Two real weird sisters break down the Harry Potter series chapter by chapter and delve into special topics related to the Harry Potter universe. Character studies are released every Monday. Special topics episodes are released periodically. Book club episodes for Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, Half-Blood Prince, and Deathly Hallows as well as special topics shows recorded from September 2016 through December 2019 can be listened to on the feed ...
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Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban Podcasts
It's every fan's dream to read the books they love for the first time again. The wonder, the joy, the excitement and forums and not knowing what is going to happen on the next page. It's one of the best experiences ever. Join four readers as they read and talk about Harry Potter, Star Wars, Lord of the Rings and other nerd worlds. So come vicariously live through some first-time readers!
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I’m Zac, ex-radio host and life-long sports fan discovering both my inner nerd and magical worlds I didn’t know existed. Join me on this journey discussing the iconic (mostly) urban fantasy series I nearly missed out on, like Harry Potter and the ‘why was I a grown @$$ man before I read these books?,’ The ‘there’s another wizard named Harry?’ Dresden Files and more! Character motivations, plot holes, theories, chapter/book discussions, crossovers, new discoveries, asking stupid questions and ...
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Welcome to Muffliato, a Harry Potter Podcast where we fill your ears to prevent you from hearing nearby conversations. We're Josh and Blake and each week we explore the wizarding world of Harry Potter. So sit back, relax, and enjoy.
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Does Hogwarts accept adults? Join Josh as he reads Harry Potter for the first time with the guidance of his co-host and patronus Aaron. Discover or re-visit all seven books through the eyes of some grown nerds.
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AccioCast:.mini is short weekly Harry Potter podcast from HPearth.com, where we discuss the latest news of Harry Potter and the latest happenings in the Harry Potter world.
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Vault 420 is a multi-media production company, bringing you a wide variety of podcasts produced in Vault 420’s recording studio: The Coop
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Do you have an extensive and unhealthy obsession with Harry Potter? Do you need a way to feed that obsession? Join Adelia Vulchanov and Colin Bones every week as they delve into the series, re-reading, analyzing, and playfully criticizing their favorite childhood books. You can expect every episode to be full of hot takes, laughter, and lively repartee. Whether you’re a die-hard fan or new to Harry Potter content, come along with Adelia and Colin on their journey through the magical world; f ...
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This feed contains past episodes of The Real Weird Sisters: A Harry Potter Podcast, including book club episodes for Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban, Goblet of Fire, Order of the Phoenix, and Half-Blood Prince, and Deathly Hallows, as well as special topics shows recorded from September 2016 through December 2019. Book club episodes for Sorcerer's Stone, Chamber of Secrets, and Deathly Hallows can be accessed on the main podcast feed, titled The Real Weird Sisters: A Harry Potter Pod ...
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A podcast where comedians tell you about books so you never have to read! (Now including fiction!) Kellen does standup; Dave writes ads; together they highlight lessons from the world’s best books--and some of the worst. New episode every Monday!
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#JusticeForDeanThomas is a groundbreaking podcast that re-examines J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World through a unique lens, spotlighting the experiences of black characters and other marginalized figures in the magical realm. Hosted by Kevin, Chantae, CJ and Natasha, the podcast dives deep into the less-explored narratives, bringing to the forefront the stories of characters like Dean Thomas, who represent diversity and complexity but often remain in the background of the main narrative. Each e ...
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We celebrate the magical feeling of returning for the sequel.
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The Weekly Fiction Forum is a podcast for the discussion and appreciation of fiction. Coral and friends discuss different works of fiction each week, what they mean to us, why we like them-or don’t- and more. Support us on patreon at patreon.com/theliterarycollision
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Movie Reviews exploring every era of movie history, hosted by Filmmaker Aaron Wilson, and History Professor Mark Klobas. Weaving in and out of films past and present, take a journey with us through forgotten gems, and instant classics as we crisscross through cinema on the Criss Cross Cinema Podcast.
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Welcome to The Millennial Classics, with Mwamburi Mkaya and Swardiq Mayanja. On this weekly podcast we talk about the best and most memorable movies, music, and culture changing events from our generation.
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Monthly review of a book we read. Cover art photo provided by Teo Duldulao on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@teowithacamera
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Tune in fortnightly to hear Zoheb and Collin tackle modern and classic movies, offer some insights or criticisms on the films we love (or hate) and discuss current or developing news in the film/television industry!
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Welcome to the FIRST FILM CLUB Podcast. Produced by Natalie Louise, and hosted by critic and author Hanna Flint, both founders of the FIRST FILM CLUB, this podcast is dedicated to filmmakers, casts and crew members talking about the first films they ever made. It is a companion project to the FIRST FILM CLUB event series that celebrates directorial debuts. We screen a debut short film from an emerging director alongside the feature debut of an established director followed by a Q&A with both ...
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The magical system of Middle Earth is Bizarre...
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One of the things I hear over and over is how Tolkien is creating a soft magic system. I think in my mind I define that just as an ambiguous magic system…one where you don’t see magic all that often and then one that also doesn’t go into detail about some of the things that are happening. So I don’t know if some of you have any answers to these que…
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JRR Tolkien is the best perspective shift writer I've ever read.
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When I was in college, I took a writing class. In that class one of the very first things that they taught was to never, ever, under any circumstances, switch the perspective of your writing. Now, there was a reason for why they forced us into this, because they wanted us to stick to either first person or third person for our writing, and they bel…
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This was the moment Pippin became a man...or a hobbit
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I think you can only really know the measure of a man by how they handle adversity and challenges. In this case, you can only really know the measure of a hobbit by how they handle adversity. None of us like to be in those situations, but how we handle them is the thing that matters the most. I think that’s a huge theme of Tolkien’s writing right n…
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What happens when an immovable object meets an unstoppable force? And then both of those things meet Gimli? It’s a question that the philosophers have debated for ages, and it was a question that was settled by JRR Tolkien in the chapter The Riders of Rohan, when Eomer meets Aragorn, and then Gimli steps in after something ticks him off.…
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Peter Jackson left out all the tension that JRR Tolkien built...
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The Riders of Rohan chapter of The Two Towers is one of the most tense chapters of literature that I have read in a long time. I’m a movie fan, so I know Merry and Pippen are alive, but if you were reading this with no knowledge of the movies or the fate or Merry and Pippen I don’t know if I’ve ever read a chapter that plays with your emotions more…
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How Harry Dresden Became the Winter Knight | Season 5 of My Dresden Files TV Adaptation
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Rumor has it that Jim Butcher is in serious discussions for a new attempt at a TV adaptation of The Dresden Files. The current expectation is that it will follow the war with the Red Court Vampires plot line. Today I’m sharing how I think they could make a 5th season by expanding on that idea! This hypothetical season follows the plot line surround…
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This was the moment I fell in love with Aragorn
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It’s time. I feel like it’s that moment in Lion King when Simba ascends Pride Rock…I am FINALLY going to talk about how in one simple chapter…one of the shortest in the whole series so far…Aragorn became one of my favorite characters.By Jonathan Minnema
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Lockhart makes his third appearance in the OPAAT series, but will he win Real Weirdo yet again? Alice and Martha discuss page 297 of Chamber of Secrets, where Ginny's body is already lying in the Chamber forever, and the author is abusing adverbs more than ever. Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/realweirdsisters New episodes…
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The Beginning of the Two Towers is a MASTERCLASS in how to start a story
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If you’ve read The Two Towers by JRR Tolkien, you know that this book starts off guns a blazing. It is drastically different from it’s film adaptation in that Boromir dies at the beginning of this book rather than at the end of the Fellowship. And the whole Company is in chaos at the end of the last book rather than the movie has, where there’s cha…
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Why you should read the Fellowship of the Ring
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Having just finished reading Lord of the Rings for the first time and publishing over 10 hours of video essays on the work, I think I am not a certified expert in this text…I am just kidding, please don’t come after me. But I do think I have something to offer to people who have yet to read this book. And for those of you who have, you just get to …
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Who is the greatest writer of all time. It’s an impossible question…why would I even ask it…no one can answer that one in any kind of objective way…well Im gunna do just that.By Jonathan Minnema
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Is the Fellowship of the Ring a better movie than book?
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So I just finished reading the Lord of the Rings: The fellowship of the Ring for the first time in my life. And it was incredible. I will dote on it this essay. And so I did the only rational thing you do after you read an incredible book like that, I rewatched the movie…for maybe the 50th time in my life.…
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Samwise Gamgee is EVEN BETTER in the Books
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So yesterday I talked about Boromir being the most relatable character in the whole of the fellowship because of his flaws…I take that back. I think Sam isBy Jonathan Minnema
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Jon, Danny, and Lizzy talk about the incredible ending of book 4, and the one point where JRR Tolkien and CS Lewis shed a tear over.By Jenn, Jon, Danny, Lizzy
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Did the Fellowship Fail Boromir? (YES...and no)
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Did the fellowship fail Boromir? It’s a question someone asked in a comment a few videos ago and I haven’t been able to get it out of my head for the last few days. I think the answer is no…but also yes…absolutely yes.By Jonathan Minnema
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Harry Dresden vs. White Council | My Vision for a Dresden Files TV Show Season 4
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Rumor has it that Jim Butcher is in serious discussions for a new attempt at a TV adaptation of The Dresden Files. The current expectation is that it will follow the war with the Red Court Vampires plot line. Today I’m expanding on that idea with my vision for season 4! This hypothetical season follows the plot line surrounding Harry’s relationship…
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How Aragorn being "erect" makes Tolkien an absolute MASTER of the English Language...
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Alright. So this is the weirdest, but the absolute funniest moment in the entirety of the Fellowship of the Ring. And what might sound like the start to a really immature essay on the Aragorn son of Arathorn, the well endowed, is actually going to really be about the mastery of Tolkien’s language…but give me a little bit of time to get there.…
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Take Five, Take 4.27: Goblet of Fire, 130:01-135:00
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It's finally time for the iconic "MY BOYYYY" moment. Alice, Martha, and special guest Shut Up Tim reconvene to discuss Harry's amazing acting, Moody's impressive impressions, and... was that the Giant Squid?? Plus, Alice has both a Slumdog Millionaire moment and possibly her dumbest guess of all time (according to Tim) during the Gimme Five. Please…
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Three WILD EVENTS that happened on the River in Fellowship of the Ring
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It took them 10 days to get from Lothlorien to the waterfall Tol Brandir. It’s a full chapter in the books and in the 10 days there is a whole heap of stuff that happens that…from Legolas seeing an Eagle hunting an eagle…which feels weirdly prophetic…to Sam being deeply uncomfortable in the boats. But I want to talk about three things that really c…
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I just want to talk about Galadriel giving Gimli three hairs from her golden head...
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I just feel, even though I have barely scratched the surface of the legendarium, that Galadriel and Gimli are doing something here VITALLY more important that I know or understand.By Jonathan Minnema
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The Gifts of Galadriel are SO INCREDIBLE in the Books...
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Rope…you’re telling me that we go from the books, where Galadriel gives Sam Gamgee maybe the coolest gift known to Middle Earth, and all we get in the movies is that sam got rope? ROPE?By Jonathan Minnema
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This is the Reason why Tolkien "intensely disliked" Dune
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I’m going to start this video off with a very very hot take. Since the Lord of the Rings films came out, in the early 2000s, there hasn’t been another movie that handles the storytelling of a fantasy or sci fi book, or has the beautiful visuals in the same way that the Dune series does.By Jonathan Minnema
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The Mirror of Galadriel is so BIZARRE to me...
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I have to say, for maybe the first time in this entire series I am confused. I just don’t know what really happened at the Mirror of Galadriel. Maybe I’m over-analyising it and it’s really much simpler than I’m making it out to be, or maybe it’s way more complicated and I need to have a better understanding of language in order to do it. But there …
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What did Galadriel offer each member of the fellowship?
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There is this weird section in the FOTR when the Company meets Galadriel. And Galadriel looks into each of their eyes almost simultaneously, and seems to offer them something.By Jonathan Minnema
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My Vision for the Dresden Files TV Show | Season 3
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Rumor has it that Jim Butcher is in discussions for a new attempt at a TV adaptation of The Dresden Files. The current expectation is that it will follow the war with the Red Court Vampires plot line. Today I’m expanding on that idea with my vision for season 3! This hypothetical season follows the plot line surrounding Thomas, Lara and the White C…
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This is the most BEAUTIFUL moment in the Fellowship of the Ring
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Oh. My. Goodness. The words of Galadriel disarmed me, I cannot imagine what they did for Gimli.By Jonathan Minnema
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Alice and Martha head back to Owl Post Again, again! This time, the trio is released from the hospital wing, hardly believing the events of just last night. Was that the Giant Squid?? Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/realweirdsisters New episodes are released every Monday and special topics shows are released periodically. …
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The Genius of Tolkien is FULLY Displayed in Lothlorien
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If there is one thing that I’ve learned about Tolkien from my first read of Lord of the Rings, besides the fact that lots of people have very strong opinions about Tom Bombadil, is that he didn’t want anyone allegorizing his work.By Jonathan Minnema
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The Most Mysterious and Important Character of JRR Tolkien... (It's not Tom Bombadil)
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J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings is filled with grand figures: mighty wizards like Gandalf whose wisdom and knowledge of Middle Earth is utterly priceless and vital for the fellowship, noble kings like Aragorn, who in the movies is more reluctant to take that role, but in the books, is ready to become king, and ancient evils like the evil of …
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The 13 INSANE changes from book to movie in the Bridge of Khazad Dum
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The Bridge of Kazad Dum is the most action packed chapter I have ever read in my life. I read this chapter in a plane, and the woman next to me, who was reading smut on her kindle…no shame…actually looked over to me to see if I was okay. When my jaw kept dropping and I kept taking sharp intakes of air because of how nuts this chapter was, so looked…
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Okay. So this essay was originally something I was doing just on my own time. And it was so fun that I decided to start writing it down…and it became this. What I want to do is to take the little book that they found next to Balin's tomb that was kind of hard to read and had words covered over with blood and guts. And I want to just process out lou…
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I understand these FOUR characters so much better now...
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I feel like I found another fun tidbit of Tolkien's writing in the middle of Fellowship of the Ring. Fire. Now fire is a common theme I think in the writing of Tolkien because it’s essential for survival and morale.By Jonathan Minnema
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This chapter from Tolkien is a MASTERCLASS in Horror writing...
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I have been writing this essay for 2 days! And I’ve FINALLY figured it out. I could not figure out why this chapter was so captivating to me. I wrote about how I thought it was the most action packed chapter in the whole story. I wrote about the tales of Moria. I wrote about the characters and their own personal journeys through this chapter, but I…
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Adapting the Dresden Files for TV! | My Vision for Season 2
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Rumor has it that Jim Butcher is in discussions for a new attempt at a TV adaptation of The Dresden Files. The current expectation is that it will follow the war with the Red Court of Vampires plot line. Today I’m expanding on that idea with the part of Harry’s journey they could explore in season 2! This hypothetical season follows the plot line s…
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Re-Re-Reading: Harry Potter- Ep. 7: Prisoner of Azkaban Part 2
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On this episode, the Vault Dwellers continue their conversation about Prisoner of Azkaban. The group covers chapters 5-12 and find a lot of humor in the different ways they picture events happening from the book. Curse Words beyond the Unforgivable ones, not for the young muggle ears!By RossHuffComedy
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Why does everyone in Middle Earth fear Moria?
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I already fear this is going to be a weird essay because I’m going to do some live processing in this one. I don’t really know what I think or feel on this subject yet and have never really thought about it all that much, but this chapter just seemed to spark something in my mind that I found pretty interesting. So bear with me.…
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This week, Alice gets a break from extended Jim Dale narration and Martha does much of the heavy lifting with a classic impression of a real weirdo. Phineas Nigellus Black makes his first appearance on a One Page at a Time episode, as he gives a Quora-like lecture to Harry and "simple girl" Hermione about the limitations of the Hogwarts portraits. …
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The moment that Tolkien made me cry so badly I couldn't keep reading
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So it finally happened. I shed a tear while reading. Now, I have welled up and teared up before while thinking about certain sections of this book.By Jonathan Minnema
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That scene in the book when they are climbing Caradhras…phew. That is actually terrifying. And today the video is going to be a bit different than the typical book analysis. Because I had a moment happen to me that was eerily similar, and I want to tell that story.By Jonathan Minnema
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THIS was the moment where the movie TOTALLY changed the book
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There is a moment in most book to movie adaptations where the people who read the book just throw up their hands and communally yell, “Come on! That’s totally not how it is in the book.” It drives us MAD to see these moments—especially after falling in love with a book series.By Jonathan Minnema
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Jon, Jenn, Danny, and Lizzy talk over what makes these chapters so good and why Faramir is the BEST in the books.By Danny, Jon, Lizzy, Jenn
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A New Dresden Files TV Show?! | My Vision for Season 1
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Rumor has it that Jim Butcher is in discussions for a new attempt at a TV adaptation of The Dresden Files. The current expectation is that it will follow the war with the Red Court of Vampires plot line. Today I’m beginning my hypothetical adaptation with how I think they would execute that first season and setting up 5 more seasons I’ll be sharing…
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Alice and Martha are back to discuss page 752 of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Hermione practices her improvisation skills and wows with her athletic prowess, while Umbridge falls for pretty obvious manipulation tactics and Harry resists the urge to strangle her. Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/realweirdsister…
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“Yer a Wizard Harry!” | Harry Potter vs. Harry Dresden - Exploring the Similarities
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Have you ever noticed the massive amount of similarities between Harry Potter and Harry Dresden?! And not just that they’re both wizards named Harry. SPOILER WARNING for Harry Potter and The Dresden Files. Join Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/BelatedBinge Socials: IG: https://www.instagram.com/belatedbinge TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@belatedbi…
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When in doubt, follow the spiders to this week's One Page at a Time! Alice and Martha's discussion this week includes analysis of Ron's phobia and awe at Harry's experience with the Forbidden Forest. Plus, Lockhart is positively giddy following Hagrid's apprehension as Slytherin's heir. Please consider supporting us on Patreon! www.patreon.com/real…
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