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Earlier this year, I wrote a portion exploring what had happened to vlog adaptations of books. In it, I said that I had not been capable to find immoderate caller ones since the motorboat of Rational Creatures successful 2019. When the station ran, I saw immoderate comments by radical who were upset, oregon simply confused: they had, successful fact, watched oregon adjacent made vlog adaptations of books since 2020.
On 1 hand: I don’t emotion being wrong. Who does? On the different hand: you mean to archer maine that determination are more vlog adaptations of books for maine to enjoy? Including 1 based connected 1 of my favourite books by 1 of my favourite authors, and different 1 successful my ain language, from my ain country? I didn’t discarded clip being upset, I was excessively engaged being elated instead. So, partially arsenic a correction to that piece, and partially due to the fact that I privation to stock the wealthiness (I cognize I’m not the lone 1 who has occupation navigating the tricky YouTube algorithm), I acceptable retired to see immoderate caller LIW, oregon literary-inspired web series. What bash I mean by “recent”? From 2020 forward.
Note: lone a mates of these are adaptations successful the signifier of vlogs. I expanded my parameters somewhat, truthful that if they springiness disconnected a akin vibe (say, if it’s successful the signifier of videocalls), they marque the cut. If they’re successful the signifier of a regular TV amusement (think Headless from Shipwrecked Comedy, which I talked astir successful my erstwhile post), I didn’t see them. But if you privation much LIWs, careless of the format, beryllium definite to cheque retired the LIW Database, tally by Jules Pigott (Twitter username @rainydayjules): this website, and particularly its timeline, was a lifesaver successful the compilation of this post.
Furthermore, arsenic overmuch arsenic I looked, I couldn’t find immoderate recent-ish so-formatted web bid adapted from books by authors of color. The closest is El Gaucho Martin Fierro, an Argentine classical by José Hernández, an writer and person who (as acold arsenic I’ve been capable to find) was white. Hopefully, if vlog adaptations of books bash marque a comeback, classics by authors of colour volition besides get their clip successful the spotlight.
Public History (2019-2021)
Yeah, yeah, I cognize I said I would lone see vlog adaptations of books from 2020 onwards. But this 1 was archetypal launched successful December 2019, truthful I see it adjacent enough. And, I mean… an adaptation of David Copperfield by Charles Dickens successful the nonstop vlog format that went viral with The Lizzie Bennet Diaries? How could I not include it?
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Public History has 2 seasons, with 35 and 45 episodes respectively. Because the episodes are truthful short, you’ll find yourself finishing the full happening successful a substance of hours.
Tincho Fierro (2022-2023)
El Gaucho Martín Fierro (English variation here) is wide considered to beryllium the large Argentine classic. An epic poem starring Martín Fierro, a gaucho facing governmental oppression, it launched successful vlog format successful 2022. It is successful Spanish, with English subtitles.
It’s 1 25-episode season, with bonus philharmonic content. Like with Public History the episodes are truly abbreviated — and truthful casual to marathon.
Lear (2020)
When you archetypal work King Lear (or watched it onstage) did you find yourself screaming into a pillow, oregon are you normal? This 16-episode web series, told wholly done videocalls betwixt the characters, volition bring that impulse backmost — truthful marque definite to support a pillow handy. The episodes scope successful magnitude from little than a infinitesimal to astir five.
Fair is Foul (2020)
More Shakespeare, much videocalls. And! More importantly, much witches. An adaptation of Macbeth from the position of the 3 witches. I whitethorn oregon whitethorn not person watched this 1 wearing the witch chapeau that I usage arsenic a Halloween decoration. At lone 8 episodes long, positive extras, this is the shortest web bid listed, but the episodes tally considerably longer than those of the erstwhile series.
Rational Creatures, play 2 (2022)
When I wrote my erstwhile portion connected the subject, I did notation Rational Creatures: an adaptation of Jane Austen’s Persuasion partially told done vlogs. But did you cognize that determination was a 2nd play of this web bid successful 2022? This play is 12 episodes long, and they scope from 2 to implicit 10 minutes.
Are you successful the marketplace for much literate adaptations, adjacent if they aren’t successful the signifier of vlogs? Here are immoderate manga adaptations and adaptations that you tin watercourse close now.
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