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 May 03, 2018
Thursday May 03, 2018
We asked our listeners to nominate a film by an A-list female actor for our movie stars-turned-directors mini-season, and Whip It won by a landslide. Which is weird, because Drew Barrymore's directorial debut totally flew under the radar when it was released in 2009.
Turns out a lot of our listeners know and love it though - which is understandable because there's a lot to like in this movie! It's a fabulous cast (Ellen Page! Kristen Wiig! Juliette Lewis!) an interesting subject matter and everybody involves seems like they're having a lot of fun.
Join us this week as we play spot-the-stunt-double, discuss 40-year-old women acting like frat boys and debate whether this movie would have worked better as a Glow-style Netflix series.
Oh yeah, and because we always want more Juliette Lewis in our lives, we also pitch some sequel ideas, including an All About Eve-style story of Ellen Page's Babe Ruthless being usurped by a younger, more media-savvy upstart and a role reversal in which Page attempts to push her daughter into Roller Derby when all she really wants to do is compete in pageants...
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Beyond The Box Set is a popular British movie podcast in which two movie-loving idiots take a classic standalone movie each week, and attempt to pitch the most ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen.
We're available on all major Podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify and more. We're also active on most forms of social media, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Just search Beyond The Box Set and we should come up.
If you really want to support the show, we also host a range of exclusive bonus material on Patreon - including our cinema review show Beyond BTBS, the chance to choose a movie for us to cover on a future episode of the main show, and a regular 30 second ad slot which you can use to plug almost anything you like. We offer all of our incentives on a 'pay what you feel' system, so whether you choose to donate $2 per month or $15,000 per month, you'll have access to the same great bonus content. We'll probably figure out something extra nice to do for you if you choose to donate the latter, though...
00.00: Is Drew Barrymore the female Tom Hanks?
27.10: Whip It Drinking Games
38.20: Whip It II: Whip It Real Good!
49.05: Matilda 2: No More Miss Nice Girl
1.05.30: Listener Submissions & Episode 64 Preview
Thursday Apr 26, 2018
Thursday Apr 26, 2018
It's colourful, quotable and it inspired a generation of children to spend countless hours fruitlessly staring at glasses of water... this week on Beyond The Box Set, we continue our actors-turned-directors mini-season with a look back at Danny DeVito's utterly delightful adaptation of Roald Dahl's Matilda.
Already an emerging child star thanks to roles in classic movies like Mrs Doubtfire and Miracle on 34th Street, Mara Wilson turned in the defining role of her career as the book-loving heroine Matilda Wormwood. Character actress Pam Ferris, meanwhile, chewed scenery with abandon as the monstrous Ms Trunchbull, proving that the best movie villains should always be characters we secretly sort of root for.
In this week's episode - the latest edition in our ongoing series on movies by actors-turned-directors - we look back at the delicate balance of darkness and whimsy that makes Matilda one of the all time great films for children, and attempt to brainstorm what a sequel might look like over twenty years later...
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Beyond The Box Set is the hit British movie podcast in which two movie-loving idiots take a classic standalone movie each week, and attempt to pitch the most ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen.
Our show is available on all major Podcasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify and more. We're also active on most forms of social media, including Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Just search Beyond The Box Set and give us a follow.
If you can't get enough of our show, we also host a range of exclusive bonus material on Patreon - including our cinema review show Beyond BTBS, the chance to choose a movie for us to cover on a future episode of the main show, and a regular 30 second ad slot which you can use to plug whatever you like - within reason. Access to our bonus content is available from as little as $2 per month.
00.00: Ms Trunchbull was in the wrong profession
21.10: Matilda Drinking Games (Over 18s only)
32.50: Matilda 2: Trunchbull's Last Stand
44.20: Matilda 2: No More Miss Nice Girl
1.00.30: Listener Submissions & Episode 63 Preview
Thursday Apr 19, 2018
Thursday Apr 19, 2018
Jim Carrey's career trajectory in the mid-90s was insane. After more than a decade of minor TV and film work, he burst onto the public consciousness in February 1994 with the release of Ace Ventura: Pet Detective. This was followed in July 1994 by The Mask and in December by Dumb and Dumber.
The following year saw the release of Batman Forever and Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls. In just over 18 months, Carrey had gone from jobbing actor to the biggest - and arguably most overexposed - star on the planet. Then came The Cable Guy...
Directed by Ben Stiller from a script co-penned by Judd Apatow, The Cable Guy should have been an easy continuation of Carrey's unprecedented hot streak. Instead, it debuted to noxious reviews and was quickly dubbed a box office bomb.
As we continue our series of movies directed by actors, we explore the difference between a good Jim Carrey movie and a bad one, wonder aloud how Matthew Broderick managed to make so little charisma go such a long way in Hollywood - and question whether The Cable Guy is truly deserving of its dismal reputation.
As is the tradition, we also pitch our ideas for what a modern-day sequel might look like, featuring a reckoning with 21st century technology and a role reversal thriller inspired by Carrey's own struggle to escape from his rubber-limbed reputation.
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Beyond The Box Set is the hit British movie podcast that has audiences crying for less. Every week, we take a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch the most ludicrous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen.
Our show is available on all major Poscasting platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Google Play, Spotify and more. You can also find us on the front page of iTunes UK under 'Binge Worthy Podcasts'.
In addition to our weekly show, we also host a range of exclusive bonus material on Patreon - where you can support us for as little as $2 per month for access to everything we have to offer, including our cinema review show Beyond BTBS, the chance to choose a movie for us to cover on a future episode of the main show, and a regular 30 second ad slot which you can use to plug whatever you like - within reason.
00.00: Matthew Broderick was the Armie Hammer of the 90s
17.00: The Cable Guy Drinking Games
28.10: The Cable Guy: Unplugged
41.55: The Cable Guy 2: The Unstable Guy
51.15: Listener Submissions & Episode 62 Preview
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
Thursday Apr 12, 2018
When we first launched Beyond The Box Set back in early 2017, little did we imagine that just over a year later we'd find ourselves reading out self-composed gay Of Mice And Men fan fiction to each other. And yet, here we are...
Of Mice And Men is the 1992 adaptation of John Steinbeck's classic novella, starring Gary Sinise and John Malkovich as George Milton and Lennie Small, two fiercely loyal companions searching for work and dreaming of buying their own farm during the Great American Depression.
Sinise also directs the movie, making it the second part in our accidental mini-series of movies by directors better known for appearing in front of the camera. It's the kind of reverently faithful adaptations of a classic text that seems to have fallen out of fashion a little bit these days, but what it lacks in invention it more than makes up for in heart and soul.
After comparing (Cliffs)notes on our experiences with the book and film back in our high school days - awkward use of racially charged profanities and all - we get down to the daunting task of pitching sequels to one of the most beloved works of literature of the 20th century. Never let it be said we're not ambitious...
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Beyond The Box Set is the hit British movie podcast that attempts to pitch the un-pitchable. Every week, we take a classic piece of standalone cinema and compete to come up with the most ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. You can find us on the front page of iTunes under 'Binge Worthy Podcasts' or on all good Podcatchers, including Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify and Podbean.
If you're a fan of the show you can also gain access to exclusive bonus material by supporting us on Patreon. We offer a 'pay as you feel' tiered system, meaning you can support us from as little as $2 per month to gain access to all of our fabulous incentives - including our movie review show Beyond BTBS, the chance to choose a movie and guest star on Beyond The Box Set and a regular 30 second ad slot to plug absolutely anything you like - within reason.
00.00: A damning indictment of the Welsh education system
16.30: Of Mice And Men Drinking Games
24.40: Of Mice And Ben
40.45: Of Mice And Boys: A Prequel
53.00: Listener Submissions & Episode 61 Preview
Thursday Apr 05, 2018
Thursday Apr 05, 2018
A sweet retro comedy about the rise and fall of fictional 60s pop band The Wonders, That Thing You Do! has virtually no stakes and gets by on the sheer good-natured charm of everyone involved, not least that of writer-director Tom Hanks. But can we sit through the 148 minute extended cut without succumbing to a severe case of toothache?
In this month's Patreon special, friend of the show Julio Olivera of The Contrarians podcast joins us to discuss Tom Everett-Scott's spooky resemblance to Tom Hanks, the low-energy charm of Liv Tyler and why La La Land may in fact be a spiritual sequel to this movie...
Released in 1996, That Thing You Do! was modestly successful at the box office, but spawned a successful soundtrack and quickly became a cult classic. In addition to Scott, Hanks and Tyler, the movie was an early showcase for then-rising stars including Steve Zahn, Charlize Theron and Giovanni Ribisi.
In addition to comparing notes on the movie, we also come up with some drinking games - highly recommend if you do attempt the extended cut - and pitch our sequel ideas, which this week feature a bittersweet 21st century reunion and a journey through the history of Rock 'n' Roll, by way of Quantum Leap, Doctor Who and Love Actually. Mr Hanks, we're waiting for your call...
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Beyond The Box Set is a hit movie podcast with a twist. Every week we take a classic piece of standalone cinema and compete to pitch the most ridiculous sequel, prequel or spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. We're featured as a binge-worthy podcast on iTunes and can be found on all good podcasting platforms, including Stitcher, Google Play, Spotify and Podbean.
Fans of the show can also show their support on Patreon, gaining access to all of our exclusive bonus material by pledging as little as $2 per month. Incentives include access to our bonus movie review show Beyond BTBS, the opportunity to choose a film for us to cover on a future episode of Beyond The Box Set and a 30 second ad slot to plug absolutely anything you like (within reason).
00.00: Emma Stone really needs to break the cycle
25.55: That Thing You Do! Drinking Games
35.10: That Thing You Did!
55.00: That Thing You Manage!
1.08.00: Listener Submissions & Episode 60 Preview
Thursday Mar 29, 2018
Thursday Mar 29, 2018
It was voted the 7th best Star Trek film of all time by fans and described as 'a chillingly realistic documentary' by George Takei. But could the long hoped-for Galaxy Quest sequel ever work in a post-Rickman world? By Grabthar's Hammer, we're determined to find out...
Join us in this week's episode as we discuss John's Sam Rockwell epiphany, Harry's unapologetic love for Star Trek: Nemesis and why the late, great Alan Rickman may have found the role of a lifetime in resentful thespian Alexander Dane / Doctor Lazarus.
We also pitch some Galaxy Quest Drinking Games, including Tim Allen's Shatner-isms, unnecessary chest exposure and Sigourney Weaver reaction shots - followed by some sequel ideas that explore what a Galaxy Quest-style movie might look like at a time when Geek culture has taken over the world...
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Every week on Beyond The Box Set, we take a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. We're a top ten TV & Film Podcast and have been deemed 'binge worthy' by Apple Podcasts UK.
You can find the show on all good Podcasting platforms, including iTunes, Stitcher, aCast, Google Play and Spotify. If you like the show please hit subscribe or leave us a review - it really helps us to find new listeners.
We're also available on most social media channels, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tumblr - plus our Patreon page, where we offer a fabulous selection of exclusive bonus content, including access to our weekly bonus movie review show, the chance to choose a film for us to cover on a future episode, and a 30 second ad slot for anything you'd like to plug.
00.00: John understands Sam Rockwell now
25.00: Galaxy Quest Drinking Games
32.00: Galaxy Quest: The Cinematic Universe
40.00: Galaxy Quest II: The Final Franchise
51.30: Listener Submissions & Episode 59 Preview
Thursday Mar 22, 2018
Thursday Mar 22, 2018
Time travel movies: they're awesome, but they never make sense. Rain Johnson's twisty sci-fi thriller Looper is no exception, but it sure is an entertaining ride.
Released in 2012, Looper stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Joe - an assassin for hire in a futuristic world where illegal time travel is used by crime syndicates to cover up murders. The only catch is, at some point he's expected to bump off his future self.
In this week's edition of Beyond The Box Set, we discuss gaping plot holes, the bizarre makeup techniques employed to make Joseph Gordon-Levitt resemble a younger version of Bruce Willis, and what this movie can teach us about Rian Johnson's subsequent approach to directing Star Wars: The Last Jedi.
Once we've figured all that out, we turn to some sequel pitches - which this week include a Mad Max-inspired female-led action road movie with some major plot twists, and a complicated three-generation time travel pile-up with the most expensive cast this side of the Oceans 11 franchise...
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Beyond The Box Set is the smash hit podcast that takes classic standalone movies and attempts to brainstorm sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen - no matter how convoluted or sacreligious.
Rated binge-worthy by Apple Podcasts and frequently ranking in the top ten TV & Film Podcasts on iTunes, you can find Beyond The Box Set on all good podcasting platforms, including iTunes, aCast, Podbean and Spotify.
We're also available on all good social media platforms, including Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Google +, with merchandise available at Teepublic.com. If you're a fan of the show, please subscribe, leave a review or become a VIP supporter on Patreon.com/Beyondtheboxset - where you can access a wide variety of bonus content including our weekly movie review mini-show, the chance to pick a movie for us to cover on a future episode and a 30 second ad slot on Beyond The Box Set.
00.00: Joseph Gordon-Levitt's terrifying eyebrow game
27.35: Looper Drinking Games
35.00: Looper 2: The Kids Aren't Alright
44.30: Looper 2: Super Loopers
1.01.15: Listener Submissions & Episode 58 Preview
Thursday Mar 15, 2018
Thursday Mar 15, 2018
Stanley Kubrick's 1968 interstellar masterpiece 2001: A Space Odyssey features on pretty much every list of the top movies to see before you die. Its 1984 sequel is less fondly remembered - in fact, we had no idea it even existed. So along with our special guests Larry and Paul from BBC Radio Leeds, we decided to collectively deny its very existence and come up with some follow-up ideas of our own.
Join us as we discuss artistic boredom, passive aggressive operating systems and the respective merits of watching this movie drunk, hung over or on a cocktail of psychotropic drugs - not that we endorse any of that sort of behaviour, you understand...
We also pitch our sequels to the movie, including a Star Wars style expanded universe, a look at the awkward teen years of the iconic space baby and an action-adventure drawing on some of the many, many sci-fi films that have shamelessly ripped this movie off over the years.
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Beyond The Box Set is a movie podcast that asks the question 'What if every great movie had a totally unnecessary sequel?'
Each week, we take a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch the most ridiculous follow-up ideas imaginable to bring them back to the big screen. Previous victims have included Titanic, Gladiator, Forrest Gump and many, many more...
We're available on all good Podcasting platforms, including iTunes, Stitcher and Spotify. Our show is officially deemed 'Binge Worthy' by Apple Podcasts - meaning you can find us on the front page alongside hit shows presented by much richer and better looking people than ourselves.
If you like the show, please hit subscribe and leave us a review - it really helps us to find new listeners. You can also now support us on Patreon, where for as little as $2 per month you can access all of our exclusive inventives including our bonus movie review show 'Beyond BTBS', a 30-second ad slot on Beyond The Box Set and the opportunity to appear as a character in one of our sequels!
00.00: Never watch a Stanley Kubrick movie with a hangover
25.15: 2001: A Space Odyssey Drinking Games
34.25: 2015: A Teen Space Odyssey
39.00: 2051: A Space Oddity
56.00: Listener Submissions & Episode 57 Preview
Thursday Mar 08, 2018
Thursday Mar 08, 2018
A whimsical French comedy with some deceptively twisted themes, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's Amélie is a delightful ode to love, fate and the power of connection, bolstered by a star-making turn by Audrey Tautou. But do the film's visual invention and romantic tone mask something darker at the heart of the story?
In our first Patreon crossover special, friend of the show Nathan Hunt - of our near namesake podcast Think Outside The Box Set - joins us to discuss how what with all the stalking, gaslighting and parental neglect on display, Amélie is basically a Roald Dahl story told with a Wes Anderson sensibility - in French. No wonder we loved it...
Nathan also sticks around to help brainstorm some 2018-friendly sequels to the movie, including a timeline-jumping crossover with another classic of early 21st century European cinema and a spin-off inspired by a relatively obscure children's educational TV show. Never let it be said that we're predictable!
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Beyond The Box Set is a top ten TV & Film podcast officially deemed 'Binge Worthy' by Apple Podcasts. Each week, we take a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch the most ridiculous sequels, prequels and spin-offs to bring them back to the big screen.
We're available on virtually all major Podcasting platforms and most forms of social media. We're also now available on Patreon, where you can support us for as little as $2 per month in return for a host of exclusive perks, including access to our weekly bonus show 'Beyond BTBS', a 30 second ad slot on Beyond The Box Set and the chance to appear as a character in one of our sequels!
00.00: Amélie - The Story of a Sociopath
19.30: Amélie Drinking Games
24.40: Run Amélie Run
45.10: Where In The World Is Amélie Poulain?
53.45: Listener Submissions & Episode 56 Preview
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
Tuesday Mar 06, 2018
After a long night of drinking games, we present the most hung-over episode of Beyond The Box Set to date, our annual post-Oscars reaction podcast!
Did the right films win? Could anything top the Moonlight/La La Land Best Picture fiasco from last year's show? Will Harry get to the end of this podcast without passing out in a pool of his own vomit? The answer to all these questions and more can be found in this, the final part of our 2018 Academy Awards bonus trilogy!
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Beyond The Box Set is a top ten TV and Movie podcast officially rated 'Binge Worthy' by Apple Podcasts. Each week, we take a classic standalone movie and compete to pitch the most ridiculous sequel, prequel and spin-off ideas to bring them back to the big screen. Sometimes we also go off format - mostly to waffle about the Oscars.
If you enjoy the show please subscribe on your chosen podcatcher and consider leaving us a review - it really helps us to grow our audience. You can also become a VIP supporter for as little as $2 per month on Patreon to gain access to a wide variety of exclusive bonus content, including our mini review show and the opportunity to choose the subject of a future episode!
00.00: The struggle is real for Harry
1.15: General thoughts - Politics, Redemption arcs and Helen Mirren on a Jet Ski
7.06: The music - Gael García Bernal shouldn't sing in public
9.30: The awards - Best Achievement in Jowls and why we want to see more Sam Rockwell movies
25.00: Final Thoughts & Episode 55 Preview