Crichton Cast

Crichton Cast

If you are reading this you must be a fan of Michael Crichton just as we are. Whether you love the science in his writing, the adventurous places it takes you or just fell in love with dinosaurs on the big screen we will have something for you. Every two weeks, in a mini-series format we will discuss a book of Michael Crichton’s which was made into a movie. Compare both mediums, discuss the good and bad, our takes on what worked and interesting facts. Listen in and discuss with us!

Episodes

Binary/Pursuit – The Crichton Cast

November 28, 2017 • 49 mins
After a bit of an unplanned hiatus, the Crichton Cast crew is back! This week, we’re on the case to investigate the John Lange penned thriller of a novel Binary! We also compare and contrast with it’s film adaptation, and Michael Crichton directorial debut, Pursuit. Listen as we discuss the differences and similarities between the […]
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Timeline – The Crichton Cast

July 18, 2017 • 53 mins
Welcome to The Crichton Cast! This week, we take a look at one of the hosts favorite books, and it’s less than favorite film adaptation; Timeline! Listen as we talk about the amazing stoyline, characters, plot, and premise of the novel. We also discuss the fact that a film was made. Can either host find […]
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Eaters of the Dead/The 13th Warrior – Crichton Cast

June 27, 2017 • 51 mins
Welcome, verily, to the Crichton Cast! This week, we travel back to the times of Vikings to review, discuss, and disect Michael Crichton’s 1976 novel Eaters of the Dead, and it’s 1999 film adaptation, The 13th Warrior! Listen as we discuss his take on one of the “classic bores”, Beowulf. We talk about the story, […]
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Sphere – The Crichton Cast

June 13, 2017 • 58 mins
Welcome to the Crichton Cast! This week, we’re taking a trip through time, space, and spacetime to talk about Crichton’s 1987 novel, and it’s 1998 film adaptation; Sphere! We discuss the changes made due to the decade between the book and movie, and what wasn’t changed even after all those years. We tall about the […]
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Congo – The Crichton Cast

May 23, 2017 • 62 mins
Welcome back again to the Crichton Cast! This week, we’re taking a look at a novel and film combo with a 15 year separation between them; Congo! In this ill fated trek into the depth of the African Congo Rainforest in search of rare diamonds, the team finds much more than they bargained for. A […]
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Disclosure – The Crichton Cast

May 9, 2017 • 73 mins
Welcome back to the Crichton Cast! This week, the guys travel back to 1994 to discuss the fast paced drama of Disclosure! High tech meets high intrigue when a the new boss makes an unwelcome pass at a former lover turned subordinate in this tale of corporate battle and sexual harassment. Steven and Eric break […]
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Rising Sun – The Crichton Cast

April 25, 2017 • 54 mins
Welcome back to the Crichton Cast! This week, we’re talking about the OTHER Michael Crichton movie released in the year of 1993, and the novel on which it was based; Rising Sun. Set along side a heaping portion of business espionage, Rising Sun is above all else, a classic who-dun-it mystery tale. When a beautiful […]
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The Lost World – The Crichton Cast

April 11, 2017 • 47 mins
Welcome to the Crichton Cast! In our first, and only, sequel show! This week, we stay in the land of dinosaurs to break down and discuss Michael Crichton’s 1995 novel, and Steven Spielberg’s 1997 film; The Lost World. Listen as we discuss the many, many differences, and few similarities between the novel and it’s film […]
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Jurassic Park – The Crichton Cast

March 28, 2017 • 69 mins
Welcome… to Jurassic Park. Er, I mean The Crichton Cast! This week, Steven & Eric tackle the movie and book combo that introduced both hosts to the world of Michael Crichton; Jurassic Park. In this episode the crew talk about what made the film so ahead of it’s time, as well as the many, many […]
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The Great Train Robbery – Crichton Cast

March 14, 2017 • 71 mins
Welcome to the Crichton Cast! This week, the guys take a look at a departure from Crichton’s usual Science fiction thriller style to discuss The Great Train Robbery! Published in 1975, The novel is a suspenseful tale of a daring high speed train robbery. Loosely based on real events, the book gives us a fairly […]
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The Terminal Man – Crichton Cast

February 28, 2017 • 62 mins
Welcome, to the Crichton Cast! This week, Steven and Eric read, watch, and listen to another of Michael Crichton’s earlier works: The Terminal Man. Written in 1972, the Terminal Man is Crichton’s tale of the dangers of computer AI, and the possibility of “mind control” via implanted computers. Listen as the Crew of the Crichton […]
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A Case of Need/The Carey Treatment – Crichton Cast

February 14, 2017 • 66 mins
Welcome, to the Crichton Cast! Steven and Eric are back to discuss another of Michael Crichton’s early works and it’s film adaptation! This week, we go in-depth to discuss Crichton’s only novel released under his “medical drama” pseudonym; Jeffery Hudson. We’ll discuss the political implications of the source material and it’s impact in it’s time. […]
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The Andromeda Strain – Crichton Cast

January 31, 2017 • 71 mins
Welcome, to The Crichton Cast! This week, we’re starting from the beginning… well, the beginning of Michael Crichton’s adapted works, anyway, with The Andromeda Strain. Steve and Eric go in-depth to talk about the 1969 novel, the 1971 film adaptation, and the 2008 Television Mini Series adaptation of Crichton’s first work published under his own […]
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