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 • 153 episodes
The Franchisees
Latest Episodes
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991)
We're back and we're spoofin' and goofin' yet again with THE NAKED GUN 2 1/2: THE SMELL OF FEAR. Is this sequel, full of laughs and gags, as funny as the first film? Or is it the start of those dreaded diminishing returns? Or can we barely reme...
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Season 34
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The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
In anticipation of the upcoming, similarly titled THE NAKED GUN (2025), we're looking back through the files of Police Squad an covering the beloved, hilarious, zany, and ZAZy NAKED GUN franchise. We're talking, spoofs, goofs, laughs, larfs, fa...
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Season 34
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28 Years Later (2025)
We're talking about the newest entry in the 28 DAYS franchise, 28 YEARS LATER. Danny Boyle, Alex Garland, Anthony Dod Mantle... they're all back baby and they've cooked us something real interesting. We talk about the crazy camerawork, the zany...
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Season 33
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28 Weeks Later (2007) (with Imogen Poots and Mackintosh Muggleton)
Robert "Hitler" Carlyle stars as Johnny Weeks in 28 WEEKS LATER, the underrated(?) sequel to 28 DAYS LATER. Join us next week for 28 YEARS LATER, here's a preview: it's good!Follow us @thefranchisees on Instagram and Twitter ...
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Season 33
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