In our One Year Spectacular, we created four Top 10 lists. Best cast roles, worst choices, best moments, and Top 10 adaptations of the past year of Adapt or Perish. Here’s the third in a series of posts detailing each list.
First, our nominees. Click each to go to that episode! ( As much as possible, I tried to link to a clip of each moment.)
- “She’s my daughter!” Anne with an E
- “You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.” Pride & Prejudice (1995)
- “I must stand on my head!” A Christmas Carol (1951)
- “We’re Marley & Marley, our hearts are painted black!” The Muppet Christmas Carol
- “Not empty now.” Little Women (1994)
- Ring of Keys, Fun Home
- “Fuck.” The Handmaid’s Tale (2017–)
- “As you value your life or your reason keep away from the moor.” The Hound of the Baskervilles (1998)
- “I want a word with the maid!” Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
- “I am of an age where I know what I like and what I do not like…” Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
- “Who do you have to fuck to get a break in this town?!” The Producers (2001)
- “OH FUCK, THERE’S A SHARK.” Jaws
- The USS Indianapolis & Show Me The Way To Go Home. Jaws
- “No, no, I won’t hold you responsible.” Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory
- “Downtown?” The Little Prince (2015)
- “‘Tomorrow, there’ll be more of us.’ - Miranda, American.” A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
- Meg starts the tesser. A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
- “This is what she wanted.” “What, to be dead?!” Fried Green Tomatoes
And here’s the final list!
- “‘Tomorrow, there’ll be more of us.’ - Miranda, American.” A Wrinkle in Time (2018)
- Ring of Keys, Fun Home
- “As you value your life or your reason keep away from the moor.” The Hound of the Baskervilles (1998)
- “I am of an age where I know what I like and what I do not like…” Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
- “OH FUCK, THERE’S A SHARK.” Jaws
- “She’s my daughter!” Anne with an E
- “You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.” Pride & Prejudice (1995)
- “I want a word with the maid!” Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
- “Fuck.” The Handmaid’s Tale (2017–)
- “This is what she wanted.” “What, to be dead?!” Fried Green Tomatoes