Franchisography

It’s Franchise Potential! The Patreon exclusive podcast that digs deep into the history of Hollywood’s biggest film franchise failures. In this special bonus episode from our Patreon feed, we’re joined by Chris O’Connor (Geek By Night, True Believers) to discuss … Continue reading →

It’s a Finale-sode! Join Nick & Scott as they discuss the conclusion of the Pirates of the Caribbean mini-series, look back at Franchisography’s First Season, and look forward to Season Two, coming this fall. Franchise Potential: THE LONE RANGER (2013) … Continue reading →

Six years after the sequel that was supposed to restart the franchise, Walt Disney Studios was finally able to release its fifth PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN movie in the summer of 2017, DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES. It was not … Continue reading →

Disney began the 2010s at the start of a very different era than the one it found itself in just eight years prior. Marvel was in its clutches, a deal with LucasFilm was on the horizon and its seminal PIRATES … Continue reading →

If you thought Dead Man’s Chest was too long, too weird, and too convoluted, we have terrible news about PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: AT WORLD’S END. Director Gore Verbinski ends his gonzo pirate trilogy in typical maximalist fashion: Gigantic sets, … Continue reading →

In the wake of The Curse of the Black Pearl’s unexpected success, Disney was finally in the live-action blockbuster game. Two sequels were commissioned to shoot back-to-back, and director Gore Verbinski and Oscar-nominated star Johnny Depp were given carte balance … Continue reading →

Set sail for adventure on the high seas as the latest series of FRANCHISOGRAPHY begins. It’s 2003’s PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: THE CURSE OF THE BLACK OF PEARL. In the early 2000’s, Walt Disney Pictures was in a very different … Continue reading →

It’s a Betweenisode! Join Nick & Scott as they discuss the conclusion of the Matrix mini-series, prepare for the start of the Pirates of the Caribbean mini-series next week, and make some announcements about the future of the podcast. Franchise … Continue reading →

FRANCHISOGRAPHY concludes its dizzying Matrix series with the unexpected and sometimes baffling epilogue to the series that changed reality as we know it: Lana Wachowski’s THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS. After over a decade of pestering from a restless Warner Bros., Wachowski … Continue reading →

Just six months after THE MATRIX RELOADED divided audiences and blew up the box office, The Wachowskis concluded their trilogy with the most complex, dizzying chapter yet, THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS. The Path of The One is clear; Neo must journey … Continue reading →

In January of 2003, Newsweek Magazine proclaimed it to be The Year of The Matrix, with two sequels, a video game and a straight-to-DVD anthology all to be released within months of each other. The world was waiting to be … Continue reading →

This episode description cannot tell you what Franchisography uncovers about 1999’s The Matrix. You have to listen for yourself. Join Scott, Nick and special guest Jonfen Parker as they jack into a world of landlines, flip phones and guns, lots … Continue reading →

It’s a Betweenisode! Join Nick & Scott as they discuss the conclusion of the Twilight Saga mini-series, their rankings, and the announcement of the mini-series that will follow The Matrix. Franchise Potential: Beautiful Creatures (2013) episode now available on PATREON! … Continue reading →

After their main competition, Harry Potter, dropped the mic the previous Summer with a billion-dollar-grossing finale, Summit Entertainment was determined to end their Twilight series on a high note with 2012’s THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN, PT 2. Meme Darling … Continue reading →

The Twilight franchise is in peril. A creative rift between screenwriter Melissa Rosenberg and series author Stephanie Meyer risks a major shake up just as work has begun on adapting the controversial and polarizing final novel. Hired to stick the … Continue reading →

When Summit Entertainment went all-in on adapting the entire Twilight series for cinemas, a decision was made to hire a new director for each sequel to help make the ambitious annual release plan a reality. For the third chapter, HARD … Continue reading →

We interrupt our regularly scheduled mini-series with a BONUS FEATURE as we return to the Scream franchise for a look at its latest entry, 2022’s SCREAM. 11 years after Scream 4, following the death of Wes Craven and the dissolution … Continue reading →

After the first film grossed $407 million off a $37 million budget, Summit Entertainment was suddenly very intent on adapting the entire Twilight series. That would mean making big changes to ensure future sequels would release annually. Catherine Hardwicke was … Continue reading →

When Stephanie Meyer awoke one morning in 2003, she had no idea her dream the night before about a young couple lying together in a meadow would birth a franchise that would shape the world of film and publishing forever. … Continue reading →

It’s a Betweenisode! Join Nick & Scott as they discuss the conclusion of the Wes Anderson mini-series, their rankings, and the announcement of their next mini-series! Franchise Potential: Garden State (2004) episode now available on PATREON! Follow us on TWITTER to vote … Continue reading →

Our mini-series devoted to the live action films of Wes Anderson comes to a close with his tenth feature-length film after a seven year absense, 2021’s The French Dispatch. How does the most stylistically and thematically “Wes Anderson-y” film keep … Continue reading →

Our mini-series devoted to the live action films of Wes Anderson continues with Anderson’s biggest success story, 2014’s The Grand Budapest Hotel. Both a culmination and arguably a masterwork for Wes Anderson as a filmmaker, his eighth feature was also … Continue reading →

Our mini-series devoted to the live action films of Wes Anderson continues after a five year break with 2012’s Moonrise Kingdom. After a run of flops, Anderson needed a fresh start, so he turned to his producing partners to find … Continue reading →

Our mini-series devoted to the live action films of Wes Anderson continues with a move from sea travel to train travel in 2007’s The Darjeeling Limited. It all started with a short film starring his friends the Wilson brothers that … Continue reading →

Our mini-series devoted to the live action films of Wes Anderson continues with his biggest financial flop, 2004’s The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou. After the success of The Royal Tenenbaums, Touchstone Pictures was ready to give Wes Anderson as … Continue reading →