Historical Reimaginings

Mike and Jim discuss and debate non-documentary movies and television shows that use fictionalized history in their storytelling, including possible historical events that could have inspired a myth or legend, exaggerated historical events for entertainment which could later become a myth or legend, and stories being told that are loosely based on historical events or time periods. 
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For Nostalgia’s Sake

Mike and Jim briefly discuss and debate how nostalgia drives so many movies and television shows, and whether the good ones are only good because of the nostalgia. 
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The Fandom Effect

Mike and Jim discuss and debate The Fandom Effect, how fandom affects what you choose to watch and how fandom affects your enjoyment of what you watch. 
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Movies vs. TV

Mike and Jim discuss and debate Movies vs. TV, including their preferences, movies that should have been TV shows (and vice versa), how long a movie should be, how many seasons/episodes a TV series should have, remaking old TV shows as movies, whether a movie or TV franchise should keep going, and when it makes sense for a franchise to do both movies and TV shows. 
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Critics vs. Audience

Mike and Jim discuss the differences between how critics and the audience review and rate movies. After a general discussion, they run through a list of movies with the greatest difference (all more than 20%, some as much as 60%) between the critics and audience scores on Rotten Tomatoes. 
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Spoilers and Rewatchability

Mike and Jim discuss and debate two things that come up often on this podcast: Spoilers and Rewatchability. They have very different takes on spoilers, but somewhat similar views regarding rewatchability. The discussion includes what they find the most (and least) rewatchable, and reveals the different perspectives they take while watching movies and television shows, explaining why they argue so much. 
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