Reviews of books, video games, and other forms of media that look at their ability/chances to be adapted into television/film or at how well they have been adapted in past attempts.
“Ring Shout” by P. Djèlí Clark—Adaptability Review
A show that I thoroughly enjoyed last year, even though I never wrote a review for it, was HBO’s Lovecraft Country (2020) which was based on a book by the same name by Matt Ruff (2016). Part of what made that show so good is that it combined dark, Lovecraftian fantasy with history, and in …
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“Dune” by Frank Herbert—Adaptability Review
Whether it is in our movies, television, or novels, science-fiction is one of the most diverse and imaginative genres of storytelling today. From almost all of the major tentpoles in the genre, Star Trek for example, most of their creators will all list a specific novel as a major inspiration: Frank Herbert’s Dune. Written in …
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Hamilton—Adaptability Review
Ever since its premiere in 2015, Hamilton has been the hottest new musical on the Broadway scene. Perhaps the biggest draws to the musical was the almost all persons-of-color cast in a story filled with historically white figures and the choice to tell the story of the Hamilton’s through R&B and rap music. I unfortunately …
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