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

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

Pitch Perfect 3

Flatliners

Murder On The Orient Express

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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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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 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

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

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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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 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

Blade Runner 2049

Spider-Man Homecoming

Wonder Woman

IT

Whiskey Galore

Star Wars: The Last Jedi

MISCELLANEOUS

That Transformers clip, oooft.

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COMING SOON ON DIMINISHING RETURNS: SUICIDE SQUAD

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 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

IT

Thor: Ragnarok

Justice League

RECOMMENDATIONS

Going In Style (1979) and Get Out (Chris hadn't watched any sequel related stuff)

MISCELLANEOUS

The Original Going In Style trailer

The Original IT 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.

We talk: Mel Gibson's lucky casting Great character names, or greatest character names? Max Rockatansky: an old fashioned western hero in future times The behind the scenes tragedy that affected Beyond Thunderdome Why association football would never take hold in Bartertown George Miller is old. But awesome. Charlize Theron's robot mitt Tom Hardy's interesting choices and yet an other example of men's rights idiots not enjoying cool stuff Remind yourself of the films here (but you really should treat yourself and watch em again) Mad Max https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max The Road Warrior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max_2 Beyond Thunderdome https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max_Beyond_Thunderdome Fury Road https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_Max:_Fury_Road MISCELLANEOUS The wedding of the last century https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iduvLzKvwko Episode Posters at https://www.facebook.com/pg/DiminishingReturnsPod/photos/ CONTACT LINKS

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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:

Wonder Woman

Pirates Of The Carribean 5: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Power Rangers

Despicable Me 3

RECOMMENDATIONS:

Logan, John Wick 2 and Little Shop Of Horrors (1986)

MISCELLANEOUS:

Two great but lesser known Bill Paxton films-

Near Dark

And

One False Move

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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.