Please Make This
Tired of the same old movies, franchises, and reboots? Us too! Join Hobert Thompson & Laura Petro as they sit down with a special guest to pitch and write what should be Hollywood's next big movie. After their brainstorm, they enlist the help of actors to do a live reading of their scripts to bring each film to life. And finally, if anyone out there is listening: PLEASE make this!
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 60 minutes
- Episodes
- 307
- Years Active
- 2018 - 2025
Minisode 103: YA, We Watched It! - The Scorch Trials
The boys are back! (The boys from The Maze Runner series, that is.) Also back for this PMT minisode is host Laura Petro joined by Meggie Gates with a special appearance from Nick Olson for another in…
Margaret (w/ Alexa Jaggs)
Margo Kirklin made her life her law career, and now that she’s retired, she feels the emptiness of boredom and lack of connection to the family and friends she set aside for work. But when Margo is m…
Minisode 102: Brothers on Brothers: The Blues Brothers (1980)
Sup, Bros? In this Please Make This Miniseries, host Hobert and his brother Andy discuss and review films about, for, or even by brothers. In this episode they put on their hats and shades to take a …
Dream Dog (w/ Sam Otter)
Years ago, Dennis “The Dream” McAvoy was the wonder dog “wide retriever” of the Big City All Stars, leading them to a controversial NFL championship. But now, The Dream is over, and Dennis is a regul…
Arise (w/ Matt Schutz)
In the ancient land of Gorkah, the people worship a pantheon of Gods who rule the various aspects of their realities. Chief among these are mighty Gorkanos, God of Shelter, chaotic Baak, God of the s…
Minisode 101: YA, We Watched It! - The Maze Runner
Hear ye, hear ye! It's time for a brand new minisode! And this week Please Make This host Laura is sitting down with her YA, We Read It! co-host Meggie to watch the movie version of The Maze Runner -…
The Tennis Coach (w/ Sage Huston)
Chet is a tennis pro with a secret: he’s actually an undercover FBI agent who masquerades as a tennis coach to get close to wealthy elites. When he’s assigned to infiltrate the family behind Hardman …
Minisode 100: Stepdad (Pilot Episode: “The First Step”)
Happy 100 minisodes! Thanks for listening, and please enjoy this pilot episode reading of Laura and Hobert’s idea for a stepdad-centric sitcom (see minisode 99!). As the family settles into life with…
Crusader Remastered (w/ Lauren Kapinski)
It’s been years since the release of Edison Software’s hit video game, Crusader, and even longer since anyone’s seen its brilliant creator, Bill Kojima. As a remastered version of the game is announc…
Minisode 99: Please Pilot This (The Road to 100)
Wow! 100 minisodes! Well, almost. In this 99th mini, Laura and Hobert sit down to come up with an idea for the pilot to “Stepdad,” a sitcom about a family that has to deal with their mom constantly r…
City Wars (w/ John Walter Stockwell)
Mayor Steel Tyler-Hernandez ran for mayor of Cleveland, OH, with a very specific plan: turn Cleveland into a Moral-Engine-style mobile fortress. As the midwest city mobilizes, other cities around the…
Minisode 98: Welcome to The Glade: A Maze Runner Fan-fiction
Laura has once again been inspired to dive into the world of YA fan-fiction! Inspired by the completion of their most recent season of YA, We Read It! where they read The Maze Runner trilogy, comes W…
Little Lost Things (w/ Cassidy Kulhanek)
Fronkie (pronounced “Frankie”) was a just baby tooth in the mouth of a vacationing child, but after falling out and getting dropped, she became a little lost thing. Joining other items that had been …
Minisode 97: Brothers on Brothers: Super Mario Bros.: The Movie (1993)
Sup, bros? In this new miniseries, PMT host Hobert and his brother, Andy, sit down to discuss and review films about, for, or even by brothers. In this installment, the Thompson brothers check out Su…
The Summer Camp Kid 2: Back to School (w/ Mary Fiala)
Mike was an unassuming guy till he overcame his fears, embraced being rad, and became the king of summer camp! But after defeating his bully, Dragon, and winning over the hottest girl at camp, it’s t…
Minisode 96: The Covid Diaries (Old)
In a world where one of the Please Make This hosts has come down with Covid and has to entertain herself while hoping she hasn't gotten anyone else sick; Laura Petro ventures where many dare not: int…
Cured (w/ Andreas Aristides)
Georgie Linetti is a feared gangster, the younger brother of the crime family’s tough boss. But after years of breaking knees and cutting off fingers as the Don’s best enforcer, Georgie has had his f…
Escape From Mars (w/ Kelsey Erhart)
Life can get pretty boring on the surface of Mars, where four scientists are currently on a long mission manning a research station. To pass the time, they break out an old board game left behind by …
Minisode 95: Date Night with Laura & Nick (The Road to El Dorado)
It's finally December: snow is falling, decorations are getting put up, gifts are being wrapped, and that can only mean one thing: it's officially post cuffing season. That's right! It's that time of…
Time Switch (w/ Andy Fleming)
In the far future, desperate human survivors send a brave soldier back in time to stop an AI attack that decimated the world. Using a time machine that switches two people’s places in time, the soldi…