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Episode Forty-One - The Rhythm Section (2020)
Failure to Franchise - March 29, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourIs 2020's THE RHYTHM SECTION an artsy, introspective deconstruction of the spy-movie and revenge-thriller genres, or is it a high-octane, blockbuster attempt to create a new female-led James Bond-style franchise? The answer, depending on who you ask, is "yes," and therein perhaps is the problem....
Success to Series #1 - James Bond 007
Failure to Franchise - March 15, 2022 04:00 - 1 hourAnd now, for something completely different. In the first edition of our new "spin-off" show, we're turning out attention from the world of failed franchises to franchises that not only very much worked, but that we're big fans of. Join us as we discuss the James Bond franchise, sharing our thou...
Episode Forty - Salt (2010)
Failure to Franchise - March 01, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourIt's a new month, and a new theme. We're kicking off "March Mix-Up," a series devoted to both the bad and good of spy cinema, with a look at Phillip Noyce's Salt, from 2010. Originally developed as a spy thriller franchise for Tom Cruise, the film was ultimately reworked to instead be a star veh...
Episode Thirty-Nine - My Bloody Valentine (2009)
Failure to Franchise - February 15, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourIt's the second installment of "February Frights 3D," AND it's the most romantic time of the year. So what better way to celebrate than with a look at the remake of one of the 80s' signature slashers, My Bloody Valentine. Sure, horror remakes like this were all the rage in the mid to late 00s, b...
Episode Thirty-Nine - My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)
Failure to Franchise - February 15, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourIt's the second installment of "February Frights 3D," AND it's the most romantic time of the year. So what better way to celebrate than with a look at the remake of one of the 80s' signature slashers, My Bloody Valentine. Sure, horror remakes like this were all the rage in the mid to late 00s, b...
Episode Thirty-Eight - Texas Chainsaw 3D (2013)
Failure to Franchise - February 01, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourIn the first installment of "February Frights 3D," we're looking at Lionsgate's 2013 attempt to relaunch the Texas Chainsaw Massacre franchise. Following two entries from Platinum Dunes that established a brand new continuity, the 2013 film instead decided to follow the lead of previous sequels ...
Episode Thirty-Seven - Robin Hood (2018)
Failure to Franchise - January 18, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourIn the second installment of "New Year's Robin-lutions," we're jumping forward just eight years, to 2018's ROBIN HOOD. If Ridley Scott and Russell Crowe couldn't deliver a successful franchise based on the legend back in 2010, would an emerging star and a director known mostly for TV fare much b...
Episode Thirty-Six - Robin Hood (2010)
Failure to Franchise - January 04, 2022 05:00 - 1 hourHappy New Year! We're kicking off 2022 by sharing with you our "New Year's Robin-lutions," looking at two of Hollywood's many attempts to adapt the classic legend of Robin Hood. First up, the 2010 film, which - despite one of the most baffling pre-production journeys in film history - still seem...
Episode Thirty-Five - Tank Girl (1995)
Failure to Franchise - December 21, 2021 05:00 - 1 hourWhen is a Harley Quinn movie NOT a Harley Quinn movie?? When it's the 1995 cult favorite, TANK GIRL! Directed by Rachel Talalay, and starring Lori Petty, Naomi Watts, Ice-T, and Malcolm McDowell, this comic book adaptation introduced the moviegoing public to the titular character, an icon of bot...
Episode Thirty-Four - Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters (2013)
Failure to Franchise - December 07, 2021 05:00 - 1 hourIn the first installment of "Failure to Franchise with Trev and Chris-tmas," we're ringing in the holidays by "gifting" each other a single movie from our long list of potential topic films. First up, with 2013's Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters, Chris attempts to give Trev what was meant as a har...
Episode Thirty-Three - Jupiter Ascending (2015)
Failure to Franchise - November 23, 2021 05:00 - 1 hourIn part two of our special month dedicated to the Wachowski's, in preparation for THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS, we're looking at their last theatrical feature as a filmmaking duo (at least for now) - 2015's ambitious space opera, JUPITER ASCENDING. Is Mila Kunis a worthy replacement for Natalie Port...
Episode Thirty-Two - Speed Racer (2008)
Failure to Franchise - November 09, 2021 05:00 - 1 hourWith the eagerly anticipated MATRIX RESURRECTIONS on the horizon, we're spending November looking at two of the Wachowski's failed attempts at post-MATRIX franchises. First up, their colorful, hyperactive, and heartfelt adaptation of the classic 60s anime series, SPEED RACER. Is it a misguided m...
Episode Thirty-One - The Mummy (2017)
Failure to Franchise - October 26, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourWhich is ultimately more dangerous - a mummy's curse, or the ego-driven demands of a movie star? Well, one of the two is at least partly responsible for the sinking of not just this episode's movie, but arguably the entire cinematic universe it was meant to kick off. That's right, our two-month ...
Episode Thirty - Dracula Untold (2014)
Failure to Franchise - October 12, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourGiven the immense popularity of the Dracula character over the 100+ years since Bram Stoker's original novel, it's not surprising that many fans and writers alike would be keen to explore the origin of the villainous vampire. But how does one go about crafting an "official," audience-pleasing ba...
Episode Twenty-Nine - The Wolfman (2010)
Failure to Franchise - September 28, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourUndeterred by the failure of 2004's VAN HELSING, Universal Pictures were still eager to resurrect their famous Universal Monsters film properties. In 2006, they signed Benicio Del Toro, a superfan of 1941's THE WOLF MAN, to both produce and star in a remake of the Lon Chaney Jr classic. Four yea...
Episode Twenty-Eight - Van Helsing (2004)
Failure to Franchise - September 14, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourFailure to Franchise's two-month "Curse of the Dark Universe" event kicks off, with a look at this much maligned Monster mash from the early 2000s. In the wake of director Stephen Sommers' wildly successful THE MUMMY and THE MUMMY RETURNS, Universal was eager to have him potentially relaunch the...
Episode Twenty-Seven - Dylan Dog: Dead of Night (2011)
Failure to Franchise - August 31, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourWhen no sequel materialized for 2006's SUPERMAN RETURNS (a tale to be told in a future episode of this show), it might have seemed like star Brandon Routh's dreams of headlining his own comic book movie franchise were over. But the up-and-coming leading man would get a second chance in 2011...an...
Episode Twenty-Six - Assassin's Creed (2016)
Failure to Franchise - August 17, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourIf ever the "video game movies always suck" axiom was going to be disproved, 2016 ASSASSIN'S CREED seemed like a great candidate to do so. Based on a very successful video game franchise, the movie version came along with a popular leading man determined to do right by the property, an impressiv...
Episode Twenty-Five - Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
Failure to Franchise - August 03, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourBefore 2018, the idea of a failed franchise starter in the world of STAR WARS might have seemed somewhat ridiculous. But little did the world know the trials and tribulations that would face SOLO: A STAR WARS STORY, the prequel film many fans already considered to be ill-advised in the first pla...
Episode Twenty-Four - Jem and the Holograms (2015)
Failure to Franchise - July 20, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourA popular sci-fi/fantasy rock cartoon from the 80s is resurrected for the big screen treatment by one of the most successful production companies in Hollywood. But what seemed like a sure-fire hit was marred by a perceived lack of respect for the source material and a controversial contest that ...
Episode Twenty-Three - The Karate Kid (2010)
Failure to Franchise - July 06, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourBefore COBRA KAI resurrected the KARATE KID franchise, another attempt was made to reboot the series on the bring screen - this time with a new set of characters, a different setting, and even a different type of martial arts. Developed by Will & Jada Pinkett Smith as a star vehicle for their yo...
Episode Twenty-Two - The Fifth Element (1997)
Failure to Franchise - June 22, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourWhen a giant ball of evil that makes phone calls is one of the LEAST wild things in your movie, you know you got a special one. "May-la June-vovich" concludes with a look at Milla's star-making turn in Luc Besson's bonkers sci-fi epic. It doesn't really get any more 90s than this, folks - an eng...
Episode Twenty-One - Hellboy (2019)
Failure to Franchise - June 08, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourWhen Guillermo Del Toro's HELLBOY franchise sputtered out, it was only a matter of time until Hollywood tried to give Mike Mignola's popular comic series another cinematic try. With a popular horror movie and TV director at the helm, a fan-favorite geek icon actress as the main villain, and a st...
Episode Twenty - The Three Musketeers (2011)
Failure to Franchise - May 25, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourOur two-month "May-la June-vovich" extravaganza continues, with a look at a collaboration between Milla Jovovich and her husband, Paul W.S. Anderson. No, not the RESIDENT EVIL movies. And no, not last year's MONSTER HUNTER, either. Instead, we're tackling Anderson's 2011 THREE MUSKETEERS adaptat...
Episode Nineteen - Ultraviolet (2006)
Failure to Franchise - May 11, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourWhat happens when someone makes a vampire movie, but forgets to bring the vampires? Our two month "May-la June-vovich" extravaganza kicks off with a look at ULTRAVIOLET, Milla's 2006 mash-up of THE MATRIX, UNDERWORLD, RESIDENT EVIL, and every techno song you've ever heard. From poorly-rendered C...
Episode Eighteen - King Arthur: Legend of the Sword (2017)
Failure to Franchise - April 27, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourWith centuries of retold and rewritten tale to choose from when deciding to adapt Arthurian legend for a modern audience, it's easy to see why the task might feel overwhelming. Perhaps the solution is to simply choose the BEST, most interesting elements of the story, and concentrate on those mom...
Episode Seventeen - King Arthur (2004)
Failure to Franchise - April 13, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourArthurian legend. The phrase calls to mind classic tales of romance and magic, of timeless myths of noble heroes passed down through the ages, becoming arguably inextricably infused into both pop culture and our entire understanding of storytelling, in general. But, in 2004, Disney said "forget ...
Failure to Series #2 - Not Another High School Show
Failure to Franchise - March 30, 2021 04:00 - 49 minutesIn the second installment of our spin-off series about failed TV pilots, we're looking at Comedy Central's 2007 attempt to turn the hit 2001 film NOT ANOTHER TEEN MOVIE into a weekly series, with NOT ANOTHER HIGH SCHOOL SHOW. Despite reuniting the original film's creative team, and featuring you...
Episode Sixteen - Mortal Engines (2018)
Failure to Franchise - March 16, 2021 04:00 - 1 hourIn 2001, author Philip Reeve published "Mortal Engines," the first in a series of YA books about a post-apocalyptic world where survivors now live in large, warring, mobile "traction cities." In 2009, acclaimed filmmaker Peter Jackson purchased the rights to the series, intrigued by the story's ...
Episode Fifteen - The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (2013)
Failure to Franchise - March 02, 2021 05:00 - 1 hourF2F's "Mortal March" kicks off with another dive into the waters of YA fantasy cinematic adaptations. This time, we're looking at a tale of half-human/half-angel warriors tasked to protect Earth from vampires, werewolves, and demons, and the "average" teenage girl pulled into their world after l...
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