Kermit Vs Apollo Creed — Intentionally Blank Ep. 145
Mar 13, 2024
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Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells discuss the idea of Muppet versions of Best Picture winners, trading lunch meat for drugs, the success of Top Gun Maverick, and the challenges of legacy sequels in Hollywood.
Exploration of reviving legacy properties like 'Top Gun: Maverick' and balancing original material with modern audience demands.
Analysis of audience attachment to literary works like 'Harry Potter' and contrasting theater's ephemeral nature with books' lasting experiences.
Deep dives
Muppets Adaptation Ranking
A blog post ranking Academy Award Best Picture winners for potential Muppet adaptations prompts discussion of top choices like 'Titanic' and 'The Godfather', envisioning iconic roles played by Muppets like Animal and Swedish Chef.
Legacy Sequels and Remakes
Exploration of the success and challenges in reviving legacy properties like 'Top Gun: Maverick' while considering the balance of respecting original material versus modern audience demands, reflecting on the Brady Bunch remake's approach and Spider-Man's evolving storyline.
Audience Ownership of Literary Works
Analysis of audience attachment to literary works like 'Harry Potter', contrasting theater's ephemeral nature with books' lasting experiences, highlighting the resistance to new interpretations of beloved stories like the potential Harry Potter TV series.
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On this week of Intentionally Blank, Brandon Sanderson and Dan Wells discuss what the remakes and sequels of films are doing for the market and storytelling. Along with that, they debate on what Oscar's best picture movies would be amazing if they got "muppetized," trading lunch meat for drugs, and having Snoop Dog as the Aladdin Genie!
Muppet Movie Article: https://hard-drive.net/hd/entertainment/every-best-picture-winner-ranked-by-how-good-a-muppets-version-would-be/
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(0:00) - Best Picture Muppet Versions (10:09) - Food Heist (11:55) - Sequels and Remakes (12:50) - Stage Performance "Remakes" (16:25) - Strange Attractor (21:30) - Disney Remakes (28:04) - Why did Top Gun Maverick work? (29:16) - "Out with the old, in with the new."
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