Read The Book. Don't Wait For The Movie. Or Series. or Podcast

If there were a Webby Award for best adaptation of a lunch conversation into a podcast, Guys of a Certain Age would surely win.  Right?  The Guys will have to lobby for that one.   Meanwhile, in the studio, Robbie and Jay take an episode to talk about adaptations of books into streaming series and movies. The conversation begins with Murderbot (doesn’t it always?), which Jay listened to as an audiobook.  (Listen to the end to hear Robbie’s opinion on whether or not he can say he “read” the book.)  Another book, Project Hail Mary, is in theaters as this episode hits the podwaves, and is getting good reviews as an adaptation.  Jay gets through an epic fantasy book in audio form, but joins the crowd in panning the video version.  The big question regardless of success is, what should one do first?  Read the book or watch the show?  Jay and Robbie have answers.   And they have Geeks of the Week. Jay brings a lack-of-depth analysis on the two Supergirl trailers so far, and Robbie has news of Mr. Mortensen not being Viggo-rous enough to reprise one of his most famous roles.  There’s no book (yet) for this podcast, and no video version, so be sure to listen!