Episode #9: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes

This week on Read Watch Play Randy and Nick cover the latest entry into the Hunger Games franchise The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes. The podcast covers the prequel story to the Hunger Games that was released in 2020 by Suzanne Collins and the motion picture, The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, that was released in the fall of 2023.

To start the episode Nick and Randy cover their thoughts on the book before discussing the background of the adaptation, and close with the movie hitting their Keys of the Adaptation scoring this movie on casting, plot, world-building, soundtrack, and legacy.

Join us this week in the Capital for our ninth installment of Read, Watch, Play covering The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

Timestamps:

(00:00) - Introduction

(06:15) - Thoughts on the Hunger Games franchise

(9:49) - Synopsis of book and overall thoughts

(33:00) - Movie discussion

(50:00) - Background on adaptation

(59:00:) - Rapid fire questions and further movie discussion

(1:33:18) - Rating and close

Original Story: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes | written by Suzanne Collins published in 2020

Adaptation: The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes directed by Francis Lawrence, released in 2023, produced by Lionsgate Films

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Hosts: Randy Berridge and Nick Hinkson