At Beyond The Box Set, we believe every great movie deserves a questionable sequel. Each week, we take a stand-alone cinema classic and compete to come up with the best, worst and most bizarre pitches to bring them back to the big screen.
Episodes
Thursday Nov 29, 2018
Thursday Nov 29, 2018
It's a thought-provoking modern sci-fi classic that played a key role in Beyond The Box Set's Amsterdam-based origin story. So why did it take us 93 episodes to dedicate an episode to Arrival? Well, if time is a circle, then on some level, haven't we somehow always been dedicating an episode to Arrival? Wait, now we're even more confused...
Dante Pineau of PlayD&D and Let's Get Contextual joins us this week to discuss property porn, the perils of Dutch subtitles, how this movie got totally screwed over at the Oscars and more, before diving into some high-concept sequel ideas including a look at what might have been going on at the other research camps, a grief-stricken Jeremy Renner's attempts to unwind time and save his daughter's life and an expose on what the mysterious Abbot and Costello aliens were really up to...
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Beyond The Box Set is a creative movie podcast dedicated to pitching fantasy sequels to classic standalone cinema. Each week we'll thoroughly dissect a film that for some reason never spawned a spin-off, and compete to come up with the most inspired, or ridiculous, sequel, prequel or spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen.
If you enjoy the show, please hit subscribe on your preferred Podcasting platform and leave us a nice review. You can also contact us on social media and we have a Patreon page where dedicated listeners can access a wide variety of bonus content from as little as $2 per month.
00.00: Never watch a movie about linguistics in a Dutch cinema
28.15: Arrival Drinking Games
35.40: Arrival... In Devon?!
44.45: Arrival 2: Departure
55.45: Arrival: Behind The Laughter
1.06.50: Listener Submissions & Episode 94 Preview
Friday Nov 23, 2018
Friday Nov 23, 2018
Put simply, 'The Birdcage' is one of the funniest movies ever made. Yes, it's a remake of the much-loved French classic La cage aux folles, but it's elevated above standard remake fare by inspired casting across the board and a strong emotional centre in the midst of all the camp farce.
A sequel without Robin Williams is obviously almost impossible to imagine, but we did find ourselves wondering how Nathan Lane's flamboyant Albert would cope with the loss of his remarkably patient life partner. Not to mention the tantalising/terrifying notion of how Agador Spartacus' personal style might have evolved as he entered his mid-fifties...
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Every week on Beyond The Box Set, we take a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. Sometimes they're completely ridiculous, other times they're strangely inspired, but either way they're guaranteed to out a new perspective on some of your favourite movies.
Our show is available on all good podcasting platforms, including iTunes, Spotify, aCast and Google Play. You can also sign up to our Patreon for as little as $2 per month to access a wide range of bonus content, including our exclusive spin-off show Beyond BTBS, a regular promo slot and the opportunity to choose a film for us to cover on a future episode.
00.00: Val is a garbage person
36.30: The Birdcage Drinking Games
43.45: The Caged Bird
55.00: The Birdcage 2: Starina Rides Again
1.05.20: Listener Submissions & Episode 93 Preview
Friday Nov 16, 2018
Friday Nov 16, 2018
A low-budget Australian shark thriller that somehow found its way into the hands of Harry's mother, it's safe to say Bait 3D is not a film for the ages.
However, despite the wooden acting, questionable special effects and fast-and-loose approach to basic physics, we had a surprisingly good time with this movie, which definitely wrings a lot more fun out of the whole 'giant killer shark terrorises humans' thing than The Meg recently managed.
Tune into this week's episode - recorded at the tail-end of a lengthy bout of day drinking - to hear us doing our very best to piece together the plot of this movie, particularly when it comes to keeping track of the ridiculous amount of main characters. Of course, we also round up with our own sequel ideas... including a shark movie spoof with a self-aware heroine and an Academy Awards disaster that makes the La La Land fiasco look like small fry by comparison...
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Beyond The Box Set is a weekly movie podcast that dares to ask the question - is there any film so good, or bad, that it doesn't deserve a terrible sequel? Each episode, we pick a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch ridiculous spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen.
Our podcast is available on all the usual platforms, including iTunes, Stitcher, Spotify, Google Play and aCast. You can also find us on social media, and for as little as $2 per month you can also sign up to be a VIP listener on Patreon, where you can access bonus content, previews and the opportunity to inflict any movie you like on our intrepid hosts.
00.00: Not enough dogs (or people) were harmed during the making of this movie.
28.30: Bait 3D Drinking Games
35.45: Bait 1D
51.30: Bait 3D: Oscar Bait
1.10.45: Listener Submissions & Episode 92 Preview
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
Thursday Nov 08, 2018
After a month of Halloween horror, we needed something to lift our spirits this week. Thankfully, special guest Charlie Dudley (of Why Did I Do That? and A Podcast for Everyone) was on hand with The Way Way Back - a sweet natured summer coming-of-age movie that managed to warm even our cold, cynical hearts.
Written by Oscar winners Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, The Way Way Back stars Liam James as a shy 14 year old reluctantly accompanying his mother (Toni Collette) and her domineering boyfriend (Steve Carrell) on a summer vacation. While there he befriends a charming water park manager played by Sam Rockwell, who helps him to escape the endless humiliation of his family life with a part-time job and some questionable, but effective, life lessons.
Featuring a hilarious supporting cast including Alison Janney, Maya Rudolph and Amanda Peet, The Way Way Back is a hidden gem were were extremely happy to discover. Tune into this week's episode for our thoughts on questionable water park ethics, offensive capri pants, Steve Carrell's effective against-cast performance as an irredeemable douchebag and much more.
As always, we also pitch our own sequel ideas for the movie, which this week include a couple of equally bittersweet reunion movies, and one rather less wholesome left-turn into the murky realm of adult partner swapping... Look, it makes sense in context, OK?
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Each week on Beyond The Box Set, intrepid hosts Harry Chappell and John Lucas watch a beloved standalone movie, and risk the ire of the fans by pitching ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. Our credits include recommendations from The Guardian, Podbean, Apple Podcasts and over 150 five-star iTunes reviewers. Only 147 of which we wrote ourselves under assumed names.
If you like our show, you can subscribe on your preferred podcatcher to receive a new episode every Friday morning. Reviews and recommendations are great for our self esteem, and really help us to attract new listeners. We also have a Patreon page, where you can sign up to be a VIP listener for as little as $2 per month, in return for some fabulous exclusive bonus content. Merchandise is also available via Teepublic.com.
00.00: John can't get past Alison Janney's capri pants
24.50: The Way Way Back Drinking Games
33.50: 50 Shades of Way Way Back
49.45: The Way Way Back... to the Way Way Back
59.40: Back to the Way Way Back
1.10.30: The Way Way Back Friends Game (feat. Grease)
1.15.45: Listener Submissions & Episode 91 Preview - PLUS SPECIAL EPISODE 100 ANNOUNCEMENT!
Thursday Nov 01, 2018
Thursday Nov 01, 2018
Halloween may be over, but our Horror movie season extends for another week as we're joined by special guest Mark Reid to discuss 'Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon', a spoof documentary following a surprisingly affable serial killer in training.
Join us as we discuss serial killer cardio, the final girl trope, the correlation between murderers and magic nerds and much more. We also pitch our own sequel ideas for this hilarious horror, including Leslie's inevitable - albeit slightly less impressive - return from the grave, a comic book twist on the film's mockumentary format and a serial killer summer camp movie that sees the hunters becoming the hunted.
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Beyond the Box Set is a weekly movie podcast in which two passably creative British movie geeks take classic standalone movies and attempt to pitch sequels, prequels and spin-offs to bring them back to the big screen. We've been featured in The Guardian, named a Podbean Podcast of the Week and listed as a 'Binge-worthy Podcast' by Apple.
If you like our show, please consider hitting subscribe for a new episode every Friday morning. You can also leave us a positive review, which really helps our podcast to reach new listeners. Dedicated listeners can also sign up to our Patreon page to access exclusive bonus content for as little as $2 per month, and we stock exclusive merchandise over on Teepublic.com.
00.00: Affable serial killers and John's shameful secret
19.30: Behind The Mask Drinking Games
29.30: Spiderman: Behind The Mask
38.20: Behind The Mask 2: The Reboot of Leslie Vernon
44.40: Behind The Mask 2: Summer Camp
56.00: Listener Submissions & Episode 90 Preview
Thursday Oct 25, 2018
Thursday Oct 25, 2018
It's time for another Podcast crossover! As we conclude our Halloween 'Season of the Wolf' we're joined by Phil Better of The Phil Better Show and Rory Spence from Doghair Presents to discuss 'Wolf' - a 1994 romantic horror starring Jack Nicholson, James Spader and Michelle Pfieffer.
Now, if any actor was born to play a werewolf, it's probably Jack Nicholson. But while he certainly looked the part, we found this movie slightly lacking in bite. Fortunately there were enough weird and wonderful moments to keep us engaged - not least the dated effects, bizarrely inappropriate jazz saxophone score and the frequently terrible use of body doubles.
Made for a surprisingly pricey $70 million, Wolf just about turned a profit on release, but despite the starry cast is largely forgotten today. Can we make the case for a belated sequel? Tune into this week's episode to find out...
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Every week on Beyond the Box Set, we take a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch fantasy sequel, prequel or spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. Sometimes alone, sometimes with special guests, we're putting a fresh spin on the Hollywood canon.
If you enjoy the show, please hit subscribe to receive a new episode every Friday morning. You can also leave us a review on your preferred podcatcher, or become a VIP listener on our Patreon page to gain access to a wealth of exclusive bonus content.
00.00: Somebody wasn't even trying with the body doubles...
42.20: Wolf Drinking Games
54.50: Wolf 2019
1.03.55: Wolf 2: Old Dog, New Tricks
1.15.30: Wolf 2: The Hunt
1.22.45: Listener Submissions & Episode 89 Preview
Thursday Oct 18, 2018
Thursday Oct 18, 2018
Little Red Riding Hood meets Twilight meets Murder On The Orient Express in this rather bizarre fairytale recalling directed by Catherine Hardwicke. Harry got bored, but John was compelled by the terrible camera work and ludicrously convoluted plot. Plus, Gary Oldman plays a wolf slayer with silver fingernails and a 20ft elephant, and that can never entirely be a bad thing...
In the third and penultimate edition of our Halloween 'Season of the Wolf', we discuss the Twilight effect, Virginia Madsen's alarming new face, Julie Christie's scenery chewing and much more, before pitching some fantasy sequels that inclue a Law & Order-inspired fairytale crime drama and a modern-day sex horror whodunnit with a terrifying twist. We guarantee that both are more interesting than the original - although that isn't exactly a high bar to clear...
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Every week on Beyond The Box Set, we take a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch sequel, prequel or spin off odess to bring it back to the big screen. From Oscar darlings to forgotten flops, we're running the gamut of cinema history in an effort to prove that no film is too good - or too bad - to spawn a franchise.
If you enjoy this episode, please consider hitting subscribe on your podcatcher of choice to receive a new episode every Friday morning. You can also leave us a review, which really helps us to attract new listeners, or purchase merchandise from our online Teepublic store.
For listeners who truly can't get enough, we also have a dedicated Patreon page where you can access a host of exciting bonus content - including our exclusive movie review show, the chance to pick a movie for us to cover on a future episode and a regular 30 second ad slot to promote anything you like - all available from as little as $2 per month with our pay as you feel tiered non-tiered subscription service.
00.00: Gary Oldman's torture elephant
32.30: Red Riding Hood Drinking Games
42.45: Red Riding Hood II: Red Riding Hoodie
59.50: G.R.I.M.M - The Father Solomon Chronicles
1.12.30: Listener Submissions & Episode 88 Preview
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
Thursday Oct 11, 2018
It's week two of our Halloween 'Season of the Wolf', and we're moving from Japanese anime to a very British take on the Werewolf movie genre - Neil Marshall's 2002 cult hit Dog Soldiers. Join us as we discuss our new-found appreciation for Sean Pertwee, Liam Cunningham's striking resemblence to Jean Reno and one of the greatest exit lines in cinema history...
An official sequel to Dog Soldiers was actually on the cards for a while, but sadly it never quite came to fruition. We have some ideas for how it might have looked though, including a TV sitcom crossover, a Taika Waititi-inspired mockumentary and a prequel that fleshes out Kevin McKidd's strong on-screen aversion to dog murder.
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Beyond The Box Set is a movie podcast with a creative twist. Each week, we don't just review a classic movie from cinema's archives, we also set ourselves the challenge of pitching a sequel, prequel or spin-off to bring them back to the big screen. With ideas ranging from the sublime to the ridiculous - emphasis on the latter - we're virtually guaranteed to change the way you look at some of your favourite films.
You can discover Beyond The Box Set on all good podcasting platforms, including iTunes, Spotify and Podbean. If you enjoy the show please consider leaving a review and hitting subscribe to receive a brand spanking new episode every Friday morning.
If you really can't get enough of our show, you can also become a VIP listener on our Patreon channel - where we offer a veritable wealth of bonus content for as little as $2 per month, thanks to our 'Pay as you feel' tiered non-tiered system. This includes access to our weekly cinema review podcast 'Beyond BTBS', the chance to pick a movie for us to cover on a future episode of Beyond The Box Set and a regular 30 second ad slot where you can flog pretty much anything you like... within reason.
00.00: The mystery of the falling cow
29.46: Dog Soldiers Drinking Games
40.00: Dog Soldiers 2: Spaced Out
51.20: Dog Soldiers: Shadow of the Wolf
1.00.00: Listener Submissions & Episode 87 Preview
Thursday Oct 04, 2018
Thursday Oct 04, 2018
This Halloween is The Season of the Wolf here at Beyond The Box Set. Each week this month, we're looking at classic movies featuring Werewolves. First up, Mamoru Hosada's decidedly un-scary but very lovely 2012 anime Wolf Children.
Suggested by Patreon subscriber - and this week's special guest - Daniel Tickner, Wolf Children takes a thoughtful and heartfelt look at parenthood through the eyes of a young single mother struggling to raise her two half-wolf children in rural Japan.
From the stunningly beautiful animation to the quiet but heartfelt story, we found a lot to enjoy about our first sampling of the anime genre. Not that we let that prevent us from taking a few dramatic liberties in search of an entertaining sequel idea, of course...
Tune into this week's episode to hear what guest Daniel means when he describes Wolf Children as 'an aquarium movie', how a character name coincidence led Harry to make a surprisingly plausible connection between this movie and the MCU, and why John based his sequel entirely around his irrational hatred of cats...
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Beyond The Box Set is a podcast that combines creative writing and movie discussion for a weekly dose of entertainment like no other. Every episode is based on a classic piece of standalone cinema - i.e. a film with no sequels. After a thorough dissection of the original movie, we then compete to pitch ridiculous sequels, prequels and spin-offs to bring them back to the big screen - with hilarious and frequently un-filmable consequences.
The show is available on all good podcasting platforms including iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and Google Podcasts. If you enjoy the show, please consider subscribing for a new episode every Friday morning - and if you're feeling really generous, leave us a review too. It makes us feel good and really helps us to find new listeners.
You can also access a host of bonus content by becoming a VIP listener for as little as $2 per month on our Patreon page, and we have a range of fabulous merchandise over on Teepublic.
00.00: Is it ever OK to snog a canine?
35.30: Wolf Children Drinking Games
47.15: Cat Children - A Horror Movie
58.45: Wolf Teenagers aka Teen Wolf (but not that one)
1.06.50: Wolf Children 2: The Grand Wolf
1.16.20: Listener Submissions & Episode 86 Preview
Thursday Sep 27, 2018
Thursday Sep 27, 2018
It's the movie that revitalised John Travolta's career, made Uma Thurman an instant icon and proved that there's quite literally no hairstyle that Samuel L Jackson couldn't pull off. We are of course talking about Quentin Tarantino's Pulp Fiction.
Joining us this week for another special crossover event, returning guest Ross Burton of 2 Geeks 2 Movies once again swallows his abiding hatred of unnecessary sequels and helps us to pitch-some potential spin-offs to wrap up the many (intentional) loose ends left dangling by the original movie.
From how Mia met Marsellus to the tragic backstory of 'The Gimp', there's no plot thread we're leaving uncovered - except the one about that damn briefcase. Even we have to draw the line somewhere.
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Beyond The Box Set is a British movie podcast that combines movie review and dodgy fan fiction with hilarious consequences. Each week we take a classic standalone movie and compete to craft the most ludicrous sequel ideas to bring them back to the big screen.
Our show is available on all good podcasting platforms including iTunes, Spotify, Stitcher and aCast. If you enjoy the show, please consider subscribing for a new episode every Friday morning - and if you're feeling really generous, leave us a review too. It makes us feel good and really helps us to find new listeners.
You can also access a host of bonus content by becoming a VIP listener for as little as $2 per month on our Patreon page, and we have a range of fabulous merchandise over on Teepublic.
00.00: Cop or Stripper?
29.50: Pulp Fiction Drinking Games
38.30: Muppet Pulp Fiction
50.30: Worlds of Pulp Fiction: An Extended Dark Universe
1.01.40: Pulp Fiction: Origins
1.16.10: Listener Submissions & Episode 85 Preview