Podcasts by Story Break
Story Break is a weekly podcast from RocketJump where we (Will Campos, Matt Arnold, and Freddie Wong) sit down in the RocketJump writer's room and attempt to "break" a story for a ridiculous concept, property, or idea that we in NO way have any rights to. Join us every week as we attempt to tackle everything from beloved video games to billion dollar franchises!
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Jumper | #3 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.492348
Where we attempt to crack a story for Jumper, a movie from 2008 about a teleporting teen.
Fast Forever | #8 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.488443
We give our pitch is for Fast & The Furious 10: Fast Forever!
Story Cubes | #12 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.484665
The team rolls the dice and gets to work breaking a story based on the results!
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS | #16 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.481470
The team tackles the story behind the latest craze in gaming: PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS!
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Wiki Roulette | #17 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.480649
The team selects random topics from the world's favorite wiki and combines them into a coming-of-age film!
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Flo from Progressive | #21 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.466325
The team attempts to break the story of the incredible insurance legend: Flo!
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Star Wars - The Last Jedi | #25 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.463356
The team cracks one of the largest and most popular franchises in history: Star Wars!
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Garlic Salt (Tis the Seasoning) | #29 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.459991
The team is tasked with breaking the story behind a random Wiki entry: 'garlic salt'. A spooky yet tasty romance ensues!
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Aunt Beru: A Star Wars Story | #30 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.459186
The team deep dives on Aunt Beru (of Tatooine fame) and breaks a new feature-length film in the Star Wars universe!
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Contra | #34 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.455949
This week the team attempts to break the story of the game that has been known to "break" lesser players.
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Why Did The Chicken Cross The Road? | #38 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.452764
The team starts asking the real questions this week: why DID the chicken cross the road?
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The SPLURGE | #42 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.449115
In honor of The Purge, the team attempts to break the story of THE SPLURGE! For 12 hours only, all shopping is FREE!
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Mario | #43 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.443079
The team is joined by the creator of @SuperMarioFact, Alex Lemley, to break the potential story behind the upcoming Mario movie!
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Stardew Valley: Monster Hunter | #46 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.434881
After getting a split-result on a poll, the team blends the story of two of today's hottest games: Stardew Valley and Monster Hunter: World!
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Limo-scream | #47 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.434013
What happens when Buried meets Cabin in the Woods? This high-octane slasher film that takes place entirely in a limousine!
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Nickelodeon GUTS | #51 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.430375
We kick off MaxFunDrive 2018 with an attempt to summit the Aggro Crag of story adaptations: Beloved 90s Nickelodeon game show GUTS!
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Mr. Clean | #55 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.384882
The feature film adaptation of Proctor and Gamble's beloved bald old clean man, Mr. Clean!
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Creepy Crawlers | #59 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.381512
Betcha can't think about Creepy Crawlers without thinking about that song tho!
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Fortnite | #60 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.380749
We somehow make Fortnite make sense. It's amazing.
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Waluigi | #64 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.365645
Wahhh! It's Luigi's... brother? Alter ego? Frenemy? Wahhh!
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Army of Metal | #68 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.361905
The team cultivates the seed of an idea that was planted when Freddie and Matt walked by Autopia at Disneyland last weekend
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Hungry Hungry Hippos | #73 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.357715
We tackle the original button masher - Hungry Hungry Hippos AND debut a new elevator pitch format!
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Bowsette | #77 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.354390
Against our better judgment, we return to video games to tackle the story of the internet fan art sensation known as Bowsette!
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Boba Fett | #81 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.351289
The galaxy's most feared bounty hunter Boba Fett finally gets a sweet movie of his own that's definitely still happening at Disney yup yup!
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Super Smash Bros. | #86 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.346760
A movie about Smash Brothers? With all those characters!? How!? Find out by listening to this episode!
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Bird Box | #90 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.341935
We ALL somehow missed Bird Box, so we attempt to crack the movie based on the poster and marketing materials alone!
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Fireball Island! | #94 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.338562
The steamy feature film of the Milton Bradley island adventure board game from the 80s!
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A Saint, a Cricket Player, and a Pony (Wiki Roulette) | #98 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.334696
Matt's triumphant return as we try to break a wiki roulette inside my van parked outside his apartment, with a very special trailer...
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Sensory Deprivation Horror Movie | #102 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.331498
Fred Durst joins us as we take a human sense and wrangle yet another horror movie out of depriving it!
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Face/Off 2: Faces Wild | #103 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.330444
We do the sequel to the greatest American action movie
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Flat Earth | #107 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.193059
The Earth is FLAT... and it's up to Bryce and Slarlar of the Darksiders to save their races and inflate Earth with the magma from the Necrosun! Thank you to Bryce for the suggestion this week!
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape | #111 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.189887
We try to make a classic Gothic Romance from our vague memories of this pre-Titanic Leo flick. It's not quite as sexy a movie as we remember.
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Star Wars: A Murder on the Orbital Express | #115 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.186672
We forgo our usual descent into wikipedia, to instead, dive into the wild world of WOOKIEEPEDIA! The #1 source for all things Star Wars.
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 2: Stacks of Cold Hard Cash from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.176361
The heist of a currency exchange kiosk, in all its "montage playing over credits" glory! We discuss the intricacies of a good heist, what important information to reveal when, come up with a good "...
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 6: "They'll let anyone in these days..." from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.173033
Jin gets picked up by his grandma this week as we dive deeper into the background philosophical and theological groundwork of heaven, discover that we have broken all movies and stories irreparably...
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 10: Not Everyone’s Cut Out To Be a Criminal from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.169869
The team doesn't believe Jin went to heaven, and Tequila gives him some tough love.
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 14: All you gotta do is breathe... from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.166656
All dogs, and whales, go to heaven.
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The Sexiest Movie Ever (feat. Beth May) | #118 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.165892
Beth May joins the story boys as they take a break from Heaven Heist and try to create the sexiest movie ever.
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Pixar's Shoes | #122 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.162718
Pixar ran out of ideas for movies about inanimate objects that have feelings and can talk and need to learn human lessons, so we step up and give their tried and true formula a run for its money! W...
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Heaven Heist - ACT 1 Read Through from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.159726
Listen to all of Heaven Heist Act 1 before the Story Boys continue the story, starting next week!
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 19: Hating Someone is like Drinking Poison from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.155690
A series of scenes this week as Tequila dives deep into studying Gram Gram's dumpling cooking technique to find the hidden truth behind why her cooking sucks...
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 21B - "Did we take a vow against violence?" from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.152457
In a Story Break first, this week we revisit our previous scene and come out with a much stronger, more dramatically intense revision!
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 25 - A Leap of Faith from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.088916
Gin and the crew take off with whatever they can carry as the forces of Heaven descend upon them. Meanwhile, Whiskey is inspired by a cinema classic to try and fool Ms. Wonderful and her hunky goon...
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 26 - An Eternity in Purgatory from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.088158
Gin and the crew plunge to purgatory, where they run into a famous writer and figure out what to do with the remaining four seconds of their lives...
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Heaven Heist - The Complete Audio Drama from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.085459
The collected audio dramas of Heaven Heist!
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Mambo No. 5 | #125 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.084641
Back to the classic taste that everyone knows and loves - the Story Boys tackle Lou Bega's 90s classic "Mambo No. 5" and turn it into a saucy romance!
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A message from Story Break from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.069818
We take an interlude this week and point to some recommend some resources and reading.
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Adobe Photoshop | #132 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.065954
Can everyone's favorite still image manipulation program be turned into... a teen movie!? Yes. The answer is yes.
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Halo: The Story of Craig | #137 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.062064
We finally do the Halo movie, featuring everyone's favorite new Halo character: Craig.
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Star Wars, But I Think It's a Good Idea | #141 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.058725
We let the power of our phone's predictive text guide us on a journey to fix an obscure little sci-fi flick... called Star Wars!
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Among Us | #145 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.048869
Kinda sus that we're putting out an episode about Among Us, the social deception game that's sweeping the nation, but whatever vent us if you want we don't care because we're not imposters! Don't b...
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Monster Mash | #146 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.048124
The greatest novelty song ever written gets a full feature film treatment just in time for the spooookiest month of the year!
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A Flea | #150 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.044990
Suck it, Herman Melville! He said you can't make an epic story about a flea well guess what we just did!
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John Wick 4 | #153 from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.042536
We get deep with the universe of John Wick to formulate what the 4th movie might be!
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Jar Jar: A Star Wars Story - Outline from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.040340
We're kicking off 2021 and Season 4 of Story Break by giving the full script treatment to one of our earliest (and fan favorite) episodes - Jar Jar: A Star Wars Story! This week, we review our orig...
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Jar Jar - Sc. 1 - A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away... from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.039582
The totally unofficial adventure begins as we tackle the iconic Star Wars title crawl!
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Jar Jar - Sc. 5 - "So this is how liberty dies..." from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.036506
Our story intersects with some familiar faces, and a famous Star Wars scene.
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Jar Jar - Sc. 12 Redux - The Kill-O-Sphere from 2022-02-21T09:03:22.028230
We rewind a bit on the previous scene and reshape it to properly raise the stakes by invoking everyone's favorite large spherical weapon of mass destruction!
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Jar Jar - Sc. 13 - "I'm Palpatine, baby!" from 2022-02-21T09:03:21.993854
Just another day in the office for Palpatine! Wait... What's Jar Jar doing...?
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Infinite Jest | #159 from 2022-02-21T09:03:21.990334
It's MaxFunDrive time once again, so prepare yourself for Story Break HARD MODE, where we only tackle the hardest, most impossible stories. This week - David Foster Wallace's "unadaptable" masterpi...
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Jar Jar - Sc. 14 - The Planet Core from 2022-02-21T09:03:21.987193
Jar Jar enacts a daring plan to try and win the trust of Croke Ceel.
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Jar Jar - Sc. 17 - Surprise Party! from 2022-02-21T09:03:21.983643
It gets emotionally and morally complicated when Jar Jar's coworkers throw him a surprise party.
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Jar Jar - The First Draft from 2022-02-21T09:03:21.979241
It's finally done! The entire Jar Jar Binks feature film - every scene back to back. If you want to just hear the new scene, you can skip to 2:47:30.
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lo fi beats to study and relax to | #164 from 2022-02-21T09:03:21.975886
The ultimate anime enigma - the lofi girl from the hit "lo-fi beats" stream. Can we pull a movie out of this one?
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The Final Wiki Roulette | #168 from 2022-02-21T09:03:21.972334
We spin the wheel on combining three random Wikipedia articles one last time, and it somehow is... about Garfield? Kind of!?
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Story Break | #169 from 2022-02-21T09:03:21.971021
The end of an era. We reminisce about our professional lives around this podcast, and break the movie adaptation for the podcast itself. Thank you all for listening!
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Canadian James Bond (ft. Elyse Willems) | #167 from 2021-09-26T19:13:44
Notable Canadian Elyse Willems joins us as we discover a strange copyright law loophole that allows us to legally create a James Bond film... as long as it ONLY plays in Canada.
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Sniper Island | #166 from 2021-09-18T01:01:40
Wouldn't be Story Break without a ridiculous dumb idea we take seriously! This week - an island. With snipers. Sniper Island. What more do you need to know??
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Speed Racer 2 | #165 from 2021-09-11T05:11:37
We approach one of our favorite movies and dare to attempt a sequel to what is already cinematic perfection!
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Mad Libs | #163 from 2021-08-30T04:48:17
We do a mad lib and somehow manage to rope in bananas, Universal's Minions, and a road movie all in one!
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Blood Opera | #162 from 2021-08-22T01:22:13
We take on a genre near and dear to all our hearts - heroic bloodshed/blood opera!
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A Grouchy Superhero (With X-Ray Vision) | #161 from 2021-08-15T04:25:34
We go onto a random superhero generator and make a new superhero movie!
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Jar Jar - Sc. 21 - Jar Jar's Side from 2021-07-30T20:45:38
We try and figure out the climax of the movie!
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Jar Jar - Sc. 20 - N8-38 from 2021-07-23T22:13:46
N8-38 expresses and realizes her dream of piloting a TIE fighter with lightsabers!! We're rewriting all the rules of Star Wars with this one!
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Jar Jar - Sc. 19 - Darth Vader vs. Qui Gon Jinn from 2021-07-17T00:33:10
The matchup we've been waiting for! This ep is just the scene as F dog boned up the recording but it's a nice beefy scene!
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Jar Jar - Sc. 18 - The Plan Begins... from 2021-07-10T21:41:51
Jar Jar wakes up from the rager and begins the most important day of his life.
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Story Break Break - Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road? from 2021-06-26T06:17
We juggle some real life responsibilities and bring you one of our all time favorite episodes!
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Jar Jar - Sc. 16 - Jar Jar Management Montage from 2021-06-19T04:06:58
It's time for Jar Jar to enact his plan and be... a beloved boss?
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Jar Jar - Sc. 15 - Jar Jar's Oscar Speech from 2021-06-11T17:30:10
Jar Jar makes an impassioned speech to convince the rebels he's on their side.
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Jar Jar - Sc. 13 - "Pretty Crafty Thinkin', Huh?" from 2021-05-28T03:14:04
Jar Jar does some quick thinking on his feet.
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Jar Jar - The Story So Far from 2021-05-21T07:19:07
We recap our Jar Jar story so far in preparation for continuing this zany adventure!
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The Bible | #160 from 2021-05-14T08:46:04
It's still MaxFunDrive which means we're still tackling the HARDEST BREAKS EVER. This week: the best selling book of all-time - The Bible.
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Mortal Kombat! | #158 from 2021-04-30T08:12:35
We TEST OUR MIGHT against Mortal Kombat (note: none of us saw the new one so maybe we just come up with the plot of the new one? Only one way to find out!)
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Fast and the Furious: Jurassic Park | #157 from 2021-04-23T01:51:49
We return to the world of fast sideways cars and throw dinosaurs at everyone's favorite crime family!
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Austin Powers, but he's from the 90s | #156 from 2021-04-16T01:23:01
Yeah, baby, yeah! We take a break from the Star Wars universe to try and modernize everyone's favorite shagadelic superspy Austin Powers! It's a lot harder than you'd expect.
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Story Break Break - Neymar Jr.'s FORTNITE ADVENTURE! from 2021-03-29T21:50:29
Epic Games reached out and challenged us to dive into the lore of Fortnite Season 6 (out now!) and break a story, and boy oh boy do we break it!
Season 6 of Fortnite is out now! http://fn....
Jar Jar - Sc. 12 - The Red Council from 2021-03-27T00:05
Jar Jar fills a vacancy in the Emperor's Red Council
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Jar Jar - Sc. 11 - Vader's Bachelor Pad from 2021-03-19T09:03:15
Vader lays a trap for Jar Jar.
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Jar Jar - Sc. 10 - Jar Jar Sells Out! from 2021-03-12T03:11:49
Jar Jar resorts to some hardcore moves in order to get into the Emperor's inner circle.
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Jar Jar - Sc. 8 - Vader? I hardly know 'er! from 2021-02-26T19:03
We introduce Darth Vader as Jar Jar accepts his role as Governor of Naboo.
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Jar Jar - Sc. 7 - The Scene of the Crime from 2021-02-19T18:04:34
Qui-Gon shows Jar Jar the awful truth...
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Jar Jar - Sc. 6 - Qui-Gon Ghost Cameo from 2021-02-12T02:47:07
Fan favorite Qui-Gon Jinn makes his Force ghost cameo as we continue our Star Wars journey!
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Jar Jar - Sc. 4 - Y'all Ready for Binks? from 2021-01-29T17:22:57
Jar Jar stands before the assembled crowd and confronts his conscience.
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Jar Jar - Sc. 3 - Burdens to Bear from 2021-01-22T04:51:19
Jar Jar comes face to face with a fellow war veteran en route to fulfilling his duties as a junior representative.
Jar Jar - Sc. 2 - The Hero of Naboo from 2021-01-15T09:20:23
Jar Jar is more popular than he thinks...
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Destiny (ft. Anthony Burch) | #155 from 2020-12-18T19:12:14
We sit with notable writer of comics and video games Anthony Burch to attempt to untangle the massive mythos that is Bungie's looter shooter Destiny!
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Cyberpunk 21776 | #154 from 2020-12-11T03:06:48
This "cyberpunk" thing all the kids into can't be that hard... right? Time to FIND OUT!
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Jump: The Shark! | #152 from 2020-11-20T02:16:14
We take the phrase "jump the shark" in directions no sane human being would ever condone. Join us as we once again envision cinematic excellence!
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Memes | #151 from 2020-11-13T17:51:58
We take on some of the internet's hottest, most dankest memes and try to make movies out of them!
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A Serious Episode with No Laughs | #149 from 2020-10-30T19:09:29
We try our hardest to do a serious episode (because this podcast is just way too funny!)
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Lincoln Logs | #148 from 2020-10-23T01:23:10
We take a classic children's building toy, combine it with America's greatest president, a bright eyed kid with a dream, and a superstar Japanese vocaloid to create one of our most buckwild breaks ...
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Crayola and Mr. Sketch Scented Markers | #147 from 2020-10-16T05:35:04
Turns out you can make a movie about the infamous Crayola/Mr. Sketch Scented Marker rivalry!
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Warhammer 40k | #144 from 2020-09-24T23:36:45
We somehow find a way into the mindblowingly massive universe of Warhammer 40k, guided by Matt, who is a big ol' miniature painting nerd.
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Fall Guys | #143 from 2020-09-18T06:38:53
We're only just a little late to the video game sensation that's sweeping the nation - Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout! But now... in movie form!
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One-Eyed Charley | #142 from 2020-09-11T02:40:42
We break the story of legendary old west stagecoach driver One-Eyed Charley.
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The Chosen Mom | #140 from 2020-08-28T07:15:13
Twitter user @kathryniveyy asked why "the chosen one" is always a teenager - why not a 42 year old mom? And we thought... yeah! So here it is - a "chosen one" story about a mom that's also, for a w...
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Disney Channel Original Movie Marathon | #139 from 2020-08-21T01:48:37
We randomly select Disney Channel original movies and, based solely on their title and posters, break what the movie is.
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Freddie's Creepy Dream | #138 from 2020-08-14T01:35:58
A terrifying story yanked from the depths of Freddie's subconscious. This dream features mad creepy vibes, a haunted small town, and, uh, some familiar characters we will never get the rights to...
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McDonalds | #136 from 2020-07-31T01:59:33
We're lovin' it this week as we try and figure out what the movie might be for a place that has (according to the signs) sold "billions" of burgers (citation needed).
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Assassin's Creed | #135 from 2020-07-24T03:32:06
We take on the incredibly popular Ubisoft franchise Assassin's Creed. Please note - a lot of Roman history of varying degrees of historical accuracy get thrown around this episode. We know we're pr...
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Christopher Nolan's TENET | #133 from 2020-07-10T15:14:07
They keep pushing back Christopher Nolan's upcoming TENET, and we've had enough! We're taking matters into our own hands and breaking this movie based solely on 2/3 of the podcast having seen the t...
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Mt. Rushmore | #131 from 2020-06-26T00:53:02
A movie about America's most underwhelming roadtrip attraction - Mt. Rushmore!
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Wiki Roulette! A Film About a Film! | #130 from 2020-06-19T08:24:21
In this challenging Wikipedia roulette, we draw a suburb in the city of Poznan, Poland, an old film called Santiago, and a former leader of the Church of Latter Day Saints and somehow make a cohere...
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BONUS - Disaster Jocks: The RPG! from 2020-06-14T16:00:05
We break a one-shot role-playing game about a team of jocks that have to save earth from impending doom! This bonus episode made possible by Role! https://playrole.com/storybreak
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The Bill of Rights Decalogue | #129 from 2020-06-12T02:36:31
We come up with a series of 10 short films, each about one of the first ten amendments in the American Bill of Rights. Eat your heart out, Kie?lowski!
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Tilly, the Minion Dog | #128 from 2020-05-29T00:17:28
We break another one of Freddie's dreams - this time about a horrifying Minion/dog hybrid that speaks like a human child. Buckle up for a weird one, folks!
Animal Crossing | #127 from 2020-05-22T06:36:22
We get loopy and attempt to create a movie around a game about acquiring furniture and cool neighbors: Nintendo's Animal Crossing!
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Snowrunner | #126 from 2020-05-14T22:59:48
This one covers Matt and Freddie's obsession with Focus Interactive's off-road trucking simulator Snowrunner and Will's unabashed love of trucker movies in one! Finally!
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 28 - End of the Line from 2020-04-24T04:25:13
The final showdown between the crew and Ms. Wonderful and her goons as we wrap up the first draft of Heaven Heist!
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 27 - The Longest Montage in Cinema History from 2020-04-17T04:36:36
We kick off with what is possibly the longest (in terms of time passing) montage in the history of cinema as Gin and the gang prepare for the most important four seconds of their lives...
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 24 - Crooks and Cooks from 2020-03-28T03:43:49
Finally, the heist begins! (Make sure to stick around for something a little different at the end!)
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 23 - A Wrench in the Works... from 2020-03-19T15:00:02
Yama, God of the Underworld, catches wind of a heist happening and decides to throw a wrench into the works...
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 22 - Multiple Moody Motorcycle Montages from 2020-03-12T23:53:14
Gin has to take to the rainy streets of Hong Kong on his sick motorcycle and feel FEELINGS, setting up his betrayal of his brother and the heist...
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 21 - A Heist Within a Heist from 2020-02-28T01:04:17
Things get intense this week as Gin has to solve a complication with his kind brother...
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 20: A Chair and Some Garfield Comics from 2020-02-22T11:47:57
Our heist planning is in full swing as the crew scopes out the bank and Cai Shen's palatial estate. Meanwhile, Gin's checks in with his brother...
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Fast and the Furious X: Fast Forever (Rerun) from 2020-02-14T00:48:55
We revisit (and remaster!) a classic Story Break on what the tenth entry in the Fast and the Furious franchise might look like.
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 18: A Cooking Anime from 2020-01-30T22:35:44
We establish a good roadblock for our crew that can only be solved with the power of a compressed cooking anime montage!
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 17: The Heist Begins... from 2020-01-24T07:31:11
Now that we've figured out the logistics, we dive headfirst into the opening stages of the heist...
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 16: How do you get stuff back from heaven? from 2020-01-17T06:43:30
We answer the question that lingers over every heist of the afterlife - how do you get your filthy lucre back from heaven!?
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 15: The "Blueprint on the Table" Scene from 2020-01-10T06:48:32
Every heist movie's gotta have a slick planning sequence!
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SLEIGHRUNNER - Christmas Rerun from 2019-12-26T22:07:52
A replay of the Story Break Christmas classic - Sleighrunner.
The team rolls the story cubes and must develop a story based on Christmas! Get ready for Sleighrunner (Bourne meets Jingle A...
Superman | #124 from 2019-12-19T14:54:28
Our take on a story featuring everyone's favorite non-bird, non-plane, man of steel - Superman!
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Hallmark Christmas Movie Bonanza! | #123 from 2019-12-12T14:00:10
We have one hour to come up with as many Hallmark Christmas movies as we can!
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Pokemon Roulette | #121 from 2019-11-29T16:53:13
The Story Boys take a spin on the Pokedex Roulette to see what EGGcelent Pokemon is going on an adventure this week.
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Maclunkey! The Greedo Movie | #120 from 2019-11-22T02:17:35
The newest release of Star Wars on Disney+ has Greedo exclaim "Maclunkey!" before he meets his untimely fate at the hands of Han Solo. This week, we dive into what that word could mean...
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Same Title, New Movie - AFI Top 100 Edition | #119 from 2019-11-15T00:04:21
The Story Boys try to break an entirely new movie from a random Title on the AFI Top 100 movies of all time! Is their new flick worthy of the prestigious list?
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 13: Hurry up and kill me! from 2019-10-24T20:51:49
The crew finally makes their way to heaven.
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 12: Goodbye, Bambi. from 2019-10-17T21:00:41
Whiskey says goodbye to his bird. Gin says goodbye to his life.
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 11: You Do the Chicken Dance! from 2019-10-10T17:33:41
At a family dinner, Gin has to overcome embarrassing chicken dances, incriminating news broadcasts, and even prying questions in order to gain access to the medical equipment he needs... TO ROB HEA...
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 9: Amorphous Naked Man Couch from 2019-09-26T22:40:33
We finally meet Miss Wonderful and her 17 stunning bodyguards.
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 8: A Taste of Heaven from 2019-09-19T19:21
Why does every movie use a defibrillator to bring someone back from the dead, and can the story boys avoid this cliche? No. No they can't.
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 7: Sex Butler Robots from 2019-09-13T06:40:51
We ask the tough questions such as what is death? How does reincarnation work? Can you have vices in Heaven with free will? NOTE: Some spoilers for Season 1 of The Good Place.
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 5: The Gates of Heaven from 2019-08-29T17:00:18
We arrive at the pearly gates amidst some more worldbuilding around our afterlife, including talking about the Albert Brooks classic "Defending Your Life!"
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 4: A Bitchin' Car Chase! from 2019-08-22T22:52:55
Cut to the chase, baby! We lay some theological groundwork for the scenes ahead and talk a bit about why car chases are hard to write!
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 3: "Did you just hang up on your mom?" from 2019-08-15T20:46:23
The gang makes a clean getaway... almost! We lay some more groundwork for Gin, talk about scenes with phones, and set up for the oncoming chase...
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Heaven Heist - Sc. 1: "You're going to hell, you know that?" from 2019-07-30T00:32:45
We meet the gang of criminals taking a moment before their heist to pray for good fortune...
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Heaven Heist - Prelude: Breaking the Story from 2019-07-23T17:27:19
We break the story of Heaven Heist, in preparation for writing the script, scene by scene, every week!
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Doctor Mario | #117 from 2019-07-16T03:46:57
Doctor Mario goes to college!?
Also, the Story Boys have a big announcement about the future of Story Break.
Atari's Breakout | #116 from 2019-07-10T03:56:29
Atari's Breakout has been begging for a 200 million dollar blockbuster ever since it was released in 1976. Well, 33 years later, 3, 30 somethings, take 3 times 20 minutes to finally break a story w...
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Geedis and the Land of Ta | #114 from 2019-06-25T04:24:56
We tackle another one of the internet's great mystery. Who is the lovable creature known as Geedis? Who will rule The Land of Ta? Can milk power starships? Find out in this groovy episode of Story ...
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The Big Guy | #113 from 2019-06-18T05:08:30
Whats the story behind the big guys in all those action movies? You know the ones. They're 7 feet tall. Don't talk. Often bald. The hero always hurts their fist trying to punch them. The villains t...
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Charmin Bears | #112 from 2019-06-11T02:33:24
Freddie has not slept. Matt is late because of his new baby. And Will desperately tries to update Shakespeare for a modern, butt-wiping audience.
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James Bong: BLUNTRIPPER | #110 from 2019-05-28T20:40:09
We take something Matt accidentally said and make, yes, a sick weed movie out of it aw yeah!
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n o t h i n g | #109 from 2019-05-21T04:22:52
From the story void, we conjure a tale about man and cats.
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Movie Based on a Band Name | #108 from 2019-05-14T05:29:43
We take a random band name and make the most patriotic sci-fi movie of all time...
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Disney: Endgame | #106 from 2019-04-29T23:18
Forget about comic books - what if EVERY Disney IP merged together for gigantic multi-feature series? We attempt to visualize what this fan fest might look like! Note: NO Avengers Endgame spoilers ...
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"Bad" + Random Profession ft. Beth May | #105 from 2019-04-23T01:49
Beth May (@heybethmay) joins us as we pair the adjective "Bad" with a randomly generated profession, ala Bad Santa, Bad Moms, Bad Lieutenant, etc.!
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First | #104 from 2019-04-16T03:17
A movie about what happens when the biggest influencer in the world gives his channel away... special guest appearance from Freddie's mom!
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Casablanca 2: Ilsa's Revenge | #101 from 2019-03-26T01:03
The sequel to one of the greatest films of all time, no big deal
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Second Chances | #100 from 2019-03-19T02:25
We tackle breaks from the first ONE HUNDRED EPISODES we feel deserve a second chance...
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Apex Legends | #99 from 2019-03-12T01:01
We jump into the Apex Legends feature film, and pitch the story to some unwitting gamers
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A Story for Matt's Daughter | #97 from 2019-02-25T22:31
Matt tasks us with coming up with a children's book story for his brand new daughter! Warning: This episode is extremely wholesome.
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Pirates of the Caribbean | #96 from 2019-02-19T00:07
Ahoy mateys! We take on a new pirate movie and even visit the new and improved ride at Disneyland! Yarr!
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Dad's Office | #95 from 2019-02-12T01:26
We tackle a feature film for a kid adventure movie project we're Actually Working On!
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Will's First Story | #93 from 2019-01-28T19:37
The first story Will ever wrote when he was 8 years old! It's about dragons!
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The Devil Went Down to Georgia | #92 from 2019-01-21T14:00
We turn the Charlie Daniels' classic into a film with a protagonist you might not expect...
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Tony Hawk's Skate Jam | #91 from 2019-01-14T19:06
Radical! We build a Space Jam sequel based off of a tweet from the Hawkman!
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Poopsie Surprise! | #88 from 2018-12-21T02:29
We're joined by podcast editor Cameron Covell to break Poopsie Surprise - this holiday season's hottest scatalogical children's toy!
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The Boys are Back in Town (ft. Brian Firenzi) | #87 from 2018-12-15T02:30
The BOYS ARE BACK so Brian Firenzi, fellow VGHS writer and the funniest man alive, joins us to break Thin Lizzy's The Boys are Back in Town!
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Cruisin' USA | #85 from 2018-11-30T20:15
Everyone's favorite(?) quarter suckin' road racin' arcade machine gets the feature film treatment!
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I, Chocula | #84 from 2018-11-23T21:50
General Mills put out the call, and we answer with a movie about everyone's favorite breakfast vampire!
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Bridget Jones Jr: The Last Resort | #83 from 2018-11-17T20:20
We play Wikiroulette once again, and end up with a movie that combines giant mechanical fast food restaurants in the post apocalypse, Papa Roach, and the final entry Bridget Jones's Diary saga!
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Drop Bear | #82 from 2018-11-10T06:58
We tackle some Australian folklore - a horror film about the terrifying DROP BEAR!
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Arcade Classics (Lightning Round!) | #80 from 2018-10-26T10:03
We have one hour to break FIVE arcade classics in our first ever lightning round episode! On the docket: Frogger, Burgertime, Paper Boy, Donkey Kong Jr., and Ms. Pacman!
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The Zybourne Clock | #79 from 2018-10-19T17:35
We dive into a bit of obscure internet history and make a movie out of it!
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The "Friends" Reunion Movie (ft. Riley Rose Critchlow) | #78 from 2018-10-12T16:39
We team up with fellow Friends enthusiast Riley Rose Critchlow, host of HAGS Podcast and star of Anime Crimes Division, to break a totally normal straight ahead movie for 90s sitcom Friends that ha...
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Tearjerker (w/ Beth May) | #76 from 2018-09-27T21:31
We team up with our friend Beth May to bring you a horror movie designed to MAKE YOU CRY!
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Save the Cat! | #75 from 2018-09-21T23:02
We turn Blake Snyder's classic on screenwriting and turn it into an ill-advised movie!
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Warhammer: Blood Bowl | #74 from 2018-09-14T01:04
We tackle (YES THE PUN WORKS FINALLY) Warhammer's take on American football - Blood Bowl! Plus a new ending segment - an audio trailer of the movie!
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Time Travel Hitler Assassination | #72 from 2018-08-30T22:07
We finally tackle time travel, and we're gonna try and kill Hitler!
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Kangaroo + Tennis | #71 from 2018-08-24T05:14
Ain't no rule says a kangaroo CAN'T play tennis!
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Heaven Heist | #70 from 2018-08-17T04:01
We break the most ridiculous heist movie ever, which came from a side idea generated while writing a script for an actual project. This one's an original!
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The Frasier Reboot | #69 from 2018-08-10T08:52
Matt and Will lead a bewildered Freddie along the path of what a Frasier reboot might look like!
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Kingdom Hearts | #67 from 2018-07-26T18:21
I can't believe we're even attempting the monster break that is Kingdom Hearts. Also, enjoy our new segment "Matt Explains Things to Moms!"
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The Kool Aid Man | #66 from 2018-07-21T04:15
Oh yeah! Everyone's favorite sentient glass jug of refreshing high-fructose corn syrup soft drink gets his own movie! Oh yeahhh!
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Rock, Paper, Scissors | #65 from 2018-07-13T20:24
We take the internationally beloved game of rock, paper, scissors and make a movie out of it!
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Mission: Impossible 2: Two | #63 from 2018-06-29T15:58
Our mission: create the sequel that literally everyone wants and is constantly asking for both online and in real life for the last two decades: Mission: Impossible 7: The Sequel to the Best Missio...
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Guess Who? | #61 from 2018-06-14T19:59
We extract a beautiful, heartwarming story of love and loss out of a very boring board game.
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Nuclear Family | #58 from 2018-05-24T23:47
We draw from our list of ideas to break the story for an action thriller set... during MOVING DAY!
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Laurel or Yanny | #57 from 2018-05-18T01:48
The thrilling YA feature film adaptation of the audio-based perceptual internet craze that's setting the internet ablaze! The first chapter of the Yanlaurel Saga.
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Avengers: Infinity War 2 | #56 from 2018-05-10T21:41
Warning: Infinity War spoilers abound! But if you want to know how the next Avengers will end, look no further as we crack the story for Avengers: Infinity War 2! Marvel Babies! Maybe. We're workin...
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Ski Free | #54 from 2018-04-26T19:21
The feature film adaptation of the most terrifying snowsport survival horror game ever made
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Space Mountain | #53 from 2018-04-19T22:53
This week the team breaks the story behind the best theme park attraction you'll never see: Space Mountain!
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Carmen Sandiego ft. Elyse Willems | #52 from 2018-04-12T17:39
The team is joined by Elyse Willems to discuss the most important question: where in the world is Carmen Sandiego?
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Stretch Armstrong | #50 from 2018-03-29T17:35
The team attempts to break the story behind the incredible stretchy-man figure.
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Kirby ft. Ashly Burch | #49 from 2018-03-22T19:12
This week the team is joined by voice-actress-extraordinaire Ashly Burch to break the story behind the everyone's favorite living vacuum cleaner, Kirby!
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E.T. 2 - The Extra Tworestrial | #48 from 2018-03-15T17:16
The team starts with Steven Spielberg's scrapped E.T. 2 pitch and try to make a sequel out of everyone's favorite bicycle-flying alien.
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Grover Cleveland (1st Term) vs Unicorns | #45 from 2018-02-22T22:42
The team randomly pairs a former U.S President with a monster in honor of President's Day and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
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The Surgeon's Baby Surgeon | #44 from 2018-02-15T18:20
In honor of Valentine's Day, the team takes a name from a list of computer-generated harlequin romance novel titles.
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Duke Nukem | #41 from 2018-01-25T19:44
This week the team attempts to break the story of gaming's beefiest boy: Duke Nukem!
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Chess | #40 from 2018-01-18T19:49
The team tackles the greatest board game that involves an 8x8 board and little horsies - Chess! Thanks to @ LordKyler and @thanksmitchell for sending this in!
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Joe Camel | #39 from 2018-01-11T19:51
The team tries to break the story behind the controversial mascot of smoking: Joe Camel!
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Star Wars Episode IX: A New Rebellion | #37 from 2017-12-28T19:17
After watching The Last Jedi, the team tries to break the next movie in the Star Wars universe!
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Sleighrunner | #36 from 2017-12-21T18:57
The team rolls the story cubes and must develop a story based on Christmas! Get ready for Sleighrunner (Bourne meets Jingle All The Way)!
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Jurassic World 3 | #35 from 2017-12-14T22:54
This week the team is tasked with writing the third movie in the Jurassic World series!
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Freddie's Dream | #33 from 2017-11-30T18:32
This week the team tries to break the story behind a dream Freddie had!
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Burger King Kids Club | #32 from 2017-11-24T18:00
In honor of our start on Maximum Fun, the team attempts to break the story of the Burger King Kids Club!
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Chuck E. Cheese | #31 from 2017-11-17T06:35
The team attempts to break the story of the legendary and slightly terrifying children's entertainer: Chuck E Cheese!
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XCOM feat. Duncan Jones | #28 from 2017-10-26T17:00
The team joins forces with director Duncan Jones to break the story of the classic strategy game franchise: XCOM.
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Vengeance Dad | #27 from 2017-10-19T17:11
Taken. The Foreigner. Nothing is scarier than a father wronged. The team attempts to break the story of a dad on a mission.
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Teen Bond | #26 from 2017-10-12T17:54
You all know the story behind the debonair secret agent. Now feast your ears on his origin story!
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Scholastic: Internet | #24 from 2017-09-28T22:05
Take a ride with us on our "future" keyboard as we take on the evil V.I.R.U.5!
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Crazy Taxi | #23 from 2017-09-20T17:38
Come take a ride with us as the team tries to crack the twisty-turny story behind Crazy Taxi!
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Steven King's I.T. | #22 from 2017-09-13T17:12
The team takes you behind the scenes of the 100% faithful adaptation of Steven King's I.T.
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Galaxy Trucker | #20 from 2017-08-30T17:29
The team takes a crack at breaking the story for the intergalactic transport industry.
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Where's Waldo | #19 from 2017-08-23T17:27
The team tackles one of the world's most important question: Where *is* Waldo?
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Sonic | #18 from 2017-08-16T17:47
The team attempts to crack the story of everyone's "favorite" speedy hedgehog.
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Dirty Dan | #15 from 2017-07-26T17:00
The man. The myth. The legend. After weeks of suspense, the team finally unboxes the story behind DIRTY DAN!
Magic: The Gathering | #14 from 2017-07-19T17:39
The team sits down with the brother-extraordinaire, Jimmy Wong, to break the story behind Magic: The Gathering.
Catan | #13 from 2017-07-12T17:31
The team breaks the story around a beloved board game series. You won't believe what happens next!
ARMS | #11 from 2017-06-28T21:36
We play ARMS for the first time and try to break it's story using the "rich" lore provided by Nintendo!
Metroid | #10 from 2017-06-21T19:20
We try to crack the story of the newly announced Metroid game!
Love Love | #9 from 2017-06-14T17:47
The challenge: crack a story that's trending on Twitter. You won't believe what happens next!
The Boss Baby | #7 from 2017-05-31T18:00
We give our hot take on what we believe The Boss Baby is about based on just the name and the trailers.
Clippy the Microsoft Paperclip ft. Elyse Willems | #6 from 2017-05-24T22:07
We tackle a feature film based on everyone's favorite Microsoft Office assistant: Clippy, the sentient paperclip.
Monopoly | #5 from 2017-05-17T18:12
We tackle a feature film based on Hasbro's Monopoly, the beloved board game that nobody ever plays right.
The Kellogg’s Cinematic Universe | #4 from 2017-05-10T19:46
Where we lay the foundation for numerous feature films and Netflix series set within the Kellogg's cereal cinematic universe.
The Jar Jar Binks Movie | #2 from 2017-04-21T19:51
Where we single-handedly turn one of Star Wars' most hated characters into the greatest hero who's ever lived a long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away...
The Legend of Zelda | #1 from 2017-04-21T19:21
Where we finally answer what a show based on Nintendo's classic The Legend of Zelda might look like. ...
The Legend of Zelda | #1 from 2017-04-21T19:21
Where we finally answer what a show based on Nintendo's classic The Legend of Zelda might look like.
The Legend of Zelda | #1 from 2017-04-21T19:21
Where we finally answer what a show based on Nintendo's classic The Legend of Zelda might look like. ...