Authorized Novelizations Podcast

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Authorized Novelizations Podcast episodes

May 26, 2023 BONUS: The Other "The Thing" Game (w/ Brian Collins and Mel Kassel)
Hey, remember how we recorded two "The Thing" episodes? Here's the other game!

8 min
May 25, 2023 The Thing by Alan Dean Foster (w/ Brian Collins and Mel Kassel)
1:12:00 THE THINGS SHORT STORY DISCUSSION
Read it here: https://clarkesworldmagazine.com/watts_01_10/
Oh Alan Dean, we never can escape your shadow. Today on Authorized, we tackle our fourth Alan Dean Foster novelization in as many seasons, and he does the most shocking turn of all: he actually impresses us.
We’re joined by the Thing enthusiasts Brian Collins and Mel Kassel to break down the descriptive gore and tossed off backstories of this book, as well as how Foster’s text reflects an earlier draft of the film.
THEN, we discuss Peter Watts’ short story The Things, which presents the events of the film from The Thing’s perspective. It rules!
Check out Brian’s reviews at Horror Movie A Day: http://www.horrormovieaday.com
Check out Mel’s Writing: https://melkassel.com
Check out Mel’s Stephen King Podcast The Loser’s Club: https://open.spotify.com/show/35nHecwisk2T0ljGFgNH2q?si=y-LKA9sdRsuAYJkCqLxNgQ
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Next week on Authorized: Richie Owens talks Spider-Man 3
2 hr 13 min
May 18, 2023 The Butterfly Effect by James Swallow (w/ James Swallow)
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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Next week on Authorized: We invite Brian Collins and Mel Kassel on to talk The Thing

2 hr 59 min
May 11, 2023 The Dark Crystal by A.C.H. Smith (w/ Alexander Freed and Ethan Warren)
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!

Check out Ethan's new book on Paul Thomas Anderson! : https://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-cinema-of-paul-thomas-anderson/9780231204590
Check out the accompanying podcast, Pod Thomas Anderson! https://www.oneheatminute.com/pod-thomas-anderson

Check out Alexander's Work! : https://www.alexanderfreed.com/

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

2 hr 11 min
May 04, 2023 Charlie's Angels: Full Throttle by Emma Harrison / David Levithan (w/ Rebecca Bulnes)
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.

Rebecca is a performer based in New York City Seeking Representation! https://www.backstage.com/u/rebecca-bulnes/

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Next week on Authorized: Alexander Freed and Ethan Warren try to turn The Dark Crystal into the Crystal of Truth
1 hr 49 min
April 27, 2023 Phantom of the Paradise by Bjarne Rostaing (w/ Ethan Warren)
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.

Check out Ethan's new book The Cinema of Paul Thomas Anderson: American Apocrypha, out now physically and electronically! : http://cup.columbia.edu/book/the-cinema-of-paul-thomas-anderson/9780231204590

Check out Ethan's PTA podcast, Pod Thomas Anderson! : https://www.oneheatminute.com/pod-thomas-anderson

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Next week on Authorized: Rebecca Bulnes goes Full Throttle on Charlie's Angels 2
1 hr 53 min
April 20, 2023 Sneakers by Dewey Gram (w/ Matt Fisher)
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
2 hr 33 min
April 17, 2023 BONUS: Hannah and Overbye's Spring Break Reading Roundup
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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3 hr 20 min
April 13, 2023 The Goonies by James Kahn (w/ Michael Swaim)
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.

Check out Michael's podcast network Small Beans! : https://www.patreon.com/SmallBeans

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

2 hr 14 min
April 06, 2023 Road to Perdition by Max Allan Collins (w/ Annie Kelly)
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!

Check out Annie's podcast Vaccine: The Human Story! : https://www.patreon.com/VaccinePodcast

Check out Annie's podcast ManClan! : https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/manclan-episode-1-liver-king-vs-the-soy-boys/id1428209307?i=1000581420374

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Next Week on Authorized: Michael Swaim talks The Goonies

2 hr 13 min