Fanchise Fatigue

FF: 084: The Son of Kong

Brandon and Zach return to Skull Island to discuss The Son of Kong! They talk the tonal shift of the sequel, continuity with the first King Kong, and the out-of-nowhere ending!SCREAM QUEEN COUNT2FRANCHISE SCREAM QUEEN COUNT69RATINGSBrandon: 4/5Zach: 4/5IS THIS FRANCHISE FATIGUED?Brandon: YESZach: YESUnited Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim CooperBill SmithSimon De LucaChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiMahendran RadhakrishnanJim McMahonCasey PettittVictor GamboaVera BibleJustin OserTom ElliotGreg MolumbyKevin ScharfAlexander GatesFit RogersJim StoffelVanessa VaughanTom Van ScotterChris TribuzioThad HaitAnn MarieJoe MignoneJosh BrewingtonYou can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth

FF: 083: King Kong (1933)

Brandon and Zach travel to Skull Island to discuss King Kong! They talk how well the 1933 original film holds up after almost 90 years, the ground breaking special effects, dinosaurs, and why this is Zach's favorite movie of all time!SCREAM QUEEN COUNT67RATINGSBrandon: 5/5Zach: 5/5IS THIS FRANCHISE FATIGUED?Brandon: NOZach: NOUnited Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim CooperBill SmithSimon De LucaChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiMahendran RadhakrishnanJim McMahonCasey PettittVictor GamboaVera BibleJustin OserTom ElliotGreg MolumbyKevin ScharfAlexander GatesFit RogersJim StoffelVanessa VaughanTom Van ScotterChris TribuzioThad HaitAnn MarieJoe MignoneJosh BrewingtonYou can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth

FF: 082: Robocop Recap

Brandon and Zach recap their coverage of the Robocop series. They rank the films, review their ratings, discuss their favorite villains and supporting characters, and talk about what direction they would like to see the franchise to take in the future.United Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim CooperBill SmithSimon De LucaChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiMahendran RadhakrishnanJim McMahonCasey PettittVictor GamboaVera BibleJustin OserTom ElliotGreg MolumbyKevin ScharfAlexander GatesFit RogersJim StoffelVanessa VaughanTom Van ScotterChris TribuzioThad HaitAnn MarieJoe MignoneJosh BrewingtonYou can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth

FF: 081: Robocop (2014)

Brandon and Zach return to a brand new Delta City to discuss the 2014 remake of Robocop! They talk comparisons to the 1987 original, the remake's confusing lack of a clear message, interesting questions of humanity that are raised but then barely explored, and more! Dead or alive...you're listening to this podcast!ROBOCOP GUN TWIRLS0TOTAL FRANCHISE ROBOCOP GUN TWIRLS5RATINGSBrandon: 2/5Zach: 2/5IS THIS FRANCHISE FATIGUED?Brandon: YESZach: YESUnited Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim CooperBill SmithSimon De LucaChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiMahendran RadhakrishnanJim McMahonCasey PettittVictor GamboaVera BibleJustin OserTom ElliotGreg MolumbyKevin ScharfAlexander GatesFit RogersJim StoffelVanessa VaughanTom Van ScotterChris TribuzioThad HaitAnn MarieJoe MignoneJosh BrewingtonYou can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth

FF: 080: Robocop 3

Brandon and Zach return to Delta-Not-Atlanta-City to discuss Robocop 3! They talk recasting, the shift in tone necessitated by a PG-13 rating, OCP's acquisition by foreign interests, and more! Dead or alive...you're listening to this podcast!ROBOCOP GUN TWIRLS2TOTAL FRANCHISE ROBOCOP GUN TWIRLS5RATINGSBrandon: 3/5Zach: 2.5/5IS THIS FRANCHISE FATIGUED?Brandon: NOZach: YESUnited Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim CooperBill SmithSimon De LucaChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiMahendran RadhakrishnanJim McMahonVera BibleJustin OserVictor GamboaCasey PettittChristopher LutzTom ElliotGreg MolumbyKevin ScharfAlexander GatesFit RogersTom Van ScotterVanessa VaughanJim StoffelChris TribuzioThad HaitAnn MarieJoe MignoneYou can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth

FF: 079: Robocop 2

Brandon and Zach return to Delta-Not-Houston-City to discuss Robocop 2! They talk whether or not this film retcons the original, the satirical commercials, the villains (including the titular Robocop 2) and more! Dead or alive...you're listening to this podcast!ROBOCOP GUN TWIRLS2TOTAL FRANCHISE ROBOCOP GUN TWIRLS5RATINGSBrandon: 5/5Zach: 3.5/5IS THIS FRANCHISE FATIGUED?Brandon: NOZach: NOUnited Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim CooperBill SmithSimon De LucaChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiMahendran RadhakrishnanJim McMahonVera BibleJustin OserVictor GamboaCasey PettittChristopher LutzTom ElliotGreg MolumbyKevin ScharfAlexander GatesFit RogersTom Van ScotterVanessa VaughanJim StoffelChris TribuzioThad HaitAnn MarieJoe MignoneYou can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth

FF: 078: Robocop (1987)

Brandon and Zach take a trip to Delta-Not-Dallas-City to discuss 1987's Robocop! They talk the film's satirical bent, Murphy's platonic relationship with Lewis, the variety of villains, and more! Dead or alive...you're listening to this podcast!ROBOCOP GUN TWIRLS3RATINGSBrandon: 5/5Zach: 5/5IS THIS FRANCHISE FATIGUED?Brandon: NOZach: NOUnited Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim CooperBill SmithSimon De LucaChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiMahendran RadhakrishnanJim McMahonVera BibleJustin OserVictor GamboaCasey PettittChristopher LutzTom ElliotGreg MolumbyKevin ScharfAlexander GatesFit RogersTom Van ScotterVanessa VaughanJim StoffelChris TribuzioThad HaitAnn MarieJoe MignoneYou can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth

FF: 077: Ocean’s Recap

Brandon and Zach recap their coverage of Ocean's series. They rank the films, review their ratings, discuss their favorite characters, their favorite heist, and talk about what direction they would like he franchise to take in the future.

FF: 076: Ocean’s Eight

Brandon and Zach and are joined by special guest Aubrey to discuss the spinoff film in the Ocean's series, Ocean's Eight, that focuses on Danny Ocean's sister Debbie. They talk cameos, boyfriends jewelry heists and more!OCEAN'S 8 ASSEMBLE COUNT3FRANCHISE OCEAN'S ASSEMBLE COUNT11RATINGSBrandon: 4/5Zach: 3/5Aubrey: 8/5IS THIS FRANCHISE FATIGUED?Brandon: NOZach: NOAubrey: NOUnited Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim CooperBill SmithSimon De LucaChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiMahendran RadhakrishnanJim McMahonVera BibleJustin OserVictor GamboaCasey PettittChristopher LutzTom ElliotGreg MolumbyKevin ScharfAlexander GatesFit RogersTom Van ScotterVanessa VaughanJim StoffelChris TribuzioThad HaitAnn MarieJoe MignoneYou can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth

FF: 075: Ocean’s Thirteen

Brandon and Zach discuss the third entry in Steven Soderbergh's Ocean's trilogy, Ocean's Thirteen. They talk Al Pacino, the revenge plot, the departure of Julia Roberts and Catherine Zeta-Jones, unions, and more!OCEAN'S 11 ASSEMBLE COUNT2FRANCHISE OCEAN'S 11 ASSEMBLE COUNT8RATINGSBrandon: 4/5Zach: 4.5/5IS THIS FRANCHISE FATIGUED?Brandon: YESZach: NOUnited Federation of Podcasts is brought to you by listeners like you. Special thanks to these patrons on Patreon whose generous contributions help produce the podcast! Tim CooperBill SmithSimon De LucaChrissie De Clerck-SzilagyiMahendran RadhakrishnanJim McMahonVera BibleJustin OserVictor GamboaCasey PettittChristopher LutzTom ElliotGreg MolumbyKevin ScharfAlexander GatesFit RogersTom Van ScotterVanessa VaughanJim StoffelChris TribuzioThad HaitAnn MarieJoe MignoneYou can become a patron here: https://www.patreon.com/ufpearth