
The Follow-Up Showdown
Ep. 103 - "Halloween II" / "Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later" / "Halloween: Resurrection"
Razor blades, Busta Rhymes and overly informed co-hosts haunt Paul's attempt to launch a new annual tradition. Happy Halloween(s)!!!

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Hosted by Paul Goetz · tv · EN
A podcast that focuses on sequel-less films and underwhelming sequels themselves. Hosts and guests submit competing pitches in hopes of finding a truly worthy successor to the original.
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Signup to Generate a PitchA podcast that focuses on sequel-less films and underwhelming sequels themselves. Hosts and guests submit competing pitches in hopes of finding a truly worthy successor to the original.
The Follow-Up Showdown is hosted by Paul Goetz. The show has published 114 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Ep. 103 - "Halloween II" / "Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later" / "Halloween: Resurrection"" (27 October 2026, 113 minutes), "Ep. 102 - "The Sixth Sense" w/ Zak White" (20 October 2026, 93 minutes), and "Ep. 101 - "An American Werewolf in Paris" w/ Eric Jackowitz" (13 October 2026, 97 minutes).
The Follow-Up Showdown publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 72 minutes across 114 episodes.
Booking probability for The Follow-Up Showdown is 34%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Follow-Up Showdown requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Follow-Up Showdown's contact route on record: verified email.
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The Follow-Up Showdown
Razor blades, Busta Rhymes and overly informed co-hosts haunt Paul's attempt to launch a new annual tradition. Happy Halloween(s)!!!

The Follow-Up Showdown
Steve abstains from commenting. Paul gives what he doesn't like to call an ultimatum. Returning All-Star Zak White draws his eights in the same direction as Katie's circles. We're ready to communicate with you now.

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Movies take something of a backseat as a TV crossover is pitched, a play is written and a famous sitcom duo is cast in an ultimate remake. Stay on the road, keep clear of the moors.

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Returning guest host Kelly McDevitt is not Paul. Katie is not convinced of an actress’s existence. Paul is not a perv and Steve is not letting Freddy Krueger off on a technicality. THIS is God. HAPPY HAUNTED 100, Uppers...

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Bonus content from or related to our "Practical Magic 2" and "2010: The Year We Make Contact" episodes.

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The best parts of paintings, an improvised theme song and our first non-biological guest are all components of the far-out fun we have reviewing two movies made in a time when fearing the advancement of A.I. didn't hit...

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Enjoy the tenebrous tinkling of our midday margaritas as we throw down the gauntlet and risk a bewitching by challenging "Practical Magic 2" to do better than our pitches. Our blood.

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Bonus content from or related to our "The Black Bird" episode.

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What killed Paul's "favorite character?" When does this sequel take place? Why did a beloved legacy character get the shaft? These mysteries and many more are solved when the geeky gumshoes break down and beat down the...

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There's a few things left it seems...

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Bonus content from or related to our "The Bronx Bull" episode.

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A significant ranking jump, a boxing franchise rivalry and an at-home accent are all features of this fearsome fight to the finish when your helpful hosts relieve you (and guest Ethan Edenburg) from the burden of having...

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Bonus content from or related to our "High Noon II: The Return of Will Kane" episode.

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It's all downers, no uppers (and probably not in the way that you think) when Katie finds joy in a non-preferred genre and all the boys choose a different main character. Bang, bang, bang! You're dead, Kane!

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Bonus content from or related to our "Son of Kong" episode.* ( * contains spoilers for "The Odyssey")

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The origin of a screen name. The reappearance of a cherished segment. The impersonation of a renaissance painter. And that's all just stuff done by our guest Mario Colli-Moon as we explore the same year sequel to the...

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Bonus content from or related to our "Jaws 2" episode.

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Come celebrate surviving your Fourth of July weekend by taking a trip to Amity Island with Katie, Paul, Steve and guest Paddy Kelly! Hear Steve plug an on-brand project, Katie and Paddy disagree over which Spielberg...

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A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! A Valentine's Day gift suggestion acts as table dressing just before our three theatre-goers begin their conversational feast covering every "Toy Story" movie since 2010. YOU're our favorite...

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Pants wetting, video game listing and music video cancelling are just some of the activities gotten into as we cross axes with the arguable prequel/sequel to "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs." Ah-choo!!!
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