XXL Episode 17: The ‘Matthew Castle Productions and Big Sammy Holdings Launch Rival Streaming Services’ Draft

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Our first ever draft episode behind the paywall is a truly chaotic affair – see what you make of this 2.5-hour epic, then vote for the winner in the pinned tweet @BackPagePod on Twitter.

Thanks to Liam Richardson for the edits, as ever! And thank you for your generous support of what we do.

TV categories

1. A sitcom
2. A drama
3. A sci-fi or fantasy show
4. An animated show
5. A show that’s on right now (meaning you get future seasons too)
6. A show you don’t like - because streamers have those too
7. A documentary or reality TV show
8. A show with 100 episodes or more
9. A cancelled TV show
10. A true curio

Film categories:

1. An entire film franchise
2. One director’s entire body of work
3. A horror movie
4. A comedy
5. An action movie
6. A mystery film or thriller
7. An animated movie
8. A non-English language film
9. A movie released this year
10. Some smut

Bonus categories:

• What’s your streaming service called, Matthew?
• What other bonus do people get with their membership?
• You have to invent one TV show from scratch for launch. What is it?

TV

Category	Samuel	Matthew
Sitcom	Seinfeld	The Office (American TV series)
Drama	The Sopranos	Mad Men
Sci-fi or fantasy show	Lost	Dark
Animated show	King of the Hill	The Simpsons
A show on right now	Slow Horses	White Lotus
A show you don’t like	Schitt’s Creek	Friends
Documentary or reality TV	30 for 30	How To with John Wilson
100+ episodes	Buffy	Cheers
Cancelled show	American Vandal	The OA
A true curio	Ricky Gervais Meets	Documental

Film

Category	Samuel	Matthew
A franchise	James Bond	Mission Impossible
A director	Steven Spielberg	Quentin Tarantino
Horror	The Shining	Barbarian
Comedy	21 Jump Street	Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Action	Dredd	The Matrix
Mystery or Thriller	Heat	The Last of Sheila
Animated	Akira	Summer Wars
Non-English language	In the Mood for Love	I Wish
2023 release	Oppenheimer	Barbie
Some smut	Basic Instinct	The Handmaiden

Results

Samuel 35%

Matthew 65%

(95 votes)

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