Ryan C. Showers and Josh Reinhold delve into the current state of the film industry’s unpredictability with box office results, in trying to solve the case of “M3GAN 2.0” and its recent financial disaster. They discuss the implications on “M3GAN 2.0” on the upcoming releases of “Scream 7” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” Ryan and Josh probe Jason Blum’s theory of the case about whether movies must be “events” in order to be lucrative in the modern day.  

• Introduction
• ‘Cat in the Hat’ Trailer
• M3GAN 2.0: What Happened?
• I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
• Do Movies Have to be “Events” at the Box Office?
• Ranking Taylor Swift Albums 

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Taylor Swift Segment of the Day: Ranking Taylor Swift Albums

In this special episode of the podcast, Ryan invites Ashley and the hosts of the Scream Queens Podcast, Josh and Justine, to analyze the moments of closure Sidney Prescott and Gale Weathers experience in each SCREAM film. The discussion also connects to Taylor Swift's song “Closure” from the evermore album. The conversation provides insights into emotional conclusions – whether triumphant or tragic – of Sidney and Gale in all of the five SCREAM films.

• Introduction
• “Closure”
• Scream (1996)
• Scream 2
• Scream 3
• Scream 4
• Scream (2022) 

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Taylor Swift Song of the Day: “Closure” (evermore)

In this off-the-beaten-path episode, Ryan C. Showers celebrates the 10th anniversary of the MTV Scream TV Show, season one. The pilot episode of the show premiered June 30, 2015. Ryan invites Adam and Taz to give justice to the perhaps underrated first season of the TV show. They discuss the controversies surrounding the show at the time it aired, and the quality that has been appreciated over time. Additionally, Ryan and Taz explore Ariana Grande's album “Eternal Sunshine.”

• Introduction
• Flashback to 2015
• Unfair Opposition
• Ranking the Films & Seasons
• What Works, What Doesn’t
• Eternal Sunshine

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Featured Music of the Day: Eternal Sunshine Album by Ariana Grande, specifically “We Can’t Be Friends,” “The Twilight Zone,” and “Hampstead”

Happy Fourth of July! In this holiday special, Ryan is joined by TikTok Jake to discuss the new trailer for “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and predict its box office results. Then, Ryan celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Ghostface/SCREAM-spoof “Scary Movie,” originally released on July 7, 2000. Ryan surveys the differences in how SCREAM fans view “Scary Movie” as it relates to SCREAM.

•  Introduction
• Scream 7 with TikTok Jake
• New Trailer for I Know What You Did Last Summer
• Box Office Predictions
• Three Sad Virgins Parody
• Scary Movie

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Taylor Swift Song of the Day: “Three Sad Virgins” (SNL)

Ryan C. Showers and Josh Reinhold delve into the character of Gale Weathers played by Courteney Cox. They discuss her special, unique and identifying qualities in each of the six SCREAM films and identify predictions for her return in the upcoming Scream 7. They analyze Gale's character development and the potential for her fate in the next installment, exploring the possibility she may not survive this time. Then, Ashley joins Ryan to discuss how Taylor Swift’s “Afterglow” represents part of Gale’s redemption in the future films.

• Introduction
• “I Don’t Want to Speak for Everyone” – Final Destination: Bloodlines
• What Makes Gale Special in the Original Trilogy
• Scream 4 and 5
• The Disaster of Scream VI
• What Will Her “Special Quality” Be in Scream 7?
• What Will Her Fate Be in Scream 7? 

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Taylor Swift Song of the Day: “Afterglow” (Lover)

In part two of the season five premiere of the podcast, Ryan and Amar continue the coverage of ranking all the characters in the franchise with “Scream 4,” “Scream” (2022), and “Scream VI.” In addition, Amar plays “Smash, Slash, or Dash: Ghostface Edition.” 

• Introduction
• Smash, Slash, Dash: Ghostface Edition
• Scream 4 (2011) Characters
• Scream (2022) Characters
• Scream VI (2023) Characters
• “Nothing New”

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 Taylor Swift Song of the Day: “Nothing New” (Red)

In part one of the season five premiere of the podcast, Ryan welcomes Amar Karim for his return to the show after a hiatus in season four. In classic old-school fashion, Ryan and Amar rank all the characters from “Scream,” “Scream 2,” and “Scream 3.” Also, Ryan covers recent statements by Jennifer Love Hewitt about Neve Campbell and Scream 7. Then, Ryan joins Ashley and Mark to discuss the triumphant announcement by Taylor Swift buying back her masters to her first six albums.

• Introduction
• Jennifer Love Hewitt
• Scream (1996) Characters
• Scream 2 (1997) Characters
• Scream 3 (2000) Characters
• Taylor Swift Buys Back Her Masters

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Feat. @AmarKarim @209swiftie

In the season four finale, Ryan is joined by Ivan to discuss the post-modernism and different six generations or eras of the Scream fandom. Additionally, LA-Times Bestselling Writer, Joe Vallese, joins Ryan to commemorate the two-year anniversary of the “Scream 7” spec script and preview “The Final Scream”

• Introduction
• Two years of the “Scream 7” script
• “The Final Scream” preview
• Generations I and II
• Generations III and IV
• Generations V and VI
• “Last Kiss”

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• Taylor Swift Song of the Day: “Last Kiss” (Speak Now)

In this episode, Ryan C. Showers is joined by the producer of the podcast, TJ Jones (also from the Box Office Buds podcast), for an interactive exercise which reimagines “Scream” (1996) if Tatum Riley was the opening kill rather than Casey Becker. How does this alter the narrative, characters, and overall story? Ryan and TJ answer these questions. This is the first entry of a new series of episodes called “What if…”

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• Taylor Swift Song of the Day: “The 1” (folklore)

In this episode, Ryan C. Showers watches and performs an audio commentary for “Scary Movie” (2000). This year marks the 25th anniversary of the spoof of “Scream,” “Scream 2,” and “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” This is an opportunity for the listeners to view “Scary Movie” through the lens of a “Scream” fan perspective.

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