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The Franchise Doctors

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Two friends unite over their shared love of continuity and story. They diagnose ailing media franchises and then pitch a better future. Each season goes over a franchise in detail and culminates with both Aaron and Rob pitching their solution for what the franchise should do next. Produced by Aaron Donogh Edited by Ana Korsmo Music by Rob Snow

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S2E3 - Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III 08.07.2026 48:17

We leave the good installments totally behind as we watch a young Viggo Mortensen and Ken Foree try to carry this franchise. Produced by Aaron Donogh Edited by Ana Korsmo Music by Araless a.k.a. Rob Snow

S2E2 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 18.06.2026 50:58

Tobe Hooper returns to direct the first sequel in this franchise and it is a wild ride. Will Rob love it as much as Aaron, or will this be a dud for him? Edited by Ana Korsmo Produced by Aaron Donogh Music by Araless (Rob Snow)

S2E1 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) 08.06.2026 1:03:08

It's time for a whole new season! We watch all the Texas Chainsaw films and pitch how we would fix them. We start with the original 1974 horror masterpiece! Produced by Aaron Donogh Edited by Ana Korsmo Music by Araless (Rob Snow)

S1E7 - The Robocop Season Finale 08.04.2026 48:32

The time has come for us to pitch your our fix to Robocop. How would we fix this franchise? Listen to find out. Produced by Aaron Donogh Edited by Ana Korsmo Music by Araless (Rob Snow)

S1E6 - Robocop: Prime Directives (2001) 25.03.2026 59:36

They actually did it! They made a second good Robocop thing. Unfortunately very few people have seen the Canadian TV mini-series Robocop: Prime Directives. Rob and Aaron watched the pilot episode and they talk about it this week. Next week is the big finale of the first season, where we talk about how we would fix Robocop! Produced by Aaron Donogh Edited by Ana Korsmo Music by Araless (a.k.a...

S1E5 - Robocop (1994 Television Series) 21.03.2026 51:06

Did you know that Robocop got a mid-90s television series with production values reminiscent of Power Rangers and acting the likes of which we haven't seen since the days of Xena Warrior Princess? We didn't either, but we decided to do watch the pilot and do an episode about it because it is absolutely wild! Produced by Aaron Donogh Edited by Ana Korsmo Music by Araless (Rob Snow)

S1E4 - Robocop (2014) 11.03.2026 58:37

Did you know a movie can star Gary Oldman, Michael Keaton, and Samuel L. Jackson and still be completely uninteresting? We will try not to bore you as much as this movie bored us! Produced by Aaron Donogh Edited by Ana Korsmo Music by Araless (Robby Snow)

S1E3 - Robocop 3 (1993) 04.03.2026 44:03

Did somebody say robot ninjas? And yet somehow this movie still sucks? Rob and Aaron revisit perhaps the most infamous entry in Robocop's canon and discuss whether it's better to fail if you do it spectacularly? Produced by Aaron Donogh Edited by Ana Korsmo Music by Araless (Rob Snow)

S1E2 - Robocop 2 (1990) 25.02.2026 44:22

Have we already left behind the good Robocop? Aaron and Rob discuss the second movie in the Robocop franchise and how it retreads the same ground while simultaneously betraying its predecessor. Show is produced by Aaron Donogh Editing by Ana Korsmo Music by Araless (Rob Snow)

S1E1 - Robocop (1987) 16.02.2026 1:04:19

In our first episode Rob and Aaron enter the operating room to take on the Robocop franchise! They watch Paul Verhoeven's original 1987 cyberpunk masterpiece! Produced by Aaron Donogh & Rob Snow Edited by Ana Korsmo Music by Rob Snow