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 • 164 episodes
The Franchisees
Latest Episodes
The Descent: Part 2 (2009)////The 50th Toronto International Film Festival
We're back and we're going down down down down, way down in the direct-to-dvd hole with THE DESCENT: PART DEUX. More caves, more crawlers, more throat-ripping! But first, we share out timely coverage of the 50th Toronto International Film Festi...
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Season 37
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The Descent (2005)///Charlie Kirk and 'cherubslayer123'
New franchise, we're spelunking, we're caving, come join us! But before we talk about Neil Marshall's 2005 horror hit, please join us as we talk about this crazy world's descent into Charlie Kirk mania and Ben's latest nemesis 'cherubslayer123'...
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Season 37
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1:03:55
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025)///Jimmy Kimmel Lemon Party
Comedy is now illegal in America and by extension Canada... we regret to inform you that this will have to be the final episode of The Franchisees. But boy are we going out with a bang! SPINAL CRAP POO is here to make us all laugh and remind us...
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Season 36
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1:09:50
This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
In ancient timesHundreds of years before the dawn of historyLived a strange race of people, the druidsNo one knows who they wereOr what they were doingBut their legacy remainsHewn into the living rock of Stonehenge
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Season 36
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1:01:06
I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)
Not a great franchise tbh! But here we are at the end anyway, at least the end for now. It'd be funny if they just called the sequel to this legasequel I STILL KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER. Just keep it going.Alex has seen no new movies...
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Season 35
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1:08:56
