Looking for Alaska (...with Alaska)

In which John talks about the 8-episode, limited series adaptation of his first novel "Looking for Alaska," which will be streaming on Hulu starting October 18th. AND ALSO IN ALL THESE PLACES:
· HBO in Central Europe
· HBO in the Nordics
· HBO in Spain
· BBC3 in the UK (October 19th)
· STAN in Australia (October 19th)
More to come as they're announced! I'll also be in LA for a Looking for Alaska event on Wednesday, October 16th at The Alex Theatre in Glendale. They'll be showing a preview of the first episode of the series followed by a discussion about it with the showrunners Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and the actors Timothy Simons (who plays The Eagle), Ron Cephas Jones (who plays Dr. Hyde.), and me. More info and tickets here: alextheatre.org/event/los-ang...
The Looking for Alaska tie-in edition featuring the Hulu series cast on the cover of the book is now available: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/bo...
The new audiobook of Looking for Alaska read by Wil Wheaton is also available! Links and also a sample of the audiobook here: www.penguinrandomhouseaudio.c...
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[@Richie_Godsil]

John Green may be the most emotional teenager in this video...

[@krissymillard1823]

Richie Godsil 😂❤️

[@quakesultansyoutube9148]

🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂

[@lol-io4nz]

But hes not a teen

[@fuzzyplasmacat6357]

@@lol-io4nz whooocsh

[@Chef_PC]

And we absolutely love him for it.

[@riyaa6214]

"the person I imagined is sitting next to me... It's weird" oh John you're making me weep

[@aubreyparker5425]

he kind of reacted this way when the fault in our stars was filming. john cried SO MUCH lol

[@JustAPeachyt]

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[@TamarZiri]

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[@kobeyiskicho]

I’m sorry, I don’t get who he was imagining

[@AllySheehan]

@@kobeyiskicho her character, alaska :)

[@SamuelRowan]

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.

[@BaronofGermania]

Excuse me! Have you seen the greatest movies ever made? The Lord of the Rings trilogy?

[@SamuelRowan]

@@BaronofGermania they are the exception not the rule

[@davidwachmann]

To be fair, each movie is about as long as a mini series.

[@drowsretsam6861]

EXACTLY!

[@jemma8506]

sorry i thought it was shit

[@tanita6234]

She isn't how we imagined her but she is how HE imagined her

[@sambowlina]

Exactly!

[@grzegorzwieczorek7779]

she actually is how i imagined her wtf?

[@kingtut7213]

Yeah she's exactly how I imagined her

[@imaShawtyy]

She's more than I imagined

[@HeyNowMandy]

She's exactly how I imagined her.

[@finchcarvingadiamond]

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.

[@alex0589]

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

[@KtRosemary]

I always wonder how it would feel to be JK Rowling walking through Harry Potter world at Universal for the first time!

[@PhaythGaming]

@@KtRosemarywell probably not great. They don’t put in any of her crazy insensitive retcons so I’m sure she’d be offended.

[@sahilkhurana_]

The Casting for Alaska's Role was Named: *"Looking for Alaska"*

[@prakhar9473]

uNDerRatED CoMMEnt

[@prakhar9473]

🐀

[@aditibisht22]

@@prakhar9473 OMG! YOU'RE THE CBSE 10TH CLASS TOPPER! wait.. he was prakhar Mishra i guess.

[@emmynoether9540]

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[@sexyscientist]

@@aditibisht22 Whoever the 10th class topper is, I expect them to be a nerdfighter.

[@woodwanderer]

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.

[@Tooobuhz18]

"I am concussed" is one of my favorite lines in all of literature

[@beatriz-belo]

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.

[@user-yd5vf2st4i]

Blue Bela i dont know why i dont get it

[@thattheatrekid4309]

I didn't see her nail Polish but I expect it was something depressing.

[@Natalie-fb2ol]

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.

[@nutellaplaysx]

@@thattheatrekid4309 THE FAULT IN OUR STARS WAS BLUE

[@mirpandas]

“Ya’ll vape to enjoy it. I vape to die.”

[@theaudiobookaficionado]

i just snorted so hard

[@mia.jade.]

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[@FriickyFresh101]

bruhhhhh

[@KaijaSchmauss]

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.

[@lauradftba4653]

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[@oyahfftlisawsome]

"Norwegian countries" Oh John, and to think you taught World and European histories on Crash Course.

[@KarolaTea]

I mean he also said "it comes out in the UK and Europe" ... so, uh...

[@pumpkinomom4446]

@@KarolaTea well the uk is soon no longer part of europe so he was kind of right...

[@KarolaTea]

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.

[@pranamd1]

@@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.

[@KarolaTea]

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.

[@MissMomonline]

"I love to cry" ~John Green being relatable

[@pullingakatherine]

Wow I also teared up when John said he was going to cry when he noticed the nail polish, this is very exciting!!!!!

[@alglvt]

So much feels!

[@francescamele8077]

What about the nail polish? I didn't get it, maybe because I haven't read the book... is it related to that?

[@TheGrumbliestPuppy]

@@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.

[@francescamele8077]

@@TheGrumbliestPuppy makes perfect sense, thank you for the explanation :)

[@TheGrumbliestPuppy]

@@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.

[@francoisrd]

Ah yes, 2005. My favourite era of historical fiction

[@anthonynorman7545]

Ooof that hurts...

[@jhangelgurl]

When you suddenly feel very old....:cries into my 2005 senior yearbook:

[@PKMartin]

In 2005 most people didn't have Facebook yet and mobile phones had numbered buttons on them but no web browsers.

[@jhangelgurl]

@@PKMartin Yup when Facebook was exclusive to college students only

[@Faerieshimmer]

jhangelgurl me too :/ lol

[@leahmoore6820]

“A person I imagined is sitting next to me.” 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@user-yd5vf2st4i]

“I dont want to know how much she loved him” this made me cry so bad

[@thenight2956]

I LOVE YOU❤️❤️

[@torrey8766]

"Rosebud..." I love her already.

[@Boudico]

Such an old reference for one so young

[@alex0589]

that was quick thinking. They're sharp in Finland.

[@martinandreasbjrnsvik8464]

Alex NORWAY!

[@PeterDrake]

But which Norway? I think it's the Finland part of Norway.

[@nscantling]

The fact that someone so young knew that reference made me do a double take.

[@gracieliz95]

This video should have been titled “found her”

[@alex0589]

she was in -finland-

[@sunshineandstarlight]

Nice

[@claire7418]

😂

[@haunt7121]

@@alex0589 this one nice

[@vlogsbyeralda]

She looks like she could be the sister of Margot Robbie

[@quack676]

Eralda B she reminds me of a young Gillian Jacobs

[@user-qr8pt5np3o]

Is there a season 2 for the series or movie please?

[@Prettyb214]

No I believe It’s a limited series بازوكأإأ

[@venkatkrisshna]

Agreed

[@anny7408]

quack676 yess

[@vlogbrothers]

archimedes' aren't discussed in this book, which was a real missed opportunity. -John

[@t9760]

How did u know i was rewatching this video

[@ella-tm1tp]

@@t9760 its for the hunt lol

[@yuvalne]

Okay I am kinda lost on that one. Help?

[@ella-tm1tp]

@@yuvalne Notice the apostrophe. You're looking for something of his. Maybe something that's important in LFA?

[@yuvalne]

@@ella-tm1tp yeah Tua eventually helped my find the stream, but thanks!

[@MrVasile]

"Check your local listings." LOL Pulling out my latest issue of TV Guide now!

[@Rossy167]

I think by local he means on a national scale since, despite the internet, Hulu is mainly just a USA thing.

[@SuviTuuliAllan]

A what now? :-o

[@Garthman03]

TV guide is still in print??

[@Smidge204]

@@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...

[@thatjillgirl]

@@Smidge204 Ours was included in the Sunday newspaper.

[@mcsmaria28]

“What do you want your last words to be?” *whispers* “Rosebud.” 😂

[@hayleymarse2853]

I love how John is so involved with the cast and truly gets the best people who portray his characters well

[@bettyreads222]

"The person I imagined is sitting next to me." Aww this is so great.

[@timothyreinerman1001]

"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.

[@stirlingalexander9543]

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

[@nnnnnn496]

@@stirlingalexander9543 Yeah. But No.

[@meem524]

Me: **reads title** *aggressively clicks*

[@klaire1058]

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 😭

[@americagrace8244]

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.

[@sharonfieldstone]

The questions asking what "check your local listings" means makes me feel like an old lady. I'm hurt

[@Lauren-hinrichsen]

"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).

[@carlingnugent]

I was like "Who's Jake Hole?" Googled it And realized I'm very old J Cole. Gotcha.

[@sofiyyasujuandy493]

Same

[@AnonymousQwerty]

Lol!

[@lightsideofsin8969]

"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.

[@Marta-gp5xs]

I grow old. I grow old. I shall wear my trousers rolled - John Green 2019

[@sameknit]

Also T. S. Eliot

[@TheRobstargames]

Smh this is ‘The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock’ by T.S. Eliot.

[@MrJamhamm]

- Sibylle Baier

[@astrid3522]

TS Eliot

[@zoeyrussell9126]

Yikes

[@Novemblr14]

“Historical fiction” made me choke on my drink

[@user-qr8pt5np3o]

Is there a season 2 for the series or movie please?

[@user-qr8pt5np3o]

@lolita i think is very sad

[@haunt7121]

@@user-qr8pt5np3o no it’s based on the book. Love the book and I hate reading.

[@itsbrittfutch9396]

“The person I imagined is sitting next to me.” ❤️❤️😭

[@Johanna-hz8hh]

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💜

[@nelly5376]

Great casting, John, I know you cast movies and TV series alike.

[@moiradarling97]

Nedelina I also would have to agree that John casting is impeccable. It must come from his many years of casting experience.

[@sapphic_sophie]

Nedelina Which casting decision was he unhappy about? I’ve always wondered.

[@HI1804]

THIS IS MY FAVORITE COMMENT THANK YOU!

[@nelly5376]

@@sapphic_sophie there was this cameo of a famous person in TFIOS, but it got cut; probably that one

[@cpribula]

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!

[@alyLUCK]

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 💙

[@nono-fh9ip]

the nail polish made me feel things too, john.

[@sarajashari609]

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!!

[@mackthemark9105]

I love how John asks all the questions to the camera, then just keeps staring intensely at the camera as they answer 😂

[@hannaht4688]

I have never seen such a good adaptation of a book. It is portrayed perfectly and exactly how I pictured it in the book

[@mattthompson6281]

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

[@jacobhelbig6967]

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]

It was great to meet you, Jacob, and I wish you much good luck at springs and beyond. -John

[@jacobhelbig6967]

@@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

[@Bea_Esser]

"Check your local listings." Once John uttered that phrase I was suddenly very old.

[@zlcoolboy]

Yeah I have not heard that in a while.

[@thelocalsage]

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.

[@jawharahjane]

Just finished watching Looking for Alaska and it is heartbreaking and I cried a lot. Amazing cast, instantly become a fan of Kristine.

[@pjw2000]

John, the geographical term you're looking for is "Nordic."

[@galli0]

Or Scandinavian, they contain different countries, tho generally Finland isnt considered Scandinavian so maybe Nordic is better..🤷‍♀️

[@Random3716]

'Fennoscandian' is also appropriate, and fun to say.

[@LisaBDoyle]

@@galli0 Yeah, he was talking about Finland too so Scandinavian does not work in this context.

[@Birdfreak2010]

Hege Valle TIL Finland isn’t considered Scandinavian, and I feel like my entire life has been a lie!

[@purpleghost106]

@@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)

[@asawerabbood]

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*

[@Lina-ve7mz]

_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_

[@GOvindXOXO]

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.

[@Olidoxson]

I haven't what's the novel name?

[@fusionofmyth]

Olidoxson looking for Alaska

[@asawerabbood]

@@Olidoxson _looking for Alaska_

[@paulinagregz]

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!

[@TheLowstef]

Just watched it. One-sitting binge. Amazing! And in best adaptation-of-John-Green tradition it features multiple future stars.

[@melaniesanclemente6078]

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.

[@johanneriisbjerg9988]

"Check your local listings" Yeah, I'll just be here in my norwegian country checking my Hulu listings *asks someone off camera: whats Hulu??

[@Kredige]

My first response was also "Wtf is Hulu?" Luckily they thought of us Europeans and made it available on HBO Nordic.

[@iuriepripa3171]

@@Kredige it's not called HBO Nordic across Europe (in my country, Romania, it's HBO GO)

[@Kredige]

@@iuriepripa3171 TIL

[@nathanielmathews2617]

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!

[@jdawgthethingod3212]

This was Stan Lee's reaction when looking at RDJ in the Iron Man get up.

[@TherapyForNarhwals]

“Comes out in 8 days...” Me: WHAT HOW DID I FORGET AHHHHH *installs Hulu on everything

[@matthewespinosa5825]

I watched the whole season in one day, it was amazing John, so amazing.

[@renatanovato9460]

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.

[@alliethibodeaux6335]

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 ❤️

[@peyton4895]

Just watched the whole season in one sitting and it was amazing.

[@autumnbrookesings]

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 ☺️

[@korinekkellen]

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.

[@kenzolm]

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!

[@AmericanThighs97]

I would like my last words to be: "Stay fresh, cheese bags!"

[@lonestarr1490]

"So long, and thanks for all the fish."

[@hannahzayco2244]

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.

[@prettygirl7936]

“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. ❤️

[@henriquebg1515]

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!

[@spacey-sam]

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!!

[@thereshegoes5511]

"Cuz it's like a person I imagined is sitting next to me... it's weird." This makes me so emotional

[@alexsandrawadleigh1585]

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.

[@hannahstewart1247]

As someone who read this book during my freshman year, and then revisited it my senior (two drastically different people in those four years) and loved it and bawled for hours after finishing it both times, I can't express how thrilled I am for this.

[@Sterling3dg]

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.

[@isabelleraudszus7102]

“I’m a crier too. I love to cry” me too John

[@amandavannoy6953]

I just finished the show, and even knowing exactly what would happen from the book, it still broke me to my core and yet I come out of it a better person for having felt emotions so profound as John Green has portrayed. Thank you sir for rocking my world with stories that move us all.

[@IanLesnevski]

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!

[@Kaylad8528]

1:53 "Aww, that's quite sweet(?)" John's graceful way of asking, "Is that...a good experience?"

[@luciagianneschi6700]

You missed out on referring to it as the “alaskast”. BIG TIME.

[@picnicsandstars]

"Alas! The Alaskast."

[@johnmcgrath200]

Ask the Alaskast

[@bobidou23]

also what a podcast featuring the cast should sound like

[@nicolitae]

I read this book so many years ago when i was in high school and the characters felt SO grown up, now that i am their age its just,, really emotional to read and see the story all over again

[@XandraLeigh]

I adored this book when I first read it. It broke my heart in the best way possible. I am so incredibly excited for this show and I teared up watching this video. It’s incredible that a story you spent so long hoping to create into a visual piece is finally going to happen and I think the casting directors did an amazing job.

[@DevyanshBahri]

Alaska’s casting could not be more perfect

[@desiraeg377]

Just finished the series... it was incredible

[@glennsearcy6440]

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

[@MikaMoments]

I watch this with no expectations but to see John. And I feel this lump in my throat through the entire video. I’m totally going to cry when I watch the first ep

[@sha2424]

i feel like i've been waiting a decade for this video . . . and also was totally not expecting it

[@neo-x.]

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.

[@NevvyK]

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

[@stargazer6931]

I read this book about 3 years ago and damn it is one of my favourites! I'm so glad y'all have adapted it into a tv series. Tonight I binge watched the hell out of it to the very end and I'll be doing it all over again very soon.

[@bradmueller8076]

christine just got a lot cooler when she mentioned her j cole fandom

[@technicality]

0:43 I love the J. Alfred Prufrock reference

[@etoile7402]

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

[@frostedjosieos3193]

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.

[@lulubeukes2296]

"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 :)

[@ThousandTimesBefore]

Excited John is one of my favorite Johns

[@onxcall]

I loved it. Binged the entire show this past weekend. I sobbed through several episodes. I hadn’t read the book since I was maybe 18 or 19 and now as a 27 year old it’s crazy how much I still related to the characters.

[@user-sr8os3qn5x]

I am so happy everytime one of your books get adopted into shows ir movies cause your stories are so incredible and more people should fall in love with them ❤ you are officially my most favourite author and I hope you never stop blessing us with your beautiful words. Long live the john green legacy!

[@vathre]

I'm here for the Prufrock reference, I quote that one DAILY xD

[@fabricio_santana]

Even though I'm not very much like Prufrock, I feel that the poem is my personal anthem

[@MCAndyT]

For me it's the opening of the Wasteland. Whatever time of year it is, it can always be "the cruelest month..."

[@samrodas1458]

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!

[@thatonecat226]

Looking for Alaska is my #1 favorite book and seeing all of the characters sitting around and laughing is unreal. I'm crying. I'm so excited this is finally happening

[@layray210]

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.