Generic lookingwhite dudeeveryoneinsists is superhotLovetriangles!Poorly usedanachronisticmusic cues.Shitty lookingblue/grayfilter becauseit's "Serious."Missingthe point ofthe originalworkCallbackstopreviousadaptionsAddingbackstory tostuff thatdoesn't needitTrying toexcuse shittycharacteractions as"True to thebook."Nicecharacterfrom thenovel issecretly evil.Modernsettingupdate thatadds nothingWeird sci-fielementsthat don'tmake anysenseBeing sexistin ways thebook wasn't.Somehowmanaging to beless progressivethan the sourcematerialWay moreviolencethan was inthe originalbookOpenlymockingthe sourcematerialOne tokenpoc that thestorycompletelyforgets about.Lady characteris rewritten as a"Tomboy" in lieuof actual depth.Main characterespousesmodernfeminist beliefs.Beingweirdly racistin ways theoriginal bookwasn't.Way morenudity thanwas in theoriginal bookSomeonehas sexualassault as abackstoryIntroducingtertiary queercharacters sothey can dieMaking the maincharacter's bestfriend a lesbianso she can"Pine."Trying tofake outthink peoplewho knowthe plot.Generic lookingwhite dudeeveryoneinsists is superhotLovetriangles!Poorly usedanachronisticmusic cues.Shitty lookingblue/grayfilter becauseit's "Serious."Missingthe point ofthe originalworkCallbackstopreviousadaptionsAddingbackstory tostuff thatdoesn't needitTrying toexcuse shittycharacteractions as"True to thebook."Nicecharacterfrom thenovel issecretly evil.Modernsettingupdate thatadds nothingWeird sci-fielementsthat don'tmake anysenseBeing sexistin ways thebook wasn't.Somehowmanaging to beless progressivethan the sourcematerialWay moreviolencethan was inthe originalbookOpenlymockingthe sourcematerialOne tokenpoc that thestorycompletelyforgets about.Lady characteris rewritten as a"Tomboy" in lieuof actual depth.Main characterespousesmodernfeminist beliefs.Beingweirdly racistin ways theoriginal bookwasn't.Way morenudity thanwas in theoriginal bookSomeonehas sexualassault as abackstoryIntroducingtertiary queercharacters sothey can dieMaking the maincharacter's bestfriend a lesbianso she can"Pine."Trying tofake outthink peoplewho knowthe plot.

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