Pitch Meeting - Season 8

First aired: 1/4/2024 51 episodes

Episodes

1. Rebel Moon: Part One Pitch Meeting

Aired: 1/4/2024

Rebel Moon: Part One - A Child of Fire definitely raises some questions. Like is this movie a long montage? Why is everything slow-mo? When you join the squad, are you required to just stand silently in the background?

2. Wonder Woman Pitch Meeting - Revisited!

Aired: 1/11/2024

Step back into the pitch meeting and revisit the completely factual accurate conversation that led to Wonder Woman! Complete with commentary from Ryan George who is now several years older! Ever wonder how the pitch meeting that started it all went down? Check out this video to find out how Gal Gadot's accent lead to an island of Borat-ladies, or why Chris Pine's Steve Trevor was so non-challant about meeting gods. You might even learn how Diana Prince fighting Ares became one of the most ridiculous third acts we've seen in a while! Trust us, it's super easy, barely an inconvenience.

3. Night Swim Pitch Meeting

Aired: 1/18/2024

Blumhouse has made a name for themselves in the horror genre with massive box office hits on relatively low budgets. But as their output increases, sometimes we get some movies that just aren’t hit material. Take a movie that’s about a haunted pool, for example.

4. Echo Pitch Meeting

Aired: 1/25/2024

Disney has been going all-out with Marvel TV shows on Disney+ over the past few years - with seemingly dwindling interest from audience. Their latest show “Echo” is a spinoff of one of those shows, centred around a character who was kind of in it! Echo definitely raises some questions. Like how did Kingpin survive that? Why are we rooting for a character that puts her family and innocent people’s lives in danger? What are her powers exactly? Did she just speedrun Kingpin’s therapy?

5. Jurassic World Pitch Meeting - Revisited!

Aired: 2/1/2024

Step back into the pitch meeting and revisit the completely factual accurate conversation that led to Jurassic World! Complete with commentary from Ryan George who is now several years older!

6. Argylle Pitch Meeting

Aired: 2/8/2024

Matthew Vaughn really made a name for himself with the ultra-stylized action movie Kingsman: The Secret Service in 2014. Now he’s bringing us Argylle, with an absolutely stacked cast of actors who are sometimes in it! Argyle definitely raises some questions. Like why was Henry Cavill presented as the star of this movie when he’s in it for just a few minutes? How many twists is too many twists? What does The Division even do? Why did they let her publicly share their secrets for half a decade? What’s that cat doing here?

7. Fifty Shades Of Grey Pitch Meeting - Revisited!

Aired: 2/16/2024

Step back into the pitch meeting and revisit the completely factual accurate conversation that led to Fifty Shades of Grey! Complete with commentary from Ryan George who is now several years older!

8. Madame Web Pitch Meeting

Aired: 2/22/2024

Sony has been attempting to attract some of Spider-Man success in the MCU by released several Spider-Man-Adjacent movies like Venom and Morbius in the past few years. Now Madame Web joins that list of movies that exist. Madame Web definitely raises some questions. Like why is there so much spider-teasing? What’s the deal with the bad guy’s voice? How did Cassandra fly to Peru when wanted for kidnapping? Did she really decide to leave three kids in the woods? How did this movie get made? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Madame Web!

9. Gods of Egypt Pitch Meeting

Aired: 2/29/2024

Before the writers of Madame Web and Morbius graced the world with those cinematic experiences, they delivered Gods of Egypt, a movie that exists and was made and exists. Gods of Egypt definitely raises some questions. Like why is the God of Egypt Scottish? Why didn’t the other gods help Horus when they were all together, instead of being picked off individually later? What was the point of the entire second act? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Gods of Egypt!

10. Ghostbusters (1984) Pitch Meeting

Aired: 3/8/2024

Now that the original Ghostbusters are back on the big screen (after forty years and a failed reboot attempt) it’s time to revisit the classic movie that started it all. The original Ghostbusters definitely raises some questions. Like why didn’t the guys take their ghostly evidence somewhere else instead of starting a ghostbusting business? Why did they get a secretary before having any clients? Whatever happened to that library ghost? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Ghostbusters!

11. Fantastic Four (2015) Pitch Meeting - Revisited!

Aired: 3/14/2024

Step back into the pitch meeting and revisit the completely factual accurate conversation that led to Fan4stic! Complete with commentary from Ryan George who is now several years older!

12. Divergent Pitch Meeting

Aired: 3/21/2024

With movies based on YA novels like The Hunger Games, The Maze Runner, Twilight and Harry Potter doing great at the box office for years, you can’t really blame Lionsgate for trying to recapture that magic with Divergent. Did they success? Hey, no. Divergent definitely raises some questions. Like what’s with the big weird age gap between Tris and Four? What happens is Four gets scared of something new? What’s with the whole testing ceremony? Why eliminate people if you’re just trying to build a mind-controlled army? How exactly does that mind control stuff work anyway?

13. Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Pitch Meeting

Aired: 3/29/2024

It’s been sequelized and animated and rebooted and sequelized again, and now Ghostbusters is BACK with another sequel before the animated reboot comes out! Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire definitely raises some questions. Like why are there so many characters? Why don’t they use their flying equipment against flying ghosts? Why is Winston keeping secrets? What exactly what Garraka’s plan? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire!

14. Thor: Ragnarok Pitch Meeting - Revisited!

Aired: 4/4/2024

Step back into the pitch meeting and revisit the completely factual accurate conversation that led to Thor: Ragnarok! Complete with commentary from Ryan George who is now several years older!

15. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Pitch Meeting

Aired: 4/11/2024

After more than a decade of studios trying to build cinematic universe after cinematic universe, one that has actually surprisingly stuck around is the Monsterverse, featuring increasingly insane movies where large things punch other large things. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire definitely raises some questions. Like why does this Trapper guy have the perfect equipment always lying right next to him? Why is there a podcaster and a child on this trip? How detailed were those hierogylphics?

16. Ghostbusters II Pitch Meeting

Aired: 4/19/2024

Ghostbusters was a massive success in 1984, but it took more than half a decade for the world to get a second one! Why? I don’t know. That information is probably available on Google. Reasons, presumably. Ghostbusters 2 definitely raises some questions. Like did they just redo every beat of the first movie but slightly different? Is Venkman even a Ghostbuster or are we just following his love life? And most importantly, how did everyone forget that ghosts exist?!

17. The Boss Baby Pitch Meeting - Revisited!

Aired: 4/25/2024

Step back into the pitch meeting and revisit the completely factual accurate conversation that led to The Boss Baby! Complete with commentary from Ryan George who is now several years older!

18. The Divergent Series: Insurgent Pitch Meeting

Aired: 5/2/2024

YA movies were all the rage in the early 2010s, but a strange thing happened where those young adults… aged? It seems like the even younger adults did not share the same enthusiasm for the genre, and nothing made that clearer than the drop-off that was seen in the Divergent series. The Divergent Series: Insurgent definitely raises some questions. Like how is Tris so good at hair styling? How did the bad guys get that magic technology in the past 5 days? How do any conspiracies exist when truth serum is a thing? How does Janine lose when she’s mind-controlling an entire faction? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to The Divergent Series: Insurgent!

19. Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver Pitch Meeting

Aired: 5/9/2024

Zack Snyder has been given rull reign by Netlix to do whatever he wants to do, and apparently what that is, is kinda Star Wars but with a lot more farming? Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargive rdefinitely raises some questions. Like how long would this movie be at normal speed? Why is there so much farming and so little character development? Why does she have a nickname that implies her enemies always survive her attacks? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Rebel Moon - Part Two: The Scargiver!

20. Spider-Man: Homecoming Pitch Meeting - Revisited!

Aired: 5/16/2024

Step back into the pitch meeting and revisit the completely factual accurate conversation that led to Spider-Man: Homecoming Pitch Meeting - Revisited!! Complete with commentary from Ryan George who is now several years older!

21. Jupiter Ascending Pitch Meeting

Aired: 5/23/2024

The Wachowski’s made history with their groundbreaking movie The Matrix back in 1999. But it seems like over the past 25 years they’ve never been able to recapture that magic, try as they may have. Jupiter Ascending rdefinitely raises some questions. Like why is Channing Tatum half a dog? Is Jupiter even interested in anything that’s happening? Why does this movie do the exact same scene twice, back-to-back and beat-for-beat? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Jupiter Ascending!

22. Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark Pitch Meeting

Aired: 5/30/2024

Who knew that Raiders of the Lost Ark would launch a franchise that would span four decades starring the same actor? Raiders of the Lost Ark definitely raises some questions. Like how tall is Indiana? Who’s setting up all these booby traps? How are the characters fast-travelling so efficiently whenever the scene ends? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Raiders of the Lost Ark!

23. The Divergent Series: Allegiant Pitch Meeting

Aired: 6/7/2024

The YA crazy took the world by storm for several years, only to die a quick and uncereminous death with the Divergent series, which saw it’s third part perform so badly that they never even finished making them. Allegiant definitely raises some questions. Like what’s up with Tris’ hair? How many section councils are there? Why is all their technology borderline magic? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Allegiant!

24. Superman (1978)

Aired: 6/13/2024

Superhero movies have dominated the box office for well over a decade at this point, but it wasn’t always like that. While it may look dated by today’s standards, the 1978 Superman movie paved the way for the genre on the big screen. Superman definitely raises some questions. Like why did Clark start a love triangle against himself? What was with that little poem recital? How did Lex figure out that would be lethal, let alone that it existed on Earth? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Superman!

25. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Pitch Meeting

Aired: 6/20/2024

The original three Indiana Jones films are considered classics, and filmmakers have been trying to recreate the magic ever since. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom does still raise some questions though. Like why did Lao Che not just grab Indy while he had him? Why is Willie screaming so much? Is life with Indy that much safer for Short Round? Where’d all that water come from? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom!

26. Seinfeld Pitch Meeting - Revisited!

Aired: 6/27/2024

Step back into the pitch meeting and revisit the completely factual accurate conversation that led to Seinfeld!! Complete with commentary from Ryan George who is now several years older!

27. Independence Day: Resurgence Pitch Meeting

Aired: 7/4/2024

Independence Day was one of the biggest action movies of the 90s and solidified Will Smith as a massive movie star. 20 years later, we got a sequel that was also a movie! Independence Day: Resurgence raises some questions. Like how is Okun running around after a 20-year coma? Why does President Whitmore want to die so badly? What is even going on in these action scenes? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Independence Day: Resurgence

28. Battlefield Earth Pitch Meeting

Aired: 7/11/2024

Battlefield Earth is a movie that exists. John Travolta is in the movie and pushed really hard to get it made. It now exists. This is a movie that exists. Battlefield Earth raises some questions. Like why does this movie exist? How did this get made? Someone made this - why did they do that? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Battlefield Earth.

29. Superman II Pitch Meeting

Aired: 7/18/2024

Released in 1980, “Superman II” is a sequel to the super popular Superman I, and it was also followed by Superman III. They really nailed the numbers on these. Superman 2 continues the Man of Steel’s adventures as he battles Kryptonian villains including General Zod amidst the growing popularity of superhero films during the late 70s and early 80s. Superman II definitely raises some questions though. Like where did Marlon Brando go? Why didn’t Lex Luthor just shut his lights? Why are snake bites so painful? Why did Superman have to give up his powers and then get them back so easily? What was with that cellophane S? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Superman II.

30. The Acolyte Pitch Meeting

Aired: 7/25/2024

Disney is back at it again with some more Star Wars content! Bam bam bam! They don’t stop! This time, it’s called The Acolyte and it takes place in a galaxy far far away. The Acolyte definitely raises some questions. Like why doesn’t anyone communicate properly on this show? Why did that which turn into a monster to deliver good news? Why did that Sith take his pants off? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to The Acolyte.

31. Deadpool & Wolverine Pitch Meeting

Aired: 8/1/2024

Deadpool is back! And so is Wolverine! And now they’re at Disney! And they have so many cameo friends! Deadpool & Wolverine definitely raises some questions. Like how well does that Anchor Being concept actually hold up? Is this movie 90% cameos? How many fights are there were nobody is capable of getting hurt? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Deadpool & Wolverine.

32. Blade: Trinity Pitch Meeting

Aired: 8/8/2024

Wesley Snipes and Ryan Reynolds recently shared the big screen with the ultra successful release of Deadpool & Wolverine. It’s been about 20 years since they last did that, and that first time did not go as well. Blade: Trinity definitely raises some questions. Like did Blade’s sense of smell stop working? Why does this Dracula look like he works at Hot Topic? Is listening to music while ripping off The Matrix such a good idea? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Blade: Trinity.

33. Elektra Pitch Meeting

Aired: 8/15/2024

After almost 20 years, Jennifer Garner has returned to the big screen as Elektra in a throwback cameo for Deadpool & Wolverine. But what lead to her Daredevil spinoff bomb? Elektra definitely raises some questions. Like how much time are we going to silently spend next to a lake? How exactly do her precog powers work? Where is Matt Murdock and why isn’t she going to see him? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Elektra.

34. Borderlands Pitch Meeting

Aired: 8/22/2024

With recent popular projects like the Super Mario movie, The Last of Us, Sonic, Fallout and more - video game adaptations have seen some uncharacteristic success in the past few years. Luckily, a movie has come along to set things back to the status quo. Borderlands definitely raises some questions. Like who is this movie for? What are with all these strange casting decisions? Why is this trying so hard to be Guardians of the Galaxy? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Borderlands.

35. Alien: Romulus Pitch Meeting

Aired: 8/29/2024

The Alien franchise started 45 years ago, which is a pretty big number. Multiple movies in, we now have the latest offering - Romulus. Sometimes these movies end with an “us” sound, you see. Alien Romulus definitely raises some questions. Like why is so easy to get off that planet? Why isn’t anyone else checking out this ship? Is that pregnant lady gonna be okay? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Alien: Romulus.

36. The Crow (2024)

Aired: 9/5/2024

The Crow starring Brandon Lee became a cult classic due to its signature style and the tragic, untimely death of Brandon Lee. But it’s bee 30 years, so it’s time to remake it, right? Right? The Crow definitely raises some questions. Like did anyone want this movie? Why are we spending so much time on this relationship? How is their love so powerful after what seemed like a weekend together? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to The Crow.

37. Trap Pitch Meeting

Aired: 9/12/2024

M Night Shyamalan rocked onto the scene back in 1999 with The Sixth Sense, and has been making movies ever since. But with several big swings and many, many misses, does his latest movie “Trap” hit? Trap definitely raises some questions. Like does anyone in this movie behave like a human? How is nobody seeing the overt crimes that this guy matching the killer’s description is committing in public? Why is the popstar suddenly leading the investigation? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Trap.

38. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade Pitch Meeting

Aired: 9/19/2024

After Raiders of the Lost Ark and Temple of Doom, Indy came back for The Last Crusade, the third and final movie in the series. They never made another one. It just wouldn’t make sense to do that. Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade definitely raises some questions, like how crazy is it that Indy got all his iconic items in like a 15 minute period on the same day? Why didn’t Henry warn Indy about his nazi girlfriend? What’s up with all the bad decisions made during chase scenes? To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.

39. Superman III Pitch Meeting

Aired: 9/26/2024

Before it was even popular to make an obscene number of superhero movie sequels with declining quality- Warner Bros was trailblazing with multiple Superman movies! Superman 3 definitely raises some questions, like why is Superman competing for screentime with this Gus Gorman guy so much? How is Gus so good at computers? What are 1980s computers capable of, exactly? DID SUPERMAN JUST FLICK A PEANUT?! To answer all these questions, check out the pitch meeting that led to Superman III.

40. Megalopolis Pitch Meeting

Aired: 10/3/2024

Francis Ford Coppola has made some of the most beloved movies of all time, including The Godfather and Apocalypse Now. Now he’s created a movie he’s been aiming to make for multiple decades, and funded the entire thing himself. The result is the unchecked, unfiltered vision of a filmmaker, for better or worse. Check out the pitch meeting that led to Megalopolis!

41. Joker: Folie À Deux Pitch Meeting

Aired: 10/10/2024

Joker was kind of a surprise hit in 2019, becoming one of the most massive R-Rated movies of all time on a relatively small budget. Even though that movie was pretty self-contained, the market dictates that there MUST BE A SEQUEL. And here we are. There is one. It exists. And some choices were made. So check out the pitch meeting that led to Joker: Folie À Deux to find out how it all came together!

42. Beetlejuice Beetlejuice Pitch Meeting

Aired: 10/17/2024

Because everything that was successful in the past needs to be brought for a second round, Tim Burton is back with a brand new Beetlejuice movie! And boy is this one full of storylines! From Beetlejuice’s ex-wife to a deceased cop going around doing nothing, this movie has a lot going on! So check out the pitch meeting that led to Beetlejuice Beetlejuice to find out how it all came together!

43. The Shining Pitch Meeting

Aired: 10/24/2024

tanley Kubrick’s The Shining is an iconic horror movie that traumatized entire generations specifically in terms of hotel, hallways and certain carpet patterns. Jack Nicholson was super creepy as the mean, father figure who morph into us a slightly more mean father figure there is also a scene with a bear costume, that is a scene that exists. So check out the pitch meeting that led to The Shining, to find out how it all came together!

44. Venom: The Last Dance Pitch Meeting

Aired: 10/31/2024

Tom Hardy’s Venom was kind of a surprise hit, somehow convincing people to see a movie set in the Spider-Man world without giving them any Spider-Man. Naturally a sequel followed, and now a third movie has squeezed in to somehow make this a trilogy! All without ever seeing Spider-Man! So check out the pitch meeting that led to Venom: The Last Dance, to find out how it all came together!

45. The Rings of Power (Season 2) Pitch Meeting

Aired: 11/7/2024

With The Lord of Rings being one of the most celebrated film trilogies of all time, and The Hobbit trilogy being one that also exists, it was only natural that in this era of “everything must become a streaming show” we would get a LotR show. And here we are on season 2 of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power - a show that exists. So check out the pitch meeting that led to The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, to find out how it all came together!

46. Superman IV: The Quest for Peace Pitch Meeting

Aired: 11/14/2024

After three Superman movies of declining quality (and reception) - the gang got back together for one final ride in 1987 with Superman IV: The Quest For Peace - which is a movie that exists. It follows Clark as he once again memory-wipes kisses Lois Lane, flirts with his new boss, and fights a guy who was born out of his own hair, computers and the sun! So check out the pitch meeting that led to The Lord of the Rings: Superman IV: The Quest For Peace, to find out how it all came together!

47. Red One Pitch Meeting

Aired: 11/21/2024

No, it’s not a sequel to Red Notice (also starring Dwayne Johnson) it’s a 250 million dollar budget Christmas movie about Santa Claus being kidnapped which is the perfect film for its target audience of… somebody. Not entirely sure who this movie is for or why is costs so much to make, but one thing is for sure… it exists. So check out the pitch meeting that led to Red One, to find out how it all came together!

48. Hot Frosty Pitch Meeting

Aired: 11/28/2024

Hallmark Christmas movies are a hugely successful business for them, so it’s only natural that Netflix is trying to get a piece of that pie. With movies like The Princess Switch and A Christmas Prince in the past few years, they’re not heading into the realm of magic with Hot Frosty, which isn’t as gross as it sounds! Follow along as a hot snowman who was literally born yesterday is lusted after by a bunch of old ladies and then dies in front of everyone but then wakes up and goes to Hawaii! So check out the pitch meeting that led to Hot Frosty, to find out how it all came together!

49. Elf Pitch Meeting

Aired: 12/5/2024

Will Ferrell is one of the most successful comedy actors of our time - but back in 2003, it was kind of a surprise to see him leading a Christmas movie as a giant non-elf. Elf ended up becoming a holiday classic, but it still raises some questions. Like what happened to that poor nun? Why didn’t the news reporter follow up on anything? Is Buddy the elf actually kind of creepy? So check out the pitch meeting that led to Elf to find out how it all came together!

50. Love Actually Pitch Meeting

Aired: 12/12/2024

Love Actually has become one of those movies that lots of people watch every single year at Christmas time. But in the midst of the crazy number of storylines, does the thing actually make sense? Kind of! A little! Not really. But sometimes! So check out the pitch meeting that led to Love Actually to find out how it all came together!

51. Kraven the Hunter Pitch Meeting

Aired: 12/19/2024

Sony really gave it their best shot with their whole Non-Spider-Man-Spider-Man cinematic universe. But after three so-so received Venom movies, the horribly received Morbius and Madame Web, it seems like the project has finally come to an end with Kraven the Hunter… which is also a movie that exists now. So check out the pitch meeting that led to Kraven the Hunter to find out how it all came together!