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Mystery Pitch - Creating New TV Shows About Films
Mar 16, 2026
40m 41s
What if The Lord of the Rings was a Horror?
Nov 17, 2025
1h 11m 56s
How Will The Simpsons End?
Dec 28, 2024
49m 13s
Horror Remakes: What could and should be reimagined?
Nov 28, 2024
44m 16s
Mystery Pitch: Wedding Season
Jul 15, 2024
41m 10s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 3/16/26 | ![]() Mystery Pitch - Creating New TV Shows About Films✨ | TV showsfilms+3 | — | BBCStar Wars | — | TV shows about filmsmedia+5 | — | 40m 41s | |
| 11/17/25 | ![]() What if The Lord of the Rings was a Horror? | “Every film has the potential to be the most terrifying thing you’ve ever seen.” Jack and Alex, at some point, probably.In this episode, Jack and Alex imagine what if our favourite franchises had the likes of Blumhouse, Del Toro, Carpenter, or King at the helm. What if, instead of fantastical, they were frightening? What if, instead of hilarious, they were horrifying? How about a disaster horror, where Imperial captains desperately flee an exploding Death Star? What if a film chronicled Morgoth’s arrival on Middle Earth? And isn’t Shelob’s Lair scary enough anyway?Find out what new nightmares they’ve dreamt up in the new episode of Tom Hanks Defence Force | 1h 11m 56s | ||||||
| 12/28/24 | ![]() How Will The Simpsons End? | Ay Caramba! The Simpsons is now in its astonishing 36th season. It’s the longest-running primetime scripted show in American history, second only to WWE Raw in the highest number of episodes. So this begs the question: When and how will The Simpsons actually end?For our stupid, sexy final episode of the year, Alex, Jack and Sideshow Ala delve into the storylines of its most beloved characters and episodes. Together, they draw on behind-the-scenes information, fan theories and the finales of iconic 90s sitcoms to ask how it’s possible to conclude a franchise so rooted in everyday timelessness. Is it truly “unpossible” or could Comic Book Guy finally call it the “best episode ever”?*Recorded before the announcement of Pamela Hayden's retirement. Thank you, Pamela! We wish you the very best. | 49m 13s | ||||||
| 11/28/24 | ![]() Horror Remakes: What could and should be reimagined? | The Ring, The Fly and Vanilla Sky - often considered the scariest remakes of all time. But what if there were more, frightful and fantastic, lurking in the depths of possibility?In today’s horror feature, Jack, Alex and an unexpected guest pay tribute to the art of reimagining. Delving into potentials and pitfalls alike, they ask ‘What could be remade now?’ and, perhaps more importantly, ‘What should be remade now?’From ancient folklore to secret islands, and murderous beings to malicious tech, the boys explore the logic and lore of what makes a great reboot. And to conclude, they figure out why the perfect remake may in fact be hidden deep in the black lagoon.Be sure to follow Tom Hanks Defence Force for more film and TV ideas you may never have dreamed of before. | 44m 16s | ||||||
| 7/15/24 | ![]() Mystery Pitch: Wedding Season | What’s the most famous line from the entire Pirates franchise? “I love weddings! Drinks all around.” But what Captain Jack Sparrow didn’t realise was that in the wacky world of Tom Hanks Defence Force, weddings are far from conventional, especially when the reception is a Mystery Pitch. To celebrate co-host Jack’s upcoming nuptials, the boys ask questions and improvise to create your dream wedding films. What is this mysterious venue? Who is that surprise wedding singer? And what has the Best Man done with the Groom? Find out in Mystery Pitch: Wedding Season. | 41m 10s | ||||||
| 1/3/24 | ![]() Franchise Overkill? Not All Who Makes Sequels Are Lost | First there was France. Then there was Frank Sinatra. Now, there is Franchise. And they’re everywhere! Those dinosaurs didn’t just escape from their pens. Harry Potter spends seven years at Hogwarts. There’s more than one Hunger Game. But even for the world’s most diehard fans of palaeontology, capes, Jennifer Lawrence, 18th Century piracy and Gamorrean guards, is this all getting a bit too much? Joined by returning guest Henry Mendoza, the team ask: Is it possible to sustain a franchise, while also shaking things up a little? Is it possible to inject horror and westerns into sci-fi and fantasy worlds? How can audience fatigue be avoided? And is there a moment when world-building can supersede narrative? | 51m 37s | ||||||
| 11/20/23 | ![]() Back to the Future - Is Nostalgia the Saviour We've Not Been Waiting For? | Nobel laureate William Faulkner once wrote: “The past is never dead. It isn’t even past.” Can this explain why you, a 32-year-old, skipped your uncle’s birthday to binge Dawson’s Creek? Why the older you get, the more you see yourself as Citizen Kane? And does the key to an industry competing to define the future lie embedded in the lyrics to Nickelback’s ‘Photograph’? Featuring the nostalgic return of special guest Henry Mendoza, the guys explore the rapid reappearance of decades-old characters, the relationship between nostalgia and immortality, whether audiences long for childhood stories or simply how we watched childhood stories, and what it means to feel “at home again.” | 1h 01m 29s | ||||||
| 5/31/23 | ![]() What is the Future of BAFTA? | BAFTA, commonly mistaken for British After-Fart Trapped Air, has awarded the finest craftspeople in cinema since 1947. But does it still hold sway over the films we watch? Does the accomplishment of Best Film draw you in to click play? And how could the most prestigious of awards evolve in an age of constantly morphing audience tastes? Find out in BAFTA Defence Force. | 1h 00m 18s | ||||||
| 11/13/22 | ![]() Ad-Myersable: The Mad World Of What Halloween Almost Was | Why has the Halloween franchise, and in particular Michael Myers, withstood such a stirring test of time? Is it a fascination with ‘why’ he came home? Is it because he inspired Slipknot’s fashion? (Well, hopefully). Is it because we’re all secretly afraid of William Shatner? Let’s find out. And yet, the prevailing influence of this 1978 masterpiece leaves us with even more questions. How did it kickstart the slasher generation? What would it have looked like if Dr Loomis had been played by, say… Sir Christopher Lee? And is this truly the end for it? Let’s get spooky with our favourite fictional serial killer in the latest episode of John Carpenter Defence Force. | 50m 15s | ||||||
| 9/30/22 | ![]() Amazon Spooky: The Treat Before Halloween | Everyone loves birthdays - especially your parents’, partner’s and friends’ debit cards. So on Jack’s birthday, we decided to treat him with a very special gift - a Mystery Pitch so random and chaotic, it makes The Joker’s brainstorming session look like Winston Wolf’s Netflix cleaning special. Joined by special guest and seasonal expert Eleanor Winterbottom, we pitch those mysteries like we’re pitching Jack for the crown. Enjoy! | 10m 06s | ||||||
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| 9/1/22 | ![]() MergersBowl: The Tom Hanks Defence Force Take | There’s a lot of things merging in the 4 billionth, 545 millionth year of our great wet rock. The virtues of stoicism with your 12-year-old neighbour creating their TikTok account. The cost of living with the feeling of touching mould down the back of your sofa. The mixing of emotions when Mr Incredible finally becomes truly uncanny. But none are as complex and as fascinating as the mergers and acquisitions disrupting the entertainment industry at a colossal rate. With the agility of a Wild West showdown and the inescapability of Jeff Bezos’ hypnotic cackle, Hollywood is acquiring and selling content like never before. But how have these great shifts in film and TV affected us, the viewers? And how will they continue to shape the nature of content, and the nature of how we consume our content, from here on? Find out in MergersBowl: The Tom Hanks Defence Force Take.Disclaimer: This episode was recorded prior to Warner Bros. Discovery cancelling Batgirl… and our hearts. | 54m 57s | ||||||
| 5/12/22 | ![]() T-Hanks For The Memories | Great things come in 50s. Jack Daniels’ alcohol percentage. Fines issued to the Conservative government under PartyGate. And shades of grey. But perhaps most importantly, Tom Hanks Defence Force episodes. In our 50th episode special, Jack and Alex finally ask a question that Oxford and Cambridge will be debating for years to come: What truly is the best Tom Hanks film? And using bespoke data science, we find out why YOU the audience also love this celebrated uncle of America more than your own children. | 27m 45s | ||||||
| 2/21/22 | ![]() Mystery Pitch: Alfred Hitchcock's Lawnmower Massacre & I Know What You Did in 2005 | Its 2022 and Netflix has just revved up two investments: Another addition to the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise, and nostalgic content. As Leatherface began slicing his way through cornfields (and in our nostalgia-crazed minds: Korn-fields), Jack and Alex couldn’t help but wonder two things: What if all this madness was concocted by none other than Alfred Hitchcock with a lawnmower? And do we know what you did in 2005? Drawing on a creative legacy of mystery pitch mayhem, the THDF duo return with ‘names’, as they plan out Netflix’s next hits: Alfred Hitchcock’s Lawnmower Massacre and I Know What You Did in 2005. | 54m 53s | ||||||
| 12/9/21 | ![]() Horror - What Influences Us And Why We Keep Coming Back | It’s no secret that we at Tom Hanks Defence Force can talk horror – probably until Jason Blum “remembers” he left a light on in the original Paranormal Activity house and needs to an excuse to leave.So, we doubled down on this obsession with demonic possession and invited two devilishly special guests to join us in our latest episode. Our topic? The value of horror in this day and age. Our broadcasting location? Beyond the grave.So just when you thought we couldn’t gleam any more from the genre of screams, we’ll remind you before 2022 why horror remains at the front of the queue. | 4m 28s | ||||||
| 3/17/21 | ![]() Batman Reimagined - What Nolan Brought to the Knight | Batman Begins is over 15 years old. Would you believe it? We can’t! That’s why in this episode, Alex, Jack and special guest Kathleen delve deep into Christopher Nolan’s masterful trilogy. Together, they discuss their strengths, weaknesses and how the trilogy transformed public perceptions of what superhero films should look and feel like. Why so serious? The new Tom Hanks Defence Force episode is out. Sit back, relax, and let us take you back to the first time you saw the reinvention of Batman. | 1h 30m 07s | ||||||
| 12/20/20 | ![]() An Industry Reborn: What will cinema look like after Covid? | It’s no secret that Covid-19’s impact on the film and TV industry has been nothing short of colossal. Productions have halted, often starting up again with completely transformed models. Across the globe, cinemas have closed down, their chains struggling to survive. But with a vaccine now being distributed, how exactly could the industry look moving forward? Will certain genres now lead the way? Have audience expectations changed with the streaming boom? Will Tom Cruise be every film’s production manager? Has someone finally completed Netflix? Find out, as Alex and Jack analyse an industry post-Covid.Disclaimer: This episode was recorded before WarnerMedia’s streaming/cinema co-release announcement. | 1h 03m 54s | ||||||
| 7/20/20 | ![]() Mystery Pitch: Bob Iger | Only a handful of names have become synonymous with Hollywood. Spielberg, Scorsese, Lucas, and perhaps in recent years, Iger. Few executives have had as much impact on an industry as the current Chairman and former CEO of Disney. Alongside bringing Pixar, Marvel, LucasFilm and 21st Century Fox under the Disney banner, and increasing the entertainment giant’s stock value by 429%, Iger is also known for his kindness and corporate citizenship. But what would happen if he produced a film starring Will Smith and Daniel Day-Lewis? What would happen if he cast Dame Maggie Smith as Mary Berry? Find out in our latest Bob Iger-themed Mystery Pitch. Also, stay tuned till the end for some exciting updates on what the future of Tom Hanks Defence Force could sound like. | 50m 09s | ||||||
| 7/6/20 | ![]() Would Joker have worked before 2019? | Last year, Todd Phillips’ Joker took not only Gotham, but the world, by storm. The film rapidly became the highest grossing R-rated film of all time, and was lauded as a mesmerising cinematic conversation about austerity, mental health disorders, and 21st century social cohesion. But would it have had the same impact if it was released earlier than 2019? Is Joker’s success the product of the growing unrest of the late 2010s? Or do its concerns lie much deeper? Recorded before lockdown, find out as the Defence Force and friends address these surprisingly complex questions. | 26m 49s | ||||||
| 5/4/20 | ![]() Mystery Pitch: Film Industry | Ryan Murphy’s ‘Hollywood’ may be Netflix’s hottest new release, but whack on your 3D glasses and hold onto your fruit loops because this is Jack and Alex’s Hollywood! In this Mystery Pitch, Tom Hanks’ fighting Uruk Hai Alex and Jack ask such intellectual questions as “What happens after The Room 2 wins the Academy Award for Best Picture?” and “What happens when Lars Von Trier teams up with Jerry Bruckheimer?” Find out as Alex and Jack turn the mirror on Tinseltown in Mystery Pitch - Film Industry | 36m 34s | ||||||
| 4/14/20 | ![]() Into The Hanksverse: What the Defence Force thought of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse | In 2018, the Spider-Man film we didn’t know we wanted hit the silver screen. The lovechild of Sony Pictures Imageworks, hand-drawn comic art and the mind-boggling Lord-Miller imagination, the film is a masterclass in animation, voice acting, character development and humour. To help analyse the film, Alex and Jack have brought in special guest, politico and fellow film fanatic Henry Mendoza. Also featuring the likes of Tom Hanks Noir, Tom Hanks 2099, and Tom Hamks, they discuss what makes this film so great, what we can learn from it, and what opportunities were created by opening the unpredictable, ceaselessly exciting, multi-dimensional Spiderverse. | 29m 52s | ||||||
| 3/25/20 | ![]() Late Night With Warhammer | Other than Nanny McPhee, the thing that stole the hearts, minds and free time of adolescent teenagers in the late 00s, was Warhammer. From Space Marines to Tyranids, Skaven to Lizardmen, Games Workshop was as immersive as it was educational (at least for us ex-collectors). But apart from 2010s ‘Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie’, Warhammer rarely made its way to the silver screen. That’s where we come in. Armed with Codex’s, White Dwarf and a $150 million budget, Alex, Jack, and special guest Ieuan answer that urgent question: How would Hollywood make a Warhammer film today? | 52m 08s | ||||||
| 3/22/20 | ![]() How We'd Make Our Perfect Star Wars Film | We now have to accept the insane and amazing reality that there are now more Star Wars films than there are planets in the solar system. But regardless of whether you hate sand, find your lack of faith disturbing, or you love democracy, chances are you’ve already dreamt up your perfect Star Wars film, scene, or characters.Recorded in Dex’s Diner (so excuse the background noise), before The Rise of Skywalker hit our screens, here’s how Alex, Jack, and a bunch of special guests would make their perfect Star Wars film. And unlike literally everyone in the franchise, you shouldn’t have a bad feeling about this. | 39m 49s | ||||||
| 2/21/20 | ![]() Mystery Pitch: Special Guest | The first two months of 2020 have left us with some very serious questions. What new opportunities will Parasite’s extraordinary Oscar success bring to non-English films? What does Rosemary’s Baby look like now? Ed Balls? But most importantly, why are Mystery Pitches such prime real estate? Well, the countdown is over, as we’re bringing the you back into Yourope by giving you our first mystery pitch of the year, featuring a very special guest. Enjoy! | 34m 33s | ||||||
| 2/19/20 | ![]() A Jazzier Age: What can we expect in the 20s? | In the 1720s, Blenheim Palace was gifted to the Duke of Marlborough for his role in the Battle of Blenheim. In the 1820s, Beethoven gifted us his glorious ninth symphony. In the 1920s, Disney gifted us the marvellous Mickey Mouse. So, in the 2020s, we decided our gift to you would be more episodes, completing the decade with the formation of the Houston Hanks’ (don’t hold us to this). But what else can we expect in the years ahead? How will streaming services, the content of 2019, and the focus of modern productions influence a whole ten years of film and TV? Find out in our roaring 20s predictions episode. | 13m 05s | ||||||
| 2/9/20 | ![]() Film in the 10s: How did we rate it? | So what will the 2010s be known for? From Occupy Wall Street to Black Lives Matter, it changed the way we talk about power. From Serial to Disney+, did it convince us that too much choice can be problematic? And we’re pretty sure everyone considered deleting their Facebook account at least once. But amongst the turbulence, the unpredictability, and the origins of our children’s history textbooks, we saw some amazing films along the way. From Inception to It, and Bridesmaids to Beautiful Boy, we discuss the films that defined our decade. | 53m 26s | ||||||
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