Development Purgatory

What if the Bride of Frankenstein was a super hero?

Lexcee Recomendation: Practical Magic 2 (2026)
Dan Recomendation: Lisa Frankenstein (2024)

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Clips used in this episode:
Elsa Lanchester interview with Dave Cavett
Scream 3 (2000)
X-Men (2000)
Bride of Frankenstein (1935)

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Discovery Hit
Fanfare for Space
Hot Pursuit
Mechanolith
Miami Nights
The Chamber
The House of Leaves
The Reveal
There is Romance
Trio for Piao Violin and...

Jim Henson's work has shapped many of our childhoods. Although Fraggle Rock is oftentimes overlooked, it might be the best childrens TV show of all time. Join us as we learn about the development of the TV show, the movie that nearly happened, and where it stands today. 

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Lexcee: 9 to 5 (1980), Practical Magic 2 (2026)
Dan: Muppet Treasure Island (1996), Planet Money Dolly Parton's “9 to 5”, 99% Invisible 100 Objects #16: Wheel of Fortune Dalmatian

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Boondock Saints (1999)
Disney Channe...

To everyone who posted, shared, held up signs, and spoke out when it counted. This film made it to the big screen because of you. 

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Dan: The Day the Earth Blew Up (2024)

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Clips used in this episode:
Coyote vs Acme (2026)

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"Jazz Brunch"
"Discovery Hit"
"Miami Nights"

Would you kindly listen to our episode about BioShock?

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COYOTE VS. ACME!
Lexcee: Buddy (2026)
Dan: Resident Evil (2002)

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Clips used in this episode:
BioShock (Video Game 2007)
BioShock 2 (Video Game 2010)
System Shock 2 (Video Game 1999)
A Cure For for Wellness (2016)

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"Jazz Brunch"
"Discovery Hit"
"Cool Vibes"
"Crinoline Dreams"
"Faster Does It"
"Inner Sanctum"
"Miami Nights"
"Night in Venice"
"Opportunity Walks"
"...

Would you kindly listen to our episode about BioShock?

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Lexcee: The Odyssey (2026) and Six: The Musical Live! (2025)
Dan: Portal: No Escape (Short 2011) and Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025)

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Clips used in this episode:
BioShock (Video Game 2007)
BioShock 2 (Video Game 2010)
System Shock 2 (Video Game 1999)

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"Jazz Brunch"
"Discovery Hit"
"Cool Vibes"
"Crinoline Dreams"
"Faster Does It"
"Inner Sanctum"
"Miami Nights"
"Night i...

We watched Minions & Monsters to find every movie reference in it! Did we find them all? Nope, but we tried. 

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Lexcee: Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma (2026)
Dan: Obsession (2026)

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"Discovery Hit"
"Miami Nights"

Hi Barbie! Did you know they've been working on a Barbie movie since the 80s?

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Lexcee: The Invite (2026)
Dan: Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026)

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Clips used in this episode:
Barbie (2023)
Barbie in the Nutcracker (2001)

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"Jazz Brunch"
"Discovery Hit"
"Miami Nights"

We cover another super hero! This one is a lesser know but well loved DC character Plastic Man and go through the Wachowskis' unmade Plastic Man movie. 

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Lexcee: Forbidden Fruits (2026)
Dan: Supergirl (2026) and Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow by Tom King

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Clips used in this episode:
X-Ray Vision podcast ft. Ben Schwartz
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Justice League Unlimited (2004)
Injustice (2021)
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (1979)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008)

We cover another super hero! This one is a lesser know but well loved DC character Plastic Man and go through the Wachowskis' unmade Plastic Man movie. 

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Lexcee: Hacks (2021)
Dan: Spider-Noir (2026)

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Clips used in this episode:
X-Ray Vision podcast ft. Ben Schwartz
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure (1989)
Justice League Unlimited (2004)
Injustice (2021)
The Plastic Man Comedy/Adventure Show (1979)
Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2008)

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"Jazz Brunch"
"D...

The LEGO movie revolutionized animation, but after only a few years everything was not so awesome. We dive into the history of Brickfilm, Warner Bro's handling of the LEGO IP, the unmade films, and the speculate on the future of The LEGO Group. 

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Lexcee: Hadestown: The Musical (2026)
Dan: Transformers One (2024)

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Clips used in this episode:
The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part (2019)
LEGO Jack Stone (2001)
The LEGO Ninjago Movie (2017)
The LEGO Batman Movie (2017)
T...

We dive into the well known and often over looked career of Henry Selick and discover his unmade projects such as The Shadow King and Toots and the Upside Down House.

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Lexcee: Elle (2026)
Dan: Mad God (2021)

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Clips used in this episode:
FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992)
Coraline (2009)
Good News by Randy Newman from James and the Giant Peach Soundtrack (1996)
A Bug's Life (1998)
Double Toasted interview with Henry Selick
The Shadow King
...

The woman behind Alfred Hitchcock's success. 

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Clips used in this episode:
Alfred Hitchcock Accepts the AFI Life Achievement Award (1979)
Alfred Hitchcock Intro Theme
The 39 Steps (1935)
Frenzy (1972)
Dial M for Murder (1954)
Rebecca (1940)
Patton Oswald - Male directors, female editors
Marnie (1964)
Rear Window (1954)
Rope (1948)
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
The Birds (1963)
The Murder composed by Bernard Herrmann

Music: Kevin MacLeod
"Jazz Brunch"
"Discovery Hit"
"Miami Nights"
"T...

We changed the name of the show! Let us explain.

Music: Kevin MacLeod
"Jazz Brunch"
"Discovery Hit"
"Miami Nights"

What happens when you try to make a Toy Story sequel WITHOUT Pixar? 

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Clips used in this episode:
Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Cheers (1982)

Music: Kevin MacLeod
"Jazz Brunch"
"Discovery Hit"
"Miami Nights"
"Bittersweet"
"Black Vortex"
"Crossing the Chasm"
"Darkness Speaks"
"Dreams Become Real"
"Eastern Thought"
"Five Armies"
"Giant Wyrm"
"Hitman"
"Hot Pursuit"
"Hyperfun"
"Prelude and Action"
"Rollin at 5"
"Tango de M...

What happens when you try to make a Toy Story sequel WITHOUT Pixar? 

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Toy Story (1995)
Toy Story 3 (2010)
Cheers (1982)

Music: Kevin MacLeod
"Jazz Brunch"
"Discovery Hit"
"Miami Nights"
"Bittersweet"
"Black Vortex"
"Crossing the Chasm"
"Darkness Speaks"
"Dreams Become Real"
"Eastern Thought"
"Five Armies"
"Giant Wyrm"
"Hitman"
"Hot Pursuit"
"Hyperfun"
"Prelude and Action"
"Rollin at 5"
"Tango de M...

Coyote and the Roadrunner was supposed to poke fun at the predator vs prey genre and somehow became the definition of it. We chase the history of these legendary characters and find out what the fate of the film Coyote vs Acme will be. 

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Clips used in this episode:
Chase Stokes & Lana Condor interview for  Valiant One
Brianne Howey & Will Forte Talk 'Kinda Pregnant' and the Tragedy of 'Coyote v Acme'  Interview
2023 Annie Awards
FAST AND FURRY-OUS (1949)
I T...

Dan and Lexcee went to see Heart Eyes and here's there review!

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In this episode we punch are way through the history of Popeye and sail through the unmade Popeye movie by Genndy Tartakovsky. 

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Clips used in this episode:
Popeye the Sailor (1933)
Betty Boop: A Language all my own (1935)
“Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe” by Barry White
Saturday Night Live (1975)
Popeye the Sailor (1960)
Dragonslayer (1981)
Felix the Cat (1930)
Genndy Tartakovsky's POPEYE Animation Test
Hook (1991)
To Tell The Truth (1974)
Avatar: The Last Airbender (2005)
...

This week we are doing something a little different. We are exploring a game that we got called out for from our Sonic episode. This time we will NEVER FORGET Altered Beasts. 

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Clips used in this episode:
Altered Beasts (1988)
Altered Beast - Rise From Your Grave (doom metal arrangement) by Tohru Nakabayashi
Hercules (1997)
Les Misérables (2012)
Music: Kevin MacLeod
"Jazz Brunch"
"Discovery Hit"
"Miami Nights"

Part 2 we cover the entire leaked Gambit script! 

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Clips used in this episode:
The Illuminerdi YT Channel
Deadpool and Wolverine (2024)
Deadpool and Wolverine (2024) Assembled
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Item 47 - Marvel One Shot (2012)
FRIENDS (1994)
Skewed and Reviewed Gareth Von Kallenbach YT Channel
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992)
Lost (2004)
Ms. Marvel (2022)
X-Men (2000)
X-Men: The Animated Series (1992)
X-Men Theme Song written by Ron Wasserman and composed by Haim Saban and Shuki Levy
X-Men ‘97 (2024)

In part 1 of our Gambit episode we go over the history of Gambit's origin, the comics and the X-Men animated series, his successful and unsuccessful cameos in the X-Men movies, and the rise, fall, and rise again of the solo Gambit movie. 

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Clips used in this episode:
The Illuminerdi YT Channel
Deadpool and Wolverine (2024)
Deadpool and Wolverine (2024) Assembled
X-Men Origins: Wolverine (2009)
Item 47 - Marvel One Shot (2012)
FRIENDS (1994)
Skewed and Reviewed Gareth Von Kallenbach YT Channel

In this episode we cover the first unmade Sonic the Hedgehog movie and why Sonic X-treme was the downfall of STI. 

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Clips used in this episode:
9-11 Call Babysitting
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993)
The Office (2005)
Mario 64
Sega Genesis Vs SNES 1991 Commercial
SEGA logo
Sonic & Knuckles Commercial
Sonic 3 Commercial 
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Commercial
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992)
Sonic The Hedgehog McDonalds Commercials (1994)
Snow White (1937)
Jumanji (1995)
Sp...

In this episode we slow down and uncover the forgotten and unknown origin stories of Sonic the Hedgehog. 

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Clips used in this episode:
9-11 Call Babysitting
Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog (1993)
The Office (2005)
Mario 64
Sega Genesis Vs SNES 1991 Commercial
SEGA logo
Sonic & Knuckles Commercial
Sonic 3 Commercial 
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 Commercial
Sonic the Hedgehog (1991)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992)
Sonic The Hedgehog McDonalds Commercials (1994)
Music: Kevin MacLeod
"Jazz Brunch"
"Discovery Hi...

Scooby-Doo, where are you!? Tax credits? In this special Holiday episode, Lexcee tells us about the real life villains behind Scoob! Holiday Haunt, Dan gets quizzed on his knowledge of Hallmark Christmas movies, and we discuss our favorite Holiday films! 

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Clips used in this episode:
FRIENDS Behind the Scenes Interview
Bruce Willis Comedy Central Roast (2018)
Frank Welker Interview Entertainment Weekly
JayBee & Milly Youtube Channel
Scooby-Doo (2002) Behind the Scenes Interview
Scoob! (2020)
Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! (1969)
B...

Our first movie review episode! This time we're review Guillermo del Toro's Hellboy as it relates to our At the Mountains of Madness episode. If you would like to see our reactions to the film as we watch it check out our Patreon for that full video and the full video of this episode!

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"Jazz Brunch"
"Discovery Hit"
"Miami Nights"

We are making changes to the show!

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In this episode Lexcee teaches Dan all about the many multiple attempts Universal has tried to reintroduce the classic monsters into the modern day, the failed attempt at the Dark Universe, and Dan doesn’t want a monsterverse!? 

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Clips used in this episode:
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
The Mummy (2017)
Monster Mash by Bobby Boris Pickett
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Dark Universe Logo (2017)
Dracula (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943)
Arrested Development (2003)
The...

In this episode Lexcee teaches Dan all about the Universal Classic Monsters and the epic monster cross over movie we never got.  

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Clips used in this episode:
Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948)
The Mummy (2017)
Monster Mash by Bobby Boris Pickett
Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Dark Universe Logo (2017)
Dracula (1931)
Frankenstein (1931)
Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943)
Arrested Development (2003)
The Mummy (1932)
The Invisible Man (1933)
The Wolf Man (1941)
Phantom Of The Opera (1943)
V...

In this episode we go through the full script of Guillermo del Toro’s At the Mountains of Madness, find out what happened to the film, and report on if this movie might actually happen. 

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Clips used in this episode:
CONAN: Andy Visits Guillermo Del Toro's Bleak House 
Die, Monster, Die! (1965)
Hellboy (2004)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Re-Animator (1985)
The Haunted Palace (1963) 
The Thing From Another World (1951)
FRIENDS (1994)
Se7en (1995)
The Dunwich Horro...

We're back and with a NEW HOST! Lexcee Riley learns of the horrifying story of H.P. Lovecraft, At the Mountains of Madness, and how the Lovecraftian genre entered the mainstream. 

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Clips used in this episode:
CONAN: Andy Visits Guillermo Del Toro's Bleak House 
Hall of the Mountain King
Hellboy (2004)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Re-Animator (1985)
The Haunted Palace (1963) 
The Thing From Another World (1951)
FRIENDS (1994)
Se7en (1995)
Music by Kevin MacLeod

Michael explains the current state of things and the future of "Come On Fhqwhpods!" and "How Did This NOT Get Made?".

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Daniel goes over listener emails and the line up for Season 6 of How Did This NOT Get Made.

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"Jazz Brunch"
"Discovery Hit"
"Miami Nights"

Just a reminder that I will be recoding the email episode soon.

The deadline to send your email to notgetmade(at)gmail.com will be November 30th.

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"Discovery Hit"
"Jazz Brunch"
"Miami Nights"

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Get caught in the web of Spider-Man and why Sony has produced so many Spider-Man movies in the last 2 decades.

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Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Black Widow (2021)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Freaks and Geeks (1999)<...

Get caught in the web of Spider-Man and why Sony has produced so many Spider-Man movies in the last 2 decades.

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Clips used in this episode:
Spider-Man (2002)
Spider-Man 2 (2004)
Spider-Man 3 (2007)
The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014)
Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017)
Spider-Man: Far from Home (2019)
Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021)
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018)
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023)
Black Widow (2021)
Captain America: The Winter Soldier (2014)
Freaks and Geeks (1999)
Jake Gyllenhaal vs. Tobey Maguire Celebrity...

From our live trivia episode!
Originally streamed on September 10, 2023

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The Creature from the Black Lagoon marked the end of Universal's classic movie monsters era. Would it have been possible for John Carpenter to break the curse and bring the Gil-Man back to the big screen?

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Clips used in this episode:
Abbott & Costello Meet the Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
Revenge of the Creature (1955)
Creature From The Black Lagoon: Behind The Screams
Creature from the Black Lagoon: The Musical (2009)
Memoirs Of An Invisible Man (1992)
At the...

What if a best selling childrens novel was a R-rated post-apocolyptic drama?

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Clips used in this episode:
Creedence Clearwater Revival “Fortunate Son”
Andrew Shelby “Dig It Up (The Holes Song)”
Holes (2003)
Stephanie Bentley “I Will Survive”
Gary Jules “Mad World”
Maximum Overdrive (1986) Trailer
Metallica “The Unforgiven”
I, Robot (2004)
Music by Kevin MacLeod
"Discovery Hit"
"Jazz Brunch"
"Miami Nights"
“A Good Bass for Gambling”
“Bleu”
“Martini Sunset”
“Mothership”
“Travelers Notebo

Unfortunately there will not be a new episode this week. New episodes will be released when ready.

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Before Predators (2010), Robert Rodriguez wrote a crazy Predator script just as his career was starting back in the 90s.

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Clips used in this episode:
Predator 2 (1990)
Capcom's Alien vs Predator (1994)
Arrested Development (2003)
Predator (1987)
Jean-Claude Van Johnson (2016)
Lethal Weapon (1987)
Predators (2010)

Music by Kevin MacLeod
"Discovery Hit"
"Jazz Brunch"
"Miami Nights"
“Ancient Rite”
“Asking Questions”
“Darkness Speaks”
“Epic Unease”
“Evil Incoming”
“Five Armies”
“Giant Wyrm”
“Horroriffic”
“Hot Pursui...