Episode 499
499: Life As An Adult Harry Potter Fan
MuggleCast: The Harry Potter Re-Read Podcast · Harry Potter
February 2, 20211h 7m
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Show Notes
- Welcome to our listener and Patron Julia, whose son Wyatt sent us a great question a few weeks ago.
- News: As we predicted, a Potter television series is reportedly in the works. And, Fantastic Beasts 3 finishes filming this week!
- In Bonus MuggleCast, available on our Patron, we'll discuss when to expect more news and updates about the third Fantastic Beasts movie.
- Today we discuss the trials and tribulations of being an adult fan of the Harry Potter series!
- The hosts discuss whether they've received backlash for liking Harry Potter as adults.
- How the New York Times Bestseller List cleverly sidelined Harry Potter back in the heyday to make room for more "adult" book series
- Eric discovered a 2003 Telegraph article overflowing with derision for adults who like "kids movies"
- We discuss the United Kingdom "adult edition" book covers, and ask why Scholastic never did the same thing in the United States.
- Listeners who got into Harry Potter as adults weigh in over on Twitter!
- When is the best time to get your child into Harry Potter? Julia gives her thoughts!
- Troll in the Dungeon: Andrew takes on 3 incredible personas and grills the hosts to defend their love of Harry.
- Quizzitch: What statue resides next to the Prefect’s Bathroom?
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