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

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

John Wick Superbowl Spot

Fast and Furious 8: The Fate Of The Furious

-Super Bowl Spot

-Trailer

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol 2

-Super Bowl spot

-Trailer

Spider-Man: Homecoming

Beauty and The Beast

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.

Episode 17: Everybody Loves Boobs.

Join Allen and Chris as we run in slo-mo on the beach.

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 we discuss:

JJ Abrams giving up remakes

Is Tim Burton a great director?

Ridley Scott's campaign to annoy Allen and Chris

The importance of the CHIPS brand

Our love for Sean William Scott

Jay Baruchel's love for Celtic

and the worst remake idea Chris has ever heard

TRAILER TALK:

Baywatch

Logan (Wolverine 3)

Cars 3

Alien Covenant

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Miscellaneous:

The New Cars (with Todd Rundgren) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gp54DuW7RGk

The (old) Cars https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TsPh-EgH65M

Check the difference in tone between these two seasons:

Baywatch Nights season 1 intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmdJTYNRDSw

Batwatch Nights season 2 intro https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6JxMx1IKIQ

and then there's this….

Baywatch Nights season 2 promo sequences: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XaRtRFqe7is

David Hasselhoff...what were you thinking?

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COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS - MISS CONGENIALITY 2: ARMED AND FABULOUS

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

16: Footloose (1984) and Footloose (2011).

Let's hear it for the boys as Allen and Chris get their dancing shoes on and look at the much loved 1984 film Footloose and the 2011 remake.

We talk about the original hit filled soundtrack, the real life story of the town that banned dancing, why it's a bad idea to play Russian roulette with blanks, Kevin Bacon going back to school, stage kids VS Chris Penn. We praise the daddy John Lithgow while Allen hates Miles Teller and Chris is going through some stuff…. anyway, I thought this was a party. LET'S DANCE!

Remind yourself of the films here:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footloose_(1984_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Footloose_(2011_film)

The opening credits to Cover Up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XXgIIp29RJ8

Kevin Bacon's entrance on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3T2FpCDlyNg

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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.

In which Allen and Chris talk Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, trailers and old people.

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.

**so we do inevitably talk about Rogue One: A Star Wars Story but we keep it light on details so as not to spoil it. If you'd rather skip those sections altogether:

19:15-26:16 we talk very vaguely about our thoughts on Rogue One, very minor details discussed.

26:16 -37:17 we talk about the idiotic right wing 'controversy' around it and the more understandable controversy around CGI representations of dead actors, but there are no specific plot points discussed**

Join Allen and Chris in the uncanny valley as we talk abut

Beauty and the Beast

Old showbiz

Walton Goggins

Alien Covenant

Blade Runner 2049

Turkeys Of The Year

Rogue One

Trailer Talk:

Transformers: The Last Knight

The Mummy

War For The Planet Of The Apes

Death Race 2050

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COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS: FOOTLOOSE (1984) and FOOTLOOSE (2011)

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

We decided to talk about the 5th Die Hard film, which with hindsight was a mistake….so we talk about anything else,

-the first 4 films,

-the plethora of 'Die Hard on a…' films that followed in the first film's wake

-Allen's glamorous celeb encounter

-how John McClane went from everyman to superhero

-the many actors offered the role before Bruce Willis

Yet, inevitably (after about 30 odd minutes into this hour long podcast), we get round to talking about A Good Day To Die Hard: it's unclear plot, its misuse of Spartacus alum and it's pointless references to the classic original.

Read up on/remind yourself of the plot here:

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

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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.

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.

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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.

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: [email protected] 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.

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 spooky Halloween themed bonus episode a grumpy Chris and excited Allen discuss:

Practical effects vs CGI!

Hocus Pocus!

John Carpenter fights a Zombie!

Clowns!

Horror Taglines!

Trailer Talk!

And the results of our #moviemonstermashup competition in Allen's Challenge!

LINKS

TRAILER TALK:

PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES

UNDERWORLD: BLOOD WARS

RESIDENT EVIL: THE FINAL CHAPTER

BOO! A MADEA HALLOWEEN

MISCELLANEOUS

Episode Poster

Allen's 24hr Halloween watchlist

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COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS: PROMETHEUS

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 take a break from the city and head to the idyllic surroundings of Crystal Lake…hey what was that noise?

On this episode we tackle the first three parts of the Friday the 13th film series, one of the most iconic franchises in horror.

Allen is unsurprisingly a super-fan while Chris had not seen any of the films until the week before they recorded this episode.

We talk the evolution of slasher movies, 3D gimmicks, final girls, and how long until Jason Voorhees becomes the Jason we all know and fear.

Read up on/remind yourself of the plots and cast here:

Part 1

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th_(1980_film)

Part 2

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th_Part_2

Part 3

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th_Part_III

The 'Final Girl' trope:

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

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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.