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Feb 17, 2019 1 hr 7 min

Originality in storytelling

from The Audio Epics Podcast Hosted by Domien De Groot

What is originality? Why do storytellers pursue it? Was Avatar really just Pocahontas in Space? Was A.I. just Pinocchio in the future? Was The Shawshank Redemption really about Jesus? Can we go one episode without mentioning Tolkien, Brandon Sanderson or The Hunger Games? Why are there so many werebear romance novels? When will we stop asking questions? Find out in this completely original new episode, not based on anything and utterly copyrighted by us. Mentioned in this episode: Avatar Pocahontas Ferngully Dances With Wolves The Last Samurai Dune A.I. Star Wars The Hunger Games Fantastic Beasts Ulysses E.T. The Shawshank Redemption Up Jumanji Zathura Jurassic Park The Twilight Zone Shadowlands The X-Files Cowboys v. Aliens The Sword of Truth Game of Thrones Nobody's Boy Witch Hunter Solomon Kane The Will of the Woods The Village The Dark Crystal The Neverending Story Legend People mentioned in this episode: James Cameron James Horner George Lucas Suzanne Collins Brandon Sanderson James Joyce Jack Ward Terry Goodkind George R.R. Martin Hector Malot Robert E. Howard Alan Lee Brian Froud Don Bluth

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