The Book Was Better
By Jessica McLeod, Luke Milton
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Podcast Description
The Book Was Better is an exploration of the ridiculous, hilarious, crass and sublime world of movie novelizations. Each episode, Jessica McLeod and Luke Milton tear apart "the book of the film" for your listening pleasure.
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ExplicitEpisode 19 TEASER! | Which ridiculous book and movie did we subject ourselves to this week? And what kind of insane person would make graphs about whether the books was better? Find out here! Download here (Click to stream, right-click to save). Hosts: Jessica McLeod and | 5/29/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 18: Armageddon! | Knock knock! Who's there? Armageddon! Armageddon who? Armageddon out of here before they start talking about movie novelisations! That's right, this episode tackles that patriotic classic, Armageddon. Listen as we delight in having all our terrible stereo | 5/22/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 18 TEASER! | You sent us packages! You emailed us! You live-tweeted your first viewing of Jurassic Park! We love you. Listen to our teaser episode and find out the terrible film (and book) we're going to stoically endure for your pleasure. Download here (Click to | 5/15/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 17: Jurassic Park! | THE BOOK OF THE MOVIE OF THE BOOK. The dinosaur is eating its own tail! But will the junior novelization get across the majestic herds of CGI creatures, the heart-pounding intensity of the action, and the understated Spielbergian brilliance of the imminen | 5/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 17 TEASER! | Hey, this film is great! I bet the book is going to be OH GOD A JUNIOR NOVELIZATION. What does fate have in store for us (and you) next week? Listen and find out, along with a bunch of other blathering. Download here (Click to stream, right-click to | 5/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 16: Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom! | Much like Indiana Jones and his paramour Willie Scott, Luke and Jessica yell at each other a lot in this one. But you, the listener, are their beloved Short Round, and by the end of the episode they will get married and take you back to America with them. | 5/1/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 16 TEASER! | Do you like hats? Well, there's a hat in the movie we're going to talk about next week. Not as many hats as Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium, but still. CRYPTIC! Download here (Click to stream, right-click to save). Hosts: Jessica McLeod and Luke Milton | 4/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 15: Space Jam! | The 1950s had A Streetcar Named Desire. The 1960s had The Graduate. But the epoch-defining film of the 1990s has got to be SPACE JAM. This cinematic classic has a junior novelisation to match, so let Jessica and Luke whisk you away to the crazy world of 1 | 4/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 15 TEASER! | This week Jess and Luke get unreasonably aggressive and demanding, but they're still loveable. Right? Well, listen to hear about the AMAZING novelization they're ripping apart next week! | 4/3/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 14: Stargate! | Stargate: decent 90s sci-fi flick or godawful desert slog? Whether you side with Jessica or Luke, you'll surely agree that the novelisation is a nightmare. Let us fill you in on some details that didn't make it into the movie, including molesting mastadge | 3/27/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 14 TEASER! | This week we pat ourselves on the back for being in the top 500 podcasts!* Then we ramble on for while before revealing the Secret of Next Week's Podcast. Enjoy! * In the TV & Film category.** ** In Australia.*** *** Sometimes. Download here&nbs | 3/20/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 13: Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium! | Number 13 is definitely bad luck for us as we explore the novelisation (AKA 'Magical Movie Novel') of the "charming" film Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium. Like Dustin Hoffman, we give the performance of our lives as we reveal exactly what the phrase "Oh, fl | 3/13/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 13 TEASER! | Once again we give you the bad news: you have to watch an awful film this week so you can feel our pain. Or you can just watch the trailer. But there will be a quiz at the end of the semester. Download here (Click to stream, right-click to save). Hos | 3/6/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 12: The Smurfs! | This week we tackle the pinnacle of cinematic achievement, the zenith of animated art, the high point in the fine art of substituting one word for many disparate words: The Smurfs. Smurf yourself in and get smurfy to smurf, because this smurf is smurfing | 2/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 12 TEASER! | Want to know what terrible, terrible film to watch this week? Listen to this barrage of nonsense and find out. And may God have mercy on your soul! Download here (Click to stream, right-click to save). Hosts: Jessica McLeod and Luke Milton | 2/21/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 11: Alien! | In space, no-one can hear your convoluted metaphors or pompous windbaggery. Unfortunately, this isn't space. Join us as we discuss the novelisation of the classic 1979 sci-fi film Alien, which has very little about aliens but a lot about cat psychology an | 2/14/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 11 TEASER! | It's that time again: download this short teaser and find out what you homework is for this week! Spoiler: it's not a terrible movie! Don't worry, it is a really terrible book. Also, we tell you all about how much we love you and crave your approval. It w | 2/7/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 10: Back to the Future! | WHAT IS GOING ON?!? There was an episode of BWB last week... AND NOW THERE'S ANOTHER ONE?!? Is someone messing with the space-time continuum?!? The answer is yes. We are messing with it. Join us to discuss Luke's favourite book of all time, and find out t | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 9: Flubber! | How do write the book of a film that is 30% CGI dancing, 60% people falling over, and 10% plot? Well, first of all you make the type real big. Then you lay bare the insanity, psycho-sexual obsession, psuedo-autistic lunacy and bodily horror that is the no | 1/24/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 9 TEASER! | OK everyone, it's time to do your homework! We've decided to start giving you a (very short) teaser episode every other week, so you can watch the film and fully understand every nuance of our sophisticated analysis. Or you could watch the trailer and get | 1/17/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 8: Crossroads! | We're back! Christmas, New Year, and Jessica's horrible disease have kept us from you. But no longer! We couldn't stay away from you, dear listeners, and the gem of literature that is the novelisation of Crossroads. 2012 is looking bright, but 2002 is eve | 1/10/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 7: Fantastic Four Junior Novel. | This episode we audibly groan at the incredulously extra dumbed-down junior novel version of cheap-looking superhero movie The Fantastic Four. So stop acting like a HOT-head and STRETCH yourself to listen to this ROCKing podcast before it FADES away. Yes. | 11/22/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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ExplicitEpisode 6: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles | Do you LOVE BEING A TURTLE?!? So do we, so this episode we're talking about the novelisation of that beloved classic, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. THRILL as Raphael questions his sanity! GASP as April walks around naked! SCRATCH YOUR HEAD as we discover | 11/7/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 23 Episodes |
Customer Reviews
This podcast is the best thing since MST3k!
This podcast is the funniest thing I have heard since MSt3K! Every episode is better then the last. I hit the floor every time I listen to it because I am laughing so hard. If you are the type of person who like seeing bad things mock(such as an MST3K or Rifftrax fan)then you will love this podcast. I can't believe how many laughs I get every two weeks for free.
THIS PODCAST IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS EVER!
Who knew?
I came for the idea the podcast was based on, I stayed for the warmth, laughs and insight. Who'd've thought the microcosm of screenplay novelisations was such a rich seam to mine? Luke and Jess are great to listen to - a little bit rude and very funny - and they care about all the things that are important, that is comics, films and books. I count down for the podcast every fortnight.
A Real Page Burner
I follow Jessica on Twitter, and when she mentioned that she co-hosts a podcast that comedically analyzes movie novelizations, I immediately checked it out. I've listened to the Alien, TMNT, BttF and Species episodes so far and I was cracking up at each one. Gahhh, all the stuff with the cat in the Alien novelization was GOLD. Jessica and Luke play off each other's notes very well and are hilarious to listen to. Great job, guys. Can't wait to keep listening!
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