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The Fate We Make Ep. 3: T3: Rise of the Machines (2003)

This week on another exciting episode of The Fate We Make, Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Robbie the Robot” Dykes, Joel “Optimus Prime” DeWitte, and Ryan “HAL” Lootens adjust their expectations to talk about the third Terminator film, ‘Rise of the Machines.’ It actually isn’t that bad of a film and as the Binge Buddies mention up top, it’s better than what’s to come.

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The Fate We Make Ep. 2: Terminator 2 Judgement Day (1991)

The future is here and it’s time for another episode of The Fate We Make. This week the binge buddies – Bryan Dressel, Matt “Doraemon Zombie Dog” Dykes, Joel “Gerty” DeWitte, Ryan “Toyota Violin Playing Robot” Lootens – gather round their mics to talk about the greatest movie of all time: Terminator 2: Judgement Day. Do the kids still say “that’s it, that’s the tweet?” Because that’s it. That’s the tweet. Seriously, absolute perfection from front to back.

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The Fate We Make Ep. 1: The Terminator (1984)

Hi! Welcome to the exciting new season of Binge Buddies – “The Fate We Make.” Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Awesome-O” Dykes, Joel “HK47” DeWitte,  and Ryan “Rock’em Sock’em Robots” Lootens team up to talk about the Terminator film franchise, and they’re starting at the beginning (obviousy) with the 1984 classic. How does this film stand up to the absolute best film of all time (Terminator 2)? Click that beautiful play button and find out.

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Bad Days in Haddonfield Ep. 14: Halloween Wrap Up

This is the end…of Bad Days in Haddonfield. Bryan Dressel, Matt Dykes, Joel DeWitte, and Ryan Lootens end their deep dive into the Halloween Franchise with a series wrap up, going over favorite moments and more throughout each of the films. They also talk a bit about the next series coming up and maybe a confirmation of a future season. Don’t waste another second reading this and jump right in to this jam-packed episode!

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Bad Days in Haddonfield Ep. 13: Halloween Ends (2022)

Welcome to another pulse-pounding episode of “Bad Days in Haddonfield.” This week the Binge Buddies, comprised of Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Giggles” Dykes, Joel “Captain Obvious” DeWitte,  and Ryan “Comedy Central” Lootens come together to talk about “Halloween Ends,” which at the very least is better than “Kills.” That said, it’s a little of a different movie than one might expect given the advertising. Start “listening” to “see” for yourself. Oh wait.

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Bad Days in Haddonfield Ep. 12: Halloween Kills (2020)

This week on Bad Days in Haddonfield, Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Baby Face” Dykes, Joel “Tater Tot” DeWitte,  and Ryan “Tootsie Pop” Lootens sit down and absolutely murder the second film in the modern Halloween trilogy: Halloween Kills. Is there something that prevents the second films in this franchise from being any good? Is there some unwritten law that says the second films have to be set in a hospital? Who knows! Either way, there be fun discussion ahead.

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Bad Days in Haddonfield Ep. 11: Halloween (2018)

We’re back with a new and exciting episode of Bad Days in Haddonfield. This week Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Sloppy Nuts” Dykes, Joel “Minion” DeWitte,  and Ryan “Pork Chop” Lootens sit down to talk about David Gordon Green’s Halloween, which kickstarts the most recent trilogy. At least this first entry is good!

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Bad Days in Haddonfield Ep. 10: Halloween II (2009)

This week on Bad Days in Haddonfield the Binge Buddies, comprised of Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Stu Macher” Dykes, and Joel “Amber Freeman” DeWitte, tackle the sequel to Rob Zombie’s “Halloween,” aptly titled “Halloween 2.” It’s a natural progression to Zombie’s interpretation of the characters, but that doesn’t necessarily mean its any good. It’s not boring, at least!

NOTE: This is the last Binge Buddies of the year. We will be back later in January with the final Halloween trilogy, starting with…Halloween.

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Bad Days in Haddonfield Ep. 9: Halloween (2007)

This week on Bad Days in Haddonfield, Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog Debbi Loomis” Dykes, and Joel “Richie Kirsch” DeWitte come together to discuss “Halloween.” No. Not that one. The Rob Zombie one. It’s a remake that’s…fine, and the Binge Buddies unpack that in the only way they can, with great humor and lots of jokes.

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Bad Days in Haddonfield Ep. 8: Halloween Resurrection

Welcome to another fun and fanciful episode of Bad Days in Haddonfield, the Binge Buddies retrospective on the Halloween franchise. Bryan Dressel, Matt “Zombie Dog” Dykes, Joel DeWitte, and Ryan Lootens (in a shotgun review) join forces to dog on the absolute pile that is known as “Halloween Resurrection.” In it, Jamie Lee Curtis yeets herself out of the narrative and Michael Myers can walk through walls. There’s a lot here and you’ll want to dive in right away.

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