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Diminished Returns - The Movie Podcast About Sequels, Prequels, Spin-offs and Reboots

A comedy podcast about sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Expect dumb jokes and Scottish accents. Hosted by a comedian (Chris) and an former roadie, (Allen), the show is split between 'franchise' episodes (about a particular film or series of films) and 'non-franchise' episodes where we talk, sequel news, trailers and recommendations.
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Now displaying: November, 2016
Nov 28, 2016

We love Wick, John Wick that is.

 

In between 'proper' episodes (where we delve into a particular film or franchise) we'll be doing bonus episodes where we talk about wider trends in sequel culture, sequel news, new trailers and whatever the hell we like.

In this bonus episode Allen and Chris choose life as we discuss:

 

The new Rambo!

 

Edge Of Tomorrow sequel!

 

Neil Marshall!

 

Charlie Sheen!

 

Our Love Of Keanu Reeves!

 

Trailer Talk!

 

And in our all-new, totally unique, segment: Talking About Trailers, Eh? We talk about specially shot teaser trailers that we love!

 

LINKS

 

TRAILER TALK:

 

John Wick: Chapter 2

 

Ghost In The Shell

 

Trainspotting 2

 

TALKING ABOUT TRAILERS, EH?:

 

Toys

 

Jurassic Park

 

Alien 3

 

and Allen’s hero - Turk 182

 

MISCELLANEOUS:

EPISODE POSTER

Neil Marshall’s Doomsday sequel ideas:

http://www.blumhouse.com/2016/11/14/the-doomsday-sequel-that-could-have-been/

 

Simon Wells: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simon_Wells

 

and whatever the hell this is… Tammy and The T Rex.

 

CONTACT LINKS

Email us at: diminishingpod@gmail.com

Find us at

https://www.facebook.com/DiminishingReturnsPod

https://twitter.com/diminishingpod  (@diminishingpod)

https://diminishingpod.wordpress.com/

https://www.instagram.com/diminishingpod/

YouTube: Diminishing Returns

 

COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS: A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD

 

DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.

 

 

Nov 14, 2016

In this episode Allen and Chris run in a straight line from a crashing space ship, but in this case the crashing space ship is the don’t-call-it-a-prequel-to-Alien-even-though-it’s-a-prequel-to-Alien film Prometheus.

Finally after years of sequels and spin-offs that didn’t quite cut the mustard (with the obvious exception of the James Cameron masterpiece, Aliens) Ridley Scott returns to the universe he created with 1979’s Alien. With a big budget and a great filmmaker at the helm it’s everything Allen and Chris would have wished for…. so why are they so disappointed?

We talk Space jockeys, unscientific scientists, the pseudo science of Chariots Of The Gods, Fassbender O’Toole, Idris Elba’s squeezebox, Charlize Theron’s efficiency, Weyland Corp’s HR Policy and Alien Vs Predator Vs Reason Vs Faith Vs Damon Lindelof.

More like No-metheus, right fellas?

EPISODE POSTER

Remind yourself of the plot here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_(2012_film)

The nutty nonsense of Erich Von Daniken and Chariots Of The Gods (The Carl Sagan quote in the first link is a glorious slam):

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erich_von_Däniken

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chariots_of_the_Gods

and finally the sweet music of Stephen Stills:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMbuJXQCIvo

CONTACT LINKS
Email us at: diminishingpod@gmail.com
Find us at
https://www.facebook.com/DiminishingReturnsPod
https://twitter.com/diminishingpod (@diminishingpod)
https://diminishingpod.wordpress.com/
https://www.instagram.com/diminishingpod/
YouTube: Diminishing Returns (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTkdqFm2OiLVwGhjVHEtaFw_)

DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.

 

Big Davey the android discusses the film Prometheus with his big pal, an Engineer.

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