Episode 14 - The Fifth Element

Episode 15 - Hackers

[https://64.media.tumblr.com/3bd486ada3aed365834695342b092175/tumblr_inline_o8sh0mdbXB1r616i5_540.jpg] Rich Stroffolino is joined by esteemed social critic Phil Szabados to discuss the occasionally prescient novelization for Hackers. They discuss how the depictions of hacking have aged, if their only crime was in fact curiosity, and if Zero Cool is a better handle than Crash Override. Download Hackers [http://archive.org/download/NRP15Hackers/NRP%2015%20-%20Hackers.mp3]

Episode 14 - The Fifth Element

[https://64.media.tumblr.com/c6d29f32d55b1b4a2bf964d0c1515fc8/tumblr_inline_o772gmKW4b1r616i5_540.jpg] Rich is joined by Ben Weinberg to talk about Terry Bisson’s novelization of The Fifth Element. Is the been a thoughtful expansion of the movie’s unique setting, or a mandatory restructuring of the script into a novel on the most cynical level? Also discussed: self-loathing aliens, deleted scenes, and Hershey head syrup. Download The Fifth Element [http://archive.org/download/NRP145thElement/NRP%2014%20-%205th%20element.mp3]

Episode 13 - Star Trek: The Motion Picture: A Novel

Rich and guest Tim Cornett join forces to talk about Star Trek: The Motion Picture: A Novel. Written by Gene Roddenberry, it’s a window into his idealized version of the movie, complete with mind control, Enterprise sex rooms, and a resolution Kirk/Spock slash fiction. Tim and Rich try to see if there’s any redemption in the story for a movie that plays out like a screensaver, or if Roddenberry’s coke fueled haze clouds out everything else. Download Star Trek: The Motion Picture: A Novel [http://archive.org/download/NRPStarTrekTMPANovel/NRP%20-%20Star%20Trek-%20TMP-a%20novel.mp3]

Episode 12.5 - Boldly Going Live

Rich boldly goes where the mini-episode has never gone before by doing it solo this week. We’ve got announcements galore, so be sure to listen. Download Boldly Going Live [http://archive.org/download/NRPMiniEp4.1.16/NRP%20Mini%20ep%204.1.16.mp3]

Episode 12 - Cabin in the Woods

Rich is joined by Jennie Josephson to talk about Tim Lebbon’s novelization of Cabin in the Woods. What happens when you take a masterfully self-aware script and let someone expand on it? Is it standing on the shoulders of giants to reach new heights, or simply gilding the lily? Does the novelization need to defend its very existence in the 21st century? Most importantly, what exactly is a vagina-toothed woman? Jennie and Rich discuss. Make sure to check out Jennie’s podcast, Tell It Anyway [http://tellitanyway.com/]! Download Cabin in the Woods [http://archive.org/download/NRPCabinInTheWoods/NRP%20Cabin%20in%20the%20woods%20FINAL.mp3]