The Everything Sequel podcast is dedicated to discussing the most difficult of movies to get right, the sequel. Follow the adventures of movie lovers Michael Shantz & Tom Steward.
The series may have waited thirty years to complete the trilogy of sequels but we've decided to carry on and add another for the Beverly Hills Cop series because it's time for us to pitch a sequel! You'll hear which of us is brave enough to continue on from Axel F, which of us creates an interquel that is probably best suited to be the original sequel and first time surprise for our titles. Enjoy! Thanks to our monthly supporters Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Mike and Tom are code switching to lawyers as we battle against each other discussing the 2024 stream, Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F. You'll hear Tom's surprise that Mike thinks the Red Wings are important to Detroit, the pros and cons of including JGL in your movie sequel and the SNL alum we think just about steals the movie in one scene. Thanks to our monthly supporters Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We're ready to dance to Motown music as we discuss the promotional movie for a nonexistent theme park, Beverly Hills Cop III. You'll hear if Mike can come close to convincing Tom that this movie is as bad as he thinks it is, whether or not Tom needs any convincing that this film is terrible and if Mike can build up enough "here's why the movie is bad" points before we tackle another sequel that Tom hates next week. Thanks to our monthly supporters Daniel Prudhoe Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We're pulling out the big guns just like Rosewood as we discuss the 1987 sequel Beverly Hills Cop II! You'll hear why we think this is the best sequel in the series, why we think the director Tony Scott is best kept in a cage like this film and musings about all the guest star comedians that Eddie Murphy decided to put into this movie. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We're donning our best suits as we work undercover as podcast hosts that know what they're doing while we rank and declare for the Beverly Hills Cop Series! You'll hear which of these sequels was unquestionably the pick to top both of our lists, the birth of a new phrase to describe the kind of movies Tom hates the most and a fundamental disagreement about which movie should be at the bottom of our lists. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
In what doctors would call a delusional fit we try to convince you that the Pink Panther series needs at least one more sequel. That's right, it's pitch a sequel time! You'll hear whether or not we like anything to do with the titles we've selected for our pitches, which of us is crazy enough to include Clifton Sleigh, the character from Curse of the Pink Panther and which character we both feel must be included in our stories. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Watching this movie doesn't make you stand up and say, "Ah, that felt good" and yet, somehow, it is near the top of both our lists. As you listen to find out why, you'll hear how much we think the central performance works and does not work, the stand out moments we see from director Blake Edwards and many trips down many lanes that having nothing to do with this film. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We're off Trail of the Pink Panther and traveling down a long and weary road as we chat about Curse of the Pink Panther. That's awkwardly worded but so are all the titles in the back half of this series because they refuse to use the word the. You'll hear many digressions discussing the criminal length of this sequel, how clearly we communicate what we think of the Clouseau surrogate starring in this film in the form of many jokes and abuse and what we think of the other Clouseau surrogate that we love. Confusing? Try having to watch this thing. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We're creating an entirely new episode to cover a movie that hasn't bothered to create much of anything new within its running time. So much so, we make sure to keep saying that this movie can't even be called a movie. You'll hear why we think this so-called movie is really two so-called movies, our thoughts on the Peter Sellers cut scenes from previous movies and the out of nowhere new story that consists of a news reporter looking for our main character, who could never show up because the actor playing him was dead. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We're back to one of films early franchise and talking the back half of the Pink Panther series. First up, the 1979 sequel Revenge of the Pink Panther. You'll hear why this movie tops both of our ranking lists, a conversation about how smart it is to bring Cato into the fold of the movie beyond just apartment attacks and the myriad of parallels between this movie and one of the lesser fare from Bond films, Diamonds are Forever. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Due diligence abounds as we get back to the Pink Panther movies and rank the back half of the series! You'll hear which movie makes the top of both our lists, the surprise movie we both have topping out in the number two spot and a difference of opinion as to what should be on the bottom of our lists. Enjoy! Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
You might not expect the likes of Rob Zombie's Halloween II making our top lists but you still may be surprised what we considered to be the best sequels we watched in the last year. You'll hear a question from Mike about including the Karate Kid from 2010 as a movie in contention for our lists that quickly turns into a rhetorical question that needed not be asked, whether or not we can surprise each other by what ends up on our lists and the one movie that ranks at the top for both of your fearless podcast hosts. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
The gifts keep coming in the new year so we're giving you another Candyman episode from our Patreon, this time from 2021. You'll hear why we realized this should have been an episode on our regular feed all along as this is a direct sequel and not actually a remake, why we are not as enamored with this version as other people seem to be and eventually you'll be able to compare notes on how many ideas at least one of us may have actually borrowed from this movie for our pitch a sequel segment. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
It's a new year and new gift from our Patreon so first up we've got Candyman from 1992! You'll hear why we think so highly of this early 90's gem, our pondering on why Virginia Madsen isn't more of a household name considering her amazing talent and beauty and what we think of the movie's attempt to shift the villain in the final scare of the movie. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
It's time to pop the champagne as we approach a new year because we have a 300th episode celebration to complete by chatting about Rogue One. You'll hear why Mike thinks this is the most successful non-original trilogy movies in the cannon and why Tom thinks it's very good but falls short of the best non-original trilogy movies, which character we both think is the best in Disney era and why we believe the last forty-five minutes of this movie is some of the best Star Wars there has ever been. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Here on The Everything Sequel Podcast we're carefully suiting up with bee suits, gently coaxing the bees to collect all the nearby nectar, being sure that the bees breakdown the nectar into simple sugars followed by inspecting that the bees are flapping their little wings hard enough to dehydrate the nectar, and then subsequently ensuring that the honey is stored into it's hexagon-shaped beeswax honey cells so that it can be ripened into the beautiful Candyman series pitches that we present to you today! Enjoy it at your leisure. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We're slathering ourselves in honey in the hopes of attracting you to listen to our Candyman 3: Day of the Dead episode here on The Everything Sequel Podcast! You'll hear how each of us came to know this was a direct to video film, the uncanny valley qualities of the movie as so many of the characters aren't acting like people that you would actually know or understand and why we think a racist secondary character is who this movie is actually about. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We're trying not to say his name too many times and refusing all offers of honey as we discuss Candyman 2: Farewell to the Flesh on The Everything Sequel Podcast! You'll hear whether or not the previously mentioned title is actually the title of this film, why we think the ideas and themes of this sequel are interesting and worth the watch and musings about the strange turns and choices the film indulges itself in that prevent it from being great but never seem to bother us too, too much. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We're pretty sure we've enacted the curse by saying his name too often but hope the podcast isn't done as we tackle the latest series on The Everything Sequel Podcast. That's right, we're ranking the Candyman series! You'll hear which of the sequels ranks at the top of both of our lists, which movie, by default but not just by default goes to the bottom of our lists and we'll discuss which of these movies was directed by an almost prestige director and which one was directed by someone who's race and gender were a mystery to us until we looked it up. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Our battle for pitching supremacy becomes a battle of numbers as we pitch sequels to the Friday the 13th series! You'll hear exactly how many pitches we come up with which may surprise you and one of us, which of us tries to continue the story of Tommy Jarvis and which of us finds the key to continuing the story of Jason in space, who will call Spaceon. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Mike and Tom agree too much about nearly every aspect of this movie to fight like the titular characters do but are ready to do battle when the subject of one of these killers comes up because we're only chatting about this sequel from the Jason perspective. For now that is. That's right, we're talking Freddy vs. Jason! You'll hear how much we think Jason takes a backseat in this film's story and the name we come up with to refer to the other killer of this movie, our thoughts on the rewriting of mythology for Jason and what we think may have happened between the writing and the filming of that mythology and several thoughts on the non-casting of Kane Hodder as Jason in this sequel. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
It may be true that in space no one can hear you scream but you can definitely hear us laughing as we chat about what may be the only sequel that successfully goes to space, Jason X. You'll also hear our thoughts about the inclusion of David Cronenberg in the movie and what he did for the production, what nineties tv show we start to believe this film drew from and, finally, we'll talk about how many people look down on this sequel, including it's cast and crew, but we think they shouldn't be deriding the film quite so much. This movie is like a secret smart person! Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Let us invade your earholes like a turd worm invading who knows what of Erin Grey as we talk about Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday! You'll hear how highly we think of the first ten minutes of this movie and how much it paints the rest of the film in a corner, numerous thoughts on Kane Hodder and how his wants and needs were filled on the set and in the final minutes of the podcast we talk about the actual agenda for this sequel in it's final minutes of screen time. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We're gearing up for our slow boat ride to New York as we prepare to talk about Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan! You'll hear us chat about how the title of this movie is a broken promise until the final few minutes of the movie but how much we love it when we finally get to Manhattan, what works and what doesn't work about the boat trip from Camp Crystal Lake to New York and musings about what the movie thinks about the horrors of New York including rats, muggers who reside exclusively at the dock and toxic waste. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We're shaking our heads awake and ready to do mind battle as we talk about Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood. You'll hear what we think of one particularly standout performance in this sequel, a chat about the effect the MPAA had on the movie and how it's decisions affect the kills that fans love and what we think of the prolonged use of a maskless Jason. Thanks to our monthly supporters Andrew Pangle Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
It's time to get your telekinesis powers ready, buy your ticket to New York where you'll die and go to hell before rebooting and going to space because we're talking the back half of the Friday the 13th series. You'll hear how we rank the second half of the series in addition to which of these movies we think are good and which are bad and the results are sure to surprise fans of the series. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We've sharpened our pencils and jotted down our ideas because it's time for you to tell us which pitch you like for the Star Wars sequel trilogy! Where would you take Rey and the gang in a new Star Wars movie? Would you have a movie that includes a new government on Coruscant? Do you think Coruscant blew up? Perhaps you would like to see Rey build a new Jedi temple? Or would you rather see something that includes baby Yoda? Also, we know that's not Yoda. To find out which of us did these things, go ahead and listen to this episode! Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We're throwing out our commentary like the Emperor does lightning from his fingers as we wrap up trilogy and the saga by finishing our chat about The Rise of Skywalker! You'll hear us talk about some of our heroes landing on and escaping from the Final Order while Rey chats with her boyfriend on planet Felicity, what works and doesn't work but mostly doesn't work as the heroes battle Exegol and the Emperor and whether or not Chewbacca gives a rats a** about medals. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
You may not have been asking but we're completely fine talking about The Rise of Skywalker on the latest episode of The Everything Sequel Podcast! You'll hear the many problems we have with what we're calling the opening crawl this week (not to be confused with the opening scrawl of last week), a lengthy conversation about the pros and cons of a line like, "somehow Palpatine returned," and whether or not it's wise to make your hero like a drunk friend who is always getting you in trouble. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Mike and Tom are ripping through the last part of this episode like a ship through a dreadnought as we finish talking about The Last Jedi! You'll hear what we think of puppet Yoda as we chat about how stationary the character seems to be, what we think about salt planets and crystal critters and guesswork on whether or not distance has anything to do with dying when you're force projecting. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We're not tossing away our commentary like Luke abandoning his lightsaber because we, once again, have to break this episode into two parts. It's Star Wars people. We can't help it. So here's Part 1 of The Last Jedi! You'll hear what we think of the moment in which Luke tosses his lightsaber away from Rey, the character arcs, swaps, introductions and reversals performed in this sequel and we'll manage to squeeze in what we think about Rey's cave sequence before signing off because we did not save the cave for the next episode. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We just didn't get enough of Star Wars the first time around so here's our Part 2 for The Force Awakens! You'll hear what we think of the sad bucket that is R2-D2 in this movie and why we think the film did R2 dirty, a chat about the ease with which the heroes get plans to Death Star 3 and how that usually is a basis for the entire movie in this series and the push and pull in this sequel between new and legacy characters and how it affects the film and the credits overall. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Mike and Tom are home. The old age home by the time we're done talking about The Force Awakens on The Everything Sequel Podcast! Once again we're tackling the Star Wars series so we'll be breaking up these episodes for you. You'll hear what we like in a movie that follows The New Hope blueprint bit by bit, which performance we just can't figure out and a constant bit of chatter as Mike challenges Tom to let his true feeling for JJ Abrams be known, but Tom may have some surprises for us. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Draw your lightsaber and prepare for battle because Mike and Tom will as they try to rank and declare for the final third of the Skywalker Saga. You'll hear whether or not we have the same movie at the top, you'll also hear if we both put the same sequel at the bottom along with everyone else and whether or not we can pull out our blankets when we declare these movies good or bad. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
The only mystery you'll need to solve is which pitch you like the most as you listen to our Pitch a Sequel episode for the Pink Panther Series on The Everything Sequel Podcast! You'll hear which of us pitches the death of Inspector Clouseau as well as which of us brings back the Phantom, whether or not Mike can avoid Tom's ire once he reveals his title and if it's possible for us to devise new Cato attacks within our pitches. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We have our doomsday device squarely pointed at your earholes because it's time for you to listen to our episode on The Pink Panther Strikes Again! You'll hear what we think about the cold open of this movie which is the first time there's a continuation between films in the series, a conversation about the James Bond parody aspect of the film and a discussion about which of the last two movies contains the most disguises from Clouseau. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
We're lying in wait inside of the freezer to surprise you with our latest episode so take a listen to our chat about The Return of the Pink Panther on The Everything Sequel Podcast! You'll hear what we think of the Cato freezer attack as well as changing Clouseau from a married man to a bachelor who lives at home with a man servant who constantly attacks him, a chat about the tactic of creating two separate story lines that only meet at the very end of the film and whether it's worth it to let Peter Sellers have free reign on creating bits throughout the movie. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
It's time to don your best looking mask and turn evil while listening to the Inspector Clouseau episode on The Everything Sequel Podcast! You'll hear a myriad of reason why the great Alan Arkin can't be great in the titular role of Inspector Clouseau, the number of times we find solid ideas for comic bits that have no follow through and the unforgivable act perpetrated by this movie that proves they just don't understand who Clouseau is as a character. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Don't fall into the fountain laughing as you listen to A Shot in the Dark, the next episode on The Everything Sequel Podcast! You'll hear why we rank this movie so far above the other sequels in the series, what we think of the direction of Blake Edwards and how surprised we are that the Cato attacks start so early in the series. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Don your disguise and put in your earbuds because it's time to listen to our Pink Panther Series ranking on The Everything Sequel Podcast! You'll hear the unquestioned top on both our lists, find out quickly which Kato attack is our favorite in this first batch of sequels and then hear the depths with which we think the worst movie in the front half of the series can sink. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Strap on your seatbelts people because we have a special episode of The Everything Sequel Podcast! Podcaster extraordinaire Tom Taylor from some of the best minute by minute podcasts around including Indiana Jones Minute and Trading Places Minute, has joined us to talk about Cannonball Run II. You'll hear how many of us had actually seen this movie or it's predecessor, chats about how little racing there is in a film about car racing and quizzes and meanderings about who in this film is left over from the original and who is or is not a surrogate. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Strap on your seatbelts people because we have a special episode of The Everything Sequel Podcast! Podcaster extraordinaire Tom Taylor from some of the best minute by minute podcasts around including Indiana Jones Minute and Trading Places Minute, has joined us to talk about Cannonball Run II. You'll hear how many of us had actually seen this movie or it's predecessor, chats about how little racing there is in a film about car racing and quizzes and meanderings about who in this film is left over from the original and who is or is not a surrogate. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Get the wax out of your ear holes because it's time to listen to our Pith a Sequel segment for the Ocean's series. You'll hear which of us has set our movie in Monte Carlo, which of us has created seven sequels for one sequel and you just might find the answer to the question of who is the mysterious Fernando Agosti. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Get your best dress on, fire up your zirconium printer and take a listen to our Ocean's Eight episode! You'll hear why we think the cast of this film is it's greatest strength, the problems we have with the direction as well as the music of this sequel and a disagreement about the effectiveness of James Corden in the role of Rene Russo. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
It's time you threw the dice and listened to this loaded episode on Ocean's Thirteen! You'll hear a discussion on the performance given by Al Pacino that certainly surprised your two hosts as one of the most grounded performances turned in from the veteran actor in years, what we think about retuning back to the casino as our heist location and we'll talk throughout the episode about eliminating almost all women out of the series for this third installment. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
You'll steal our hearts if you listen to our Ocean's Twelve episode to find out why Mike ranks it at the top and Tom ranks it at the bottom of the Ocean's series. You'll hear a back and forth about the good and the bad of this film, a total disagreement about whether the team has joined the Night Fox at the end of this sequel and whether or not it's possible Andy Garcia wrote and recorded a song for this movie's soundtrack. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Roll the dice and play your cards right and it'll be easy to listen to our Ocean's series ranking episode! You'll hear how differently we feel about this set of movies, including the polar opposites we have at the top and bottom of our lists and not to mention which of us blanket states all of these sequels as good and which of us blankets them as bad. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
How do you get people on an island when you're writing a Jurassic Park movie? Or do you even go to an island? These are the questions your hosts needed to ponder in order to pitch sequels to this series. You'll hear which of us tries to create a sequel filled with terror, which of us brings back Alan and Ellie back to the island and, once again, a sidebar about titles and how they work for and against us. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
If you're lost on an island with nothing to do but still have your earbuds the you should by all means listen to our Jurassic Park III episode! On this episode you'll hear why we think this movie is underrated, what we think the missteps are for this movie and that we admit there are more than a few and, finally, you'll hear what we think of the abrupt ending to this sequel. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Run. As fast as you can to your earbuds and listen to Mike and Tom as they discuss The Lost World: Jurassic Park. You'll hear what we think about the backwards title of this sequel, agreements about the particular sloppiness of this film but disagreements about how much it bothers us and a discussion about the entirely made-up Spielberg ending to this movie. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami
Strap into your RV's people because Mike and Tom are ranking the Jurassic Park series! You'll hear where we rank these famously derided sequels and what we find valuable in them, a role reversal on the subject of Steven Spielberg in regards to one of these films and a title change that fizzles out before the episode ends. Thanks to our monthly supporters Nichole Peterson Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami