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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.

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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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