Allen and Chris get festive with our seasonal special....
It’s Christmas time -we hope you had a happy holiday, however you spent it. In this episode we discuss
-Our top 10 films of the year
-Our disappointing sequels of the year
-And our Xmas film favourites!
Thanks to everyone that’s joined us over the last year. We have some exciting episodes planned for 2018, including a Shane Black classic, some kinky romance and for our 50th episode we are going to treat ourselves….so don’t forget to subscribe wherever you get your podcasts so you don’t miss an episode .
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DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.
With The Last Jedi being released today, Allen and Chris look at JJ Abrams’ soft reboot of the biggest franchise in Sci-Fi
We’d lived through the prequels, old hope had died, but Disney had bought Lucasfilm and that meant a new trilogy of sequels, starting with JJ Abrams’ Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and it had Princess Leia, Han Solo, Chewbacca and Luke Skywalker back. Could it live up to expectations? Was this just an exercise in fan service? And why does Harrison Ford look so engaged in this film?
In this episode we discuss
-Scottish Star Wars characters
-Who do the First Order Remind us of?
-Is Rey a Mary Sue?
-Young gifted and black (Stormtroopers)
-Camp German Commandants
-How do the new kids on the star destroyer (Kylo Ren, Finn, Poe Dameron, and Rey) fare?
-and friend of the show, Judy Frary gives us a run down of the plot of the original Star Wars films. The only issue? She hasn’t seen any of them.
Remind yourself of the film here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Wars:_The_Force_Awakens
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DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.
Not our Star Wars: The Force Awakens episode, which due to some production delays will be out later this week. Apologies.
Chris hastily recorded this mini-ep on his phone, in his bed, hungover. So it doesn't have the ususal wall-of-sound production values that you've come to expect. But you can now imagine him in his bed. So that should more than make up for it.
Anyway The Force Awakens is our next episode (episode 41). Make sure you have subscribed so you get it as soon as it drops.
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Allen and Chris give thanks and talk trailers
In between 'franchise' episodes (where we delve into a particular film or series of films) 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 episode:
We go ga-ga for Goggins
Crow reboot casting
The surprise box office hit we all forgot about
Where do we draw the line for comebacks?
Trailer Talk
Brad Bird films, adorable? Or worrying?
And an in-depth recounting of the Harry Potter franchise.
Trailer Talk
Incredibles 2 Teaser
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJDMWVZta3M
Black Panther
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjDjIWPwcPU
Daddy’s Home 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yyW_EX7iRW0
Band Moms 2: A Bad Moms Christmas
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQPr0sCjau0
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COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS: STAR WARS – The Force Awakens
DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.
To celebrate it’s 30th anniversary Allen and Chris take a break from pushing pencils to talk Predator and it’s sequel, Predator 2...
Arnold Schwarzenegger classic Predator was released 30 years ago. Despite lukewarm reviews it’s now regarded as an action/sci-fi classic. It’s 1990 Danny Glover starring sequel, less so. But how do they both hold up?
In this episode...
Rippling biceps
Political futures
Arnie’s body
Jesse The Body Ventura and was it acceptable in the 80s?
Bill Duke
Shane Black (of course)
Sonny Landham and his bodyguard
Jean Claude Van Damme Vs Kevin Peter Hall
How do you follow Predator as a director?
Easter eggs
Allen and Chris argue about voodoo
Cool kills
And Bill Paxton
Remind yourelf of the films here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_(film)
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator_2
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This Halloween, we find out the real podcast episode...was inside you all along
In between 'franchise' episodes (where we delve into a particular film or series of films) 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.
It's almost Halloween so Chris and Allen get spooky. In this episode:
-Why we aren’t going to discuss the thing everyone is discussing so in a way we do end up discussing it
-Halloween
-Maniac Cop
-Puppet Master
-We have a Quiz
-And a competition! That you should or should not enter
-Nachos
-Allen shows he is the king of ‘Yes and’
-Nam
-And Lenny Kravitz!
TRAILER TALK
Leatherface
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDNJ3XQn9Cg
Insidious 4: The Last Key
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=acQyrwQyCOk
Boo 2: A Madea Halloween
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EwRAqEBITuc
MICELLANEOUS
Dinosaur Jr – Start Choppin’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGy1yEB299I
Leatherface – Not Superstitious
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URmg0Zg3uzQ
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COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS: Predator and Predator 2
DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.
It’s October, which means 2 things, Halloween is almost upon us and Allen and Chris will be returning to Crystal Lake to watch more Friday the 13th movies.
Last year, we watched the first three instalments, so it was inevitable that this year we would look at the next three - the incorrectly titled The Final Chapter, A New Beginning which set up the beginning of a whole new plot thread…which was totally ignored by Jason Lives. Join us as we discuss:
Analogous nudity
Crispin Glover’s live appearances
The Crystal Lake Library system
Corey Feldman’s Tommy Sheppard showing them how it's done
Reckless Reggie’s gallusness
And the surprising excellence of one of the chapters!
Remind yourself of the films here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th:_The_Final_Chapter
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th:_A_New_Beginning
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th_Part_VI:_Jason_Lives
The trailer for the Crispin Glover film Chris talks about in the episode (contains nudity and weirdness)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8EJqmf8cJOs
And Crispin Glover dancing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocgj9tewHso
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Allen and Chris talk about IT, terrible people in the world of film and terrible trailers.
In between 'franchise' episodes (where we delve into a particular film or err…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 episode we talk
Hellboy and Hollywood Racism
The new adaptation of Stephen Kings IT
Some terrible people
Gerard Butler’s face
Chris and Allen get romantic and accidently write a porn parody.
Plus recommendations, new trailers and more!
TRAILER TALK:
Tomb Raider
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ndhidEmUbI
Jigsaw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPP6aIw1vgY
Fifty Shades Freed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpAuCG6iUcA
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COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS:
Friday the 13th parts 4, 5 and 6.
DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.
Chris and Allen put down their copy of Tobin’s Spirit Guide to relive their youth
Do, Ray, Egon…….Allen and Chris talk the original Ghostbusters film and its sequel, Ghostbusters 2, a film that did not have a great response at the time but in the dumb furore over the 2016 reboot seemed to be reclassified as a classic. How does it stand up and can two dudes that saw Ghostbusters when they were kids ever be able to look at the first film with any critical distance?
We discuss:
Ghost trains
Bill Murray’s excellence
Dan Ackroyd’s beliefs
Chris misses Harold Ramis
The Beatles
And Allen has yet another impersonation
Who you gonna call? No one calls anymore, Granddad, just message them instead.
Remind yourself of the films here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghostbusters_II
Huey Lewis and The News: I Want A New Drug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6uEMOeDZsA
The Hateful Life And Spiteful Death Of The Man Who Was Vigo The Carpathian:
http://deadspin.com/the-hateful-life-and-spiteful-death-of-the-man-who-was-1737376537
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Allen and Chris look into the depths of their dark hearts. And at trailers and stuff.
In between 'franchise' episodes (where we delve into a particular film or series of films) 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 episode we talk
Jet setting
Daniel Craig returning as Bond
Death
Enjoying violence in movies
Valerian and The City Of A Thousand Planets
Some stuff we forgot to mention about the Robocop soundtracks last episode
And Allen debuts another new impression!
TRAILER TALK
Death Wish
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v_I4zqC7GN8
Rise Of The Footsoldier 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hURIOh3txps
Cop And A Half: The New Recruit
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZwkStRlou4
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COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS : Ghostbusters and Ghostbusters 2
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Since it’s 30 years since the iconic, brilliant Robocop was released, we ask, what made it so good? And why did the 2014 remake miss the mark?
In this episode:
We hail Paul Verhoeven, the king of SciFi
Joel Kinnaman makes his return to Diminishing Returns (as does Ronny Cox)
HR procedures in OCP
Going to work with a smile with Clarence Boddicker and gang
The late, great Miguel Ferrer
Peter Weller and the other great pop culture Weller
And another almost certainly uncannily accurate impression from Chris!
Remind yourself of the films here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop
and
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RoboCop_(2014_film)
Check out the ridiculous scene from the remake that we talk about: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yXOhIJg4B7k
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Allen and Chris talk Comic-Con news and discover they are the new power in Hollywood. Kiss the ring!
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 episode we talk
Doctor Doom
Inhumans
The Flash
Ridley Watch
Predator
Which one of the hosts was an adorable looking child
Recommendations that aren't recommendations
and Abba!
TRAILER TALK
Blade Runner 2049
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZOaI_Fn5o4
Justice League
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpJgkniSCks
Thor: Ragnarok
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ue80QwXMRHg
Annabelle: Creation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjZkJa6Z-SY
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COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS: Robocop (1987) vs Robocop (2014)
DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.
Allen and Chris get on the rag…the Mummy’s rags that is!
Universal recently released The Mummy starring Tom Cruise, hoping to kick of their Dark Universe shared universe….how does it stand up next to the last big budget Mummy reboot, Stephen Sommers’ wildly successful 1999 film starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz and John Hannah?
We talk,
Cool voiceovers
The Egyptian Devil
Geopolitics
Tobe Hooper’s Lifeforce!
I’ve heard of a Dr Jekyll..but a Mr Hyde?
Russell Crowe and his plummy accent
And the lesser-known Universal monster we want to see rebooted
Remind yourself of the plots here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mummy_(1999_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mummy_(2017_film)
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MISCELLANEOUS:
The trailer for the ridiculous Lifeforce: https://youtu.be/qej5nlRb9VM
And seriously, reboot this now : https://youtu.be/r7O6qSAwnzM
DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.
Allen and Chris are back, baby. Join us as we say the word ‘back’ a lot
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 episode:
Ridley Scott (I know)
Annabelle 2
Hellboy reboot
Karen Gillan costume controversy
Wonder Woman woman only screenings
Baby Driver and Edgar Wright (yeah we know it isn’t a sequel, but we ended up talking about it, shut up)
TRAILER TALK
Jumanji: Welcome To The Jungle
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COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS: The Mummy (1999, starring Brendan Fraser) Vs The Mummy (2017, starring Tom Cruise)
DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.
To celebrate a year of podcasts Allen and Chris look at the latter's favourite ever franchise
There are broadly two ways a Diminishing Returns 'Franchise' Episode pans out:
Either we watch something so ill conceived and badly executed it brings out anger, incredulity and off topic rants.
Or we watch something we genuinely enjoy and we talk excitedly about why we love it.
This is definitely the second type of episode. Seriously, Chris loves these films.
We talk,
Death
Tony Todd
X-Files connections
Stifler
'The Final' instalments of franchises
Murder
Sensitive kids
and more!
Remind yourself of the films here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Final_Destination
(or just watch them all, treat yourself)
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Allen and Chris face up to almost a year together.
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 episode we talk,
What did we get right and what did we get wrong in our previous years’ Trailer Talks?
Chris unveils a new detective duo.
Allen becomes a serious challenger to the man of a thousand voices
A special guest film critic drops in
A Lovers Rock album title
We talk sequels that should have been made
And an out of time Trailer Talk
OUT OF TIME TRAILER TALK:
Bambi 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k73vgTDvRek
French Connection 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4wNYcbiIwFw
The Dead Pool
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n41u5nOsuBM
Police Academy 4: Citizens On Patrol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnkY3_hIdCQ
Aliens
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XKSQmYUaIyE
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COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS: FINAL DESTINATION 1-5
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Terrible people are brought together to work as a team… but enough about the hosts of this podcast.
With the upcoming release of Wonder Woman we look at an earlier DC Extended Universe film, Suicide Squad.
DC had just released the dour Batman V Superman: Yawn Of Justice, which was heavily criticised for it's dark tone, while it’s great rival Marvel had success with Guardians Of The Galaxy, a super quippy ensemble film featuring reluctant heroes. Reluctant, third-tier, not famous heroes….
What was DC to do with their own not famous reluctant hero ensemble flick?
In this episode:
Deadshot is a sexist
The shoddy treatment of academia in the DCEU
The Batman! The Joker! The Flash! None of them deserve exclamation points!
Sentimental criminals
The Enchantress is not a good hang
And we find out the safest mode of transport!
Remind yourself of the plot here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_Squad_(film)
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Allen and Chris discuss David Bowie’s most famous part and being a good Hollywood neighbour.
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 episode we talk
No Leia!
Sex robots
David Bowie
Chris says Aladdin Sane when he means Hunky Dory
Jurassic Park
Am insanely terrible Transformers clip (link below)
An insanely accurate Ridley Scott impersonation
Allen is Giallo crazy
Creepy Middle Aged Men
And James McAvoy’s stellar career.
TRAILER TALK
MISCELLANEOUS
That Transformers clip, oooft.
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COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS: SUICIDE SQUAD
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We know you may be sick of hearing about Trump’s first 100 days in office so take your mind off current affairs as we discuss the ‘Escape From….’ series , set in a dystopian future where authoritarian demagogue presidents wall off undesirables. *Allen and Chris look to camera*
In this episode we discuss:
Kurt Russell’s hair
The aristocracy
Great casting
Wonderfully named characters we never see
John Carpenter’s great films
Was Escape From LA ahead of it’s time?
And Snake Plissken’s view on trans rights!
Remind yourself of the films here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_New_York
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Escape_from_L.A.
MISCELLANEOUS
The discussed cut scene that would have served as the introduction to Snake Plissken in Escape From New York : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jlken5NO7Ew
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DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.
Allen and Chris stare down the Grim Reaper…..to talk sequels and stuff.
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 episode:
Allen debuts another impersonation
Eddie Murphy news
So. Much. Transformers.
Our new economics spin-off
Carrie Fisher and Star Wars
Mystery Science Theatre 3000
Where Man Of Steel really went wrong.
And our new segment, Addendum-dum-dum-dumb!
TRAILER TALK
RECOMMENDATIONS
Going In Style (1979) and Get Out (Chris hadn’t watched any sequel related stuff)
MISCELLANEOUS
The Original Going In Style trailer
The wonderful John Prine with his song, Hello In There
and something that hit a little too close to home:
http://succubusmag.com/2017/03/28/wow-these-two-straight-white-men-recorded-a-podcast-about-films/
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COMING SOON ON DIMINSHING RETURNS – ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK/ESCAPE FROM LA
DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.
In this episode, Allen and Chris have a ball as they discuss Mad Max, The Road Warrior, Beyond Thunderdome and of course Fury Road.
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DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.
Mirror, mirror, on the wall, which podcast host is the creepiest of them all?
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 episode we discuss:
Director hokey cokey
There can be only one…. good choice for the Highlander reboot
Star Wars news
Indiana Jones gets another sequel, can we love again after the Crystal Skulls debacle?
Bill Paxton RIP
Alien Covenant and Ridley Scott…again!
What’s missing from Kong: Skull Island
What we loved about Logan
And as two middle-aged men discuss Wonder Woman, we have to ask…who is the creepiest - Allen or Chris?
TRAILER TALK:
Pirates Of The Carribean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Logan, John Wick 2 and Little Shop Of Horrors (1986)
MISCELLANEOUS:
Two great but lesser known Bill Paxton films-
And
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DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.
Episode 20. X-Men Origins: Wolverine.
With the recent release of Logan, Allen and Chris look at the first Wolverine spin-off. Snikt! Snikt!
Hugh Jackman as Wolverine in the X-Men series was a star making, break out performance so it was only a matter of time before he got his own spin-off solo film. Which is how we got X-Men Origins: Wolverine, a film so bad it made Allen and Chris drop to their knees and scream to the heavens.
In this episode:
How to waste Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool
Allen burns Will.I.Am
Liev Schreiber, the worst kitty cat since George Galloway.
Canadian references
Terrible, terrible special effects
And dildo names!
Remind yourself of the film here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X-Men_Origins:_Wolverine
Watch the (actually, quite cool) trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A6p52S381nE
And watch Wolverine use his adamantium claws and marvel at the terrible SFX work (whoever uploaded this to Youtube added their own soundtrack and some captions and thinks this constitutes a “great moment” but it’s still better than watching the actual film): https://youtu.be/pew1RWnTafM?t=16s
MISCELLANEOUS:
The worst video of all time. George Galloway, former Member Of Parliament, pretending to be a cat. Watch if you dare:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6v9IXwFb_cg
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DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.
Allen and Chris choose life (or perhaps a mid-life crisis) where we recommend some actual good films, talk Super Bowl trailers and Oscar nominations.
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:
Lets Equalise again!
WWE and Norway!
Jings! Rings has affected other things!
It’s the time of the (award) season!
Baby Groot!
There’s a millennial in the podcast!
….and the man of half a dozen voices!
Trailer Talk
Fast and Furious 8: The Fate Of The Furious
Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Dr Strange, Lego Batman and Trainspotting 2.
MISCELLANEOUS
The Teardrop Explodes: Reward!
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COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS - X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE
DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.
Allen and Chris glide through this episode (it's all in the buttocks) as we discuss Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous.
Why not have a fun drinking game this episode and take a drink every time we use the words 'likeable' or 'charming' when talking about America's sweetheart, Sandra Bullock?
In this episode:
Gay stereotypes!
Bad ADR!
Treat Williams' special treat!
Dolly Parton’s body double!
Wasting the talents of Nick Offerman and William Shatner!
Michael Caine vs Deidrich Bader!
How Stephen Tobolowsky made Chris happy!
And sluts!
Remind yourself of the films here:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Congeniality_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miss_Congeniality_2:_Armed_and_Fabulous
The trailer that you should watch instead of the film:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iv4SzMPlwp4
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DIMINISHING RETURNS: A comedy podcast about movie sequels, prequels, spin-offs and reboots. Hosted by Allen and Chris. WARNING: Contains Scottish accents and spoilers.