Are There Movies That Don't Need Remakes? + Cheating In A Hot Dog Eating Competition?

Paul Ihander and Alex Gibson discuss movie reboots and sequels and an alleged cheater in a hot dog eating competiton. 

Gladiator II is set to come out in November of this year. Gladiator originally came out 24 years ago in 2000. If the first movie is great, and a sequel is being made, how can you improve on the original? Can the second be better than the first?

The competitive eating world has been rocked by a contender in this year’s Nathan’s Famous Hot Dog Eating Contest who allegedly cheated to beef up his score. Nick Wehry was the man accused of cheating in the competiton. How is it possible to cheat in a hot dog eating competition?

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