Whether it's stage to screen, book to television, comic to blockbuster, or movie to musical and back again, this podcast leaves no adaptation unturned.
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In this episode of Adapt or Perish , Jeremy, Ian, Alex, and Ari are looking back at 8 years of the show! Head to adaptorperishcast.com to see our episode archive, read some fun extras, and get in touch. To get the latest updates or support the show, check out our Patreon page .
In this, the final episode of Adapt or Perish , we're getting real meta with a look at 2002's Adaptation! In this episode, we discuss: The Orchid Thief: A True Story of Beauty and Obsession , Susan Orlean's 1998 nonfiction book Adaptation , the 2002 movie directed by Spike Jonze, written by Charlie Kaufman, and starring Nicolas Cage, Meryl Streep, Chris Cooper, Tilda Swinton, Cara Seymour, and…
In Episode 172 of Adapt or Perish , we're tackling the important subject of dudes doing their civic duty with a look at 12 Angry Men , the courtroom classic! In this episode, we discuss: The 1954 episode of Westinghouse Studio One directed by Franklin Schaffner, written by Reginald Rose, and starring Robert Cummings, Franchot Tone, Edward Arnold, Walter Abel, George Voskovec, and Norman Fell The…
In this mini-episode of Adapt or Perish , we're looking at Clash of the Titans , the story of the Kraken-fighting, Medusa-beheading demigod Perseus! In this slightly extended mini-episode, we discuss: The 1981 original , directed by Desmond Davis, written by Alan Beverley Cross, produced by Charles H. Schneer and Ray Harryhausen, and starring Harry Hamlin, Laurence Olivier, Judi Bowker, Maggie…
In Episode 170 of Adapt or Perish , we're celebrating the release of a new Superman movie with a look back at every major screen adaptation of the Man of Steel released since 1941! We're also releasing this as a video, so feel free to enjoy a rare visual episode! In this episode, we discuss: The Mad Scientist , the 1941 animated short directed by Dave Fleischer, written by Seymour Kneitel and…
In this mini-episode of Adapt or Perish , we're looking at The Wedding Banquet , the delightful story of a green card marriage and the deception that goes along with it. In this episode, we discuss: The original 1993 movie directed by Ang Lee, written by Lee, Neil Peng, and James Schamus, and starring Winston Chao, Mitchell Lichtenstein, May Chin, Gua Ah-leh, and Lung Sihung The 2025 remake…
We're keeping the haunted house theme going in Episode 168 of Adapt or Perish with a look at Oscar Wilde's The Canterville Ghost ! In this episode, we discuss: Oscar Wilde's original 1887 short story , published in Lord Arthur Savile's Crime and Other Stories in 1891 The Picture of Dorian Gray (Ep. 131) Standard Ebooks Wilde (1997) The 1944 theatrical movie directed by Jules Dassin and written by…
In this mini-episode of Adapt or Perish , we're looking at Lilo & Stitch , the story of everyone's favorite alien koala-dog and the Earth girl who adopts him. In this episode, we discuss: The 2002 animated movie written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, and starring Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, Jason Scott Lee, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, Ving Rhames, and Kevin…
In Episode 166 of Adapt or Perish , we're looking at the many screen adaptations of The Turn of the Screw , the gothic horror classic by Henry James! In this episode, we discuss: Henry James' original 1898 novella The Turn of the Screw , the 1959 episode of Ford's Startime directed by John Frankenheimer, written by James Costigan, and starring Ingrid Bergman The Innocents , the 1961 theatrical…
In Episode 165 of Adapt or Perish , Jeremy and Ian are celebrating their home state with a look at Lost on a Mountain in Maine! In this episode, we discuss: The original 1978 book by Donn Fendler as told to Joseph B. Egan Lost Trail: Nine Days Alone in the Wilderness , the 2011 graphic novel by Fendler, Lynn Plourde, and Ben Bishop The 2024 theatrical movie directed by Andrew Boodhoo Kightlinger,…
