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Two Peter Pans That Fly Under the Radar

Posted on June 13, 2025 by stationmaster

Back when I did a series on Peter Pan movies, in this blog’s early days, I only wrote about the three theatrically released ones and the various TV versions of the musical by Mark Charlap and Carolyn Leigh. Now I’d … Continue reading →

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Return to Neverland Is Better Before It Actually Returns to Neverland

Posted on June 6, 2025 by stationmaster

That Mother’s Day post got me in the mood to blog about Peter Pan adaptations, ones I haven’t really covered here in detail before. Technically, the movie I’ll be discussing in this post is a sequel to Peter Pan (1953), … Continue reading →

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An Adaptation Station Mother’s Day

Posted on May 10, 2025 by stationmaster

In honor of Mother’s Day this year, I’m doing a post looking back on some of my favorite mom characters from adaptations this blog has covered. It shouldn’t be a surprise that parents pop up in so many stories, even … Continue reading →

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Animation Station: What Makes Lady and the Tramp Special

Posted on May 2, 2025 by stationmaster

Didn’t I just say I regretted that most posts in my Animation Station feature were about Disney stuff when there are so many other animation studios out there? Yes, I did. Yet here I am doing one about Lady and … Continue reading →

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Animation Station: Rise of the Guardians Is Saved by Its Ending.

Posted on April 18, 2025 by stationmaster

I feel a bit guilty that so many of my Animation Station blog posts have been about Disney and so few have been about Dreamworks, especially since I’m planning on doing another one about a Disney movie soon as well … Continue reading →

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The Second Adaptees Awards Ceremony

Posted on April 16, 2025 by stationmaster

Remember when I did that anniversary post that was like an awards ceremony for characterizations in all the movies/miniseries/plays the blog had covered thus far? Wasn’t that fun? Well, I thought it was fun, and since I probably won’t do … Continue reading →

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Protected: My Thoughts on the Controversy Around Netflix’s Upcoming Narnia Movie

Posted on April 9, 2025 by stationmaster

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Sense and Adaptability

Posted on March 14, 2025 by stationmaster

Was I overly harsh when I called screenwriter Andrew Davies’s 2008 miniseries adaptation of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility “so-so?” I admit it. I gave into the allure of alliteration, and I was trying to contrast it with his 1995 … Continue reading →

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This Special Is a Mixed Bag, Charlie Brown

Posted on March 8, 2025 by stationmaster

The 2011 animated special Happiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown came at a strange crossroads in the history of the Peanuts franchise. It was made neither by Mendelson/Melendez productions nor by Apple TV but by Warner Bros television. Despite … Continue reading →

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Ranting About Cyrano (2021)

Posted on February 14, 2025 by stationmaster

Cyrano (2021) is a movie adaptation of a 2018 stage musical which was itself based on Edmond Rostand’s 1897 tragic comedy-or comic tragedy-Cyrano de Bergerac. I’d better state upfront that this is going to be one of those blog posts … Continue reading →

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