Episodes
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Episode 27 - Opening Numbers
Even on the heels of the Golden Globes celebrating TV and film, we are heading back to Broadway in this episode. We kick off the opening of 2018 with an episode on...opening numbers! We rank our top five favorites and you might actually be surprised by both of our number ones!
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Episode 26 - New York Movies
Can you believe it's December already? We can't either. Yeah yeah, so it's a been a while since we posted an episode. Still, what better time than now? It's like an early Christmas/Chanukah/Kwanzaa gift for you all. So here's Episode 26: our top five favorite New York movies. You know those…
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Episode 25 - Seinfeld (with Special Guest Richard Seroter)
It's another "very special episode" of Rankophiles. This week Michael says "I'm out!" and takes a break while Bryan invites an expert friend to join the fun. We welcome a special guest - the amazing and awesome Richard Seroter - to discuss a favorite TV show of his (and Bryan's). Yada yada yada....
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Episode 24 - Favorite School Movies
It's that time of year! School is back in session, and we're back with Episode 24 ranking our top five favorite movies that take place in or around any school - elementary, middle, high school, even college. Maybe it was an influential teacher, a troublemaker kid, or the stern principal that made...
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Episode 23 – Game of Thrones Favorite Character Pairings
Is this the greatest season of Game of Thrones yet? The correct answer is "yes" - so we just had to do another GoT-themed list. We return to Westeros to rank our top five favorite GoT character pairings. Like wine with cheese or peanut butter with jelly, we mix the incredible Game of Thrones...
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Episode 22 - Saddest Broadway Songs (with returning guest Alison Rosenblum)
Okay, okay - so we're a little late to the Tonys party. We recorded this one before the awards ceremony, but we knew that the tear-inducing "Dear Evan Hansen" would be the big winner of the night - and it was. So to celebrate, we invited one of our wives back on to help us rank the saddest songs...
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Episode 21 - Favorite Beatles Songs
After a brief hiatus, we're back with Episode 21, and it's a doozy. We think it's our toughest list yet - maybe that's why it took so long for us to record it. We rank our top five favorite Beatles songs from their list of over 200 original compositions. It's a tremendous task comparing the...
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Episode 20 - Male-Female Musical Theatre Duets (with Special Guests Our Wives - Alison and Alison)
For Episode 20, the Rankophiles dive back into the world of musical theatre...but this time, they have company! Bryan and Michael are joined by their wives, Alison and Alison, as they all rank their top five favorite musical theatre duets featuring both a male and female performer. Expect some...
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Episode 19 - Disney Sidekicks
Bryan and Michael honor their top five Disney sidekicks in this very impromptu episode inspired by the recent release of Disney's live action Beauty and the Beast. Some are classics, some are the lovable comic relief, but they pretty much all get to sing the most memorable tunes. With a nod to…
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Episode 18 - Favorite Birth Year Movies (with Special Guests Justin and Krissy from "So I Married a Movie Geek")
With a slightly belated Happy Birthday to Michael, the Rankophiles change it up a bit this week and celebrate in style with a guest appearance by their friends Justin and Krissy from the "So I Married a Movie Geek" podcast. The longest but most jam packed episode yet, Bryan, Michael, Justin, and...
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Episode 17 - Best Oscar-Winning Original Songs
With the 89th Academy Awards ceremony only days away, Bryan and Michael complete their series this month of making Oscar-themed lists. In this fourth edition and second this week, they continue the combination of music and movies as they rank their top five Oscar-winning...original songs. The...
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Episode 16 - Best Oscar Scores
With the 89th Academy Awards ceremony now less than a week away, Bryan and Michael continue devoting the month to making Oscar-themed lists. The third edition has them combining their love for music and movies as they rank their top five Oscar-winning...scores. It may be a complicated awards...
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Episode 15 - Best Oscar Characters
With the 89th Academy Awards ceremony now less than two weeks away, Bryan and Michael continue devoting the month to making Oscar-themed lists. The second edition has them ranking their top five characters with Best Performance Oscars. With mobsters, caricatures, title roles, and oft-parodied…
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Episode 14 - Best Picture Oscar Losers
With the 89th Academy Awards ceremony less than three weeks away, Bryan and Michael devote this month to making Oscar-themed lists. The first edition has them ranking their top five movies of years past that LOST the Best Picture Oscar. That's right, it's the film version of the second ever…
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Episode 13 - TV Themes (Part 2)
As promised, Bryan and Michael rank their top five *instrumental* TV themes in the second part of the two-part series on TV themes. Some truly iconic melodies, a legendary composer (or two), game shows, cartoons - they all get discussed. And of course, many a "ba ba bum" and "da da dum" and "na…
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Episode 12 - TV Themes (Part 1)
Happy New Year! Bryan and Michael kick off 2017 with the first half of a two-part series where they rank TV themes. Part One: theme songs with lyrics. Expect plenty of classics to appear and a lot of discussion to cover in the Ranks for Nothing segment. And don't miss the next episode where those...
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Episode 11 - Favorite Christmas Songs
It's the Christmas episode! Bryan and Michael get into the holiday spirit by ranking their top five favorite Christmas songs. Funny or somber, upbeat or slow, pop or traditional - everything shows up on the list. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you and yours!
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Episode 10 - Musicals into Movies and Movies into Musicals
Bryan and Michael bring Broadway to Hollywood and back in Episode 10 as they rank their wish lists of musicals that should become movies and movies that should become musicals. All genres are fair game as they pitch their ideas to both the film and theatre industries alike.
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Episode 9 - Scariest Non-Horror Movie Characters
Halloween is upon us! In Episode 9, Bryan and Michael rank their top five scariest characters (from non-horror movies). They face their fears from childhood as they address some of the creepiest characters from their youth, but not all the picks hail from that era as their top picks are both…
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Episode 8 - Favorite Stand-up Comedians
October is the debut month of both Johnny Carson's Tonight Show and his birthday. In honor of the man who decidedly invited only his top picks over to the couch, Episode 8 has Bryan and Michael taking on their toughest list yet - ranking their top five (or six) favorite stand-up comedians of all...
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Episode 7 - GoT Saddest Deaths
Episode 7 marks the first TV-centric episode. With the Emmys just around the corner, Bryan and Michael honor this year's most nominated show and definitely one that would appear on their top five list - Game of Thrones - as they rank their top 5 characters they were the saddest to see get killed...
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Episode 6 - Male Duets
Episode 6 sees a return to Broadway as Bryan and Michael rank their top five male duets from a musical - with both classic and contemporary choices showing up on the list. They may just break into song a few times to try the duets on for size while they dissect what goes into making a great male...
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Episode 5 - Disappointing Sequels
Summertime means backyard barbecues, pool parties, and... substandard sequels. In Episode 5, Michael and Bryan rank their top five most disappointing ones - those that just make you go "WHY?!?" Thankfully, they've avoided quite a few that get frequently cited, but they still manage to identify...
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Episode 4 - American Political Films
With the conclusion of the RNC last week and with the DNC now in full swing, Episode 4 has Michael and Bryan looking to briefly escape the world of real life politics by ranking their top five favorite American political films. With so many great ones to choose from, there are a few surprising...
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Episode 3 - Favorite Pixar Characters
Episode 3 is inspired by the recent release of Finding Dory - Michael and Bryan rank their top five favorite Pixar movie characters! There's a common theme to Bryan's top picks, but Michael's top two are the real surprise. There might also be brief mention of which Pixar films they think qualify…
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Episode 2 - Best Musical Tony Losers
In Episode 2, Michael and Bryan focus on the world of Broadway! With Hamilton dominating the Tony Awards this year, they talk theatre and rank their top five shows of years past that LOST the Best Musical Tony. Plus, they reveal which shows they just can't stand and unveil a new theme song…
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Episode 1 - Baseball Movies
In this first episode of their brand new podcast, Michael and Bryan rank their top five favorite...baseball movies!
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