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Comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. You'll never see these movies! (New episodes every other Thursday)

Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon


    • Mar 28, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 33m AVG DURATION
    • 26 EPISODES


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    #26 - Holes 2: CAMP GREEN LAKE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 28, 2019 39:57


    It takes awhile, but we do EVENTUALLY land on a sequel to the young-adult film Holes that finds us back decades later after the events of the famous CAMP GREEN LAKE.

    #25 - The Sixth Sense 2: THE SEVENTH SENSE

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2019 23:24


    A man who sees dead people helps a boy who sees dead people in this SPIRITUAL (hehe) sequel to The Sixth Sense.

    #24 - Top 50 Romance Movies: THE SEQUEL

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2019 39:24


    In a minor break from form, we look up "Top 50 Romantic Films" and elevator-pitch sequels for many of them. It goes as well as you'd expect. Some actual good sequels include: THE PRINCESS BRIDE, LOVE ACTUALLY, and THE WEDDING SINGER.

    #23 - Her 2: THEM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 31, 2019 34:05


    In this improvised dual-pitch mashup to Her, a team of humans seek to find the AI that abandoned Earth...but they find that the AI have already created humans of their own.

    #22 - Dear Evan Hansen 2: WHAT WOULD TEEN JESUS DO FOR FOREVER

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 17, 2019 17:56


    In this spiritual sequel/re-skin of Dear Evan Hansen, Teen Jesus tells the truth to shame the devil while building his incredible brand of bumper stickers. (This was our 'Episode 0' - our first test episode/pilot for Making Number 2. We thought it would be fun to share it with you all now that we have some episodes under our belt!)

    #21 - The Truman Show 2: THE TRUE MAN SHOW (w/ special guest Tim Hackney)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2019 43:15


    In the sequel to the fantasy/serio-comedy The Truman Show, we're joined by our pal Tim Hackney to spin a pre-apocalyptic tale where the the only safe place on Earth...is back in the dome.

    #20 - Home Alone Prequel: HOME ALONE ORIGINS: THE WET BANDITS

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2018 33:35


    What do an out of work actor and a failed comedian have in common? The need for Holiday-based larceny in this imagined prequel to the family classic 'Home Alone.'

    #19 LIVE! - The Martian 2: THE SECOND MARTIAN (w/ special guests Grey Henson & Moiya McTier)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2018 61:06


    When Marc Watney (aka the Martian) returned from space, he brought back...something. In our first live show, we're joined by special guests Grey Henson (Tony nominee for Mean Girls on Broadway) and Moiya McTier (Science extraordinaire, Harvard) to pitch, unpack, and learn about the scientific validity of our unnecessary sequel pitch. [Recorded July 2018 at Caveat in NYC]

    #18 - Chicago 2: MR. CELLOPHANE

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2018 31:06


    What happens when the self-proclaimed 'Mr. Cellophane' takes his life and comedic takes on the road? Find out in our sequel to the musical hit Chicago

    #17 - The Lion King Prequel: THE SCAR

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2018 33:54


    We delve deep into the backstory of the villainous Scar when we prequelize the animated Disney classic The Lion King.

    #16 - Freaky Friday 2: FREAKY FRANCHISE: HALLOWEEN

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 25, 2018 52:46


    Our double-feature returns with guest and King of Horror Luke Field (UCB, College Humor) to craft our sequel (and eventual horror franchise mashup) to the mother-daughter family comedy Freaky Friday.

    #15 - The Witch 2 : THE VV II TCH

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2018 49:42


    We're kicking off our Halloween Horror Double Feature month with hilarious comedian and King Of Horror Luke Field (UCB, College Humor) for a romp-around-the-world the sequel to the period horror piece The VVitch

    #14 - Hook 2: JAMES HOKE

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2018 24:44


    In the family fantasy classic 'Hook,' Peter Pan lives a boring life as 'Peter Banning' - so what kind of life does Hook live in the alternate reality? Find out in Hook 2: JAMES HOKE!

    #13 - Willy Wonka 2: SLUGWORTH, HIMSELF

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2018 33:24


    A rival chocolatier tries to con his way into the most famous factory in history...but Willy Wonka, like Daniel Plainview, cannot be fooled in the high-tension, dramatic thriller sequel to Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory.

    #12 - The Shining 2: THE DENNY CINEMATIC UNIVERSE

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 30, 2018 31:05


    We BREAK it all wide open in this episode when, in an attempt to create The Shining 2, we discover what we proudly have coined... "THE DCU Or, The Denny Cinematic Universe"

    #11 - Matilda 2: DON'T BE A WORMWOOD

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 16, 2018 33:08


    America's meanest family goes on a wild romp in the globe-trotting sequel to the classic family-film Matilda

    #10 - E.T. 2: E.T. PARTY PRESIDENT

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 2, 2018 34:06


    Everyone's favorite extra-terrestrial wasn't actually everyone's favorite extra terrestrial in this world-hopping sequel to the family classic: E.T.

    #9 - Return To Oz 2: RETURN 2 RETURN TO OZ

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2018 40:03


    A young girl gets transported into her favorite movie...but not all is what it seems in this sequel to the supremely weird and wacky "family (?)" film Return To Oz

    #8 - A League of their Own 2: A GALAXY OF THEIR OWN

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 36:54


    What begins as an all-female war epic spirals out of this world in this intergalactic sequel to a League of Their Own!

    #7 - Die Hard Prequel: CAMP GRUBER

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 35:38


    Renowned German-terrorist-brothers get their acting chops in the coming-of-age prequel to the greatest action series of all time: Die Hard

    #6 - School of Rock Deuce: SCHOOL OF HARD ROCKS

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2018 25:34


    It takes a con-man to know a con-man in this wild followup to the hit music-comedy School of Rock

    #5 - The Sword In The Stone 2: MAD MADAM MIM (w/ special guest Sophie Scanlon)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 24, 2018 26:10


    Villain-driven sequels are all the rage, and this dark sequel to the family classic The Sword In The Stone is no exception. (w/ special guest Sophie Scanlon)

    #4 - The Shawshank Redemption 2: RED'S RAT RACE REDEMPTION

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2018 30:18


    When freedom from prison isn’t enough, this sequel to the classic drama Shawshank Redemption asks: How far would you go for true treasure?

    #3 - Whiplash 2: STOMP THE YARD BACK IN THE HABIT

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2018 20:52


    A maniacal teacher learns his lesson with some unexpected help in this heartwarming sequel to the edge-of-your-seat psychological drama ‘Whiplash.’

    #2 - Se7en II: 2E7EN

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2018 30:00


    What’s bigger than 7? …7... other things in this cryptic imagined sequel to the hit thriller ‘Se7en.’

    #1 - Mrs. Doubtfire 2: MRS. DOUBTFIRES

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 4, 2018 19:18


    A new generation discovers the pros and cons of too many Doubtfires in this imagined sequel to the family comedy ‘Mrs. Doubtfire.‘

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