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		<title>Was That Really Necessary?</title>
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		<description>A look at Hollywood's obsession with remakes, reboots, sequels, and prequels.</description>
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		<copyright>copyright Zach Buehl, 2019</copyright>
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		<itunes:summary>A look at Hollywood's obsession with remakes, reboots, sequels, and prequels.</itunes:summary>
		<itunes:subtitle>Was That Really Necessary?</itunes:subtitle>
		<itunes:author>Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon</itunes:author>
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		<itunes:name>Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon</itunes:name>
		<itunes:email>wtreallynecessary@gmail.com</itunes:email>
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				<title>19 - Putting the FUN in FUNeral</title>
				<itunes:subtitle>Why was Peter Dinklage the only person to appear in both movies? Why did Frank Oz direct a British film? Listen, we can't answer either of these questions, but you can hear us try!</itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Is there a difference with how American and British people do comedy? Well, the answer is yes, but also not really because the British version is directed by an American and... you know what? We cover this in the episode, listen to it. We watched both versions of Death at a Funeral for one of the shortest times between remakes we've ever covered. This is a pretty great example of just exactly what we wanted to cover on this podcast!]]></itunes:summary>
				<description>Why was Peter Dinklage the only person to appear in both movies? Why did Frank Oz direct a British film? Listen, we can't answer either of these questions, but you can hear us try!</description>
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				<itunes:duration>1:01:17</itunes:duration>
				<author>wtreallynecessary@gmail.com (Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon)</author>
				<itunes:author>Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon</itunes:author>
				<itunes:keywords>movie, remake, Frank Oz, Alan Tudyk, Death at a Funeral</itunes:keywords>
				<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Mar 2021 09:54:48 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title>17 - Kung Fu - The Karate Kid Journey</title>
				<itunes:subtitle>Wait, is it Kung Fu or Karate? You know what, who cares? Will Smith tries to make his son a star by remaking a beloved 80s flick and taking all the fun out of it.</itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Did you know that a movie called &amp;quot;The Karate Kid&amp;quot; doesn't actually feature any karate? And did you know that it isn't the one from the 80s? Listen, I know it may seem nitpicky, but I assure you that it's one of the least problematic things with the remake. Usually I try to be cute with these descriptions to hide if we liked things or not, but I just can't with this one.SO JOIN US AND FIND OUT IF WE LIKED IT!]]></itunes:summary>
				<description>Wait, is it Kung Fu or Karate? You know what, who cares? Will Smith tries to make his son a star by remaking a beloved 80s flick and taking all the fun out of it.</description>
				<link>http://podcast.hellouser.net/?name=2021-02-24_18_-_kung_fu_-_the_karate_kid_journey.mp3</link>
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				<itunes:duration>1:02:00</itunes:duration>
				<author>wtreallynecessary@gmail.com (Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon)</author>
				<itunes:author>Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon</itunes:author>
				<itunes:keywords>karate, movie, remake, will smith, karate kid</itunes:keywords>
				<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 09:34:00 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title>14 - A New Dawn, A New Dead</title>
				<itunes:subtitle>Did you guys know there's a pandemic? Well, inspired by that (and the fact we waited too long for Xmas movies), we dove into Dawn of the Dead to see what the apocalypse would look like if mindless zombies took over. It's... not far off.</itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Who remembers that Zack Snyder once made a movie that James Gunn wrote before either of them were famous? We sure as shit do!Who remembers when George Romero made a worthwhile ...of the Dead movie? We do! Join us as we take a journey into what happens if malls were abandoned, everyone stayed in their homes while gun-toting crazies roamed freely, and a crazy disease threatened to infect everyo... Wait, why does that all seem so familiar right now?]]></itunes:summary>
				<description>Did you guys know there's a pandemic? Well, inspired by that (and the fact we waited too long for Xmas movies), we dove into Dawn of the Dead to see what the apocalypse would look like if mindless zombies took over. It's... not far off.</description>
				<link>http://podcast.hellouser.net/?name=2020-05-12_14_-_a_new_dawn__a_new_dead.mp3</link>
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				<itunes:duration>56:21</itunes:duration>
				<author>wtreallynecessary@gmail.com (Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon)</author>
				<itunes:author>Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon</itunes:author>
				<itunes:keywords>Movie, Remake, Dawn of the Dead, Romero, Zombie, Apocalypse</itunes:keywords>
				<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
				<pubDate>Tue, 12 May 2020 10:49:51 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title>13 - I Broke My Point</title>
				<itunes:subtitle>Keanu Reeves? Patrick Swayze? What could go wrong? Well, a remake, for one.</itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Surfers were all the rage in the early 1990s. At least, that's what it feels like. Join us as we watch a pre-total insanity Gary Busey yell at Dr. Cox, then think about how far Delroy Lindo has fallen to be associated with the heated mess of extreme sports and Robin Hood-ing that is the Point Break of the new generation. Did we love either of them? &amp;quot;Love&amp;quot; may be a strong word...]]></itunes:summary>
				<description>Keanu Reeves? Patrick Swayze? What could go wrong? Well, a remake, for one.</description>
				<link>http://podcast.hellouser.net/?name=2019-12-20_13_-_i_broke_my_point.mp3</link>
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				<itunes:duration>59:39</itunes:duration>
				<author>wtreallynecessary@gmail.com (Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon)</author>
				<itunes:author>Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon</itunes:author>
				<itunes:keywords>Point Break, Movie, Remake, Keanu, Swayze</itunes:keywords>
				<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
				<pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2019 19:25:18 -0600</pubDate>
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				<title>12 - Dead or Alive, You're Listening to Me</title>
				<itunes:subtitle>Can anyone save Detroit in the future? How about in the present? Was a weird Dutch director really the best choice for a robotic police officer movie?</itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Robert Oliver Copington was a mild-mannered police officer that is about to have a no-good, very-bad day indeed! But fear not, for he is our savior, risen to avenge the people of Detroit, henceforth known as Robocop!Okay, that's not exactly it, but as far as the remake was concerned, it may as well have been. Come with us as we do bad Dutch accents, talk about Jesus, and hear why Paul likes Sam Jackson unfiltered! We're talking Robocop and it's... a thing.]]></itunes:summary>
				<description>Can anyone save Detroit in the future? How about in the present? Was a weird Dutch director really the best choice for a robotic police officer movie?</description>
				<link>http://podcast.hellouser.net/?name=2019-10-21_12_-_dead_or_alive__youre_listening_to_me.mp3</link>
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				<itunes:duration>1:04:36</itunes:duration>
				<author>wtreallynecessary@gmail.com (Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon)</author>
				<itunes:author>Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon</itunes:author>
				<itunes:keywords>Robocop, Movie, Remake, Reboot</itunes:keywords>
				<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2019 08:56:21 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title>9 - Freakiest of Fridays</title>
				<itunes:subtitle>Take a look at the Disney classi... errr, Disney movie Freaky Friday and the remake of the same name.</itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[What happens when an out of touch writer tries to write a movie about parents and kids being out of touch with each other? Pop Punk cover songs? Terrible green screen action? Rampant misogyny? Racist caricatures? How about all of the above? Join us as we journey into the world of Freaky Friday and see just how freaky it really gets...]]></itunes:summary>
				<description>Take a look at the Disney classi... errr, Disney movie Freaky Friday and the remake of the same name.</description>
				<link>http://podcast.hellouser.net/?name=2019-07-16_9-freakiest_of_fridays_.mp3</link>
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				<itunes:duration>51:19</itunes:duration>
				<author>wtreallynecessary@gmail.com (Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon)</author>
				<itunes:author>Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon</itunes:author>
				<itunes:keywords>Movie, Remake, Disney, Freaky Friday</itunes:keywords>
				<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
				<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jul 2019 13:57:00 -0500</pubDate>
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				<title>6 - Gotta Fever and the Only Cure is More Cabin</title>
				<itunes:subtitle>I made Paul suffer through the Cabins Fever with me and as it turns out, I suffered right there with him.</itunes:subtitle>
				<itunes:summary><![CDATA[Did you watch 2002's Cabin Fever and think that it just wasn't that great? Did you think maybe you could do it better? Well, some director did and tried to do just that! Only he just took the same script and shot list and had a go with that. The results were about as you expected, but our conversation around it is not!]]></itunes:summary>
				<description>I made Paul suffer through the Cabins Fever with me and as it turns out, I suffered right there with him.</description>
				<link>http://podcast.hellouser.net/?name=2019-04-05_episode_6_-_gotta_fever_and_the_only_cure_is_more_cabin.mp3</link>
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				<itunes:duration>53:36</itunes:duration>
				<author>wtreallynecessary@gmail.com (Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon)</author>
				<itunes:author>Zach Buehl, Paul Aubuchon</itunes:author>
				<itunes:keywords>Cabin Fever, Remake, Movie, Eli Roth</itunes:keywords>
				<itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
				<pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2019 12:26:00 -0500</pubDate>
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