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Todd and Tom are franchise detectives - picking a half-decent movie, then watching and rating every single sequel... to the bitter end!


    • Mar 7, 2022 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 51m AVG DURATION
    • 101 EPISODES


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    Franchise Wrap-Up (Candyman)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 62:18


    Episode Five! Now that the Candyman franchise is behind us, it's time to share our 'reflections' on the wild journey we've been on. (Reflections, get it? Get it? Reflections like in a mirror, like Candyman cos he likes mirrors?)

    Candyman (2021)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 72:56


    Episode Four! Well here we are, our 100th ever episode, just as we reach the BEE-tter end of the Candyman franchise, with a fresh new entry in the franchise. Can you BEE-lieve it? It is incredi-BEE-le! (Warning: we say "bee" a lot now.)

    Candyman: Day of the Dead (1999)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 3, 2022 59:50


    Episode Three! There is only one thing you need to know about this film. Somehow, for some reason, through some feat of movie-making magic... They put a bee in an egg. And we like it.

    Candyman: Farewell to the Flesh (1995)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 6, 2021 45:01


    Episode Two! Pass the gumbo, cos Mr. Jeff Candyman is back and this time he's brought waaaaaay more bees. Todd & Tom take a trip to New Orleans to investigate the resurrection of this secretly Cajun urban legend.

    Candyman (1992)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 49:49


    Season Twelve, Episode One! Say it once, say it twice, say it a bunch more times, as Todd & Tom finally return to see what the buzz is about. (buzz because bees, do you get it? do you?)

    Franchise Wrap-Up (The Beastmaster)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 58:48


    Episode Four! Time has lost all meaning, and not just because the portal of time only goes to 1990's LA. It's been a strange year, but at least we've had Dar and his animal antics to help us along. Join Todd & Tom for a look back on this furry, feathered franchise.

    Beastmaster III: The Eye of Braxus (1996)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2021 53:36


    Episode Three! Todd & Tom have finally wound up at the bitter end of the Beastmaster franchise. With heavy hitting  names like Candyman's Tony Todd and Tron's David Warner  somehow in this movie, how bad can it be? (Answer: baaaaaaaaaaaad.)

    Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 56:12


    Episode Two! The year is 1991. Everything is terrible.

    The Beastmaster (1982)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 7, 2020 58:52


    Season Eleven, Episode One! Todd & Tom attempt to embark on a remotely-recorded 'pandemic' season of the podcast, escaping to a  fantasy world where man and ferret can coexist peacefully.

    Child's Play (2019) - Bonus!

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2020 58:03


    Surprise! Just a cheeky bonus episode to take a long, hard look at the much-anticipated 2019 remake of the classic killer doll peen-stab-a-ganza! Will it be any good? There's only one way to find out!

    Franchise Wrap-Up (Phantasm)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2020 59:24


    Episode Six! What unknowable secrets does The Tall Man hold? Dunno. They are kind of unknowable, by definition. But that doesn't stop Todd & Todd from summing up the crazy romp that is this most ball-centric of franchises! Update Description

    Phantasm: Ravager (2016)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 2, 2019 57:34


    Episode Five! Tom & Todd have parked their Barracuda at the Bitter End of season ten, with this unusual Phantasm Phinale that  literally spans generations. Expect old favourites to return, alongside ruminations on ageing, dodgy rapping, and an unfortunate horse.

    Phantasm IV: Oblivion (1998)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2019 52:16


    Episode Four! Balls balls balls. Balls balls balls balls balls, balls balls. Balls. Balls. Balls balls balls balls balls balls balls. Balls! Balls balls, balls balls balls. All balls and no balls make balls a balls balls. Balls. Balls? Balls.

    Phantasm III: Lord Of The Dead (1994)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 3, 2019 55:39


    Episode Three! Reggie is dead, long live Reggie... Because sure he died in the last film, but who cares! Not when there's a tall man to fight. Oh and balls. Lots of balls. Lots and lots and lots of balls.

    Phantasm II (1988)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 5, 2019 59:10


    Episode Two! The tall man is back, and he brought enough murder-balls for everybody! Holy macaroni, this movie is really gonna pick up where the last one left off and pretend a decade hasn't gone by, huh? Let's get bloody!

    Phantasm (1979)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 59:59


    Season Ten, Episode One! This movie sure has balls. But not only balls! It also a tall man, lots of short men, and even (gasp) a woman... in like, one scene. Could this be Tom & Todd's most psychedelic voyage yet?

    Franchise Wrap-Up (Jaws)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2019 51:06


    Episode Five! Having waded through the whole fishy franchise, Todd & Tom are joined by their old pal Milo The Video Game King to examine the Jaws legacy, its origins, and look ahead to what the future might hold.

    Jaws: The Revenge (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2019 53:34


    Episode Four! Todd & Tom have reached the bitter end at last, but there's something fishy about this film. Who is the mysterious Hoagie? What does Hoagie want with Mrs. Brodie? Does anything that happens have any point at all?

    Jaws 3-D (1983)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2019 56:16


    Episode Three! Here we go again! Shark? Back. The water? Not safe to go back in. The picture? Out of focus. The audio? Unintelligible. The dimensions? Tripled. The drama? Non-existent. Dennis Quaid? In this film. His agent? Filled with regret.

    Jaws 2 (1978)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 4, 2019 46:10


    Episode Two! Chief Brody is back, and he's got one mission. TO MURDER THE OCEAN ITSELF. Nobody seems to have learned their lesson, least of all Jaws The Shark. Will it be once bitten, twice shy for Todd and Tom?

    Jaws (1975)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2019 50:19


    Season Nine, Episode  One! Just when you thought it was safe to back into your podcast feed, Todd & Tom are back! This time, they're attempting to reel in one of cinema's biggest fish... and we don't mean Free Willy.

    Update: A Muppdate

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2018 23:32


    Remember us? Because we sure remember you! Here's a quick update on where the heck we've been, as we embark on an exciting day out to see The Muppets, live in the flesh. Do Muppets even have flesh? Who cares!

    Franchise Wrap-Up (Home Alone)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2018 58:41


    Episode Six! We've reached the end of our relentlessly festive journey. Time to take a step back and pluck the stuffing out of this franchise as one cohesive whole, from the movies, to the stars, the cultural impact and beyond!

    Home Alone: The Holiday Heist (2012)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 25, 2017 57:53


    Episode Five! We made it to the bitter end of this harrowing festive saga. With Malcolm McDowell from A Clockwork Orange playing our villain, this final chapter of The Yellow King's gospel will be the darkest of all. Merry Christmas!

    Home Alone 4 (2002)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2017 59:54


    Episode Four! This movie is made for TV, made for cheap, and made for kids.... Not kids with particularly high standards either. Despite all of it's many many many flaws, can Home Alone 4 somehow win Todd & Tom over?

    Home Alone 3 (1997)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2017 54:15


    Episode Three! Not a Culkin in sight, this holly jolly romp flips the whole damn formula on it's head. It may not even be Christmas. But did somebody ask for stakes? How's NUCLEAR WAR for stakes?!? Family movie my ass...

    Home Alone 2: Lost In New York (1992)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2017 59:15


    Episode Two! This is the big one, isn't it? Our boy Macallalaunay Culkin is wreaking havoc in the big apple, and everything about this movie is turned up to 11. But is this a golden goose or a total turkey?

    Home Alone (1990)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2017 59:48


    Season Eight, Episode One! Todd & Tom bravely venture into bold new territory... everybody's FAVOURITE holiday caper! There'll be laughter, tears, a whole lot of bonks on the head, and something for the whole family to enjoy. OR WILL THERE???

    Cult Of Chucky (2017)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2017 59:58


    Episode Nine, but movie Seven! The wait is over, as the newest instalment of the franchise is fresh off the production line! Featuring Andy Barclay, Nica Pierce, and Jennifer Tilly, can Todd and Tom cope with this much sensory overload?

    Franchise Wrap-Up (Child's Play)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2017 59:13


    Episode Eight! What a strange road it's been. It's time to reflect on what that little doll hath wrought. We've made a lot of friends, stabbed a lot of peens, and flipped a lot of birds. We'll miss you, Chucky.

    Curse Of Chucky (2013)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2017 59:30


    Episode Seven! We finally reach the bitter end of the franchise... until the next movie comes out in a few weeks! This one looks scary, and not just because it stars Big Bad Brad The Big Bad Lad's real daughter!

    Seed Of Chucky (2004) - Part Two

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017 43:36


    Episode Six! (Well, kind of episode five and a half, but let's not nitpick.) Now Todd & Tom have picked their jaws up off the floor, it's time to race to the mind-bending conclusion of the world's most controversial film.

    Seed Of Chucky (2004) - Part One

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2017 42:02


    Episode Five! Todd & Tom have so very much to say about this confounding, astounding, and all-round face pounding movie, that they've had to split this episode into two parts! Yes, really! The epic struggle starts here. Tread carefully, traveller...

    Bride Of Chucky (1998)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2017 59:34


    Episode Four! Dearly beloved, we are gathered here to celebrate the joining together of one freaky ass murder-puppet with another freaky ass murder-puppet. We hope that Chucky and Tiffany enjoy many years of carnage and depravity together. Aint love grand?

    Child's Play 3 (1991)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2017 59:17


    Episode Three! At ease soldiers, Chucky's going to military school! Why? Not sure, really. Perhaps the screen-writers had a tight deadline. But still, surely this is a rich setting for some fun slasher action? It's gotta be good, right? RIGHT??

    Child's Play 2 (1990)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2017 57:50


    Episode Two! Chucky's back, and he's doing what Chucky does best! With a few famous faces in the mix and a change in tone, is this sequel going to play fair, or just toy with us? (Toy puns are hard.)

    Child's Play (1988)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2017 54:26


    Season Seven, Episode One! Tom is in complete and utter denial about the fact that he's going to have to face his fears and watch the slasher movie that traumatised him so much as a child... it's Child's Play baby!

    Friday The 13th: The Game (Bonus!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2017 21:36


    It's been a long wait, but Friday The 13th: The Game is finally here. As die-hard franchise journalists since season one, Todd & Tom would be remiss not to do some serious play-testing. Does it rule, or does it drool?

    Lavalantula & 2 Lava 2 Lantula (Bonus!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2017 49:51


    Goots is back to tackle fire-breathing spiders in not one but two made-for-TV movies! With cameos from Hooks, Winslow and Callahan it's the Police Academy reunion nobody asked for... Of course we had to watch both films back to back!

    Franchise Wrap-Up (Police Academy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2017 48:14


    Episode Eight! At ease Sergeants, we have officially completed our final Police Academy shift! Time to look back on our adventures with Goots and the gang, take a gander at their non-cinematic outings, and announce the topic of Season Seven!

    Police Academy: Mission To Moscow (1994)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2017 55:39


    Episode Seven! Todd & Tom are finally at the bitter end of the Police Academy franchise, and what a ride it's been! Experimenting with an unusual approach to their movie-watching beverages, this viewing takes a surprisingly psychedelic turn. Dasvidaniya, comrades!

    Police Academy 6: City Under Siege (1989)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2017 50:00


    Episode Six! Can the gang make do with the same old gags? Or will they bam things up a notch? As tireless franchise detectives, Todd & Tom have no choice but to selflessly wade in and snoop around for clues.

    Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (1988)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2017 48:59


    Episode Five! Surf's up guys, we're going to Miami! Get ready for sun, sea, and all your favourite Police Academy characters. Except for Steve Guttenberg. Or Bobcat Goldthwait. Or Sweetchuck. Or Mauser. Actually, don't get ready for any jokes either.

    Police Academy 4: Citizens On Patrol (1987)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2017 53:15


    Episode Four! It's time to wave goodbye to our boy Goots, as he bows out of the franchise in style. With some unexpected famous faces, could this one be a surprise treat? I mean, probably not, but let's find out!

    Police Academy 3: Back In Training (1986)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2017 57:28


    Episode Three! Wait, what? Now they're going BACK to the academy? But they literally just graduated. Is this going to happen every movie now? Oh dear god. Todd and Tom are starting to get a bad feeling about this franchise.

    Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2017 58:34


    Episode Two! The rag tag gang of misfits we all fell in love with last episode are back, and they're faced with the one thing that they can't do... their jobs! Jeez, being a cop looks really really difficult guys.

    Police Academy (1984)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2017 57:47


    Season Six, Episode One! Call the cops, because things are gonna get rowdy! Tom and Todd kick off a whole new season in fine form with a look at beloved eighties laugh-fest, Police Academy! Comedy ages well, right? Right guys??

    Flixwatcher: Over The Top (Bonus!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 24, 2017 50:01


    A bonus episode of the excellent podcast Flixwatcher, in which Todd and Tom chat to gracious hosts Kobi and Helen about Tom's choice of movie... Sylvester Stallone's father and son arm-wrestling epic, Over The Top! It's an emotional ride, guys.

    Garry Kilworth Interview (Bonus!)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2017 16:46


    A mysterious figure from Season Two returns, and is finally becomes slightly less mysterious! Join us for a Highlander storytime of a very different sort. Featuring Mark Fraser of The Curator Podcast.

    Franchise Wrap-Up (A Nightmare On Elm Street)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2017 55:44


    Episode Ten! At the end of the franchise, Tom and Todd tuck Bobby UK up into his bed, with a look back at the films as a whole and their wider influence on popular culture. Goodnight sweet prince...

    A Nightmare On Elm Street (2010)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2017 51:13


    Episode Nine! Todd and Tom have finally reached the bitter end of the franchise, with this 2010 offering from the infamous producer Michael Bay, reimagining Freddy Krueger's reign of terror. What's different? What's the same? What's the point??

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