The WORST episodes of Icons Unearthed
Every episode of Icons Unearthed ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Icons Unearthed!
Anthology series focusing on big movie and TV franchises.
#1 - The Kids Want to See the Puppets
Season 8 - Episode 3 - Aired 7/24/2024
The pressure is on to deliver a sequel to Spider-Man, without a finished script; the clock is ticking in the battle between CGI and puppets.
#2 - The Star
Season 10 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/4/2024
Tom Cruise enters the danger zone as Tony Scott pushes the limits to achieve his sun-kissed vision.
#4 - A Hero Unprepared
Season 9 - Episode 4 - Aired 9/11/2024
The machine starts to go off the rails as the new director struggles; with the film still incomplete producers pull the plug and one crew member leaves the franchise for good.
#5 - A Dark Turn
Season 9 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/4/2024
A new director tests the team as he tries to bring real magic to Hogwarts, as well as a new Dumbledore.
#6 - A Race to the Finish
Season 9 - Episode 2 - Aired 8/28/2024
The team races to the finish line on the first film, while kicking off the second. But just as everything starts to come together, the team loses a family member.
#7 - The Kids Are In Charge
Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 8/21/2024
A director known for working with kids goes to great lengths to make children's dreams come true, but the production hits a snag when taking flight proves more difficult than expected.
#8 - The Marvel Way
Season 8 - Episode 6 - Aired 8/14/2024
Spider-Man comes home to Marvel, but can Marvel and Sony get along enough to keep him there? The franchise comes full circle, bringing everyone back together in a time of crisis.
#9 - Caught in the Web
Season 8 - Episode 5 - Aired 8/7/2024
Sony reboots the franchise with a new director and actor; when hackers attack Sony, plans for the webslinger come undone.
#10 - A Venom Too Far
Season 8 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/31/2024
Despite his success, Sam Raimi loses his creative freedom as Marvel and Sony's tug of war begins to affect the story; Spider-Man 3 conquers the box office but loses the fans.
#12 - Saving the Day
Season 8 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/17/2024
The push for action leaves the team scrambling to come up with new ways of doing things; but just when the team is ready to kick off, a tragedy derails their plans.
#13 - Swinging Into Action
Season 8 - Episode 1 - Aired 7/10/2024
Making his journey from comics, to cartoons, to TV, all the way to the hands of Sam Raimi, bringing Spider-Man to life posed a major challenge.
#15 - I'm Not Wearing Hockey Pads
Season 6 - Episode 5 - Aired 4/17/2024
To revive a dying franchise, the studio gives the key to the Batmobile to an indie director whose origin story and grounded aesthetic promise to resuscitate their hero.
#16 - Bat Nipples and Ice
Season 6 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/10/2024
A fraught production drives away the star yet delivers the toy friendly Batman the studio wants; when the sequel goes over the top, the franchise hangs in the balance.
#17 - Things Change
Season 6 - Episode 3 - Aired 4/3/2024
After the success of Batman 89, the studio is ready for round two, but their director is not; given free reign, Burton and his handpicked team go wild.
#18 - My Smile is Just Skin Deep
Season 6 - Episode 2 - Aired 3/27/2024
Production is off to a rocky start with an injured star, a troublesome vehicle, and an unyielding suit; maybe the producers and director can work out their differences to land the film.
#19 - Journey's End
Season 7 - Episode 6 - Aired 4/24/2024
Peter Jackson pushes the bounds both on the page and on screen; maybe the audience will like what they see; a chapter comes to a close, leaving its mark on the film industry.
#20 - Roll Out the Sequels
Season 11 - Episode 4 - Aired 4/11/2026
After Transformers’ success, Paramount races toward another film. A writers’ strike and tight timeline threaten the sequel while Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox fuel tabloid flames.
#21 - "Get Off My Plane"
Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 7/17/2026
#22 - The Runaway Production
Season 12 - Episode 5 - Aired 7/10/2026
Harrison’s role as a doctor on the run in The Fugitive is mirrored behind the scenes with a runaway production.
#23 - Who's The Boss?
Season 12 - Episode 4 - Aired 7/3/2026
Harrison leverages his star power to gain director approval as he takes on the role of Jack Ryan in Tom Clancy’s Patriot Games.
#24 - Doomed Marriage and the Connery Crusade
Season 12 - Episode 3 - Aired 6/26/2026
Harrison dons the fedora for another Indy movie but would George Lucas’s failed marriage spell Doom for the script?
#25 - On A Knife's Edge
Season 12 - Episode 2 - Aired 6/19/2026
After a string of hits with LucasFilm, Harrison cuts and runs to work with Ridley Scott on Blade Runner.