Take Me To Your Reader

19/12/2024

Like a nearly silent sub, surfacing to launch a podcast at you, it's the Take Me To Your Reader takeover of the USS Blueback at the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry (OMSI).

Under discussion is The Hunt for Red October, by Tom Clancy, and we're joined by Tim M from OMSI as well as Peter Kuskie and Tim Kuskie. (The book ends on December 19, so this was the perfect day to post it, at least in the US. Sorry, Michael.)

Also, Merry Christmas, because this is clearly a Christmas movie and book.

https://pavementpodcast.com/podcast/lmnop-plots-the-hunt-for-red-october-by-tom-clancy-recorded-at/

01/12/2024

New Take Me To Your Reader episode! The Penal Colony, by Richard Herley, adapted to 1994's No Escape.

(I know it was supposed to be The Hunt for Red October, and we'll pick that up next month.)

150|Penal Colony|Richard Herley|1987|No Escape (1994 movie)

27/10/2024

New Episode! Jumanji, by Chris Van Allsburg (1995 movie and 2017 sequel/reboot)

149|Jumanji|Chris Van Allsburg|1981|Jumanji (1995 movie)^Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017 movie)

27/09/2024

Here's the episode we mentioned yesterday. Great conversation with Matt Zrebski. Be sure to check out the play if you're in the area!

148|R.U.R., or Rossum's Universal Robots|Karel Capek|1920|R.U.R. (local theater production)

27/09/2024

If you've never read R.U.R. (Rossum's Universal Robots), we're covering a local adaptation of the play this month. We talk to the director/adapter about some changes he made, but we think you'll agree if you read the original that some changes were needed.

In any case, any talk of the new adaptation is essentially a discussion of the original, so you don't need to have seen it to enjoy the conversation.

If you're in the Portland metro area, the play is running through October 20 at the Lakewood Theater in Lake Oswego. Let them know we sent you!

The original play:
https://standardebooks.org/ebooks/karel-capek/r-u-r/paul-selver_nigel-playfair

The local theater:
https://lakewoodtheatrecompany.csstix.com/event-details.php?e=1119

10/09/2024

(Colin here). On social media, I highly recommend the account "The Spaceshipper". He follows SF media and games AND space ships. Today he tipped me to SF adaptation #384 on our list, Tales of Pirx the Pilot by Stanislaw Lem, which is currently being adapted again with a script written by the Adrian Tchaikovsky.

10/09/2024

Take Me To Your Reader Check this out. We'll need to check out the entries and see if anything adapated shows up!

The Seattle Worldcon 2025 Film Festival is a celebration of science fiction, fantasy, horror, and other speculative fiction films from around the world. Th...

01/09/2024

New episode! Live at Glasgow WorldCon, taking about games adapted to film.
https://pavementpodcast.com/podcast/live-at-glasgow-2024-worldcon-games-video-games-adapted-to-film/

14/07/2024

[Colin here]. Adaptations 382 and 383 come from Hugo nominated writer Zenna Henderson, from her works Pottage and Hush.

01/07/2024

New episode! Stalker, based on Roadside Picnic, by the Strugatsky Brothers, with guest Ben DeBono from the The Sci-Fi Christian

145|Roadside Picnic|Boris & Arkady Strugatsky|1972|Stalker (1979 film)

26/06/2024

Doing some advanced planning for 2028. Michael Simshauser, is this place legit? Does it have all the required Pavement Pounder amenities (disc golf, good food, great fans, awesome culture and scenery)?

The Worldcon bid for Brisbane, Australia, which showed renewed signs of life earlier this month, now has a completely revamped online presence. There’s a new Brisbane in 28 website. And they are re…

31/05/2024

We watched the A Wrinkle in Time movies so you don't have to!

144|A Wrinkle in Time|Madeline L'Engle|1962|A Wrinkle In Time (2003 Disney Channel movie)^A Wrinkle In Time(2018 movie)

20/04/2024

On Take Me To Your Reader this month, we discuss Spaceman of Bohemia, by Jaroslav Kalfař, and the Netflix movie Spaceman, with Adam Sandler. Grab some Nutella or the generic Czech equivalent, and join us!
https://pavementpodcast.com/podcast/arachnotherapy-spaceman-of-bohemia/

05/04/2024

Colin here. I came across Adam Savage talking about unfilmable stories and his favorite adaptations. Good stuff!

Which "unfilmmable" story would Adam Savage most like to see hit the screen? Which novel-to-movie adaptation is Adam's favorite? In this live stream excerpt,...

16/03/2024

[Colin here].Good to see that Wolverine is on Team Kuskie when it comes to canonicity! :)

Every time 😅

15/03/2024

New Episode! Dune: Part Two. We all saw the new movie and we all liked it.

Dune, Part Two from Take Me To Your Reader by Take Me To Your Reader. Released: 2024. Track 142....