Don't Encourage Ushttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/don-t-encourage-us--6242530enTV & FilmCopyright Encourage Ushttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/8683ea88b6f4dfa93deb37d0e48201fb.jpgDon't Encourage Ushttps://www.spreaker.com/podcast/don-t-encourage-us--6242530Tue, 24 Mar 2026 09:23:32 +0000Encourage UsEncourage Usdontencourage@gmail.comDon't Encourage Us is a podcast that explores the weird and wonderful world of creative ideas with two clever and quick-witted hosts. Their discussions range from thought-provoking analyses to hilarious and irreverent takes on fiction in all its...falseepisodicWe Fed Our Episodes To AI. Here's What It Discovered.https://www.spreaker.com/episode/we-fed-our-episodes-to-ai-here-s-what-it-discovered--70846967
It found moments worth discussing:

- Why MCU box office is determined by sequencing, not quality — and what that means beyond Marvel
- The structural difference between a high concept and a gimmick, and why Apple TV keeps getting it wrong
- A prompt engineering framework that is the most professionally useful thing we have put in the feed
- A live IP development session that turned into a methodology for building original concepts from psychological premises
- A short film concept built on a precise clinical framework for character construction
- Two IP revival pitches built around seasonal arc strategy and long-form mythology design

At the end, the AI says what the show is and who it is for.

It is not wrong. Reach the show at DontEncourage@gmail.com
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It found moments worth discussing:

- Why MCU box office is determined by sequencing, not quality — and what that means beyond Marvel
- The structural difference between a high concept and a gimmick, and why Apple TV keeps getting it wrong
- A prompt engineering framework that is the most professionally useful thing we have put in the feed
- A live IP development session that turned into a methodology for building original concepts from psychological premises
- A short film concept built on a precise clinical framework for character construction
- Two IP revival pitches built around seasonal arc strategy and long-form mythology design

At the end, the AI says what the show is and who it is for.

It is not wrong. Reach the show at DontEncourage@gmail.com
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  • How Ryan Reynolds' casting rewrote the original script and broke the story 
  • Why the kid (Walker Scobell) starts as the hero and gets sidelined by his own movie 
  • The DNA-locked spaceship that can't tell the difference between a 10-year-old and an adult 
  • Time travel logic: why this movie waves its hand and hopes you're distracted by lasers 
  • Mark Ruffalo as "the dad who should be a villain but isn't" and why that casting backfired 
  • What a better sequel could look like (and why it would have to kill Ryan Reynolds first) 
  • Detour: Is It Cake, Too Hot To Handle, and the death of the prestige Netflix algorithm 
    • Timestamps:  • 0:00 — The Adam Project's vanilla plot  • 5:53 — Why the film is an emotional flatline  • 19:37 — Time travel logic flaws  • 25:49 — The spaceship DNA problem  • 31:18 — Rewriting the ending: why erasing the plot never works  • 34:42 — Detour: Is It Cake and the Netflix algorithm trap  • 39:15 — Too Hot To Handle and the death of prestige Netflix  Reach the show at DontEncourage@gmail.com
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  • How Ryan Reynolds' casting rewrote the original script and broke the story 
  • Why the kid (Walker Scobell) starts as the hero and gets sidelined by his own movie 
  • The DNA-locked spaceship that can't tell the difference between a 10-year-old and an adult 
  • Time travel logic: why this movie waves its hand and hopes you're distracted by lasers 
  • Mark Ruffalo as "the dad who should be a villain but isn't" and why that casting backfired 
  • What a better sequel could look like (and why it would have to kill Ryan Reynolds first) 
  • Detour: Is It Cake, Too Hot To Handle, and the death of the prestige Netflix algorithm 
    • Timestamps:  • 0:00 — The Adam Project's vanilla plot  • 5:53 — Why the film is an emotional flatline  • 19:37 — Time travel logic flaws  • 25:49 — The spaceship DNA problem  • 31:18 — Rewriting the ending: why erasing the plot never works  • 34:42 — Detour: Is It Cake and the Netflix algorithm trap  • 39:15 — Too Hot To Handle and the death of prestige Netflix  Reach the show at DontEncourage@gmail.com
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    Stop by and discourage us on Instagram, X, TikTok, Discord, YouTube, and Threadshttps://linktr.ee/dontencourageusListen to all the music we've discussed in every episode so far on our Encouraged Grooves playlist on YouTube and Spotify and find your next favorite song.]]>    4395false50full    Godzilla Minus Onehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/godzilla-minus-one--60779366NetflixAmazon Prime VideoOther Platforms: Additionally, you can buy or rent it on Apple TV, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Vudu, Microsoft Store, and Spectrum On Demand  Reach the pod at DontEncourage@gmail.com
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    Stop by and discourage us on Instagram, X, TikTok, Discord, YouTube, and Threadshttps://linktr.ee/dontencourageusListen to all the music we've discussed in every episode so far on our Encouraged Grooves playlist on YouTube and Spotify and find your next favorite song.]]>    09259d7a-cd9a-4ee6-afdd-eb2fdbd5d7caMon, 01 Jul 2024 09:00:00 +0000Encourage UsIn this in-depth episode, the hosts dive into a trio of intriguing series and films. First up is the critically acclaimed Danish series The Killing (2011), where they delve into its gripping storytelling, political intrigue, and the rules of remakes...DontEncourage@gmail.com
    Stop by and discourage us on Instagram, X, TikTok, Discord, YouTube, and Threadshttps://linktr.ee/dontencourageusListen to all the music we've discussed in every episode so far on our Encouraged Grooves playlist on YouTube and Spotify and find your next favorite song.]]>    4277analysis,apple,artificial intelligence,cinema,danish,danish film,directing,editing,fallout,max,review,scary,science,social science,soundtrack,storytelling,too2ndscreen,wizard of oz,writer,writingfalse48full    Roadhouse vs. Roadhouse, Jake Gyllenhaal, Conor McGregor, Patrick Swayzehttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/roadhouse-vs-roadhouse-jake-gyllenhaal-conor-mcgregor-patrick-swayze--60779370Watch Roadhouse 1989
    Watch Roadhouse 2024 Reach the pod at DontEncourage@gmail.com
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    Watch Old Boy Reach the pod at DontEncourage@gmail.com
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    Watch Old Boy Reach the pod at DontEncourage@gmail.com
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    Stop by and discourage us on Instagram, 42full    Dimension X (1950) NBC Radio Programhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/dimension-x-1950-nbc-radio-program--60779375Dimension X here: https://archive.org/details/OTRR_Dimension_X_Singles Reach the pod at DontEncourage@gmail.com
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    Stop by and discourage us on Instagram,     4554analysis,apple,chrysalis,cinema,destroyer,directing,editing,fred ward,invincible,max,one cut of the dead,pedro pascal,review,scary,soundtrack,storytelling,survival,the three body problem,writer,writingfalse15full    Story Break: Jaggedhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/story-break-jagged--60779414It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia"; and they reflect on the tragic murder of comedy legend Phil Hartman. The hosts then unleash their imaginative powers and develop a spine-chilling horror movie idea centered around a group of expert ice climbers who encounter a berzerk yeti on their perilous climb. Get a good grip and try to hold on as the Don't Encourage Us crew crams an entire season's worth of content into 70 minutes.Check out the playlist for this episode here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/664JKNnTq7s9nsplu9xxfP?si=36139410a44946acListen to the Gang talk about The Nightman Cometh! https://thealwayssunnypod.com/blogs/news/the-nightman-cometh-its-always-sunny-in-philadelphiaRead more about The Dice Man (1971) here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dice_ManHead to CBS News to find out more about the Jon Lovitz and Andy Dick feud: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/lovitz-speaks-out-on-dustup-with-andy-dick/Get to Noma quickly before it closes and use this article to help pass the time on your flight: https://www.bonappetit.com/story/noma-restaurant-closingRe-live comedy history on Hulu: https://www.hulu.com/movie/too-funny-to-fail-the-life-death-of-the-dana-carvey-show-c6c29995-0c40-4442-aed6-156bd11e2d9eSearch and Rescue the hosts at  DontEncourage@gmail.com
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