Hey, guys! Fun update for today because I just recently re-watched the amazing web series, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries. If you can guess from the name, yes, it is a modern adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, and it is amazing. So amazing it actually won an Emmy award. AN EMMY. It's a new frontier for literature, and it's extremely entertaining.
So, if you haven't heard about this phenomenon, let me introduce you:
In an age of rapidly evolving technology and rapidly consuming viewers, it's no surprise that adaptations have taken on a new form in web videos. People like to say that our generation has no attention span, yada yada, but I'm thoroughly convinced it's because we have higher expectations. Sure, I can't stand Mark Twain's long-winded writing, but that's because authors now-a-days can write a perfectly solid novel with less boring, droning details. It's efficient and we still achieve the same stories that make authors like that famous. Example #1: Jo Rowling. Anyway, keeping up with that evolution, classical adaptations were brought to the computer screen these past few years, and it's amazing.
Here's some web series that I thoroughly enjoy, and I hope you will too:
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries (Pride and Prejudice adaptation)
Emma Approved (Emma adaptation)
The March Family Letters (Little Women adaptation)
The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy (Peter Pan adaptation)
Nothing Much To Do (Much Ado About Nothing adaptation)
If I'm not mistaken, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries and Nothing Much To Do are finished, Emma Approved and The New Adventures of Peter and Wendy have wrapped one season, awaiting a next, and The March Family Letters are ongoing. But don't let that stop you from getting started on them now!
And remember, at the end of the day we're still experiencing the same story and characters. The medium you choose to appreciate it with doesn't make you any better or worse of a person.
Happy watching! And sorry for the new addictions. Sorta.
Nikki
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