Adapted with Anna and Sam

Misery

Welcome to episode 5 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, we find ourselves held captive along with Paul Sheldon, by his number one fan Annie Wilkes, in Stephen King's Misery. Join us as we debate which is truly scarier, book Annie or movie Annie, portrayed by Academy Award winner Kathy Bates. 

You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB.

Purchase the book and/or movie at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive.

Honorable Mentions

--The World of Stephen King: Dreamcatcher, The Stand, Stand By Me/The Body, The Dark Tower series, The Shining, Doctor Sleep, Langoliers, Tommyknockers, Dolores Claiborne, The Mist

--Actors in other Stephen King movies: Damian Lewis, Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Rob Lowe, Bill Fagerbakke, Jack Nicholson, Idris Elba, Thomas Jane

--Podcast we recommend: Crossover Appeal

--Episodes you will not hear on this podcast: Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones, The Godfather

--The other Rob Reiner/William Goldman collab: The Princess Bride

--Dream Casting: Jessica Lange, Sam Neill, Brendan Coyle, Angela Lansbury, Brian Blessed, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Diane Lane, Iain Glen, Kevin Kline, Liam Neeson, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellan, 

--Henry Fielding, anyone?: Tom Jones, Joseph Andrews

--All the random rabbit holes we fall down: The Negotiator, Elf, ER, Coach, Parks & Recreation, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, Christopher Walken, Puss in Boots, Jason Connery, Sean Connery, Robin Hood, Transformers, Mark Wahlberg, Anthony Hopkins, The Abyss, Lara Croft, High Spirits, Martin Sheen, Frank Darabont, The Walking Dead, Liberace, Behind the Candlebra, Downton Abbey, Dean Koontz, Samson's hair, Drop Dead Gorgeous

Want to get in touch?

We'd love to hear from you! Let us know what you love (or don't) about Misery, and the book! Have you seen a theater production? Did it star Bruce Willis? Please say it did! Let us know, either by emailing us at adaptedwithannaandsam@gmail.com, or on Facebook, or even Twitter and Instagram! We'd love to see your favorite memes, GIFs, your Annie Wilkes cosplay. And please share your Six Degrees! You can subscribe on iTunes or Google Play, and be sure to share with your friends! Rate and review too!

Credits:

Theme music credit: "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Logo credit: Fourth Wall Graphics, fourthwallgraphics.com

Persuasion

Welcome to episode 4 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, we journey across England, including to Lime and Bath, as we follow the trials and tribulations of Anne Eliot in Persuasion by Jane Austen. Listen along as we summarize the book plot point by plot point, and how it compares to the 1995 version.

You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia on iMDB.

Purchase the book and/or movie at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive.

Honorable Mentions

--All the Jane Austen: Sense and Sensibility, Northanger Abbey, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma

--Anna will make you watch this version: Persuasion (1971) (don't worry, it's on YouTube)

--Related to Jane Austen: Miss Austen Regrets

--Anna's Guilty Pleasure: Three Men and a Little Lady

--'Stache Alert - Tom Selleck's that is: Quigley Down Under

--From the Way Back Machine: Mutiny on the Bounty, Ever After, The Royal Tenenbaums

--Fandoms we are obligated to mention every episode: Harry Potter

--Sam's Favorite: Eddie Izzard

--Why we mention him: A Day in the Death of Joe Egg, Ocean's Twelve, Victoria Hamilton

--And something random: Dragon Heart

Want to get in touch?

We'd love to hear from you! Let us know what you love (or don't) about Persuasion, and the book! Do you prefer another adaptation? Is it the 1971 version? How would you film Louisa's fall? Let us know, either by emailing us at adaptedwithannaandsam@gmail.com, or on Facebook, or even Twitter and Instagram! We'd love to see your favorite memes, GIFs, how you would look in a British naval uniform. And please share your Six Degrees! You can subscribe on iTunes or Google Play, and be sure to share with your friends! Rate and review too!

Credits:

Theme music credit: "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Logo credit: Fourth Wall Graphics, fourthwallgraphics.com

Murder on the Orient Express

Welcome to episode 3 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, we ride the tails of Kenneth Branagh's mustache as we delve into Murder on the Orient Express, by Agatha Christie. Listen along as we review three different adaptations and how they compare to Christie's original.

You can find all the cast lists and other fun trivia for each adaptation on iMDB.

Purchase the book and/or movies at Amazon and/or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookstore, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive.

Honorable Mentions

--Other movies starring cast members: Sense and Sensibility (2008 version), Star Wars

--Oops, spoilers: Sixth Sense

--Guilty pleasures (Sam's, not Anna's): Highlander

--Movies EVERYONE should watch: Miss Pettigrew Lives For a Day

--Movies NO ONE should watch: Frankenstein (Branagh's version, obvs), Murder on the Orient Express starring Alfred Molina (sorry Alfred Molina! We love you!)

Want to get in touch?

We'd love to hear from you! Let us know what you love (or don't) about each adaptation of Murder on the Orient Express, and the book! Which adaptation is your favorite? Is it one we didn't mention? Is it the Alfred Molina one? It's okay if it is. Let us know, either by at adaptedwithannaandsam@gmail.com, on Facebook, or even Twitter and Instagram! We'd love to see your favorite memes, GIFs, how you would look with Kenneth Branagh's mustaches. And please share your Six Degrees! You can subscribe on iTunes or Google Play, and be sure to share with your friends! Rate and review too!

Credits:

Theme music credit: "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Logo credit: Fourth Wall Graphics, fourthwallgraphics.com

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Welcome to episode 2 of Adapted with Anna and Sam! In this episode, we dial up the snark as we compare and contrast the novella The Legend of Sleepy Hollow with Tim Burton's movie version, Sleepy Hollow.

You can find the cast list and other fun trivia on iMDB.

Purchase the book and/or movie at Amazon or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookshop, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive.

Corrections Corner

--Wikipedia was actually started in 2001, so would NOT have been available to the screenwriter in 1999. My bad.

--Tom Mison, the Sleepy Hollow TV show's Ichabod Crane, was in Lost in Austen, which is not an technically an adaptation of a Jane Austen book though we do recommend a viewing (plus he was in an episode of Poirot!!).

Honorable Mentions

--Other Tim Burton movies (not ranked): Mars Attacks, Ed Wood, Beetlejuice, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Batman, Corpse Bride, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Big Fish, Big Eyes, 

--Show we inadvertently spoil: Veronica Mars

--Childhood memories: James and the Giant Peach, Ferngully and Hexxus

--Movie Fandoms: Stars Wars (including Phantom Menace), Harry Potter

--Guilty pleasures: High Spirits, Romancing the Stone

--Actors not in Sleepy Hollow the movie: Jeff Goldblum (of course), Doug Jones, Clancy Brown

Want to get in touch?

We'd love to hear from you! Let us know what you love (or don't) about The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Sleepy Hollow. Do you prefer the TV show? You can email us at adaptedwithannaandsam@gmail.com, find us on Facebook or Twitter, or even Instagram! We'd love to see your favorite memes, GIFs, what have you. Please share your Six Degrees! And don't forget to subscribe on iTunes or Google Play! Rate and review!

 

Credits:

Theme music credit: "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Logo credit: Fourth Wall Graphics, fourthwallgraphics.com

 

Jurassic Park

Welcome to the very first episode of Adapted with Anna and Sam! We hope you enjoy it! 

 

In this episode, we fangirl over Jurassic Park, the ultimate dinosaur romp.

You can find the cast list and other fun trivia on iMDB.

Purchase the book and/or movie at Amazon or Barnes and Noble, or your favorite indie bookshop, or borrow from your local library in person or via Overdrive.

Other stuff we recommend:

Be sure to check out Best Western Denver Southwes on Facebook, for their brilliant dinosaur posts, including the amazing meme we used as this episode's cover photo (photo credit: Lara Stauff).

And we both died over these Jurassic Park "auditions" from a recent Saturday Night Live episode.

Of course, since we can't help ourselves, we do veer into non-Jurassic Park related topics, including Hook, Highlander, and Silverado. You know you want to watch them all.

Want to get in touch?

We'd love to hear from you! Let us know what you love (or don't!) about Jurassic Park. You can email us at adaptedwithannaandsam@gmail.com, find us on Facebook or Twitter, and even Instagram! We'd love to see your favorite memes, GIFs, what have you, especially those to do with Jeff Goldblum. And don't forget to subscribe on iTunes! Rate and review!

 

Credits:

Theme music credit: "Cheery Monday" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Logo credit: Fourth Wall Graphics, fourthwallgraphics.com

Photo credit: Lara Stauff