Our Theory...
If you read the book before the movie, you tend to like the book’s version better. Similarly, if you watched the movie before reading the book, you tend to like the movie’s version better.
Totals
Through Season 6
Do you want to dive into our podcast but there are too many episodes to choose from? Not sure where to start? Here is our list of our favorite books, movies, and episodes to help you choose!
Also, what do you think? Were we way off on some of our decisions? Send us a message and let us know which you prefer and why!
Season 1
What was our favorite book of the season?
Bri: Wuthering Heights
Alli: Harry Potter and the Sorceres Stone
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What was our favorite movie of the season?
Bri: Misery
Alli: Misery
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What was our favorite episode to record of the season?
Bri: Wuthering Heights
Alli: Cujo
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*For Pet Sematary, Alli had seen the original movie so she knew the story. However, the girls compared the newer version which she had not seen yet, so they weren't sure if this technically was a movie first situation or not.
Season 2
What was our favorite book of the season?
Bri: Eclipse
Alli: Two Kisses for Maddy
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What was our favorite movie of the season?
Bri: Water for Elephants
Alli: Homeward Bound
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What was our favorite episode to record of the season?
Bri: Twilight
Alli: Twilight
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*Turns out Bri had watched the movie first of Message in a Bottle, but she didn't realize that until about the last 15 minutes of her rewatching the movie.
Season 3
What was our favorite book of the season?
Bri: Allegiant
Alli: The Fault in Our Stars
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What was our favorite movie of the season?
Bri: The Bad Mother's Handbook
Alli: The Fault in Our Stars
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What was our favorite episode to record of the season?
Bri: Amityville Horror or Allegiant
Alli: Amityville Horror or Polar Express
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*For The Fault in Our Stars, Bri had read the Screenplay, then read the book, then watched the movie. We figured though this counted as watching the movie first since she then knew everything that was going to happen in the movie.
Season 4
What was our favorite book of the season?
Bri: The Accidental Billionaires
Alli: A Dogs Purpose
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What was our favorite movie of the season?
Bri: Turtles All the Way Down
Alli: Five Feet Apart
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What was our favorite episode to record of the season?
Bri: Bullet Train
Alli: Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief
Season 5
What was our favorite book of the season?
Bri: Enders Game
Alli: The Outsiders
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What was our favorite movie of the season?
Bri: Stardust
Alli: Good Omens
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What was our favorite episode to record of the season?
Bri: Silence of the Lambs
Alli: Good Omens or It Ends with Us
Season 6
What was our favorite book of the season?
Bri: The Magicians
Alli: The Hobbit
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What was our favorite movie of the season?
Bri: Schinder's List
Alli: Matilda
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What was our favorite episode to record of the season?
Bri: The Magician's Trilogy
Alli: The Fall of the House of Usher