Franchisography

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Join Nick & Scott as they discuss the conclusion of the Evil Dead mini-series, speculate about next year’s Evil Dead Rise, and discuss the start of the listener-chosen Rocky m…

The body might stay the same, but the laughs are few and far between in the film that might have invented the modern “elevated horror” genre:

Don’t say it, don’t write it, don’t hear it, it’s 2013…

We’re falling through time to pay off a cliffhanger as Ash Williams goes up against the Medival Dead in 1992’s ARMY OF DARKNESS.

After the success of DARKMAN, Sam Raimi was ready to turn EVIL DEAD…

Strap on your chainsaw and hop in the Classic because we’re headed back to the cabin for 1987’s EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN.

After his sophomore effort proved to be a financial flop and creative mis…

Fire up that reel-to-reel tape recorder and stay out of the woods because FRANCHISOGRAPHY is back with the ultimate mini-series of grueling terror, and it all begins with 1981’s THE EVIL DEAD.

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Join Nick & Scott as they discuss the conclusion of the Jurassic Park mini-series, take a look at the Extended Cut of Jurassic World: Dominion, and prepare to ring in the spoo…

In the summer of 2022, the Jurassic franchise finally came to a close with nearly a billion dollars at the worldwide box office and even more negative reviews. Fresh off of being unexpectedly oute…

JURASSIC WORLD was a massive success at the box office, but critical and fan reaction was divided, to say the least. For the second part of their legacy trilogy, Universal would sign on celebrated…

After over a decade of false starts and abandoned ideas, the Jurassic franchise finally released its fourth installment in the Summer of 2015 to both enormous box office success and criticism that…

The Jurassic franchise continues as Nick, Scott, and guest Andrew Darowski are on an ill-fated rescue mission to save the lost son of two divorced parents from the genetically engineered theme par…

In the next chapter of their journey through the Jurassic era, Nick, Scott, and returning guest Phil Dragash take a slow-moving boat ride of a different kind to the mysterious Isla Sorna, Site B o…

FRANCHISOGRAPHY comes roaring back with Season 2 for an adventure 65 million years in the making. Director Steven Spielberg’s 1993 masterpiece, Jurassic Park.

Michael Crichton’s 1990 bestseller ha…

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 j…

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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, comin…

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…

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 sem…

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 tr…

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 Ver…

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 Pict…

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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 announce…