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Miracle on 34th Street (Ep. 56) Dec 17, 2019

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Merry Christmas! In this extra special magical episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss the holiday classic Miracle on 34th Street!

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

The original 1947 theatrical movie, written and directed by George Seaton, starring Edmund Gwenn, Natalie Wood, Maureen O'Hara, and John Payne. Watch it on iTunes, Amazon, or Disney+.
The 1955 TV remake from The 20th Century Fox Hour, directed by Robert Stevenson, teleplay by John Monks Jr., and starring Thomas Mitchell, Sandy Descher, Teresa Wright, and Macdonald Carey. Watch it on Amazon.
The 1973 CBS TV movie, directed by Fielder Cook, written by Jeb Rosebrook, and starring Sebastian Cabot, Suzanne Davidson, Jane Alexander, and David Hartman. Watch it on YouTube.
1994's theatrical remake, directed by Les Mayfield, written and produced by John Hughes, and starring Richard Attenborough, Mara Wilson, Elizabeth Perkins, and Dylan McDermott. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

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The BFG (Ep. 55) Dec 03, 2019

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In this whizzpopping episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Roald Dahl's classic novel The BFG!

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

Roald Dahl's original 1982 children's novel. Read it on iBooks or Amazon.
The 1989 animated movie from Cosgrove Hall Films, directed by Brian Cosgrove, written by John Hambley, and starring David Jason and Amanda Root. Watch it on iTunes.
Disney's 2016 live action movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, written by Melissa Mathison, and starring Mark Rylance and Ruby Barnhill. Watch it on iTunes, Amazon, or Disney+.

Footnotes:

Danny, the Champion of the World
Cosgrove Hall's output, including The Wind in the Willows, Danger Mouse, and Count Duckula
Production team (and couple) Kathleen Kennedy and Frank Marshall

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Dracula (Ep. 54) Oct 22, 2019

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Happy Halloween! In this very spooky episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Bram Stoker's greatest creation, Count Dracula!

For this episode, we read and watched:

Bram Stoker's 1897 Gothic horror classic. Read it on iBooks or Amazon.
Nosferatu (1922), directed by F.W. Murnau, written by Henrik Galeen, and starring Max Schreck, Gustav von Wangenheim, and Greta Schröder. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
Dracula (1931), directed by Tod Browning, written by Garrett Fort, and starring Bela Lugosi, Dwight Frye, Helen Chandler, David Manners, and Edward Van Sloan. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
The Horror of Dracula (1958), from Hammer Film Productions, directed by Terence Fisher, written by Jimmy Sangster, and starring Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Michael Gough, and Melissa Stribling. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
Count Dracula (1970), directed by Jesús Franco, written by Augusto Finocchi, and starring Christopher Lee, Herbert Lom, Klaus Kinski, Frederick Williams, and Maria Rohm. Watch it on Amazon.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1973), directed by Dan Curtis, written by Richard Matheson, and starring Jack Palance, Simon Ward, Nigel Davenport, Fiona Lewis, Murray Brown, and Penelope Horner. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
Count Dracula (1977), directed by Philip Saville, written by Gerald Savory, and starring Louis Jourdan, Frank Finlay, Susan Penhaligon, Judi Bowker, and Jack Shepherd. Watch it on YouTube.
Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979), written and directed by Werner Herzog, and starring Klaus Kinski, Isabelle Adjani, and Bruno Ganz. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
Dracula (1979), directed by John Badham, written by W.D. Richter, and starring Frank Langella, Laurence Olivier, Donald Pleasence, and Kate Nelligan. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), directed by Francis Ford Coppola, written by James V. Hart, and starring Gary Oldman, Keanu Reeves, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins, Richard E. Grant, Cary Elwes, Billy Campbell, and Tom Waits. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
Dracula: Dead and Loving It (1995), directed by Mel Brooks, written by Mel Brooks, Rudy De Luca, and Steve Haberman, and starring Leslie Nielsen, Peter MacNicol, Steven Weber, Amy Yasbeck, Lysette Anthony, Harvey Korman, and Mel Brooks. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
Dracula (2006), directed by Bill Eagles, written by Stewart Harcourt, and starring Marc Warren, Rafe Spall, Sophia Myles, Dan Stevens, and Stephanie Leonidas. Watch it on Amazon.

Footnotes:

Epistolary novels, a novel written as a series of letters or other documents
Vampyros Lesbos (1971), directed by Jesús Franco
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
Robert Bolt's 1960 play A Man for All Seasons
Dan Curtis of Dark Shadows
Richard Matheson of I Am Legend, the Twilight Zone, and Duel
The Streisand effect
German Expressionism
Bruno Ganz as Adolf Hitler in Downfall (yes, you know this scene)

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Two Year Spectacular (Ep. 53) Oct 08, 2019

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

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

Everything ever. For real! Give it a listen!

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The Bad Seed (Ep. 52) Sep 24, 2019

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we look at Rhoda Penmark, one of the OG creepy murder kids, in The Bad Seed!

For this episode, we read and watched:

William March's original 1954 novel. Read it on iBooks or Amazon.
The 1956 theatrical movie, directed by Mervyn LeRoy, written by John Lee Mahin, and starring Nancy Kelly and Patty McCormack. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
The 1985 TV movie, directed by Paul Wendkos, written by George Eckstein, and starring Blair Brown, Carrie Wells, Lynn Redgrave, David Ogden Stiers, and David Carradine.
The 2018 Lifetime original movie, directed by Rob Lowe, written by Barbara Marshall, and starring Lowe, Mckenna Grace, Cara Buono, and Patty McCormack.

Footnotes:

Maxwell Anderson's 1954 stage adaptation of The Bad Seed
Lionel Shriver's novel We Need to Talk About Kevin and the 2011 movie version directed by Lynne Ramsay
"Sincerely, Raymond Holt"

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King Kong (Ep. 51) Sep 10, 2019

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Kong! The king himself! The Eighth Wonder of the World! And the subject of this episode of Adapt or Perish.

For this episode, we watched and discussed:

King Kong, the original movie from 1933, directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, written by James Creelman and Ruth Rose, and starring Robert Armstrong, Fay Wray, and Bruce Cabot. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
The Dino De Laurentiis-produced 1976 remake, directed by John Guillermin, written by Lorenzo Semple Jr., and starring Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, and Jessica Lange. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
Peter Jackson's 2005 remake, directed by Jackson, written by Jackson, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens, and starring Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, and Andy Serkis. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
2017's Kong: Skull Island, directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, written by Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein, and Derek Connolly, and starring Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman, and John C. Reilly. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

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Charlotte's Web (Ep. 50) Aug 27, 2019

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It's episode 50! This is crazy! In this milestone episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss the stone-cold children's classic Charlotte's Web!

For this episode, we read and watched:

E.B. White's original 1952 novel. Read it on iBooks or Amazon.
The 1973 Hanna-Barbera animated musical, directed by Charles A. Nichols and Iwao Takamoto, written by Earl Hamner Jr., and starring Henry Gibson, Debbie Reynolds, and Paul Lynde. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
The 2006 live action movie, directed by Gary Winick, written by Susannah Grant and Karey Kirkpatrick, and starring Dakota Fanning, Julia Roberts, Steve Buscemi, and Sam Shepard. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

E.B. White's "A book is a sneeze" from Letters of Note
John Hodgman, fellow podcaster and peer, of Judge John Hodgman
"How to Succeed in Animation Chapter 28: A Tangled Web" by Gene Deitch
"There Must Be Something More" from the 1973 Charlotte's Web
Miss Fisher's Murder Mysteries and fellow Boston podcast Every Lady Needs a Hobby
Actor Kevin Anderson's IMDb bio

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The Karate Kid (Ep. 49) Aug 13, 2019

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we wax on, we wax off, and we get into the ring with The Karate Kid!

For this episode, we watched:

The original movie from 1984, directed by John G. Avildsen, written by Robert Mark Kamen, and starring Ralph Macchio, Noriyuki "Pat" Morita, Elisabeth Shue, and William Zabka. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
The 2010 remake, directed by Harald Zwart, written by Christopher Murphey, and starring Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan, and Taraji P. Henson. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

The Karate Kid series: The Karate Kid Part II (1986), The Karate Kid Part III (1989), and The Next Karate Kid (1994)
My Cousin Vinny
"Jackie Chan: How to Do Action Comedy" from Every Frame a Painting

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Howards End (Ep. 48) Jul 30, 2019

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss Howards End, E.M. Forster's classic tale of class relations in turn of the century Britain.

For this episode, we read and watched:

E.M. Forster's original 1910 novel. Read it on iBooks or Amazon.
The 1992 movie, directed by James Ivory, produced by Ismail Merchant, written by Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, and starring Emma Thompson, Anthony Hopkins, Vanessa Redgrave, and Helena Bonham Carter. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
The 2017 miniseries, directed by Hettie MacDonald, written by Kenneth Lonergan, and starring Hayley Atwell, Matthew Macfadyen, Philippa Coulthard, Tracey Ullman, and Julia Ormond. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

A Room with a View, A Passage to India, and Maurice
"Common People" by Pulp
James Ivory accepting the Best Adapted Screenplay Academy Award for Call Me By Your Name
James Ivory discusses Howards End at the Film Society of Lincoln Center
"This Time Tomorrow" by The Kinks as used in Wes Anderson's The Darjeeling Limited
"Blink" from Series 3 of the BBC's Doctor Who reboot

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The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (Ep. 47) Jul 16, 2019

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In this episode of Adapt or Perish, we discuss the many incarnations of the classic tale of criminal ingenuity and intractable bureaucracy that is The Taking of Pelham One Two Three!

For this episode, we read and watched:

The original 1973 thriller, written by Morton Freedgood under the name "John Godey." Read it on iBooks or Amazon.
The classic 1974 movie, directed by Joseph Sargent, written by Peter Stone, and starring Walter Matthau, Robert Shaw, Martin Balsam, and Héctor Elizondo. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.
The 1998 TV movie, directed by Félix Enríquez Alcalá, written by April Smith, and starring Edward James Olmos, Lorraine Bracco, Vincent D'Onofrio, Richard Schiff, and Donnie Wahlberg. There's no real way to watch it other than getting an old DVD, but here's a clip on YouTube.
The 2009 theatrical remake, directed by Tony Scott, written by Brian Helgeland, and starring Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, James Gandolfini, and Luis Guzmán. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon.

Footnotes:

The Adapt or Perish trilogy of "Books written by white dudes in the 70s who know a whole lot about one thing," which includes The Godfather, Jaws, and now The Taking of Pelham One Two Three.
The Wikipedia list of ethnic slurs
r/menwritingwomen
An example of David Shire's score for the 1974 The Taking of Pelham One Two Three
Quentin Tarantino's Reservoir Dogs
Michael Ordoña's take on the 2009 remake, from SFGate

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