aldous Huxley and Jane Murfin, and starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier.
• Pride and Prejudice (BBC, 1980), directed by Cyril Coke, written by Fay Weldon, and starring Elizabeth Garvie and David Rintoul.

Footnotes:

• Pride and Prejudice (BBC, 1967), available only in-person from the BFI
• Fay Weldon and The Bulgari Connection

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It's been a long time coming, but Adapt or Perish is finally going back to Avonlea to revisit L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables!

In this episode we discuss:

• L.M. Montgomery's original 1908 novel.
• Anne of Green Gables (RKO, 1934), directed by George Nicholls, Jr., written by Sam Mintz, and starring Anne Shirley (!), Tom Brown, Helen Westley, and O.P. Heggie.
• Akage no An (Nippon Animation, 1979), written and directed by Isao Takahata, with contributions from Hayao Miyazaki.
• Anne of Green Gables (CBC, 1985), written and directed by Kevin Sullivan, and starring Megan Follows, Colleen Dewhurst, Richard Farnsworth, and Jonathan Crombie.
• L.M. Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables (YTV, 2016), directed by John Kent Harrison, written by Susan Coyne, and starring Ella Ballentine, Sara Botsford, and Martin Sheen.
• Anne with an E (CBC/Netflix, 2017–2019), created by Moira Walley-Beckett, and starring Amybeth McNulty, Geraldine James, R.H. Thomson, and Lucas Jade Zumann.

Footnotes:

• Our first look at Anne of Green Gables, Episode One of Adapt or Perish
• All the other Anne of Green Gables adaptations we couldn't get
• "Why Anne of Green Gables Is Big In Japan" from the HuffPost
• "Anne of Green Gables: The Most Popular Redhead in Japan" from BBC News
• "Kawaii," Japan's culture of cuteness
• Arielle's dramatic reading of Anne on Librivox
• Slings & Arrows (2003–2006)

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In this totally cool, totally criminal, and somewhat sexy episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss The Thomas Crown Affair!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• The Thomas Crown Affair (United Artists, 1968), directed by Norman Jewison, written by Alan Trustman, and Starring Steve McQueen and Faye Dunaway.
• The Thomas Crown Affair (MGM, 1999), directed by John McTiernan, written by Leslie Dixon and Kurt Wimmer, and starring Pierce Brosnan, Rene Russo, and Denis Leary.

Footnotes:

• "The Windmills of Your Mind" performed by Noel Harrison
• Fiddler on the Roof (United Artists, 1971), directed by Norman Jewison
• "Brosnan uses his Bond clout to remake Thomas Crown Affair" from EON Magazine
• My Dad Wrote a Porno
• Fay Weldon's 2001 novel The Bulgari Connection
• Baumgartner Restoration on YouTube
• "The Windmills of Your Mind" performed by Sting
• Topkapi (United Artists, 1964)
• "'Captain America' Helmers Joseph & Anthony Russo Join Michael B. Jordan To Produce New 'Thomas Crown Affair'" from Deadline

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In this very special episode of Adapt or Perish, we get REAL small and discuss the classic children's book The Borrowers!

For this episode, we read and watched:

• Mary Norton's original 1952 novel.
• The Borrowers (Hallmark, 1973), directed by Walter C. Miller, written by Jay Presson Allen, and starring Eddie Albert, Tammy Grimes, and Judith Anderson.
• The Borrowers (BBC, 1992), directed by John Henderson, written by Richard Carpenter, and starring Ian Holm, Penelope Wilton, Rebecca Callard, and Siân Phillips.
• The Borrowers (PolyGram, 1997), directed by Peter Hewitt, written by Gavin Scott and John Kamps, and starring John Goodman, Jim Broadbent, Celia Imrie, Flora Newbigin, Mark Williams, and Hugh Laurie.
• Arrietty/Arrietty the Borrower/The Secret World of Arrietty (Studio Ghibli, 2010), directed by Hiromasa Yonebayashi, written by Keiko Niwa and Hayao Miyazaki.
• The Borrowers (BBC, 2011), directed by Tom Harper, written by Ben Vanstone, and starring Christopher Eccleston, Sharon Horgan, Aisling Loftus, Anne Hirsch, and Stephen Fry.

Footnotes:

• Mary Norton's Borrowers sequels: The Borrowers Afield (1955), The Borrowers Afloat (1959), The Borrowers Aloft (1961), and The Borrowers Avenged (1982)
• Bedknobs and Broomsticks (Disney, 1971)
• The Return of the Borrowers (BBC, 1993)
• I, Podius
• Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (Orion, 1991) and Small Soldiers (DreamWorks, 1998)
• GQ: John Goodman Breaks Down His Most Iconic Characters
• Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli

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Welcome back to Sherwood! This episode of Adapt or Perish concludes our two-part look at the world's most famous outlaw, Robin Hood! If you haven't listened to part one yet, check it out!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• Robin of Sherwood (ITV, 1984–1986), created by Richard Carpenter, and starring Michael Praed, Jason Connery, Ray Winstone, and Nickolas Grace.
• Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (Warner Brothers, 1991), directed by Kevin Reynolds, written by Pen Densham and John Watson, and starring Kevin Costner, Alan Rickman, Morgan Freeman, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, and Christian Slater.
• Robin Hood (20th Century Fox, 1991), directed by John Irvin, written by Sam Resnick and John McGrath, and starring Patrick Bergin, Uma Thurman, Jürgen Prochnow, and Jeroen Krabbé.
• Conquests of the Longbow: The Legend of Robin Hood (Sierra On-Line, 1991), designed by Christy Marx.
• Robin Hood: Men in Tights (20th Century Fox, 1993), directed by Mel Brooks, written by Brooks, Evan Chandler, and J. David Shapiro, and starring Cary Elwes, Amy Yasbeck, Richard Lewis, Roger Rees, Tracey Ullman, and Dave Chappelle.
• Robin Hood (BBC, 2006–2009), created by Dominic Minghella and Foz Allan, and starring Jonas Armstrong, Lucy Griffiths, Keith Allen, and Richard Armitage.
• Robin Hood (Universal, 2010), directed by Ridley Scott, written by Brian Helgeland, and starring Russell Crowe, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, Mark Strong, Oscar Isaac, Eileen Atkins, and Max von Sydow.
• Robin Hood (Lionsgate, 2018), directed by Otto Bathurst, written by Ben Chandler and David James Kelly, and starring Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn, and F. Murray Abraham.

Footnotes:

• Swamp Thing (USA Network, 1990–1993)
• "Robin (The Hooded Man)," theme from Robin of Sherwood by Clannad
• A Knight's Tale (2001), written and directed by Brian Helgeland, and starring Heath Ledger.
• "All For Love," the 1993 single for Disney's The Three Musketeers, performed by Bryan Adams, Rod Stewart, and Sting.
• King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder! (1990)
• Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess
• The Return of Martin Guerre (1982)
• Alan Doyle and Great Big Sea ("When I'm Up (I Can't Get Down)," "Captain Kidd," "The River Driver")

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Welcome to Sherwood! In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we bring you part one of our two-part look at the world's most famous outlaw, Robin Hood!

For this episode, we read and watched:

• The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Howard Pyle's 1883 novel.
• Robin Hood (United Artists, 1922), directed by Allan Dwan, produced by, written by, and starring Douglas Fairbanks.
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (Warner Brothers, 1938), directed by Michael Curtiz and William Keighley, written by Norman Reilly Raine, Seton I. Miller, and Rowland Leigh, and starring Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, and Claude Rains.
• The Story of Robin Hood and His Merrie Men (Disney, 1952), directed by Ken Annakin, written by Lawrence Edward Watkin, starring Richard Todd, Joan Rice, James Hayter, and Peter Finch.
• The Adventures of Robin Hood (ITV, 1955–1959), created by Hannah Weinstein, and starring Richard Greene and Alan Wheatley.
• Sword of Sherwood Forest (Hammer, 1960), directed by Terence Fisher, written by Alan Hackney, and starring Richard Greene, Sarah Branch, and Peter Cushing.
• A Challenge for Robin Hood (Hammer, 1967), directed by C.M. Pennington-Richards, written by Peter Bryan, and starring Barrie Ingham, Peter Blythe, James Hayter, and John Arnatt.
• Robin Hood (Disney, 1973), directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, story by Ken Anderson, and starring Brian Bedford, Peter Ustinov, Phil Harris, and Terry-Thomas.
• Robin and Marian (Columbia, 1976), directed by Richard Lester, written by James Goldman, and starring Sean Connery, Audrey Hepburn, Robert Shaw, and Richard Harris.

Footnotes:

• Frock Flicks: Top 5 Wimples in Cinema History
• Richard Pascoe and Playing Shakespeare
• James Goldman and The Lion in Winter

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In this extra special, very scientific episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Disney's The Absent-Minded Professor and Flubber!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• The Absent-Minded Professor (1961), directed by Robert Stevenson, written by Bill Walsh, and starring Fred MacMurray, Nancy Olson, Tommy Kirk, and Keenan Wynn. Watch it on Disney+, iTunes, or Amazon.
• Flubber (1997), directed by Les Mayfield, written by John Hughes, and starring Robin Williams, Marcia Gay Harden, Christopher McDonald, Wil Wheaton, Clancy Brown, and Ted Levine. Watch it on Disney+, iTunes, or Amazon.

Footnotes:

• Son of Flubber (1963)
• Hubert "Dr. Boom" Alyea (and one of his lectures)
• Relevant past episodes: Mary Poppins and Miracle on 34th Street
• Behind the scenes of Flubber: part one and part two

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we revisit E.M. Forster with a look at A Room with a View!

For this episode, we read and watched:

• Forster's original 1908 novel. Read it on iBooks or Amazon.
• The 1985 Merchant Ivory film adaptation, directed by James Ivory, written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, and starring Helena Bonham Carter, Julian Sands, Maggie Smith, and Daniel Day-Lewis. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
• The 2007 television movie from ITV, directed by Nicholas Renton, written by Andrew Davies, and starring Elaine Cassidy, Rafe Spall, Timothy Spall, and Sophie Thompson. Watch it on Amazon.

Footnotes:

• Our episode on Howards End
• LibriVox's dramatized reading of A Room with a View, starring Arielle Lipshaw

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Before Little Giants, before The Mighty Ducks, before The Sandlot, there was The Bad News Bears! And it's time for Adapt or Perish to step up to the plate and take a look at this true sports classic.

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• The 1976 original movie, directed by Michael Ritchie, written by Bill Lancaster, and starring Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, and Jackie Earle Haley. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
• The 2005 remake, directed by Richard Linklater, written by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa, and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Greg Kinnear, and Marcia Gay Harden. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

• The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training (1977)
• The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
• The Bad News Bears on CBS (1979–1980)
• School of Rock (2003)
• Bad Santa (2003)

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In this very special, extra romantic and not at all problematic episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss the the classic tale of love and deception among the elites, Sabrina!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• The 1954 original, directed by Billy Wilder, written by Wilder, Samuel A. Taylor, and Ernest Lehman, and starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart, and William Holden. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
• The 1995 remake, directed by Sidney Pollack, written by Barbara Benedek and David Rayfiel, and starring Julia Ormond, Harrison Ford, and Greg Kinnear. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

• Sabrina Fair, the original 1953 play written by Samuel A. Taylor that served as the basis for the 1954 movie

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