169. The Wedding Banquet

In this mini-episode of Adapt or Perish, we’re looking at The Wedding Banquet, the delightful story of a green card marriage and the deception that goes along with it.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The original 1993 movie directed by Ang Lee, written by Lee, Neil Peng, and James Schamus, and starring Winston Chao, Mitchell Lichtenstein, May Chin, Gua Ah-leh, and Lung Sihung
• The 2025 remake directed by Andrew Ahn, written by Ahn and James Schamus, and starring Han Gi-chan, Bowen Yang, Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Youn Yuh-jung, and Joan Chen

168. The Canterville Ghost

We’re keeping the haunted house theme going in Episode 168 of Adapt or Perish with a look at Oscar Wilde’s The Canterville Ghost!

In this episode, we discuss:

• Oscar Wilde’s original 1887 short story, published in Lord Arthur Savile’s Crime and Other Stories in 1891
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray (Ep. 131)
  • Standard Ebooks
  • Wilde (1997)
• The 1944 theatrical movie directed by Jules Dassin and written by Edwin Blum, and starring Charles Laughton, Robert Young, and Margaret O’Brien
• The 1966 musical TV special directed by John Robins, written by Burt Shevelove, music and lyrics by Jerry Bock and Sheldon Harnick, and starring Michael Redgrave, Peter Noone, Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., and Natalie Schafer
• The 1974 TV movie written and directed by Robin Miller, and starring David Niven and James Whitmore
• The 1985 TV movie directed by William F. Claxton, written by B.W. Sandefur, Joseph Maurer, and Bradley Wigor, and starring Richard Kiley, Barry Van Dyke, Brian Austin Green, and Mary Wickes
  • Greystone Mansion’s extensive use as a filming location
• The 1986 TV movie directed by Paul Bogart, written by George Zateslo, and starring John Gielgud, Alyssa Milano, and Ted Wass
• The 1996 TV movie directed by Sydney Macartney, written by Robert Benedetti, and starring Patrick Stewart, Neve Campbell, Edward Wiley, and Daniel Betts
  • Playing Shakespeare (1982)
• The 1997 TV movie directed by Crispin Reece, written by Olivia Hetreed, and starring Ian Richardson, Celia Imrie, James D’Arcy, Sarah-Jane Potts, and Ian McNeice
• The 2021 miniseries directed by Paul Gibson and Suri Krishnamma, written by Jude Tindall, and starring Anthony Head, James Lance, Caroline Catz, and Laurel Waghorn
• The 2023 animated movie directed by Kim Burdon, written by Giles New and Keiron Self, and starring Stephen Fry, Hugh Laurie, Freddie Highmore, Imelda Staunton, Toby Jones, and Miranda Hart

167. Lilo & Stitch

In this mini-episode of Adapt or Perish, we’re looking at Lilo & Stitch, the story of everyone’s favorite alien koala-dog and the Earth girl who adopts him.

In this episode, we discuss:

• The 2002 animated movie written and directed by Chris Sanders and Dean DeBlois, and starring Daveigh Chase, Chris Sanders, Tia Carrere, Jason Scott Lee, David Ogden Stiers, Kevin McDonald, Ving Rhames, and Kevin Michael Richardson
  • Lilo & Stitch 20 Years Later: How The Disney Film Authentically Captured Hawaiian Culture With Tia Carrere’s Help
• The 2025 live action movie directed by Dean Fleischer Camp, written by Chris Kekaniokalani Bright and Mike Van Waes, and starring Maia Kealoha, Chris Sanders, Sydney Elizebeth Agudong, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Magnussen, Courtney B. Vance, Hannah Waddingham, Kaipo Dudoit, Tia Carrere, Amy Hill, and Jason Scott Lee
  • Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)