Adapt or Perish

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 Laurent...

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 R...

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 Ch...

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, Vane...

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...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss the many (intoxicated) faces of Arthur! For this episode, we watched: The 1981 original , written and directed by Steve Gordon, and starring Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli, and John Gielgud. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon . Sharaabi , the 1984 Bollywood remake, directed by Prakash Mehra and starring Amitabh Bachchan. The 2011 American remake , directed by...

In this very special Father's Day episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Edward Streeter's Father of the Bride! For this episode, we read and watched: Edward Streeter's original 1949 novel . Father of the Bride , the 1950 movie directed by Vincente Minnelli, written by Frances Goodrich and Albert Hackett, and starring Spencer Tracy, Elizabeth Taylor, and Joan Bennett. Watch it on iTunes or Amazon...

In this, the conclusion of our first two-part episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre! In part one , we covered the original novel , Robert Stevenson's 1943 movie , Delbert Mann's 1970 TV movie , Joan Craft's 1973 BBC miniseries , and Julian Amyes' 1983 BBC miniseries . In this episode, we'll discuss: The 1996 movie , directed by Franco Zeffirelli, written by Zeffirell...

In this, part one of our first two-part episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre! For these two episodes, we read Jane Eyre and watched eight screen adaptations. In this episode, we'll discuss: Charlotte Brontë's original novel , first published in 1847. Read it on Amazon or iBooks . The 1943 movie , directed by Robert Stevenson, written by Stevenson, John Houseman, and...

In this very special Mother's Day episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Mary Rodgers' mother-daughter body-swap classic, Freaky Friday! For this episode, we read and watched: Mary Rodgers' original 1972 novel . The 1976 movie , directed by Gary Nelson, written by Rodgers, and starring Jodie Foster and Barbara Harris. Watch it on iTunes and Amazon . The 1995 TV movie , directed by Melanie Mayron,...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss the book of Exodus—the story of The Ten Commandments! For this episode, we read and watched: The Book of Exodus. From the actual Bible. Available literally everywhere. The Ten Commandments , 1923, directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Theodore Roberts. Watch it on iTunes and Amazon . The Ten Commandments , 1956, also directed by Cecil B. DeMille, an...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss every version of A Star is Born! For this episode, we watched versions of A Star is Born from: 1937 , directed by William A. Wellman, produced by David O. Selznick, written by Robert Carson, Dorothy Parker, and Alan Campbell, and starring Janet Gaynor and Fredric March. Watch it on iTunes and Amazon . 1954 , directed by George Cukor, produced by Sidn...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Godzilla! For this episode, we watched: Godzilla (Gojira) , 1954. The original. Directed by Ishirō Honda, produced by Tomoyuki Tanaka, and starring Akira Takarada, Momoko Kōchi, Akihiko Hirata, and Takashi Shimura. Watch it on Amazon . Godzilla, King of the Monsters! , 1956. The "original." Directed by Ishirō Honda and Terry Morse, and starring Raymo...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Annie Proulx's Brokeback Mountain! For this episode, we read and watched: Annie Proulx's original short story , first published in the New Yorker on October 13, 1997, an expanded version of which was published in Close Range: Wyoming Stories . Read Close Range on iBooks or Amazon . Brokeback Mountain , the 2005 movie directed by Ang Lee, written by L...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Charles Portis' True Grit! For this episode, we read, watched, and discussed: Charles Portis' original 1968 novel . Read it on Amazon or iBooks . The 1969 John Wayne movie of the same name , directed by Henry Hathaway, starring John Wayne, produced by Hal B. Wallis, written by Marguerite Roberts, and starring John Wayne, Kim Darby, Glen Campbell, Rob...

In this practically perfect episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss P.L. Travers' Mary Poppins! For this episode, we read and watched: P.L. Travers' original novel , published in 1934, the first in the Mary Poppins series which ran until 1988. Read it on iBooks or Amazon . Walt Disney's Mary Poppins , 1964, directed by Robert Stevenson, written by Bill Walsh and Don DaGradi, with music by Richard...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Airplane! You can also hear us on the Sherlock Holmes-themed podcast I Hear of Sherlock Everywhere to discuss our own Sherlock Holmes episodes. We appeared on Episode 160: "Adapting Sherlock Holmes," and we hope you give their show a listen! For this episode, we watched and discussed: Airplane! , the 1980 spoof, written and directed by Jim Abrahams,...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss William Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet! For this episode, we watched and discussed: Romeo and Juliet (1936), directed by George Cukor, and starring Leslie Howard and Norma Shearer, with John Barrymore and Basil Rathbone. Watch on iTunes . Romeo and Juliet (1968), directed by Franco Zeffirelli, and starring Leonard Whiting and Olivia Hussey, with Mich...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss C.S. Lewis' The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe! For this episode, we read and watched: C.S. Lewis' original novel , part two of The Chronicles of Narnia . Read on iBooks or Amazon . The 1979 animated TV movie , directed by Bill Melendez. The 1988 BBC series , produced as part of a larger Chronicles of Narnia series, also including Prince Caspian,...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Tom Clancy's The Hunt for Red October! Merry Christmas, everyone! For this episode, we read and watched: Tom Clancy's original novel , first published in 1984. Read on iBooks and Amazon . The 1990 theatrical adaptation , directed by John McTiernan, written by Larry Ferguson, and starring Sean Connery, Alec Baldwin, James Earl Jones, Scott Glenn, Sam...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Maurice Sendak's Where the Wild Things Are and Roald Dahl's Fantastic Mr. Fox! For this episode, we read and watched: Maurice Sendak's original picture book , first published in 1963. Buy on Amazon . Spike Jonze's 2009 live-action feature adaptation . Written by Jonze and Dave Eggers, and starring Max Records, Catherine Keener, Lauren Ambrose, Chris...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes! This is the second of three episodes that we're releasing on the character. We covered The Hound of the Baskervilles here. For this episode, we watched 15 different actors portray the world's greatest detective. Here they are in chronological order, with the piece or pieces that we watched: Arthur Wontner. He...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Disney's Pete's Dragon! For this episode, we watched and discussed: The original 1977 movie musical , directed by Don Chaffey, written by Malcolm Marmorstein, and starring Helen Reddy, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, and Shelley Winters. Watch on iTunes or Amazon . The 2016 remake , written and directed by David Lowery, starring Bryce Dallas Ho...

Happy Halloween! In this very special, spooky episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Frankenstein: or, The Modern Prometheus! For this episode, we read, watched, and discussed: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's original 1818 novel , celebrating it's 200th anniversary this year! Read it on iBooks or Amazon . Frankenstein , 1931, directed by James Whale, starring Colin Clive as Henry Frankenstein and B...

In this episode, we look back on one year of Adapt or Perish in our One Year Spectacular!!! For this episode, we read, watched, and discussed: Everything ever. Footnotes: The McElroy brothers, and their menagerie of podcasts, including: Sawbones , The Adventure Zone , and My Brother, My Brother, and Me . Buffering the Vampire Slayer , a bi-weekly podcast discussing every episode of Buffy the Vampi...