Adapt or Perish

In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Amy Tan's The Joy Luck Club!

For this episode, we read and watched:

• Amy Tan's original novel, published in 1989. Read it on Amazon or iBooks.
• The 1993 movie, directed by Wayne Wang, written by Amy Tan and Ronald Bass, and starring Ming-Na Wen, Tamlyn Tomita, Tsai Chin, France Nuyen, Lauren Tom, Lisa Lu, Kieu Chinh, and Rosalind Chao. Watch it on Amazon or iTunes.

Footnotes:

• Automated Dialog Replacement (ADR)
• Rosalind Chao's portrayal of Keiko O'Brien on Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Ming-Na Wen's portrayal of Melinda May on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Dr. Jing-Mei Chen on ER
• The Myth of Fingerprints

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Mel Brooks' The Producers!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

• The original 1967 movie, written and directed by Mel Brooks, and starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. Watch on Amazon or iTunes.
• The Producers on Broadway (2001), written by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan, directed by Susan Stroman, and starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. Listen to the original cast recording on iTunes or Amazon.
• Recording the Producers: A Musical Romp with Mel Brooks, the 2001 documentary that followed the production of the original cast album for the initial run of the Broadway musical, with appearances by Brooks, Meehan, Stroman, and stars Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick. Buy it on Amazon.
• The 2005 movie based on the Broadway musical, directed by Susan Stroman, and starring Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, and Will Ferrell. Watch on Amazon or iTunes. Buy the soundtrack on Amazon or iTunes.

Footnotes:

• Robin Hood: Men in Tights & The 2000 Year Old Man
• Monty Python's Life of Brian
• Young Frankenstein, the 2007 Broadway musical starring Roger Bart
• Make 'em Laugh and the Broadway Melody Ballet from Singin' in the Rain
• The brilliance of Andrea Martin

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Patricia Highsmith's The Price of Salt!

We read and watched:

• Highsmith's original novel (1952). Read it on Amazon or iBooks.
• Carol, the 2015 movie adaptation, directed by Todd Haynes, written by Phyllis Nagy, and starring Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara. Watch it on Amazon or iTunes.

Footnotes:

• Autostraddle.com
• "The Glove Lunch" (CAROL parody - Kate McKinnon & Kumail Nanjiani | 2016 Film Independent Spirit Awards)
• "Bury Your Gays" on TVTropes.org
• Captain Awkward
• The Girl Who Owned a City by O.T. Nelson
• The Talented Mr. Ripley and Strangers on a Train
• The films of Todd Haynes: Velvet Goldmine, Far from Heaven, I'm Not There.

This week, we discuss Lois Lowry's The Giver!

In this episode, we read and watched:

• The original novel, originally published in 1993. Buy it on Amazon or iBooks.
• The 2014 movie, directed by Phillip Noyce and starring Brenton Thwaites, Meryl Streep, and Jeff Bridges. Watch it on Amazon or iTunes.

Footnotes:

• The Island (2005)
• The Weinstein Company
• Walden Media
• "I picked the wrong week to quit sniffing glue."
• Screenwriters Robert B. Weide and Michael Mitnick
• Pleasantville (1998)
• Stellar Skateboard
• The Giver panel at San Diego Comic Con 2014
• The Giver trailer on YouTube
• Baraka and Samsara

This week, we discuss Agatha Christie's Murder on the Orient Express!

In this episode, we read and watched:

• Agatha Christie's novel, originally published in 1934. Buy on Amazon or iBooks.
• The 1974 movie, directed by Sidney Lumet, and starring Albert Finney as Hercule Poirot. Buy on Amazon or iTunes.
• The 2001 made-for-television movie, starring Alfred Molina. Watch on YouTube (we literally couldn't find it anywhere else).
• The 2010 feature-length episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot, starring David Suchet. Buy on iTunes.
• The 2017 movie, directed by and starring Kenneth Branagh. Buy on Amazon or iTunes.

Some of the stuff we talked about in this episode:

• Clue
• The Lindbergh Kidnapping
• "It's the Juice! Run, OJ, run!"
• Gosford Park
• The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
• Arthur, starring John Gielgud as a butler
• Ranking Every Episode of Agatha Christie's Poirot
• The original trailer for Kenneth Branagh's Murder on the Orient Express
• Michael Green, screenwriter of the 2017 Murder on the Orient Express and Logan

This week, we discuss William Goldman's The Princess Bride!

In this episode, we read and watched:

• William Goldman's original novel, The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (The "Good Parts" Edition), originally published in 1973. Buy on Amazon or iBooks.
• The 1987 movie, directed by Rob Reiner, and starring Robin Wright, Cary Elwes, Mandy Patinkin, André the Giant, Wallace Shawn, Chris Sarandon, and Christopher Guest. Buy on Amazon or iTunes.

Some of the stuff we talked about in this episode:

• "That's a Christopher Guest reference."
• The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged)
• Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
• Marathon Man
• Misery
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
• Carl Reiner, Norman Lear, and All in the Family
• This is Spinal Tap
• Mark Knopfler and Dire Straits
• Anton Chekhov
• The Somerville Theatre in Somerville, Massachusetts
• "Princess Bride" star Patinkin reveals his favorite line in the film
• Jason Reitman and Live Read

This week, in our first installment on the character of Sherlock Holmes, we're discussing Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Hound of the Baskervilles.

In this episode, we read and watched:

• Doyle's original novel, published in 1902. Buy on Amazon or iBooks.
• The 1939 film version, starring Basil Rathbone. Buy on Amazon.
• The 1959 Hammer Film production, starring Peter Cushing. Buy on Amazon or iTunes.
• The 1982 TV version, starring Tom Baker, originally airing on the BBC. Stream it on BritBox.
• The 1983 made-for-television version, starring Ian Richardson. Buy on Amazon.
• The 1988 episode of Sherlock Holmes, starring Jeremy Brett in his second of four series as the character. Buy on Amazon or stream it on BritBox.

Some of the stuff we talked about in this episode:

• Tom Baker's tenure as the fourth Doctor Who.
• Upstairs Downstairs
• To Be or Not to Be, starring Jack Benny and Carole Lombard.
• LibriVox and their dramatic reading of The Hound of the Baskervilles, starring Arielle Lipshaw.

This week, we discuss Mario Puzo's The Godfather.

In this episode we read, watched, and played:

• Mario Puzo's original novel, published in 1969.
• Francis Ford Coppola's 1972 film adaptation, starring Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Jimmy Caan, and Bobby Duvall.
• The Godfather: The Game, published by Electronic Arts in 2006.

We had a special appearance this week by our friend Dom Mahoney, one of the hosts of Not Another Gaming Podcast from Wicked Good Gaming. He's a great guy! If you're into gaming, you should give it a listen!

Some of the stuff we talked about in this episode:

• The AFI Top 100 movies
• Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Season 5, Episode 11: The Favor. Watch on Hulu or buy on iTunes.
• Is Abe Vigoda Dead?
• Monster Factory
• Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard

This week, we discuss John Green's The Fault in Our Stars.

In this episode we read and watched:

• John Green's original novel, published in 2012.
• The Fault in Our Stars, the 2014 film directed by Josh Boone, starring Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Laura Dern, and Willem Dafoe.

Some of the stuff we talked about this episode:

• I HATE PENNIES!!!! (Also Nickels.)
• Funky Bones

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This week, we discuss P.D. James' The Children of Men.

In this episode we read and watched:

• P.D. James' original novel, published in 1992.
• Children of Men, the 2006 movie directed by Alfonso Cuarón, starring Clive Owen, Julianne Moore, Michael Caine, and Claire-Hope Ashitey.

Some of the stuff we talked about in this episode:

• Death Comes to Pemberley, P.D. James' sequel to Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice. Later adapted in the 2013 BBC miniseries of the same name.
• The Last of Us, Naughty Dog's 2013 PlayStation game.