Sequel Rights

We take a look at the film franchises that make you go, "They made how many of those?!?!," then give each and every sequel... a fair trial!

About the show

We take a look at the film franchises that make you go, "They made how many of those?!?!," then give each and every sequel... a fair trial! Hosted by Elizabeth Geli, Justin Kamps, and Tyler Hymanson. Reach us at [email protected], @sequelrights on Twitter, and facebook.com/sequelrights.

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Episodes and Blog Entries

  • Ep 113 - A Cinderella Story (GUEST: Leigh Dunlap)

    Episode  |  November 6th, 2019  |  1 hr 25 mins
    2004, a cinderella story, cell phone, chad michael murray, cinderella, comedy, dance, edwin mccain, fairy tale, football, franchise, guest, haylie duff, high school, hillary duff, homecoming, jennifer coolidge, leigh dunlap, lin shaye, modern, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, quarterback, regina king, romantic, screenwriter, screenwriting, teen, watchmen

    This week, a dusty old fairy tale gets a modern look...for 2004 at least. We're kicking off our series on A Cinderella Story with the help of a very special guest, screenwriter for the film, Leigh Dunlap!!

  • Ep 112 - Poltergeist (2015) (GUEST: Mitch Thompson)

    Episode  |  October 30th, 2019  |  1 hr 13 mins
    2015, 3d, blind covers, cgi, clown, cover, electricity, film, franchise, ghost, guest, haunted, haunting, horror, house, jared harris, mitch thompson, movie, other side, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, poltergeist, reality tv, remake, rosemarie dewitt, sam raimi, sam rockwell, sfx, television, tree, tv

    Sam Rockwell and Rosemarie DeWitt bring Poltergeist back for a modern audience with the help of Jared Harris. Join your hosts Justin, Eliz, and Tyler with special guest Mitch Thompson as they put their hands up to the haunted TV one last time.

  • Ep 111 - Poltergeist: The Legacy (GUEST: Jennifer E. Ortega)

    Episode  |  October 23rd, 2019  |  1 hr 11 mins
    artifact, culturally obsessed, demon, effects, ghost, guest, indiana jones, jennifer ortega, legacy, musetv, pilot, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, poltergeist, possesion, premiere, season, secret society, sepulcher, series, showtime, special effects, spinoff, television, tv, vfx

    Poltergeists continue to haunt our TV screens this week with Showtime's spin-off series Poltergeist: The Legacy. Jennifer E. Ortega, founder of Culturally Obsessed joins us to talk about a show that, believe it or not, went on for 88 episodes!!!

  • Ep 110 - Poltergeist III

    Episode  |  October 16th, 2019  |  56 mins 12 secs
    carol anne, chicago, donna, family, franchise, ghost, haunted, heather o'rourke, high rise, horror, john hancock, kane, lara flynn boyle, mirror, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, poltergeist, practical effects, scott, sequel, sfx, skyscraper, special effects, spirit, tangina, tom skerritt, trilogy, zelda rubenstein

    The spirit of Kane is back once again to shout "Carol Anne!!" with the rest of the gang in Poltergeist III! Your hosts Justin, Eliz, and Tyler hit the city of Chicago and do their best to fight off the ghosts haunting a high rise downtown.

  • Ep 109 - Poltergeist II: The Other Side

    Episode  |  October 9th, 2019  |  1 hr 1 min
    academy awards, boss studios, craig t nelson, cult, franchise, ghost, h r gieger, haunting, heather o'rourke, julian beck, kane, native american, paranormal, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, poltergeist, powers, preacher, psychic, sequel, special effects, spirits, taylor, the other side, vfx, will sampson, zelda rubenstein

    This week, your hosts Justin, Eliz, & Tyler cross over into the Other Side to discuss Poltergeist II. They're baaaaaack and this time not even your super psychic Grandma can protect you!

  • Ep 108 - Poltergeist (GUEST: Alissa Hunsaker & Joseph Escamilla)

    Episode  |  October 2nd, 2019  |  1 hr 28 mins
    1982, academy award, alissa hunsaker, carol anne, craig t nelson, family, franchise, ghost, graveyard, guests, haunted, heather o'rourke, horror, house, jerry goldsmith, jobeth williams, joseph escamilla, kathleen kennedy, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, poltergeist, posession, spirits, steven spielberg, supernatural, tangina, television, they're here, tobe hooper, tv, visual effects, zelda rubenstein

    Turn off the lights, turn of your TV and tune in for a brand new spooooky episode of Sequel Rights. Your hosts Justin, Eliz, and Tyler ring in October with the help of special guests Alissa Hunsaker & Joseph Escamilla as they become haunted by Poltergeist

  • Ep 107 - Rambo: Last Blood (GUEST: Michael Sandoval)

    Episode  |  September 25th, 2019  |  1 hr 13 mins
    2019, arizona, border, brian tyler, critic, doomsday, drugs, extreme, film critic, franchise, guest, john rambo, last blood, lionsgate, mexico, michael sandoval, old, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, ptsd, rambo, revenge, sequel, sex trafficking, sly stallone, sylvester stallone, the doors, tunnels, usa, vengeance, violence

    Our series on Rambo comes to an end with the help of special guest, Los Angeles film critic Michael Sandoval. He helps your hosts Justin, Eliz, and Tyler make sense of every drop of blood in Rambo: Last Blood.

  • Ep 106 - Rambo

    Episode  |  September 18th, 2019  |  1 hr 8 mins
    2008, action, boatman, burma, civil war, explosion, franchise, john rambo, julie benz, mercenaries, missionary, mynamar, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, rambo, sequel, sly stallone, sylvester stallone, thailand, violence, war crimes

    This week we take our final look, before Last Blood, into the life of famed Boatman John Rambo with the 2008 film Rambo. Join your hosts Justin, Eliz, and Tyler as they finally start to question if all the violence is really worth it

  • Ep 105 - Rambo III (GUEST: Matthew Feitshans)

    Episode  |  September 11th, 2019  |  1 hr 39 mins
    1988, afghanistan, buzz feitshans, dragonheart, film, first blood, first blood part ii, guest, history, interview, john rambo, matthew feitshans, on set, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, producer, rambo, rambo iii, rescue, richard crenna, screenwriter, sequel, set, sly stallone, stories, sylvester stallone

    We're back this week with more Rambo, and stories from the set of First Blood and Rambo: First Blood Part II with special guest Matthew Feitshans. Stay tuned through our take down of Rambo III to hear his amazing interview!!

  • Ep 104 - Rambo: First Blood Part II

    Episode  |  September 4th, 2019  |  1 hr 1 min
    1985, bow, explosion, first blood, first blood part ii, franchise, government, icon, john rambo, knife, mia, mission, part 2, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, pow, rambo, rescue, richard crenna, sequel, skydive, sly stallone, slyvester stallone, soldier, trautman, vietnam

    John Rambo is back in 1985 with Rambo: First Blood Part II, and your hosts Justin, Eliz, and Tyler are right beside him! It's back into action in Vietnam with more POWs, more knife play, and more of that explosive bow action! Don't miss another exciting episode on the way to LAST BLOOD.

  • Ep 103 - First Blood

    Episode  |  August 28th, 2019  |  1 hr 3 mins
    1982, action, brian dennehy, chase, first blood, forest, franchise, john rambo, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, ptsd, rambo, richard crenna, sheriff, sylvester stallone, usa, veteran, vietnam, war

    This week we look forward to a new sequel that's about to be released in theaters and embark on the journey with John Rambo. First Blood kicks off this series dealing with the ramifications of the Vietnam War and will ultimately culminate in next month's Rambo: Last Blood. Join us!

  • Ep 102 - Free Willy: Escape From Pirate's Cove

    Episode  |  August 21st, 2019  |  1 hr 3 mins
    2010, amusement park, australia, beau bridges, bindi irwin, family, free willy, lagoon, orca, pirate's cove, pirate's lair, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, sequel, south africa, whale, whale wednesday, willy

    Another Wednesday, another whale, another Willy. Come share a final #WhaleWednesday with your hosts Justin, Eliz, and Tyler as they introduce Hollywood to Bindi Irwin with Free Willy: Escape From Pirate's Cove.

  • Ep 101 - Free Willy 3: The Rescue

    Episode  |  August 14th, 2019  |  53 mins 10 secs
    animatronic, baby, birth, boats, born to be wild, environment, fishing, free willy, free willy 3, harpoon, illegal, jesse, keiko, killer whale, music, noaa, orca, parody, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, randolph, science, sequel, ships, trilogy, underwater, whale, whale wednesday, whaler, willy

    It's time to rescue Willy once more, and this time it's from an evil pack of whalers!! Join your hosts, Justin, Eliz, & Tyler as they talk Free Willy 3: The Rescue and be sure to stick around all the way to the end for a special surprise!

  • Ep 100 - Celebration! & Free Willy 2

    Episode  |  August 7th, 2019  |  1 hr 19 mins
    100, 100 episodes, adventure, animatronic, celebration, environment, family, fire, franchise, free willy, free willy 2, jesse, killer whale, michael madsen, milestone, oil, orca, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, puppet, quotes, randolph, sequel, sex talk, wednesday, whale, willy

    This week we're celebrating a milestone here at Sequel Rights with our 100th episode!! Join us as we take a look back at some of the more memorable moments from our first 100 episodes, and end the show with our thoughts on Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home.

  • Ep 99 - Free Willy (GUEST: Simon Wincer)

    Episode  |  July 31st, 2019  |  1 hr 26 mins
    1993, animals, august schellenberg, blackfish, director, family, franchise, free willy, freedom, guest, jesse, keiko, killer whale, michael ironside, michael jackson, michael madsen, nostalgia, ocean, orca, podcast, podcasting, podernfamily, randolph, sea, seaworld, sequel, simon wincer, washington, whale, wildlife

    We here at Sequel Rights are excited to kick off the Free Willy franchise this week. Not only that, but we are extremely proud to present an interview with the director of Free Willy, Simon Wincer. Time for some good old family friendly nostalgia.

  • Ep 98 - Meatballs 4

    Episode  |  July 24th, 2019  |  1 hr 5 mins
    1992, bill murray, body glove, camp, comedy, corey feldman, dancing, franchise, jack nance, jet ski, lakeside, meatballs, meatballs 4, michael jackson, podcast, podcastin, podernfamily, porky's, sequel, sex, summercamp, twin oaks, twin peaks, water ski, water sports

    This week it seems like your hosts Justin, Eliz, and Tyler have just had enough of summer! But it's not quite time to go back to school just yet. There's still Meatballs 4 to discuss, and Corey Feldman is here get us trained for the big water ski competition. Won't you come cheer us on?!

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