#poto adaptations

[luneemeritus]

[wheel-of-fish]

Love finding Phantom things when I least expect it! Never seen this one, it's from a 90s cartoon called The Triplets. These 3 sisters are always going on adventures because a bored witch sends them there. It's classic stories they're sent to, and one episode was of Phantom. It has some surprisingly good nods to the book. I miss how stuff was like that from back then. Have you ever seen this one? Highly recommended. Overlook the goofiness of the girls/how the show is, real treat is Phantom story.

Oh my gosh, thank you so much for tipping me off to this! It's taken me a while to respond because you're right—though the triplets themselves are ridiculous, the rest is an absolute delight, and I wanted to do it justice with a gifset.

I was surprised not to have heard of the show, as I was a '90s kid myself, but it looks like it originated in Spain? If the internet is correct, this particular episode was aired in 1999. The English dub is here for anyone who wants to watch it!

I really hope to stream it sometime soon, and then we can discuss why the Phantom's boat is a bird with a headlight.

[night-unfurls-its-splendour]

Thinking of biting the bullet and watching the 1983 PotO with Jane Seymour tonight.

Seems like a good excuse for a poll!

[luneemeritus]

LMAO WHAT EPISODE IS THIS????

[alvadee]

miss this freak

[luneemeritus]

SO UHM. GUYS?

[wheel-of-fish]

Rewatched the Night Court episode with Dan Fielding as the Phantom. I now cannot unseen that the Claude Rains style mask he wore makes him look like Conan O'Brien. LOL

Luckily for you, I already have a gif! Now no one can unsee it! :)

[cowgremlin11]

being the #1 daroga stan is like being gods least fav soldier

[hyperesthesias]

once more broaching the subject of the egregious mischaracterization of erik being a rapist to say that when erik realized the ropes he tied christine with had burned her wrists, he was so upset with himself for hurting her that he said it was deserving of death. even at the height of his delusions and mayhem, he still would not intentionally hurt her.

[luneemeritus]

Oh my god I felt in love by Kara Badalamenti's book cover. I'll save it for read!!

Late with the roundup this month, in the traditional vein of dramatically wandering in mid-masquerade ball!

Phantom by Kara Badalamenti is a modernized retelling of the original story, following a young art student named Maeve who struggles when thrust into the world of her prestigious art school before meeting a mysterious fellow artist who encourages her not to give up on her dreams. Neat to see a visual arts version!

Angel of Music by Kathrine Willson is the fifth installment (following Phantom of Normandy below), and seems to be about the next generation down from that book, with a descendant of Erik who is physically scarred in a car crash and inherits something from him as a result.

Phantom of Normandy by Kathrine Willson is the fourth in Willson's Phantom series, chronicling the life of the original Phantom's grandson, William, who has inherited his disfigurement and whose adventures primarily revolve around military service during World War II. For those with a historical itch, I imagine!

And in the realm of extra releases, the first of Jessica Mason's Phantom Saga is now available in audiobook, for those who are more audio-inclined.

Summer soldiers on; we'll see if anything fun comes down the line before the Halloween spooky skeleton rush!

[michamiw]

I'm very normal for combining two of my mobile games, don't worry about it

[ange311]

:3

[luneemeritus]

Same.

We're gonna have 100 videos stigmatizing all mental disorders you can think of to prove Erik is the big bad wolf.

How are we feeling about this upcoming YA Phantom? 😃 (im not scared at all haha)

Worried mostly, mainly because of how modern media works. In the past if you messed up an adaptation people could just wait for it to go away.

Now if they mess up how they write Erik we will be in for decades of essays, reaction videos, judgement, having to explain the original book. It will keep showing up in our hashtags. I mean look how much damage the 2004 movie is still doing ...

I just can't imagine it will be able to properly understand Erik’s character or the trauma he went through before he decided to live in the opera, and what made him fall in love with Christine ...

[flea-palace]

WHY are we getting a YA phantom series don't we already have phantom of the megaplex and goosebumps phantom of the auditorium and wishbone pantin at the opera and phantom of the mall eric's revenge and

[thunderpoolisawesome]

I’m in love. I’m in love guys.

WHY DID THEY FUCKING DO THAT. ERIK NOOOOO

[marsuro]

Huetobervember day 13

This really insane outfit from Phantom of The Opera (ref under the cut)!