Do we REALLY need another Pride and Prejudice adaptation? [CC]

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  • Опубликовано: 26 окт 2024

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  • @cylindricalcake
    @cylindricalcake День назад +29

    Yes we do need another Pride and Prejudice series, but all the characters must all be played by your cats

    • @billdotmu
      @billdotmu День назад +1

      PRIDE AND PURRJUDICE LET'S GO

    • @panchitaobrian1660
      @panchitaobrian1660 День назад

      yes, it is the only one alternative to 1995 series we may really need )

    • @SpinstersLibrary
      @SpinstersLibrary  День назад +5

      Minerva would make an excellent Mr Darcy... she's very good at glaring. Also brooding.

    • @AbiofPellinor
      @AbiofPellinor День назад

      I would be 100% up for this!!!

    • @MothGirl007
      @MothGirl007 День назад +1

      Yes!!

  • @bumblebramblebranch
    @bumblebramblebranch День назад +78

    They can do another one IF it’s a Muppet Pride and Prejudice

    • @MothGirl007
      @MothGirl007 День назад +2

      That would be soooooo awesome!

    • @Anna-B
      @Anna-B День назад +10

      Ok, but a Kermit Darcy and Miss Piggy Bennet movie sounds so fun!

    • @fyodor371
      @fyodor371 День назад

      YES, I came here to say exactly this.
      Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso) floated this idea with The Muppets last year, with him as Darcy and Miss Piggy as Elizabeth Bennet. Genius.

    • @svn6968
      @svn6968 День назад +3

      Tim Curry as Mr. Collins

    • @joanwerthman4116
      @joanwerthman4116 День назад +2

      ​@@Anna-B
      I think Kermit is more suited to Mr Bingley.

  • @misstweetypie1
    @misstweetypie1 16 часов назад +14

    If it’s anything like the Netflix adaptation of Persuasion, then the answer is no, we do not need another. 😂

  • @blurry67
    @blurry67 16 часов назад +18

    Basically the BBC 1995 adaptation has ended all the P&P adaptations.

  • @mailill
    @mailill День назад +46

    I think the 1995 BBC miniseries with Jennifer Ehle and Colin Firth is so perfect!

    • @movealongnowDT
      @movealongnowDT День назад +3

      That is my favorite one!

    • @panchitaobrian1660
      @panchitaobrian1660 День назад +1

      @@movealongnowDT it is not question of preferences. It is the only Pride and Prejudice adaptation that is actually real adaptation of the novel, inte a movie about "everything that came into my mind while I pretended to read Austen´s book"

    • @bookworm4174
      @bookworm4174 16 часов назад +1

      It's my favorite too. The only critique I allow is that the actors and actresses were all much older than the characters they played.

    • @19Rena96
      @19Rena96 14 часов назад

      @panchitaobrian660 It is a question of preferences.
      Like P&P is my favorite book of all time and i read it countless times and yet i prefer the 2005 version.
      Obviously I never found the book boring but i really had to force myself to finish the 1995 version because it was so dense and the actors did not do it for me. I even like the 80s version more.

  • @taryntyler1258
    @taryntyler1258 15 часов назад +8

    I really want to see a Northanger Abby adaptation that goes full out Gothic

  • @greenlandgem
    @greenlandgem День назад +15

    I desperately want to see a good Mansfield Park adaptation! I actually thought the casting of the 1999 version was perrrrrrrfect - except for Fanny, and of course all the changes the script made to her character, and little adjustments to the plot and dialogue... no. But alas. I doubt any production company would have the gumption to create a movie or series about a heroine who is, externally anyway, shy and meek - look what they did to poor Anne Elliot, who was never even either of those things! Speaking of, I do think the recent Persuasion adaptation had a few redeeming features, but it was too uneven and the cringey anachronistic moments were just... ugh. Octopus on your face, indeed.

  • @marinaurazova4031
    @marinaurazova4031 11 часов назад +5

    If someone's going to make a movie set in Regency England, I wish they would adapt one of Georgette Heyer's books

  • @claratucker287
    @claratucker287 День назад +22

    Thank you for mentioning Tenant of Wildfell Hall, I wish more people knew about it. I'd like an adapation of Agnes Grey as well even if it isn't as complex, I think it's so cute and it's very akin to Austen so many people would enjoy it. I think the last good direct adapation of a classic that I've seen was the Emma movie from 2020

    • @johannalehto9154
      @johannalehto9154 День назад

      Yes! Would love to see and adaptation of Anne Grey and the Tenant of Wildfell hall

  • @Anna-B
    @Anna-B День назад +18

    I’m Gen Z, and I’m quite content with Colin Firth, thank you very much!

    • @ritzee13
      @ritzee13 8 часов назад +2

      Same!! Like what more could you want?

    • @stefs3460
      @stefs3460 4 часа назад

      😊 You are wise beyond your years!

  • @regenfunken3628
    @regenfunken3628 День назад +11

    Your '100% agony, 0% hope' thumbnail is iconic.
    And YES to an adaptation of the Tenant!

  • @LuxVi7
    @LuxVi7 15 часов назад +4

    There has been no need for another P&P adaptation after the 1995 miniseries.

  • @WillowStock
    @WillowStock 22 часа назад +8

    Hurrah for another adaptation of Tenant of Wildfell Hall!! As you say - SO underrated and my favourite Bronte novel too. It's subject matter is, sadly, still so relevant to today's world. Why oh why aren't they doing that?

    • @marroosh
      @marroosh 19 часов назад

      Must go and watch it😊

  • @FlyingLibrarian1111
    @FlyingLibrarian1111 День назад +12

    There's always room for another Pride & Prejudice 🌹

    • @estherruth4692
      @estherruth4692 5 часов назад

      Precisely how I feel. I really enjoy seeing what each adaptation brings to the story. I loved both 1995 and 2005 version, for different reasons. Would love to see Henry Cahill as Darcy. And a petite woman playing Elizabeth! Not someone who is runway model tall.

  • @mariak143
    @mariak143 День назад +8

    They could also look into adapting Georgette Heyer.

  • @leonasindlerova1727
    @leonasindlerova1727 21 час назад +4

    I still hope for new Northanger Abbey, even though I love the 2007 version. It's just such a fun book!

  • @Cantseemuch
    @Cantseemuch 11 часов назад +2

    If it’s like the recent adaptation of Emma, yes please do another one.
    If it’s like the Netflix persuasion one, no thanks!

  • @gracie9658
    @gracie9658 16 часов назад +3

    I mean why not ? I personally think we already have as close to perfection as we can get with what we have.
    - You want to experience the whole book in visual format with historically adequate costumes and hair ? --->1995
    - You want to escape into a cottagecore fantasy romantic eye candy vision ---> 2005
    (That's why I love both)
    Not counting the Zombies one, Bride & Prejudice, the 80s one, the 40s one and probably others.
    What else could another adaptation bring ?

  • @michaelodonnell824
    @michaelodonnell824 День назад +9

    If you can get your hands on the 1996 "The Tennant of Wildfell Hall" it is well worth watching. It's quite faithful to the source material and Tara Fitzgerald is perfectly cast as The Tennant.
    For me, if they want a Bronte (and please NOT a Blonde Jane Eyre!), then "Villette" might be worth a shot - though they might have to do something about the unreliable narrator/central character...
    While they are at it, it's been quite a while since we had any George Elliot adaptations and something like "Silas Marner" would offer potentials for either a straight adaptation or a modern retelling featuring a former American Evangelical in the title role...

    • @svn6968
      @svn6968 День назад +1

      I too love Villette

  • @zulejkajaversek9161
    @zulejkajaversek9161 13 часов назад +2

    I want it if only to be super disappointed and have something to criticise for days!

  • @marroosh
    @marroosh 19 часов назад +2

    I loved A Little Princess as a child so would definitely watch a new adaptation of that

  • @La_Dame_aux_chats
    @La_Dame_aux_chats День назад +6

    No.. No we do not. The 1995 BBC mini series was perfect. Stop messing with perfection ! 🤨

  • @chrissy1510
    @chrissy1510 4 часа назад

    This was such a fun video, Claudia! I’m a bit P&P’d out, but I do love your concept for a Bridgertonesque version of Northanger Abbey. I’m currently reading NA, and agree that it would readily lend itself to such a retelling. Catherine Morland is much more likely to break the 4th wall, and sass the viewer, than Anne Elliot.

  • @zelnaher1657
    @zelnaher1657 14 часов назад +2

    please don't if it's netflix.

  • @debbieciafre2528
    @debbieciafre2528 День назад +3

    Wish they would discover Georgette Heyer. Would love to see Fredrica, Cotillion (my fav), or the Grand Sophy. So many great stories that would make great TV.

    • @SpinstersLibrary
      @SpinstersLibrary  День назад +1

      Yes! I've only read two of her books so far but there's so much potential there for a really fun adaptation

    • @debbieciafre2528
      @debbieciafre2528 День назад +1

      @@SpinstersLibrary I envy you. You still have the joy of reading them for the first time. I'm 70 and have been re-reading them since I was 16. Love her humor.

    • @sweetmelancholy
      @sweetmelancholy 21 час назад +1

      Frederica's my absolute favourite. But I fear if they make a TV/movie adaptation out of it, given the current trend, it will be beyond recognition

  • @jhoneyb
    @jhoneyb 12 часов назад +1

    Yes. The answer is always yes.

  • @ritawilbur6128
    @ritawilbur6128 День назад +3

    OHMYGAWDYES!!! Carmilla!!!! How in the world are there no movie adaptations of that yet? That would be excellent! A problem with many adaptations, IMO, is that classic/Victorian novels tend to be long, and so a lot of the story gets sacrificed. It's a major reason why I've hated all movie versions of The Woman in White -- although a multi-part TV series might be able to do it justice. Same with Count of Monte Cristo - I think you just have to read the book, which granted at 1200+ pages will seem daunting to many people. But Carmilla is an excellent choice: whopping good story in a relatively short novella.
    By the way, if you do have Disney channel, several months ago they did a show called "Renegade Nell" - some of the people behind it also did "Gentleman Jack." I don't know if it is based on a book (and if so, it is a modern one), but it was a fantastic show. Set in late 1700s, about a woman who becomes a "highwayman" and crusader for revenge/justice. It had a bit of a fantasy element to it. It's kind of like a fantasy fanfiction of history. Really good!

    • @SpinstersLibrary
      @SpinstersLibrary  День назад

      That sounds really fun, thank you for the recommendation!

  • @AW-uv3cb
    @AW-uv3cb 16 часов назад +1

    I think there's nothing wrong with having multiple adaptations of beloved works... however, after the Netflix Persuasion I don't have high hopes for this one.

  • @mentatphilosopher
    @mentatphilosopher 14 часов назад +1

    Of Human Bondage by Somerset Maugham, no series adaptation, last film adaptation 1964, best film adaptation 1934.

  • @junibacken729
    @junibacken729 16 часов назад +1

    No! Nothing can beat Mr. Colín Firth Darcy 😊

  • @stefs3460
    @stefs3460 4 часа назад

    Im actually a big fan of the book Mansfield Park and would LOVE a good Mansfield Park adaptation.

  • @artsbooksplaces
    @artsbooksplaces День назад +1

    I was onboard until you said Dolly Alderton 😂 my favourite definitely the 1995 bbc mini series but my best friend’s favourite is the film with Keira Knightly, so I feel like a new adaptation will be someone’s favourite!!!

  • @kaguya6900
    @kaguya6900 День назад +1

    The problem with "Do we need another adaptation of" videos is that we don't know if we need it until we actually get it.
    Did we need another The Thing movie? The original 1950s version was actually really good. Did we need another The Fly? The eighties versions of both became the one everyone thinks of. I'll bet most people didn't know the Curt Russel The Thing was a remake.
    If it's well cast, well adapted, and says something that the previous adaptations do not, then this one may supplant the 1990s version of Pride and Prejudice. If any of these aspects are lacking, then it will come out and quickly be forgotten as most people will gravitate back to the 1990s TV show or the 2000s movie. (Or maybe --gasp-- read the novel.)
    Personally, I don't see a problem with new adaptations. Have fun with them if they're good, or toss them in the proverbial dumpster if they aren't.

  • @panchitaobrian1660
    @panchitaobrian1660 День назад +8

    answering your question before watching the video: No, we will never need another adaptation after 1995 BBC series. That strange 2005 movie for idiots, I mean, sorry, for people who do not understand how is Pride and Prejudice and The Kardashians any different - was totally unneeded

    • @billdotmu
      @billdotmu День назад

      I just think Tom Wambsgans is the best Colin Firth.

    • @claratucker287
      @claratucker287 День назад +2

      Alas I like the movie and don't know any Kardashian

    • @terrystewart1973
      @terrystewart1973 22 часа назад +1

      @@claratucker287 Y
      I don't think there's much wrong with the movie; it just suffers in comparison with the 1995 miniseries. But that will always be true when comparing movies with TV miniseries, as the TV format allows more of the book to be put on screen, which gives the story room to breathe.

    • @misstweetypie1
      @misstweetypie1 16 часов назад +3

      That’s a pretty bold statement to make… you don’t have to call us idiots just because you don’t like it, haha 😂

    • @cozyaboutbooks
      @cozyaboutbooks Час назад

      @@terrystewart1973 With move I had problem that Keira played not Lizzy Bennet but Elisabeth Swan.

  • @gradgurl2007
    @gradgurl2007 11 часов назад

    I don't have Netflix. I refuse to on principle because not everyone can afford it. So I will not be seeing it. I don't have time to waste on adaptions that ruin the book for me.
    Spinster, have you read the Athena Club books? Theodora Goss wrote a trilogy about the women who are usually killed off in Victorian fiction (like the puma woman in The Island of Dr. Moreau). Carmilla is a character in it and she's fantastic. It's fascinating and I love it.

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. День назад +1

    Yes ('Fire Island' which should've had a theatrical release) and no (Netflix has too many misfires).
    As a Gen Z Queer South Asian, I've had 'Bride and Prejudice' and 'Fire Island' (alongside the classic Keira Knightley period drama where a hot guy is down bad for her).

    • @SpinstersLibrary
      @SpinstersLibrary  День назад +2

      To be fair, that describes most films Keira Knightley has ever been in 😅
      (lovely to hear from you btw - I sent you an email earlier this month and was wondering whether you got it)

    • @PokhrajRoy.
      @PokhrajRoy. День назад

      @@SpinstersLibraryI replied to the mail

  • @terrystewart1973
    @terrystewart1973 22 часа назад +3

    It's interesting to think about what adaptations could be made of classic literature. For what it's worth, here's my wish list
    1) *_Evelina, or the History of a Young Lady's Entrance into the World_* by Fanny Burney
    Set in the generation before 'Pride and Prejudice' this is the adventures of a young woman as she navigates 18th century English society. It's been a few years since I read it, but I remember I enjoyed it a lot, particularly the descriptions of Georgian London's pleasure gardens, theatres, and other attractions, along with a great cast of characters. I don't think it's ever been adapted, which is a shame, and would work well as a miniseries on TV.
    2) *_Wylder’s Hand_* by J. Sheridan le Fanu
    Less well known than his vampire novel Carmilla, 'Wylder’s Hand' is a great example of a Victorian sensation novel, centering on a mysterious disappearance. Well worth reading, and I think it could work well as a miniseries.
    3) *_Lady Susan_* by Jane Austen
    Adapted as a pretty good film (Love & Friendship) in 2016, I think a short miniseries of this lesser known Austen novel might be nice.

  • @stefs3460
    @stefs3460 4 часа назад

    Daphne du Maurier's book Rebecca was an exciting read but could use a new adaptation.

  • @justincheng5241
    @justincheng5241 17 часов назад +1

    I would rather them adapt Northanger Abbey.

  • @MothGirl007
    @MothGirl007 День назад

    Your makeup is totally on point and flawless today. ❤

  • @katebowers8107
    @katebowers8107 19 часов назад

    Movie or TV could hack Carmilla to bits and I wouldn’t care-but you better respect Jane Austen!

  • @bookworm4174
    @bookworm4174 16 часов назад

    IMO, yes, we can always use another. Maybe, just maybe, it will be good. If not, their loss, I'll keep reading the books and watching 1995. Perhaps it will combine the character accuracy and costume accuracy from 1995 with the correct ages and cinematography of 2005? There's always a chance.

  • @anastasiamorozova7733
    @anastasiamorozova7733 День назад

    OMG, I definitely need to see all the adaptations you’ve suggested! If only they find male actors appealing enough. A huge problem of the Netflix Persuasion version (on top of everything else) was the lukewarm Captain, imho. Any chemistry between the lead characters and it would have been a different film altogether.

    • @SpinstersLibrary
      @SpinstersLibrary  22 часа назад +1

      Definitely, she had so much more chemistry with William Elliot.

  • @mollycostin764
    @mollycostin764 10 часов назад

    New subscriber here. Very much agree with you! Highly recommend the BBC adaptation of “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall.” Hope you enjoy it! And yes, it would great to see a new version. I also am super annoyed by Fanny in “Mansfield Park.” :)

  • @taryntyler1258
    @taryntyler1258 15 часов назад

    We really don't. We have two amazing ones already.

  • @FreyaEinde
    @FreyaEinde 4 часа назад

    I'd prefer they'd take a wack at an Ann Radcliffe, Frances Burney, or Maria Edgeworth book. But I get why they keep doing Austen adaptations.

  • @emmadavey3892
    @emmadavey3892 14 часов назад

    I thought I’d seen The Other Bennett Sister was going to be made (?). edit . Oh okay I did 😊

  • @kdonaldson7308
    @kdonaldson7308 10 часов назад

    There are literally thousands and thousands of people who are too young to have seen the bbc version or even the Keira knightly one. While we who have seen 95 version or 2005 may feel it’s enough, let it be a new discovery for them. Let them love the original not just the derivative. I just hope it’s more along the lines of the most recent Emma rather than Persuasion. And I hope to god they don’t go the route of Bridgeton.

    • @cozyaboutbooks
      @cozyaboutbooks Час назад

      I am afraid that they will do ala Bridgertons smutty version of P&P

  • @LucriArteMontagna
    @LucriArteMontagna День назад

    Yes we need it. I loved each adaptation including the one with zombies😂 I'm ready for mooooooooooooore

  • @marieh185
    @marieh185 3 часа назад

    I'm open to a new North and South but I don't know that Netflix can be trusted 😂

  • @janetdunn7583
    @janetdunn7583 11 часов назад

    Do watch the Tenant of Wildfell Hall, my favourite Bronte book also and a good adaptation

  • @c.m.8972
    @c.m.8972 22 часа назад

    Yes, we do!

  • @jonswanson7766
    @jonswanson7766 17 часов назад

    Doran Godwin is the only Emma as far as I am concerned.

  • @everbalance6652
    @everbalance6652 4 часа назад

    I disagree!! Many of us don’t love 1995 mini series! The more the merrier

  • @19Rena96
    @19Rena96 14 часов назад

    Yes.

  • @rikulappi9664
    @rikulappi9664 День назад

    Do we really need another Romeo and Julia adaptation?

    • @SpinstersLibrary
      @SpinstersLibrary  22 часа назад

      What an interesting question, you should make a video about it.

  • @EmoBearRights
    @EmoBearRights День назад

    I thought the BBC had adapted P&P three times.

  • @AaronReadABook
    @AaronReadABook День назад

    That's the first time I've seen any of the Netflix Persuasion adaptation and I already hate it. I do not think you can improve on the 1995 series, that said, almost no young people are going to watch something from 1995 willingly, so this will bring P&P to a new generation and some tiny percent of them might read the book. I actually really liked the 2020 film of Emma too, so I think there is a slight chance they might not make something utterly dreadful.

    • @SpinstersLibrary
      @SpinstersLibrary  День назад +2

      Yes, I thought the 2020 Emma was a really good adaptation! Wasn't made by or for Netflix, though, so I'm not keeping my hopes up for P&P.

    • @terrystewart1973
      @terrystewart1973 22 часа назад

      There's a pretty good BBC adaptation of 'Persuasion' starring Amanda Root from 1995 - obviously a good year at the BBC

  • @AnOldFashionedWoman
    @AnOldFashionedWoman 9 часов назад

    Please, no more Austen adaptations adapted for modern sensibilities, they are truly nauseating.

  • @veronicaleighauthor
    @veronicaleighauthor День назад

    I guessed there are five BBC adaptations. Don't really know.

  • @floraposteschild4184
    @floraposteschild4184 4 часа назад

    Noooooo. Especially not by the lame brains that ruined Persuasion.

  • @blane1814
    @blane1814 День назад

    I agree with you 🤎

  • @jonswanson7766
    @jonswanson7766 18 часов назад

    Ann Firbank best Anne Elliot.

  • @lemcy1256
    @lemcy1256 5 часов назад

    4:20 I am only here for the nice purring sounds. And the cat. And the witchery. And because 420. I should say I'm here for the dope. Which I am not, because I don't like the taste of dope... Or the smell. Sorry, don't like it. Bah.

  • @deadiemeyers1661
    @deadiemeyers1661 5 часов назад

    Not a fan of Elizabeth Gaskell then, are you? Her novels seem highly adaptable to the screen in my opinion, notwithstanding even the utterly charming Cranford, which essentially has no plot. I read it at least every other year, mostly to restore my faith in the importance to the world of respectable and insignificant women, and the value of a proper quarter of an hour morning social call. Please give my regards to your excellent mother and continue in good health.

    • @SpinstersLibrary
      @SpinstersLibrary  4 часа назад +1

      I'm currently reading Gaskell actually - some of her work is definitely adaptable... Not Cranford as you say 😂

  • @panchitaobrian1660
    @panchitaobrian1660 День назад +3

    Persuasion would be good, too, but also impossible. 2007 movie was real good but why on earth they ve chosen this actress?? And what did they do to her hair?.... No charisma at all. Dakota Johnson was an ideal Ann if we speak of appearance but my, they´ve ruined her character

  • @katebowers8107
    @katebowers8107 20 часов назад

    6.

    • @katebowers8107
      @katebowers8107 20 часов назад

      🥳

    • @SpinstersLibrary
      @SpinstersLibrary  20 часов назад +1

      Impressive, well done 🏆

    • @katebowers8107
      @katebowers8107 19 часов назад

      @@SpinstersLibrary
      I surprised myself. I knew of four, and thought, I bet there are others… just a guess.

  • @panchitaobrian1660
    @panchitaobrian1660 День назад +1

    I agree about Mansfield park adaptaion. It is really overdue. But these days when western civilization is approaching its end, the good adaptation, like the 1995 series (when the said civilization´s culture peaked and went down after that really quickly), is impossible. Besides, I also agree that it should be BBC not Netflix, to work with this lengthy novel.
    You are totally wrong about Fanny tough. How mentally limited you need to be not to recognize a story of abused child who still managed to grow up into a morally healthy, wise and deep person, in contrast to all other youngsters around her, who had much better living conditions.

    • @SpinstersLibrary
      @SpinstersLibrary  День назад +5

      Always a delight to be called mentally limited for not agreeing with someone about a book.

    • @misstweetypie1
      @misstweetypie1 16 часов назад

      @@SpinstersLibrarydon’t take it personally, insulting people they disagree with seems to be their thing.

  • @samanthafox3124
    @samanthafox3124 14 часов назад

    Black afro lesbian Lizzy girl boss with purple hair and piercings, Asian Darcy with obese ("plus size" I beg your pardon) weak character and a pumpkin spice almond milk low fat no glutten organic latte in his fine hand ??? No thank you.

    • @SpinstersLibrary
      @SpinstersLibrary  26 минут назад

      Do tell me who's making that specific adaptation? Is it no one? Is this just something you came up with in your sad little brain?