Making Number 2

It takes awhile, but we EVENTUALLY land on a sequel to the young-adult film Holes that finds us decades after the events of the famous CAMP GREEN LAKE. In Making Number 2, comedy duo Ali Gordon & Marty Scanlon craft on-the-fly movie sequel pitches for films that definitely don't need sequels. New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

A man who sees dead people helps a boy who sees dead people in this SPIRITUAL (hehe) sequel to The Sixth Sense. In Making Number 2, comedy duo Ali Gordon & Marty Scanlon craft on-the-fly movie sequel pitches for films that definitely don't need sequels. New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

In a minor break from form, we look up "Top 50 Romantic Films" and elevator-pitch sequels for many of them. It goes as well as you'd expect. Some actual good sequels include: THE PRINCESS BRIDE, LOVE ACTUALLY, and THE WEDDING SINGER. In Making Number 2, comedy duo Ali Gordon & Marty Scanlon craft on-the-fly movie sequel pitches for films that definitely don't need sequels. New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

In this dual-pitch mashup to Her, a team of humans seek to find the AI that abandoned Earth...but they find that the AI have already created their own human-kind. In Making Number 2, comedy duo Ali Gordon & Marty Scanlon craft on-the-fly movie sequel pitches for films that definitely don't need sequels. New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

In this spiritual sequel/re-skin of Dear Evan Hansen, Teen Jesus tells the truth to shame the devil while building his incredible brand of bumper stickers. (This was our 'Episode 0' - our first test episode/pilot for Making Number 2. We thought it would be fun to share it with you all now that we have some episodes under our belt!) In Making Number 2, comedy duo Ali Gordon & Marty Scanlon craft on-the-fly movie sequel pitches for films that definitely don't need sequels. New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

In the sequel to the fantasy/serio-comedy The Truman Show, we spin a pre-apocalyptic sequel where the the only safe place on Earth...is back in the dome. In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best sequels you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

What do a struggling actor and a failed comedian have in common? The need for Holiday based-larceny in this prequel to the family classic 'Home Alone.' In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best sequels you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

When Marc Watney (aka the Martian) returned from space, he brought back...something. To unpack this wild sequel, we're joined by special guests Grey Henson (Tony nominee for Mean Girls on Broadway) and Moiya McTier (Science extraordinaire, Harvard) to pitch, unpack, and learn about the scientific validity of our movie. [Recorded July 2018 at Caveat in NYC] In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best movies you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

What happens when the self-proclaimed 'Mr. Cellophane' takes his life and comedic takes on the road? Find out in our sequel to the musical hit Chicago In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best movies you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

We delve deep into the backstory of the villainous Scar when we prequelize the animated Disney classic The Lion King. In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best movies you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

Our double-feature returns with guest and King of Horror Luke Field (UCB, College Humor) to craft our sequel (and eventual horror franchise mashup) to the mother-daughter family comedy Freaky Friday. In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best movies you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

We're kicking off our Halloween Horror Double Feature month with hilarious comedian and King Of Horror Luke Field (UCB, College Humor) for a romp-around-the-world sequel to the period horror piece The VVitch In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best movies you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

In the family fantasy classic 'Hook,' Peter Pan lives a boring life as 'Peter Banning' - so what kind of life does Hook live in the alternate reality? Find out in Hook 2: JAMES HOKE! In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best movies you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

A rival chocolatier tries to con his way into the most famous factory in history...but Willy Wonka, like Daniel Plainview in There Will Be Blood, cannot be fooled in the high-tension, dramatic thriller sequel to Willy Wonka and The Chocolate Factory. In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best movies you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

We BREAK it all wide open in this episode when, in an attempt to create The Shining 2, we discover what we proudly have coined... "THE DCU, or, The Denny Cinematic Universe" In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best movies you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

America's meanest family goes on a wild romp in the globe-trotting sequel to the family classic Matilda In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best movies you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

Everyone's favorite extra-terrestrial wasn't actually everyone's favorite extra terrestrial in this world-hopping sequel to the family classic: E.T. In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best movies you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

A young girl gets transported into her favorite movie...but not all is what it seems in this sequel to the supremely weird and wacky "family (?)" film Return To Oz In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best movies you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

What begins as an all-female war epic spirals out of this world in this intergalactic sequel to a League of Their Own! In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best movies you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon

Renowned German-terrorist-brothers get their acting chops in the coming-of-age prequel to the greatest action series of all time: Die Hard In Making Number 2, comedy duo Marty Scanlon & Ali Gordon invite you to their "writer's room" as they craft on-the-fly pitches for sequels and prequels that should not exist. They're the best movies you'll never see! New episodes every other Thursday. Recording, editing, and music by Marty Scanlon