Hate Expectations

Lizzy Palmer and Nathan Beeler

Good books are read For adaptations that blew. Come hear a discussion By the H.E. crew. Lizzy and Nate and the occasional guest dissect novels, novellas, short stories, plays, leaflets, cereal boxes -- anything that was later turned into a movie. They pillory plot differences, castigate casting choices, and revel in all that is right.

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Hate Expectations

Episodes (52)

Dec 30, 2025 HE050 The Running Man
Sep 29, 2025 HE049 The Dead Heart / Welcome to Woop Woop
Jul 28, 2025 HE048 The African Queen

Hate Expectations

Dec 30, 2025
1½ hours
77 MB

Could there be a better way to countdown the end of a banner year for Hate Expectations (new equipment and four full episodes!) than to bring two of our favorite masterminds into the chamber, only to connect over a book with, not one, but two blockbuster adaptations? To tell the truth, no. That's our jam! Helping us on the chase through Richard Bachman's The Running Man (1982), its 1987 movie (dir. Paul Michael Glaser), and the still-in-the-theater (at the time of recording) 2025 movie (dir. Edgar Wright), are the Regis and Meredith of returning guests: Chris Lemon and Jane Hutchins! It's also...

Hate Expectations

HE050 The Running Man

Lizzy Palmer and Nathan Beeler

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