Now Playing Podcast Presents: The Saw Retrospective Series

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How many times can you say “game over” before it actually means something? Now Playing Podcast locks itself in a room with the entire Saw franchise, from James Wan’s scrappy 2004 indie shocker to the increasingly elaborate sequels, spin-offs, and legacy continuations that kept Jigsaw’s work alive long after he was six feet under. Twisted traps. Moral lectures. Soap-opera plotting disguised as torture porn. As the timeline bends over backward to connect every apprentice and every flashback, does the series get sharper with age or just more convoluted? Join the Now Playing Podcast hosts as they follow every key, every tape recorder, and every reverse bear trap to decide which chapters are killer and which should have been left for dead.

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The hosts of Now Playing Podcast dive deep into every franchise from Bond, DC and Marvel to Mad Max, Andromeda Strain to Wolverine, breaking down each film with sharp insight, behind-the-scenes stories, and a lot of humor. If a movie has a sequel (or three), we’ve probably reviewed it with real research, real opinions, and zero patience for bad movies.

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11/14/2011

SillyLooBird

Very good and funny podcast for an awesome movie series. The girl's fake slurring drunk voice gets a little annoying by the Saw VI episode. Other then that it's a very well informed and entertaining listen. Fingers crossed for Saw VIII :)
A guilty pleasure series

10/19/2011

JSR_kfriem

Do you want to play a podcast? I've been a fan of the "Saw" series from the beginning. They're not good films, but they were my annual guilty pleasure indulgence. While I may be more forgiving of the flaws in this series than the hosts are, they're not wrong! And they certainly are almost always entertaining.
Saw reviews

05/05/2011

NancyAnnMatthews

I just happen to love this series, even if Saw 3D didnt give us what we want. Thanks to whoever did the hello zepp= Costas Manylor connection, that got stuck in my head.I love Costas and yes, I do have an obbsession for him lol. But this is a good series and podcast reviews. Thank you. I would love to be apart of this ;)
Cool

04/05/2011

Nickdawg96

I like your reviews! They're Great! In The Saw-3D Review, you say we never find out what was in the Amanda Letter. We Found out in the Saw VI TWIST!!!!! Had to say that. :) Great Channel

How many times can you say “game over” before it actually means something? Now Playing Podcast locks itself in a room with the entire Saw franchise, from James Wan’s scrappy 2004 indie shocker to the increasingly elaborate sequels, spin-offs, and legacy continuations that kept Jigsaw’s work alive long after he was six feet under. Twisted traps. Moral lectures. Soap-opera plotting disguised as torture porn. As the timeline bends over backward to connect every apprentice and every flashback, does the series get sharper with age or just more convoluted? Join the Now Playing Podcast hosts as they follow every key, every tape recorder, and every reverse bear trap to decide which chapters are killer and which should have been left for dead.