DBTG: A Guide to Sequels and Remakes
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Sequels, remakes, and friendly side roads.
The gist
DBTG: A Guide to Sequels and Remakes treats franchise afterlives as casual argument fuel, from Death Race and Rollerball to Mean Girls and Ip Man 2. The movie talk is detailed, but the charm comes from the detours: weather complaints, Vegas plans, Velcro shoes, sports tangents, and streaming-service scouting.
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About DBTG: A Guide to Sequels and Remakes
DBTG: A Guide to Sequels and Remakes is built for the unruly middle ground of movie fandom, where remembered releases, streaming discoveries, box-office facts, and personal tolerance for franchise logic all collide. The premise is simple: take a sequel, remake, reboot, or related follow-up and ask what it does with the original. The execution is looser and more personable than that sounds. Episodes drift through films like Death Race, Rollerball, The Hand That Rocks The Cradle, The Toxic Avenger, Joker Folie à deux, Mean Girls, Ip Man 2, and Nobody 2, treating each as both a movie and a cultural artifact. A release date matters. So does the mood someone was in when Statham seemed skippable. A Rotten Tomatoes blurb might start the debate, but it rarely ends it. The show is strongest when it notices the small mechanics of genre pleasure: a fictional athlete's signature move, a thriller's home-invasion premise, a martial-arts sequel's patient setup, or an action movie that works because it stays lean. The humor is conversational and quick. It can spend several minutes on Vegas craps, Velcro shoes, spring weather, or the difference between an equinox and whatever happens in December, then slide back into budgets, casting, streaming platforms, and remake fatigue. That looseness is the identity, not filler. The speakers, though not formally identified in the metadata, speak with the rhythm of longtime friends who can disagree without turning film criticism into combat. Their taste is flexible: silly practical effects can earn real affection, a familiar sequel structure can either comfort or irritate, and a direct-to-streaming remake can be judged without ceremony. The result is a movie podcast for people who like informed casualness. It is not prestige criticism. It is a standing invitation to revisit the odd follow-ups that keep showing up on Netflix, Hulu, Tubi, Peacock, Prime, and memory itself.
Made for: Best for movie fans who enjoy sequel debates, remake comparisons, genre comfort food, and relaxed comic chemistry. It especially suits listeners who like film talk mixed with sports references, streaming tips, actor arcs, and everyday digressions.
What sets it apart: The show treats franchise follow-ups as lived-in pop culture, not just review assignments. Its personality comes from the swing between concrete movie details and casual detours that make each pick feel like part of an ongoing conversation.
In their own words
Join us as we sift through the thousands of sequels, remakes, reboots, and reimaginings to answer the question, did we need it?Have a movie in mind? Let us know.
As heard by us
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Mark and Mike make sequel and remake comparisons lively by pairing close observations with candid revisions of their own movie opinions.
DBTG: A Guide to Sequels and Remakes turns movie comparison into an easygoing argument between Mark and Mike. They test sequels and remakes against the originals while leaving room for memory, changing tastes, and the peculiar expectations created by actors, genres, and release…
Why you'd press play
Velcro shoes before a mutant superhero? Mark and Mike make room for both in your movie night.
Press play if you want
- to compare an original with its remake without treating the first as sacred
- to hear an action-movie opinion change after a second viewing
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Episodes
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Magnificent Seven (2016)
·1h 8m - 2
Rollerball (2002)
·1h 21m - 3
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (2025)
·1h 4m - 4
The Toxic Avenger (2023)
·1h 17m - 5
Joker Folie à deux
·1h 14m - 6
Mean Girls (2024)
·1h 4m - 7
Ip Man 2
·1h 6m - 8
Nobody 2
·1h 6m - 9
Apartment 7A
·59m - 10
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
·1h 15m - 11
Naked Gun
·1h 3m - 12
Ice Road: Vengeance
·1h 23m - 13
Tron Legacy
·1h 11m - 14
Jaws 3D
·1h 5m - 15
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
·1h 7m - 16
The Crow: City of Angels
·1h 18m - 17
Man on Fire (2004)
·1h 9m - 18
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
·53m - 19
GI Joe: Retaliation
·1h 8m - 20
European Vacation
·1h 2m - 21
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
·1h 7m - 22
Grizzly II: Revenge
·1h 9m - 23
Jeepers Creepers 2
·1h 3m - 24
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
·1h 4m - 25
Ripley's Game
·1h 2m - 26
Ride Along 2
·56m - 27
Anchorman 2: the Legend Continues
·1h 1m - 28
Extraction 2
·1h 12m - 29
The Stepford Wives (2004)
·1h 2m - 30
short circuit
·1h 9m - 31
Shaft (2000)
·1h 14m - 32
Glass
·1h 11m - 33
Split
·1h 18m - 34
Cape Fear (1991)
·1h 4m - 35
Any Which Way You Can
·1h 9m - 36
Another 48 Hrs
·1h 7m - 37
Death Race (2008)
·1h 16m - 38
French Connection II
·1h 4m - 39
Star Trek (2009)
·1h 3m - 40
Pearl
·1h 10m - 41
Live Free or Die Hard
·1h 11m - 42
Three Men and a Little Lady
·1h 14m - 43
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
·1h 5m - 44
Road House (2024)
·1h 8m - 45
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
·1h 19m - 46
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
·56m - 47
Hot Shots: Part Deux
·1h 4m - 48
Assault on Precinct 13
·1h 10m - 49
Goon: Last of the Enforcers
·53m - 50
A Very Harold and Kumar Christmas
·1h 6m - 51
Black Christmas (2006)
·1h 10m - 52
400. Grease 2
·1h 5m - 53
399. The Karate Kid Part II
·1h 15m - 54
398. The Conjuring 2
·1h 3m - 55
396. Monsters University
·56m - 56
395. The Incredibles 2
·53m - 57
394. Bill and Ted Face The Music
·48m - 58
393. Alien Resurrection
·1h 15m - 59
392. Emma (2020)
·1h 12m - 60
391. Bridget Jones The Edge of Reason
·1h 10m - 61
390: The Color of Money
·1h 7m - 62
389: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
·1h 3m - 63
388: Bad News Bears (2005)
·1h 21m - 64
387: Enola Holmes 2
·49m - 65
386. After The Thin Man
·1h 1m - 66
385. Murder Mystery 2
·59m - 67
384. King Arthur: Legend of the Sword
·1h 4m - 68
383. Conan The Barbarian (2011)
·1h 9m - 69
382. The Boss Baby: Family Business
·1h 6m - 70
381. Horrible Bosses 2
·1h 12m - 71
380. The Fog (2005)
·1h 6m - 72
379. Poseidon
·1h 7m - 73
378. Speed 2: Cruise Control
·1h 12m - 74
377. Under Siege 2: Dark Territory
·1h 26m - 75
376. Halloween Ends
·1h 11m - 76
375. Solo: A Star Wars Story
·1h 12m - 77
374. Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows
·1h 9m - 78
373. A Very Brady Sequel
·1h 11m - 79
372. American Pie 2
·1h 13m - 80
371. Fright Night (2011)
·1h - 81
370. Blade II
·1h 6m - 82
369. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
·1h 7m - 83
368. Rambo: First Blood part 2
·1h 7m - 84
367. Charlie and The Chocolate Factory
·1h 17m - 85
366. Top Gun: Maverick
·1h 15m - 86
365. Candyman (2021)
·1h 4m - 87
364. Missing In Action 2: The Beginning
·1h 1m - 88
363. Austin Powers in Goldmember
·1h 8m - 89
362. Red Dragon
·1h 11m - 90
361. National Treasure: Book of Secrets
·1h 15m - 91
360. Smokey and The Bandit 2
·57m - 92
359. Now You See Me 2
·1h 6m - 93
358. Rush Hour 2
·1h 11m - 94
356. xXx: State of the Union
·1h 25m - 95
355. Black Christmas (2019)
·1h 17m - 96
354. The Expendables 2
·1h 38m - 97
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
The hosts of a movie podcast discuss their show's format and briefly mention a TV show called The Pit.
·1h 10m - 98
Beetljuice Beetlejuice
Two hosts discuss their preferences for shoes, boots, and a new boot store near Trader Joe's.
·1h 14m - 99
397. Haunted Mansion (2023)
The hosts of Don't Be That Guy discuss the 2023 film Haunted Mansion and debate the possibility of live-streaming their reactions.
·1h 10m - 100
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Mark and Mike discuss the transition from summer to fall and the rules around being sick as a kid versus an adult.
·1h 12m - 101
Death Race (2008)
Hidden gemDBTG: A Guide to Sequels and Remakes spends its best stretch on Death Race 2000 and the 2008 Jason Statham remake, comparing a $300,000 B-movie about pedestrian points with a prison-race remake that keeps Frankenstein and Machine Gun Joe.
Mar 16, 2026·1h 16m·5 clips - 102
Rollerball (2002)
Two friends discuss learning craps from YouTube videos in preparation for an upcoming Vegas trip.
Mar 2, 2026·1h 21m·2 clips - 103
The Hand That Rocks The Cradle (2025)
A podcast host discusses baseball season, Super Bowl scheduling, and teases a review of the 2025 remake of The Hand That Rocks the Cradle.
Feb 16, 2026·1h 4m·2 clips - 104
The Toxic Avenger (2023)
Mark and Mike discuss the 2023 remake of The Toxic Avenger, comparing it to the original and sharing their thoughts on its quality.
Feb 3, 2026·1h 17m·2 clips - 105
Joker Folie à deux
The hosts discuss their shoe preferences, including Velcro, slip-ons, and laces, before transitioning into the main topic of the Joker sequel.
Jan 19, 2026·1h 14m - 106
Mean Girls (2024)
["Marquise Mike opens by trying to close out 2025 with a best-sequels-and-remakes list and immediately starts trading Christmas watches like Home Alone, Home Alone 2, Die Hard, It's a Wonderful Life, and El Camino Christmas.", "He and his co-host move through Laura, The Sea Wolf, Capsized: Blood in the Water, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990), The Night Before, F1, Marty Supreme, One Battle After Another, Sorry Baby, and Him.", "The longest late-episode stretch compares the 2004 Mean Girls, written by Tina Fey and directed by Mark Waters, with the 2024 musical remake starring Angourie Rice, Rene\u00e9 Rapp, Auli'i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, and Avantika.", "They praise Rene\u00e9 Rapp, Damien, and one Regina George party number, but argue the remake's songs, softened insults, and cheap-looking sets make it weaker than the original."]
Jan 6, 2026·1h 4m·4 clips - 107
Ip Man 2
Hidden gemMarquise Mike and Mark open `DBTG: A Guide to Sequels and Remakes` with weather jokes, then Mike says he watched `This Is Spinal Tap` a day before `Rob Reiner` died.
Dec 23, 2025·1h 6m·5 clips - 108
Nobody 2
Hidden gemDBTG: A Guide to Sequels and Remakes spends most of this episode on Nobody 2, where Bob Odenkirk's Hutch Mansell is sent on a family vacation to Plummerville, Wisconsin and pulled back into violence.
Dec 8, 2025·1h 6m·4 clips - 109
Apartment 7A
Two hosts discuss Thanksgiving plans, including the challenge of cooking a turkey at the mother-in-law's house.
Nov 25, 2025·59m·2 clips - 110
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Nov 11, 2025·1h 15m - 111
Naked Gun
Oct 26, 2025·1h 3m - 112
Ice Road: Vengeance
Oct 13, 2025·1h 23m - 113
Tron Legacy
Sep 30, 2025·1h 11m - 114
Jaws 3D
Sep 16, 2025·1h 5m - 115
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts
Sep 1, 2025·1h 12m - 116
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire
Aug 18, 2025·1h 7m - 117
The Crow: City of Angels
Jul 28, 2025·1h 18m - 118
Man on Fire (2004)
Jul 15, 2025·1h 9m - 119
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Jul 1, 2025·53m - 120
GI Joe: Retaliation
Jun 17, 2025·1h 8m - 121
European Vacation
Jun 3, 2025·1h 2m - 122
Den of Thieves 2: Pantera
May 20, 2025·1h 7m - 123
Grizzly II: Revenge
May 6, 2025·1h 9m - 124
Jeepers Creepers 2
Apr 22, 2025·1h 3m - 125
Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Apr 8, 2025·1h 4m - 126
Ride Along 2
Mar 25, 2025·56m - 127
Anchorman 2: the Legend Continues
Mar 10, 2025·1h 1m - 128
Extraction 2
Feb 25, 2025·1h 12m - 129
The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It
Feb 3, 2025·1h 10m - 130
Beetljuice Beetlejuice
Jan 20, 2025·1h 14m - 131
The Stepford Wives (2004)
Jan 7, 2025·1h 2m - 132
short circuit
Dec 24, 2024·1h 9m - 133
Shaft (2000)
Dec 3, 2024·1h 14m - 134
Glass
Nov 19, 2024·1h 11m - 135
Split
Nov 5, 2024·1h 18m - 136
Cape Fear (1991)
Oct 22, 2024·1h 4m - 137
Any Which Way You Can
Oct 8, 2024·1h 9m - 138
Another 48 Hrs
Sep 24, 2024·1h 7m - 139
Magnificent Seven (2016)
Sep 10, 2024·1h 8m - 140
French Connection II
Aug 13, 2024·1h 4m - 141
Star Trek (2009)
Jul 30, 2024·1h 3m - 142
Pearl
Jul 16, 2024·1h 10m - 143
Live Free or Die Hard
Jun 24, 2024·1h 11m - 144
Three Men and a Little Lady
Jun 11, 2024·1h 14m - 145
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
May 28, 2024·1h 5m - 146
Ripley's Game
May 7, 2024·1h 2m - 147
Road House (2024)
Apr 16, 2024·1h 8m - 148
Ghostbusters: Afterlife
Apr 2, 2024·1h 19m - 149
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
Mar 19, 2024·56m - 150
Hot Shots: Part Deux
Mar 5, 2024·1h 4m