He then took Kit’s wedding band from his pocket and took his own off, thanked Kit, and threw them in the river. Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies A Memoir of Love, Loss, and Other Four-Letter Words By Michael Ausiello Trade Paperback LIST PRICE 18. Kit’s parents chartered the ferry he loved to take, and from which Ausiello scattered Kit’s ashes into the Susquehanna River. At the end of the book, Ausiello writes about going back to Millersburg, Pa., where Kit’s parents lived, for Kit’s local memorial reception.

Ausiello tells TIME that that decision really came down to timing. I felt like the story benefited from that authenticity.”Ī few moments in the movie differ from the book, especially when it comes to the ending. Everything from my Smurf collecting to my Diet Coke obsession and my body issues. He adds, “I think what people respond to in the book is the little things, the details, and the specifics of the relationship that Kit and I shared. Michael Ausiello, the writer behind 'Spoiler Alert: The Hero Dies, dives into how exactly the book he wrote about his longtime relationship. He remembers suggesting Felicity and Gilmore Girls: “Those weren’t necessarily what was scripted out of the gate, but I felt that we should be faithful to the story in those cases.”

Ausiello, a TV journalist by trade and creator of the website TVLine, says the details he was most scrupulous about were which TV shows Michael in the movie would be obsessed with and should be referencing. Ausiello tells TIME that the team-screenwriters David Marshall Grant and Dan Savage, along with Showalter-welcomed his involvement and allowed him to be a part of every step of the movie-making process.

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