This week, the Debaters ask: Why remake perfection?

From Disney’s CGI fur-fests to soulless shot-for-shot snoozefests, we're debating the highs, lows, and WHYs of live-action remakes of animated classics.

Do they honor the originals or recycle your childhood for a quick buck?

DEBATE TOPICS INCLUDE:

• The best and worst live-action remakes
• Should animation just stay animated?
• Is “The Photorealistic Lion King” just Nat Geo with Beyoncé?
• Which remake improved on the original (spoiler: it's rare)

🎬 PLUS:

• A Severance Season 2 preview: Will work/life balance ever recover?
• A review of The Four Seasons – not the hotel or the pizza joint
• Good Will Hunting gets dissected with therapy, math, and Boston accents

May The Trivia Be With You: Star Wars Trivia Night

(ignore micheal in the show , he's an idiot with calenders)

🗓️ July 19th @ Little Brown Jug

🧠 4 rounds of Star Wars trivia

👘 Cosplay contest (Bring your best Jedi, Sith, or “guy in the cantina”)

🖍️ Colouring contest (Yes, seriously. Bring your inner child or borrow someone else's.)

🎁 Prizes, drinks, and enough nerd energy to power a Death Star

Don’t miss it, or we’ll force choke you through the mic.

Production Credits

Recorded at Sick Bad Panda Studios

Art by Micheal Petrow

Hosts: Micheal Petrow Emily Clarke rob Strachan

Production Credits:

- Producer: Micheal Petrow

- Editor: Micheal Petrow

- Sound Engineer: Micheal Petrow

Contact Information: thereeldebaters@gmail.com

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About Us

Set in the backdrop of Winnipeg’s booming film industry, The Reel Debaters Podcast is a motley crew of film-obsessed nerds and selected colleagues that sit down each episode, blending comedy and a deep insight of cinema with ridiculous, satirical debates and facetious musings on media.

Examples are but are not limited to:

Could James Bond be a nanny?

Best new SNL Cast?

What would Indiana Jones and Lara Croft's wedding look like?

What if Conan The Barbarian could teach Sex Ed?

When not arguing the world of make-believe, you can listen to the reel talk sessions, which get more conversational with the best of film and TV as well as industry interviews from inside the Manitoba film industry, across Canada, and to Hollywood’s front door.

New episode every Saturday

Meet your cast:

Micheal Petrow Film And Entertainment Sales/Executive Producer/Host

Martin Navarro Comedian/Host

Jimmy Skinner Comedian/Host

Rob Strachan Home Theatre Expert/Host

Ian Bawa Filmmaker/Host

Mark Cowell String Bean Comics/Host

Charles Fernandes The Nerdgasm Show/Host

Emily Clark Dodge baller/Host