Authorized Novelizations Podcast

No, we haven’t become a video game podcast. We just put out a bonus episode about a video game last week, and this week we’re doing a novelization of a movie based ON a video game. Back to our bread and butter. This week, we’re joined by Fran Hoepfner to discuss the novelization of Assassin’s Creed. She helps us to understand how the movie sheers to the video game, and Overbye accidentally says he...

De Palma and Christopher McQuarrie movies are cool and all, but how about a terrible N64 game instead? Hannah and I close out our multi-episode celebration of Mission: Impossible with a game that is truly not possible to beat. We're joined by Max Fitzpatrick, the only other person who was there for us during the great trauma of trying to play this game. Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/a...

And lo, Hollywood portended doom way back in 2004, and behold, we did f**k all about it. Today on Authorized, we're tackling the novelization of The Day After Tomorrow, which is written by one of the guys who wrote the nonfiction book that the movie was based on. Pretty cool! Lizzy Bryce is here and we have a ton of fun with this super strange book. Check out Lizzy's work here! : https://w...

Our Mission: Impossible extravaganza continues with the same episode every movie podcast is putting out this week- Mission: Impossible- Dead Reckoning Part 1. We talk Hannah's obsession with Jasper Briggs, plus Overbye has a horrible fan theory as usual. Matt didn't really like M:I but he LOVES this one. Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authori...

Look at his little baby face! Young Indiana Jones is back, and pay no mind to the fact that his voice sounds old as hell. On a special BONUS Authorized, we're here to discuss Indy's lust for the ancient past, and how James friggin Mangold did our boy Mutt Williams so dang dirty. It's a disgrace to massacre our boy like this. Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow u...

It's been about 100 episodes since we last did a Nickelodeon novelization. Just long enough for us to forget that they are irredeemable, meritless piles of waste. An utter dearth of ambition or vision, the novelization of Hey Arnold! The Movie insults the intelligence of the children it aims to please. The good news is that we have podcaster Richie Owens back on to discuss it, and he's fun...

How is it possible that we love the M:I movies so much and have never ever watched the TV show? This thing rules. We watched: Season 1 Episode 3: Operation Rogash Season 3 Episode 13: The Mind of Stefan Miklos Season 5 Episode 1: The Killer Season 5 Episode 3: The Innocent Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authorizedpod Instagram: instagram.com/...

The fact that Mission Impossibles 2-7 do not have novelizations is a war crime. However, we are blessed enough to get a novelization of the original, classic film, written by none other than the High School Musical guy. Today on Authorized, we welcome writer Joe Saunders and welcome back comedian Matt Fisher to discuss sneaks, sleights of hand, and the many ways you can get disavowed from the IMF....

Okay it’s a simple setup, alright? Divorcee and her child move into a giant home with a special room for panicking, but the guy who made the freak out room comes back to gets what’s inside it, and also his team sucks so bad, and also the protagonist and her daughter are in the Go Nuts Room where the money (??) is. Plus Jared Leto is there.  We’re joined by podcaster Claire Burns to discuss the ups...

One more time around on the Indiana Jones/ R.L. Stine train. This time, we're joined by Clay Keller to help Indiana Jones find an evil cult trying to resurrect mummies. And you, his very proactively decision-making cousin, are Indy's only hope of sucess! Check out Clay's podcast Screen Drafts: https://screendrafts.libsyn.com/ Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow...

You know how Jewel of the Nile is an empty retread of Romancing the Stone? Well, turns out that's ditto for the novelization. But we love talking to Mark Stay, and we have a good time with nice friends on this one. The book does some stuff, at least! Is it successful? No. Check out Mark's new movie Unwelcome, available NOW on VOD: https://wellgousa.com/films/unwelcome Check out Mark's...

It’s our third go-round with Indiana Jones and R.L. Stine, and believe you me, this charming rogue is extremely trigger happy suddenly. We welcome Adam Volerich to discuss the many times Indiana Jones chooses between two things that are both heinously violent, and what that says about the nature of his universe. Ultimately, the way he treats his friends might be the make or break choice that becko...

You read that right; this book is written by Joan Wilder, the fictional woman. This week on Authorized, we welcome back author Mark Stay to discuss Catherine Lanigan's novel-length roleplay as Joan Wilder, in which she takes the already romantic film and tries to transform it into a full-blown erotica paperback. It's largely successful and also just...large. This book is so dang long. Chec...

Oh, so you all thought Kingdom of the Crystal Skull was too weird and hokey? Get ready for Indiana Jones to go up against a mad scientist trying to put human brains into ape bodies, or some such BS.  We’re thrilled to welcome Kelly Nugent of the podcast Teen Creeps on to discuss a specialization of hers : R.L. Stine. Kelly joins Hannah and Overbye as they die many gruesome deaths trying to escape...

Long live the new flesh! On the Season 5 premiere of Authorized, Hannah, Overbye, and Matt welcome back Brett Arnold to discuss the novelization of his favorite movie: Videodrome. It fleshes out characters, adds entire new sequences of body horror and techno-phobia, and absolutely does not explain the things that already confused us about the movie. Check out Brett's Podcast The New Flesh: htt...

Here's a fun cultural oddity for you: R.L. Stine, master of horror, wrote four Choose Your Own-Adventure-style books in the Indiana Jones universe, and the next four Mondays on Authorized, we're gonna discuss 'em! Up first, Indiana Jones and the Giants of the Silver Tower, in which heinously irresponsible chaperone Indiana Jones takes his cousin, you, on an adventure to help a young wo...

It's the end of another season of Authorized, and you know that means that Hannah and Overbye just had to organize the novelizations into meaningless lists. It's what life is all about! Also, this episode contains the announcements that we will be rolling right into Season 5 next Thursday, and ALSO that the next four Mondays will be a special series diving into the Choose Your Own Adventur...

Remember when we used to cover movies about book clubs? No? Well, we’re back at it. Today on Authorized, we invite Liz Falstreau back to follow the Book Club to Italy. Believe it or not, they are a bit irreverent in their actions and humor!  Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authorizedpod Instagram: instagram.com/authorizedpod Follow us on lette...

It’s release day for Spider Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and so we bring you everyone’s favorite Spider-Man movie: Spider-Man 3! We’re joined by comedian Richie Owens to go deep on Harry, Venom, and the Sandman. It’s an overstuffed episode for an overstuffed film. Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authorizedpod Instagram: instagram.com/authoriz...

Hey, remember how we recorded two "The Thing" episodes? Here's the other game!

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 descr...

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...

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&#39...

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...

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...