The Follow-Up Showdown: Recent Episodes
Paul Goetz
A podcast that focuses on sequel-less films and underwhelming sequels themselves. Hosts and guests submit competing pitches in hopes of finding a truly worthy successor to the original.
It's all downers, no uppers (and probably not in the way that you think) when Katie finds joy in a non-preferred genre and all the boys choose a different main character. Bang, bang, bang! You're dead, Kane!
Come celebrate surviving your Fourth of July weekend by taking a trip to Amity Island with Katie, Paul, Steve and guest Paddy Kelly! Hear Steve plug an on-brand project, Katie and Paddy disagree over which Spielberg films are superior and Paul reveal himself to be a kind of two-timer. We'll catch this bird for ya.
A CONTINUATION CELEBRATION! New co-hosts, who dis? Join your old pal Paul in welcoming Katie Hoyt, who's not quite as forgiving as Samwise Gamgee, and Steve Clemmons, who had some good will eaten up by Aragorn. Fly, you fools. Or did he say..?
we get far more immediate results. We also talk best looks and misunderstood boyfriends while pitting our best pitches against the season's hottest twenty years later sequel. Go.
Veronica and Lauren float off into the aether. Paul remembers them. It's time for a goodbye, Uppers and Downers.
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Which cartoon animal is the sexiest? What kind of cosmetic work did a Nintendo princess have done? Which movie tie-in menu was hands down the best? Find out all this and more as we return to the Mushroom Kingdom. Ya-Hoo!
movie is safe...from being ranked against the others!!! From opening scenes to killer reveals, we talk about it all (or at least as much as we can until Katie has to get to her other plans). Spoiler alert: The first one wins in all categories. There's a formula to it! A very simple formula!!
In the midst of their final showdown, Veronica spreads a half rumor and Lauren proposes a perfect ending. Paul lacks a price point. Sing Sing, Gettys! SING SING!!
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Paul dreams of a tone poem. Lauren bemoans a missing composer while Veronica can no longer defend a director's misses. Mario verbally writes from Florida. Come on!
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Lauren and Veronica rank watchability over prestige. Paul backs an underdog in the battle for reigning cinematic universe. Soldiers deserve soldiers, sir.
Paul wavers in the face of an uphill battle. Veronica and Lauren pay tribute to a fallen friend. Mario gets what's coming to him. Remember to provide your Hertz # 1 Gold Cards.
Paul calls in a bunch of favors. Veronica, Lauren, Mario and others oblige him. Get excited.
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Paul goes 0 for 2 on characters named Jane while guesting co-host Kelly McDevitt goes 0 for 2 on Selena Gomez songs. Churn that butter / Go home to your mother!
Veronica does her Charlton Heston. Paul delivers some sad news. Lauren's Mom had final cut. You're fired.
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Lauren only knows one of the two Coreys. Paul tries to make up for a lack of emphasis at the top. Veronica looks to open up the space in the end. Bejeweled Devil > Paper Devil.
Paul and Lauren piece together the mythology of their alma mater. Veronica pits Nick Kroll against Early Keanu. Du musst Caligari werden!
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Veronica tacks a legal disclaimer onto some advice. Paul encourages Lauren to play the lottery. Pronto!
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Lauren puts in for a new storm chaser name while guest Dustin Weiskopf uses his as a teaching opportunity. Veronica points out Paul's Missou-RAH. Christ!
Veronica compares her partner to a Christmas icon regularly. Lauren does an impersonation phonetically. Paul fills in lyrics annually. Mush! Muuuuuush!!
Paul wants a disco suit. Lauren wants better snacks. Veronica tells jokes just for Mario and Guest Zak White tells of a Destination Wedding he quite enjoyed. Come on down! I'll chew on the dog! Hooooowwwwwwllll!
Paul and Lauren share a favorite number. Veronica champions an underdog. No m'am. A coke.
Veronica wants Lauren to volunteer for the rundown. Paul left something on the table and guest Zak White declares Mario Colli-Moon an unsung hero. Segment sharing is caring, y'all. With Tiffany Colli-Moon.The flowers are still standing!
Veronica California Dazzles in her Showdown Debut! In other news, Lauren Pokorney reveals her sometimes alter ego and Paul Goetz's childhood dream dies on the vine. Welcome to "Still Pitchin' Intermission" where you're gonna fit in...like a glove!
MID-SEASON FINALE!!! Lauren gives a look behind the curtain of her process. Paul notes a skunkhole as the most amazing thing. Redacted has something for this. 1-2-3 Go!
Travis applies a "Seinfeld" lens. Paul makes Lauren an offer she could refuse. Everyone gets liberal with their accent work. Forward!!!
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Paul makes the best whip sound. Travis imitates a co-host with precision mimicry. Lauren can't abide a big ask and guest Sachin Medhekar didn't know they'd be recording a podcast. RIP Mutt.
Lauren covets nun garb. Travis premieres a new segment. Paul plays villlians' advocate and guest Robin Ferris-Hanson reveals every guitarist father's fantasy. Cuckoo. Cuckoo.
A CONTINUATION CELEBRATION! Guest host Kelly McDevitt goes easy on Travis allowing him an open book minute. Lauren casts on the fly. Paul fixates on an underdog. obnoxious Sutherland whistle noise
Travis admits that boring can be good. Lauren wears generic fawn antlers. Paul has a lot of thoughts about butts. It is our very pleasant duty to welcome you here.
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Mario butt-shames a cat. Paul speaks without knowing the canon. Lauren has scoring FOMO and Travis is a fuddy-duddy. Let's a-go!
Paul unveils a secret episode. Guest Kelly McDevitt pinpoints the surest sign of a feminist tale. Travis doesn't just mean to be counter. Lauren's hopes for a monster baby are dashed. Who doesn't love a bonus?
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Lauren does have to go. Mario is owed a treat. Paul & Travis make due. Ding Ding
Lauren keeps a superpower in her back pocket. Paul fcking loses it. Travis has a potentially prophetic dream and special guest Pacific Obadiah knows what he's doing in our longest episode ever!! Fptfptfptfptfptfptfptfptfptfptfptfptfpt (the sound of a human liver paired with fava beans being eaten and subsequently washed down with a nice chianti*).
Lauren divulges how Travis takes his coffee. Paul performs live. Anybody wanna a milkshake?
Paul regrets a gift. Travis and Lauren team up on a bawdy joke. Yeahhh. OH YEEEEAAAAHHHHH!
Travis and Paul have big reactions to each other's reactions. Lauren and guest Chris Newell relive their cruising days while other guest Tony Interdonato gets unhinged with his pitch. Peace and love y'all.
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Travis and Mario curse up a storm and have trouble counting to four. Lauren counts fine but curses the absolute most. Paul keeps it clean and numerically correct. Merry Christmas!!!
Travis makes Lauren cry. Lauren makes Paul get good and spicy. Paul makes Travis lose control of his tone and face. It's gonna be a good one, ya know?
Travis makes a game-changing proposal. Lauren gets her own segment. Paul looks to you for support of his underrepresented opinion. Guest Erin Marie Hogan brings about a landmark episode with her insider's insight. Podcast, straight ahead!!!
A CONTINUATION CELEBRATION! Paul has notes but also solutions. Travis and Lauren remember guest Dustin Weiskopf but also not completely. Oh yah? Yah.
A CONTINUATION CELEBRATION! The crew talks the first two "Frankenstein" movies with their biggest fan, Kelly McDevitt. This leads to a discussion on who is the hunkiest man of all time. Naturally. Happy Halloween!!!
Paul gets things wrong. Travis has heard it before. Lauren supposes some men are young. Guest Nick Gartner is Jane Fonda. Far out, man.
Travis doesn't recognize a word : 0 Guest Keith Watson promotes the Riverfront Times' "Best Movie Theater in St. Louis." : D Lauren has to work :( Paul steals all the pitches ;) Happy 50th!!!!!
We break the unofficial sequel to "Goodfellas"'s balls. Martin Scorsese will hate Travis if his movie gets made. Paul can't get his Malkovich past a Walken. Lauren finds kindred rage spirits. Hit the 'eys and the ohs.
The episode gets lost. Paul invites original guest Aliya Kamalova to join him in recounting what they can about the nineteen years later sequel to "The Last Picture Show." Hamburger Helper is discussed. Now we're cookin' with gas!
A CONTINUATION CELEBRATION! A young Lauren walks into a Jim Carrey based nightmare. Paul and Travis debate techniques for befriending Bonnies. An old contest is settled and a new theme is introduced. Welcome to Season Three.
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! The power of a great theme song saves the day when the bombastic bingers blast through 2021/2022's "Blade Runner: Black Lotus."
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Guests Kim and Aliya provide a fresh perspective while Paul tries and fails not to talk too much when the three of them refuse to be gaslit by 2021/2022's "And Just Like That."
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! What does illusion mean? Can immortals truly love? Where does decapitation start? These and more questions are asked but not necessarily answered when Sachin Medhekar rejoins the gleesome threesome for one final gathering about 1994's "Highlander 3: The Sorcerer."
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Minds are waggled, Denny's misses an opportunity and the internet lies to guest Mario Colli-Moon when the big screen bandits actually find themselves in agreement about 2021's "The Matrix Resurrections."
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! A two decade dry spell, thirty minute shoot days and a fifty year old man are all theories presented by the Team de Talkies about WTF happened to 2021's "He's All That."
A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Self-made sound effects, Ruddy runs and misused mini marshmallow men make fine fodder for the trifling trio's return to the airwaves as they vary in opinions about 2021's "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" with returning guest Zak White.
SPECIAL PAUL JR. EDITION!! Travis and Lauren suffer through an incredible journey and Paul tries to keep a peaceful household when the incomparable Paul Jr. joins the pack for a sniff around 1996's "Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco."
SEASON FINALE!!! Grievances are aired, favorite fruits are listed and returning guest David Seltzer discovers that he's just not a "line guy" when the popcorn party postulates a sequel to the 1942 untouchable classic, "Casablanca."
A FOLLOW-UP SHOWDOWN ROADSHOW!!! Travis and Lauren share their thoughts and feelings on the "Back to the Future" trilogy as well as their joint pitch for a Part Four while moving from Los Angeles to North Carolina.
Movie feels, old-timey business logos and sympathies for Biff Tannen are brought to the table when Paul and guests Robert Doyle, Lauren Goetz and Adam Grun grace the world with contenders for the fourth installment to the "Back to the Future" franchise. Whose will take the "Welcome Home, Uncle Joey" cake? This time, YOU decide!!!
Three Gentlemen of Lebowski search far and wide for unsung heroes when guests Travis Rae and Tony Vinci join Paul in the gutter for a viewing of 2020's "The Jesus Rolls."
Guest Robin Ferris-Hanson leads a mindful meditation, Paul regrets some poorly chosen words and Lauren pinch hits when the Guff Gallery gives it to 1994's "Forrest Gump."
Lauren's super-senses earn her a nickname, Paul lectures about upstairs apartment etiquette and Travis goes full Hannibal when the repo team of the silver screen goes cat-to-mouse with 2002's "Ripley's Game" and 2005's "Ripley Under Ground."
The Seltzer Sisters provide expert commentary while Paul and other guest Alex Tempel have logistical questions when 2004's "Bring It On Again" gets the takedown treatment.
Paul recounts his days as a "sh*t-uponer" and Laurvis McKorney is unleashed when guest Mario Colli-Moon returns to aid in outshining the yet-to-be-released sequels to 2009's "Avatar."
Everybody boos at least once when the passionate pinheads reunite with guest Ethan Edenburg for a spirited debate on 2005's "Son of the Mask."
Paul gives a live candy bar review and Travis welcomes him to the gutter when guests Becca and Zak White join our goofy guild in extending the saga of 1988's "Beetlejuice."
Prom politics are analyzed, Guest Adam Hofbauer over-prepares and we all get a glimpse of what the world would be like if Travis had the powers of a studio executive in this fan-fueled episode focused on 1999's "She's All That."
Pizza toppings, hairlines and proximity to genitals are obligatory subject matter when Paul sets out to prolong 2003's "The Room" with guests Nick Gartner and Erin Marie Hogan.
Guest hosts Steve Clemmons & Katie Hoyt establish the "Minute-to-Michael Ratio" and guest judge Brooks "BJ" Hall doesn't want to go into Paul's imagination during a high stakes face-off with 2008's "Lost Boys: The Tribe."
The Cinema Successors have the impudence to follow up a "fixed point" in movie history. It's the ultimate challenge: Continuing the story of 1991's "Thelma & Louise."
Deck the halls. Skip the songs. Avoid the quicksand. These and more are the lessons learned and discussed when the cheery chuckleheads get the better of 1997's "Beauty and the Beast: The Enchanted Christmas" with gleeful guests Sierra Green and Jason Peugh.
Paul gives gifts, a new record is set and Adam Sandler comes up a lot somehow when the festive foursome are joined by guests Kelly Nienaltowski and Mark Whitten for a Christmas chronicling of 1995's "While You Were Sleeping." Featuring guest host Lauren Goetz.
There should've only been one. At least that's what Paul and guest Sachin Medhekar argue about 1991's "Highlander II: The Quickening" in an episode that doubles as our unwitting tribute to the late Sir Sean Connery.
Ever wonder which of our hosts was the coolest in their twenties? Find out definitively when the opinionated oddballs supplant 2009's "S. Darko."
A CONTINUATION CELEBRATION! In the spirit of the holiday, the self-appointed sequel specialists give thanks to 2017's "Blade Runner 2049" and discover the epic sass of director Ridley Scott in the process.
Garth Brooks' acting career is discussed and a new Travis-based segment is solidified when single movie superfan Dustin Weiskopf gets in on the fun of prolonging the tale of 1996's "Twister."
Compliments are freely exchanged, fun facts are personalized and Hollywood is introduced to new powerhouse filmmakers The Millers when Paul and guests say to hell with the format whilst reimagining 2010's "Sex and the City 2."
Travis critiques the way we all think and guest Mario Colli-Moon introduces half votes when the Trivial Trinity spar over 2003's "Matrix" sequels.
Greatest scares, Full House character assignments and an invasive tiebreaker haunt our hosts as they are joined by scare actor Jason Peugh for a Halloween episode focused on 2014's "It Follows."
Paul adds to a personal saga while his cousin neighbors a Covid-19 hot spot when the clunky bunch sticks it to 1989's "The Fly 2." With Will Runyon Jr.
Travis feuds with HBO, Lauren withholds a surprise and a returning guest is given special powers when your favorite cinephiles push their time limit debating the demerits of 2019's "Doctor Sleep."
Hannibal Lecter impressions, classic Hell gags and a tale of the unfulfilled potential of Paul's acting career are just a few of the frightening things discussed when the Hostly Trio reunite to beat the devil out of 1976's "Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby."
Guests Derek Luetjen and Jack Seavor McDonald join Paul in wondering about butt slap origins as they continue the story of 1995's "Houseguest."
Paul and his guest Shawn Kohne turn magic into science and objectify Tom Hanks while they attempt to one up 2019's "Little."
A guest faces a lifelong trauma and Paul reveals which current music megastar he's never heard of as the crew tries to redo 1982's "Grease 2" with Tony Interdonato and Chris Newell.
Babies are blamed and a football coach never forgets as Paul attempts to re-fockerize 2004's "Meet the Fockers" with Steve Clemmons and Katie Hoyt.
The return of the podcast that gives worthy second chapters to cinematic stories that don't have them.
SPECIAL PAUL JR. EDITION! Paul pitches a sequel to a hard to find made for TV movie at the insistence of his very cute dog, Paul Jr.
In this SEASON FINALE, Paul, Travis & Lauren act as human neuralizers; doing what they can to erase the memories of the "Men in Black" sequels and replace them with new ones.
A CONTINUATION CELEBRATION! Join Paul and pal Cody Olendorff as they heap accolades onto 1998's "Babe: Pig in the City" and discover what separates them from the likes of George Miller.
Paul, Travis & Lauren teach Disney a lesson they won't soon forget by besting 1994's straight-to-video release "The Return of Jafar."
An episode tragically lost in the sands of time. Luckily, Paul took notes! A grand shout out and warmest apologies to guests Bethany Guerrero & Drew Unser. Special co-host: Kim Seltzer.
Paul, Travis and their guest, Zak White, have the audacity to spend a full hour trying to top 1989's "Ghostbusters 2." Lauren is missed.
Dada Life's Disco Ball Man David John Seltzer joins us in giving 2015's "The Man From U.N.C.L.E." the sequel it deserves.
Our first official guest, Ethan Edenburg, helps us to fix our first official sequel, 2014's "Dumb and Dumber To." Very. Important. Work.
Paul & Travis square off with their sequels to 1993's "Super Mario Bros." Lauren attends. Our first guest cancels.
Paul Goetz, Travis McMaster and Lauren Pokorney introduce themselves to the podcasting world by taking on the paramount challenge of 2020, pitching the ultimate sequel to 1995's "Congo."
A podcast that focuses on sequel-less films and underwhelming sequels themselves. Hosts and guest submit competing pitches in hopes of finding a truly worthy successor to the original.