Adventure Book Theatre: Choose Your Own Regency Romance - The Ball at Netherfield (w/ Siobhan Thompson!)

Would you all consider an episode of My Lady’s Choosing or is that too explicit?

stoned, eating ice cream, and coming back to relisten to this masterpiece

9:19 Jane would never call us a rowdy

i’ve probably listened to this episode ~ 25 times at this point and it’s never gotten less funny. absolute all timer.

"did it hurt? Did it hurt when you surfaced from the ocean" absolutely killed me

mr fitzroy kissing the hand...... willie foreshadowing

I'll just throw it out there that there is a game called "Marrying Mr. Darcy." I enjoy it because P&P is my favorite book, but I think it can be appreciated from a silly angle as well. I think the 2 Crew would have a field day with it!

I may have to purchase this book for myself...

I have to come back and listen to this later because it’s so funny I’m bursting out laughing in bed while my partner tries to sleep

One of the funniest choose your own adventures y’all have done! I’ve listened to it multiple times already and just absolutely cackling

I unironically want to see all the potential outcomes, wish they went for a second run like other 8BBC books

I second Siobhan’s suggestion. I read The Historian 8 years ago and it was very fun read.

Beauchamp and Lane’s endings are both really sweet, I’d love to see y’all try those routes to the end!

I love Murph’s 8 bit book club catch phrase “Every one, shut the fuck up.”

I just read Pride and Prejudice for the first time, so that I could re-listen and get it better. Great book, should have read it sooner.

Siobhan's book rec at the end: The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova is such a good book! a bit of a beast to get through but such a great historical fiction with Dracula.

When can we expect some “Seek the Chronorbulon” merch?

Haha this is awesome; I'm an audiobook narrator and have done like a hundred or so Pride and Prejudice variations (Jane Austen fanfic)! This is my life, day to day!

I just watched pride and prejudice I was very disappointed it had nothing to do with Atlantis

Came for dowry updates, stayed for Krenko, Mob Boss

Sometimes you can tell in the first 90 seconds that Emily is coming in with the silliest energy of all time

Man the crews inherent need to shift in as far of a direction away from the story is truly inspiring. I love these adventure books so muc

Monster Hunter mentioned??

I love how all Murph needed to get on the Beauchamp train was to hear that he was muscular

When the book is about adventure, they're obsessed with romance. When it's about romance, they're obsessed with adventure.

This episode made me laugh so hard I was having to wipe my eyes while driving! Omg so good. Yes please, more insane romance choose your own adventure!

Would Siobhan be willing to do a book recs list? :o All these books sound rad.

Siobhan was such a delight on this

The way I *immediately* bought the 5 dollar Kindle version and I am reading it in Murph’s voice and cackling to my dog…

Hope you all are safe.

“we’re never gonna get to give away our dowry if you guys don’t relax” has rocketed to the top of my list of favorite murph sounds.

This is an instant classic omg

Siobhan added such good context to the story . Fantastic guest as always.

Adventure book theater is the best!

Jake so strongly disliking the cut of the pink dress got me 🤣🤣

So glad you guys are safe. This might be one of my favorite episodes ever. I’m laughing so hard.

"Wiggles his chin" invokes the Kodama head motions from Princess Mononoke for me, and I can't stop laughing

The Historian is a great book

I watched Pride and Prejudice just to have some context for this

So I just learned of the Animorphs tv series… we’ve never needed anything more than for the crew to do an animorphs mixed bag or 8bbc

This was maybe my favorite episode of a choose your own adventure. Siobhan was the perfect guest for this episode. I love how Murph got really into the world and was trying to enjoy his first regency ball, but there’re no regency balls in Atlantis.

Siobhan was truly the perfect guest for this one.

I just want to say that I hope those of y’all in LA are safe, healthy, and well. ❤️

"i push jane" i stg jake has been menace ever since he played mavid

Would love to have more 8 Bit Book Club and less Dungeon Court

Guys - a Regency-Era Atlantis mystery combined with a Grail quest, staring socialites, Templars, steampunk inventors, and a race of sentient fish men is SUCH a fun adventure premise to pull out of this choose-your-own-adventure book! I can already see the graphic novel! The movie! The DnD campaign! Set against the backdrop of Napoleonic war, a king’s madness, and the cloying social etiquette of the period, a team of unconventional women search for the bathysphere that never surfaced.

my edwardian father disappeared in the amazon while he was researching spiders before he died

Omg. I reside in Sailsbury. Thats fun

Glad to hear y’all are safe and sound! Also- MORE SIOBHAN!! I had to take a walking break on my run today because I was laughing too hard

Has anyone heard from the NADDPOD TEAM? Is everyone okay?

Are you guys safe?

Headcanon: since the protagonist essentially vanishes, Mr Fitzroywhatshisname is suspected of murder and gets his comeuppance that way.

LOVED the Atlantis bit! “Did it hurt?” “…salt water… SALT WATER!”

“She’s playing Commander, shit.” Well done, Caldwell!

I hope you five and anybody in LA are safe. Crazy times right now. Reach out if any one needs help boarding a furry friend.

Gasped out loud and whispered “Siobhan” into my empty room upon seeing this, like some sort of minimalist summoning spell.

I had to pause to cackle after Caldwell went OW!

I demand you finish this whole book, regardless of how long it takes.

I could listen to ten hours of this

Hope everyone is safe - thinking of y’all ❤️

I loved this. The energy was unhinged and hilarious. Hope you are safe. Would love to see y'all play some Good Society 👍

#GrailMagic

The one time they are supposed to be looking for love...

This was particularly stupid and I loved it ❤️🫡

TOM WAMBSGANS MENTION ‼️‼️‼️‼️

"Did it hurt when you surfaced from the ocean" Jesus christ lmao

I never thought I'd ever want to hear more Pride and Prejiduce.

“We are never going to get to give away our dowry if you guys don’t relax!!!” This skyrocketed to the top of my list of “favorite things anyone has ever said on NADDPOD.” Thank you, Murph.

I’ve always said that what Pride and Prejudice was missing was Atlantis

Jesus that’s a sad ending

I really enjoyed the vibe of doing a Jane Austen adventure book. It's different, it's hip, and I enjoyed it.

Genuinely curious which dude was the "good" ending - gotta be muscles, right?

i read a book called The Other Bennet Sister about mary! it is the only austen spin off i recommend to people. if you hate mary give it a chance!!

I love that Emily immediately was pushing for Lydia until she realized they were cousins. Emily is the ultimate sapphic stan, we love that

Loved it!

"I push her" ended me

They seemed super interested in the "Fitz" name - Robin Hobb has an amazing series of fantasy books about a Fitz, would highly recommend!

The Bennet cousin is unmarried, she only should be wearing white to balls (camo for snowy landscapes)

love Siobhan insisting "she's a whore" and murph being like "okay I can't say that or agree with you"

Hope you guys are alright. This was fucking hilarious

Thanks for this, I'm obsessed with how off the rails 8-bit-book club gets! Hope you're all safe and sound over there 🫂

I honestly would love to see the crew play magic, they talk about it enough everywhere else, I feel like it'd be hilarious

God. I missed 8 Bit Book Clubs. I’m dying laughing.

Hope y’all are staying safe over in LA!!

Fuck yes. A beautiful gift for a snow day stuck at home in the south.

Love an adventure book theat(re)!! Hope y'all are staying safe 💜

Hey gang, I've only just listened to the recommendations ep. Please read Gideon the Ninth! Incredible and hilarious sci fi book, I promise you'll love it

Hell yeah!!!!!

Hoping everyone is safe and sound, can’t wait for the hijinks

Good news everyone!!!!!!!

Heck yeah as a british person and austen/siobhan thompson/history/romance/book fan, this ep is a GODSEND

ABT time let’s goooooooooooo!!!!

SO HYPED!

Lfg

Woot!