Being a film critic is not that hard, but writing a script for a quality sequel is a real challenge. Join our hosts, Nolan and Chad, as they discuss cinema’s most beloved and hated franchises, analyzing each installment from a screenwriting perspective, before finally pitching their own original ideas as to how they would structure a new sequel based upon the lessons learned over the course of dissecting an entire franchise. Too many movie podcasts is not a good thing... but too many movie sequels doesn’t have to be!
The Franchise Lives
A Show About Sequels
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Sunday Dec 19, 2021
Sunday Dec 19, 2021
The boys stay in to critique a holiday movie that has garnered a generation of fans and try to settle if that joy is real or just fabled. Then they put their heads together to decide if any of the Home Alone sequels recaptured the original spirit or if this is one series that has been pilfered from one too many times, before finally revealing their own schemes for infiltrating the Home Alone franchise unscathed when they pitch their ideas for Home Alone 7!
Friday Dec 17, 2021
Friday Dec 17, 2021
In preparation for their discussion on the Home Alone franchise, the boys consider the potential highs and lows of child acting and weigh in with their own experiences to answer the age-old question: is star quality wasted on the young, or by their parents?
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
The boys discuss the various chapters from one of the most original and influential cult classics when they face the Evil Dead franchise, and take one of the installments to the work shed before finally reciting their own passages for summoning an Evil Dead sequel!
Saturday Oct 30, 2021
Saturday Oct 30, 2021
The boys compare and contrast the experience gained from making home movies versus film school and then examine Sam Raimi's proto-Evil Dead short film, Within The Woods, and if there are any lessons to be learned that universities didn't provide.
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
Tuesday Sep 28, 2021
The boys perform an autopsy on one franchise that's been dead since the early 90's and then attempt to resuscitate it when they pitch multiple ideas for a third Weekend At Bernie's!
Friday Sep 24, 2021
Friday Sep 24, 2021
In the lead up to their Weekend At Bernie's episode, Chad pitches a very alternative idea for a reboot, and then the boys discuss whether Bernie's is a cult franchise and what steps they would take to help it achieve cult status.
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Friday Sep 10, 2021
Come along for the perfect summer road-trip vehicle breakdown entertainment ride! The boys discuss the history of one franchise that traveled down a number of unmarked paths, and then pitch their ideas for The Hills Have Eyes 3!
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
Thursday Sep 09, 2021
The boys talk about the posters that adorned their bedrooms, and then talk about the poster that sparked a decades-long rivalry between two of cinema's most iconoclastic directors and debate over who came out on top in this promo episode for The Hills Have Eyes.
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
Wednesday Sep 08, 2021
The boys are back and competing for the podcasting pennant... or maybe the division... or perhaps the wild card is more realistic. A triple header is all that stands in their way when they take on the Major League franchise and debut two new pitches to add to its arsenal when they throw out their ideas for Major League 4!
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
Tuesday Sep 07, 2021
In preparation for their Major League episode, Chad tells of the time he shared an intimate moment with Charlie Sheen, which naturally leads to speculating on celebrity bathroom behavior and how sometimes the action in the men's room at professional sporting events is more interesting than what's on the field.