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
This week on Authorized, we recognize the release of The Mandalorian and Grogu by reading a completely unrelated Star Wars book that we just felt like reading. Mark Stay returns to discuss Lando Calrissian, Star Wars Legends, and the clear influence of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy on this author. There is no way George Lucas even skimmed this book.Check out Mark's work!: https://markstaywrites.com/Subscribe to our patreon: patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin our Pregnant Maud Tier and send us to Arizona! : patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin Our Slow Maud Tier and pray us to Arizona: patreon.com/authorizedpodLeave us a five star review novelizing a scene from your favorite movie and we will try to guess what it is on the air! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authorized-novelizations-podcast/id1581002450Follow us on letterboxd:letterboxd.com/aoverbyeletterboxd.com/hsblechman
ORIGINALLY AIRED 7/6/2022Holy Second Novelization, Batman! Today on Authorized, we cover another, yes ANOTHER!, of the 1997 classic, Batman & Robin. Paxton Holley is back to discuss both the novelization and also whether the Authorized crew will ever allow him to cover a novelization of a different movie. Will Paxton escape the endless loop of Schumacher?! Only time will tell.
In which the wheel is kind. Quentin Tarantino's favorite book?
Film critic Bilge Ebiri ( NYMag, Vulture) returns to discuss more Costner! Dryland is a myth. Check out Bilge's work! : https://nymag.com/author/bilge-ebiri/Listen to our episode on Alan Dean Foster's memoir: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4nrkmdUXModFSPaKF4PrYR?si=YQF90Bn2TN-x4k8yfOGNzASubscribe to our patreon: patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin our Pregnant Maud Tier and send us to Arizona! : patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin Our Slow Maud Tier and pray us to Arizona: patreon.com/authorizedpodLeave us a five star review novelizing a scene from your favorite movie and we will try to guess what it is on the air! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authorized-novelizations-podcast/id1581002450Follow us on letterboxd:letterboxd.com/aoverbyeletterboxd.com/hsblechmanletterboxd.com/pomattovichletterboxd.com/j_goodman/
ORIGINALLY AIRED JULY 20TH, 2022Never 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!Check out Mark's new book The Ghost of Ivy Barn, and his many other projects! https://linktr.ee/WitchesOfWoodvilleFollow us on Twitter: twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: instgaram.com/authorizedpod
David Sims of Blank Check and The Atlantic returns for our 200TH NOVELIZATION, Species II! Listen to Blank Check with Griffin and David: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/blank-check-with-griffin-david/id981330533Subscribe to our patreon: patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin our Pregnant Maud Tier and send us to Arizona! : patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin Our Slow Maud Tier and pray us to Arizona: patreon.com/authorizedpodLeave us a five star review novelizing a scene from your favorite movie and we will try to guess what it is on the air! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authorized-novelizations-podcast/id1581002450Follow us on letterboxd:letterboxd.com/aoverbyeletterboxd.com/hsblechmanletterboxd.com/pomattovichletterboxd.com/j_goodman/
We ranked the video game novelizations, as we are wont to do.Subscribe to our patreon: patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin our Pregnant Maud Tier and send us to Arizona! : patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin Our Slow Maud Tier and pray us to Arizona: patreon.com/authorizedpodLeave us a five star review novelizing a scene from your favorite movie and we will try to guess what it is on the air! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authorized-novelizations-podcast/id1581002450Follow us on letterboxd:letterboxd.com/aoverbyeletterboxd.com/hsblechmanletterboxd.com/pomattovichhttps://letterboxd.com/j_goodman/
Authorized's social media czar Danny Cohen joins to defend Child's Play 3, a film given to us by the almighty Wheel. Subscribe to our patreon: patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin our Pregnant Maud Tier and send us to Arizona! : patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin Our Slow Maud Tier and pray us to Arizona: patreon.com/authorizedpodLeave us a five star review novelizing a scene from your favorite movie and we will try to guess what it is on the air! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authorized-novelizations-podcast/id1581002450Follow us on letterboxd:letterboxd.com/aoverbyeletterboxd.com/hsblechmanletterboxd.com/pomattovichhttps://letterboxd.com/j_goodman/
In preparation for our 200th novelization, Species II, revisit our episode on the original Species!
Video game season goes out on a high note
It's about time some 30 somethings weighed in.
Writer and Andorks host Alex Wolinetz joins to explain Kingdom Hearts to us. Seems impossible. Check out Alex's work: https://alexwolinetz.com/Listen to Andorks!: https://www.andorkspod.com/Subscribe to our patron: patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin our Pregnant Maud Tier and send us to Arizona! : patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin Our Slow Maud Tier and pray us to Arizona: patreon.com/authorizedpodLeave us a five star review novelizing a scene from your favorite movie and we will try to guess what it is on the air! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authorized-novelizations-podcast/id1581002450Follow us on letterboxd:letterboxd.com/aoverbyeletterboxd.com/hsblechmanletterboxd.com/pomattovichhttps://letterboxd.com/j_goodman/
What with the new film coming out and all.Subscribe to our patron: patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin our Pregnant Maud Tier and send us to Arizona! : patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin Our Slow Maud Tier and pray us to Arizona: patreon.com/authorizedpodLeave us a five star review novelizing a scene from your favorite movie and we will try to guess what it is on the air! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authorized-novelizations-podcast/id1581002450Follow us on letterboxd:letterboxd.com/aoverbyeletterboxd.com/hsblechmanletterboxd.com/pomattovichhttps://letterboxd.com/j_goodman/
With Mark Stay returning for the new game!ORIGINALLY AIRED 7/14/2022He'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! Buy Mark's new book, The Ghost of Ivy Barn! : https://witchesofwoodville.com/#ghostofivybarnInstagram: Instagram.com/authorizedpod
This week on Authorized, we welcome Screen Rant writer and editor Padraig Cotter to discuss the novelization of Resident Evil 1! S.D. Perry's radically anti-Alan Dean Foster mythos has her faithfully adapting video game puzzles to the page. There's no winning with us; we hate that, too. But the book is terrific in all other arenas! We may have just have to read Perry's original sequels at some juncture.Check out Padraig's work at ScreenRant!: https://screenrant.com/author/pcott/Subscribe to our patron: patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin our Pregnant Maud Tier and send us to Arizona! : patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin Our Slow Maud Tier and pray us to Arizona: patreon.com/authorizedpodLeave us a five star review novelizing a scene from your favorite movie and we will try to guess what it is on the air! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authorized-novelizations-podcast/id1581002450Follow us on letterboxd:letterboxd.com/aoverbyeletterboxd.com/hsblechmanletterboxd.com/pomattovich
This week, we welcome Ben Hosley back to discuss the novelization of the video game Assassin's Creed Black Flag. We get Ben's history with Assassin's Creed plus many ruminations on Pirates vs. Assassins. There is brutality galore in this one. Check out Ben's clothing and lifestyle brand Congratulations: congratulations.comCheck out Blank Check with Griffin and David: https://www.blankcheckpod.com/Subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/authorizedpodPay us $50 and force us to cover a novelization: patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin our Pregnant Maud Tier: patreon.com/authorizedpodContribute to our slow Maud Tier: patreon.com/authorizedpod Find us on Bluesky: bluesky.com/authorizedpodInstagram: instagram.com/authorizedpodLeave us a 5-star review novelizing a scene from your favorite movie: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/authorized-novelizations-podcast/id1581002450Follow us on letterboxd:letterboxd.com/aoverbyeletterboxd.com/hsblechmanNext Week on Authorized: Padraig Cotter discusses the novelization of the original Resident Evil video game
To round out our Maniac Cop coverage, Andrew and Johnny discuss the film Maniac Cop 3 : Badge of Silence as well as the (totally) different novelization Maniac Cop 3, then interview the author Christian Francis about the whole trilogy!Check Out Christian's Work: https://echohorror.com/author/soddo/Sign up for our Patreon: patron.com/authorizedpod
Darth Vader had a secret apprentice! He was me, the player! Listen to She Nerds Out: https://www.shenerdsout.com/Join Our Patreon: https://www.shenerdsout.com/
Just can't get enough of this ADF guy. Check out Sarah's book as well as her Substack! : https://www.dodgyboffin.com/Check out our Patreon: Patreon.com/authorizedpod
Check out Branson's new Netflix show Strip Law: https://www.netflix.com/title/81677608Check out our Patreon: patreon.com/authorizedpod
Check out Patrick's new short film The Dinner Plan: https://nebula.tv/dinnerplanCheck out our Patreon: Patreon.com/authorizedpod
Check out James Kenney's work! : https://tremblesighwonder.com/about/Subscribe to our Patreon: patreon.com/authorizedpodJoin 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/
Some are born to good book. Some are born to endless suck. Check out Adam's film Drink and Be Merry! : https://www.primevideo.com/detail/Drink-And-Be-Merry/0Q89IR12BWWQND37C03UUI0SVNListen to Eye of the Duck: https://eyeoftheduckpod.com/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/id1581002450
In which victims say thank you may have I have some more Shop at Brad's clearance grocery store Reduced to Clear (New Zealand Only): https://www.reducedtoclear.co.nz/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/id1581002450
A book that will make you think "Bioshock absolutely rips."
Check out Rusteen's film Kaiju Kid!: youtu.be/wtoEfao_b4wListen to Andorks: https://www.andorkspod.com/
Completing the force dyad of Baldur's Gate episodes.
Interview with William C. Dietz at 1:49:00Why does the Halo look metal far away but it's all dirt and grass and stuff up close?This week we're joined by The Library: Halo Lorecast to talk more Halo lore than a human brain can process.Then, we interview the book's author!Check out William C. Dietz's books!: https://williamcdietz.com/index.htmlListen to The Library: Halo Lorecast: https://jumperscape.com/halo/thelibraryJoin 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/
Someone call Harvey Keitel from Holy Smoke, we got a cult on our hands. This week, we're joined by author Mark Stay to discuss the new tertiary tome Alien Cult! There's something weird going on with this cult. Could it be aliens? Then, we interview the book's author, Gavin G. Smith! Gavin G. Smith Interview at 1:37:00Check out Mark Stay's Books: https://markstaywrites.com/Check out Mark Stay's Podcast: https://markstaywrites.com/the-creative-differences-podcast/Check out Gavin's books: https://www.gavingsmith.com/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/
Could the true spiritual sequel to the original 1978 Alien be a video game? We say maybe. This week on Authorized, we discuss the 5-years-later novelization of Alien: Isolation and then interview its author Keith R. A. DeCandido. Interview at 2:02:00We're also joined by Overbye's college buddy Trevor Thomas, who introduced him to the game and is way better at it than all of us. 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/
No podcast episode is ever good. But OURS is the exception.
Christmas either came a little late or very early this year.
See you in the episode
This episode contains spoiler discussions of Marty Supreme, The Housemaid, and One Battle After Another.The first ~ 23 minutes are the hosts voting on which trilogy to release from the vault in 2026. Hannah and Overbye start ranking around 23 minute mark.
Dan Friesen's back. DK's back. Dixie Kong is here. We're having a ball.heck out Dan's podcast Knowledge Fight: https://knowledgefight.com/Check out Dan's substack: https://stackies.substack.com/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/
Happy New Year! At long last, the video game season begins. We had Dan Friesen on to talk about growing up with Donkey Kong Country, as well as the emotional arcs of this book for babies. Check out Dan's podcast Knowledge Fight: https://knowledgefight.com/Check out Dan's substack: https://stackies.substack.com/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/
ORIGINALLY AIRED 6 / 22 / 2022It's revenge of the nerd this week on Authorized. Forget The Hunter, Big Red, or Mitch Devers: This week Jason Voorhees' mask is taking a scrawny bullied teen and hulking him the heck out. We're joined by returning guest Annie Kelly to discuss haunted mechanical bats, cheating spouses and Jason copycats. Also, Hannah isn't here for the first time since Gremlins, so all of Overbye's worst opinions go completely unchallenged. Check out Annie Kelly's series Vaccine: The Human Story: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/vaccine-the-human-story/id1569810932Check Out Annie Kelly on the QAA podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/qanon-anonymous/id1428209307Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: Instagram.com/authorizedpod
ORIGINALLY AIRED 6/10/2022In celebration of Jurassic World: Dominion, we're reading another Jurassic Park 3: Jurassic Park 3! Join us as we discuss feather placement on raptors and basically write slash fanfic for Alan Grant and Billy. Also, Marco and Overbye read Jurassic Park: Survivor, a book detailing how Eric Kirby survived his eight weeks on Isla Sorna. Thematic resonance between these two volumes abounds.Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: instagram.com/authorizedpod
Play the game here: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vQPT_59cEZDAMvXdPbdvy1aieceRLQyOKU8IXm9L8H7_BumC9xRX2OX3Aw2R0KADTjL1VDTuRA_2hrR/pub?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000I brought a murderer's row of guests together to play a game that no one knew was coming. Happy Holidays!Check out Patrick Willems' new movie The Dinner Plan! : https://nebula.tv/dinnerplanJoin 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/
Gavin Zalinger returns, and so does Star Trek: Generations! That's right, we are covering a second novelization of a movie we just covered. 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/
ORIGINALLY AIRED 6/9/2022The Carnival has come to Crystal Lake, and unsurprisingly, it's not very chill. We're joined by returning guest John Goodman of Exit Interview to discuss possessed Jason dogs, evil wax figures, and way too much inexplicable predatory behavior towards minors. Our third outing at Camp Crystal Lake is the most divisive yet- It's nice to have Overbye and Hannah back at odds.Check out John's podcast Exit Interview: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/exit-interview/id1534899949Follow us on Twitter: Twitter.com/authorizedpodInstagram: Instagram.com/authorizedpod
Today on Authorized, we celebrate (???) the release of Five Nights at Freddy's 2 by reading the first movie's novelization. This author definitely has some quirks we haven't encountered before. Contribute to the new Slow Maude Tier: https://www.patreon.com/c/authorizedpod/membershipJoin 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/ Instagram: instragram.com/authorizedpod
**Bill O'Reilly voice** : F**king thing sucks
Happy Thanksgiving! Patrick Willems and Sarah Welch-Larson return to whip up some atrocities from Scrounging: The Cookbook by A24. This stuff is nasty.Check out Sarah's Writing: https://www.dodgyboffin.com/Check Out Patrick's videos on Nebula: https://nebula.tv/patrickhwillemsListen to Hannah and Overbye discussing The Running Man on The New Flesh! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-running-man-2025/id1050862266?i=1000738067957Contribute to the new Slow Maude Tier: https://www.patreon.com/c/authorizedpod/membershipJoin 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/ Instagram: instragram.com/authorizedpod
The deaths keep on racing. Our new social media Czar Danny Cohen joins to talk things going crash and kablam. Check out Danny's Music! : https://mremotion.bandcamp.com/musicListen to Hannah and Overbye discussing The Running Man on The New Flesh! : https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-running-man-2025/id1050862266?i=1000738067957Contribute to the new Slow Maude Tier: https://www.patreon.com/c/authorizedpod/membershipJoin 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/ Instagram: instragram.com/authorizedpod
Contribute to the new Slow Maude Tier: https://www.patreon.com/c/authorizedpod/membershipSarah Kurchak (I Overcame My Autism and All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder) joins to discuss the most disappointing U.N.C.L.E book yet! The agents are downright lazy in this. Realistic? Sure! Entertaining? No! Buy Sarah's book! : https://douglas-mcintyre.com/products/9781771622462?srsltid=AfmBOooClxH7Cn5OfRePaVV0d3nkdWhUfwp0svJM_NgUHgEq1K8p7uTUJoin 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/ Instagram: instragram.com/authorizedpod
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