Classics to Modernly Adapt _ Top 5 Wednesday

**Top Five Wednesday: Classics That Deserve Modern Adaptations**

Hey guys! It’s Sam, and this is *Top Five Wednesday*. If you’re new to *Top Five Wednesday*, I’ll leave a link to a Goodreads group down below for topics and such. This week’s topic is **classics that we want turned into more modern adaptations**, and this idea is completely inspired by the fact that I just finished binge-watching *The Lizzie Bennet Diaries* for the fourth or fifth time.

Let me tell you, we literally just finished watching it as I was doing my makeup and stayed up until 3 a.m. to watch a lot of episodes last night. And this happens every single time I watch the series. If you guys don’t know, *The Lizzie Bennet Diaries* came out in the early 2010s and was a YouTube webseries produced by Hank Green and some other people. It was based on *Pride and Prejudice* but told in a vlogging style. This format inspired a bunch of other adaptations like *Emma*, *Sense and Sensibility*, and even *Carmilla*. And honestly, it makes me incredibly happy.

Now, this topic could also be inspired by other modern adaptations like *Clueless* and *Bridget Jones’s Diary*, but I specifically love the vlog-style adaptations because they’re so great at handling the angst in these stories. These adaptations bring out the quiet intersections where characters talk about their feelings, which is something I think works really well with the source material. Speaking of which, I’m trying to fight off watching *Emma* again for like the third or fourth time because I literally don’t need to spend my time doing that right now—I have other things to do! But these adaptations bring me so much joy.

Now, onto the main topic: **classics that I would love to see in vlog-style adaptations**. To be honest, I only have four books for this list because I haven’t read all the classics and I haven’t loved them on classics—these are just the ones I’ve read and loved enough to want to see in a modern adaptation.

### 1. *A Tale of Two Cities* by Charles Dickens

First up is *A Tale of Two Cities*. This is one of my favorite classics, even though I need to reread it because I don’t remember most of the plot anymore. I loved it in high school, but Dickens’ works are known for being lengthy and angsty. Now, adapting *Tale of Two Cities* into a vlog-style adaptation might be a lot, but I think it would work well. The story is full of angst, misunderstandings, and drama, which really lend themselves to the quiet, character-driven style of vlogging. Plus, the opportunity to explore the deep emotions and complex relationships in the story through modern storytelling could make for a compelling adaptation.

### 2. *The Great Gatsby* by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Next on my list is *The Great Gatsby*. There have been so many adaptations of this classic over the years, but I’m specifically interested in a vlog-style version or even just a modern take set in a contemporary setting like LA. The story’s themes of love, obsession, and social climbing could translate beautifully into a more modern context. Imagine something like *Laguna Beach: The Hills* meets *The Great Gatsby*. It would bring a fresh perspective to the classic tale while staying true to its essence.

### 3. *Wuthering Heights* by Emily Brontë

Alright, let’s talk about *Wuthering Heights*. Every time I mention this book, people remind me that it’s not exactly a romance novel—it’s more of an angst factory. And honestly, that’s why I love it! My favorite adaptation is the one with Tom Hardy, which is super melodramatic and intense. But I would love to see a modern take on this story. The characters are all horrible people in some ways, but you can’t help but pull for them despite their flaws. A modern adaptation could explore the tragic elements of the story while bringing it into a contemporary setting.

### 4. *Persuasion* by Jane Austen

Lastly, I want to shout out *Persuasion* by Jane Austen. If you haven’t heard of this one, it’s another gem from the author of *Pride and Prejudice*. Now, where is Pemberley Digital? (Dramatic sigh) They did such an amazing job with *The Lizzie Bennet Diaries*, and I’m still upset that they haven’t returned to adapt more Jane Austen classics. I know they’ve done other things like *Frankenstein*, but I need my *Persuasion* fix! This book is all about miscommunication, angsty stairs, and the kind of slow-burn romance that would thrive in a vlog-style adaptation. Imagine both characters vlogging their feelings, their misunderstandings, and their pining for each other—it would be absolute gold.

I’m honestly heartbroken that this hasn’t been adapted yet. I thought back in the early 2010s when *The Lizzie Bennet Diaries* was doing *Pemberley Digital* adaptations, they were going to tackle all of Jane Austen’s works. But then they stopped, and now we’re stuck in this “dark timeline” without any new content. Give me my light at the end of the tunnel—give me *Persuasion*!

### Conclusion

These are my four favorite classics that I would love to see turned into modern adaptations, especially in a vlog-style format. They bring out the best in these stories by focusing on character emotions and relationships, which is exactly what I love about the adaptations I’ve seen so far.

If you guys have any other classics you’d like to see adapted or if you know of some adaptations that have already been done, let me know in the comments below! And as always, thanks for watching. I’ll see you all next time!

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now this could also be inspired by like clueless and Bridget Jones's Diary and these kind of adaptations like that's why I said modern adaptations but I made this topic so I could talk about some of the classics that I really like that I want to see in those like vlog style adaptations because those are my favorite of the modern adaptations like I still look like please I love clueless and some other ones I don't love Bridget Jones's Diary but like I still love those but the vlog adaptation ma'am like I'm actually trying to fight off watching Emma proved again for like probably the third or fourth time because I don't need to spend my time doing that right now I have other things to do but they bring me a lot of joy I actually only have four books for this because I haven't read done the classics and I haven't loved it on classics these are for that I love that I would want to see in a blog form and that would I think work fairly well I just wanna see them cuz I like them number four 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that and lastly it's a straight up crime that this one has not been adapted in this way yet and that is persuasion by Jane Austen where has Pemberley digital gone in our time of need Pemberley digital being the channel that uploaded the Lizzie Bennet diaries enlike I'm approved where has it gone I know we're in the dark timeline right now but like we need this light at the end of the tunnel of pureness and feels and I personally need persuasion to be made by them as I'm sure like I'm sure you guys are gonna recommend other people who have made their versions I want like the production quality because I'm I'm being snobby in this way I love the production quality of the Pemberley digital stuff that's what I want I want that so I need that for for persuasion because the miscommunication okay that but there like the miscommunication and and the angsty stairs and stuff that'll be so good on the vlog it's like both of them are one or both of them was vlogging like the the intersection and then the pining I want it so bad we're so bad and I don't know why we've been abandoned like this and not given persuasion I thought back in the early 2010's they were gonna adapt all the Jane Austen stuff and then they stopped and I am very upset so they did like Frankenstein and they were going at different arching ups like bring back the Jane Austen and give me persuasion please so those were some of my favorite classics and in general these are like my four favorite classics of all time that I've read thus far in my life maybe now that I'm out of graduate school I can like use some brain power for reading classics I'm not making any promises but maybe I'll do that but comment below let me know some classics that you would like to see in more modern adaptations or even if you have some adaptations that you like that have already been adapted in a modern way let me know that as well so thank you all for watching I'll see you guyshey guys it's Sam and this is top five Wednesday if you are new to top five Wednesday I will leave a link to a Goodreads group down below for topics and such this week's topic is classics that we want turned into more modern adaptations and this is completely inspired by the fact that I just finished binge watching the Lizzie Bennet diaries for the fourth or fifth time like we literally just finished watching it as I was doing my makeup and stayed up until 3 a.m. to watch a lot of episodes last night and this happens every time I watch the series if you guys don't know the Lizzie Bennet diaries came out like early 2010's and was a YouTube webseries that like Hank green and some other people put together that was based on Pride and Prejudice but it was in like this vlogging style and then inspired a couple other ones they did Emma and they did santen and then someone else came out with Carmilla and there's been other ones and it makes me incredibly happy now this could also be inspired by like clueless and Bridget Jones's Diary and these kind of adaptations like that's why I said modern adaptations but I made this topic so I could talk about some of the classics that I really like that I want to see in those like vlog style adaptations because those are my favorite of the modern adaptations like I still look like please I love clueless and some other ones I don't love Bridget Jones's Diary but like I still love those but the vlog adaptation ma'am like I'm actually trying to fight off watching Emma proved again for like probably the third or fourth time because I don't need to spend my time doing that right now I have other things to do but they bring me a lot of joy I actually only have four books for this because I haven't read done the classics and I haven't loved it on classics these are for that I love that I would want to see in a blog form and that would I think work fairly well I just wanna see them cuz I like them number four is a Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens which is all my favorite classics that I need to reread because I don't remember the majority of the plot anymore I remember loving this in high school and this is this is a lot like Dickens is a lot so I know that it would probably be a lot to do any kind of like vlog style adaptation on the tail two cities but the thing is is there's a lot of angst in here you're the thing all of these are incredibly angsty oh I love about the vlog adaptations I feel like they really bode well for the angst and they're like quiet intersection of the characters talking about their feelings so I would want that with this then we have the Great Gatsby speaking of angst and there's been a lot of great gatsby adaptations over the years but again the vlog style and I almost feel like it could take a weird twist because since Gatsby's like sort of pining stalking after Daisy like there's a lot of drums but I just feel like that would be great in like a more modern setting not even necessarily a vlog just like a modern version of the Great Gatsby which I know it's kind of like so of its time in that period in the party but I still I think it could be adapted take place in like LA or something I actually just got like a flash of like almost like Laguna Beach the hills style group of people combining two things I'm up I'm a creative genius okay okay okay weathering Heights I love this and again because I mentioned it every time I bring up weathering Heights custom people are like well during height isn't a romance yeah I know that it's an angst factory though one of my favorite adaptations which is actually like a historically like an accurate its time period direct adaptation is the one with Tom Hardy in it which is so melodramatic and I want to see a modern adaptation of this I feel like yes they're all horrible people that you sometimes pull for sometimes don't and it's a tragedy but I want to see that in a modern modern take and I would love that and lastly it's a straight up crime that this one has not been adapted in this way yet and that is persuasion by Jane Austen where has Pemberley digital gone in our time of need Pemberley digital being the channel that uploaded the Lizzie Bennet diaries enlike I'm approved where has it gone I know we're in the dark timeline right now but like we need this light at the end of the tunnel of pureness and feels and I personally need persuasion to be made by them as I'm sure like I'm sure you guys are gonna recommend other people who have made their versions I want like the production quality because I'm I'm being snobby in this way I love the production quality of the Pemberley digital stuff that's what I want I want that so I need that for for persuasion because the miscommunication okay that but there like the miscommunication and and the angsty stairs and stuff that'll be so good on the vlog it's like both of them are one or both of them was vlogging like the the intersection and then the pining I want it so bad we're so bad and I don't know why we've been abandoned like this and not given persuasion I thought back in the early 2010's they were gonna adapt all the Jane Austen stuff and then they stopped and I am very upset so they did like Frankenstein and they were going at different arching ups like bring back the Jane Austen and give me persuasion please so those were some of my favorite classics and in general these are like my four favorite classics of all time that I've read thus far in my life maybe now that I'm out of graduate school I can like use some brain power for reading classics I'm not making any promises but maybe I'll do that but comment below let me know some classics that you would like to see in more modern adaptations or even if you have some adaptations that you like that have already been adapted in a modern way let me know that as well so thank you all for watching I'll see you guys\n"