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There's a Hungarian song called Gloomy Sunday, but it's better known as The Hungarian Suicide Song. According to some people, this song has led to many deaths over the last near 100 years. Let's do what we do best and turn this story into a horror film that might just leave you on the edge of your seat, shall we? Article in discussion Location Photos

Interviewing a sitting president is a prestigious badge for a journalist to wear, and not an easy gig to acquire; especially in the early ages of the US Presidency. So how did the first female reported to interview a president get it to happen? She held his clothes hostage while he was swimming naked in a river...let's turn this story into a blackmail coverup in a wrestling corporation, shall we? Article in discussion.

During the 17th century, the Puritans were pretty strict about celebration and general happiness...In fact, they basically outlawed Christmas celebration. We take this idea and pitch a modern Grinch storyline around a small department store in St. Louis. Let's see what you think, shall we? Article in discussion.

In 1944, during the height of WWII, America built a brand new Boeing Factory,  but this one was different. On top of the factory roof, they disguised it with a fake neighborhood to throw off any Japanese bombers that may fly by. Not only trees and houses, but cars and actors to pretend to be citizens. We take this idea and turn it into a psychological thriller while trying our hardest to stay away from The Truman Show territory. Article in discussion.

Off the coast of Portugal, there is a small island known as Corvo. When it was discovered, those explorers saw a manmade statue already on the island. Or did they? As the story was passed down from generation to generation it changed so slightly each time. So we made a movie about ancient gods who take vacations on a small island and mingle with the single humans. Enjoy!   Video in discussion.

For those of you youngin's, back in the 1980's there was a pretty successful sitcom named ALF about an alien who lived with a family and tried to eat their cat. The alien was a puppet, and the human cast...well didn't like playing second fiddle to no puppet. We discuss the history of ALF and pitch a movie about a man with a puppeteering passion and a bunch of aliens. That's about right, huh? Give it a listen! Article in discussion.

The American Civil War ended in 1865...or did it? According to one small town in Brazil, the Confederacy never lost, or at least did nothing wrong? This episode we discuss the Brazilian town of Americana where the Confederacy lives on! We're sorry...but we do go into detail about the idiocy of racism, so there's that. Article in discussion.

Albert Einstein passed in 1955. The first thing that happened after his death was...his brain being stolen by the Doctor who performed the autopsy. For 30 years the remains of Einstein's brain was passed around via scientists to be poked and prodded. We decided to do sort of a futuristic, dystopian, Freaky Friday-esque film based on this idea. You should probably check it out. Article in discussion.

During Prohibition, America was getting antsy about dealing with people having a good time. So, they did what any government does when they want to shut down a party: they poison the entire group of people there. That's right, the American Government straight up poisoned its citizens to stop them from drinking alcohol. Let's figure out a way to make this a fun con-man style political scandal film, shall we? Article in discussion.

You say you always wanted to be an international spy? Well, back during WWII you could have been one without any prior training or connection to the military. In this episode we discuss the existence of the Simple Sabotage Field Manual created for people looking to help their country win the war with the weirdest possible saboteur skills you could imagine. We take this idea and turn it into an all-around disastrous 90's Office comedy directed by...who else? Mike Judge. Article in discussion

In 1978, 5 men were on their way home from a basketball game when their car suddenly stalled. They were never seen alive again. In this episode of the podcast we'll go into detail on the Yuba County Five and pitch a film based around the idea of missing people with a little WDYG twist on it. Take a listen now! Article in discussion

Back in August of 2018, a woman was shopping at Goodwill when she discovered a kitchy statue she thought would look good in her apartment. Little did she know the statue was actually an Ancient Greek artifact more than 2,000 years old. We take the concept and pitch a wacky mob comedy about a man who just can't stop digging himself deeper and deeper into a hole. This episode's article is brought to you by Megara Hope! Be sure to check out her episode of the podcast in Episode 30: Makeshift. Article in discussion

What Do Ya Got is joined by Scott & Vin from The Trilogy Podcast for our first ever trilogy pitch! While Rob & Nick may know how to brainstorm on pitching a film, Scott & Vin are the experts on trilogy tropes, formulas, and pacing. We utilize their expertise to pitch an animated trilogy about a kid trying to save a wild dog from being put down. Enjoy the milestone Episode 50 of What Do Ya Got, and make sure to head on over to The Trilogy Podcast to check out all their highly researched and hilarious episodes on some of your favorite trilogies made!   Article in discussion

In April of 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to slip the bonds of Earth and journey to outer space. But instead of landing close to the Soviet space center, he touched down on a remote potato farm, surprising a grandmother and young girl who had no idea the trip was even happening. We run with the idea of normal people suddenly being confronted by what, to them, might just be an alien in their midst Article in discussion

In the year 2004, as the Internet started to truly take over the world, the most dangerous computer virus ever was born. MyDoom caused more than thirty-eight billion dollars in damage, and to this day still affects 1.4 billion emails sent daily. We take this concept of the digital age and create an alternate history where digital information is being held captive from the free people.  Article in discussion

In 2021, David Rush took it upon himself to break a Guinness World Record once every week. That's 52 world records for the year. He used this experiment as a way to inspire younger students towards their dreams and to help research and study STEM development. David Rush did this while the rest of us sat on the couch and binged Netflix...so let's pitch an animated feature about a group of friends trying to inspire their neighborhood into greatness. Article in discussion

Steven Seagal: acclaimed martial artist, action star, the worlds worst comedian. Join us as we discuss one of the most infamous episodes of Saturday Night Live, spinning Seagal's failure as host into a movie about desperately trying to stay in the limelight.  Article in discussion

Everyone knows the story of the Mary Celeste ghost ship. But what about our film pitch based on it directed by Jordan Peele? Well of course you don't know that one, yet. Listen to episode 45 of What Do Ya Got? now and find out what Rob and Nick were able to come up with on this strange mystery. Article in discussion

In the 1940's and 1950's prestigious MIT and Quaker Oats partnered up for a little science experiment where they fed radioactive chemicals to unknowing children with the promise of gifts and Red Sox Games if they ate all their nuclear breakfast cereal. In the 1990's they settled a 1.84 million dollar lawsuit to the children of the experiment. We turn this bizarre, unethical experiment into a very absurdist style superhero dark comedy. Join us for this week's episode! Article in discussion (Please note the verbiage used in the article represents the time it was written in the 1990's and does not represent current views.)

In the early 1800's Daniel Lambert decided to make money off of his life. He didn't do anything, but he was morbidly obese and decided to become the first person to charge for his presence. We take the idea of someone prospering off of an aspect of their lives and turn it into an absurdist comedy with some psychological ramifications. Article in discussion