Rankophiles

Even on the heels of the Golden Globes celebrating TV and film, we are heading back to Broadway in this episode. We kick off the opening of 2018 with an episode on...opening numbers! We rank our top five favorites and you might actually be surprised by both of our number ones!

Can you believe it's December already? We can't either. Yeah yeah, so it's a been a while since we posted an episode. Still, what better time than now? It's like an early Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa gift for you all. So here's Episode 26: our top five favorite New York movies. You know those flicks where New York is so part of them that it's like a character in the film? That's what this list is about. 

It's another "very special episode" of Rankophiles. This week Michael says "I'm out!" and takes a break while Bryan invites an expert friend to join the fun. We welcome a special guest - the amazing and awesome Richard Seroter - to discuss a favorite TV show of his (and Bryan's). Yada yada yada. We're talking about Seinfeld of course! Bryan and Richard rank their top five favorite catchphrases and characters from the legendary television series. Nine seasons of gloriously brilliant comedy to choose from.

It's that time of year! School is back in session, and we're back with Episode 24 ranking our top five favorite movies that take place in or around any school - elementary, middle, high school, even college. Maybe it was an influential teacher, a troublemaker kid, or the stern principal that made the movie. We talk about all of them here. 

Is this the greatest season of Game of Thrones yet? The correct answer is "yes" - so we just had to do another GoT-themed list. We return to Westeros to rank our top five favorite GoT character pairings. Like wine with cheese or peanut butter with jelly, we mix the incredible Game of Thrones ingredients together and list the best teamups the HBO saga has seen so far. BEWARE: THERE WILL BE SPOILERS! The possibilities are practically endless. 

Okay, okay - so we're a little late to the Tonys party. We recorded this one before the awards ceremony, but we knew that the tear-inducing "Dear Evan Hansen" would be the big winner of the night - and it was.  So to celebrate, we invited one of our wives back on to help us rank the saddest songs ever to grace the Broadway stage. We're sorry it took us a while to finally post it, but it's our podcast and we can cry if we want to. Break out your box of tissues and let us know which Broadway tunes left you crying! 

After a brief hiatus, we're back with Episode 21, and it's a doozy. We think it's our toughest list yet - maybe that's why it took so long for us to record it. We rank our top five favorite Beatles songs from their list of over 200 original compositions. It's a tremendous task comparing the different song types and eras from the Fab Four's fantastic library. No two lists will ever be the same with this topic!

For Episode 20, the Rankophiles dive back into the world of musical theatre...but this time, they have company! Bryan and Michael are joined by their wives, Alison and Alison, as they all rank their top five favorite musical theatre duets featuring both a male and female performer. Expect some singing, some harmonies, and maybe some light marital conflict? With twice the usual rankings, and plenty of directions to go with this one, there's a lot of stage to be covered.