Sequels 2: Rise of the Franchise

That'll do, George (and Chris Noonan). The sheep pig is back for another sequel, a couple decades late. After the farm, and the city, where does Babe go? What Christ-like allegory will be embraced by pig Jesus? What Rugrats alum will voice the titular role? How do we get James Cromwell his Oscar? Join Ian, Sam, and Spencer, and special guest, Russell Katz (Car World), as we channel the heart and w...

2009 was a long time ago. We're revisiting "The Hangover", a movie franchise that seemed acceptable at the time. If you dare, join the wolf pack of Ian, Sam, Spencer, and special guest Jimmy Cork (Hangover historian) as we unpack this insanely popular franchise, with actors that became insanely popular as a result, all from a premise that completely burned out within five years. Find out what happ...

“I’m an oil man, kemosabe.” From the team that brought you Pirates of the Caribbean, comes a failed franchise that dares to ask all of the wrong questions: What if we adapt an IP that no one in the modern era cares about? What if we make it kind of magic? What if Johnny Depp? Here at Sequels 2, we will somehow find a good answer to all these questions. Join Ian, Sam, and Spencer as we explore magi...

Oh, Gabriel! Pack your steampunk crossbow and your incredibly long swinging ropes, because we're traveling to what may or may not be the far side of Romania, to deliver a perfect Van Helsing sequel. Join the coven of Dracula's brides, Ian, Sam, and Spencer, with returning guest, Kyle Deming, as we develop a murder mystery that mashes many franchises into one cohesive gooey sack of a sequel, with S...

Start your engines, my half-life war boys, for Valhalla awaits. In this box office wasteland, a group of writers have escaped their studio exec captor, unshackled their chastity cages, and sailed off in a war rig full of gas, guns, and milk. Listen to Ian, Sam, Spencer, and guest, Charlie Martin, as they embark on their odyssey to create another perfect entry in George Miller's franchise that is n...

Remember when Days of Future Past un-killed everyone who died in The Last Stand? Remember when they remade the Dark Phoenix Saga with Jessica Chastain as an alien? Neither do we. Special guest David Fu joins our school of questionably-gifted purported-youngsters this week and class is in session! So un-velcro your pants, crack open a frosty glass bottle of Dr. Pepper, and enjoy.  Follow David: htt...

"Uh-oh." –Peter Jackson  The hobbits have destroyed the ring of power, but they were, all of them, deceived, for yet another ring was made: a toe ring. Join the writers' fellowship, with Ian, Sam, Spencer, and returning guest, Jack De Sanz, as we go there and back again, again. Straight from elf heaven, Frodo and Gandalf come back to a scoured Shire, clean up the crime, and solve a murder mystery...

We couldn't wait six more months to release this episode, so Halloween comes early this year. Join David Gordon Green and Danny McBride's spooky ghost writers, Ian, Sam, Spencer, and special guest, Austin Harris, as we retcon almost every Halloween movie, and try to decide if Michael Myers should be a ghost, a samurai, an Irish Illuminati robot, Mike Meyers, Donald Trump, or a good guy. There will...

War! What is it good for? (For)Tune in to find out.  Follow Sequels 2:  https://twitter.com/Sequels2Pod https://www.instagram.com/sequels2pod/   Follow Abington CAM:  https://www.abingtoncam.tv/ https://acampodcastnetwork.podbean.com/

When there's something strange, playing in a theater near you, it may be today's perfect sequel. Finally, three white nerd-man-babies are discussing the disgusting disaster that was...the internet's reaction to Ghostbusters (2016): Answer the Call. Also, we're picking up the phone and answering Paul Feig and Katie Dippold's call for more busting. Join the loosely supervised and mostly improvised w...

A long time ago, in a galaxy far far away, Sequels 2: Rise of the Franchise, the podcast promising perfect sequels, released its first episode.  For our one year anniversary, we're diving into the OG IP, Star Wars, or rather, the short-lived spinoff IP: A Star Wars Story. Join the crew of Ian, Sam, and Spencer in the ultimate hive of scum and villainy, as they discuss the big questions: Where...

"I musn't run aca-way" cries Beca the Bella from inside her musical mech/mother. Somehow, the Barden Bellas have returned, ascended, and colonized Mars. Much like Beca's mixes on her 2011 Macbook, we have created a confounding mashup of Pitch Perfect, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Arrival, Killers of the Flower Moon, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, insurance commercials, and a Christopher Guest moc...

Pop quiz, hotshot: you have a pedal barge carrying a bachelorette party to the Grand Ole Opry, with three cop boyfriends and a Tuneman in tow. What do you do? Join this deadly vehicle with Ian, Sam, Spencer, and special guest, Alice Murphy, as we give Jan De Bont the sequel he never got to make, give Keanu and Sandra another chance at love, and give Garth Brooks a piece of our mind.  Follow Sequel...

Well, we finally did it: we made an episode longer than the film we're discussing. All it took was some fowl play. Our coop is joined this week by charming stranger and kids' TV writer Lindsey Owen to discuss cloacas, sapphic socialism, and Burger King tie-in toys. These chickens are not particularly organized. Follow Lindsey: https://www.instagram.com/lindsmurphowen/ Follow Sequels 2: https://twi...

You know what they say: the family that Race Wars together, barbecues together. So turn up the volume and the Nos with Ian Deming, Sam Purdell, Spencer Sapienza and our enemy (who will we soon convert to a friend), Ananda Ossanai. We discuss watching these films in Brazil, LA public transit, and culturally appropriative hairdos. Then we all go to Heaven. Rate, review, subscribe! Follow us: https:/...

One day, one night, roughly 56 actors. We're creating the perfect sequel to Garry Marshall's holiday trilogy of "Valentine's Day", "New Years' Eve", and "Mother's Day". Join writer's room/polycule Ian, Sam, Spencer and special guest Erik Scott as we find a holiday, find a city, find a massive cast of actors and former mayors, and let all of these people find love (actually!)  Follow Erik on Instag...

Shortly after the release of our "Kung Fu Panda 4: Po Is Afraid", the trailer for the newest canonical Kung Fu Panda was released. In this bonus episode, the Sequels 2 gang watches the trailer, provides a compare and contrast with Po Is Afraid, and looks into the novelization of KFP. Skadoosh!

Merry Christmas ya filthy animals! Tis the season for holiday sequels, and Home Alone demands another entry. Help set traps with Ian, Sam, Spencer, and special guest, Jack DeSanz, as we place adult Kevin McCalister in D.C. as the last line of defence for America on January 6th. What political traps will his opponents fall to? Will Donald Trump give directions to Kevin again? Will the wet and or st...

Skadoosh! Even though Kung Fu Panda 4 is in production, we went ahead and wrote a sequel anyway. Join the Furious Writers, Ian, Sam, and Spencer, with special guest Jesse Jae Hoon, as we figure out what kung fu lesson Po must master after he loses the jade palace, Dustin Hoffman loses his job, and everyone loses their mom. No inner peace for our heroes in this one. Though perhaps they may find sol...

Get on your bikes and ride to the haunted Herman House, because this week, the writer's room of Ian, Sam and Spencer (with return guest Emi Schaufeld) is making a spooky sequel so scary, it would make Tim Burton's eyes pop out like the ghost of Large Marge. Find out what happens after Pee-wee Herman escapes prison, avenges his family's death, builds the perfect Rube Goldberg machine, and finds lov...

Muahaha, welcome to Squeal-quels Boo, where we love to revive dead things. Climb aboard a TikTok wet-vac and fly with us to Salem, Massachusetts, known for its magick and Walgreens. Our coven is joined by Sean Rivas, a member of the 2023 Disney General Entertainment Writing Program. We complete the Hocus Pocus trilogy with a film that's a lot sexier and a lot more about regional differences betwee...

Nearly seven months after recording what is bizarrely their most popular episode, the boys see The Exorcist: Believer and stack it up against their own sequel. Let the smoke fight begin.

What's the buzz, Chicago? This week, we are adding a sweet sequel entry to the Candyman series. Join writers and gentrifiers, Ian, Sam, and Spencer, as we tear down Cabrini-Green and build an amusement park. So sit back in your seat at Wrigley Field, chow down on some deep dish pizza and malort, and enjoy a conversation about systemic racism and bee puns. Bee my victim.  Follow us on Twitter: http...

"Let their blood rain from the sky!" A quote from Jeremy Irons in "Dungeons & Dragons", or a threat from Hasbro executives upon hearing our pitch for a the greatest campaign? This week, in addition to our perfect sequel, we talked with Topper Lilien, writer of 2000's "Dungeons & Dragons" movie. Join the all bard party of Ian, Sam, and Spencer, as they fill character sheets, maximize their...

How long can one truly party on? Alice Cooper is calling to raise taxes on the 1%, Aerosmith will tour forever, and SNL is producing movies left and right. NOT! This week, Ian, Sam and Spencer are bowing and whimpering to their guest Jason Klamm, author of the new book "We're Not Worthy: How '90s Sketch TV Changed the Face of Comedy". Tune in to Cable 10 Aurora as they Bohemian-ly Rhapsodize about...