Jump up, jump up and get down with this sequel to everyone's favorite 2008 film to feature the Ann Arbor Public Library and a protagonist named Ricebowl. (Also known as everyone's second favorite 2008 adaptation of a YA novel featuring Kristen Stewart). Jump into the writer's room with Ian, Sam, Spencer, and returning guest Coby Dominus, for a globe-trotting action/adventure, faith-based, historical fiction, rom-com about competing restaurants. Which wonder of the world will our heroes desecrate? What culinary delights await you? How does "Valkyrie" fit into this? Stop being a chump and jump into this episode to find out.

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Escape into a film franchise set in a dystopian future where cities are assaulted by a militarized police force led by a corrupt president! In this very fictional scenario, only one-eyed Clint Eastwood-esque mercenary Snake Plissken can save the day. Join prison residents Ian, Sam, Spencer and special guest James Johnston (Taxi Cab Comedy); four people who have never been to ATX! Has Joe Rogen met his match? Who does Ben Mendelsohn play? Will Vladimir Putin serenade Snake with a cover of Fats Domino's "Blueberry Hill"? Tune in to Escape (the Pina Colada Song) from Austin!

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Happy New Year! As a sendoff to 2025 we're looking at the definitive New Year's Eve franchise, with our friends from franchises of years past. Join Ian, Sam, and Spencer aboard the franchise party boat, Poseidon 2, as we set a course for...the sky?! Which famous franchise heavy hitters will be hitting the deck? Who's going to yell at God and women? Where is Fergie? Many questions, but only one thing is certain: This time, boat go up.

"Ya like green girls? I love em!" For this Christmas adventure, we're taking a look at holiday classic Gremlins, and the bizarre follow up, Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Chris Columbus may have a vision for Gremlins 3 coming out in a few years, but perhaps our pitch will be more reflective of Joe Dante's madness. Join Ian, Sam, Spencer, and returning Christmas guest Peter Liu as we navigate the dense lore of this IP. Is this a pseudo-musical critiquing the previous entry, much like Joker 2? What holiday trauma will be unearthed for Phoebe Cates? What liquids will create monstrosities across the United States, from smoothies in Hollywood to coffee in New York? Open your present and behold Gremlins 3: One Gremlin After Another; the feel good movie of the year.

Happy December, fellow Aldovians! We're looking at the Netflix IP that has changed the holiday season forever, with Karen Schaler's masterpiece: A Christmas Prince. Have you ever seen a thumbnail for a low budget rom-com about an everywoman who, around Christmas-time, falls in love with a knight, or a snowman, or a lumberjack? If yes, you have this franchise to thank. But this holiday season, Aldovia is doing things a little bit differently. Join the royal writer's room of Ian, Sam, Spencer, and special guest Gibson Oakley as we brainstorm a new Aldovian initiative. Will Richard be a leader to orphans, or a tyrant to atheists? What secrets will Amber's blog reveal to bizzaro Europe? What ideas from The Princess Diaries can we steal? Tune in to find out in: A Christmas Prince: The Royal Retreat.

On a special Sequels 2 episode, Ian insisted Spencer host, because the movies we're covering are the loosest definition of a franchise: 2008's "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" and the 2010 not-quite-sequel, "Get Him to the Greek". How will the Apatow-verse and Hawaii survive? Join Ian, Sam, Spencer, and special guest Ben Jaffe (Disney TV) as we explore the Apatovian spectrum of manchild to sex criminal, the unexpected appearances in both films, and the most important question to ask: Did Diddy do it?

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You think you've seen the whole bloody affair? Think again. We're bringing back the Bride for another chapter in Tarantino's cinematic universe. Join the Deadly Viper Squad of Ian, Jimmy, Spencer, and special guest Alex Fossella to assassinate this piece of cinema. Twenty years after Volume 2, BB is grown up and following in her mother's footsteps. But when her best friend at assassin college is revealed to be Nikki, the daughter who witnessed her mother's death at the hands (and feet) of Beatrix Kiddo, blood will be shed. Can a legendary couch save Kiddo from the five point palm exploding heart technique? Will she stay on that couch and watch all ten seasons of Friends? Will Michael Parks return from the dead to play yet another character? Find out in the epic conclusion, Kill Bill: For Good!

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Forgive us our sins, we are making another Conjuring. For Halloween, we thought it fitting to do the most franchise-y horror series ever. Join professional charlatans, Ian, Sam, and Spencer- plus special guest Katie Hettenbach (Fangoria)- to uncover the most insidious evil the Warrens ever faced: a crisis of faith. Will Ed survive his next several heart attacks? Will Lorainne wear a bigger, plaider pantsuit? Will Matt Rife release even more chaos into the world? Find out in The Conjuring: Warren Peace. If you don't like this episode, it's because the devil made us do it.

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