A loose coalition of film enthusiasts host a book club about the novelizations of your favorite movies. Featuring Hannah Blechman, Andrew Marco, Andrew Overbye and Johnny Pomatto. New episodes every Thursday! Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/auth
It was really written by Philip Rock tho
ORIGINALLY AIRED 5 / 4 / 2022Okay, at this point, what even is a CRUMB? This episode is 1 hour 50 minutes. Oh well.Today on Authorized, we're joined by Mike Duquette, purveyor of novelization newsletter Hollywood and Spine, to discuss Terry Collins' 20-year anniversary junior novelization of E.T.: The Extra Terrestrial. This Collins guy...takes liberties! It's a fun read.Check Out Hollywood and Spine! : https://tinyletter.com/HollywoodAndSpine/letters/hollywood-spine-back-to-back-vol-1Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: instagram.com/authorizedpod
Listen to Hannah and Overbye talking Flatliners on Cows in the Field! : https://cowspod.com/2025/09/12/flatliners-1990/Join our new Community Chat on Patreon! : https://www.patreon.com/c/authorizedpodLeave us a 5-star review!: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authorized-novelizations-podcast/id1581002450Follow us on letterboxd: letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ letterboxd.com/hsblechman/ This week on Authorized, the Hannah season tackles a Tertiary Tome by one of our go-to authors. It's a hoot!
ORIGINALLY AIRED 4 / 11 / 2022Well, wouldn't you know that ANOTHER major event in American history involved a heretofore undiscovered stash of treasure? On a special BONUS Authorized, costume technician Annie Ulrich talks with us about the riveting sequel to National Treasure. From the Lincoln assassination to pitching potential National Treasure 3 premises, we're all over the place. Honestly, we spend a ton of the episode talking about the Ocean's 11 series. That's podcasting, folks! Go to www.annieulrich.com for all your costume and wardrobing needs. Annie is good as hell at what she does!Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorizedpod/
Listen to Hannah and Overbye talking Flatliners on Cows in the Field! : https://cowspod.com/2025/09/12/flatliners-1990/Hannah picked a man from U.N.C.L.E. tertiary tome to tackle, so first she gives Overbye a crash course in the TV series that started it all. We cover:1x01 : The Vulcan Affair 1x20: The Bow Wow Affair2x05: The Discotheque Affair2x18: The Birds and the Bees AffairSubscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on letterboxd: letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ letterboxd.com/hsblechman/ letterboxd.com/johnnypomatto
Listen to Hannah and Overbye talking Flatliners on Cows in the Field! : https://cowspod.com/2025/09/12/flatliners-1990/Listen to Suddenly: https://open.spotify.com/show/5HqN0UPXcyOE473DDs02M0
ORIGINALLY AIRED 4/ 14 / 2022It was a mistake to try to talk about all of High School Musical in a Crumb! We are BRIMMING with HSM thoughts. We're joined by actor Allie Freed to try to encapsulate these modern classics. Instagram: instagram.com/authorizedpod
We love Species! And even though this one is abjectly terrible, it is still fun to discuss with some nice buddies.
You know how Hannah and Overbye are always talking about Stargate? Well, we don't mean this one. We dive into the novelization of the flawed film that launched some terrific television.Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on letterboxd: letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ letterboxd.com/hsblechman/ letterboxd.com/johnnypomattoBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/authorizedpod.bsky.social
ORIGINALLY AIRED 4/28/2022The Cheetah Girls are going to Hollywood! Er, we mean Bollywood. Also, we barely talk about this book and movie. It's fairly unremarkable! Instagram: instagram.com/authorizedpod
Dirty Harry. Philip Rock. A guest that knows his novelizations. Why are you reading this instead of pressing play?The Pink Smoke: https://thepinksmoke.com/The Pink Smoke Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pink-smoke-podcast/id1529803112Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on letterboxd: letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ letterboxd.com/hsblechman/ letterboxd.com/johnnypomattoBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/authorizedpod.bsky.social
ORIGINALLY AIRED 4/21/2022Cheetah Girls 1 filled us with despair, but Cheetah Girls 2 is actually a movie. It's pretty good, friends.Instagram: Instagram.com/authorizedpod
Check out The George Lucas Talk Show! : https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCH1XwfxXB--rl_Nqxvun8zQHey, That's Me! : A Commentary Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hey-thats-me-a-commentary-podcast/id1784367929Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on letterboxd: letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ letterboxd.com/hsblechman/ letterboxd.com/johnnypomattoBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/authorizedpod.bsky.social
ORIGINALLY AIRED 4/7/2022Did you know there's THIRTY Cheetah Girls books? There are. Seriously. Anyway, instead of talking about one of those, we're talking about the junior novelization of the first movie. It's nothing special.Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: Instagram.com/authorizedpod
Hugos There Podcast: https://hugospodcast.com/Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on letterboxd: letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ letterboxd.com/hsblechman/ letterboxd.com/johnnypomattoBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/authorizedpod.bsky.socialRequest a novelization: https://www.patreon.com/c/authorizedpod/membershipSend us to the Hayden Library at the University of Arizona to read Alan Dean Foster's unpublished manuscript of a novelization of an episode of Maud wherein Maud gets unexpectedly pregnant and has to decide what to do: https://www.patreon.com/c/authorizedpod/membershipNext week on Authorized: The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
ORIGINALLY AIRED MARCH 31, 2022On today's CRUMB, we revisit Quentin Tarantino's Once Upon A Time in Hollywood to check out the 60 pages of bonus content in the Deluxe Hardcover. It's fun, it's funny. Truly the artwork is beautiful! Good to see our friends Rick and Cliff again.Follow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/authorizedpod.bsky.socialInstagram: instagram.com/authorizedpod
This week on Authorized, the Enterprise is in a bit of trouble. A time traveling mad man has killed a member of the crew, and the only thing that can stop a bad guy with a time travel is a good guy with a time travel. Spock valiantly makes himself an anachronism. No Hannah this week, but a slew of guests.Mark Stay: https://markstaywrites.com/Sarah Welch-Larson: https://www.dodgyboffin.com/And new guest, the guy who got me into Star Trek in the first place, Gavin Zalinger!Watch Pointcrow vs DisguisedToast in a Chess Boxing match: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3AEKvsaYBESubscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on letterboxd: letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ letterboxd.com/hsblechman/ Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/authorizedpod.bsky.socialRequest a novelization: https://www.patreon.com/c/authorizedpod/membershipSend us to the Hayden Library at the University of Arizona to read Alan Dean Foster's unpublished manuscript of a novelization of an episode of Maud wherein Maud gets unexpectedly pregnant and has to decide what to do: https://www.patreon.com/c/authorizedpod/membershipNext week on Authorized: Seth Heasley talks Ladyhawke
ORIGINALLY AIRED 3/17/2022Welcome to No Man's Land, the space between Authorized seasons. This week we'll be keeping ourselves in your mind by ranking the Season 2 novelizations, as well as discussing some other entertainment-related questions. Which novelizations were good? Which were bad? God, I hope this isn't anyone's first episode.Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: Instagram.com/authorizedpod
Hannah and Overbye went on a podcast to talk about how great novelizations are!
A comic of the movie of the comic! It's disappointing tho
ORIGINALLY AIRED MARCH 22 2022Emma Stone eat your heart out (We know what this phrase means now!). It's the junior novelization of a truly deranged film! Patreon: Patreon.com/authorizedpodFollow us on Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/authorizedpod.bsky.socialInstagram: instagram.com/authorizedpod
We talked for ages about a movie we don't like and a book we absolutely love. RIP to Peter David!
ORIGINALLY AIRED MARCH 14TH, 2022Forget dark and gritty reboots, sad and emo reboots are in. Today on a bonus Authorized, we discuss the most exhausted, scrawny Bruce Wayne yet. And we love him. Seriously, though, what is the deal with the cop from the episode photo? Max Fitzpatrick joins; we're thrilled to have him!Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: Instagram.com/authorizedpod
Page to screen...to page!!
ORIGINALLY AIRED MARCH 10TH, 2022In Authorized's Season 2 finale, we're joined by author and Next Picture Show host Keith Phipps to discuss the oddity that is Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. We talk the boons of the serial genre (it's cool as hell), as well as its nostalgia for old-timey sexism. Ultimately, we pine for more adventures with our cool friends Sky Captain and Polly Perkins.Pre-Order Keith's Nicolas Cage book Age of Cage, out March 29: https://www.amazon.com/Age-Cage-Decades-Hollywood-Singular/dp/1250773040/ref=sr_1_1?crid=194468QVRUGPQ&keywords=age+of+cage&qid=1646375182&s=books&sprefix=age+of+cage%2Cstripbooks%2C192&sr=1-1Check out Keith's podcast The Next Picture Show: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-next-picture-show/id1057714949Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: instagram.com/authorizedpod
Elementary school teacher Natalie Garrett joins to discuss the new film Superman as well as David Lewman's tie-in Tertiary Tome Superman : Welcome to Metropolis. Donate pencils! To anyone!Check Out Our Patreon! : patreon.com/authorizedpodInstagram: intsagram.com/authorizedpodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/authorizedpod.bsky.socialFollow us on letterboxd: letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ letterboxd.com/hsblechman/
ORIGINALLY AIRED MARCH 3, 2022Okay, we may have a stinker this week. Overbye had never seen a Brosnan Bond film, and he watched all four in preparation for the Die Another Day novelization. This series...peaks early. From the terrible double entendres, to the weird twist regarding ethnicity, this one's rough, and the book doesn't fare much better. We're not a Bad Movies Podcast, but every once in a while you gotta call a spade a spade.Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorizedpod/
This week on Authorized, we welcome back David Sims to discuss James Luceno's novelization of 1994's The Shadow! Dude can't write action to save his life, but he's got some other virtues. Check out Our Other Episodes With David: Species - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6MWymKKVfarkeTQeLRn9gw?si=dSDLxfWnTjyzWBu3J_CZMAConquest of the Planet of the Apes - https://open.spotify.com/episode/5A046BnLtRw9Ziveqo1qxw?si=Ho9swkN2QXWjdYg14tz2IQCheck Out Our Patreon! : patreon.com/authorizedpodInstagram: intsagram.com/authorizedpodBluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/authorizedpod.bsky.socialFollow us on letterboxd: letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ letterboxd.com/hsblechman/
Bilge Ebiri returns to discuss a book and movie both pretty terrible, but together unifying into one interesting piece of storytelling. Hannah made the game! Check out Bilge's writing: https://www.vulture.com/author/bilge-ebiri/
ORIGINALLY AIRED FEBRUARY 17TH, 2022Just when you think you're in the clear, scarier Terminator who has no bones. This week on Authorized, we're joined by Dan Kuan Peeples of the podcast Exit Interview to discuss Terminator 2: Judgment Day. It's bigger! It's badder! It has so many typos it's wild. Dan hadn't seen any of these before and really blesses us with his fresh eyes.Check out Dan's podcast Exit Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exit-interview/id1534899949Follow Authorized on Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorizedpod/Next Week: Shanghai Knights!
Let me give you a big hug. Check out Danny's music and writing: https://mremotion.bandcamp.com/album/the-international-association-for-the-study-of-pain
ORIGINALLY AIRED FEBRUARY 15TH, 2022Welcome, listener, to a utopia where all men are respectful and marriage is a rock solid institution. More than anything, a utopia where everything that happens is extremely cute. Today we tackle 2018's Book Club, an ode to finding yourself and loving who you find.We're joined again by multi-talent Liz Falstreau to break down this charming film's many green screens and its even more numerous aged hunks. I mean, Andy Garcia looks incredible. It's unfathomable?Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: Instagram.com/authorizedpod
Welcome to the Hannah Season**! We start off Hannah's choices with Richie Rich! We talk John Laroquette, eating the rich, and the academic challenges facing the youth of our nation. Cows in the Field Joins!**NOTICE: The Hannah Season will be administered bit and parcel now and again. It will not be consecutive. Such are the wishes of Hannah. Listen to Cows in the Field!: https://cowspod.com/
ORIGINALLY AIRED 2/10/2022You may remember Mean Girls from the '00s, but this thing is an enduring institution. Today on Authorized, we talk to Collins Conley, who played Caroline Kraft (As well as "Sexy Corn") in Mean Girls the Musical. Collins tells us about the ever-evolving show, talks Tina Fey, and weighs in on the 2017 novelization of the movie. 2017! Why so much later? Ultimately, we do not solve this. Follow us on Instagram: instagram.com/authorizedpod
ORIGINALLY AIRED FEBRUARY 3RD, 2022Books, they're just like movies! This week, author Gavin G. Smith returns to tell us about how the Aliens novelization tided him over until he was allowed to see the film. Truly, we have found the target audience for novelizations, and it is our guest.Check out Gavin's new book Spec Ops Z: https://twitter.com/gavingsmithFollow us on Twitter: twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: instagram.com/authorizedpodNext Week on Authorized: Mean Girls
Any excuse to revisit our friends at the 1960s IMF. Matt Fisher joins us to tackle the following episodes:Season 3 Episode 9- The PlaySeason 4 Episode 21- Lover's KnotSeason 7 Episode 11- KidnapSeason 7 Episode 16- The Question
ORIGINALLY AIRED 1/27/2022NEW GAME AT 1:58:30Lord of the Rings WHOM? This week on Authorized, we tackle Wayland Drew's novelization of Willow, which, frankly, rules. It's so dang good. Where some authors see novelizations as homework, Wayland Drew is enthused to expand a goofy Ron Howard film into an outright epic. This is the best book we've covered, maybe. Honestly. It's so wonderful. Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: instagram.com/authorizedpodNext week: Aliens by Alan Dean Foster
There was a time we swore off the junior novelization. And every time we backpeddle, we immediately remember why we made them verboten.Dani Dartnell joins!Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on letterboxd: letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ letterboxd.com/hsblechman/
ORIGINALLY AIRED 1/24/2022Remember that throwaway line about how there's a Sixth Sense spinoff trilogy? Well, we read 'em. In the first full episode of Tertiary Tomes, Overbye assembles a Wolf Pack of guest readers to dive into the further adventures of the precocious Cole Sear. And then after all that, Hannah read them anyways!The books covered in this episode are the Sixth Sense: Secrets From Beyond books Survivor, Runaway, and Hangman.Check out Max Fitzpatrick's podcast The Max and Tony Show! - https://tonyfitzpatrick.co/pages/the-max-tony-showCheck out John Goodman's podcast Exit Interview! - https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exit-interview/id1534899949Follow Authorized on Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorizedpod/Next week: Willow by Wayland Drew
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ORIGINALLY AIRED 1/20/2022The Sixth Sense- famously a hit with children. Thank god Scholastic book fairs peddled a (junior?) novelization of this very chill and normal movie. This week we're joined by Annie Kelly, the UK correspondent for QAnon Anonymous, to discuss Peter Lerangis' PG take on a classic. Surprisingly? It really works.Check out Annie's podcast Vaccine: The Human Story- https://open.spotify.com/show/3FDLQroUXZJ2F79r6T7oOH Annie's podcast QAnon Anonymous: https://open.spotify.com/show/6qAmVJsQW0k51ZJ9bDZyZdCheck out John Goodman's podcast Exit Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exit-interview/id1534899949Follow Authorized on Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorizedpod/Next Week: Secrets from Beyond
We tackle the patron saint of novelizations' memoir. It's a real fun time! Patrick Willems and John Cribbs return!Check out John's work at The Pink Smoke: https://thepinksmoke.com/Check out Patrick's videos!: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCF1fG3gT44nGTPU2sVLoFWgCheck out the Alien 3 episode for more ADF frustration with Patrick: https://shorturl.at/VBGYESubscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on letterboxd: letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ letterboxd.com/hsblechman/
On a surprise BONUS episode, Overbye and Kris go back over to Hannah's house to play more of this absolutely impossible mid-90s N64 game. Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on letterboxd: letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ letterboxd.com/hsblechman/ Next on Authorized: Patrick Willems and John Cribbs read Alan Dean Foster's memoir
ORIINALLY AIRED 1/13/2022The Nickelodeon novelizations, why do they beckon to us?? Today on Authorized, we try to get some of that Rugrats magic back by diving into Joseph Locke's Good Burger novelization. We discuss whether Dexter is a child savant, what Kurt's whole deal is, and debate whether Triampathol is real. Then Overbye ambushes his friends with a full-on book report on the direct-to-book sequel Good Burger 2 Go, to mixed results. You win some, you lose some!Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/authorizedpod/Next Week: The Sixth Sense by Peter Lerangis
Interview with Tim around 2 hours in!
We wrap up our Bond multipath series by discussing R.L. Stine's Win, Place or Die with Andrew Jupin. It's a blast!Listen to We Hate Movies : https://www.whmpodcast.com/Subscribe to our Patreon!: patreon.com/authorizedpod Follow us on letterboxd: letterboxd.com/AOverbye/ letterboxd.com/hsblechman/ Next on Authorized: They don't call it the X trilogy because it has two installments
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