Adapt or Perish

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Fannie Flagg's Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe! For this episode, we read and watched: Fannie Flagg's original 1987 novel . Read it on Amazon or iBooks . Fried Green Tomatoes , the Academy Award-nominated, 1991 movie adaptation, directed by Jon Avnet, and starring Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Mary-Louise Parker...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time! For this episode, we read and watched: Madeleine L'Engle's original novel , published in 1962. Read it on iBooks or Amazon . The 2003 TV movie , directed by John Kent Harrison, and starring Katie Stuart, Kate Nelligan, and Alfre Woodard. Watch on Amazon or iTunes . The 2018 theatrical movie , directed by Ava DuV...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's The Little Prince! For this episode, we read and watched: The Little Prince , Antoine de Saint-Exupéry's 1943 novella. Read on iBooks or Amazon . Will Vinton's 1979 claymation short film of The Little Prince . Watch on YouTube . The 1974 movie musical , directed by Stanley Donen, written by Alan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loe...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Dial M for Murder and A Perfect Murder! For this episode, we watched and discussed: Dial M for Murder , 1954, directed by Alfred Hitchcock, and starring Grace Kelly, Ray Milland, and Robert Cummings. Watch on iTunes or Amazon . A Perfect Murder , 1998, directed by Andrew Davis, and starring Michael Douglas, Gwyneth Paltrow, Viggo Mortensen, and David...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory! For this episode, we read and watched: Roald Dahl's original novel , published in 1964. Read on Amazon or iBooks . Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory , the 1971 movie directed by Mel Stuart, adapted by Dahl and David Seltzer, and starring Gene Wilder and Peter Ostrum. Watch on iTunes or Amazon . Char...

In this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss the films La Cage aux Folles and The Birdcage! For this episode, we watched and discussed: La Cage aux Folles , the original 1973 play, written by Jean Poiret. The 1978 French/Italian movie La Cage aux Folles , directed by Édouard Molinaro, and starring Ugo Tognazzi and Michel Serrault. Watch on Amazon or iTunes . The 1983 Broadway musical , written...

Just in time for the Fourth of July, in this episode of Adapt or Perish , we discuss Peter Benchley's Jaws! For this episode, we watched and discussed: Benchley's original novel , published in 1974. Read on Amazon or iBooks . The 1975 movie , directed by Steven Spielberg, and starring Roy Schneider, Richard Dreyfuss, and Robert Shaw. Watch on iTunes or Amazon . Footnotes: Thalassophobia : an inten...

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 A...

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....

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...

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 sn...

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 cou...

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, Andr...

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 iTune...

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 host...

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 Find us on the web at ada...

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 a...

This week, we discuss Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale . In this episode, we read and watched: Margaret Atwood's original novel , published in 1985. Buy on Amazon or iBooks . The Handmaid's Tale (1990), directed by Volker Schlöndorff, written by Harold Pinter, starring Natasha Richardson, Robert Duvall, and Faye Dunaway. Watch on Amazon or iTunes . The Handmaid's Tale (2017), the first season...

This week, we discuss Alison Bechdel's Fun Home! In this episode we read, listened to, and watched: The original comic, Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic , 2006. Buy on Amazon or iBooks . Fun Home (A New Broadway Musical) , adapted by Lisa Kron and Jeanine Tesori, 2013. Soundtrack available on iTunes or Amazon . Some of the stuff we talked about in this episode: The Bechdel Test . Dykes to Watch Out F...

Happy New Year, everybody! In this episode, we discuss Louisa May Alcott's Little Women , 1868. Everything we read and watched for this episode: The original novel. Download on Amazon or iBooks . Little Women , 1933 , starring Katharine Hepburn. Buy on Amazon or iTunes . Little Women , 1949 , starring June Allyson. Buy on iTunes or Amazon . Little Women , 1980 , produced by Toei Animation. Watch o...

Merry Christmas, everyone! In this episode, we discuss Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol , 1843 . Everything we read and watched for this episode: The original novella . Buy on Amazon or iBooks . A Christmas Carol , 1951 , starring Alastair Sim. Buy on Amazon . A Christmas Carol , 1984 , starring George C. Scott. Buy on iTunes or Amazon . The Muppet Christmas Carol , 1992 , starring Michael Caine...

In this episode, we discuss Douglas Adams' The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy . We consumed a lot for this episode: The original radio series (1978) . Buy on iTunes or Amazon . The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (1979) and The Restaurant at the End of the Universe (1980) , the first and second books in the inaccurately named Hitchhiker's trilogy. You can purchase them separately, but it's defi...

In this episode, we discuss: J.R.R. Tolkien's The Hobbit , 1937 . Buy on Amazon or iBooks . The Hobbit , produced by Rankin/Bass, 1977 . Buy on iTunes or Amazon . The Hobbit , adapted by Chuck Dixon and Sean Deming, and illustrated by David Wenzel, 1989 . Buy on Amazon . The Hobbit Trilogy , directed by Peter Jackson, 2012–2014: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey , 2012 . Buy or rent on iTunes or A...

In this episode, we discuss: Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, 1813 . Download on Amazon or iBooks . Pride & Prejudice, the 1995 BBC series . Buy on iTunes or Amazon . Pride & Prejudice, directed by Joe Wright, 2005 . Buy on iTunes or Amazon . We also mentioned, but didn't view the 1940 film version starring Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier. As always, your support means a lot to us, and a great w...

In this episode we discuss: Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton, 1990. Buy on Amazon or iBooks . Jurassic Park , directed by Steven Spielberg, 1993. Buy on iTunes or Amazon . For a much deeper look into the subtext of the film version of Jurassic Park, please watch Mike Hill's presentation on Vimeo . It's pretty great. We really want to thank everyone who's been listening and reaching out to us so f...