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 82 - Starship Troopers

    Episode  |  March 27th, 2019  |  57 mins 1 sec
    1997, arachnids, battle, bugs, casper van dien, clancy brown, denise richards, dina meyer, dragonheart, facist, federation, fight, franchise, jake busey, major league, neil patrick harris, paul verhoeven, road house 2, satire, scifi, space, starship troopers, war

    This week, we're joining the Federation and taking the fight to the Arachnids!! Your hosts Justin, Eliz, and Tyler kick off the battle with the original Starship Troopers. Would you like to know more?

  • Ep 81 - Power Rangers (2017)

    Episode  |  March 20th, 2019  |  1 hr 4 mins
    2017, action, aladdin, becky g, bill hader, bryan cranston, chronicle, donuts, elizabeth banks, franchise, goldar, jasmine, krispy kreme, mighty morphin, podcast, power rangers, rangers, reboot, sequel, the office, zordon, zords

    Our extraordinary cars have reached the end of the morphin road! This week we wrap things up with 2017's Power Rangers reboot. Can Saban recapture the magic of the original series and first film? Tune in and find out!

  • Ep 80 - Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie

    Episode  |  March 13th, 2019  |  1 hr 4 mins
    action, car, evil, extraordinary, family, fast, fox kids, franchise, jason, kids, kimberly, lerigot, megazord, morph, movie, ordinary, power rangers, rocky, saban, sequel, tommy, turbo, turbo zord, tv, zords

    This week we find out if the Power Rangers franchise can withstand it's first sequel with Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie! So grab your ordinary car keys, start the ignition, and SHIFT INTO TURBO!

  • Ep 79 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie

    Episode  |  March 6th, 2019  |  1 hr 12 mins
    action, adam, aisha, alpha 5, cgi, dulcea, family, fox, franchise, ivan ooze, japan, kids, kimberly, lord zedd, megazord, mighty morphin, ooze, parents, podcast, power rangers, rita repulsa, rocky, saturday morning, sequel, teenagers, tommy, tv, zordon, zords

    IT'S MORPHIN TIME! This week we're hitting a nostalgic blast from our past as we kick off a new franchise with Mighty Morphin' Power Rangers: The Movie. Listen as Justin reveals how much of a Power Rangers nerd he was, Tyler leads everyone in a brand new game, and Eliz wonders why we're not talking about Pokémon instead.

  • Ep 78 - Dirty Dancing (2017)

    Episode  |  February 27th, 2019  |  1 hr 3 mins
    2017, abc, abigail breslin, bruce greenwood, cheesy, colt prattes, debra messing, dirty dancing, franchise, horrible, katey sagal, lame, modern family, movie, musical, nicole scherzinger, patrick swayze, remake, sarah hyland, sequel, television, tv

    If only we had never remembered there was a 2017 remake of Dirty Dancing just waiting for us to watch! Lucky for you, we did remember, and are proud to present this amazing takedown of all it's horrible glory. Don't miss us tear apart ABC's television remake of Dirty Dancing this week!

  • Ep 77 - Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights (GUEST: Amanda Kirkham)

    Episode  |  February 20th, 2019  |  45 mins 46 secs
    2004, black eyed peas, cameo, competition, cuba, dance, dancing, diego luna, dirty dancing, havana, havana nights, january jones, john slattery, johnny castle, latin, lionsgate, mad men, music, mya, patrick swayze, prequel, revolution, sequel, time of my life, wyclef jean

    This week we got our passports renewed just in time to visit Cuba to talk Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights. Amanda Kirkham joins your hosts, Justin, Eliz, and Tyler as they try to figure out what goes on during a typical night in Havana!

  • Ep 76 - Dirty Dancing (GUEST: Natalie Weinrich)

    Episode  |  February 13th, 2019  |  1 hr 4 mins
    1963, 1987, 60s, 80s, anniversary, bill medley, classic, cool, dance, dancing, daughters, dirty dancing, franchise, i've had the time of my life, jennifer grey, jennifer warnes, jerry orbach, mambo, merengue, music, patrick swayze, staff, summer camp, valentine's day, wayne knight

    We continue our journey into the Swayze-verse this week with Dirty Dancing! We're joined by resident dancer Natalie Weinrich to discuss exactly what Baby was doing in that corner in the first place. Don't miss out on the time of your life!!!

  • Ep 75 - Road House 2

    Episode  |  February 6th, 2019  |  1 hr 9 mins
    action, airboat, alligator, bouncer, cooler, dalton, dea, drugs, dtv, franchise, jake busey, library, louisiana, mgm, music, patrick swayze, pelican, road house, road house 2, sequel, shane, sony, video, will patton

    Hop on an airboat and glide your way over to Sequel Rights HQ this week where we're talking about Road House 2. That's right...there's a Road House 2. We DARE you to have known about this movie before listening to this episode.

  • Ep 74 - Road House (GUEST: Josh Briggs)

    Episode  |  January 30th, 2019  |  1 hr 8 mins
    1989, 80s movies, action, bar, bigfoot, blues, bouncer, comedy, cooler, cult classic, drama, drive-in, fight, franchise, jeff healey, joel silver, josh briggs, kelly lynch, kick, monster truck, music, patrick swayze, podcast, rich, road house, sequel, soundtrack, throat, violence

    This week, special guest Josh Briggs joins your hosts Justin, Eliz and Tyler as they learn the intricasies of the elite cooler business. Patrick Swayze's 1989 classic, Road House is here to kick us in the face!!

  • Ep 73 - Bridget Jones's Baby (GUEST: Megan Goldstein)

    Episode  |  January 23rd, 2019  |  1 hr 7 mins
    2016, baby, bridget jones, colin firth, comedy, darcy, drama, emma thompson, father, film, jane austen, marriage, movie, patrick dempsy, podcast, pregnancy, renee zellweger, rom-com, romance, sequel, trilogy, wedding

    This week, Bridget Jones has some questions to answer. Who's the father of her baby!?!? Which man does she truly love!?! Who's guesting on Sequel Rights?? Well, we have all those answers and more as special guest Megan Goldstein joins us to talk Bridget Jones's Baby!

  • Ep 72 - Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason (GUEST: Heather Johnson)

    Episode  |  January 16th, 2019  |  1 hr 5 mins
    bridget jones, british, colin firth, crush, dating, diary, edge of reason, engagement, english, franchise, holiday, hugh grant, international law, lawyer, london, marriage, music, prison, proposal, relationships, renee zellweger, reporter, sequel, skiing, turkey curry

    This week, we're walking all the way to THE EDGE. Special guest Heather Johnson joins us for the first Bridget Jones sequel, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason.

  • Ep 71 - Bridget Jones's Diary (GUEST: Maureen Lee Lenker)

    Episode  |  January 9th, 2019  |  1 hr 3 mins
    adaptation, book, bridget jones's diary, british, colin firth, comedy, diary, ew, film, franchise, guest, hugh grant, jim broadbent, new year's, oscars, renee zellweger, resolutions, romance, romantic, sequel

    Happy New Year!! Sequel Rights is back and we're kicking off the year by starting a diary, Brigdet Jones's Diary to be exact. EW's Maureen Lee Lenker is back with us again as we talk about finer points of turkey curry buffets on this week's new episode!

  • Ep 70 - Benji's Very Own Christmas Story!

    Episode  |  December 19th, 2018  |  53 mins 35 secs
    award, benjean, benji, christmas, christmas eve, cindy, dog, elves, holiday, joe camp, kris kringle, magic, mill creek, multiplicity, musical, nomination, north pole, personality, presents, santa, santa claus, snow, woof

    We have one last present to deliver before the holiday's this year. A super cute, super furry present! Benji is the star of Sequel Rights this week as we marvel at Benji's Very Own Christmas Story! Benji tackles two new territories at once, Christmas and musicals. Take a listen!

  • Ep 69 - Home Alone: The Holiday Heist

    Episode  |  December 12th, 2018  |  58 mins 11 secs
    2012, alcohol, bootlegging, booze, christmas, ed asner, family, film, finn, franchise, ghost, gingerbread, haunted, heist, holiday, home alone, maine, malcom mcdowell, painting, robbery, safe, sequel, snow, traps, video games

    This week we've reached the end of the Home Alone franchise. Does the series land on it's feet, or slip on some ice on it's way out? Find out as your hosts Justin, Eliz, and Tyler discuss Home Alone: The Holiday Heist.

  • Ep 68 - Home Alone 4: Taking Back The House

    Episode  |  December 5th, 2018  |  1 hr 11 mins
    2002, abc, abomination, alternate universe, bad, chicago, disney, divorce, franchise, home alone, kevin mcallister, marv, movie, rahool, sequel, smart house, technology, tv

    There's no turning back now! It's time to finally take back the house with "Kevin" McCallister!! Join your hosts Justin, Eliz, and Tyler as they try to make sense of the tragedy that is Home Alone 4: Taking Back The House.

  • Ep 67 - Home Alone 3

    Episode  |  November 28th, 2018  |  58 mins 41 secs
    alex, chicago, christmas, computer chip, family, film, franchise, fun, holiday, home alone 3, hong kong, john hughes, kid, mutator, pruitt, raja gosnell, rc car, sequel, spies, traps, winter

    We had a lovely detour to New York last week, but this week we're back in Chicago and...Hong Kong?! Join your hosts Justin, Eliz, and Tyler as they begin to question continuing on with the Home Alone series after seeing Home Alone 3.

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