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Join your hosts Stefanie and Melinda as they dive deep into the world of adaptations of Jane Austen's beloved novel Pride & Prejudice, where some are fabulous, some aren’t their cup of tea, and some are delightfully unhinged. It's Austen, but not as you know it.
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The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: Part Two (opens the original)
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What if Pride & Prejudice was set in the 2010s, where Lizzie Bennet was on a media internship? What if she captures the wild and wonderful plot from Pride & Prejudice on camera? What if Lydia Bennet becomes a fan favourite – and pod favourite – character? Melinda and Stefanie discuss the arrival of Darcy, and Lydia breaking our hearts in a well-executed Wickham scandal in our second episode on the huge adaptation that is The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Links & Mentions We can actually link you to the
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: Part One (opens the original)
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What if Pride and Prejudice was set in the 2010s, where Lizzie Bennet studied communications and vlogged her daily life? What if she reenacted her life with props and costumes? What if it is one of the best depictions of the Bennet sister relationships on screen? Melinda and Stefanie discuss how iconic YouTube was in 2012, the birth of social media and transmedia storytelling and amazing character writing in the first episode on The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. Links & Mentions You can watch The Lizzi
The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi (opens the original)
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What if Pride & Prejudice was set in an American College (again)? What if Elizabeth and her sisters were actually friends who live in the same dorm building? What if Darcy is a famous TV star who has come to their college to hide out after a hugely public and embarrassing breakup with a much more famous star? Stefanie and Melinda discuss niche cultural references, gender-flipped Wickhams, and masterful modern updates on niche character traits in The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi. Links & Ment
Bride & Prejudice directed by Gurinda Chadha (opens the original)
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What if Pride & Prejudice was set in India? What if it was an all-out musical extravaganza? What if Darcy was a snobbish, fish-out-of-water American businessman who thinks that chinos are appropriate poolside attire? Stefanie and Melinda discuss vibrant musical numbers, the joy of an adaptation that truly understands its character's motivations, and the second-best fight scene in Pride & Prejudice adaptation history, in Bride & Prejudice directed by Gurinda Chadha. Links & Mentions If you need s
Potions & Prejudice by Tee Harlowe (opens the original)
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What if Pride & Prejudice was a full-blown romantasy novel? What if the Bennet sisters had to marry to access their magic? What if Mr Bingley was part werewolf and Mr Darcy has the most romantasy name of all time? Melinda and Stefanie discuss witches without magic, fantasy tropes and men with zero communication skills in Potions & Prejudice by Tee Harlowe. Links & Mentions Here is the Instagram carousel that Stefanie mentions in this episode about how some modern enemies to lovers storylines are
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