531: Should You Buy Into The Franchise?

Three British talents from the worlds of TV comedy (Jon Brown, Armando Iannucci) and film (Sam Mendes) have come together for The Franchise, a look behind the scenes at the making of a fictional superhero movie. Does it shoot up, up, and away into the stratosphere? Devindra Hardawar returns to discuss. Around The Dial takes us to 9-1-1: Lone Star, 9-1-1 (talk about running the gamut), and the second season of Interview With The Vampire. The otherwise absent Sarah makes her pitch for inducting the Frasier episode "The Ski Lodge" into The Canon. Then, after naming the week's Winner and Loser, we close with a Non-Regulation Game Time that might not be entirely super, but is at least somewhat duper. Hide out in your trailer and listen!

GUESTS

👤 Devindra Hardawar

TOPICS

Lead Topic: 🦸🏽‍♀️ The Franchise

Around The Dial: 🧑‍🚒 9-1-1

Around The Dial: 🐮 9-1-1: Lone Star

Around The Dial: 🧛🏻‍♂️ Interview With The Vampire

The Canon: 🎿 Frasier S05.E14: The Ski Lodge

Winner & Loser: 👍 Rugrats

Winner & Loser: 👎 Peacemaker

Game Time: 🦹🏼‍♀️

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NOTES

🗒 Full episode notes can be found on this episode's page on our site

🦋 Devindra Hardawar on Bluesky

💪 Tara's review of The Franchise at Cracked

😦 Tara's Scare Tactics review at Cracked

⚰️ EEHG 297, about Interview With The Vampire S02

🎞️ The Filmcast's episode on Megalopolis

📷 Photo: Colin Hutton / HBO