Comments on: Mr|Tots Season Four Teaser Trailer - The Adaptations http://mrtots.com/2008/06/mrtots-season-four-teaser-trailer-the-adaptations/ The Middlebury Radio Theater of Thrills and Suspense Sat, 22 Nov 2008 06:42:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Bob http://mrtots.com/2008/06/mrtots-season-four-teaser-trailer-the-adaptations/#comment-3947 Bob Mon, 30 Jun 2008 01:02:01 +0000 http://mrtots.com/blog/2008/06/21/mrtots-season-four-teaser-trailer-the-adaptations/#comment-3947 You've got to be careful when adapting "Twelve Angry Men" to audio because the characters are given numbers, not names (and I don't think they even refer to each other by number), so it's sometimes hard to keep track of which character is speaking. L.A. Theatre Works did a version of the play a few years ago and I'm not sure they really solved this problem. Are you guys gonna do "The Island of Dr. Moreau," the H. G. Wells novel, or "Island of Lost Souls," the Hollywood version, or some adroit combination? "The Big Sleep" is another tricky one where you might want to consult the novel as well as the film(s). You’ve got to be careful when adapting “Twelve Angry Men” to audio because the characters are given numbers, not names (and I don’t think they even refer to each other by number), so it’s sometimes hard to keep track of which character is speaking. L.A. Theatre Works did a version of the play a few years ago and I’m not sure they really solved this problem.

Are you guys gonna do “The Island of Dr. Moreau,” the H. G. Wells novel, or “Island of Lost Souls,” the Hollywood version, or some adroit combination?

“The Big Sleep” is another tricky one where you might want to consult the novel as well as the film(s).

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