Franchise Me: The Search for the Ultimate Movie Franchise

Hello and welcome to a very special Franchise me episode. This week we finish our journey into the vast nature of the Star Wars Franchise with part three of our expansive retrosepctive episode. This week we discuss board games, Star Wars Celebration, Star Wars Day, the Jedi religion and more. We also break down how truly special this entire journey has been for us and how grateful we are to have b...

Hello and welcome to a very special Franchise me episode. This week we continuee our journey into the vast nature of the Star Wars Franchise with part two of our expansive retrosepctive episode. This week we discuss multimedia projects in the franchise, dive into the wide world of Star Wars video games, unearth the hidden gem that is Ewoks on ice, and discuss everybodies favorite Star Wars charact...

Hello and welcome to a very special Franchise me episode. It is finally time as we begin our journey into the vast nature of the Star Wars Franchise. In order to prevent ourselves from having a 7 hour episode we decided it was best for all involved that we split the Star Wars retrospective into its very own trilogy. To start our journey we reflect on the Star Wars movies, dive into the world of te...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we tell another story, and it is finally the one that Ryan wants to talk about, even though Andrew doesn't really, as we break down "Solo: A Star Wars Story." We discuss the reputation of the film, Ron Howard replacing the original directors, and trying to replace Harrison Ford. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Bluesky and Instagram...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we tell a story as we break down "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story," even though it may not be the Star Wars story Ryan wants to talk about. We discuss the director replacement, the gritty aesthetic of the film, and why or why not it is the most underrated Star Wars movie. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Bluesky and Instagram @FranchiseMePo...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we get animated as we break down the forgotten movie that kickstarted an incredible series, "Star Wars: The Clone Wars". We discuss a rough start for a great show, the introduction of Ahsoka, and Stinky the hutt . Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Bluesky and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe) and emai...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we just play the hits and phone in our finale as we break down Star Wars: Epsiode IX-The Rise of Skywalker. We discuss greatest hits the movie, JJ Abrams' return to the franchise, and our frustrations over the finale of the skywalker saga. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Bluesky and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (Franc...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week, THATS NOT STAR WARS!!!!! Its the most divisive movie in the Star Wars Franchise as we break down "Star Wars: Episode VIII- The Last Jedi. We discuss the hate surrounding the film, Rian Johnson's direction, and why we think this is actually a masterpiece. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Bluesky and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rank...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we reboot the franchise as we break down "Star Wars: Episode VII- The Force Awakens." We discuss how it is basically "A New Hope" again, the new era of the franchise, and women in Star Wars. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Bluesky and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe) and email us at Franc...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we have the high ground as we break down the last of the prequel trilogy "Star Wars: Episode III- Revenge of the Sith. We discuss how much better this is than the other prequels, the awesome action sequences, and Andrew's love for Count Dooku. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Bluesky and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Lett...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we head to a boring planet and discuss how much we hate sand as we break down Star Wars: Episode II- Attack of the Clones. We discuss the overuse of CGI, the terrible dialogue, the creepy love story, and how much Andrew loves Geonosis. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Bluesky and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (Franchise...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we begin our journey into the prequel trilogy as we break down Star Wars: Episode 1 - The Phantom Menace. We discuss Jar Jar Binks, podracing, the hatred for the movie, and the incredible Duel of the Fates. A few Notes: This episode was recorded prior to Jake Lloyd's mom stating that his mental health issues were due to personal issues and not Star Wars. Als...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we wrap up the original trilogy by breaking down "Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi." We discuss Ewoks, green lightsabers, George Lucas possibly shadow directing the movie, and our overall opinions on the original trilogy. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Bluesky and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (Fra...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we continue our journey into a galaxy far far away by breaking down "Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back." We discuss the film's status as one of the best sequels of all time, the introduction of the smoothest man in the Galaxy, and just how much we love this film. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Bluesky and Instagram @FranchiseMePod,...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week, we celebrate the New Year by finally diving into our long awaited franchise, Star Wars, by breaking down the original 1977 film. We discuss the importance of the film and its impact on pop culture, the classic characters, and how excited we are to finally get to be talking about Star Wars. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Bluesky and Instagram @F...

Hello and welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we triple down on movies as we cover a few of the movies that have been added to the franchises that we already covered. We break down a disappointing Night at the Museum animated film, a fantastic Puss and Boots movie, and the subpar latest addition in the Ghostbusters franchise. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Bluesky and Instagram @F...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we strap our diapers on one last time as we wrap up the entire Rugrats Franchise in our special retrospective episode. We discuss the history of the show, the surprisingly large extended franchise, and the horrific idea of CGI babies that lies ahead of us. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Bluesky and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we wrap up our last franchise of the year as we break down "Rugrats Go Wild." We discuss the Nick crossover, Smell-o-vision, and of course the introduction of Spike's voice, Bruce Willis. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe) and email us at FranchiseMePod@gmail.com. Ch...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we head to Paris and visit EuroReptarland as we break down "Rugrats in Paris: The Movie." We discuss the surprising amount of emotion in the film, chuckie as the main character, and we ask why Japanese culture is so heavily featured in this movie set in Paris. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we grab our diaper bags and head into the woods as we start our last franchise of the year and break down "The Rugrats Movie." We discuss growing up with the show, the introduction of baby Dill, and how great of an invention the Reptar Wagon is. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd...

Hello and Welcome to Franchise Me! In this special bonus episode we take a look back at our list of franchises and number one movies and clean up our rankings so we won't get yelled at anymore. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Bluesky and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe) and email us at FranchiseMePod@gmail.com. Check out our website franchisemepod...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week we put on the mask one final time as we wrap up the entire Halloween franchise in our special retrospective episode. We discuss the extended franchise, what is Michael's next step in the future, and how it feels to have survived the Halloween franchise. Also, Ryan shares some thoughts from the Halloween fan base. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on T...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week, EVIL DIES TONIGHT for real this time as we break down the final installment in the Halloween franchise for now "Halloween Ends" We discuss Michael's final chapter, Laurie's happyish ending, and of course the most important character in the Halloween franchise, Corey Cunningham. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePo...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week, we lead an angry mob as we break down "Halloween Kills." We discuss angry mobs, the town of Haddonfield being a character, and Michael's unstoppable rampage. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on Letterboxd (FranchiseMe) and email us at FranchiseMePod@gmail.com. Check out our website franchise...

Welcome back to Franchise Me! This week, we forget everything we just watched for the last 9 weeks and pick up 40 years after the original Halloween movie as we break down Halloween (2018). We discuss erasing the previous 9 movies, the new cast members, and the second return of Jamie Lee Curtis. Share your thoughts and opinions with us on Twitter and Instagram @FranchiseMePod, see our rankings on...