EPISODE · Dec 18, 2023 · 44 MIN
A Muppet Christmas Carol and Adaptation
from I'm a Fan of That!
Merry Christmas, everyone! or whatever holiday time you're taking for yourself. But today, we're talking about Christmas because we watched the Muppet Christmas Carol, the best adaptation of the Dickens novel according to Holly. We chat about adaptation, what makes a good one or a bad one, what's the difference between adaptation and re-imaginings, and the social pressures of Christmas time. Fun Extra ReadingsThe Guardian - article on why Muppet Christmas Carol is the perfect festive filmThe Conversation - how Muppet Christmas Carol became a cult classicEmpire Online - The Making of Muppet Christmas CarolPenguin Books - How the Muppets made the most accurate Christmas Carol adaptation everAbby Cox - costumes in Muppet Christmas CarolAndrew Siddle version of ScroogeYou're Dead to Me - episode on Dickens and ChristmasOur SocialsVivian's InstagramHolly's InstagramThe Pod's InstagramMusic for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Merry Christmas, everyone! or whatever holiday time you're taking for yourself. But today, we're talking about Christmas because we watched the Muppet Christmas Carol, the best adaptation of the Dickens novel according to Holly. We chat about adaptation, what makes a good one or a bad one, what's the difference between adaptation and re-imaginings, and the social pressures of Christmas time. Fun Extra ReadingsThe Guardian - article on why Muppet Christmas Carol is the perfect festive filmThe Conversation - how Muppet Christmas Carol became a cult classicEmpire Online - The Making of Muppet Christmas CarolPenguin Books - How the Muppets made the most accurate Christmas Carol adaptation everAbby Cox - costumes in Muppet Christmas CarolAndrew Siddle version of ScroogeYou're Dead to Me - episode on Dickens and ChristmasOur SocialsVivian's InstagramHolly's InstagramThe Pod's InstagramMusic for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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