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What if Before Sunset was a video game? What if Pac-Man was a period drama? What if Lamps were made into a 7-book YA fantasy series? Join hosts Matthew Schott and Chris Okawa as they play the Adaptation Game and attempt to adapt any and all things no matter how strange into another medium! From books, movies, video games and even inanimate objects, nothing is safe from adaptation!
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The Adaptation Gang is BACK and BETTER THAN EVER! After a brief hiatus, the gang tackles the ultimate challenge, creating their very own versus movie! Using a sophisticated and totally random selection system made up of some of the most iconic characters in the pop culture lexicon, Matt, Chris and returning special guest Shawn Eastridge, gather an assemblage of combatants from all walks of life to duke it out. You'll see iconic characters, vehicles and even locations in a no-holds barred grudge match where no one is safe! No matter what ever don't forget: Don't Think it, Don't Say it.
God save the Queen! We've taken so much from England from the Office to Doctor Who, the Adaptation boys decide its time to give back! This week, they challenge themselves with bringing legendary American media over to the British Isles! Can they take these legendary pieces of Americana and make them palatable to the discerning British tastes? Probably not! But its still fun!
Dattebayo! This week Matt and Chris are joined by Naruto expert and all around fantastic human, Ana McCassland to attempt the unthinkable and adapt the hit manga series Naruto into a live action film! Do they succeed? That depends on your definition of success. If by success, you mean piss off the fan base? Most definitely. Buckle up, Ninja fans, this one GOES places.
ROUND 2. FIGHT! Shawn Eastridge returns for another spin on the Vs. Wheel! If you thought things couldn't get any crazier than Austin Powers vs the Bye Bye Man, think again! Godzilla Vs Kong was only the beginning!
Get ready for a significantly better Justice League at only a 4th the length!
Its time to think outside the bun! The Adaptation Boys reunite to bring Fast Food into the wide world of YA Novels. As a special bonus treat, they also go ahead and create a DEFINITIVE tier list of Fast Food restaurants and create a handy how-to guide you WONT want to miss! Are you a gordita or a Crunch Wrap Supreme?? FIND OUT NOW!
The Adaptation boys are RRRRRRRRREADY TO RUMBLE! Andrew Kaberline and Tyler Ward from the Much Ado about Wrestling Podcast join Matt as they create the ultimate wrestling event consisting of wrestlers adapted from US States! You'll see snake men, MULTIPLE world records and of course, all the Yoo-Hoo you can drink! WITNESS THE BIRTH OF NICK NESTLE!
Do you like books? Do you like Breakfast Cereal? Do you like Books to Breakfast Cereal Vol 1?? If your answer to any of these questions was yes then you are going to LOVE our return to the realm of Breakfast! Ears will be permanently damaged! Lin will be enraged! War will be declared! All this and more as our breakfast cereal got even more dangerous then last time!
Its finally happened. The Adaptation Gang has realized where their true talents lay: marketing. From the people who brought you unskippable feature-length films on YouTube and TikTok films spread out over a year comes two shocking new ideas! Matt and Chris take classic flops and turn them into genre defining masterworks through the power of innovative and immersive marketing techniques! Will they be able to bring new glory to these notorious blunders? Will they find ways to harm countless people? Will things get incredibly horny!? The answer to all three...is YES!
...but please still listen to the episode.
Ever wish you could see a return of the classic Wishmaster franchise? Be careful what you wish for. This week, The Adaptation Gang is joined by Abby Waldron, noted scholar of all things horror to bring classic horror franchises back! Once again the world of movie marketing is revolutionized by us! Plus, an Adaptation Game rematch between longtime enemies you wont want to miss!
Do you love animation? Do you love theme parks ride? What about getting your legs broken by a horribly dangerous, untested, 30 minute theme park ride? Then you are going to love this week's episode! Matthew and Chris tackle turning animated films into theme park rides and adding them into Disney parks! You wont believe how quickly OSHA will need to be called in for this one!
Think of your favorite poem. Does anyone else even know'um? What if that poem was a gameshow? Would that be a poem you'd like to know? Who could make such a change and handle it with poise? Could this be a job for our favorite Adaptation Boyz? This week they'll be joined by Taylor Hudson. That should keep the episode from becoming poison. Did you like this descriptive poem, would you like to hear more? Just wait till you hear what this episode has in store!
These are rough times and we are all living rough lives. Wouldn't you like to take a break from it all, go back to a simpler time? This week, the Adaptation Gang decide to take 'er easy with a BONUS EPISODE. Matt and Chris talk about them selves and then dig into their personal archives for a peek at pre-Adaptation Game writings. Do they stand the test of time? Theres only one way to find out!
1In honor of the ending of WandaVision comes a new world too dark and twisted for even the Scarlet Witch to concoct. The Adaptation Gang is joined by the incredibly talented Annette Storckman as they adapt various Beers into Sitcom television. Do they succeed? Does it get horny? Does it maybe even get a little sacrilegious? Fans of this show know that the answer to all three of these questions is a resounding, drunkenly enthusiastic and incredibly horny YES!
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Up is down! Black is White! Good is bad and bad is GOOD! This week, Matt and Chris are joined by returning champion Sam Kessler to follow in the footsteps of Cruella and turn some of the most iconic villains in Disney's vault into sympathetic heroes! Do they succeed? Can these villains be forgiven? Does it get weirdly sexual? What Podcast do you think you are listening to? You already know the answer to all of these.
Ever find yourself watching your favorite violent, sexual gratuitous, indie arthouse film and thought to yourself "well this is great, but is there was a way that kids can appreciate this complex form of story telling?" Well think no longer! Matt and Chris are here with some horrifying suggestions of how classic arthouse cinema can be adapted into toys and playsets for kids! I hope you are listening, Hasbro, because these are some million dollar ideas!*
*editors note: please do not listen to this episode Hasbro. These toys are horrifying and almost certainly classified as deadly weapons in most countries.
Those deaf, dumb and blind podcasters sure wrote a mean Pinball! This week, the OG Adaptation Boyz, Matt and Chris, tackle turning the classic game of Pinball into a summer blockbuster. Will their efforts earn them a multi-ball? Or will the whole thing cause a TILT? Will Fred Flintstone make an appearance? All will be revealed!
Close out 2020 with your favorite Adaptation Boys Matthew and Chris as they embark on what somehow ends up being their most somber and reflective episode yet! Dazzle as discuss the current state of political satire, Scottish Surgery and weave complex metanarratives all on a quest to turn a historical scandal into a non-musical theatrical production! Packed with more Mamet than you could ever possibly want!
The most important night in Hollywood is about to get a whole lot sweeter! This week, Matthew and Chris are joined by the master of the Pitch Zone theme songs, Krys VanSlyke in order to take some of the best and brightest of Oscar Winning Films and transform them into novelty Ice Cream experiences! You'll get glitz, glamor, edible feces, exploding sticks and, of course, Clive Barker-esc Torture devices. Buckle up, this one gets weird. Even by Adaptation Game Standards.
Long ago, the four nations lived together in harmony. Then, everything changed when the Podcast nation attacked. The Adaptation Game takes on one of its greatest challenges yet, turning the epic 2010 flop, The Last Airbender into a movie that is respectful of its source material. Or at least pronounces the characters names correctly. Joined by the mythical Kierna Connor, the Adaptation Gaang witnesses confused chronology, Blue romance and Mind Gardens. This episode truly is a feast for the ears AND the mind.
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