239 episodes

Brothers/cinephiles Dan and Jon explore Hollywood’s trend of reviving franchises with long-awaited sequels, prequels, spin-offs, remakes, and/or reboots. On each episode, they talk through a film or franchise and imagine how it could be revisited.
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Ruined Childhoods Dan Wiener & Jon Richardson

    • TV & Film

Brothers/cinephiles Dan and Jon explore Hollywood’s trend of reviving franchises with long-awaited sequels, prequels, spin-offs, remakes, and/or reboots. On each episode, they talk through a film or franchise and imagine how it could be revisited.
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    The Goonies (1985)

    The Goonies (1985)

    HEY YOU GUYS! It's finally time for Dan and Jon to talk about The Goonies, the Richard Donner classic and share how they would bring back this adventure classic in 2024.
    Next episode: Witness (1985) • Pennsylvania
    See what native tribes reside or resided in what is now known as Oregon
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    • 1 hr 29 min
    Near Dark (1987)

    Near Dark (1987)

    Oklahoma cowboys may be a dime a dozen, but ones that are eternal and nocturnal? Katheryn Bigelow's Near Dark covers that territory with what may be the only vampire western. The film features an amazing cast (Bill Paxton, Lance Henriksen, Jenette Goldstein) and score (Tangerine Dream), and Dan and Jon have some thoughts on how it could be properly brought back.
    Next episode: The Goonies (1985) • Oregon
    See what native tribes reside or resided in what is now known as Oklahoma
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    • 1 hr 14 min
    Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)

    Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990)

    The town of Clyde, OH may be real, but this story that takes place there is too strange to be true. On this episode, Dan and Jon celebrate Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael, the tale of a quirky teenage adoptee imagining a better life with the celebrity she believes is her biological mother. The cast features Winona Ryder and Jeff Daniels.
    Next episode: Near Dark (1987) • Oklahoma
    See what native tribes reside or resided in what is now known as Ohio
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    • 54 min
    Leprechaun (1993)

    Leprechaun (1993)

    Hold onto your gis because we're in North Carolina talking about the 2006 cult classic, The Foot Fist Way! This film stars Danny McBride, Ben Best, Jody Hill, and Mary Jane Bostic and showed the world the yin to The Karate Kid's yang. Also, Dan and Jon consider new ways to bring back the movie's characters and extend its legacy.
    Next episode: Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael (1990) • Ohio
    See what native tribes reside or resided in what is now known as North Dakota
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    • 1 hr 10 min
    The Foot Fist Way (2006)

    The Foot Fist Way (2006)

    Hold onto your gis because we're in North Carolina talking about the 2006 cult classic, The Foot Fist Way! This film stars Danny McBride, Ben Best, Jody Hill, and Mary Jane Bostic and showed the world the yin to The Karate Kid's yang. Also, Dan and Jon consider new ways to bring back the movie's characters and extend its legacy.
    Next episode: Leprechaun (1993) • North Dakota
    See what native tribes reside or resided in what is now known as North Carolina
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    • 49 min
    Dirty Dancing (1987)

    Dirty Dancing (1987)

    Dan and Jon have the TIME OF THEIR LIVES talking about the 1987 independent classic, Dirty Dancing. Dan and Jon share information about the film's production, the happy accidents that made the movie work, and their own personal experiences vacationing in the Catskills.
    Next episode: The Foot Fist Way (2006) • North Carolina
    See what native tribes reside or resided in what is now known as New York
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    • 1 hr 25 min

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