The Franchisees
Two film-loving friends devour entire franchises, tracing their theatrical rise, direct-to-video-fall, and occasional redemption. Banter, bits, and bad impressions follow.
Podcasting since 2022 • 146 episodes
The Franchisees
Latest Episodes
Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning Part One (?) [the First of at least Two Reckonings]
We're back and we're talking about MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - DEAD RECKONING PART ONE, the first reckoning of an epic two-part reckoning. Ben remembers enjoying this one back in theatres in 2023, Alex has never seen it. Does it hold up? Is it a mess...
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Season 32
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1:30:08
Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018) (with Jordan Seccareccia)
We're back, Ben's been fired and replaced with friend of the pod/past and future guest Jordan Seccareccia, and Ethan Hunt saves the world again. We're talking MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE - FALLOUT, what some consider the zenith of the franchise. Who ar...
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Season 32
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1:25:39
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) (with Niko Block and Dr. Yuki)
We're back, we've formed a Rogue Nation whatever that is and we have two very special guests leading the revolution: Corporal Niko Block of the Fail Army (and AWOL social media coordinator of The Franchisees) and Dr. Yuki, foremost scholar of a...
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Season 32
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2:00:03
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
We're initiating ghost protocol, we've initiated it before and we're initiating it again. People have said some very bad things about our friend Ethan Hunt, some very nasty things. But we're going to initiate ghost protocol and make the IMF gre...
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Season 32
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1:10:28
Mission: Impossible III (2006) (with Devin Shears)
Your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to remember the name of the Hollywood Hack who directed MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE III... who is it... what's his stupid name again... ah whatever I forget.Devin Shears joins us again to talk M:I...
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Season 32
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