Do Try This At Home

This week we try to wrap our heads around Persuasion (2022) as we talk casting, design, and restructuring a script in adaptation. We also come tantalisingly close to answering this season's big question: what the heck is a Netflix movie? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED A LONG TIME AGO SO SOME THINGS ARE OUT OF DATE.This week we talk more failed-Oscarbait from Netflix, Ron Howard's Hillbilly Elegy. We talk structure, characters, messaging, a concluding a story like this. Fair warning: we get a little bit political...You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @hiyaharrison on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.Caleb is @caleblester on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.This is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's teen romance week as we enter the latter stages of Netflix Season. Listen to Caleb and Harrison take on the ridiculous premise of a girl that is too tall for high school.You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @hiyaharrison on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.Caleb is @caleblester on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.This is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Documentary week on our Netflix season! This week, we're deep-diving on the Taylor Swift doco Miss Americana. We try for as long as possible to not be cynical as we pick apart the well-constructed but ultimately flat documentary on pop sensation before becoming quite cynical about its production and Netflix's distribution.You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @hiyaharrison on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.Caleb is @caleblester on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.This is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We are back with a Netflix Season Christmas Special! This week we take on the Princess Switch. We end up discussing ripper bods and weird haircuts for about 15 minutes before we get down to stripping back an overstuffed story and creating an exciting climax.Merry Frankmas and a Kominsky New Year.You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @hiyaharrison on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.Caleb is @caleblester on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.This is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's comedy week on the pod and we're ready to goof! This week we take on Amy Poehler's directorial debut as we follow the Netflix rabbit hole a little deeper. Squash your grapes, sip that nectar of the vine and come join us in 'Wine Country'.You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @hiyaharrison on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.Caleb is @caleblester on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.This is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Rob Merriam joins us to rewrite a film that is morally corrupt at its very core, and yet we still manage to save cinema! We also get one set closer to answering the question 'what the heck is a Netflix Original movie'?You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.You can check out Rob's thoughts on other movies on @forkrug on Letterboxd.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @hiyaharrison on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.Caleb is @caleblester on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.This is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're still back!Officially the first ep of the season, this week we talk all things 'Love, Wedding, Repeat'. Fun premise, woeful execution; great cast, woefully underused; great setting, mostly used quite well to be fair. Join us as we delve into the journey to discovering what the heck a Netflix Original Film is.You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @harrisongalewho or @hiyaharrison on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.Caleb is @caleblester on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.This is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It's the Oscars and we're back for Season 2! We're kicking off Netflix season with Aaron Sorkin's 2020 Netflix Original film, 'The Trial of the Chicago 7'. We talk casting, narrative structure, telling true stories, and how to avoid a thematic scattergun approach.You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @harrisongalewho or @hiyaharrison on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.Caleb is @caleblester on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.This is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're back for season 2! Get ready for our Netflix Original season starting this Sunday (27/04/21) with an Oscar's Special. We'll be tackling Aaron Sorkin's 'The Trial of the Chicago Seven'. You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @harrisongalewho or @harrisonwho on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.Caleb is @caleblester on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.This is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This we go completely unhinged with as we attempt to make The Emoji Movie something other than a grim corporate cash grab. We decide to start from scratch and write on the fly a screenplay from scratch. Our film doesn't feature the voices of T.J. Miller, Anna Faris, and James Corden in a horribly designed world in side a mobile phone. Instead, we bring the emojis into the real world and have them alongside none other than James Marsden (as himself) as he struggles in LA to get an acting gig that doesn't require him to act alongside a much loved character rendered in 3-D CGI animation. It only gets weirder from there. This is the season finale, so we just want to say thank you to everyone that's listened this season and we'll be back with more saving cinema in the new year!Until then, Harrison and I have lent our minds and our voices to creating and starring in a seasonal audio sketch show for charity coming out 27th December. You can sign up, donate, and find out more here!You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @harrisongalewho or @harrisonwho on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.Caleb is @caleblester on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.This is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week a very sleepy Caleb has a bit of a meltdown as we try to rewrite the thematically ambitious French musical romance, Les Chansons d'Amour (Love Songs) directed by Christophe Honoré. We talk about stripping the plot and characters back to get to the core theme of the film and paying homage properly to cinematic influences. You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @harrisongalewho or @harrisonwho on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.Caleb is @caleblester on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.This is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we're joined by a very special guest, Rob Merriam, to talk about the Ben Stiller vehicle, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. We talk about making the most of this character, and the source material, as well as finding a clear message and baking it into the plot. Rob also pitches a very dark take on the film right at the very end of the show, so stick around for that.You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.Rob is on Letterboxd @forkrugWe exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @harrisongalewho or @harrisonwho on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.Caleb is @caleblester on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.This is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The mid-budget sci-fi genre needs a Do Try This At Home style upgrade! We talk story structure and world building as we delve into Andrew Niccol's excellently-premised but poorly-executed 2011 dystopian sci-fi action film, In Time, which stars JustIN TIMEberlake himself.You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @harrisongalewho or @harrisonwho on Twitter and InstagramCaleb is @caleblester on Twitter and InstagramThis is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week, we take on the unwieldy task of rewriting Zack Snyder's blockbuster superhero film Man of Steel (2013). We talk about reasserting a message of hope into a Superman story, removing the American imperialist narrative of the military, and giving female characters agency, again.You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @harrisongalewho or @harrisonwho on Twitter and InstagramCaleb is @caleblester on Twitter and InstagramThis is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we take on the truly uninspiring Rom-com Something Borrowed (2011), a film that left a big impression on 13-year-old Harrison but that Caleb can remember literally nothing about at this point. Also, Caleb keeps saying "sitcom" instead of "rom-com" and he's sorry about that. Anyway, take a listen as we attempt to wrangle something out of a nothing movie. Let us know what you think of the episode on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @harrisongalewho or @harrisonwho on Twitter and InstagramCaleb is @caleblester on Twitter and InstagramThis is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week Harrison and Caleb take on Guy Ritchie's 2019 British gangster flick The Gentlemen. We managed to riff a real reimagining of what Ritchie offers in the original film and take the stories in a very new structural direction. Plus we rid the narrative of its sexism, racism, xenophobia, and anti-Semitism, so that's pretty good.Please rate and review us in app and follow us on social media @dotrythispod on twitter and instagram.Plus we exist separately at the places below:Caleb is @caleblebster on twitter, instagram and letterboxd.Harrison is @harrisonwho on instagram, @harrisongalewho on twitter, and Harrison Gale on letterboxd.This is a Maybe You Like It Production. Find more at https://www.maybeyoulikeit.co.uk/. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We're here with episode one and we're talking about Tarantino's eminently disappointing Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. We get into the myriad of missed opportunities in this snooze-fest that seems to be mostly made up of Brad Pitt driving about. We even manage to give Sharon Tate some agency, thereby giving Margot Robbie something to do. Make sure to subscribe to get the episodes weekly and please rate us in app.You can find us as @dotrythispod on twitter and instagram - come say hi and tell us we're wrong for thinking this film is mediocre.We also exist separately here:Caleb - twitter, instagram, letterboxdHarrison - twitter, instagram, letterboxdThis is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Coming this Monday (26th October), the first season of Maybe You Like It's new show Do Try This At Home. Join writers Caleb Barron and Harrison Gale as they riff rewrites for some of cinema's most mediocre movies.For season one we've got a mixed bag of different genres from auteur cinema to romcoms to mid-budget sci-fi! Subscribe now to catch every episode on release and follow us on twitter and instagram @dotrythispod. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A Kominsky New Year from Caleb and Harrison! As a very special treat, we decided to bring you a New Year's special to cap of the festive season and with the only film that we could possibly think of, Gary Marshall's New Year's Eve (2011). We'll level with you, it's a very bad film, so we get goofy with it and take it to a whole new realm: Kominsky's New Year's Eve! You'll have to listen to understand, we fear.We'll be back in the New Year to continue to fight the good fight and save mediocre cinema. If you have any thoughts about a season theme or particular films to cover then let us know on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod!Harrison and I have lent our minds and our voices to creating and starring in a seasonal audio sketch show for charity, out now. Find out more on how to listen and donate here!You can let us know what you think of the show, and ask us any questions, on Twitter and Instagram @dotrythispod.We exist as separate entities here:Harrison is @harrisongalewho or @harrisonwho on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.Caleb is @caleblester on Twitter and Instagram and Letterboxd.This is a Maybe You Like It Production. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.