Adaptation Podcast

A few Adaptation hosts watch Part 1 & 2 of Batman: The Dark Knight Returns in preparation for the bat to face off against the boy scout on the big screen. Follow us! Blog: http://adaptationpodcast.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdaptationCast Tumblr: http://adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/adaptationpodcast  

Kendyl and Jenn discuss Allegiant , the final book in the Divergent series by Veronica Roth and make predictions for how off-kilter the films will go. Follow us! Blog: http://adaptationpodcast.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdaptationCast Tumblr: http://adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com/ YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/adaptationpodcast

Like the rest of the world, the hosts loved Deadpool (2016). Listen to them go over the good, the bad (there's always something) and what Hollywood should but probably won't take from this. Follow us! Blog: http://adaptationpodcast.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AdaptationPodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/AdaptationCast Tumblr: http://adaptationpodcast.tumblr.com/ YouTube: http://www.y...

Jenn, Sarah, and Kendyl discuss Pride and Prejudice and Zombies the film, the movie and the original Jane Austen novel they are descended from in this entertaining episode. They could […]

The Adaptation hosts aren't in total agreement about the film The 5th Wave (2016); some enjoyed the film and others didn't, but one thing that they do agree on is […]

Watch, mock, and complain about X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009) with us. iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube – Download This Episode For related topics, check out our […]

Our hosts agree that the story and writing of Rick Yancey's The 5th Wave are outstanding and kept them on the edge of their seat. But they also agree that […]

Jenn and Kendyl discover what the real meaning of "based on the true story" according to Hollywood and despair at the twisting of the story that In the Heart of […]

Jenn and Kendyl love The Peanuts Movie, but come to some distressing realizations about the characters. Still, the movie did a great job refreshing this iconic crew. iTunes – Twitter […]

Jenn and Kendyl discuss the first nonfiction narrative that we've covered on Adaptation, Nathanial Philbrick's In the Heart of the Sea. While sometimes confused by the many names to remember, […]

Dorin and Kendyl pick apart Victor Frankenstein (2015). They hoped for something closer to the novel but got an confusing and occasionally interesting take on previous adaptations—an origin story that […]

Wrapping up this series is a true accomplishment for our hosts, having covered The Hunger Games novel on episode #6. And now they've made it to the final film, Mockingjay […]

Just in time for Christmas, a room full of hosts watches A Charlie Brown Christmas (1965). iTunes – Twitter – Facebook – Tumblr – YouTube – Download This Episode For […]

Kendyl and Jenn are back to discuss the film Brooklyn. In some ways more satisfying than the book, they don't have many negative things to say about this adaptation. Great […]

The hosts don't exactly have a glowing review for Pan (2015). While they liked the visual elements, the plot just gave us another "chosen one" and changed everything that we've […]

Dorin and Kendyl watch A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) along with you, talking about why the original is better than the remake and drooling over young Johnny Depp. iTunes […]

Kendyl struggles to pronounce the Irish names in Colm Toibin's Brooklyn, while Jenn patiently corrects her and they talk about moving away from home, memories that fade, and choosing between […]

We're back to talk about Maze Runner: The Scorch Trials (2015). With all the major plot differences from the book, the hosts are a little concerned for the next film, […]

Everyone gathers again for more Peter Pan discussion, this time on the novel by JM Barrie and all the ways it's been adapted on stage and screen. The hosts talk […]

Our hosts commentate their way through Peter Pan (2003), finding all the ways that it could be a very dark story and wondering at the parallels between the lost boys […]

Jem fans Dorin and Kendyl and newbie Jenn watch the first 5 episodes of this 1985 television show along with you while commenting on the technical aspects of Synergy and […]

Kendyl and Jenn discuss the second book in the Maze Runner series, The Scorch Trials. There's good. There's bad. There's nervousness about the upcoming film. And there's more advice about […]

Our hosts think that the Paper Towns film was a fun adaptation of the John Green novel, much lighter than the book and with a few unresolved plotlines. They've also […]

This time around the hosts discuss the film Dark Places based on the novel by Gillian Flynn. They admire how accurate the plot was, but wonder why the characters seem […]

The Adaptation hosts were not too happy with Fantastic Four (2015). This probably doesn't surprise you. Bad balance and pacing, no character development, and awkward moments consisting of "Hey! I […]