Ep-17 Ink to Film: Nothing Lasts Forever (1979 novel) part one

Episode Description: "Did you know that Die Hard was based off a
novel? For the first of their holiday episodes, Luke and James
have a blast going back to the source with the first half
(chapters 1-9) of Roderick Thorp’s “Nothing Lasts Forever” and
discovering all its similarities and differences. They kick it
off by debating Die Hard’s qualifications as a “Christmas film”
and explore the author’s biography, then get right into the story
about Joe Leland, Thorp’s version of John McClane. Topics
include: the pacing of thrillers, possible male wish-fulfillment
inherent in the character, repeated problematic observations by
Joe Leland, the differences in POVs between the movie and book,
the tonal difference in the violence depicted in the novel, and
then finish by making some predictions for the second half of the
book. Stay tuned for the outro, because Luke and James announce
an upcoming special episode!


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