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The Everything Sequel Podcast

Michael Shantz & Tom Steward
The Everything Sequel podcast is dedicated to discussing the most difficult of movies to get right, the sequel. Follow the adventures of movie lovers Michael Shantz & Tom Steward.
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Episodes

Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home

Listen as Mike and Tom discuss the 1986 sequel Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home. You'll hear our admiration for the comedy in this film, several instances in which the actors are performing amazing improvisation and discussions about how Leonard Nimoy settles in as a great director for the series. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Sep 12, 20221 hr 44 minEp. 177

Star Trek III: The Search for Spock

Listen as Mike and Tom discuss the 1984 sequel Star Trek III: The Search for Spock. You'll hear why we like this sequel more than the fanbase does, what we think of Leonard Nimoy as a director and musings on actor changes, additions and deletions for this third outing for the series. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Sep 07, 20221 hr 40 minEp. 175

Project 1982's 13th installment - The Oscar Bait Episode: Part 2

The Everything Sequel Podcast presents Project 1982! Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the Best Picture nominees from 1982. You'll hear if we think the Academy got it right with Gandhi, if there's another movie we love and if there's any film that was overlooked in this incredible year for movies. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Sep 07, 20221 hr 3 minEp. 176

Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn

Listen as Mike and Tom discuss the 1982 sequel Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn. You'll hear what infuriated Tom when Mike had previously talked about this movie and if he can make amends, why we think this is such a great movie, sequel and Star Trek film and what, if anything, we have against this film. Are you ready to try the Kobayashi Maru? Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Sep 02, 20221 hr 40 minEp. 174

Project 1982's 12th Installment - The Oscar Bait Episode

The Everything Sequel Podcast presents Project 1982! Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the Oscar bait movies of 1982. You'll hear the nominees for the major categories and whether or not we think they got the winners right, discussions about our personal favorites for each category and if there were any omissions the academy made when giving out the nominations. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Aug 31, 20221 hr 5 minEp. 173

Star Trek Series Ranking

Listen as Mike and Tom rank and declare for the original Star Trek series. You'll hear whether or not your hosts have the same movie at the top of their lists, a discussion of fandom for the series and its influence on how some of the sequels are viewed and if we think any of these sequels are actually bad. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Aug 29, 20221 hr 13 minEp. 172

Project 1982's Eleventh Installment: The Best Buddies Episode (Including 48 HRS. & The Toy)

The Everything Sequel Podcast presents Project 1982! Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the buddy movies of 1982 including 48 HRS and The Toy. You'll hear discussions about just how much these movies are deeply problematic and why, which of the movies is the greater offender and if either of the movies still has something to offer today. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Aug 24, 20221 hr 12 minEp. 171

The 1997 Single Sequels Pitch a Sequel

Listen as Mike and Tom pitch sequels to one or all of the sequels from 1997. You'll hear which of us came up with half a pitch for the Speed franchise, who pitches for the Mortal Kombat series and who pitches for a sequel to An American Werewolf in London but not An American Werewolf in Paris. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Aug 19, 202238 minEp. 170

Project 1982's Tenth Installment: The Kids Are (Probably) Alright Episode (Including The Dark Crystal & The Secret of Nimh)

The Everything Sequel Podcast presents Project 1982! Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the children's movies of 1982 including The Dark Crystal and The Secret of Nimh. You'll hear how impressed we were by these movies and how well they hold up, discussions about the directors of these movies and what they think children can handle in entertainment and how nostalgic we feel about the kinds of animation and puppetry used oh so long ago. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Da...

Aug 17, 202254 minEp. 169

An American Werewolf in Paris

Listen as Mike and Tom discuss the 1997 sequel An American Werewolf in Paris. You'll hear exactly how little we think of this movie, how much we question the competence of everyone involved in making the film, what we think of the special effects and pondering about how many British people live in Paris. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Aug 15, 20221 hr 16 minEp. 168

Project 1982's Ninth Installment: The They're Here Episode: Part 2 (Including Friday the 13th: Part 3 3D, Cat People, Creepshow, Halloween III: Season of the Witch and Swamp Thing)

The Everything Sequel Podcast presents Project 1982. Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the schlock of 1982 with five separate horror movies. You'll hear them discuss Friday the 13th: Part 3 3D, Cat People, Creeepshow, Halloween III and Swamp Thing, the two different ways in which they decide to rank these movies and how Matt has not at all come around to thinking Halloween III is a good movie. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich E...

Aug 10, 20221 hr 5 minEp. 167

Speed 2: Cruise Control

Listen as Mike and Tom discuss the 1997 sequel Speed 2: Cruise Control. You'll hear which part makes Tom stand up and applaud during this movie, whether or not this movie thinks it's a rom-com, an action adventure, or both and why and if Mike can turn around from his first viewing of this movie in '97 to a more agreeable stance with the movie like Tom. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Aug 10, 20221 hr 32 minEp. 166

Mortal Kombat: Annihalation

Listen as Mike and Tom discuss the 1997 sequel Mortal Kombat: Annihilation. You'll hear discussions about how the combat in Kombat is mostly just flips with no contact, why Mike finds this and all the terrible CGI so charming and how surprised we are at how much walking in actual foreign countries this sequel contains. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Aug 05, 20221 hr 21 minEp. 165

The 1982 Project's Eighth Installment - The They're Here Episode: Part 1 (The Thing and Poltergeist)

The Everything Sequel Podcast presents The 1982 Project! Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the prestige horror movies from 1982 including The Thing and Poltergeist. You'll hear which of us is unimpressed with The Thing, how much we like Poltergeist and were surprised by it on a rewatch and discussions about these prestige horror movies before we get into the schlock of horror next week. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward L...

Aug 03, 20221 hr 2 minEp. 164

The 1997 Single Sequels Ranking

Listen as Mike and Tom rank and declare for the 1997 single sequels. You'll hear guesswork as to how many of these movies were seen in the theater or before the podcast for your fearless hosts, whether or not we have the same movie at the top of our lists and discussions about exactly how bad these three franchise killing movies are. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Aug 01, 20221 hrEp. 162

The 1982 Project's Seventh Installment - The Future Not So Bright Episode (Blade Runner, The Road Warrior and Tron)

The Everything Sequel Podcast presents The 1982 Project! Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the movies with a not so bright future from 1982. You'll hear them discuss Blade Runner, The Road Warrior and Tron, hear which of us had never seen the original Tron and if these movies still hold up today. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Jul 27, 20221 hr 1 minEp. 163

Dirty Harry Series Pitch a Sequel

Listen as Mike and Tom pitch sequels to the Dirty Harry series. You'll hear which of us pitches a sequel for a really old Clint Eastwood and witch of us pitches a sequel for an extremely old Clint Eastwood, whether or not Mike can come up with a title that Tom doesn't hate and if one of us can manage to wedge the podcast world into their pitch. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Jul 22, 202248 minEp. 161

The 1982 Project's Sixth Installment: The O Brothel Where Art Thou Episode (Including The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas, Porky's and Night Shift)

The Everything Sequel Podcast presents an all new podcast for your ear holes! Listen to the 1982 Project! This week, listen as Mike and Matt discuss all the brothel movies from 1982. You'll hear speculation as to why brothel movies were so big in this year, which of the three movies they think still holds up and which of the three holds up the least. Travel back in time with us to a place and time where you could put the word Whorehouse in the title of your movie! Thanks to our monthly supporter...

Jul 20, 202255 minEp. 160

The Dead Pool

Listen as Mike and Tom discuss the 1988 sequel The Dead Pool. You'll hear that this is a Dirty Harry sequel and has nothing to do with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, our thoughts on the last sequel in the franchise, our recognition that this is not a good film and our exclamations that the absurdity of the movie is still quite easy and fun to watch. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Jul 18, 20221 hr 30 minEp. 159

The 1982 Project's Fifth Installment - The Men in Dresses Episode (Tootsie, The World According to Garp and Victor Victoria)

The Everything Sequel Podcast presents a new episode of the 1982 Project! Listen as Mike and Matt discuss the men in dresses movies from 1982. You'll hear them talk about Tootsie, The World According to Garp and Victor Victoria, which of these films they think holds up the best and which doesn't hold up much at all for them and discussions about what exactly makes a man in a dress automatically funny in 1982. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss...

Jul 13, 20221 hrEp. 158

Sudden Impact

Listen as Mike and Tom discuss the 1983 sequel Sudden Impact. You'll hear discussions about how the fourth movie in the series manages to deliver one of the most iconic lines for the Dirty Harry character, how Clint Eastwood manages to fit several genres into this one movie, and which parts we love, which parts we don't and which parts we tolerate in this perhaps uneven but still good film. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Ed...

Jul 13, 20221 hr 28 minEp. 157

The Enforcer

Listen as Mike and Tom discuss the 1976 sequel The Enforcer. You'll hear their disagreements over the gender politics of this movie, how much they admire all the performances in the film, and how this sequel strolls down the memory lane of San Francisco land marks. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Jul 06, 20221 hr 22 minEp. 155

The 1982 Project's Fourth Installment - The Macho Grande Episode: Part 2 (Conan the Barbarian, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn and Death Wish II)

Listen as The Everything Sequel Podcast presents the new podcast The 1982 Project. This week, hosts Michael Shantz and Matthew Aldrich discuss three more macho movies from 1982. You'll hear them discuss Conan the Barbarian, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Kahn and Death Wish II. You'll find out which of these three movies they like the least, the nice things they have to say about Ricardo Montalban and his performance as Kahn and what works and doesn't work in Conan the Barbarian. Thanks to our month...

Jul 06, 202252 minEp. 156

Magnum Force

Listen as Mike and Tom discuss the 1973 Dirty Harry sequel Magnum Force. You'll hear why both hosts find this sequel at the top of their lists for the series, discussions as to how enamored we are with the direction of Ted Post, and an acknowledgement of the deep bench of character actors working in this film. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Jul 01, 20221 hr 28 minEp. 154

The 1982 Project's Third Installment - The Macho Grande Episode: Part 1 (Rocky III & First Blood)

This is the second to last episode of this podcast you'll find on The Everything Sequel feed. After that you can find us wherever you get your podcasts by searching for The 1982 Project! This week your hosts Michael Shantz and Matthew Aldrich discuss The Macho Grande movies. You'll hear Part 1 as they discuss the Stallone films Rocky III and First Blood. Listen for which host has a major problem with Rocky III, whether or not we think First Blood is still a good movie, and how much salt is requi...

Jun 30, 202243 minEp. 153

The Dirty Harry Series Ranking

Listen as Mike and Tom rank and declare for the Dirty Harry series. You'll hear if they have the same movie at the top of their list, which of the movies they fundamentally disagree on, and the one movie they both think should be at the bottom of the list. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Jun 27, 20221 hr 20 minEp. 150

The 1982 Project Introduction

If you're a fan of the Everything Sequel Podcast then you know co-host Michael Shantz has teamed with guest Matthew Aldrich for a new adventure in which they look at the movies from 1982. You'll hear the first two episodes on our feed but can find all our episodes at The 1982 Project. This first episode we introduce ourselves and the podcast so listen and enjoy! Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Jun 22, 202211 minEp. 151

The 1982 Project Coming of Age Episode

Listen as Michael Shantz and Matt Aldrich tackle the coming of age films from 1982. You'll hear what they have to say about Fast Times at Ridgemont High, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, and Diner, which of the movies you can still watch guilt free and which of them were surprisingly problematic. You can find our episodes by searching for The 1982 Project so go ahead and do that. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford He...

Jun 22, 202239 minEp. 152

Poltergeist Pitch a Sequel (With Special Guest, Screenwriter, Matthew Aldrich)

Listen as Mike and Tom are joined by screenwriter Matthew Aldrich to pitch sequels to the Poltergeist series. You'll hear which of us found it was easy to craft a pitch once they gave up, who picks suburbia, who picks a farm, and who picks Chicago to set their stories in, and how many of the pitches involve Tom Skerritt. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather Sahami...

Jun 20, 20221 hrEp. 149

Poltergeist III (With Special Guest, Screenwriter Matthew Aldrich)

Listen to Mike and Tom discuss the 1988 sequel with Poltergeist III with special guest, screenwriter Matthew Aldrich, the co-writer of Coco. We discuss the myriad of things wrong with this sequel, why there are still the bones of an okay horror movie here, and the sad and disappointing manner in which this final sequel treats the actors who had passed away in real life. Thanks to our monthly supporters Matt and Vicki S Kate Lampe Daniel Prudhoe Steve Weiss Matthew Aldrich Edward Lankford Heather...

Jun 15, 20221 hr 51 minEp. 148
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