Description Returning guest Josh Allen joins Joe to discuss the Stephen King novel Salem’s Lot. King’s second novel tells the story of a small town in Maine being overrun by vampires, and the few citizens who realize what is happening and try to stop them. Support Patreon Show Notes ‘Salem’s Lot – Wikipedia Stephen King – Wikipedia…

A young woman named Lucie Miller suddenly appears in the TARDIS, sent by the Time Lords for the Doctor to protect, without the Doctor’s consent. In a failed attempt to take her home, Lucie and the Doctor arrive on a human colony that has been ravaged by recent asteroid strikes. The people of the colony are looking for a savior, and their acting Pre…

It’s a Finale-sode! Join Nick & Scott as they discuss/rank the Oz franchise, pitch ideas for future Oz movies, look back at our third season, and look forward to Season Four, coming in Summer 2026! Next week: Our hiatus begins! FRANCHISE POTENTIAL: Labyrinth (1986) episode now available on PATREON! Become a Premier Tier PATREON supporter to hear ou…

Description Returning guest Nik English joins Joe to discuss the tv show Resident Alien. This sci-fi dramedy series stars Alan Tudyk as an alien who wants to destroy earth but is disguised as the human Harry Vanderspiegle. We discuss the tone of the series, Alan Tudyk’s performance, and also the delightful side characters in the series. Support Pat…

October 1944: As World War II draws towards its conclusion, a Nazi defeat begins to seem almost inevitable. But when the Doctor and Ace are captured in the grounds of Colditz Castle, the most secure POW camp in Germany, the Nazis find themselves in possession of the advanced travelling machine that the prisoners arrived in, the likes of which they’…

Good news! FRANCHISOGRAPHY at last covers the movie musical that became a pop culture phenomenon during the 2024 holiday season. It’s John M. Chu’s WICKED! Rumblings of a film adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel predates even the Tony-winning musical starring Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, but the road to the big screen would prove to b…

This week, we’re heading straight into the nightmare realm! Hosts Ryan Cultrera and Jacob are joined by artist and writer Moss Lawton, creator of the comic Hellaween, for a deep dive into one of the strangest, scariest, and stylish animated Halloween episodes ever made: Invader Zim: Halloween Spectacular of Spooky Doom! Ryan, Jacob, and Moss unpack…

For a movie/franchise called “Uncharted” there sure were a lot of maps/charts… And that’s why Alex Caine (@foodandhippos on Instagram) is returning to Ideal Remake for yet ANOTHER video game movie! It really was time to cover Uncharted. After all, it came out all the way back in 2022! That’s slightly over three years ago! So long! So obviously the …

Description First time guest Valentino Zullo joins Joe to discuss “Kamen’s Kalamity,” a story from the EC Comics Tales from the Crypt #31. We discuss the place of EC Comics in pop culture history, and also dig into this particular story which is a fantastical semi-autobiographical story of how the artist Jack Kamen came to draw horror comics for EC…

The Doctor and Evelyn find themselves on the renovated docklands of South East London, where a casino called Dusk has just opened for business. But as fortunes are won and lost, an inhuman killer stalks the local avenues and alleyways with a taste for human flesh. Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Support Dueling …