Authorized Novelizations Podcast

Well, we all knew how Eric Kirby's story had to end...with him being chased through Universal Studios? Today on Authorized, we welcome back Mel Kassel (The Loser's Club) to round out the Jurassic Park Adventures Trilogy with Flyers, a book in which the Pteranodons from Jp3 are back and they want to kill the customers on the Jaws ride.  Check out Mel's work!: https://melkassel.com/writing Subs...

Joan D. Vinge + Willow, what could be better? Well, many things, but it's one of the better junior novelizations we've ever read. We dive in, and then spin out to a larger discussion about what junior novelizations offer and what we hope to find in them.  Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod  Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authorizedpod  Instagram: instagram.com/a...

Let us be the one millionth review to say this show is good. It's really stinking good. Today on a BONUS Authorized, we cap off our Star Wars duology of Rogue one books by discussing Season 1 of ANDOR, a tv series made by the coolest guy ever about the second coolest guy ever. We talk Skeen, Nemick, Mon Mothma, and that guy with the bell. We speculate on the future of Syril and Dedra, and echo all...

Happy Thanksgiving! You're getting this a day early.  Today on Authorized, we're joined by Mel Kassel of The Losers Club podcast to discuss the continued adventures of Eric Kirby in Jurassic Park: Prey. Believe it or not, after the events of Jurassic Park 3, Eric's parents are actually letting him go back to the island. Which has gotta be some of the worst parenting of all time.  Check o...

Feel like I'm losing my mind. This movie rules? What's everyone on about? And at the center of all its riches is ultra-compelling dreamboat Corey Cunningham. So what if he killed a child he was responsible for? People grow. We're thrilled to be interviewing screenwriter and novelizationist Paul Brad Logan about the creation of both the film Halloween Ends and the novelization. And as if that wasn'...

Ever wonder what happened BEFORE the prequel to Star Wars? No one did. But they made a book about it anyway! And hey, it's definitely got its merits. Today on Authorized, Mark Stay returns to tackle Star Wars: Catalyst, the book that explains how Galen and Orson became the weird ex-friends they are in Rogue One.  We discuss Mas Ameda, Poggle the Lesser, and try to tease apart how exactly Palpatine...

I can't believe I'm saying this, but Star Wars got us back. Andor is just so damn good. To celebrate the first season of the show, we're tackling another duology of books with author Mark Stay, starting with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. This book absolutely cooks, and we love Orson Krennic with our entire hearts.  Check out Mark's Witches of Woodville series!: https://linktr.ee/WitchesOfWoodville...

We just cannot get enough of the HSM universe. After trying to fit a discussion of HSM 3 into a Crumb way back, we circle back now to delve further into the lore. We're joined by Leah Marilla Thomas, and this time we each read our own books and reported on them. New Tertiary format we're testing. It goes okay! We cover: Stories From East High #2: School Spirit (Marco) Stories From East High #3: Po...

Here's the hot take: It's Halloween 2! It's so much better if you think of it as the second time he got out. The first two movies were the same damn night. Anyway, Jesse Hassenger returns! To talk a movie none of us are particularly gaga about, and a novelization that's, uh, a little unfinished-feeling. But we had fun, and that's what really matters, in my opinion.  Follow us on Twitter! twitter.c...

Give us a week off, jeez! Instead of reading a novelization this week, we're once again ranking the novelizations. What's good? What's bad? What's middling? We have a few answers. Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Twitter: twitter.com/authorizedpod Instagram: Instagram.com/authorizedpod Next Week: Halloween IV: The Return of Michael Myers

It's the Godfather 2 of action movies, Speed 2! The similarity is that they are both movies that exist. This week on Authorized, John, Andrew, Andrew and Hannah discuss George Ryan's abysmal novelization of the okay sequel Speed 2: Cruise Control! It's got action; it's got romance! With Ryan's help, it's got sexism and other flavors of hate, too! We read this one so you never have to touch it. Joi...

This week on AUthorized, we take a detour into a book we just really wanted to read- The Starlight Barking! In this insane sequel to 101 Dalmatians, puppies can fly and communicate telepathically, and Cruella de Vil has reinvented herself as the creator of "Clothes that clank".  We enlist the help of Danielle and Sam from the podcast Book Retorts to break down this very strange tome.  Ch...

The eternal challenge of the musical novelization rears its ugly head once more- What do you do about the SONGS? This week on Authorized, Erik Benjamin joins to discuss the loopy, inventive novelization of Grease by Ron de Christoforo! It's got 50 pages before the movie begins, it's all from Sonny's perspective, it's weird as hell. Novelizations: what a fun medium! Follow us on Twitter: twitter.co...

Well, the only way to follow up the amazing movie Face / Off and its incredible novelization is to let ourselves down with another Woo/Nic Cage novelization that's pretty disappointing. This week on Authorized, we tackle Max Allan Collins' mirthless cover song version of Windtalkers, which sucks the meager blood from an already gaunt cut of cinema. Also, Matt Dartnell is here! We have fun. Follow...

What a glorious, sick novel, both transcendent and disgusting. Today on Authorized, we welcome back Max Fitzpatrick to discuss the novelization of John Woo's scifi crime action extravaganza Face/ Off. A book both weightlessly streamlined and beautifully perverse. Then, we interview the author Clark Thomas Carlton about working with the screenwriters and writing this odd book! JUMP TO 2:05:00 FOR I...

On a SURPRISE Authorized, we're discussing the new Tertiary Tome Heat 2 with none other than Blake Howard, host of One Heat Minute. We talk Chris' ascension to Blackhat and Neil McCauley's tragic past in this FULL SPOILERS review.  We're also joined by returning guest Gavin G. Smith, whose book Spec Ops Z is out now: https://uk.bookshop.org/books/spec-ops-z/9781781088739 Follow us on instgram...

You ever happen to be in the perfect situation to pretend to be a dead teenager's friend? Relatable stuff. This week on Authorized, we're joined again by Leah Marilla Thomas to discuss the novelization of Dear Evan Hansen. Val Emmich tries, boy does he try, but this is a tough story to get behind. Sincerely, Us. Subscribe to our Patreon: Patreon.com/authorizedpod Check out Leah's Work! : leahmaril...

It's time for the climactic fight in Washington D.C. to end it all, and...it's over. Is there any series that handles cliffhangers worse than this one? Today we're joined by Jesse Hassenger from sportsalcohol.com and The New Flesh podcast to discuss Tim Waggoner's novelization of Resident Evil 6. And, who are we kidding, we discuss the entire film series while we're at it. Then, we're joined by th...

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...

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 the...

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 th...

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! Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authorizedpod Instagram: Instagram.com/authorizedpod

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 u...

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.  Instagram: Instag...

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.&...