Excessively Diverted

Beau North and Sammi Campbell are here to guide you through the world of Modern-Day Classic Literature Film Adaptations. From the good to the very, very bad we present a judgement-free look at how these Classics translate in the modern era.

Fire Island 06/12/2022

Fire Island After the longest hiatus ever, Sammi and Beau return to talk about Joel Kim Booster's vibrant, loving take on Pride & Prejudice. Music-Tree Tops by /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/23401478

Pride & Prejudice (1995) 05/14/2020

Pride & Prejudice (1995) Sammi and Beau are back to talk about their favorite parts of the #ExcessivelyDrunk Pride & Prejudice groupwatch, including Hill's Shenanigans, Dog Memes, Colonel Fitzwilliam, Andrew Davies' Wet Boys(tm) and favorite tweets from the crowd! /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/14420240

Romeo + Juliet (1996) with special guest Steve Sajdak 04/15/2020

Romeo + Juliet (1996) with special guest Steve Sajdak #Shakesyear returns Sammi and Beau weather the quarantine by talking Baz Luhrmann's take on Romeo & Juliet with special guest star Stephen Sajdak from the We Hate Movies Podcast! /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/13994984

Emma. (2020) 03/28/2020

Emma. (2020) We are back (albeit remotely) to talk about Autumn de Wilde's gorgeous adaptation of Emma! /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/13740407

Freeway (1996) with Megan Sunday 02/03/2020

Freeway (1996) with Megan Sunday Sammi and Beau are joined by Let's Get Weirding Co-Host Megan Sunday to discuss Matthew Bright's 1996 take on Little Red Riding Hood, Freeway! A movie that is at times hard to watch, it boasts fun twists and two solid performances from Reese Witherspoon and Kiefer Sutherland. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/12999242

Crossover Episode: The March Sisters at Christmas with Shannon Campe 01/26/2020

Crossover Episode: The March Sisters at Christmas with Shannon Campe This week Sammi and Beau are joined by Shannon Campe from the delightful Little Women: A Modern Audio Drama to talk about the "flimsy and charmless" modernization of Little Women, The March Sisters At Christmas! /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/12889694

Catching Up 01/17/2020

Catching Up Beau and Sammi are back to talk about favorite episodes, best moments of the shows, the highs and lows of their three-year journey, with a few notes about what's in store for the year ahead! /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/12774476

Ronnie And Julie with Andrew Schwartz 10/29/2019

Ronnie And Julie with Andrew Schwartz Beau and Sammi are back from a longer-than-expected break and this time they are joined by special guest Andrew Schwartz, host of the delightfully bizarre Talkin' Bout Turtle! This episode they discuss the 90's teen reimagining of Romeo & Juliet...not, the other 90's teen reimagining of Romeo & Juliet, Ronnie and Julie! /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/11829203

Ronnie And Julie with Andrew Schwartz 10/29/2019

Shakespeare ReTold: Much Ado About Nothing 09/09/2019

Shakespeare ReTold: Much Ado About Nothing Sammi and Beau are BACK with a new episode AND a new theme song! Join them as they close out the 4-part series Shakespeare ReTold and talk hair, stalkers, and refreshing updates to this beloved play. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/11183765

Shakespeare ReTold: A Midsummer Night's Dream 08/13/2019

Shakespeare ReTold: A Midsummer Night's Dream Sammi and Beau return with the third and most underwhelming installment of their Shakespeare ReTold Series. An adaptation that wasn't sure what it wanted to be, was at times very disjointed, with some humor that didn't quite land and the most un-funny Bottom yet seen. This episode is packed with Puka Shell Energy. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/10874815

Shakespeare ReTold: Macbeth 07/22/2019

Shakespeare ReTold: Macbeth This week Sammi and Beau are back (with some new recording equipment so patience please) with Part II of their series on Shakespeare ReTold. This time it's the Scottish Play at bat in a perfectly blood-soaked modernization featuring powerful performances from James MacAvoy, Richard Armitage, and Keeley Hawes. Pull up a chair and a glass of something red. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/10611881

Shakespeare ReTold: Taming of the Shrew 07/01/2019

Shakespeare ReTold: Taming of the Shrew Sammi and Beau begin their 4-Part series on Shakespeare ReTold from 2006, beginning with the Shirley Henderson/Rufus Sewell powerhouse that it Taming of the Shrew. A perfectly imperfect adaptation that nevertheless impresses the viewer with the powerful chemistry and near-flawless comedic timing between the two leads. As a bonus, seeing Rufus Sewell in fishnet stockings checked one item off of Beau's bucket list. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/10361027

Strange Brew (1983) 06/17/2019

Strange Brew (1983) Beau and Sammi head to the Great White North for a light-hearted take on Hamlet - yes, you read that right. Crack a beer, hoser. We're watching Strange Brew /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/10179947

Much Ado About Nothing (2012) 05/21/2019

Much Ado About Nothing (2012) Beau and Sammi discuss Joss Whedon's 2012 take on Much Ado About Nothing. While it may never dethrone the 90's version, this is a movie that is impossible to dislike thanks to it's sparkling cast of characters. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/9870449

O (2001) 04/26/2019

O (2001) Beau and Sammi try to wade through Tim Blake Nelson's modern take on Othello, with mixed results. While this movie was very well done and very true-to-text, it left us wondering if Modern adaptations of the tragedies don't need to be a bit *less* true to text. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/9546134

Love's Labour's Lost (2000) 03/25/2019

Love's Labour's Lost (2000) #Shakesyear continues with Kenneth Branagh's attempt to meld Shakespeare and 1930's Cinema in what was ultimately a wet pile of words, soundstages, and bizarre musical numbers. We should have loved it, given our fondness for the works of Baz Luhrmann, but it just didn't work for us, resulting in the shortest episode of Excessively Diverted yet. Maybe we'll have better luck next time /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/9135914

King of Texas (2002) 03/11/2019

King of Texas (2002) Beau and Sammi step deep in the heart of Texas in this odd, made-for-tv adaptation of King Lear and emerge with the best catchphrase yet heard on this show. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/8962514

Episode 40 - A Midsummer Night's Rave 02/18/2019

Episode 40 - A Midsummer Night's Rave Sammi and Beau finally hit a bump in the road that is #Shakesyear with 'A Midsummer Night's Rave,' a film that's certainly a good idea in theory but so poorly produced that it was hard to get invested in either the characters or plot. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/8692304

Episode 39 - Throne of Blood 02/04/2019

Episode 39 - Throne of Blood Sammi and Beau step up their art cinema game with Akira Kurosawa's 1957 masterfully take on MacBeth, 'Throne of Blood.' Podcast Artwork by Salty Said Sweetly /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/8510033

Episode 38 - She's The Man 01/23/2019

Episode 38 - She's The Man Sammi and Beau are shocked at how enjoyable and true-to-source this modernization of Twelfth Night is. Join them as they discuss this madcap comedy of twins, shipwrecks soccer, slightly dim dreamboat Duke Orsino, and why it's never appropriate to change clothes in a bouncy house. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/8366708

Episode 37 - Valley Girl 12/31/2018

Episode 37 - Valley Girl #Shakesyear continues as Beau and Sammi discuss the early 80's answer to Romeo & Juliet, Valley Girl! This movie won our hearts by featuring an incredibly young Nicholas Cage at his most adorable, the incredible face acting of Deborah Foreman, and one of the greatest movie soundtracks of all time. Valley Girl was directed by Martha Coolidge, who also directed Material Girls, featured on our very first episode (but we won't hold that against her). /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/8089259

Episode 36 - 10 Things I Hate About You 12/10/2018

Episode 36 - 10 Things I Hate About You Beau and Sammi kick off #Shakesyear with a double-header viewing of Taming of the Shrew and it's contemporary counterpart, 10 Things I Hate About You. While Beau shares ex-boyfriend horror stories, Sammi can't say enough about the beauty of Heath Ledger. Be sure to follow the show on its BRAND NEW ! We want to hear from you! What movies are you hoping to hear us talk about? Podcast art by /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/7859792

Episode 35 - Love, Rosie 11/12/2018

Episode 35 - Love, Rosie Beau and Sammi return to discuss the movie chosen by our Rational Creatures contest winner, Crystal A, and they announce what's next for the future of the show. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/7529378

Episode 34 - If I Loved You Less with Tamsen Parker 09/24/2018

Episode 34 - If I Loved You Less with Tamsen Parker Author joins Beau to discuss her vibrant new retelling of Emma, . They discuss what still makes Emma such a compelling character 200 years later, writing books our parents can read, and how baked goods are shorthand for love. Join us for this one, it's simply delicious. You can find Tamsen on , , and to name a few. New Podcast Art from . /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/7082910

Episode 33 - Rational Creatures with Jessamyn Leigh 08/27/2018

Episode 33 - Rational Creatures with Jessamyn Leigh Sammi and Beau go on the road to meet Jessamyn Leigh, one of the awesome women behind the new webseries-in-development, Rational Creatures. That's right, someone is FINALLY modernizing Persuasion! And it will be a diverse, inclusive adaptation! It is literally everything we've been asking for since the beginning of the show. Listen close for details on the contest, and make sure you donate, visit, and follow over at the Rational Creatures page. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/6970930

Episode 32 - Pride & Prejudice 2005 Commentary Track 07/09/2018

Episode 32 - Pride & Prejudice 2005 Commentary Track Beau and Sammi are back for an unusual outing. One very important detail to know before listening: You will need to have 2005's Pride and Prejudice queued up to watch while listening to this episode. Join us as we sigh over the loveliness of the English countryside, lived-in Longbourn, and Matthew Macfadyen. If you're tuning in for 2 hours of Keira Knightley snark, we've got bad news for you... /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/6791222

Episode 31 - Pride and Prejudice 1940 02/19/2018

Episode 31 - Pride and Prejudice 1940 Stepping into Sammi's shoes as co-host/special guest this episode is the lovely and talented Adam Roche from the wonderful podcasts and Join Beau and Adam as they discuss the 1940 adaptation of 'Pride and Prejudice,' a zany romcom with carriage races, pudding faces, and all the arrow euphemisms you can shake a stick at. Here the only thing bigger than the sleeves are the bonnets, Darcy seems to have a split personality, and Lady Catherine is a force for good. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/6276461

Episode 31 - Emma Approved Part 2 01/08/2018

Episode 31 - Emma Approved Part 2 Sammi and Beau discuss Emma Approved part 2, weird Jams, appropriate office attire, and how everyone needs to stop trying to be Harriet's dad. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/6127687

Special Minisode - A Few Words About The Future 12/30/2017

Special Minisode - A Few Words About The Future Sammi and Beau discuss the coming hiatus, Season 3, and the future of Excessively Diverted. /episode/index/show/excessivelydiverted/id/6101159

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