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Sep. 16th, 2018 05:12 pmYuletide nominations are open. I went for Star Trek: Discovery, The Americans (with the canon finished now, a whole new area of fictional possibilities arises), and Susan Howatch's Starbridge series, about which more here. In that case, I deliberately nominated the female characters because much as I like those books, they're relentlessly male centric, even the one female pov entry, and I want someone fleshing out the women for me.
Also, four or so years belatedly, I've fallen for The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, i.e. the adaption of Pride and Prejudice consisting of video blogs made mainly, but not exclusively, by our heroine. It's as witty and clever an update as everyone back in the day swore it was. I think Austen really benefits from updated adaptions because the satire in her novels often feels lost in cinematic costume dramas, especially when a big part of the audience is lacking the contemporary context. Which is why Clueless works so much better for me than any of the straightforward Emma film and tv versions. Of course, for a good update to work, you can't simply transfer events 1:1, and that has the great benefit of restoring the emotional stakes. ( I feel weird cutting for Jane Austen spoilers, both for the original and the adaption, but will do so just in case. ) Speaking of Lydia, fleshing out her character and adding her pov was one of the smartest choices the adaption made. And all actors involved are well cast. I'm looking forward to watching the rest.
Also, four or so years belatedly, I've fallen for The Lizzie Bennet Diaries, i.e. the adaption of Pride and Prejudice consisting of video blogs made mainly, but not exclusively, by our heroine. It's as witty and clever an update as everyone back in the day swore it was. I think Austen really benefits from updated adaptions because the satire in her novels often feels lost in cinematic costume dramas, especially when a big part of the audience is lacking the contemporary context. Which is why Clueless works so much better for me than any of the straightforward Emma film and tv versions. Of course, for a good update to work, you can't simply transfer events 1:1, and that has the great benefit of restoring the emotional stakes. ( I feel weird cutting for Jane Austen spoilers, both for the original and the adaption, but will do so just in case. ) Speaking of Lydia, fleshing out her character and adding her pov was one of the smartest choices the adaption made. And all actors involved are well cast. I'm looking forward to watching the rest.
