Authorized Novelizations Podcast

Never trust a guy that compliments your writing after glimpsing at the title page. This week on Authorized, we're talking Crimson Peak, the 2015 gothic romance and its gorgeous novelization. We're joined by vocal and performance coach Casey Miko, who brings the perspective of having seen the movie in theaters with Hannah, as well as a deep love of Jessica Chastain. Overbye, meanwhile, listened to the book at 1.4 speed and his mind is totally fried and he's very dang confused.

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Next week on Authorized: Resident Evil: The Final Chapter. 

Is this Authorized's first diamond in the rough? Cowboys & Aliens, a movie no one remembers or cares about, has a novelization that is just incredible. It's unbelievable. Probably the best one we've ever read. 

We're joined by entertainment writer (and assistant editor at The Mary Sue) Rachel Leishman to discuss UFOS with Lassos, scummy Paul Dano and sleepy Harrison Ford. What more is there to say? READ. THIS. BOOK.

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Next Week on Authorized: Crimson Peak by Nancy Holder

Today on Authorized, we tackle a movie with one of the biggest publicity blunders of all time: The Is he Khan/Is he not Khan gaslighting catastrophe. Turns out he's Khan, and he's quite boring!

We're joined by writer Leah Marilla Thomas to discuss the promising seeds and disgusting branches of Star Trek Into Darkness, as well as the soulless novelization by Alan Dean Foster. But don't worry, we think Leah can fix the movie.

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Tertiary Tomes are going mainstream! Today, the direct-to-book sequel Heat 2 releases, and in celebration, Andrew makes Hannah and John watch Heat for the first time. Look out for our episode on Heat 2 dropping next month!

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As if preparing for this podcast wasn't enough work already, this week we discuss three adaptations of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. First, the novelization by James Rollins. Then, the shorter junior novelization by James Luceno. And briefly the graphic novel by Fabio Laguna, which also rules. But let's be honest, we mostly talk about this movie and argue about whether it's underrated or rated just fine.

We're joined by filmmaker Patrick Belics, who brings his perspective on how to effectively tell a story, and whether this guy Steven Spielberg pulled it off. 

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Next week on Authorized: Star Trek Into Darkness by Alan Dean Foster

Stale takes incoming! There's nothing people are clamoring for more than an Obi Wan Kenobi podcast in August 2022. We were supposed to release one on time, but Overbye's sprawling and personally fulfilling hiking trip derailed it. Anyway, here it is! I think there's a few new disses of this property mixed in with the ones the rest of the internet has already covered. 

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Season 3 is here and it's a hard R. Forget the nudity, we're talking tongues coming out of the back of your head and government-sanctioned child murder. 

We're joined by David Sims of Blank Check with Griffin and David to discuss the novelization of Roger Donaldson's love letter to horny teenagers scouring Blockbuster, Species. The book is pretty damn good! Yvonne Navarro come on Authorized. 

We also discuss Dan Smithson, a character who soft launched the superhero cinema era by being an "empath" who is just straight up magical. God bless this wonderful man. 

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Next week on Authorized: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull with Patrick Belics

Never meet your heroes, man. Specifically, never meet your heroes' asexual parent that resides on a Botany Planet where no one is ever allowed to be sad. This week on Authorized, Mark Stay returns to follow E.T. back to his home, The Green Planet. 

Unfortunately, E.T.'s like that one girl I went to private high school with who just keeps transferring schools over and over. He is immediately hellbent on getting back to Earth, but not before he describes every weird, boring plant on his planet to the reader. This has gotta be the most entertaining absolute slog we've ever read. 

Stay tuned at the end for appearances by Authorized favorites Gavin G. Smith and Max Fitzpatrick!

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Next week on Authorized: Season 3 premieres with Species by Yvonne Navarro, with guest David Sims 

He's BAAAAAAAaaaaaack. Wrong movie, but whatever. This week on Authorized, we continue our new trend of reading a second novelization of a movie we've already covered; this time it's William Kotzwinkle's iconic novelization of E.T. the Extra Terrestrial! We're joined by author Mark Stay to discuss E.T.'s plant whispering, his benevolent  healing of overseas miners, and mostly how unforgivably horny he is. I mean seriously, E.T., pump the brakes. You're not allowed to be this horny for a human lady. Next week on Authorized, we continue with the sequel, E.T.: The Book of the Green Planet! 

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