It’s the final week and we have a special show for you all! This whole season we’ve taken original films and pitted them against their sequels. Generally, if there’s more than one sequel, the quality will often go downhill. Or at least that was historically the case. The case before the Toy Story movies got on the scene, which is what we’ll be discussing this week!

But instead of Toy Story 1 vs. Toy Story 2, we decided that Toy Story 3 was too good to leave out and we are having a first ever for the show. Producer Brandon will be the judge. The man in the chair becomes the man with the mic…and the power! 

Steve will defend Toy Story 1. Nate will advocate for Toy Story 2. And Jeff will make the argument for Toy Story 3 as the best. For a series that has some of the most emotional moments in film history, will Andy choosing Buzz over Woody be the most emotional? Or perhaps it’s Jesse pining for her past life with her previous owner? Or maybe it’s the whole crew coming to grips with Andy aging out of toys? 

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Do you like scary movies? Cause we certainly do this season. Our second original vs. sequel pairing for horror movies (or third if you count Alien as many do), includes the quintessential 90’s horror series: Scream!

Steve takes on the responsibility of defending the original Scream that kickd off an entirely new generation of slasher films that lasted more than a decade. And Jeff gets the honors of trying to prove that it’s sequel (the first of many) is better than the original. Will the meta nature of small-town feel of the first movie take home the victory? Or will the even more deeply meta nature and new setting of the second film slash it’s wayl to the top? 

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In our most recent original vs. sequel pairing, we have a couple of movies that many of you know very well and are part of one of the biggest franchises in history: Batman. This week we take a look at the Christopher Nolan reboot Batman Begins and it’s revolutionary sequel The Dark Knight. 

Nate gets to defend the start of the reboot series with Batman Begins. And opposing him will be Steve arguing on The Dark Knight and it’s merits. Will the “hero’s journey” structure of Batman Begins give that movie the victory this week? Or will the career defining performance by Heath Ledger of one of the most iconic villains in history give the edge to the sequel?

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In space nobody can hear you scream about which movie is better, the original or the sequel. Luckily, we’re not in space, we’re on a podcast and you get to hear us argue about which is better between the first two films in the Alien franchise: Alien and Aliens. 

Jeff will defend the original that started it off with Ridley Scott’s Alien (which we discussed in season 1 if you want to go back and do some prep before this episode), and James Cameron’s (making his third appearance this season) Aliens. Will the tight setting and epic tension of the first film lead it to victory? Or will the non-stop action and lore expansion give the sequel enough to overtake the classic original?

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We have such sights to show you! Err, tell you. You know what we’re trying to say. Or at least you will with this episode as we take on one of the greatest original and sequel runs for a horror movie franchise in history. This week we look at Clive Barker’s legendary Hellraiser and compare with Hellbound: Hellraiser II. 

As the resident horror nut, Jeff gets to the be the judge as Steve argues for the original Hellraiser and Nate will take the reigns of arguing for Hellbound: Hellraiser II being the superior film. Does the closed room nature of the original lend it to winning the week? Or will the expansion of the lore and the setting help the sequel take the crown? 

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What’s that? You want to know what movies we’re discussing this week? The Moose our front should have told ya! Cause it’s a beaut, Clark! That’s right, we’re doing one of the best original and sequel comedies in history, National Lampoon’s Vacation will go up against National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation! 

Nate will get the honor of defending the one that started it all with the documentation of the Griswold family and their cross-country trek to Wally’s World in the original Vacation. And Jeff will hop into the sleigh of the defense of the sequel that documents what happens when a famil like the Griswolds tries to host Christmas in the epic sequel, Christmas Vacation. Which one will come out on top?

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AHHHHH! It’s here! Another one of the “gotta have it this season” originals vs sequels comes in the form of Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York. One might ask themselves how you could possibly build on the success of a runaway hit like Home Alone? Well, that’s what we’re here to answer!

Jeff will defend the original Home Alone as being better but Steve will argue that Lost in New York is the superior film. With almost the entire cast returning but a few new characters on board, which one will find it’s way towards taking the crown? 

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After one of the most epic showdowns of last week, we have another one today. One of the greatest animated films of all time and one of the greatest animated sequels of all time will face off this week when Shrek goes up against Shrek 2!

Nate gets to advocate for the original Shrek while Steve takes the reigns of defending Shrek 2. Will the fairy tale like story and introduction of some of the most iconic film characters in history take the victory? Or will the new characters and ingenuity of the sequel give #2 the victory?

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This is the week that we’re sure many of you have been waiting for. When the idea of “original vs. sequel” comes up one of the biggest examples that comes to mind is one of the first to ever enter the conversation: Star Wars: A New Hope vs. Star Wars: The Empire Strikes back. One of the most successful franchises in history and two of the best sci-fi movies will duke it out to see who takes it home this week. 

Jeff will argue for the original A New Hope and Steve will get the honor of defending The Empire Strikes Back. Will the revolutionary nature of the original take home the victory? Or will the expansion of the world and journey into a deeper story of The Empire Strikes Back be the one that propels the sequel to victory? 

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We’re riding into the danger zone this week! Or do we have the need for speed? Either way, we’re Tom Cruise-running our way into this weeks episode which introduces our first Legacy Sequel of the season as we pit together Top Gun vs. Top Gun Maverick. 

Tom Cruise came back to reprise his role as Maverick more than 3 decades after the original. Almost the entire cast and crew around him was switched for the sequel, so does the charm of Tom Cruise win out from the original? Or does the world weary Cruise that we know today take them to victory? Nate will defend the original and Steve will defend Maverick as we take on our first legacy sequel situation. Who will take home the victory?

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