Adaptation Podcast

Jenn and Kendyl return with a discussion of The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) and the book and ballet it's based on.

Question of the Week: What are your theories about the backstory of how the realms came to be?

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Our team gets together to figure out where they learned the Robin Hood legend, and talk through all the adaptations of it that they've seen.

Question of the Week: What is your favorite Robin Hood adaptation? If your answer is Men in Tights, what's your second favorite?

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This time around, Jenn and Kendyl discuss the film adaptation The Hate U Give (2018), the standout performances, and the changes from the text that might have strengthened the story.

Question of the Week: What was your favorite line from the film?

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Jenn and Kendyl compare Sierra Burgess Is a Loser (2018) with the play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand as well as several other adaptations of this catfishing origin story.

Question of the Week: What is your favorite Cyrano adaptation?

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The team talks Venom (2018), have a bit of trouble talking about Eddy and Venom as separate beings, and wonder at this films place in the future movie-verse.

Question of the Week: Do you think Venom can be the hero of this franchise without Spider-Man?

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Nicole, Dorin, and Kendyl discuss The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, complete with talk about the way it speaks to multiple audiences, covers difficult topics, and portrays real experiences accurately.

Question of the Week: How well did the book do in shining a light on issues of race so that readers of different backgrounds can still see and understand them better?

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In this double episode, the team cover both the book and film versions of Crazy Rich Asians while falling in love with Awkwafina's comedic timing and Henry Golding's . . . comedic timing.

Question of the Week: Are they "crazy, rich" or "crazy-rich" Asians?

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We're pretty proud of this adaptation for doing things right. Jenn, Corey, and Kendyl discuss the John Hughes vibe, the exceptional acting, and the possibility of a sequel to Netflix's To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018).

*SPOILER WARNING* Corey and Kendyl talk a bit about the next books in the series, so beware if you're planning to read them and are spoiler adverse.

Question of the Week: Would you like to see a sequel to this movie that follows the next two books?

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Adaptation recalls their history with slenderman and have some laughs over the new movie, Slender Man (2018).

Question of the Week: When did you first learn about the slender man?

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Jenn, Corey, and Kendyl dig into Jenny Han's To All the Boys I've Loved Before complete with discussion of the let's-pretend-we're-dating trope, family dynamics, and Nice Guys™.

Question of the Week: Were you surprised by who sent the letters? Who did you think it was?

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