Welcome, readers. We are so excited to continue this new content from the creators of Currently Reading Podcast! This spin-off podcast series will tackle book to screen adaptations in a spoiler-FILLED format. Be sure you’ve read the book and watched the film version before listening to the episode, because we don’t shy away from strong opinions OR from all the spoilers, unlike our regular episodes.

As you’ve come to expect with all Currently Reading content, Kaytee and Shad will follow a regular episode format, with regular segments, so you know what to expect each and every time. We call these the bowling lane bumpers, and they’ll help guide the conversation and keep us from rabbit trails.

Show notes for this series will not be time-stamped, but will include links to Bookshop dot org or Amazon for any books or resources referenced in the episode. These are affiliate links, so they kick back a small percentage to us if you buy through them, and help support the work we do on Currently Reading.

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Jurassic Park by Michael Chricton

James Patterson

Stephen King

 

1:59 - Here’s the Setup.

 

3:07 - Previews.

Book Name and release date. Sales info and awards.

Jurassic Park by Michael Chricton

The Lost World by Michael Chricton

Crispr Gene Editing

Movie name and release date. Box office and awards.

Jurassic Park (film) - can be watched on Peacock

Jurassic World films

 

6:48 - The Cutting Room.

Pivotal Book scenes and how they translated to the screen.

Seeing dinos on screen for the first time

The very first T-rex attack scene

Velociraptors in the kitchen and paddock

 

Anything left out that shouldn’t have been.

Fewer dinosaurs and dinosaur swaps

Pterodactyl scenes

The main conflict driver in the movie versus the book

Mini wooly mammoths!

 

Problematic elements.

“Leg-forward” movie scenes

Cutting out Costa Rican characters

Sexualizing Ellie Sattler

Casting and mis-casting

Dr. Alan Grant

Sam Neil - Harrison Ford, Richard Dreyfus, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Costner.

Dr. Ellie Sattler

Laura Dern - Robin Wright, Helen Hunt, Sandra Bullock, Gwyneth Paltrow

John Hammond

Richard Attenburough - Sean Connery

Ian Malcolm

Jeff Goldblum - Jim Carey, Michael Keaton, Ted Danson, Johnny Depp

Dennis Nedry

Wayne Knight

The kids: Lexy and Tim

Joseph Mello and Arianna Richards

Arnold and Wu

Samuel Jackson and BD Wong

 

29:55 - Award Season.

Worst and best parts of the adaptation.

Editing errors

Beginning of the book setup and epilogue

Characters teleporting

Velociraptors in the visitor center

Dinosaurs on the screen

Into the Drowning Deep by Mira Grant

 

Worst and best actors.

Arnold/Samuel L Jackson

Harding/Jerry Molen

Malcolm/Jeff Goldblum

Hammond/Richard Attenborough

Sattler/Laura Dern

 

Worst and best book characters.

Lexy

Dennis Nedry and John Hammond

Grant and Sattler

Ian Malcolm

 

52:14 - Book/Flick Energy.

Book scored on a 5 star scale.

Lost World by Michael Chricton

The Folio Society special edition of Jurassic Park

Movie scored on a 10 point scale.

Movie on Rotten Tomatoes

 

1:01:10 - A Leftover Popcorn Kernel.

How many corgi-sized T-rexes could you take in a fight?

Which extinct animal would you bring back to life?

Woolly Mammoth Meatball

Who is your favorite muppet?

Muppet Christmas Carol

Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens

 

1:02:16 - End Credits.

Red, White and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston

Red, White and Royal Blue is coming to Amazon Prime Video on August 11th! 

 

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