And the Winner Should Have Been..‪.‬ Bob and Mark

Back this episode to talk about Jane Austen adaptations. There are many, but we only have time to watch and discuss a handful. At first Bob and Mark seem to be on the same page, but by the end...well, you'll hear. As ever, SPOILERS, but really, these stories are 200 years old. If you don't know them already, that's on you.



00:10 Introduction

2:28 Austen adaptations

7:25 Pride and Prejudice (1995 and 2005)

14:30 Bob compares it to Ozu, because of course he does, and we discuss the stories as a group

20:58 Persuasion (1995)

25:11 Social conventions

33:31 Emma (1996 and 2020)

40:29 Sense and Sensibility (1995)

47:30 Bob and Mark disagree vehemently on the relative quality of the films, then Sense and Sensibility specifically

51:47 Mark finds watching a group of similar movies back to back diminishes his enjoyment

52:36 The perils of watching a lot of movies

56:30 Wrapping up

58:31 Baseball!


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