PODCAST: Revisiting Michael Crichton's THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN

Before Steven Spielberg adapted his novel JURASSIC PARK for the screen, author Michael Crichton became a best seller in 1969 with THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN, a novel about a deadly extraterrestrial disease that threatens humanity. Micah talks about re-reading the techno-thriller for the first time since childhood, how to relates to the pandemic and gives a brief update on the return to film production in the U.S.

SHOW NOTES

0:01 - Intro
0:20 - Revising books from my childhood
3:35 - Michael Crichton’s novel THE ANDROMEDA STRAIN
4:17 - The storyline
7:20 - Does the book still work today?
10:27 - The Odd-Man Hypothesis
13:05 - The relevance of Crichton’s novel to the COVID19 pandemic
13:40 - Film & TV adaptations
14:00 - A brief update on film production in the U.S.

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