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 • 166 episodes
The Franchisees
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Queen of the Damned (2002)
The Vampire Lestat has been asleep for many many years... until he finally hears something that excites him out of his slumber: nü metal! In the very 2002-core film QUEEN OF THE DAMNED we follow Lestat (almost-Aragorn Stuart Townsend) on his jo...
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Season 38
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1:05:37
Interview with the Vampire (1994) (with Jordan Seccareccia aka Dis Count's Discount Diss Count)
It's October and we're neck-deep in the bottomless pit of horror films! Our good friend Jordan Seccareccia joins us again to revisit a Certified Cruise Classic: INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE. We talk Tom, we talk luscious production design, we tal...
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Season 38
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1:28:25
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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45:03
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
