This adaptation has convinced me that every book adaptation ever should be a mini series. It is the only way to do a book justice. They did such a good job.
This is incredible. You can really tell how John doesn't want to look at the cast because looking at them will make him cry but when he looks at them he looks like he never wants to look away.
oh god when he says "oh I just noticed your nail polish, which makes me wanna cry... (...) it's just intense for me, man, 'cause the person I imagined is sitting next to me. it's weird." crying a lot right now.
If you’ve seen paper towns, and tfios, you’ll notice the lead females always wears dark blue nail polish. I noticed this after watching paper towns and realizing it’s the exact same nail color hazel wore :,) (which is also described in Looking for Alaska). It’s almost like John Greens little signature he includes in his work now.
The British isles aren't conna detatch from the tectonic plate and float away. Europe is a continent, predating the European Union. Nobody would say that Switzerland is not in Europe lol.
@@KarolaTea Continents are not typically defined by tectonic plates; if they were, Southern California would not be considered part of North America, and India would be considered part of Australia. The whole idea of continents is so arbitrary, anyway, that we might as well call the UK and Switzerland continents.
Vaguely based on tectonic plates tho. Or "large landmasses that are mostly near each other because most of it is on the same tectonic plate". Sure it's pretty arbitrary, but so are most words.
@@francescamele8077 In the book she always wears electric blue nail polish, and he's just getting emotional overload from having a character that he made up as a kid for his first book (which he never thought would be successful) sitting right next to him.
i will never stop talking about this series. i’m 32 and i have watched it 22 times through. i feel such a deep connection with it, especially as a private school kid in 2005, who lived on all of the songs they used in the series (from the ben gibbard songs, to the gorillaz, to modest mouse, etc.) but most importantly, it depicts the juxtaposition of the love and grief i have dealt with, not just throughout my adolescence, but also in my adulthood, so well that i will return to it time and time again. i CANNOT thank you enough for not only writing this book (which i am finally reading), but allowing it to be depicted visually, and so beautifully at that.
"A person I imagined, is sitting next to me" THAT has to be a heavy thing but.... Congrats!! You have such good ideas for people, other people want to portray them! and do so, pretty well.
a person i pretended was real for my job as an author, is now being portrayed by someone pretending to be her, for her job, as an actress.... its a very linear jump, if you think "humans enjoy pretending for money" vs the much big leap of faith that is "i made my imagination come to life." we all just enjoy playing together, and sometimes we do it for money
"A person I imagined is sitting next to me" hit me hard. If a person I imagined became real (not just an actor playing them) I would feel bad for most of them. Awful things tend to happen to the people I imagine. I guess that why John is so relatable for me.
@@SuviTuuliAllan Once upon a time, in the dark ages before the internet, you go to the grocery store (and similar places) and buy a printed catalog of TV shows that would be shown that week...
"It's just intense for me, man. 'Cause it's, like, the person I imagined is sitting next to me" I cannot imagine how happy I would feel if one of the people I imagined became real. It must be amazing. (And I am so happy that Looking for Alaska is finally becoming a TV show -- I've waited so long for this).
I don’t have enough words for how the show made me feel. It was wonderful, captivating, and very much how I imagined it. Looking for Alaska was the first John Green Book I read and I was busy with college at the time so I got halfway through and didn’t finish it. I picked it back up over the summer and read the whole book in one day. It is the one that introduced me to my love of Johns writing. I am so happy this was finally made into a show and I’m so happy I was able to share one of my favorite novels with my friends and family 💙
The Hulu version of Looking for Alaska is in my opinion the best film adaptation of John’s books… changed my life reading that book… over ten years ago 😭
The cast is amazing!Exactly how I've pictured them.Watching how happy and energetic John is with them makes me tear up.One of my favourite books is coming to life.This is happening!!
That was my favorite book as a teenager, I've felt so identified with Alaska and now I'm watching the series as a 25 yo woman. So far I love it and the cast is perfect, congrats💜
The last image after the video finished was of the most genuine smile I can imagine John having. I’m happy for you that this long awaited goal is coming true!
kristine is the best actress to play alaska in my opinion, she’s just like how i imagined alaska while reading the book, all the characteristics and the vibes!
The best book to film adaptation I've ever seen :') Feel so connected to this story, and now I rewatch the show for comfort. As a writer/producer/actress... It'd be a dream to work on a project like this one day. Love all that you do, John!
i'm really happy for you! i don't know if you remember speaking to me, we talked when you came to springs in the spring, mainly about whether or not the judiciary process had changed and whether or not i or my friends ever got in trouble. i didn't get to tell you that i'm a big fan, but in retrospect, i think that's better; the conversation was more of an eye-level talk instead of "ohmygodyourejohngreenitotallydidntjustrunacrosscampusandchasedyoudown". very excited to start my free hulu trial!
@@vlogbrothers thank you! just found out that there's no way to stream the show in germany though, which is where i live.. welp, gonna have to get a vpn
2:11 " Just noticed your nail polish , which makes me wanna cry oh Jesus oh God " *if you didn't understand , it means that you haven't read the best novel you ever gonna read*
I have read it a very long time ago, it was my first book ever, and I recommend it to anyone who loves reading. having said that, please explain me. I didn't understand.
I read, and reread the book through out the years. I just binged all 8 episodes. this is beyond my expectations what the show/movie would be. I am in tears..beautiful tears. I waiting forever for this, and this show/movie exceeded my expectations in every way. THANK YOU
Hey! I'm also from Missoula (well 20 miles south in Florence lol) and Looking for Alaska was one of the books that helped change my life. I have multiple mental illnesses that although not debilitating, they make a lot of things difficult. The characters in this novel were uniquely quirky, people that can be so varied and detailed. It allowed.me to truly connect and dissect their feelings. I read it probably 5 times.in 3 months. And as someone with Aspergers it just helped me realize so much with depression, trauma, social interaction, friendships, and a lot more. It helped me evolve in one of the most uncertain periods of my.life and I can't thank you enough. Keep up the work!
I just wanted to say, John I read looking for Alaska at a moment in my life when I really need it. It was one of the first times that a book gave me goosebumps and Affected me so much that it became a safe place for me. It truly was one of the greatest things I needed at the time to help me get out of the dark place I was in. I’ve read the book over 30 times now and every time I still remember the scared girl I was when I read it, how much it helped me, and how far I’ve come.
Buddy, I am 50 years old, have never read your novels, and only learned about Looking for Alaska a couple of days ago because UA-cam spitted up THIS clip after watching a bunch of MentalFloss videos. I binged it, with a 2 day break at five....Beautiful stuff. I wept mulitple times.....but, damn, it was about friendships...and the intensity that you feel them at this age. It taps into so much of the fire that was at that age. How romantic EVERYTHING seemed, at all times, because it was the FIRST time. I can see that this was very real for you. Thanks. The series was great. It missed one thing, at the end....but I'm okay that it decided to ignore it.
John, even when you are happy, thrilled with the series, you bring me to tears. I don't know why. But I think you bring me joy and hope My grandma attended mass all Sundays of her 86-year life and she cried. It always felt awkward to me. But it is exactly how I react to all of your videos. I cry.
@@Birdfreak2010 I learned this from the 'Scandinavia and the World' web comic XD They talk a bunch about the ways Finland doesn't count, it's a running joke. Although they are still considered a Nordic country, OP is right. (Nordic really just means northern, so it's kind of a geographic term instead of a cultural one like Scandinavian)
John, thank you. I know you get praise often, but i very much appreciate you and your work. On a whim, i clicked on "Looking... 'on Hulu and FELT IT. Watched it all, thru tears due to the raw way i connected with it, then ordered the book and soaked it in, pausing cause i couldnt see the pages... :) Wish i would have read the book first, but thru the filmed series, i found you and your amazing work. Just got "Fault.." in the mail yesterday. Just read the first paragraph, and damn it, im excited and nervous to begin the literary journey. Ive made a living of poetry, mostly as a street poet for almost two decades since i was nineteen, but you have a clear gift of words and are a conjuror of emotions. Much Love John.
This book truly and fully changed my life. A lot of who I am, personality-wise, stems from my love of "Looking for Alaska". Thank you John, even if you never see this. Truly and fully thank you. Congrats on the show.
This book has changed my life. I'm a junior in high school, and all my life i've disliked ELA classes and reading, especially when they would assign books, i hated reading and audio book. Until I read Looking for Alaska, I got to pick it out of a list of books recommended to me, and I thought this book was going to be more adventurous like the book Into wild which we read earlier this year. But I can safely say its not, and this book is the first book I've read front to back on my own, and I've enjoyed it. and It has changed how I view books, I've been starting to put my phone down to read, and see what happens next. So, thank you John Green.
Honestly, Looking for Alaska is my favorite book of all time. I've read it so much it's tearing at the seams. I watched the Hulu adaptation and cried just as hard
@@kaitlynsheinhartz967 Overall I have to say it was okay. I mean I don't do well with endings like that. And the smoking and all that in my opinion were unnecessary throughout the entire book. But it was okay . Yet anyway loved the pranks. Even though the overall book was okay for me I feel that there was sth huge missing from it. Something I can't point to. I might be the only person in the entire world who didn't get to love the book the way that I wanted to love it. I mean I had this book with me for ages and I kept struggling with it. For me it's hard to point out what's exactly wrong with it , it's more like a "I wanted to feel more out of this book kinda feeling" .And I think Alaska deserved a better ending. I mean after going through all of that, if that was me I don't think I would've mentally survived. Being a person (like any other human being on the planet) that relies on books to feel better inside ,to just escape this world for awhile, for that short period of time from start to finish ,I just didn't feel that feeling I usually get while reading books. Maybe it's just me or the time when I read it or the book. Something was off for me
I finally started watching the series. I’m half-way through and it is just beautiful. More books should be adapted into mini-series like this. Congrats on this beautiful celebration of your first novel ☺️
I'm just so incredibly glad that you have been able to be a part of, and, perhaps more importantly, always genuinely like and are excited about the adaptations of your books. I have always been a strict enforcer of the rule "if the book came first, read the book first," but I can't make sure every person on earth follows my rule. Knowing the author of some of my favorite novels fully supports and enjoys the adaptations of them makes me feel so much better about all the people who won't read the book.
Hey John, so because your not on Twitter I will write this here. I bought Looking for Alaska from a yard sell while I was in high school so like 8 years ago. I never read it, I had just gotten into Vlogbrothers, I knew you had books published so I bought it. I listen to the audiobook version here on UA-cam a week ago in one day at work, and have been watching the tv series since then, I’ve been doing my best to not binge it because I’ve loved it so much and I don’t want it to end. I’m already excited to rewatch it! Thank you for this incredible book! I’m so happy it finally made it to a screen! Also I haven’t cried this much with a book/TV show in a long time. Thank you.
It seriously never ceases to amaze me how well John works with young people. I’ve watched vlogbrothers since I was 15 and was always amazed how he was able to make me feel like an actual, full person with valuable thoughts. Now I’m 22, and seeing how afable and thoughtful he still manages to be with people around my age seven years later makes me smile.
just finished the show. I tried to spread it out and savour it. it's perfect john! I haven't read the books in a few years, but it was just as I pictured it at 12 years old. incredible cast, just perfect!! so happy this came together so well for you after all these years!
My excitement for this series is unbelievable. This book is so important to so many of us. Thank you John for this beautiful part of my childhood. As I become older, I enjoy seeing this series mature as well. Can’t wait to see what the last word spoken will be!
Just watched the entire 8 episodes on HBO here in Bulgaria. Guys, this is amazing, never seen anything like it. Kudos to you John (I started now buying and reading your books after watching also Paper Towns and Fault in Our Stars movies, you're a new favorite author of mine). Kudos to all the cast. Charlie and Kristine, your acting and chemistry on screen blew me away completely :) Keep up the good work, guys!
I always come back to Looking for Alaska. I’m graduating from American Literature department, not to be mean or anything but I probably have read a lot of books with literary value… but Looking for Alaska has such a special place for me. I always come back to this book whenever I feel depressed or hopeless. I’m from Turkey and a couple months back we had a massive earthquake, and honestly the way this book portrays and teaches how to find hope after tragedy is so special to me. I first read it when I was around 14 years old. and, years later I still go back to it. thank you, John
I read this as a freshman in high school. It impacted my entire friend group and we passed it around like contraband. Not everyone is how I imagined them but everyone is exactly how I wanted them to be. I just watched the whole show in two days and it's everything I wanted it to be. We have been waiting so long for this and I can't thank everyone involved in this project for making 15 year old me soooo happy.
I hate to admit this but I did not expect the series to be THAT good the chemistry is real . Miles is fantastic and the colonel is my FAVE . I read this book now seven years ago and it’s amazing that you’ve waited for this to come to fruition even longer than that . Wow . DFTBA
I only recently read the book and just finished the show. I enjoyed the book but it was an emotional struggle close to home as I have a friend who took their own life. I really enjoyed the show. The show was able to add so much more depth to the would Miles lived in. The cast was/is amazing. I loved the added bits about their world religions teacher.
I CAN NOT wait to cry and watch looking for Alaska come to life. I read it years ago now but every great story I’ve read has definitely stuck with me. Thank you so much for writing stories that can move me and so many others. Much love ❤️
ITS ON STAN IN AUSTRALIA OH MAN YOU GUYS REALLY THINK OF EVERYTHING !! idk why that just gave me so much joy to feel included in this release of the show, it happens so rarely for a new series..... also wow john’s experience with alaska still has the power to make me cry too oooof
I just read the book last night. I wanted to cry. I hadn't cried reading a book in _years_ . (Since I read the fault in our stars. John green always makes me cry)
@@ariarosactivities1387 what kind of novels do you read generally? What do you suggest me to read in this genre? (Or at all, what do you suggest me to read)
Hmm, I'm not rlly sure cuz i dont uually read novels lmao, but when i do read novels, i suggest u read " paper towns" from john green. Hope this helps :)
The cast does the book so much justice it is unreal. I want to say thank you to john green and the four wonderful people that brought me so much love, reading the book and reliving it again in front of my eyes. It has been amazing both times. Really touched my heart and still does. You guys are awesome . :) - kimber searcy
John green is probably the one person who can enunciate all the feelings everyone has probably felt. I have never known such an intellectual, funny, and everything else (my brain isn't working atm, sorry) and I hope you see this John, because u have changed my life and way of thinking and attitude in so many positive ways. Thank you for everything and so much more. I'm gonna tell my grandkids about you.
by the end of the series, I felt like I had lived all these events with the characters like I knew them so having Alaska die really had a big impact while watching the series which just shows how well the book and the series was put together and made definitely is one of my favourite series now and definitely won't forget about it. in a way, I wanted there to be more but I feel that it ended very well even if it was a very sad ending and I was expecting to see Alaska reappear to be still alive at the end but yea noticing that wasn't gonna happen and that she really died really hit home and was hard.
It happened! And I loved it. They were my age at exactly that same time... All the Josh Schwartz stuff... The music... Wow. Just an amazing amazing show. Not to mention the acting and of course of course, the story. It was beautifully done. Congrats on everything.
This book is probably the best teen drama I've ever read. I'm not usually a fan of the genre, but this book is just overwhelming. It shows so well the impact our action makes on others, and the impact others make on us..
I was in complete shock when scrolling through Hulu last week and coming across this title... i had just about forgotten about your books, which ruled my teenage life.. or thought I had forgotten. Now at 25, I’m watching this series and it’s amazing how much I actually remember of this book.. I even remember where I was when I picked it up in the store and where I read it. Amazing.
I was not expecting the series to be out in the UK at the same time !!! IM SO HAPPY, i legit felt so emotional realising that, it just rarely happens and i was so prepared to wait ages to see it and now i don't have to and just want to thank whoever made it possible and negotiated the distribution cause Im a firm believer that in this day and age things really should be made and released for a global platform
John Green may be the most emotional teenager in this video...
Richie Godsil 😂❤️
🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂
But hes not a teen
@@lol-io4nz whooocsh
And we absolutely love him for it.
This adaptation has convinced me that every book adaptation ever should be a mini series. It is the only way to do a book justice. They did such a good job.
Excuse me! Have you seen the greatest movies ever made? The Lord of the Rings trilogy?
@@BaronofGermania they are the exception not the rule
To be fair, each movie is about as long as a mini series.
EXACTLY!
sorry i thought it was shit
"the person I imagined is sitting next to me... It's weird" oh John you're making me weep
he kind of reacted this way when the fault in our stars was filming. john cried SO MUCH lol
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I’m sorry, I don’t get who he was imagining
@@kobeyiskicho her character, alaska :)
She isn't how we imagined her but she is how HE imagined her
Exactly!
she actually is how i imagined her wtf?
Yeah she's exactly how I imagined her
She's more than I imagined
She's exactly how I imagined her.
2:17 *"Its just intense for me, man, cuz a person I imagined is sitting next to me."* What a crazy thing to experience for any writer.
sometimes, i'm afraid john will become so freaked out at this part that he'll spiral and become a recluse and quit twitter for a yea-shit wait
I always wonder how it would feel to be JK Rowling walking through Harry Potter world at Universal for the first time!
@@KtRosemarywell probably not great. They don’t put in any of her crazy insensitive retcons so I’m sure she’d be offended.
This is incredible. You can really tell how John doesn't want to look at the cast because looking at them will make him cry but when he looks at them he looks like he never wants to look away.
The Casting for Alaska's Role was Named:
*"Looking for Alaska"*
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@@PrakharPi OMG! YOU'RE THE CBSE 10TH CLASS TOPPER!
wait.. he was prakhar Mishra i guess.
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@@aditibisht22 Whoever the 10th class topper is, I expect them to be a nerdfighter.
"I am concussed" is one of my favorite lines in all of literature
oh god when he says "oh I just noticed your nail polish, which makes me wanna cry... (...) it's just intense for me, man, 'cause the person I imagined is sitting next to me. it's weird."
crying a lot right now.
Blue Bela i dont know why i dont get it
I didn't see her nail Polish but I expect it was something depressing.
If you’ve seen paper towns, and tfios, you’ll notice the lead females always wears dark blue nail polish. I noticed this after watching paper towns and realizing it’s the exact same nail color hazel wore :,) (which is also described in Looking for Alaska). It’s almost like John Greens little signature he includes in his work now.
@@thattheatrekid4309 THE FAULT IN OUR STARS WAS BLUE
"Norwegian countries"
Oh John, and to think you taught World and European histories on Crash Course.
I mean he also said "it comes out in the UK and Europe" ... so, uh...
@@KarolaTea well the uk is soon no longer part of europe so he was kind of right...
The British isles aren't conna detatch from the tectonic plate and float away. Europe is a continent, predating the European Union. Nobody would say that Switzerland is not in Europe lol.
@@KarolaTea Continents are not typically defined by tectonic plates; if they were, Southern California would not be considered part of North America, and India would be considered part of Australia. The whole idea of continents is so arbitrary, anyway, that we might as well call the UK and Switzerland continents.
Vaguely based on tectonic plates tho. Or "large landmasses that are mostly near each other because most of it is on the same tectonic plate". Sure it's pretty arbitrary, but so are most words.
"Rosebud..."
I love her already.
Such an old reference for one so young
that was quick thinking.
They're sharp in Finland.
Alex NORWAY!
But which Norway? I think it's the Finland part of Norway.
The fact that someone so young knew that reference made me do a double take.
"I love to cry"
~John Green being relatable
Wow I also teared up when John said he was going to cry when he noticed the nail polish, this is very exciting!!!!!
So much feels!
What about the nail polish? I didn't get it, maybe because I haven't read the book... is it related to that?
@@francescamele8077 In the book she always wears electric blue nail polish, and he's just getting emotional overload from having a character that he made up as a kid for his first book (which he never thought would be successful) sitting right next to him.
@@TheGrumbliestPuppy makes perfect sense, thank you for the explanation :)
@@francescamele8077 No prob! Personally, I think its his worst book (I'd give it a 5/10), but I love him as a person so much that I hope it does well.
I love how John is so involved with the cast and truly gets the best people who portray his characters well
“Ya’ll vape to enjoy it. I vape to die.”
i just snorted so hard
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I can't decide if I should laugh or cry. Mostly because the original line was how I figured out the twist in the book.
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“A person I imagined is sitting next to me.” 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭
Ah yes, 2005. My favourite era of historical fiction
Ooof that hurts...
When you suddenly feel very old....:cries into my 2005 senior yearbook:
In 2005 most people didn't have Facebook yet and mobile phones had numbered buttons on them but no web browsers.
@@PKMartin Yup when Facebook was exclusive to college students only
jhangelgurl me too :/ lol
i will never stop talking about this series. i’m 32 and i have watched it 22 times through. i feel such a deep connection with it, especially as a private school kid in 2005, who lived on all of the songs they used in the series (from the ben gibbard songs, to the gorillaz, to modest mouse, etc.) but most importantly, it depicts the juxtaposition of the love and grief i have dealt with, not just throughout my adolescence, but also in my adulthood, so well that i will return to it time and time again. i CANNOT thank you enough for not only writing this book (which i am finally reading), but allowing it to be depicted visually, and so beautifully at that.
"A person I imagined, is sitting next to me"
THAT has to be a heavy thing but....
Congrats!! You have such good ideas for people, other people want to portray them! and do so, pretty well.
a person i pretended was real for my job as an author, is now being portrayed by someone pretending to be her, for her job, as an actress.... its a very linear jump, if you think "humans enjoy pretending for money" vs the much big leap of faith that is "i made my imagination come to life." we all just enjoy playing together, and sometimes we do it for money
@@stirlingalexander9543 Yeah. But No.
“I dont want to know how much she loved him” this made me cry so bad
I LOVE YOU❤️❤️
This video should have been titled “found her”
she was in -finland-
Nice
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@@alex0589 this one nice
"A person I imagined is sitting next to me" hit me hard. If a person I imagined became real (not just an actor playing them) I would feel bad for most of them. Awful things tend to happen to the people I imagine. I guess that why John is so relatable for me.
“What do you want your last words to be?” *whispers* “Rosebud.” 😂
"The person I imagined is sitting next to me." Aww this is so great.
"Check your local listings." LOL Pulling out my latest issue of TV Guide now!
I think by local he means on a national scale since, despite the internet, Hulu is mainly just a USA thing.
A what now? :-o
TV guide is still in print??
@@SuviTuuliAllan Once upon a time, in the dark ages before the internet, you go to the grocery store (and similar places) and buy a printed catalog of TV shows that would be shown that week...
@@Smidge204 Ours was included in the Sunday newspaper.
She looks like she could be the sister of Margot Robbie
Eralda B she reminds me of a young Gillian Jacobs
Is there a season 2 for the series or movie please?
No I believe It’s a limited series بازوكأإأ
Agreed
quack676 yess
Me: **reads title**
*aggressively clicks*
archimedes' aren't discussed in this book, which was a real missed opportunity. -John
How did u know i was rewatching this video
@@t9760 its for the hunt lol
Okay I am kinda lost on that one. Help?
@@yuvalne Notice the apostrophe. You're looking for something of his. Maybe something that's important in LFA?
@@ella-tm1tp yeah Tua eventually helped my find the stream, but thanks!
"It's just intense for me, man. 'Cause it's, like, the person I imagined is sitting next to me"
I cannot imagine how happy I would feel if one of the people I imagined became real. It must be amazing. (And I am so happy that Looking for Alaska is finally becoming a TV show -- I've waited so long for this).
I was like "Who's Jake Hole?"
Googled it
And realized I'm very old
J Cole. Gotcha.
Same
The questions asking what "check your local listings" means makes me feel like an old lady. I'm hurt
I don’t have enough words for how the show made me feel. It was wonderful, captivating, and very much how I imagined it. Looking for Alaska was the first John Green Book I read and I was busy with college at the time so I got halfway through and didn’t finish it. I picked it back up over the summer and read the whole book in one day. It is the one that introduced me to my love of Johns writing. I am so happy this was finally made into a show and I’m so happy I was able to share one of my favorite novels with my friends and family 💙
I grow old. I grow old. I shall wear my trousers rolled
- John Green 2019
Also T. S. Eliot
Smh this is ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ by T.S. Eliot.
- Sibylle Baier
TS Eliot
Yikes
The Hulu version of Looking for Alaska is in my opinion the best film adaptation of John’s books… changed my life reading that book… over ten years ago 😭
it's probably the greatest adaption ever
The cast is amazing!Exactly how I've pictured them.Watching how happy and energetic John is with them makes me tear up.One of my favourite books is coming to life.This is happening!!
That was my favorite book as a teenager, I've felt so identified with Alaska and now I'm watching the series as a 25 yo woman. So far I love it and the cast is perfect, congrats💜
The last image after the video finished was of the most genuine smile I can imagine John having. I’m happy for you that this long awaited goal is coming true!
kristine is the best actress to play alaska in my opinion, she’s just like how i imagined alaska while reading the book, all the characteristics and the vibes!
“Historical fiction” made me choke on my drink
Is there a season 2 for the series or movie please?
@lolita i think is very sad
@@داريو-غ5س no it’s based on the book. Love the book and I hate reading.
“The person I imagined is sitting next to me.” ❤️❤️😭
Great casting, John, I know you cast movies and TV series alike.
Nedelina I also would have to agree that John casting is impeccable. It must come from his many years of casting experience.
Nedelina Which casting decision was he unhappy about? I’ve always wondered.
THIS IS MY FAVORITE COMMENT THANK YOU!
@@sapphic_sophie there was this cameo of a famous person in TFIOS, but it got cut; probably that one
The best book to film adaptation I've ever seen :') Feel so connected to this story, and now I rewatch the show for comfort. As a writer/producer/actress... It'd be a dream to work on a project like this one day.
Love all that you do, John!
i'm really happy for you! i don't know if you remember speaking to me, we talked when you came to springs in the spring, mainly about whether or not the judiciary process had changed and whether or not i or my friends ever got in trouble. i didn't get to tell you that i'm a big fan, but in retrospect, i think that's better; the conversation was more of an eye-level talk instead of "ohmygodyourejohngreenitotallydidntjustrunacrosscampusandchasedyoudown". very excited to start my free hulu trial!
It was great to meet you, Jacob, and I wish you much good luck at springs and beyond. -John
@@vlogbrothers thank you! just found out that there's no way to stream the show in germany though, which is where i live.. welp, gonna have to get a vpn
I have never seen such a good adaptation of a book. It is portrayed perfectly and exactly how I pictured it in the book
2:11
" Just noticed your nail polish , which makes me wanna cry oh Jesus oh God "
*if you didn't understand , it means that you haven't read the best novel you ever gonna read*
_i read it like a month ago and don't understand oh god_
edit: _okok she wore electric blue nail polish how could I forget that_
I have read it a very long time ago, it was my first book ever, and I recommend it to anyone who loves reading. having said that, please explain me. I didn't understand.
I haven't what's the novel name?
Olidoxson looking for Alaska
@@Olidoxson _looking for Alaska_
I read, and reread the book through out the years. I just binged all 8 episodes. this is beyond my expectations what the show/movie would be. I am in tears..beautiful tears. I waiting forever for this, and this show/movie exceeded my expectations in every way. THANK YOU
I love how John asks all the questions to the camera, then just keeps staring intensely at the camera as they answer 😂
Hey! I'm also from Missoula (well 20 miles south in Florence lol) and Looking for Alaska was one of the books that helped change my life. I have multiple mental illnesses that although not debilitating, they make a lot of things difficult.
The characters in this novel were uniquely quirky, people that can be so varied and detailed. It allowed.me to truly connect and dissect their feelings. I read it probably 5 times.in 3 months. And as someone with Aspergers it just helped me realize so much with depression, trauma, social interaction, friendships, and a lot more. It helped me evolve in one of the most uncertain periods of my.life and I can't thank you enough.
Keep up the work!
"Check your local listings."
Once John uttered that phrase I was suddenly very old.
Yeah I have not heard that in a while.
Just finished watching Looking for Alaska and it is heartbreaking and I cried a lot. Amazing cast, instantly become a fan of Kristine.
I just wanted to say, John I read looking for Alaska at a moment in my life when I really need it. It was one of the first times that a book gave me goosebumps and Affected me so much that it became a safe place for me. It truly was one of the greatest things I needed at the time to help me get out of the dark place I was in. I’ve read the book over 30 times now and every time I still remember the scared girl I was when I read it, how much it helped me, and how far I’ve come.
Buddy, I am 50 years old, have never read your novels, and only learned about Looking for Alaska a couple of days ago because UA-cam spitted up THIS clip after watching a bunch of MentalFloss videos. I binged it, with a 2 day break at five....Beautiful stuff. I wept mulitple times.....but, damn, it was about friendships...and the intensity that you feel them at this age. It taps into so much of the fire that was at that age. How romantic EVERYTHING seemed, at all times, because it was the FIRST time. I can see that this was very real for you. Thanks. The series was great. It missed one thing, at the end....but I'm okay that it decided to ignore it.
"Cuz it's like a person I imagined is sitting next to me... it's weird." This makes me so emotional
Just watched the whole season in one sitting and it was amazing.
Just watched it. One-sitting binge. Amazing! And in best adaptation-of-John-Green tradition it features multiple future stars.
John, even when you are happy, thrilled with the series, you bring me to tears. I don't know why. But I think you bring me joy and hope
My grandma attended mass all Sundays of her 86-year life and she cried. It always felt awkward to me. But it is exactly how I react to all of your videos. I cry.
John, the geographical term you're looking for is "Nordic."
Or Scandinavian, they contain different countries, tho generally Finland isnt considered Scandinavian so maybe Nordic is better..🤷♀️
'Fennoscandian' is also appropriate, and fun to say.
@@galli0 Yeah, he was talking about Finland too so Scandinavian does not work in this context.
Hege Valle TIL Finland isn’t considered Scandinavian, and I feel like my entire life has been a lie!
@@Birdfreak2010 I learned this from the 'Scandinavia and the World' web comic XD They talk a bunch about the ways Finland doesn't count, it's a running joke. Although they are still considered a Nordic country, OP is right. (Nordic really just means northern, so it's kind of a geographic term instead of a cultural one like Scandinavian)
John, thank you. I know you get praise often, but i very much appreciate you and your work. On a whim, i clicked on "Looking... 'on Hulu and FELT IT. Watched it all, thru tears due to the raw way i connected with it, then ordered the book and soaked it in, pausing cause i couldnt see the pages... :) Wish i would have read the book first, but thru the filmed series, i found you and your amazing work. Just got "Fault.." in the mail yesterday. Just read the first paragraph, and damn it, im excited and nervous to begin the literary journey. Ive made a living of poetry, mostly as a street poet for almost two decades since i was nineteen, but you have a clear gift of words and are a conjuror of emotions. Much Love John.
"Check your local listings"
Yeah, I'll just be here in my norwegian country checking my Hulu listings
*asks someone off camera: whats Hulu??
My first response was also "Wtf is Hulu?"
Luckily they thought of us Europeans and made it available on HBO Nordic.
@@Kredige it's not called HBO Nordic across Europe (in my country, Romania, it's HBO GO)
@@iuriepripa3171 TIL
This book truly and fully changed my life. A lot of who I am, personality-wise, stems from my love of "Looking for Alaska". Thank you John, even if you never see this. Truly and fully thank you. Congrats on the show.
You missed out on referring to it as the “alaskast”. BIG TIME.
"Alas! The Alaskast."
Ask the Alaskast
also what a podcast featuring the cast should sound like
This book has changed my life. I'm a junior in high school, and all my life i've disliked ELA classes and reading, especially when they would assign books, i hated reading and audio book. Until I read Looking for Alaska, I got to pick it out of a list of books recommended to me, and I thought this book was going to be more adventurous like the book Into wild which we read earlier this year. But I can safely say its not, and this book is the first book I've read front to back on my own, and I've enjoyed it. and It has changed how I view books, I've been starting to put my phone down to read, and see what happens next. So, thank you John Green.
looking for alaska is my fave book..
i was crying during the last episode, and i embreced it. ❤️ thank you John Green for this specail story.
Honestly, Looking for Alaska is my favorite book of all time. I've read it so much it's tearing at the seams. I watched the Hulu adaptation and cried just as hard
There were some parts that bugged me tho
@@artisticallyme5648 do tell! I'm curious to know what you thought
@@kaitlynsheinhartz967 Overall I have to say it was okay. I mean I don't do well with endings like that. And the smoking and all that in my opinion were unnecessary throughout the entire book. But it was okay . Yet anyway loved the pranks. Even though the overall book was okay for me I feel that there was sth huge missing from it. Something I can't point to. I might be the only person in the entire world who didn't get to love the book the way that I wanted to love it. I mean I had this book with me for ages and I kept struggling with it. For me it's hard to point out what's exactly wrong with it , it's more like a "I wanted to feel more out of this book kinda feeling" .And I think Alaska deserved a better ending. I mean after going through all of that, if that was me I don't think I would've mentally survived. Being a person (like any other human being on the planet) that relies on books to feel better inside ,to just escape this world for awhile, for that short period of time from start to finish ,I just didn't feel that feeling I usually get while reading books. Maybe it's just me or the time when I read it or the book. Something was off for me
I finally started watching the series. I’m half-way through and it is just beautiful. More books should be adapted into mini-series like this. Congrats on this beautiful celebration of your first novel ☺️
I'm just so incredibly glad that you have been able to be a part of, and, perhaps more importantly, always genuinely like and are excited about the adaptations of your books. I have always been a strict enforcer of the rule "if the book came first, read the book first," but I can't make sure every person on earth follows my rule. Knowing the author of some of my favorite novels fully supports and enjoys the adaptations of them makes me feel so much better about all the people who won't read the book.
I watched the whole season in one day, it was amazing John, so amazing.
Hey John, so because your not on Twitter I will write this here. I bought Looking for Alaska from a yard sell while I was in high school so like 8 years ago. I never read it, I had just gotten into Vlogbrothers, I knew you had books published so I bought it. I listen to the audiobook version here on UA-cam a week ago in one day at work, and have been watching the tv series since then, I’ve been doing my best to not binge it because I’ve loved it so much and I don’t want it to end. I’m already excited to rewatch it! Thank you for this incredible book! I’m so happy it finally made it to a screen! Also I haven’t cried this much with a book/TV show in a long time. Thank you.
“I’m a crier too. I love to cry” me too John
It seriously never ceases to amaze me how well John works with young people. I’ve watched vlogbrothers since I was 15 and was always amazed how he was able to make me feel like an actual, full person with valuable thoughts. Now I’m 22, and seeing how afable and thoughtful he still manages to be with people around my age seven years later makes me smile.
“Comes out in 8 days...” Me: WHAT HOW DID I FORGET AHHHHH *installs Hulu on everything
just finished the show. I tried to spread it out and savour it. it's perfect john! I haven't read the books in a few years, but it was just as I pictured it at 12 years old. incredible cast, just perfect!! so happy this came together so well for you after all these years!
My excitement for this series is unbelievable. This book is so important to so many of us. Thank you John for this beautiful part of my childhood. As I become older, I enjoy seeing this series mature as well. Can’t wait to see what the last word spoken will be!
Just watched the entire 8 episodes on HBO here in Bulgaria. Guys, this is amazing, never seen anything like it. Kudos to you John (I started now buying and reading your books after watching also Paper Towns and Fault in Our Stars movies, you're a new favorite author of mine). Kudos to all the cast. Charlie and Kristine, your acting and chemistry on screen blew me away completely :) Keep up the good work, guys!
“Looking for Alaska” is my favorite book by you. I fell in love with everything about it.
So thank you for this piece of art. ❤️
I always come back to Looking for Alaska. I’m graduating from American Literature department, not to be mean or anything but I probably have read a lot of books with literary value… but Looking for Alaska has such a special place for me. I always come back to this book whenever I feel depressed or hopeless. I’m from Turkey and a couple months back we had a massive earthquake, and honestly the way this book portrays and teaches how to find hope after tragedy is so special to me. I first read it when I was around 14 years old. and, years later I still go back to it. thank you, John
I am so ready to watch this series! I binged the book in three days and I cried so so much!! It’s gonna be great!!
I read this as a freshman in high school. It impacted my entire friend group and we passed it around like contraband. Not everyone is how I imagined them but everyone is exactly how I wanted them to be.
I just watched the whole show in two days and it's everything I wanted it to be. We have been waiting so long for this and I can't thank everyone involved in this project for making 15 year old me soooo happy.
the nail polish made me feel things too, john.
I hate to admit this but I did not expect the series to be THAT good the chemistry is real . Miles is fantastic and the colonel is my FAVE . I read this book now seven years ago and it’s amazing that you’ve waited for this to come to fruition even longer than that . Wow . DFTBA
I only recently read the book and just finished the show. I enjoyed the book but it was an emotional struggle close to home as I have a friend who took their own life. I really enjoyed the show. The show was able to add so much more depth to the would Miles lived in. The cast was/is amazing. I loved the added bits about their world religions teacher.
I CAN NOT wait to cry and watch looking for Alaska come to life. I read it years ago now but every great story I’ve read has definitely stuck with me. Thank you so much for writing stories that can move me and so many others. Much love ❤️
"That is a good one though,I just didn't know how to pronounce it"
me at any given moment when i talk to my smart friends :)
ITS ON STAN IN AUSTRALIA OH MAN YOU GUYS REALLY THINK OF EVERYTHING !! idk why that just gave me so much joy to feel included in this release of the show, it happens so rarely for a new series..... also wow john’s experience with alaska still has the power to make me cry too oooof
Alaska’s casting could not be more perfect
I just read the book last night. I wanted to cry. I hadn't cried reading a book in _years_ . (Since I read the fault in our stars. John green always makes me cry)
same! i finished reading the novel yesterday, and it was so heartbreaking. This was a good read
@@ariarosactivities1387 what kind of novels do you read generally? What do you suggest me to read in this genre? (Or at all, what do you suggest me to read)
Hmm, I'm not rlly sure cuz i dont uually read novels lmao, but when i do read novels, i suggest u read " paper towns" from john green. Hope this helps :)
John: It's going to be released in the UK on BBC3
Me: PAYING MY TV LICENSE IS FINALLY WORTHWHILE!
The cast does the book so much justice it is unreal. I want to say thank you to john green and the four wonderful people that brought me so much love, reading the book and reliving it again in front of my eyes. It has been amazing both times. Really touched my heart and still does. You guys are awesome . :) - kimber searcy
This was Stan Lee's reaction when looking at RDJ in the Iron Man get up.
John green is probably the one person who can enunciate all the feelings everyone has probably felt. I have never known such an intellectual, funny, and everything else (my brain isn't working atm, sorry) and I hope you see this John, because u have changed my life and way of thinking and attitude in so many positive ways. Thank you for everything and so much more. I'm gonna tell my grandkids about you.
i feel like i've been waiting a decade for this video . . . and also was totally not expecting it
Looking for Alaska changed the way I view many of my friendships and made me recondier how/why I idealize people. Can't wait to cry.
by the end of the series, I felt like I had lived all these events with the characters like I knew them so having Alaska die really had a big impact while watching the series which just shows how well the book and the series was put together and made definitely is one of my favourite series now and definitely won't forget about it. in a way, I wanted there to be more but I feel that it ended very well even if it was a very sad ending and I was expecting to see Alaska reappear to be still alive at the end but yea noticing that wasn't gonna happen and that she really died really hit home and was hard.
It happened! And I loved it. They were my age at exactly that same time... All the Josh Schwartz stuff... The music... Wow. Just an amazing amazing show. Not to mention the acting and of course of course, the story. It was beautifully done. Congrats on everything.
"I grow old. I grow old. I shall wear the bottom of my trousers rolled" - John Green
T.S. Eliot, actually! A good quote though, right?
@@sarahburgess7306 Ah! Thanks - wouldn't have known that. Could easily pass for a John Green original though couldn't it?
This book is probably the best teen drama I've ever read. I'm not usually a fan of the genre, but this book is just overwhelming. It shows so well the impact our action makes on others, and the impact others make on us..
Just finished the series... it was incredible
I was in complete shock when scrolling through Hulu last week and coming across this title... i had just about forgotten about your books, which ruled my teenage life.. or thought I had forgotten. Now at 25, I’m watching this series and it’s amazing how much I actually remember of this book.. I even remember where I was when I picked it up in the store and where I read it. Amazing.
christine just got a lot cooler when she mentioned her j cole fandom
I was not expecting the series to be out in the UK at the same time !!! IM SO HAPPY, i legit felt so emotional realising that, it just rarely happens and i was so prepared to wait ages to see it and now i don't have to and just want to thank whoever made it possible and negotiated the distribution cause Im a firm believer that in this day and age things really should be made and released for a global platform