Hello there!  So here's the official first episode of Box Office Bootleg, where we go over a variety of topics, namely around Disney+, what it means for the industry, the state of animation and the bigger conversation of proper adaptation of content for all ages.

Episode #1 - Dumbo, More Like...Dumb-bo; Also Welcoming Our New Disney+ God

Here in Episode #2, we actually go over our namesake in regards to the gargantuan expected recordbreaker that is Avengers: Endgame but also a five-weekend May that's filled to the brim with major film releases.  Can any of this be sustainable?  

For some, DEFINITELY not, but still fun to give our assessment.

Episode 2 - Avengers: Endgame, May Box Office Predictions

SPOILERS OBVIOUSLY goodness gracious, we get into the thick of the biggest movie of this generation at about the nineteen minute mark, so don't freak out on us too badly.

In this episode, we go over not just Avengers: Endgame, the future of the MCU, but also just the inherent feverish attitude towards spoilers going through our pop culture at the moment (certainly not helped by a certain HBO series).

Episode 3 - Spoil-vengers: Spoil-Game Part 2 of Spoilers THERE'S SPOILERS ALRIGHT

In the latest episode, we dive straight into the newest shlock black suburban thriller "The Intruder", along with a retrospective about Screen Gems, the surprisingly influential B-movie factory still chugging along like it's 2004.

Does this film match up to Screen Gems, umm, "black thriller" classics like Lakeview Terrace and Obsessed?  Well, it definitely has more shirtless Dennis Quiad!

Episode #4 - Review of the Latest "Screen Gem" Classic, The Intruder

In this latest episode, we go over Detective Pikachu, by default one of the best video game movies ever made, talking about its oddball elements, its world-building, if the studio's gambit of appealing to jaded nostalgic millennials worked out, and even just some good ol' reflection on the franchise as a whole.

Episode #5 - Pikachu, Do We Choose You?

In this week's episode, we go over John Wick Chapter 3's breakout opening and the success of the franchise, fueled almost entirely by dank memes and doggos.  And action of course.

Halfway through the podcast though, we collectively lose our minds over an infamous viral trailer for a film called "Loqueesha", a "comedy" that makes "Soul Man" look like "Moonlight".  It's a rabbit hole folks!

Episode #6 - John Wick-A-Thon, Loqueesha (Yes It's A Real Film) Trailer Reactions

In this week's episode, after licking our mental wounds from Loqueesha and from a tumultuous May full of box office surprises, we tackle the month of June with Toy Story 4 surely ready to utterly dominate as the other films try (and struggle) to set up their own little cinematic universes.

Episode #7 - June Box Office Predictions Extravaganza

Wow, a month's already gone by?  Considering the state of the box office, we figure the industry wants to get through this summer pretty quickly themselves!

In this episode, we break down the six major studio film releases for the month of July, from Spidey creating an official endnote to Phase 3 of the MCU to just how gigantic the totally NOT CGI animated remake of The Lion King will be to Tarantino's first major studio production.

Episode #8 - Jumpin' July Box Office Preview

In the latest episode, we go briefly over Spider-Man: Far From Home, the surprising consistency of quality and success with Spidey related content at the moment and the massive  bombshell that was the Phase 4 announcement (some spoilers so to skip, start around the thirty minute mark).

We then dive into The Lion King remake, the perplexing creative decisions behind it, and what it and other current phenomenons say about the state of American animation as a whole.

Episode #9 - Spectacular Spidey Mania; and More like "Lion To Audiences King", Amirite?

Holy crap, we're in the double digits with these podcasts! 

In our special tenth episode, we go over the first two weeks of August in detail, recapping the peculiar trajectory of the Fast & Furious franchise with Hobbs & Shaw and a crazy dense weekend with a whopping FIVE wide releases.

For the supposed "dog days of summer", studios sure seem to be cramming everything they can!

Episode #10 - Dog Days of August, Part 1!

In this episode, we going over distinctly different major Hollywood releases "Beautiful Shot Foot Fetishes In 1969 LA" and "I'm Tough No I'm Tough".  

All kidding aside, we go over Tarantino's latest film and in discussing "Hobbs & Shaw", we discuss that difficult balancing act of going dumb, going really dumb, or only going a little dumb and what action films call for the best approach.

Episode #11 - Once Upon A Time In Dumb Meaty Hollywood

In this episode, we reflect an excessive amount on the news of Garfield joining the Nickelodeon family and commit on the character's surprising meme subculture and relevance.

In addition, we react to the unsurprising news of Fox's inevitable reduction in film production in the face of a dreadful 2019 and what's the inevitable fate for the newly-acquired studio beyond just funneling Disney+.

And of course, we end with some super-brief box office predictions for the rest of this goofy month of August.

Episode #12 - Reflections on A Garfield-Spongebob Crossover and "SURPRISE", Fox Becomes A Subsidiary

In a more laidback episode, we muse about the announcements at D23, the current flux of the box office, the benefits and downfalls of Disney+ as a platform and as a testament to the current state of the industry.

We also spend roughly twenty minutes having a mental breakdown over Holiday Inn and White Christmas being separate movies and NOT just the same film.  Enjoy!

Episode #13 - D23 and the Future Studio System

Hey there folks!  After a long time away from a lack of Patreon funds, we return to talk about the most Kino film of the year and of all of SOCIETY...that of course being the Clown Prince of Crime, the media reaction to it, and the nature of having a comic book movie being the source of any significant social discourse in our Hellworld environment.

Episode #14 - Social Security Studies Featuring The Joke Man

In this episode, we have a more candid conversation about the current state of animation, at least as far as the American industry , and what the future for the medium looks like with the rise of streaming services and a changing appetite for alternative content.

Episode #15 - Persistence of Lack of Vision and the Future of Stateside Animation

Hey we're not dead!  In the newest episode in ages, we go over the Oscar nominations, a tangent about the compressed awards season and the nature of awards to begin with, and some takes on the first bit of betting odds to come through and Reggie's failed attempt to convince me NOT to do a parlay on a Joker sweep.

Episode #16 - It's A Mad Mad Mad Mad Oscar Season!

WE'RE BACK WITH A REBOOT FOLKS.

With the brilliant hindsight of making a box office-related podcast, we're back in the hollowed out husk of the AMC Burbank Trifecta discussing the ramifications of Trolls World Tour, the spite between Universal and AMC, and good old consolidation of resources!  FUN!

Box Office Vacancy #1 - If A Reboot Happens When It's Not In A Theatre, Does It Count?

The only thing more typical than a reboot is, you guess it, splitting something into two parts!

In this first part, Reggie and Robert go over the potential ramifications of the Oscars opening up to streaming and then go head-first into the Netflix blockbuster "Extraction".

Vacancy #2, Part 1 - Parabellemsworth

In the second part of this Extraction analysis, we dive into the cultural/political feedback loop that the super soldier worship genre has created and the hilarious absurd consequences it has when applied to the real world with the SilverCorps USA incident.

Vacancy #2, Part 2 - Operacion Extracion

In the latest episode of Box Office Vacancy, after discussing the least likely threepeat box office champ in decades and the hurdles of future reality television production, we review yet another inexplicable Netflix blockbuster in "John Henry" starring Terry Crews as the modern-day folklore legend, Ludacris as a dude literally called Hell, and the most mismatched supporting cast possible.

Box Office Vacancy #3 - John John Henry Was A Legendary G

In this episode, after a quick mini-review of the 2018 Razzies juggernaut Gotti, we go over the latest mobster flop "Capone" starring Tom Hardy and its representation of not just putting former wunderkind Josh Trank back in movie jail, but maybe the sad state of the mobster genre as a whole.

And, yes, Robert seriously ties The Irishman into a conversation about Gotti and Capone HE REALLY TRIES.

Vacancy #4 - Scarface Tissue and the Final Breath of the Mob Genre

In this episode, we recap the confusion behind HBO Max, both in layout, content, and execution, and then we dive into Scoob!, Warner Bros Animation's attempt (maybe?) at creating a Hanna-Barbera Cinematic Universe but, much like its title character, gets too muffled for its own good.

Vacancy #5 - Scooby Dooby Go Now Max

Box Office Vacancy is a rebooted pop culture/movie/entertainment podcast hosted by Robert Calcagno and Reggie Ford, two visual artists from LA who enjoy their fair share of inebriated ramblings about an industry that's on a speed train through chaos.

Opening and ending music is "Neon Me Out" by Sego.

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