Ep. 16: Buzzy Adaptations: When Listens Come to Stage & Screen

Many of the most talked-about shows and film started out as written texts. Our editors weigh in on whether you should listen before seeing the movie, theater, or TV adaptation, as well what they’d like to see jump from their library to the stage and screen.

To hear more from Editor Abby’s interview with Bird Box author Josh Malerman, click here.

The books the editors discuss in this episode are:

Bird Box by Josh Malerman

If Beale Street Could Talk by James Baldwin

Crazy Rich Asians by Kevin Kwan

Who in the World is Carmen Sandiego? by Rebecca Tinker

Alien by Tim Lebbon & Dirk Maggs

X-Files: Cold Cases by Joe Harris, Chris Carter, & Dirk Maggs

The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy

The Wife by Meg Wolitzer

Can You Ever Forgive Me? by Lee Israel

You by Caroline Kepnes

The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Where'd You Go Bernadette by Maria Semple

The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt

The Sun is Also a Star by Nicola Yoon

Native Son by Richard Wright

Pet Sematary by Stephen King

Because of Miss Mridgerton by Julia Quinn

A Gentlemen in Moscow by Amor Towles

Year of Yes by Shonda Rhimes

The Hating Game by Sally Thorne

The Stranger Beside Me by Ann Rule

Time and Again by Jack Finney

Parable of the Sower by Octavia E. Butler

Dawn by Octavia E. Butler

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Coasting Along

Story: 3-Stars
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This episode has as its centerpiece an author interview and discussion of the recent Netflix phenomenon "Bird Box". The editors then take the opportunity to discuss several book-to-screen adaptations heading our way. Perhaps the most interesting segment closes the show with a discussion on interesting stories that have not yet made the leap from page to film, though I also was interested in the 'book before movie?' (or vice versa) discussion along the way.

This is the second episode that capitalizes on a recent buzzworthy release (the first being the launch of the Beastie Boys' book). A more organized presentation of content this time around was appreciated.

Performance: 3-Stars
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Noteworthy is the loss of editor Rachel (permanent?) from the show, whose wit was always appreciated. More importantly, I felt she brought a solid genre balance to the production that I fear may be lost.

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I like that they did this episode. I didn't know that some of the movies and / or tv shows started out as books on this list. I do like listening (or reading) books before they are adapted into movies or tv shows.

Another great episode!

Great episode! Thanks! I tend to do either-or when it comes to books and movies because I hate feeling let down, which usually occurs when I see the movie after I read the book. I'm sure this is because so much happens in books, and if the movie included everything, it would end up lasting 17 hours, instead of two. The only exception is that I do watch the movies of books we read in class, when available. I teach HS, and because students struggle to get a firm grasp on some of the texts we read, I like to see if there are particular scenes in the movie that will help to further their understanding. A good example of this is the Cyclops scene in The Odyssey.

My favorite audiobook of all time is The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas, narrated by Bahni Turpin. I didn't make it to the theater to see it, but it just came out on video, and I do plan to purchase it!! The book was amazing, and the message was so strong that I can't imagine the movie being a let-down in any way, shape, or form. I cannot wait to see it! In this case, many of my students have already seen the movie, but they haven't yet read the book. I want to make T.H.U.G. our semester 2 novel study. I've purchased enough copies of the book to run it as a small group study, but all of them want to read it (yay!). So, I've been saving up so I can get a class set (tell Amazon to put them on sale for 15min and then somehow alert me...I'll buy every copy! Hehee!).

Just want to say thanks, again. I enjoy your show! :-)

I could. I could stop listening.

This had very little to do with the content suggested by the title, unless you count radio hosts just naming books that have been adapted. There's nothing about process or result, really. More importantly, this group is plagued with the "love-the-sound-of-my-own-voice" mannerisms that frequently show up on public radio/talk radio programs. I want to hear people talk about a subject that is so interesting to them that they forget they are being recorded. I gave up after a while because the self-conscious chatter was just too shallow to keep my interest. If you're loving on your own voice/intellect into a mic, I'm done.

what is this??

sadly, these girls are not entertaining, they  may have interesting content, but its nearly impossible to grasp it, imagine yourself at a bar and you're there listening to a conversation between 2 "WOOGIRLS" (refrence "woogirl how i met your mother") on YouTube, a quick google search  should get you to the meaning and videos, there is a constant ring in the background and its literally time you will never get back once wasted.

Boring, petty, confused leftist ladies

Can't relate to insecure leftists droning on about progressive themes. Zoned out a few times to their noise while trying to find something interesting in their content.

never downloaded!

never downloaded! ughhh! how do I get this off of my app?!??? help please !!!

too chatty

I am a "book-a-holic" and love book podcasts...the best ever being "Books on a Nightstand". The women who do Audicted seem knowledgeable but it's so difficult to get through all of their laughter and chatting... I just can't listen to this podcast. How do I removed it from my audible library? I don't want to have it automatically downloaded anymore. Please let me know if this complaint is at all common. I'd be willing to listen again if the material can be communicated in a less frivolous manner.