Badaptations

Good books gone bad... Welcome to Badaptations 2.0, the podcast edition! Previously on YouTube, we have switched to podcast format. We talk about the good, the bad, and the ugly about films that were adapted from books, lending our pop culture and PhD expertise to these trash films. (Trust us: we’re doctors... of literature!) You can still check out our YouTube videos at the following link: http://tinyurl.com/badaptations

Episodes

Frankenhooker - Badaptations (Chapter 9)

April 1, 2018 • 26 mins

"Want a date? Looking for some action? Need some company?" Mary Shelley's 1818 classic /Frankenstein/ has been the inspiration for many an adaptation, but Frank Henenlotter's 1990 /Frankenhooker/ is like no Frankenstein adaptation we've seen before. In this episode we dive in to "A tale of sluts and bolts" (and apparently a Bill Murray favorite!) and ask: How did Mary Shelley's articulate, misunderstood creature transform into ...

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MTV Wuthering Heights - Badaptations (Chapter 8)

February 8, 2018 • 34 mins

Welcome to Badaptations 2.0: podcast edition! We were previously on YouTube exclusively, but now we are doing podcasts! You can find us on iTunes- please subscribe, and leave us a rating/review! Link: https://tinyurl.com/badaptations-itunes Our first podcast review is a real doozy... MTV's Wuthering Heights (2003), starring Erika Christensen, Mike Vogel, et al. This is trash in its purest and most glorious form... Listen as we...

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Badaptations

Episodes

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Frankenhooker - Badaptations (Chapter 9)

MTV Wuthering Heights - Badaptations (Chapter 8)