Nicecharacterfrom thenovel issecretly evil.CallbackstopreviousadaptionsLovetriangles!Shitty lookingblue/grayfilter becauseit's "Serious."Being sexistin ways thebook wasn't.Openlymockingthe sourcematerialSomehowmanaging to beless progressivethan the sourcematerialOne tokenpoc that thestorycompletelyforgets about.Trying toexcuse shittycharacteractions as"True to thebook."Someonehas sexualassault as abackstoryMain characterespousesmodernfeminist beliefs.Trying tofake outthink peoplewho knowthe plot.Addingbackstory tostuff thatdoesn't needitLady characteris rewritten as a"Tomboy" in lieuof actual depth.Generic lookingwhite dudeeveryoneinsists is superhotIntroducingtertiary queercharacters sothey can dieBeingweirdly racistin ways theoriginal bookwasn't.Making the maincharacter's bestfriend a lesbianso she can"Pine."Weird sci-fielementsthat don'tmake anysensePoorly usedanachronisticmusic cues.Missingthe point ofthe originalworkModernsettingupdate thatadds nothingWay moreviolencethan was inthe originalbookWay morenudity thanwas in theoriginal bookNicecharacterfrom thenovel issecretly evil.CallbackstopreviousadaptionsLovetriangles!Shitty lookingblue/grayfilter becauseit's "Serious."Being sexistin ways thebook wasn't.Openlymockingthe sourcematerialSomehowmanaging to beless progressivethan the sourcematerialOne tokenpoc that thestorycompletelyforgets about.Trying toexcuse shittycharacteractions as"True to thebook."Someonehas sexualassault as abackstoryMain characterespousesmodernfeminist beliefs.Trying tofake outthink peoplewho knowthe plot.Addingbackstory tostuff thatdoesn't needitLady characteris rewritten as a"Tomboy" in lieuof actual depth.Generic lookingwhite dudeeveryoneinsists is superhotIntroducingtertiary queercharacters sothey can dieBeingweirdly racistin ways theoriginal bookwasn't.Making the maincharacter's bestfriend a lesbianso she can"Pine."Weird sci-fielementsthat don'tmake anysensePoorly usedanachronisticmusic cues.Missingthe point ofthe originalworkModernsettingupdate thatadds nothingWay moreviolencethan was inthe originalbookWay morenudity thanwas in theoriginal book

Modern Adaptation of Classic Literature Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Nice character from the novel is secretly evil.
  2. Callbacks to previous adaptions
  3. Love triangles!
  4. Shitty looking blue/gray filter because it's "Serious."
  5. Being sexist in ways the book wasn't.
  6. Openly mocking the source material
  7. Somehow managing to be less progressive than the source material
  8. One token poc that the story completely forgets about.
  9. Trying to excuse shitty character actions as "True to the book."
  10. Someone has sexual assault as a backstory
  11. Main character espouses modern feminist beliefs.
  12. Trying to fake out think people who know the plot.
  13. Adding backstory to stuff that doesn't need it
  14. Lady character is rewritten as a "Tomboy" in lieu of actual depth.
  15. Generic looking white dude everyone insists is super hot
  16. Introducing tertiary queer characters so they can die
  17. Being weirdly racist in ways the original book wasn't.
  18. Making the main character's best friend a lesbian so she can "Pine."
  19. Weird sci-fi elements that don't make any sense
  20. Poorly used anachronistic music cues.
  21. Missing the point of the original work
  22. Modern setting update that adds nothing
  23. Way more violence than was in the original book
  24. Way more nudity than was in the original book