{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/63ff60e024a4200011de23ef/6578368e3f126e0012da37b3?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"A Muppet Christmas Carol and Adaptation","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/63ff60e024a4200011de23ef/1702655178295-70ce7337afc407b4cf1919b6b029df32.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>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. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Fun Extra Readings</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/dec/21/a-meta-masterpiece-why-the-muppet-christmas-carol-is-the-perfect-festive-film\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Guardian - article on why Muppet Christmas Carol is the perfect festive film</a></p><p><a href=\"https://theconversation.com/the-muppet-christmas-carol-turns-30-how-the-film-became-a-cult-classic-196627\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Conversation - how Muppet Christmas Carol became a cult classic</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/making-of-muppet-christmas-carol/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Empire Online - The Making of Muppet Christmas Carol</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iRFn39PyGOk\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Penguin Books - How the Muppets made the most accurate Christmas Carol adaptation ever</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9O_mL1X4UMI\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Abby Cox - costumes in Muppet Christmas Carol</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIG6Ks5TiV4\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Andrew Siddle version of Scrooge</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001ghmv\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">You're Dead to Me - episode on Dickens and Christmas</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Our Socials</strong></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/vivianasimos/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Vivian's Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lilistprince/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Holly's Instagram</a></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/fanofthatpod/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The Pod's Instagram</a></p><p><br></p><p>Music for this episode was Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLead Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0</p><p><br></p><p>This episode was produced by Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard</p>","author_name":"Vivian Asimos and Holly Swinyard"}