Was That Really Necessary?

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A look at Hollywood's obsession with remakes, reboots, sequels, and prequels.

Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon


    • Mar 29, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 1h 3m AVG DURATION
    • 19 EPISODES


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    19 - Putting the FUN in FUNeral

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 61:17


    Why was Peter Dinklage the only person to appear in both movies? Why did Frank Oz direct a British film? Listen, we can't answer either of these questions, but you can hear us try!

    19 - Die Ubermensch

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2021 67:42


    Take one part cheesy, technicolor superhero, mix in a healthy dose of dreary color palette, add a dash of Brando and a hint of Crowe, what do you have? Two very different Supermen.

    18 - Kung Fu - The Karate Kid Journey

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 24, 2021 62:00


    Wait, is it Kung Fu or Karate? You know what, who cares? Will Smith tries to make his son a star by remaking a beloved 80s flick and taking all the fun out of it.

    17 - Mum(my)'s The Word

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 27, 2021 65:35


    Remember when Brendan Fraser was awesome? Well, he never stopped, but Tom Cruise did. And it was during the new Mummy movie. We can tell you exactly when it happened. And will.

    15 - To Catch a Predator(s)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2020 69:58


    Arnie took on a crazy alien once. Did you know Adrien Brody did too? Let's dive in and see what happens when you reboot a beloved action flick like we've never done before (except those other times).

    14 - A New Dawn, A New Dead

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2020 56:21


    Did you guys know there's a pandemic? Well, inspired by that (and the fact we waited too long for Xmas movies), we dove into Dawn of the Dead to see what the apocalypse would look like if mindless zombies took over. It's... not far off.

    13 - I Broke My Point

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 20, 2019 59:39


    Keanu Reeves? Patrick Swayze? What could go wrong? Well, a remake, for one.

    12 - Dead or Alive, You're Listening to Me

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 21, 2019 64:36


    Can anyone save Detroit in the future? How about in the present? Was a weird Dutch director really the best choice for a robotic police officer movie?

    11 - Not Even Supposed To Be Here Today

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2019 52:10


    There are a bunch of savages in this town and they think that Clerks didn't need a sequel. But Kevin Smith disagreed and went back to the Quick Stop for our look this week at Clerks and Clerks 2!

    10 - Die the Hardest

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 15, 2019 54:55


    Remember when Bruce Willis cared about his roles? Remember when Justin Long was cool? Neither do we, but we took a look at Die Hard and Live Free or Die Hard for this one, give a listen!

    9 - Freakiest of Fridays

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2019 51:19


    Take a look at the Disney classi... errr, Disney movie Freaky Friday and the remake of the same name.

    8 - Pee Wee's Big... Something

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2019 63:02


    I know you are, but what am I? Buckle up for a couple of weird road trips with everyone's favorite Man-Child!

    7 - Look Out, Here Comes the Spiders-Man

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2019 73:17


    The fight of the century: Maguire vs Garfield! Who will win in the fight of wieners that played Peter Parker? Tom Holland, that's who.

    movies marvel spider man reboot garfield maguire peter parker tom holland
    6 - Gotta Fever and the Only Cure is More Cabin

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2019 53:36


    I made Paul suffer through the Cabins Fever with me and as it turns out, I suffered right there with him.

    5 - When is it not Morphing Time?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2019 63:18


    Did we really need an update to the Mighty Morphing Power Rangers? And did it need to have a Breaking Bad crossover element?

    4 - Mad Max: Fury Roast

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2019 55:13


    George Miller took a break from directing Mad Max movies to make the Babe and Happy feet franchises. Was he ready to dive back into post-apocalyptic Australia?

    3 - They Shot a Ghost in the Dick

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 59:33


    We watched both Ghostbusters and we ain't afraid of no ghost... Paul Feig scares us a bit though.

    2 - Welcome to the Bungle

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 13, 2019 87:11


    Kevin Hart was in a movie and wasn't the most annoying pop culture figure. That may be the most interesting thing to say about it.

    1 - Feeling Dreddful

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2019 79:54


    Karl Urban rules, Stallone drools. Or maybe not? After watching these movies, I'm not sure I even know what is real anymore.

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