Bad With Numbers

Bad With Numbers

Four friends discuss terrible movie sequels. Let's hope they don't run out of films to cover! (Spoiler: they won't).

Episodes

December 25, 2021 88 mins

On this week's show, it's our season finale and we're joined by special guest Cohen Bury to get all nostalgic about that time we watched 2021's THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS! What's up with all the plunging from buildings? Why is that iconic character now the comedy sidekick? Are Warner Bros just the villain in all their revived IPs now? Can we even really write these show notes without inducing massive spoilers...

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On this week's show, we're wrapping up our festive Good With Numbers month by donning our rubber outfits and heading down to Gotham Square for 1992's Batman Returns! Why's Batman barely in his own movie? Is Catwoman actually the hero of this film? How do we get our flippers on one of those rubber duck boat-car things? All this, plus we mourn the demise of porno theaters and learn about Canadian currency!
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December 13, 2021 77 mins

On this week's show, festive Good With Numbers month continues as we return our seats to an upright position and ensure our tray tables are secured to talk about Die Hard 2: Die Harder! Why are we so obsessed with William Sadler's bare ass? Are moving walkways friends or foe? How come Holly's plane has a landline? What's really going on behind the scenes at the airport? All this, plus our favourite Die Hard knoc...

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December 6, 2021 78 mins

On this week's show, we kick off our festive Good With Numbers month by inviting the entire family over to watch 1989's National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation. What's the correct procedure for obtaining a Christmas tree? Why is Clark Griswold such a letch? Are these yuppie neighbours really that bad? What does that switch at Neth's front door actually do? And where the hell is Lindsey Buckingham? All this, p...

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November 29, 2021 73 mins

On this week's show, we're wrapping up our month of DTV Hell with the unrelentingly awful American Psycho 2: All American Girl. What's with the constant narration? Why is the only restaurant in this town located inside a care home? How come everyone's hot for Shatner? And who the hell thought they could pass this off as an American Psycho sequel? All this, plus our favourite cereals and we pitch the movie to Chr...

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November 22, 2021 77 mins

On this week's show, we're getting all small and taking off in a Hot Wheels car to talk about 1997's Honey, We Shrunk Ourselves! What's the difference between a manbaby and a babyman? Why has Diane Szalinski not filed for divorce yet? Who keeps their toxic experimental fluids in the staff room fridge? What kind of sad excuse for a party is this? Where did $33m of this movie's budget disappear to? All this, ...

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November 15, 2021 79 mins

On this week's show, we're packing our swimsuits and heading to a chilly Bulgarian beach for 2015's Lake Placid vs Anaconda! Where are all the snakes in this movie? How many times can the same background extra crash a scene? Why does this father - daughter relationship feel so weird? And just how many anonymous white girls can you find inside a giant crocodile? All this, plus we puke up a Jon Voight and learn the bes...

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November 8, 2021 76 mins

On this week's show, we're joined by returning guest Brian Valiquette as we yub nub our way through 1985's Ewoks: The Battle For Endor! When the hell is this supposed to be set? Why is Wicket so dead behind those eyes? Are these the stupidest villains ever portrayed in a movie? And just how many times can we fit Wilford Brimley saying "diabetes" into one podcast? 

Ewoks: The Battle For Endor is di...

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October 25, 2021 82 mins

On this week's show, we battle through a cursed recording session to don our Silver Shamrock masks and talk about 1982's Halloween III: Season of the Witch! Where's Michael Myers? Come to think of it, where are all the witches? Why does everyone believe this stumblebum drunkard is a practicing doctor?  Didn't anyone proof-read the villain's plan? All this, plus our own 2021 Halloween costumes and a quiz abo...

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October 18, 2021 100 mins

On this week's show, we're celebrating our first birthday with three-quarters of a Good With Numbers episode as we talk about 2004's Shrek 2! How many references can you fit in one montage? Who's the sexiest cartoon? Why couldn't they have stuck with their first choice for Shrek? All this, plus Mungo appreciation and the occasional barbed comment from a mean old grump who thinks this movie stinks.

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October 11, 2021 88 mins

On this week's show, Mike Myers Month rolls on as we deck ourselves in velvet and raise our pinky fingers to our lips for 2002's Austin Powers In Goldmember! How many times can a joke be repeated in one movie? Are we due a sequel where Austin Powers gets cancelled? Is Verne Troyer the only one really trying in these movies at this point? All this, plus we concoct our own plans to take over the world and delve into the mur...

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October 4, 2021 99 mins

On this week's show, we're kicking off Michael - sorry, Mike - Myers month as we party our way through 1993's Wayne's World 2! Why the hell is Cassandra still with this guy? How come Garth feels like an afterthought here? Who forgot to write punchlines for all these jokes? Where's Penelope Spheeris when you need her? All this, plus our very own Saturday Night Live introductions and a quiz about cursing on n...

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September 27, 2021 86 mins

On this week's show, our heads are exploding all over the place as we finally go international with 2003's Battle Royale II: Requiem! Whose idea was it to turn high school kids into counter-terrorism operatives? How come the rules here are infinitely stupider than the first movie? Why did they forget to give any of these kids a personality? And just how much does this movie hate the USA, anyway? All this, plus a battle ro...

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September 20, 2021 72 mins

On this week's show, we're putting on our fencing masks and telling tall tales as we talk about 2000's Urban Legends: Final Cut! Why are these urban legends all kinda weak? How come nobody is really that bothered by all these bodies piling up? Did they just spin a wheel to decide who the killer was? And how many hokey plot devices can you really cram into one film? All this, plus scuba divers, severed heads, a baby t...

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September 13, 2021 72 mins

On this week's show, we're popping on our funny glasses and reaching for some kind of coherence with 2003's Spy Kids 3D: Game Over! How come Stallone seems to be the only one having fun here? Are there some kind of stakes on the line in this movie? Why isn't this just a straight remake of Chinatown with kids? And what would make a better 3D movie: Ordinary People or Boogie Nights? All this, plus we play a stupid...

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August 30, 2021 74 mins

On this week's show, we're a-wop-bop-a-loo-bopping our way through 1982's Grease 2! How come nobody recognizes this Cool Rider guy? Where does Frenchie disappear to? Whatever happened to Maxwell Caulfield, anyway? And why is this movie so flat and lifeless? All this, plus peeing on rabbits and some major Michelle Pfeiffer adoration.

Grease 2 is directed by Patricia Birch, and stars Michelle Pfeiffer, Maxwel...

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August 23, 2021 76 mins

On this week's show, we're joined by special guest Brian Valiquette as we choo-choo-choose to talk about 1995's Under Siege 2: Dark Territory! How did Steven Seagal end up as a major Hollywood action star? Why is his episode of SNL regarded as the worst of all time by almost everyone? What's in that energy drink he was shilling in the mid-2000s? All this, plus the easiest job Gary Busey ever had and yeah, of cou...

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August 16, 2021 90 mins

On this week's show, we're joined by Cohen Bury - aka DJ / producer / confirmed space jammer Sixtroke - to slam some dunks on 2021's Space Jam: A New Legacy! What's with all the Gameboy disrespect? Have you subscribed to HBO Max yet? Do kids care for jokes about The Matrix? Why haven't you subscribed to HBO Max yet? Why is there a Pennywise in this crowd when there are children present? All this, plus HBO M...

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August 9, 2021 78 mins

On this week's show, we're burning down the house with 1999's The Rage: Carrie 2! Why is this even a Carrie sequel when the real-life story it's based on is far more horrific? Who actually wants to watch a sex tape at a party? And what's the actual purpose of guidance counselors, anyway?

The Rage: Carrie 2 is directed by Katt Shea, and stars Emily Bergl, Amy Irving, Jason London, Mena Suvari, Zac...

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August 2, 2021 68 mins

On this week's show, we're somersaulting all over the place for 1997's Mortal Kombat: Annihilation! How come half the cast of the original didn't show up for second helpings? Why does everything look so plastic? Is this the worst movie we've done on the show so far? All this, plus we remember Night Trap on the Sega CD and Rodey does the whole episode from his bed!

Mortal Kombat: Annihilation is (b...

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