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May 13, 2020

#Ep.42 "WE ARE ROLLING PEOPLE" A Reel Talk On Directors, Movie Length…

Welcome back to all things regular on the The Reel Debaters. We have ended our Covid Watch and are kicking things off this week with a Reel Talk that went hard in the paint. On this week's episode joining Micheal Petrow is ca...

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May 6, 2020

Ep.41 Covid Watch #3

Welcome to Covid Watch #3 This week on the show Micheal Petrow talks with Jason Bret Falman about supporting Disney movies when Disney isn’t supporting their staff. Gin from Naked Bones podcast talks about their show which re...

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April 22, 2020

Ep. 40 Covid Watch #2

Due to the ever changing times we decided that if we were going to continue the show it had to be done with Covid in mind. While we apologize for not being able to give you the style of show we love to make we have figured ou...

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April 15, 2020

Ep.39 Covid Watch #1

Hello Debaters, we're back.....well, we've changed but it's only temporary Due to the ever changing times we decided that if we were going to continue the show it had to be done with Covid in mind. While we apologize for not ...

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March 25, 2020

Ep.38 Movies in the time of Covid

The whole point of watching a movie is to be taken away from the mundane and the normal. With the way things are going right now in the world, a good movie is needed now more than ever to give your mind a break from all thing...

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March 19, 2020

#37 "2 men enter, 1 man leaves" Best Deathmatch Debate

How many of us have watched a movie and said “ I could totally survive________ if that happened to me” This week The Reel Debaters ask themselves that very question while pulling a debate from a not well known genre called “ ...

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March 11, 2020

#36 Special Features: Make Up Artist Doug Morrow

Welcome to the 2nd episode in our on going series about Manitobans Making Movies This week The Reel Debaters get the chance to sit down with Doug Morrow, owner of Character Illusions Inc Make Up Studio and a 30+ year veteran in the movie industry doing beauty and character make up, puppets and pros…

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March 4, 2020

#35 "Open the pod bay doors, HAL" Best Technology Debate

How many times have we watched a movie with a really great piece of technology only to leave the theatre and realize it'll be 50 years before it's even possible never mind sold retail? This week The Reel Debaters tackle their...

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Feb. 19, 2020

Ep.34 Reel Talk: "Love Accuracy" The Reel Talk Valentine's Day Special

Happy belated Valentines day everyone! This week on The Reel Debaters the cast digs deep into how love is reflected on the big screen and if it holds any water to love in real life. From overdone cliches, first dates, break ups, fighting and a whole lot more the boys get candid on what they've lear…

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Feb. 5, 2020

#33 "You answered without saying anything. That's politics" Best Pol…

Politics these days can be a hot button topic. Many a family dinner have been ruined over confirming what side of the isle Uncle Rick is on. This week on The Reel Debaters we political while not getting too political at all. ...

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Jan. 27, 2020

#32 "Bond, James Bond" A Reel Talk On Rise Of Skywalker, Accents and …

This week on The Reel Debaters the gentleman go over their review of Star Wars Rise of Skywalker (ONE OF US TOOK 4 NAPS DURING THE MOVIE ) accents and should they be organic, James Bond never being cast as a woman, future star power of young actors today and lots more! In the living room this week …

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Jan. 12, 2020

#30 " I'm a triple A rated executive protection agent" The Best Bodyg…

Can you imagine having done something that changes how to live so much that you'd have to start considering hiring a bodyguard? Inspired by 1992's "The Bodyguard", The Reel Debaters look at movie history's guardians and leave...

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Jan. 6, 2020

#29 "You can't handle the stream" Best NEW Streaming Service

Happy New Year Debaters and welcome back to another year or film debate shenanigans. Ever hear of Netflix? Crave perhaps? How about Hulu , Disney + and Amazon Prime? All kidding aside, 2019 was the year streaming services really doubled down to become a dominant form as to how we consume our media …

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Dec. 23, 2019

#28 2019 Year in Review

Welcome debaters to our first ever "year in review"....man that feels good to say! In the living room this week as always to help close the show off before the year is out is Jimmy Skinner, Micheal Petrow, Chris Stanton and Mark Cowell. We decided that instead of a debate to end 2019 we'd go over s…

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Dec. 9, 2019

#27 "Yes the Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat" Best Trailer Debate

The Trailer to a movie is a delicate 2.5 minutes of mystery, intrigue and hope. If done properly they’re reviewed by podcasters like us and carefully scrutinized for Easter eggs and brief moments of the enjoyment to come. If done wrong, you loose some of your potential audience ( Sonic the Hedgehog…

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Dec. 2, 2019

#26 "Merry Christmas, ya filthy animal!" Best Secret Santa Debate

This week on The Reel Debaters we tackle the long standing holiday office party/family tradition, The Secret "Santa" and debate it the only way we know how. Premise: If you could shop for any character, what would you buy them for your secret Santa. The Rules are as follows: We had to keep an Ensem…

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Nov. 19, 2019

#25 "Goonies Never Say Die" Best Motivational Speech Debate

Fact: motivational speeches make The Reel Debaters cry This week on the show we picked the "motivational speech" scene and put it through our idea machine and came to this conclusion: The Premise: Pick any motivational speech from any movie and replace the audience from that movie with a completely…

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Oct. 31, 2019

#22 The Reel Debaters Horror Special

Happy Halloween Debaters! Today on the the show Micheal Petrow, Martin Navarro and with the help of our resident horror expert Jimmy Skinner take a deep dive into what they love about the Horror Genre. With the amount of ideas coming out of the dark side of cinema it was hard to focus on just one t…

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Oct. 29, 2019

#21 Special Features: Bj Verot

Hey, we do interviews now! Welcome to Special Features, the interview series with film technicians, creatives, and professionals. If it happens on a set, it’ll happen here This week on the podcast Micheal, Mark, and Martin Na...

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Oct. 21, 2019

#20 "Here's Johnny" Best Real-estate Debate

There is law that states if a person is murdered inside their home the real estate agent has to disclose it to the new potential buyers. When we heard this we thought one thing only ... MAKE A DEBATE ABOUT IT! This week on The Reel Debaters we turn on the sales pitch and see who can close the deal.…

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Oct. 14, 2019

#19 Live From The Park Theatre: The Manitoba Podcast Festival

Welcome to our first Reel Talk Episode. Whats Reel Talk? Simply put, it's the conversation we get into while producing the show that dosen't have a home to live for eternity on the internets. You'll be getting interviews, trivia, some good ol' Top 10's and a few other segments that will show up now…

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Oct. 7, 2019

#18 "Just when I thought I was out, they pull me back in" Best Child …

Ever think to yourself "hey self, what bad guy/girl from a movie would run a great daycare"? We're guessing not much but thats why you listen to us, so you don't have to. This week on The Reel Debaters we're celebrating evil doer's in a whole new light. The debate: The last daycare in town is run b…

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Sept. 23, 2019

#17 "Who is your daddy and what does he do?" Best Sex Ed Teacher Deba…

Sex ed, family health, health class, it’s been called a dozen things over the years but no matter what you call it it’s still awkward talking about pregnancy and what not in front of your peers. The Reel Debaters this week decided to find out what would happen if movie character taught it instead y…

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Sept. 9, 2019

#16 'Code name; Knife Head" Best Kaiju Debate

Raise your hand if you have heard of the classic video game [Rampage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampage_\(video_game\))… (giant animals terrorizing a city while they beat each other to a pulp) Keep your hand up if you liked the video game “inspired” movie Rampage with Dwayne “ The rock” Johnson…

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