We're in the golden age of the DVD hit, and also that 00's subgenre of "dirtbag science fiction". Today on Authorized, we talk the novelization of The Butterfly Effect, which thrillingly gets into the head of Evan Treborn and his cartoonishly nightmarish life. Then, we interview author James Swallow about the book, its possible sequels, and his relationship to science fiction. It's a blast.

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The Dark Crystal: A hard enough movie to follow, but you don't know alienating until you've read this book. Ethan Warren returns to discuss this beautiful, dense, confusing tome, and we also enlist the author of the novelization of Rogue One: A Star Wars story, Alexander Freed! Skek-ung, Skek-tek, we discuss them all. And we definitely know the differences between them!

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Next week on Authorized: We read The Butterfly Effect and interview its author, James Swallow!

Charlie's Angels are back, and they are acting in too steamy and provocative a manner for the pearl-clutching novelization authors assigned to them. We're joined by actor and podcaster Rebecca Bulnes to break down TWO different novelizations of this movie. The first, read by Overbye, sees Emma Harrison try to soften this movie and up the action. The second, read by Hannah and Rebecca, sees David Levithan transforming Full Throttle into a G rated romp where the women are never flirty, even though that's a huge part of how they do espionage.

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Next week on Authorized: Alexander Freed and Ethan Warren try to turn The Dark Crystal into the Crystal of Truth

Faced with the gargantuan task of adapting Phantom of the Paradise into a cohesive novel, this guy name Bjarne Rostaing did just that, and did it so, so well. Today on Authorized, we're joined by author Ethan Warren to discuss Swan, Beef, the Phantom, and all the rest as the galavant around everyone's favorite music venue: The Paradise. This book has prequel chapters, glorious head-hopping, and a completely different ending from the film. It's a hell of a tome.

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We all agree on what the word Sneakers means: dudes who break into banks (legally) to test their security. Duh!

This week on Authorized, we joyously welcome comedian Matt Fisher so as to discuss the novelization of Robert Redford's comedy spy romp Sneakers. This book is packed with character biography, extra jokes, and a little more romance. This Dewey Gram guy has the goods.

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Next week on Authorized: Ethan Warren introduces us to the Phantom of the Paradise

Hannah and Overbye read 22 books on their hiatus from Authorized, and if you are interested, we are going to run them down!

We cover:

Neon Dreams by James Callan (Overbye)

John Wilkes Booth: A Sister's Memoir by Asia Booth Clarke (Hannah)

Motel of the Mysteries by David McCaulay (Overbye)

John Quincy Adams by Harlow Giles Unger (Overbye)

The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler (Hannah and Overbye)

Perry Mason and the Case of the Dangerous Dowager (Hannah)

The entire Dark Tower series by Stephen King (Overbye)

Summer Sisters by Judy Blume (Hannah)

Salem's Lot by Stephen King (Overbye)

The Shook Up Generation by Harrison E. Salisbury (Hannah)

The Bill Hodges Trilogy + The Outsider by Stephen King (Overbye)

The Essential Punisher Volume 1 by various authors (Hannah)

If that's not your cup of tea, more novelizations Thursday!

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Okay, we've got a crackerjack novelization on our hands this week. We invite Goonies superfan Michael Swaim on to discuss James Kahn's robust, liberty-taking novelization. There's more laughs, more adventure, and just in general MORE.

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Next Week on Authorized: Matt Fisher reads 90s spy comedy Sneakers

Baby Jude Law, Baby Daniel Craig, Baby that guy who played Superman. This movie has it all!

Today on Authorized, we're joined by returning guest Annie Kelly, who tells us how Road to Perdition cemented her Jude Law adoration. We discuss whether this movie has any real dramatic gas, and how every character should have been played by Michael Shannon instead.

We also dive in on Max Allan Collins, the author of the original graphic novel, and his fraught journey in which he was hired to novelize his own work, but with suffocating restriction. Johnny, Annie, and Overbye all think the book is pretty cool. Hannah is of a different mind!

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Next Week on Authorized: Michael Swaim talks The Goonies

And lo, we tempted fate, and behold, the direct-to-Netflix 47 Ronin sequel DID blow chunks. Today on a BONUS Authorized, Johnny, Hannah and Overbye discuss the plotless miasma of poor choreography that is Blade of the 47 Ronin, a film whose story is just a giant game of Steal the Bacon.

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This Thursday on Authorized: Gus Spelman makes a case for Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen