Denny and Charlie (and the rest of the cast) are so wonderful. Follow them on instagram for all the content I can't see because I no longer have access to my instagram password. Denny: instagram.com/dennylove4real/?hl=en Charlie: instagram.com/charliefplummer/?hl=en Kristine (who plays Alaska): instagram.com/kristine_froseth/?hl=en Sofia (who plays Lara): instagram.com/sofiavassilieva/?hl=en Jay Lee (who plays Takumi): instagram.com/jayeasyontheeyes/ (which he is) So grateful to them and to everyone in the cast and crew working so hard on this project. -John
Has an Australian streaming service picked it up? Hulu isn't in Australia but some Hulu originals have been picked up by the Australian streaming service Stan in the past.
I loved the book so much. Still my favorite. The best part for me is when he finally has the realization that it's not all about him. It was heart breaking. And I personally think that the meaning to life is to live. Get through the bad stuff to get to the good. And when it's really good is when you are really living. I've had some horrible things happen to me as a kid and Alaska herself really resonated with me when I first read it. I was 15 and dealing with a lot of pain. But the way miles cared to truly understand was mind blowing to my teenage brain. That people could care that much was beautiful.
I love how John's eyes get all big when Charlie says the meaning to life is "to learn" and you can almost see him internally go "that's it. That's my next vlogbrothers video theme."
Guy who plays the colonel is like my new favorite person. I wonder what john’s feeling was when he saw him. Was it like “that could be him”, or was it like “holy crap it’s him”
I know everybody hypes Tfios but my favorit book of yours hands down is Looking for Alaska. I still have it on my night stand to read whenever I am in a really miserable situation
Ohrwein I read it when I was 19 and starting my sophomore year at college. I’m almost 31 now and it still means so so much to me. I even have tabs on pages with passages I found myself wanting to reread constantly
I have 2 copies, a nightstand copy and a handbag copy (because it goes everywhere with me) and they're both almost falling apart. By far my favourite book.
Looking for Alaska always has been my favourite as well, I have two paperback and a hardcopy version. Because why not. Love it! Very excited for the show. 😸
Omg yes, you are the first person aside of me who saw the Jamie Campbell Resemblance, everyone else is like River Phoenix, Young Leo & Chad Michael Murray.
Hearing about how much the book has meant to Charlie for years makes me so, so happy that he's playing Miles. He doesn't look the way Miles looked in my head but he feels like Miles in so many ways and knowing that he cares about the story as much as many of the readers do means so much more to me than anything else. Obviously screen adaptations can never be the same as the source material but I trust that Charlie (and the rest of the cast/crew) is committed to preserving the spirit and the essence of Miles, and that is deeply comforting. Edit: aww aww aww I just read the description and hearing that one of the directors watched the original Brotherhood 2.0 only boosts my trust in this project even more.
The room of them look exactly like the ones from the boarding school I went to! The crew did a great job there! Often in boarding school shows the room is way to big, but here it really reflects the truth
I was "Paco"... and then I saw there was an old bit of graffiti under our school's stairs that said "Paco Needs a Taco", and I immediately begged the teacher to change it. From then on, I was Diego, and you know what? I like Diego.
Most folks in my class just had a French version of their name, but my name is not very easy to French-ify, so I became Lucille I think?! I am still bothered.
God this was a laugh, the Keanu Jesus bit I completely creased at that 😂 (John you had better understand what creased is or so help me). But that synchronised "Hank I'll see you on Friday." was just wholesome and lovely.
vlogbrothers Creased is just a word for laughing hard, kinda like ROFL for some better context. Also I was not expecting a reply so, hi. Also, just a kinda personal note, my 'meaning of life' answer is 42. Yeah it's hitchhiker's but also a coding joke for a variable that can be set to anything, thus 42 is 'whatever you want it to be'. Not exactly relevant but a nice thought if you didn't know it.
Ah such a tingly feeling to see the actors that are going to embody these characters, I still remember where I was when I finished LFA. Charlie is so Miles and gosh, Denny as the Colonel is gonna be a treat. So looking forward to seeing it come to life.
The expression of surprise and admiration and awe on John's face when Charlie said his meaning of life was 'to learn' is incredible, as is that statement
This show has been so special to me. I read the book years ago in high school and honestly the series really captured everything beyond what someone could hope for. Maybe that was just my personal experience but it wasn't "oh, this makes sense, they could be that character" it was fully "that's alaska, that's miles, that's the colonel." Everything about it felt so authentic it was almost eerie seeing it come to life in such a way.
I never read the book or even heard of it. One night I bought a bottle of rosè wine which isn't something I do often. Later I was looking through Hulu and decided to click on a suggestion that I'd seen come up a few times and for some reason looked intriguing - Looking for Alaska. I couldn't stop watching it. I binged the whole thing that night and drank the entire bottle of wine.
John, your facial expressions when both Denny said you had drip, (whatever that means) and Charlie said it was unreal that he got to play Miles was just amazing. I appreciate you.
I read it when I was 19 and starting my sophomore year at college. I’m almost 31 now and it still means so so much to me. Truly a novel for the ages. I’m so hoping the show will have as much impact on our pop culture discussion as tfios did because I genuinely believe it is an important story to share.
This is one of my favorite videos! Sometimes the people who take on casting your amazing characters are so good it almost seems like you imagined these kids into existence they fit their part so well. Both actors are seem so thoughtful and kind. Their answers of love and learning being the meaning of life are the type of responses that I hope my kids will give when they get to be Charlie and Denny’s age.
I read LFA at a pivotal time for me (long after it came out, circa 2011) and I literally cannot believe that I'll be able to finally see this brilliant book adapted by a cast who seem to care so much about it. Congrats John! (Here's hoping for Katherine's and Turtles adaptations soon. JG deserves all the love)
I binge watched the entire show in one night. Looking for Alaska has been my favorite book for years and my copy is beyond worn out. The show did such an amazing job, and showed everything exactly as I imagined it. Honestly happy the book didn’t get made into a movie, I think a show fit a lot more. I’m extremely happy my favorite characters finally came to life, and each actor played them PERFECTLY.
I cannot believe this is finally happening!!! 14 year old me is sobbing. I graduated high school from a private Christian school, and during our last week we had to do "Senior Chapel", where all the seniors give their testimony or read a bible verse, basically we give our parting words to all the other students (this school was K-12). I quoted the Rabia Basri quote, I think I actually saw my principal's blood boiling under his skin, I just hope one student listened, because that quote changed my world. Thank you John, I absolutely can't wait to see your work come to life.
Ugh, I love this so much. Looking for Alaska was the first John Green book that I read (in... 2014?), and I fell in love with the story, the characters, John's writing, and then vlogbrothers videos after I went on a Google spree looking for more John Green stuff. It's so great that this is finally happening, and John's face when these kids talk about the book, and when John sees real life adaptations of his novel, it's so sweet and makes me tear up. (YAY!!)
I was terrified to see this be turned into a movie because I couldn’t see a movie being long enough to have everything that’s so important about this book. A mini series is a perfect way to do it. Very excited, this is going to be beautiful.
AHH these two are SO Miles and the Colonel it’s amazing. Wonderful casting and I’m so excited for the show!! I just re-read the book and was reminded why I fell in love with it in the first place
My kids would kill me if I didn't say Lil Nas X. I do really like his song! I also like Jay Cole and 21 Savage and Snow tha Product. I listen to a lot of rap, though! I like Awkwafina, Logic, Ces Cru...and a lot of the classics! I made a video about Drake once, for instance! -John
I'm so glad that they picked Charlie to play Miles. He's not at all what I envisioned Miles to look like, but Charlie is an incredible actor. If anyone hasn't seen him in the movie Lean on Pete, and is up for little indie movie about a horse and his boy, it is absolutely wonderful and heartbreaking, primarily due to Charlie's acting. I trust he'll do wonderful with Miles as well.
I love when the people making these video versions of your books are truly invested in the story and themes present in them enough for you to get chair
I am so grateful for being able to have read the book last Christmas (due to a very fortunate event), the timing was perfect, which makes me all the more excited for the upcoming series, since I read it very recently❤ aaahh, so hyped!😁
It's got to be AMAZING to see a book you wrote so long ago finally being put onto the screen, after the movie rights being up in the air for so long. I CANNOT wait to watch it.
I have yet to read the book, and I probably won't have access to Hulu when the show launches, but watching this made me want SO DESPERATELY to read the book. I should start using my library card again, put it on my hold list... I'd love to buy the book, of course, but my monthly net income at the moment is negative. When that swings enough into the positive, though, I'll have to pick up a copy and also sign up for Hulu! Also, this was one of those videos that made me wish I could like it more than once. That only happens a few times a year, and I probably average a dozen or more RUclips videos each day, so please consider that to be high praise!
That was quite possibly my favorite video ever. I remember reading LFA 6 years ago as a freshman and I would stay up until 3 or 4 in the morning for probably 2 weeks so I could read some more. I have no idea how anyone can read a whole book in a day I think I’m the worlds slowest reader!! John, I love you and everything you’ve done for the world. THANK YOU❤️
Read this in middle school, was dying for a movie then. Now I’m a second year in college and my dreams are coming true in series form -even better, more to binge watch!! What a great cast, what a great story. So excited 🤩
The song what she said by the smiths perfectly summarizes looking for Alaska for me. One of the lines is literally “what she said I smoke because I’m hoping for an early death”.
This video gives me paper towns excitement vibes lol. Charlie as Miles is seriously so much like I imagined him to look like when I read LFA, and from this video I can really feel I'm going to love Denny as the Colonol!!!! So frickin pumped to watch the series on October 18th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everytime i listen to "Goodnight, Travel Well" by the Killers, i always remember reading this book... dont think its an all encompassing song for the entirety of the book and its themes, but when i think of one i think of the other.
Oh John I'm so thankful for u to turn the book into a TV show LFA has been my favourite book and best friend for many years I love this book with all my heart. Once someone asked me "what is your favourite object?" And I answered "Looking for Alaska, my book."
My Looking for Alaska song is this song called "Yaariyan" which is from this Hindi Bollywood movie called Cocktail. I haven't seen the movie, but I heard the song first when I had just finished the book, and I thought, "Wow. My heart."
This show is coming out at around my birthday.. soooooo excited about it!!! It's gonna be super hit !!! I want to meet who's playing Alaska too!! .. bringing out old childhood memories !! Good luck John Green and cast
Just like many others who have loved a particular book that is being adapted, I was excited but unsure when the casting was announced. After seeing this, these two are PERFECT for the roles. I couldn't have picked better actors to embody these characters and I am SO excited for this show!!
John, thank you for this video. I am excited for this series and I love that you shared the actors with us in this capacity. They embody the characters so well.
Looking for Alaska is a story that's lived with me from timid teenagehood to my braver adult years and I can't wait to see what it looks like for other people.
So I'm late to the game, but I watched the series when I just came out, and this video warmed my heart because they are the living incarnate of their characters. FANTASTIC casting. Now I have to go reread Looking for Alaska and cry myself to sleep
I read all of John’s books in high school (including TATWD, it hasn’t been that long) and they all had a really profound impact on me. I’m so excited to see the L4A series.
Denny and Charlie (and the rest of the cast) are so wonderful. Follow them on instagram for all the content I can't see because I no longer have access to my instagram password. Denny: instagram.com/dennylove4real/?hl=en
Charlie: instagram.com/charliefplummer/?hl=en
Kristine (who plays Alaska): instagram.com/kristine_froseth/?hl=en
Sofia (who plays Lara): instagram.com/sofiavassilieva/?hl=en
Jay Lee (who plays Takumi): instagram.com/jayeasyontheeyes/ (which he is)
So grateful to them and to everyone in the cast and crew working so hard on this project. -John
Has an Australian streaming service picked it up? Hulu isn't in Australia but some Hulu originals have been picked up by the Australian streaming service Stan in the past.
I love Denny, I can't wait to see him bring Chip to life!
I loved the book so much. Still my favorite. The best part for me is when he finally has the realization that it's not all about him. It was heart breaking. And I personally think that the meaning to life is to live. Get through the bad stuff to get to the good. And when it's really good is when you are really living. I've had some horrible things happen to me as a kid and Alaska herself really resonated with me when I first read it. I was 15 and dealing with a lot of pain. But the way miles cared to truly understand was mind blowing to my teenage brain. That people could care that much was beautiful.
under 4mins and included others... his got game.
😀
He has more what the kids call drip
Johns Eyes: *OH GOD WHAT DOES THAT MEAN*
Yee yee McQueen Technically not a kid but I’m 21 and I’ve *never* heard that term before. What happened to “swag”?
marie wikiwaka I’m all for drip. Sounds dirtier, but way cooler than swag.
He later explained what it meant by using many other words that I didn't know the meaning of. -John
I don't even want to know what the kids mean anymore. Am I old now?
To clarify I (a teen) had no idea what that meant and had the same reaction as John. You know it’s bad when a teen dosent even know teen slang.
I love how John's eyes get all big when Charlie says the meaning to life is "to learn" and you can almost see him internally go "that's it. That's my next vlogbrothers video theme."
One said to learn, the other said to love. It's like a mind and a heart got together, turned into full people, and collaborated on a video.
@@IceMetalPunk and keanu said the people who loved us will miss us when we die
He definitely has the essence of the character 💗
I saw that as “that is so going to be one of my next character’s defining lines” but yeah I fucking loved that look
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"He is like Jesus to you.."
"No Jesus is like Jesus to me. He is more like... ( awkward hand movement).. John the Baptist "
I died laughing 🤣🤣🤣
Same 😂😂
I think we all did...
That hand movement is another way of saying "approximately"
This is one of my favorite moments in a John vid.
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Mr. Pierre discuss the meaning of life with Manolo and Manolo Jr.
In French
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Charlie being in the back of all of Denny's shots just, like, photosynthesizing is such a Mood
Geffen Tzaban photosynthesizing that’s perfect I love that
NOT PHOTOSYNTHESIZING IM
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Photosynthesizing. Woah
Guy who plays the colonel is like my new favorite person. I wonder what john’s feeling was when he saw him. Was it like “that could be him”, or was it like “holy crap it’s him”
Definitely, "Holy crap it's him." -John
I want to see the monologue tape!
I SECOND THIS I LOVE HIM
@@vlogbrothers monologue tape on patreon ?
Haven’t read the book in 6 or 7 years, but I remember The Colonel’s voice and Denny’s is perfection.
Omg he is the perfect colonel. His personality is fantastic for the role
My thoughts exactly! He practically *is* the Colonel.
He's just how I imagined the colonel to talk and act!!
Charlie in the background is a moooood
Lol true
Too true!
Hollie Price wtf does that mean
@@Bubdiddly it means it's relatable
John's interactions with young actors remind me so much of dinners with my dad and it warms my heart
John may not cast Hulu limited series, but the casting directors for this project have done a fantastic job.
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Yes John. You are very hip.
I’d say he’s more knee
@@ultimateo621 Don't get on the wrong foot now
You're now a square if you use the word hip ... And if you have a square hip you're old.
@@Kris-lu1rs On the other hand,...
i can’t believe this series is happening. i am so excited. this book is so important to so many of us. congrats, john, and thank you. sincerely.
“Manolo Jr” killed me
I could swear he was laughing in the background when he first said "Manolo" and so it came from there I'm sure.
"The meaning of life is to learn"
Spoken like a true nerdfighter 🖖
"He's like Jesus to you" "No, Jesus is like Jesus to me, he's more like John the Baptist" 😂😂😂
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The most Miles-like thing Charlie could possibly do is sit back during the conversation and not really participating in it.
Well done, Charlie
I know everybody hypes Tfios but my favorit book of yours hands down is Looking for Alaska. I still have it on my night stand to read whenever I am in a really miserable situation
Ohrwein I read it when I was 19 and starting my sophomore year at college. I’m almost 31 now and it still means so so much to me. I even have tabs on pages with passages I found myself wanting to reread constantly
I have 2 copies, a nightstand copy and a handbag copy (because it goes everywhere with me) and they're both almost falling apart. By far my favourite book.
Me too! Everytime I feel depressed, lost or just discouraged from reading anything, I read Looking for Alaska. Helps every time.
Looking for Alaska always has been my favourite as well, I have two paperback and a hardcopy version. Because why not. Love it! Very excited for the show. 😸
I can’t believe how excited I am for this show.
I remember when he did a video like this with Cara for Paper Towns😭 time goes by so fast 🤧
yes
John's face journey from :21 - :28 is spectacular
Ahh thanks for pointing that out because I was definitely looking at Denny through that bit. John's got such a great face!
I'd say 0:19 but it really is amazing. I watched that bit like 5 times in a row. I'd like a gif XD
@@rubiademoraes look up!
Will someone please make a gif of that and put it on Giphy? It’s perfect.
Denny got that drip, too. Swagged out in emotional maturity.
The best drip. -John
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THE QUESTION TUESDAY WITH THE CAST. I'M BLESSED!
Having "drip" must be a Gen Z thing (which is not a bad thing), because I'm a Millennial and I've never heard that slang before.
I'm gen Z (perhaps the older end but still) and have also never heard of it
I’m gen Z, people say that
You grow old, Lucas. You grow old. You shall wear the bottoms of your trousers rolled. :) -John
I’m Gen Z and I have never heard of it
Drip is basically the gen Z version of swag
Charlie Plummer gives off Jamie Campbell Bower and Timothée Chalamet vibes
Yunakura oh my god YES
The only difference is that Timmy is socially awkward whereas Charlie isn't.
And the blonde brother from one tree hill
Omg yes, you are the first person aside of me who saw the Jamie Campbell Resemblance, everyone else is like River Phoenix, Young Leo & Chad Michael Murray.
@@thezord6686 he isn't? From what I have seen he is a bit or used to be when younger.
Ugh, the amount of cuteness and talent in this video is overwhelming!
Denny and Charlie are so sweet!!! Wish the best for y'all!!!
Ugh! Right?? It was the CUTEST thing ever! *-*
I think the meaning of life is LOVE. Yes, Colonel.
Hearing about how much the book has meant to Charlie for years makes me so, so happy that he's playing Miles. He doesn't look the way Miles looked in my head but he feels like Miles in so many ways and knowing that he cares about the story as much as many of the readers do means so much more to me than anything else. Obviously screen adaptations can never be the same as the source material but I trust that Charlie (and the rest of the cast/crew) is committed to preserving the spirit and the essence of Miles, and that is deeply comforting.
Edit: aww aww aww I just read the description and hearing that one of the directors watched the original Brotherhood 2.0 only boosts my trust in this project even more.
i definitely just googled "john green age", he was not far off!
It’s awesome that the book was also a part of the life of the actors
I love them so much
I agree with Manolo, the barn scene is probably the most significant scene in the book
So wholesome! I also love, "he's more like John the Baptist". 😄
"we can never be irreparably broken." is a line I hold very close to my heart. Thank you John Green. ❤️
The room of them look exactly like the ones from the boarding school I went to! The crew did a great job there! Often in boarding school shows the room is way to big, but here it really reflects the truth
Ugh. I've got to go back and reread this book before the show comes out.
The foreign language class names are EVERYTHING (from second and sixth-period Spanish class's Elena)!
I was "Paco"... and then I saw there was an old bit of graffiti under our school's stairs that said "Paco Needs a Taco", and I immediately begged the teacher to change it. From then on, I was Diego, and you know what? I like Diego.
I chose “Emilia” before realizing we had an actual Emily in our class. I’m 25 now and still cringe at the memory of the look she gave me. 😬
Most folks in my class just had a French version of their name, but my name is not very easy to French-ify, so I became Lucille I think?! I am still bothered.
I can already tell that Denny Love will be perfect as The Colonel.
Do one with Alaska next!!!
Nah, still looking for her
@@OrWhatWeHave lol ded good point
she will remind a mystery
1:51 charlie cracking up in the background when denny announces "manolo" has me dead
about that, is it an inside joke or have i missed something?
I was dying too
God this was a laugh, the Keanu Jesus bit I completely creased at that 😂 (John you had better understand what creased is or so help me). But that synchronised "Hank I'll see you on Friday." was just wholesome and lovely.
I don't know what creased is, but I can kind of imagine it through context. -John
vlogbrothers Creased is just a word for laughing hard, kinda like ROFL for some better context. Also I was not expecting a reply so, hi.
Also, just a kinda personal note, my 'meaning of life' answer is 42. Yeah it's hitchhiker's but also a coding joke for a variable that can be set to anything, thus 42 is 'whatever you want it to be'. Not exactly relevant but a nice thought if you didn't know it.
..I was not expecting this to be highlighted..
I'm also not quite sure how to respond so..
Thank you.
@@zacm.2342 Highlighted is just when you've clicked through to a specific comment. It says highlighted because you're looking at it.
I saw Charlie on this great movie called The Clovehitch Killer and he blew me away. Such a talented performer.
He's so good in that movie! (And so good in this!) -John
I can tell this is going to be a wonderful cast already!
Ah such a tingly feeling to see the actors that are going to embody these characters, I still remember where I was when I finished LFA. Charlie is so Miles and gosh, Denny as the Colonel is gonna be a treat. So looking forward to seeing it come to life.
"what's the meaning of life?"
-"to learn"
I swear I've never heard anything more meaningful than this
Charlie also got John’s depth & humor.
PERFECT MILES💚
The expression of surprise and admiration and awe on John's face when Charlie said his meaning of life was 'to learn' is incredible, as is that statement
This show has been so special to me. I read the book years ago in high school and honestly the series really captured everything beyond what someone could hope for. Maybe that was just my personal experience but it wasn't "oh, this makes sense, they could be that character" it was fully "that's alaska, that's miles, that's the colonel." Everything about it felt so authentic it was almost eerie seeing it come to life in such a way.
I never read the book or even heard of it. One night I bought a bottle of rosè wine which isn't something I do often. Later I was looking through Hulu and decided to click on a suggestion that I'd seen come up a few times and for some reason looked intriguing - Looking for Alaska. I couldn't stop watching it. I binged the whole thing that night and drank the entire bottle of wine.
I haven't see them in any other works before but I'm excited to watch LFA! They seem so kind. :')
John, your facial expressions when both Denny said you had drip, (whatever that means) and Charlie said it was unreal that he got to play Miles was just amazing. I appreciate you.
I read it when I was 19 and starting my sophomore year at college. I’m almost 31 now and it still means so so much to me. Truly a novel for the ages. I’m so hoping the show will have as much impact on our pop culture discussion as tfios did because I genuinely believe it is an important story to share.
I'm so excited to watch this show. I've been waiting for this for SO LONG
This is one of my favorite videos! Sometimes the people who take on casting your amazing characters are so good it almost seems like you imagined these kids into existence they fit their part so well. Both actors are seem so thoughtful and kind. Their answers of love and learning being the meaning of life are the type of responses that I hope my kids will give when they get to be Charlie and Denny’s age.
What a delightful surprise! Makes me want to get Hulu! Nice HGTTG reference in the description, btw:)
Charlie voice IS Chad Michael Murray and I'm SHOOKED
I read LFA at a pivotal time for me (long after it came out, circa 2011) and I literally cannot believe that I'll be able to finally see this brilliant book adapted by a cast who seem to care so much about it. Congrats John! (Here's hoping for Katherine's and Turtles adaptations soon. JG deserves all the love)
"Guess low"
"38"
_"You didn't guess _*_that_*_ low!"_
(John is about 6 months older than me)
I binge watched the entire show in one night.
Looking for Alaska has been my favorite book for years and my copy is beyond worn out.
The show did such an amazing job, and showed everything exactly as I imagined it.
Honestly happy the book didn’t get made into a movie, I think a show fit a lot more.
I’m extremely happy my favorite characters finally came to life, and each actor played them PERFECTLY.
I cannot believe this is finally happening!!! 14 year old me is sobbing.
I graduated high school from a private Christian school, and during our last week we had to do "Senior Chapel", where all the seniors give their testimony or read a bible verse, basically we give our parting words to all the other students (this school was K-12). I quoted the Rabia Basri quote, I think I actually saw my principal's blood boiling under his skin, I just hope one student listened, because that quote changed my world. Thank you John, I absolutely can't wait to see your work come to life.
"When did you first read it?"
"I first read the book when I was fifteen."
So, like two years from now?
jk
Ugh, I love this so much. Looking for Alaska was the first John Green book that I read (in... 2014?), and I fell in love with the story, the characters, John's writing, and then vlogbrothers videos after I went on a Google spree looking for more John Green stuff. It's so great that this is finally happening, and John's face when these kids talk about the book, and when John sees real life adaptations of his novel, it's so sweet and makes me tear up. (YAY!!)
I was terrified to see this be turned into a movie because I couldn’t see a movie being long enough to have everything that’s so important about this book. A mini series is a perfect way to do it. Very excited, this is going to be beautiful.
AHH these two are SO Miles and the Colonel it’s amazing. Wonderful casting and I’m so excited for the show!! I just re-read the book and was reminded why I fell in love with it in the first place
John who are some other rappers you like?
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My kids would kill me if I didn't say Lil Nas X. I do really like his song! I also like Jay Cole and 21 Savage and Snow tha Product. I listen to a lot of rap, though! I like Awkwafina, Logic, Ces Cru...and a lot of the classics! I made a video about Drake once, for instance! -John
@@vlogbrothers John do you like Frank Ocean? I feel like you would like Frank Ocean he is very sad.
Gonna sign up for a free month trial on Hulu in October to watch! Can't wait!
I'm so glad that they picked Charlie to play Miles. He's not at all what I envisioned Miles to look like, but Charlie is an incredible actor. If anyone hasn't seen him in the movie Lean on Pete, and is up for little indie movie about a horse and his boy, it is absolutely wonderful and heartbreaking, primarily due to Charlie's acting. I trust he'll do wonderful with Miles as well.
That Bon Iver answer there just shot him up to my favorite lead so far, god I love that song
“What song perfectly enables you to perfectly envision the atmosphere for Looking for Alaska?” I’d say Looking for Alaska by Hank Green
“He’s more like...John the Baptist.” 😂😂😂😂😂
john's face at 3:20 ... he thought "holy shit it's me... personified... as someone else?!"
I love when the people making these video versions of your books are truly invested in the story and themes present in them enough for you to get chair
I love that we have these kinds of videos from all of John’s adaptation.
They’re like perfect for their characters and the actors are so lovable and awesome love it! You guys are gonna smash it!
I am so grateful for being able to have read the book last Christmas (due to a very fortunate event), the timing was perfect, which makes me all the more excited for the upcoming series, since I read it very recently❤ aaahh, so hyped!😁
These kids are perfect for their roles, they really remind me of the characters with their responses and everything. I can't wait for this show!
It's got to be AMAZING to see a book you wrote so long ago finally being put onto the screen, after the movie rights being up in the air for so long. I CANNOT wait to watch it.
I am loving that Charlie is Miles more and more. He so deserved it.
"Do you have any favourite last words?"
... WHAT DO YOU KNOW, JOHN?
They’re all so much like the characters naturally, it shows the casting was genius. ♥️
I have yet to read the book, and I probably won't have access to Hulu when the show launches, but watching this made me want SO DESPERATELY to read the book. I should start using my library card again, put it on my hold list...
I'd love to buy the book, of course, but my monthly net income at the moment is negative. When that swings enough into the positive, though, I'll have to pick up a copy and also sign up for Hulu!
Also, this was one of those videos that made me wish I could like it more than once. That only happens a few times a year, and I probably average a dozen or more RUclips videos each day, so please consider that to be high praise!
That was quite possibly my favorite video ever. I remember reading LFA 6 years ago as a freshman and I would stay up until 3 or 4 in the morning for probably 2 weeks so I could read some more. I have no idea how anyone can read a whole book in a day I think I’m the worlds slowest reader!! John, I love you and everything you’ve done for the world. THANK YOU❤️
OMG Charlie's reaction in the background to Dennys name Manolo was the best part 😂❤️
These guys seem awesome, can't wait to see them in the show!
How am I going to watch this series?! Even the interviews make me tear up! The casting is excellent!
John making the "i also have a lot of lawyers joke" again was QUINTESSENTIAL John and this video makes me very happy
Read this in middle school, was dying for a movie then. Now I’m a second year in college and my dreams are coming true in series form -even better, more to binge watch!! What a great cast, what a great story. So excited 🤩
I love how the actor that plays Miles just finds this whole Manolo business utterly hilarious
The song what she said by the smiths perfectly summarizes looking for Alaska for me. One of the lines is literally “what she said I smoke because I’m hoping for an early death”.
This video gives me paper towns excitement vibes lol. Charlie as Miles is seriously so much like I imagined him to look like when I read LFA, and from this video I can really feel I'm going to love Denny as the Colonol!!!! So frickin pumped to watch the series on October 18th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Everytime i listen to "Goodnight, Travel Well" by the Killers, i always remember reading this book... dont think its an all encompassing song for the entirety of the book and its themes, but when i think of one i think of the other.
Oh John I'm so thankful for u to turn the book into a TV show LFA has been my favourite book and best friend for many years I love this book with all my heart. Once someone asked me "what is your favourite object?" And I answered "Looking for Alaska, my book."
My Looking for Alaska song is this song called "Yaariyan" which is from this Hindi Bollywood movie called Cocktail. I haven't seen the movie, but I heard the song first when I had just finished the book, and I thought, "Wow. My heart."
when the series comes out i'm actually gonna cry, that book got me through good times and bad times. definitely my favorite book
Looking for Alaska has meant so much to me and the show premieres on my son’s birthday!
This show is coming out at around my birthday.. soooooo excited about it!!! It's gonna be super hit !!!
I want to meet who's playing Alaska too!! .. bringing out old childhood memories !! Good luck John Green and cast
Just like many others who have loved a particular book that is being adapted, I was excited but unsure when the casting was announced. After seeing this, these two are PERFECT for the roles. I couldn't have picked better actors to embody these characters and I am SO excited for this show!!
John, thank you for this video. I am excited for this series and I love that you shared the actors with us in this capacity. They embody the characters so well.
Looking for Alaska is a story that's lived with me from timid teenagehood to my braver adult years and I can't wait to see what it looks like for other people.
So I'm late to the game, but I watched the series when I just came out, and this video warmed my heart because they are the living incarnate of their characters. FANTASTIC casting. Now I have to go reread Looking for Alaska and cry myself to sleep
I read all of John’s books in high school (including TATWD, it hasn’t been that long) and they all had a really profound impact on me. I’m so excited to see the L4A series.
He looks so much like what I envisioned Miles to look like!