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In this mini-episode of Adapt or Perish, we’re looking at Shrek, the ogre who launched one of the biggest franchises of all time! In this episode, we discuss: , William Steig’s original 1990 children’s book , the 2001 animated movie directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jensen, written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S.H. Schulman, and starring Mike Meyers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz, and John Lithgow , the 2008 filmed Broadway musical with music by Jeanine Tesori, book and lyrics by David Lindsay-Abaire, and starring Brian d’Arcy James, Sutton Foster, Daniel...
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In Episode 138 of Adapt or Perish, we’re looking at the modern animated classic Avatar: The Last Airbender! In this episode, we discuss: , the original 2005–2008 animated series created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and starring Zachary Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack DeSena, Dante Basco, and Mako , the 2010 movie written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan, and starring Noah Ringer, Dev Patel, Nicola Peltz, Jackson Rathbone, Aasif Mandvi, and Cliff Curtis , the first season of the 2024 live action streaming series developed by Albert Kim, and starring Gordon Cormier,...
info_outline I Didn't Come Prepared for a Life Story (Ep. 137)Adapt or Perish
It's time for another Adapt or Perish Mini! In this episode, we'll get to know Mr. Ian Averill, our brave new co-host. You can follow Adapt or Perish on and , and you can find us and all of our show notes online at . We're also on Patreon! You can find us at . We have multiple reward levels, which include access to a patron-only community and a patron-only, bonus show! We hope to see you there. If you want to send us a question or comment, you can always email us at .
info_outline Tarzan (Ep. 136)Adapt or Perish
In Episode 136 of Adapt or Perish, we’re heading to the jungle to spend some time with one of the pulpiest of pulp heroes: John Clayton II, Viscount Greystroke, better know as Tarzan of the apes! In this episode, we discuss: Edgar Rice Burroughs’ , the 1918 silent movie directed by Scott Sidney, and starring Elmo Lincoln, Enid Markey, and Madame Sul-Te-Wan , the 1932 movie directed by W.S. Van Dyke, written by Cyril Hume and Ivor Novello, and starring Johny Weissmuller, Maureen O’Sullivan, Neil Hamilton, and C. Aubrey Smith , the 1935 serial directed by Edward Kull and Wilbur F....
info_outline The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (Ep. 135)Adapt or Perish
In Episode 135, our very first installment of a new format we’re calling Adapt or Perish Minis, we’re going back to Roald Dahl to look at the Oscar-winning short film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar! In this episode, we discuss: , Roald Dahl’s 1977 short story collection , the 2023 short film written and directed by Wes Anderson, and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Ralph Fiennes, Dev Patel, and Ben Kingsley , the 2023 short film also written and directed by Wes Anderson, and starring Rupert Friend and Ralph Fiennes Footnotes: You can follow Adapt or Perish on and , and you can...
info_outline Super Mario Bros. (Ep. 134)Adapt or Perish
With Episode 134, we’re back with a new co-host and a look at the many adaptations of Super Mario Bros., one of the most popular video game franchises of all time! In this episode, we discuss: The Super Mario franchise, which kicked off with 1985’s , the 1986 animated movie directed by Masami Hata and written by Hideo Takayashiki , the 1989 live action/animated series of animated specials written and directed by Juri Yagi , the 1989 series created by Andy Heyward, developed by Bruce Shelly, Reed Shelly, Bob Forward, and Phil Harnage, and starring Lou Albano and Danny Wells and , the...
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info_outline A Christmas Carol, Part 4 (Ep. 133)Adapt or Perish
Season's greetings and happy holidays from Adapt or Perish! It's that time of year, so we're back with our fourth look at A Christmas Carol, and 10 more screen adaptations of the Charles Dickens classic. Our previous Christmas Carol episodes: Part 1 on , , , and Part 2 on , , , and Part 3 on , , , and In this episode, we discuss: , the 2003 Hallmark TV movie directed by Matthew Irmas, written by Tom Amundsen, and starring Tori Spelling, Gary Coleman, and William Shatner , the 2008 animated movie directed by William Lay, written by Elisa Allen, and starring Kelly Sheridan and Morwenna...
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In Episode 132 of Adapt or Perish, we're taking a trip to Skid Row for a visit to the Little Shop of Horrors! In this episode, we discuss: , the 1960 movie directed by Roger Corman, written by Charles B. Griffith, and starring Jonathan Haze, Jackie Joseph, Mel Welles, and Dick Miller , the 1982 musical, book and lyrics by Howard Ashman, music by Alan Menken , the 1986 movie musical directed by Frank Oz, written by Howard Ashman, and starring Rick Moranis, Ellen Greene, Vincent Gardenia, Steve Martin, and Levi Stubbs , the 1991 cartoon developed by Mark Edward Edens and Ellen Levy-Sarnoff ...
info_outline The Picture of Dorian Gray (Ep. 131)Adapt or Perish
It's spooky season yet again, so with Episode 131 of Adapt or Perish, we're taking a look at The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde's classic work of Gothic horror! In this episode, we discuss: Oscar Wilde's , directed by Eugene Moore, and starring Harris Gordon, Helen Fulton, Howard Hickman, and W. Ray Johnston , written and directed by Albert Lewin, and starring Hurd Hatfield, Donna Reed, Angela Lansbury, and George Sanders , directed by Paul Bogart, written by Jacqueline Babbin and Audrey Maas, and starring John Fraser, George C. Scott, Susan Oliver, and Louis Hayward , directed by...
info_outlineIn Episode 126 of Adapt or Perish, we're back for a second discussion about William Shakespeare's Hamlet! This time we're focusing on a selection of what can best be described as the many Hamlet "derivatives" that have been brought to the stage and screen.
In this episode, we discuss:
- To Be or Not to Be (the 1942 theatrical movie), directed by Ernst Lubitsch, written by Lubitsch and Edwin Justus Mayer, and starring Jack Benny, Carole Lombard, Robert Stack, and Sig Ruman
- The Bad Sleep Well (the 1960 theatrical movie), directed by Akira Kurosawa, written by Kurosawa, Hideo Oguni, Eijirō Hisaita, Ryūzō Kikushima, and Shinobu Hashimoto, and starring Toshiro Mifune, Masayuki Mori, and Takashi Shimura
- To Be or Not to Be (the 1983 theatrical movie), directed by Alan Johnson, written by Ronny Graham and Thomas Meehan, and starring Mel Brooks, Anne Bancroft, Charles Durning, Christopher Lloyd, and Tim Matheson
- Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead (the 1966 play and the 1990 theatrical movie), both written by Tom Stoppard, who also directed the movie, which starred Gary Oldman, Tim Roth, and Richard Dreyfuss
- The Lion King (the 1994 movie), directed by Roger Allers and Rob Minkoff, written by Irene Mecchi, Jonathan Roberts, and Linda Woolverton, and starring Matthew Broderick, Jonathan Taylor Thomas, Jeremy Irons, James Earl Jones, Nathan Lane, and Ernie Sabella
- In the Bleak Midwinter (or A Midwinter's Tale) (the 1995 theatrical movie), written and directed by Kenneth Branagh, and starring Michael Maloney, Richard Briers, Joan Collins, Nicholas Farrell, Celia Imrie, and Julia Sawalha
- Mystery Science Theater 3000 Ep. 194: Hamlet (the 1961 TV movie and the 1999 TV episode), directed by Michael J. Nelson, and starring Nelson, Mary Jo Pehl, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy (while this Hamlet was written and directed by Franz Peter Wirth and starred Maximilian Schell)
- The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged) (the 1987 play and the 2000 filmed stage performance), written by the Reduced Shakespeare Company (Adam Long, Daniel Singer, and Jess Winfield) and starring Long, Reed Martin, and Austin Tichenor
- Slings & Arrows (the first season of the 2003–2006 TV series), created by Susan Coyne, Bob Martin, and Mark McKinney, directed by Peter Wellington, and starring Paul Gross, Stephen Ouimette, Martha Burns, McKinney, Coyne, and Rachel McAdams
- Hamlet 2 (the 2008 theatrical movie), directed by Andrew Fleming, written by Fleming and Pam Brady, and starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, and Elisabeth Shue
- The Lion King (the 2019 theatrical movie), directed by Jon Favreau, written by Jeff Nathanson, and starring Donald Glover, Chiwetel Ejiofor, James Earl Jones, Beyoncé, Billy Eichner, Seth Rogen, and John Oliver
- Ophelia (the 2019 theatrical movie), directed by Claire McCarthy, written by Semi Chellas, and starring Daisy Ridley, Naomi Watts, Clive Owen, Tom Felton, and George MacKay
- The Northman (the 2022 theatrical movie), directed by Robert Eggers, written by Eggers and Sjón, and starring Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, Willem Dafoe, and Ethan Hawke
Footnotes:
- The Spanish Tragedy
- Saxo Grammaticus and the legend of Amleth
- Sir John Everett Millais' "Ophelia"
- Alan Johnson's Solarbabies as covered in Ep. 135 of How Did This Get Made?
- Due South and Passchendaele
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