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the-selection-series123 · 5 months

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it-happened-once-in-a-meme · 1 year

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A Game of Thrones as Selection (YA x Adult Books)

The devastating relazation of who they'd be competing to marry if King's Landing hosted the bachelor. 😬

I'm just saying. "Don't refuse the Prince anything!" wouldn't just be a warning 😑🤔

So, and here is the whole thing with snow instead of glitter:

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missinyouiskillingme · 2 years

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I hope you find someone you can’t live without. I really do. And I hope you never have to know what it’s like to have to try and live without them.

— Kiera Cass, The Selection

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marlinspirkhall · 9 months

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I watched the unaired Selection pilots so you don't have to

But, if you want to, you can do so here, and here (password: “selection”), credit to Media Garage on YouTube

Edit: links no longer active

The Selection (2012)

Strong Hunger Games vibes throughout, the plain-text opening screen isn't helping

Stock-footage of rolling hills gets replayed way too much

ETHAN PECK?

Unlike in the books, America only finds out she's been entered into The Selection after she gets selected, so the plot point about the photoshoot & her radiant smile being the thing which gets her selected no longer applies, I guess

Everyone in the YouTube comments was saying that Aspen and Maxon were miscast & the actors' roles should have been swapped (... No comment. I believe in you, Mr Peck)

This castle is looks too small to fit 24 TV show contestants in it

Fiona, unprompted: “Can you keep a secret, America?”

America: “I have been known to”

Fiona: “I play the violin”

Okay? (This is actually a very sweet moment and, again, Fiona may be the best actress in this)

This episode covered a significant portion of the first book, out of order, which makes me wonder if the intention was to cover all 3 books in one series.

This almost feels like half of a film, making me wonder if someone adapted a film spec script into a tv show spec script

Apparently, Fiona has a secret child and Celeste knows about it, causing Fiona to drop out on day one and tearfully warn America to “trust no one, there's no such thing as friends here”- which is a fucking wild thing to say when she's probably the only contestant who's been nice to America so far & Celeste didn't even need to get to know her to know her secrets because she has spies anyway 😭

It's worth reminding you that they have been at the palace for one entire day total

You think Queen Amberly is being fleshed out in this version but... Hmm

Amberly appears to be the one pulling the strings from behind the scenes (she confronts Celeste about extorting Fiona, tells her "she would have gone home in due time" and to "leave America to me. Anything we do to try and separate them [her and Maxom] will only make him want her more")

Again: IT HAS BEEN A DAY

America sees her servant gathering all her dresses (none of which she has used yet, bar the yellow and green ones) including the iconic blue one from the book cover. America asks what's happening and the servant replies: “Prince Maxom's orders”

Cut to America's family. They open a box with a glittering pair of high heels inside. I guess this is supposed to mirror the part of the book where Maxom cuts off the stipend for 2's and 3's who are in the selection?

If you think this version feels unfaithful to the book, just wait until you see The CW's pilot

IT HAS BEEN ONE DAY

Runtime: one day 45 minutes

Final rating: 5/10, kinda long and stiff in places and the set design was all over the place. Felt like a Hallmark movie (the set design didn't help). Probably would watch another episode of this if it was a full series or a limited series of 3-6 episodes. A little script-doctoring and a better set would work wonders.

The Selection (2013)

I cannot stress enough: this version begins with a sex scene between Maxom and a servant

Okay, I got ahead of myself; it actually begins with another hunger-games-esque black screen with text on it, text which reads “Someday, in the future”, which is read aloud by a woman's voice.

We zoom in on a much roomier-looking castle on a hill, as a random whip sound effect plays (leading into the sex scene, in which no whips are present)

All the female servants in the palace are dressed in sexy maid costumes and I wish I was kidding

The world map explaining the history of Illea is CONFUSING AS HELL, but maybe they hadn't nailed down all the details yet. I'm genuinely not sure

ANTONY HEAD?

Aspen is introduced tied to a St Andrew's cross and being watched over by a guard. America asks the guard to free him, he chases her through the streets, she circles back and cuts Aspen down

America's selection is similar to the 2012 pilot, except Aspen is present. America asks her mom why she'd enter her into the selection when “You know I'm with Aspen”, so uh, I guess they're not keeping it a secret here.

There's also no mention of Aspen being of a lower caste than her, nor of America having a job other than the vague title of "laboring class" which hangs over them all, vaguely

This is a masterclass in editing and pacing. The dialogue is okay, but the added geopolitics make no sense. Any issues with this are smoothed over by the fact that the plot keeps moving forwards at a breakneck pace to keep you distracted.

The lack of breathing room would probably be too confusing for an audience who wasn't already familiar with The Selection

The set here is absolutely beautiful but unfortunately it gives me Merlin vibes, and casting Antony Head as the king does not help with this.

Maxon attempts to pull a Mr Darcy. He then tells America that if she runs away with Aspen, the guards will beat him to a pulp and they'll both spend the rest of their lives in prison. America suggests that she make the monarchy look good so the working class don't side with the rebels. Looks like we're going full Hunger Games.

Celeste's handmaiden seems way too devoted to her; they turn out to be lovers

Just when you think Maxon might start redeeming himself, we see the palace guards swarm Aspen and kicking him. Maxom stands nearby on his horse overseeing this so there's no question of whether he did it or not

Final rating: 6/10, I would absolutely watch another episode of this. It was an absolute mess, but I've seen teen wolf, so I'm not gonna pretend I'm above it.

This feels like the kind of pilot which would get greenlit just to attract hateviewers.

Summary:

Neither protagonist had red hair and neither adaptation was trying particularly hard to give it to her (2012: dark red box dye. 2013: blonde!)

These actors are doing their best and some of them even seem to be having fun (good for them)

In the 2013 pilot, the writers lampshade America running around “like an action hero”, but she promptly forgets how to do that by the midpoint of the episode, so w/e

It feels like the 2013 pilot was a reworking of the 2012 pilot, because there were too many similarities carried over from one script to another which weren't present in the original book, like Fiona having a secret relationship.

I forgot to mention that Aspen has a brother in the 2013 pilot. He seems to be adapted from the palace guard who has a relationship with one of the contestants in a later book.

I can't get over how fucking weird of a decision it is to make the kind and likeable love interest into a power-corrupt despot, but it does feel more true to an actual monarchy. I assume they were trying to give Maxon a bad-boy vibe, which doesn't make much sense because that's supposed to be Aspen's whole deal.

There was a whole subplot in both pilots where an advisor character is revealed to be working with the rebels at the end of the episode

Extremely funny to me that the 2012 pilot makes a point of mentioning that sex before marriage is illegal and the 2013 pilot opens with premarital sex with the prince regent

#The Selection series #The Selection #Kiera Cass #Anthony Head #Ethan Peck #dystopian fiction #YA fiction #undescribed #America Singer #Prince Maxon #long post

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arteliisa · 4 months

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The Selection🩵👑

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yourjadedmuse · 1 year

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The Elite

Raw, firm and handsome reasons to fall for Maxon Schreave.

"You can ask me whatever, I'll be truthful and transparent."

"These are my terms. I can't just foolishly fall in love and have my effort wasted or not reciprocated for a long time. It's a duly give and take."

"What's mine is mine. I'll stand against 'whoever' will go against what I hold dear at the very last bit of my power."

"I'm not giving up just because of fleeting anger. Not until we've talked about this issue properly and without all these unwanted tension and pent up frustrations."

"I'm not letting my anger get the best of me. Not when I'm in front of someone I hold dear. That's the extent of my genuine affection."

"I might seem naive but I'm aware of the reality--humans and their flaws, my strengths and weaknesses."

"Love is a two way thing and it's not some fancy, fairy tale ideal alone. If you want it to last then we have to build mutual faith and trust."

#the selection #the selection series #kiera cass #the elite #bookblr #spilled quotes #book annotations #annotating books #romance books #books #books & literature #literature #prince maxon #maxon and america #maxon #maxon schreave #book quotes #book quote

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beyondthedustjacket · 3 months

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BOOK AESTHETICS — BOOKS I’VE READ

Avalon High by Meg Cabot Cinderella Is Dead by Kalynn Bayron Dune by Frank Herbert Hatchet by Gary Paulsen Life of Pi by Yann Martel The Mountain Between Us by Charles Martin The Selection by Kiera Cass Seraphina by Rachel Hartman To All the Boys I've Loved Before by Jenny Han Wonder Woman: Warbringer by Leigh Bardugo

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caertusvire · 2 years

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AMERICA SINGER

she never wanted to be a princess

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thehopelessromanticinlove · 29 days

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“True love is usually the most inconvenient kind.” ― Kiera Cass, The Selection

#the selection #kiera cass #heartbreak #love quotes #book quotes #bookworm #book recommendations #true love #romance quotes #romance

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earlgreyandanime · 10 months

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How they began:

How they ended:

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#the selection series #the selection #the one #kiera cass #american singer #maxon schreave

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high-quality-tiktoks · 1 year

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Let’s talk international books!

#video #tiktok #tiktoks #book #books #kiera cass #the selection #partylikeawordstar

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the-selection-series123 · 5 months

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Maxon trying to explain away America finding him and Celeste hooking up in the hallway...😅😂

#the selection #maxon and america #the selection series #kiera cass #maxon schreave #america singer #america #america schreave #aspen and america #captain america #the elite by kiera cass #the elite #the one by kiera cass #panic! at the disco

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it-happened-once-in-a-meme · 2 years

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Incorrect The Selection Quote 😁

Celeste at the breakfast table: What are you having?

America: A Strawberry tart.

Celeste: Strawberry tart! The cornerstone of every nutricious breakfast.

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Bonus: If I hadn't changed the first line, Celeste would have phrased her sentence, completely Celeste Newsome-like, "What ya havin'?".

Source: Pulp Fiction (Jules Winnfield to Brett)

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murasaki-cha · 4 months

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You know that book moment where everything is resolved but there's 100 pages left? Or the opposite, where everything is going wrong but there's 20 pages left?

Yeah those suck don't they? Try reading The Selection trilogy and having those exact scenarios in 2 books back to back

I cannot fathom into words the stress I was under while reading The Elite and The One...

#my best friend lended me their copies a few years back and when I tell you I was going through it man #i started the selection all fun and games #and my blood pressure was on a rollercoaster for the next 2 books #i remember crying so hard when Maxon almost died from the bombs #and don't get me started on celeste's death #she just had character development why would you do that!#the selection #the elite #the one #kiera cass #ya books

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haveyoureadthispoll · 3 months

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For thirty-five girls, the Selection is the chance of a lifetime. The opportunity to escape the life laid out for them since birth. To be swept up in a world of glittering gowns and priceless jewels. To live in a palace and compete for the heart of gorgeous Prince Maxon. But for America Singer, being Selected is a nightmare. It means turning her back on her secret love with Aspen, who is a caste below her. Leaving her home to enter a fierce competition for a crown she doesn't want. Living in a palace that is constantly threatened by violent rebel attacks. Then America meets Prince Maxon. Gradually, she starts to question all the plans she's made for herself—and realizes that the life she's always dreamed of may not compare to a future she never imagined.

#book: the selection #author: kiera cass #genre: young adult #genre: dystopian #genre: romance #year: 2010s

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quotestomorals · 4 months

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True love is usually the most inconvenient kind.

Kiera Cass, The Selection

#quotes #quote of the day #love #relationships #kiera cass #the selection

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