The Follow-Up Showdown

In our first "throw down the gauntlet" episode since "Avatar," we get far more immediate results. We also talk best looks and misunderstood boyfriends while pitting our best pitches against the season's hottest twenty years later sequel. Go.

Veronica and Lauren float off into the aether. Paul remembers them. It's time for a goodbye, Uppers and Downers.

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Which cartoon animal is the sexiest? What kind of cosmetic work did a Nintendo princess have done? Which movie tie-in menu was hands down the best? Find out all this and more as we return to the Mushroom Kingdom. Ya-Hoo!

No "Scream" movie is safe...from being ranked against the others!!! From opening scenes to killer reveals, we talk about it all (or at least as much as we can until Katie has to get to her other plans). Spoiler alert: The first one wins in all categories. There's a formula to it! A very simple formula!!

In the midst of their final showdown, Veronica spreads a half rumor and Lauren proposes a perfect ending. Paul lacks a price point. Sing Sing, Gettys! SING SING!!

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Paul dreams of a tone poem. Lauren bemoans a missing composer while Veronica can no longer defend a director's misses. Mario verbally writes from Florida. Come on!

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Lauren and Veronica rank watchability over prestige. Paul backs an underdog in the battle for reigning cinematic universe. Soldiers deserve soldiers, sir.

Paul wavers in the face of an uphill battle. Veronica and Lauren pay tribute to a fallen friend. Mario gets what's coming to him. Remember to provide your Hertz # 1 Gold Cards.

Paul calls in a bunch of favors. Veronica, Lauren, Mario and others oblige him. Get excited.

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Paul goes 0 for 2 on characters named Jane while guesting co-host Kelly McDevitt goes 0 for 2 on Selena Gomez songs. Churn that butter / Go home to your mother!

Veronica does her Charlton Heston. Paul delivers some sad news. Lauren's Mom had final cut. You're fired.

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Lauren only knows one of the two Coreys. Paul tries to make up for a lack of emphasis at the top. Veronica looks to open up the space in the end. Bejeweled Devil > Paper Devil.

Paul and Lauren piece together the mythology of their alma mater. Veronica pits Nick Kroll against Early Keanu. Du musst Caligari werden!

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Veronica tacks a legal disclaimer onto some advice. Paul encourages Lauren to play the lottery. Pronto!

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Lauren puts in for a new storm chaser name while guest Dustin Weiskopf uses his as a teaching opportunity. Veronica points out Paul's Missou-RAH. Christ!

Veronica compares her partner to a Christmas icon regularly. Lauren does an impersonation phonetically. Paul fills in lyrics annually. Mush! Muuuuuush!!

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Paul wants a disco suit. Lauren wants better snacks. Veronica tells jokes just for Mario and Guest Zak White tells of a Destination Wedding he quite enjoyed. Come on down! I'll chew on the dog! Hooooowwwwwwllll!

Paul and Lauren share a favorite number. Veronica champions an underdog. No ma'am. A coke.

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Veronica wants Lauren to volunteer for the rundown. Paul left something on the table and guest Zak White declares Mario Colli-Moon an unsung hero. Segment sharing is caring, y'all. With Tiffany Colli-Moon. The flowers are still standing!

Veronica California Dazzles in her Showdown Debut! In other news, Lauren Pokorney reveals her sometimes alter ego and Paul Goetz's childhood dream dies on the vine. Welcome to "Still Pitchin' Intermission" where you're gonna fit in...like a glove!

MID-SEASON FINALE!!! Lauren gives a look behind the curtain of her process. Paul notes a skunkhole as the most amazing thing. Redacted has something for this. 1-2-3 Go!

Travis applies a "Seinfeld" lens. Paul makes Lauren an offer she could refuse. Everyone gets liberal with their accent work. Forward!!!

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Paul makes the best whip sound. Travis imitates a co-host with precision mimicry. Lauren can't abide a big ask and guest Sachin Medhekar didn't know they'd be recording a podcast. RIP Mutt.

Lauren covets nun garb. Travis premieres a new segment. Paul plays villlians' advocate and guest Robin Ferris-Hanson reveals every guitarist father's fantasy. Cuckoo. Cuckoo.

A CONTINUATION CELEBRATION! Guest host Kelly McDevitt goes easy on Travis allowing him an open book minute. Lauren casts on the fly. Paul fixates on an underdog. *obnoxious Sutherland whistle noise*

Travis admits that boring can be good. Lauren wears generic fawn antlers. Paul has a lot of thoughts about butts. It is our very pleasant duty to welcome you here.

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Mario butt-shames a cat. Paul speaks without knowing the canon. Lauren has scoring FOMO and Travis is a fuddy-duddy. Let's a-go!

An episode of a different show from the future.

Paul unveils a secret episode. Guest Kelly McDevitt pinpoints the surest sign of a feminist tale. Travis doesn't just mean to be counter. Lauren's hopes for a monster baby are dashed. Who doesn't love a bonus?

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Lauren does have to go. Mario is owed a treat. Paul & Travis make due. *Ding Ding*

Lauren keeps a superpower in her back pocket. Paul f*cking loses it. Travis has a potentially prophetic dream and special guest Pacific Obadiah knows what he's doing in our longest episode ever!! Fptfptfptfptfptfptfptfptfptfptfptfptfpt (*the sound of a human liver paired with fava beans being eaten and subsequently washed down with a nice chianti*).

Lauren divulges how Travis takes his coffee. Paul performs live. Anybody wanna a milkshake?

Paul regrets a gift. Travis and Lauren team up on a bawdy joke. Yeahhh. OH YEEEEAAAAHHHHH!

Travis and Paul have big reactions to each other's reactions. Lauren and guest Chris Newell relive their cruising days while other guest Tony Interdonato gets unhinged with his pitch. Peace and love y'all.

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Travis and Mario curse up a storm and have trouble counting to four. Lauren counts fine but curses the absolute most. Paul keeps it clean and numerically correct. Merry Christmas!!!

Travis makes Lauren cry. Lauren makes Paul get good and spicy. Paul makes Travis lose control of his tone and face. It's gonna be a good one, ya know?

Travis makes a game-changing proposal. Lauren gets her own segment. Paul looks to you for support of his underrepresented opinion. Guest Erin Marie Hogan brings about a landmark episode with her insider's insight. Podcast, straight ahead!!!

A CONTINUATION CELEBRATION! Paul has notes but also solutions. Travis and Lauren remember guest Dustin Weiskopf but also not completely. Oh yah? Yah.

A CONTINUATION CELEBRATION! The crew talks the first two "Frankenstein" movies with their biggest fan, Kelly McDevitt. This leads to a discussion on who is the hunkiest man of all time. Naturally. Happy Halloween!!!

Paul gets things wrong. Travis has heard it before. Lauren supposes some men are young. Guest Nick Gartner is Jane Fonda. Far out, man.

Travis doesn't recognize a word : 0 Guest Keith Watson promotes the Riverfront Times' "Best Movie Theater in St. Louis." : D Lauren has to work :( Paul steals all the pitches ;) Happy 50th!!!!!

We break the unofficial sequel to "Goodfellas"'s balls. Martin Scorsese will hate Travis if his movie gets made. Paul can't get his Malkovich past a Walken. Lauren finds kindred rage spirits. Hit the 'eys and the ohs.

The episode gets lost. Paul invites original guest Aliya Kamalova to join him in recounting what they can about the nineteen years later sequel to "The Last Picture Show." Hamburger Helper is discussed. Now we're cookin' with gas!

A CONTINUATION CELEBRATION! A young Lauren walks into a Jim Carrey based nightmare. Paul and Travis debate techniques for befriending Bonnies. An old contest is settled and a new theme is introduced. Welcome to Season Three.

You know what they say, third time's a theme.

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! The power of a great theme song saves the day when the bombastic bingers blast through 2021/2022's "Blade Runner: Black Lotus."

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Guests Kim and Aliya provide a fresh perspective while Paul tries and fails not to talk too much when the three of them refuse to be gaslit by 2021/2022's "And Just Like That."

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! What does illusion mean? Can immortals truly love? Where does decapitation start? These and more questions are asked but not necessarily answered when Sachin Medhekar rejoins the gleesome threesome for one final gathering about 1994's "Highlander 3: The Sorcerer."

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! Minds are waggled, Denny's misses an opportunity and the internet lies to guest Mario Colli-Moon when the big screen bandits actually find themselves in agreement about 2021's "The Matrix Resurrections."

A SHOWDOWN FOLLOW-UP!!! A two decade dry spell, thirty minute shoot days and a fifty year old man are all theories presented by the Team de Talkies about WTF happened to 2021's "He's All That."