Sequels 2: Rise of the Franchise

Written by: Ian Deming Sam Purdell and Spencer Sapienza
  • Summary

  • Somehow Shrek returned. In Sequels 2: Rise of the Franchise, three intrepid writers get their big Hollywood break the only way you can these days—reviving stagnant IP. Join Ian, Sam & Spencer every other week as they oversaturate 2 markets simultaneously with reboots of everything from Alien to Zoolander.
    Ian Deming, Sam Purdell and Spencer Sapienza
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Episodes
  • Valérian and Laureline and the City of a Thousand and One Planets
    Jan 29 2025

    In 2017, Luc Besson made an ill-advised attempt to adapt a sci-fi graphic novel (most of Luc Besson's choices are ill-advised). We've returned to give justice to Rihanna, and exact vengeance on Dane Dehaan. Is this Star Wars? Is this the Fifth Element? Is this Twilight Imperium? Is this anything? Nope. Join the trio of short, long-snouted podcast bros, Ian, Sam, and Spencer, as we discuss David Bowie, Herbie Hancock, the purpose of exposition, and the crimes of the French. As Valerian says to David Bowie: "I want only your name on my playlist."


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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Yojiiimbo: A Fistful of Jade
    Jan 15 2025

    Finally, we get to watch good movies. We're making another sequel to the Akira Kurasawa duology of Yojimbo and Sanjuro. New town, new mulberry field, same curmudgeonly yet honorable ronin who is still 30 years old. What will the dog carry into town? What westerns and Star Wars films will this inspire? And what townsperson is actually secretly a robot. Join the writers room of Ian, Sam, and Spencer as we try to discover the secret of Toshiro Mifune's itchy beard.


    Why haven't you been following us on social media? Are you tired of being stupid yet?

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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • 48 Hrs. × 3 = 144 Hrs. (With Christopher Reed Brown)
    Jan 1 2025

    Happy new year! In this installment of Sequels 2, we're going back to the origins of the buddy cop genre with 48 Hrs. (not "Hours"). Join foul-mouthed detectives Ian, Sam, and Spencer, along with special guest, Christopher Reed Brown, as we figure out how "Sexist Man of the Year" is decided, what Eddie Murphy characters will make a special appearance in this sequel, and where "Roxanne" fits into all of this. We're sending out 2024 with a bang, in that we will also be exploding a car.


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    1 hr and 25 mins

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