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    <itunes:summary>Welcome to Franchise Fan Guys! We&apos;ll be analyzing film franchises to see why some work and some don&apos;t. What does it take to build a franchise that really connects? New episodes every Tuesday.

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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Aug 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Jul 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Come hang out with the Fan Guys at San Diego&apos;s Ballast Point Brewery in Little Italy Saturday July 22nd at 8pm Pacific!</itunes:summary>
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Come hang out with the Fan Guys at San Diego&apos;s Ballast Point Brewery in Little Italy Saturday July 22nd at 8pm Pacific!</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:title>Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny Reaction Episode</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>We&apos;re back with a reaction to the newest installment in the Indiana Jones franchise! Does this final chapter turn back the dial to a happier time, or does it all come unwound in the end?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>We&apos;re back with a reaction to the newest installment in the Indiana Jones franchise! Does this final chapter turn back the dial to a happier time, or does it all come unwound in the end?</itunes:subtitle>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 May 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:title>X-Men Episode Nine: Nobody Cares Any More</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>The Dark Phoenix Saga. It&apos;s hard to tell the tale of the X-Men without taking a swing at its most iconic story. Does X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX finally nail the formula?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>The Dark Phoenix Saga. It&apos;s hard to tell the tale of the X-Men without taking a swing at its most iconic story. Does X-MEN: DARK PHOENIX finally nail the formula?</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 May 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
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      <itunes:title>X-Men Episode Eight: Tear Down This World</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>X-MEN: APOCALYPSE had a lot to live up to as the follow-up to a high water mark for the franchise in DAYS OF FUTURE PAST. So...what happened?</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 9 May 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
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      <itunes:summary>After both First Class and The Wolverine seemed to find some creative footing, Wolverine teased that Stewart and McKellan would be back as Xavier and Magneto–and they are. But so are McAvoy and Fassbender. 

This film attempts to accomplish a lot of goals–what do you think the big franchise level goals were and did they succeed?</itunes:summary>
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This film attempts to accomplish a lot of goals–what do you think the big franchise level goals were and did they succeed?</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:episode>101</itunes:episode>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 2 May 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:title>X-Men Episode Six: I&apos;ve Been Hiding Too Long</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>Much like First Class before it, THE WOLVERINE was an attempt to right the ship after a wildly disappointing predecessor. How successful was it?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Much like First Class before it, THE WOLVERINE was an attempt to right the ship after a wildly disappointing predecessor. How successful was it?</itunes:subtitle>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:title>X-Men Episode Five: Peace Was Never an Option</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>This week we jump into the franchise&apos;s soft reboot, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. From the relationships to the casting to the worldbuilding, was it successful?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>This week we jump into the franchise&apos;s soft reboot, X-MEN: FIRST CLASS. From the relationships to the casting to the worldbuilding, was it successful?</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Apr 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
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      <itunes:title>X-Men Episode Four: The Fool Who Got Played</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>This week we talk about Wolverine: Origins. While a financial success, it received a lot of critical and fan backlash. Was it deserved, and if so what went wrong?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>This week we talk about Wolverine: Origins. While a financial success, it received a lot of critical and fan backlash. Was it deserved, and if so what went wrong?</itunes:subtitle>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
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      <itunes:title>X-Men Episode Three: The Last Stand...?</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>X-Men 3 lost its director and marked a directional and tonal shift, taking some big risks in the process. How&apos;d all that work out?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>X-Men 3 lost its director and marked a directional and tonal shift, taking some big risks in the process. How&apos;d all that work out?</itunes:subtitle>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Apr 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 21 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Mar 2023 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Mar 2023 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 1 Mar 2023 00:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Feb 2023 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2023 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Nov 2022 05:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Nov 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
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      <itunes:title>Ghostbusters Part Two: What If Dead Franchises HAVE Been Rising From the Grave?</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Ghostbusters II and Ghostbusters 2016 both evoked mixed reactions, for very different reasons. How were they, really?</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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      <itunes:title>Ghostbusters Part One: Bustin&apos; Makes Me Feel Good!</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>Did watching Ghostbusters for the first time feel as good as bustin&apos;? What makes this film so special?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Did watching Ghostbusters for the first time feel as good as bustin&apos;? What makes this film so special?</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 18 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
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      <itunes:summary>We have such sights to show you! We check out Hulu&apos;s new Hellraiser 2022. Does it give you an experience beyond limits, or does it Ceno-bite the big one?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>We have such sights to show you! We check out Hulu&apos;s new Hellraiser 2022. Does it give you an experience beyond limits, or does it Ceno-bite the big one?</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 4 Oct 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>The more recent Predator films have been all over the map, creatively and by critical and fan response. How do they measure up?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>The more recent Predator films have been all over the map, creatively and by critical and fan response. How do they measure up?</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 27 Sep 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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We also take a look at the genre bending that the films engage in, and how well Predator 2 did setting up a long term film franchise.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Sep 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:title>The Matrix Episode Two: There Is No Spoon</itunes:title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 16 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <itunes:summary>You’re the head of Pixar and eyes are on you to redeem Toy Story after a disappointing box office from Lightyear, what do you do?</itunes:summary>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 9 Aug 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2022 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Join our Patreon!  https://www.patreon.com/FranchiseFanGuys</p>
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You can join us LIVE for the second half Thursday February 24th at 9pm Eastern. Tickets available here!

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You can join us LIVE for the second half Thursday February 24th at 9pm Eastern. Tickets available here!

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      <itunes:title>Die Hard Part Four: I&apos;m Your White Knight</itunes:title>
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Also we really hammer Bruce Willis for some reason.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:title>Die Hard Part Three: Welcome to the Party, Pal</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>Hollywood loves to imitate a hit. It&apos;s plain to see how Die Hard changed the way we look at action movies. It was different. But what lessons did Hollywood learn, and were they the right ones? </itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:title>Lord of the Rings Part Five: The Road Goes Ever On</itunes:title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
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      <itunes:title>INDIANA JONES Part Three: I Was the Next Man!</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM was the second film in the series. Belloch was a great foil for Indy in the first one, how does Mola Ram compare and contrast? How about the villains in CRUSADE and KINGDOM?

TEMPLE OF DOOM is at least partially responsible for the creation of the PG-13 rating from the MPAA. Did it go too dark? Did it hit it just right?

TEMPLE OF DOOM was a massive box office success, but did it help the franchise or hurt it?

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE seems almost safe compared to Temple of Doom. A return to the more fun. For many people, this is their favorite (granted, most prefer Raiders), but what does it offer that’s MORE than just a return? 
After CRUSADE, it was 19 years before KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL arrived in theaters. A box office success by any measure, but not the most well received by audiences. A 53 rating by audiences after a franchise low of 81.. Why the audience hatred for this one? Karen Allen was back? A new adventure with Indy. A cool new archaeological find. What went wrong here?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>INDIANA JONES AND THE TEMPLE OF DOOM was the second film in the series. Belloch was a great foil for Indy in the first one, how does Mola Ram compare and contrast? How about the villains in CRUSADE and KINGDOM?

TEMPLE OF DOOM is at least partially responsible for the creation of the PG-13 rating from the MPAA. Did it go too dark? Did it hit it just right?

TEMPLE OF DOOM was a massive box office success, but did it help the franchise or hurt it?

INDIANA JONES AND THE LAST CRUSADE seems almost safe compared to Temple of Doom. A return to the more fun. For many people, this is their favorite (granted, most prefer Raiders), but what does it offer that’s MORE than just a return? 
After CRUSADE, it was 19 years before KINGDOM OF THE CRYSTAL SKULL arrived in theaters. A box office success by any measure, but not the most well received by audiences. A 53 rating by audiences after a franchise low of 81.. Why the audience hatred for this one? Karen Allen was back? A new adventure with Indy. A cool new archaeological find. What went wrong here?</itunes:subtitle>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 7 Sep 2021 03:59:16 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <itunes:title>INDIANA JONES Part Two: Not the Years, the Mileage</itunes:title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 31 Aug 2021 14:42:54 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p><p>Matthew Capodicasa: @whoismattanyway (insta)</p>
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      <itunes:title>INDIANA JONES Part One: It Belongs in a Museum</itunes:title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 24 Aug 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
      <link>https://franchise-fan-guys.simplecast.com/episodes/hellraiser-part-four-legendary-even-in-hell-nvR3wRZw</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <itunes:title>Hellraiser Part Four: Legendary, Even in Hell</itunes:title>
      <itunes:author>Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>00:42:27</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>We do our thing; given where the franchise eventually descended — how would we rehabilitate it from here, and help it bounce back? 

Can it reclaim its status as one of the top five horror franchises of a banner decade for horror films? Can Pinhead compete again with Freddy and Jason?
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      <itunes:subtitle>We do our thing; given where the franchise eventually descended — how would we rehabilitate it from here, and help it bounce back? 

Can it reclaim its status as one of the top five horror franchises of a banner decade for horror films? Can Pinhead compete again with Freddy and Jason?
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      <pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <itunes:title>Hellraiser Part Three: A Waste of Good Suffering</itunes:title>
      <itunes:author>Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>00:29:56</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>It’s easy to see that the franchise started off on a promising first installment, and then took missteps from there. What works and what doesn’t from a franchise perspective?

Does analyzing Hellraiser this way lead us to a better understanding of the franchise as a whole? After the discussion, what defines Hellraiser for us?
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      <itunes:subtitle>It’s easy to see that the franchise started off on a promising first installment, and then took missteps from there. What works and what doesn’t from a franchise perspective?

Does analyzing Hellraiser this way lead us to a better understanding of the franchise as a whole? After the discussion, what defines Hellraiser for us?
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      <itunes:title>Hellraiser Part 2: We Have Such Sights to Show You</itunes:title>
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      <itunes:summary>There are two fairly distinct elements that seem to draw the hard core fandom into Hellraiser, beyond the typical genre tropes of gore and fantasy. We spend an episode drilling down on those two things:

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      <itunes:subtitle>There are two fairly distinct elements that seem to draw the hard core fandom into Hellraiser, beyond the typical genre tropes of gore and fantasy. We spend an episode drilling down on those two things:

1. 	Pinhead – the character – compelling or not?

2. 	The puzzle box and the specific Hellraiser lore – compelling or not?</itunes:subtitle>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 3 Aug 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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Is there a single standout good or bad entry? What accounts for each?</itunes:subtitle>
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      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Join us for a video conversation about all things Mission: Impossible on Tuesday August 10th at 9pm Eastern! Come chat with Tom, Andy, and Skid as we answer all your questions live. Hosted by Bright. Purchase tickets here:</p><p>https://t.co/6ntGWCX7Iw?amp=1</p><p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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2.     What director and/or writer would we WANT to see direct an installment of the series and why?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>We usually discuss what we would recommend for a series to do next. In the case of Mission: Impossible, this subject is a bit moot. There are currently two more Missions being filmed under the guiding light of Christopher McQuarrie as both writer and director again and Tom Cruise producing. It seems to be in good hands. So let’s switch this one up to be a little different – at one point, Cruise was thinking of handing the series off to another character and retiring Ethan, so let’s take that scenario – Cruise is looking to leave Hunt behind (maybe up for a cameo, but not necessary for our purposes) AND McQuarrie is also retiring from the series, so…

1.     How do you phase out Ethan but continue the series?

2.     What director and/or writer would we WANT to see direct an installment of the series and why?</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:episode>13</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Mission Impossible Part Four: I&apos;ve Put A Team Together For You</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2021 04:23:17 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
      <link>https://franchise-fan-guys.simplecast.com/episodes/mission-impossible-part-four-ive-put-a-team-together-for-you-lCWeGIp5</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <itunes:title>Mission Impossible Part Four: I&apos;ve Put A Team Together For You</itunes:title>
      <itunes:author>Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>00:26:33</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>In this episode we focus on the characters that populate the franchise. 

When, if ever, did we start to enjoy them? Was there a point for us where Luther, Ethan, or any of the others struck us as the people we want to see again? Which characters are they and when did they click for us?

How important are any of these characters to the franchise itself, now or going forward?
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      <itunes:subtitle>In this episode we focus on the characters that populate the franchise. 

When, if ever, did we start to enjoy them? Was there a point for us where Luther, Ethan, or any of the others struck us as the people we want to see again? Which characters are they and when did they click for us?

How important are any of these characters to the franchise itself, now or going forward?
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      <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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      <itunes:episode>12</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Mission Impossible Part Three: It&apos;s Complicated</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 13 Jul 2021 21:07:09 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
      <link>https://franchise-fan-guys.simplecast.com/episodes/mission-impossible-part-three-its-complicated-cJbI6Jag</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <itunes:title>Mission Impossible Part Three: It&apos;s Complicated</itunes:title>
      <itunes:author>Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>00:31:53</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>The MI films have been criticized for having overly complicated plots. Let’s discuss the plots of each of the films—do they work and make sense? Can you follow them?

And most importantly, how important is the Plot of the films to the franchise itself?
</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>The MI films have been criticized for having overly complicated plots. Let’s discuss the plots of each of the films—do they work and make sense? Can you follow them?

And most importantly, how important is the Plot of the films to the franchise itself?
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      <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:episode>11</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Mission Impossible Part Two: I Understand That You&apos;re Upset</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 6 Jul 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
      <link>https://franchise-fan-guys.simplecast.com/episodes/mission-impossible-part-two-i-understand-that-youre-upset-NitAb7Sn</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <itunes:title>Mission Impossible Part Two: I Understand That You&apos;re Upset</itunes:title>
      <itunes:author>Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>00:26:41</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>MI is based on a television series that pre-dates it. It also has had a rotating cast of directors and writers from the get-go.

Did the fact that it was based on a TV series help it or hurt it? Does the film version do a good job of “honoring” the fans of the TV show?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>MI is based on a television series that pre-dates it. It also has had a rotating cast of directors and writers from the get-go.

Did the fact that it was based on a TV series help it or hurt it? Does the film version do a good job of “honoring” the fans of the TV show?</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:episode>10</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Mission Impossible Part One: Should You Choose to Accept It</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 29 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
      <link>https://franchise-fan-guys.simplecast.com/episodes/mission-impossible-part-one-should-you-choose-to-accept-it-KTiKDj4i</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <itunes:title>Mission Impossible Part One: Should You Choose to Accept It</itunes:title>
      <itunes:author>Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>00:31:06</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>Mission: Impossible is often held up as a franchise that generally improves as it goes along. Is this true, and if so why?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Mission: Impossible is often held up as a franchise that generally improves as it goes along. Is this true, and if so why?</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:keywords>film review, tom cruise, film analysis, tom cruise jr., mission impossible</itunes:keywords>
      <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:episode>9</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Jurassic Park Part Four: Getting off the Island</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
      <link>https://franchise-fan-guys.simplecast.com/episodes/jurassic-park-part-four-getting-off-the-island-_VEt_jlB</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <itunes:title>Jurassic Park Part Four: Getting off the Island</itunes:title>
      <itunes:author>Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>00:44:57</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>We revisit our thought experiment where we put ourselves in the shoes of an industry exec. How would we bring the franchise back to life, re-energize it for new audiences and old?

Would we look for story? Director or writers? Do we look for ways to build anticipation up before it comes back as a film? Or take a new tack and move to television?
</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>We revisit our thought experiment where we put ourselves in the shoes of an industry exec. How would we bring the franchise back to life, re-energize it for new audiences and old?

Would we look for story? Director or writers? Do we look for ways to build anticipation up before it comes back as a film? Or take a new tack and move to television?
</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:episode>8</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Jurassic Park Part Three: There Was Another Island...</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 15 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
      <link>https://franchise-fan-guys.simplecast.com/episodes/jurassic-park-part-three-there-was-another-island-u02iZsWs</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <itunes:title>Jurassic Park Part Three: There Was Another Island...</itunes:title>
      <itunes:author>Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>00:49:41</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>Jurassic World is what is referred to as a “soft reboot” of the franchise. Not wiping away what came before, but largely using the idea of it as a launchpad for something a bit different. Do familiar elements make this feel more like Jurassic Park, or do the different cast and new factors like the dinosaur-hybrid push it away? 
</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Jurassic World is what is referred to as a “soft reboot” of the franchise. Not wiping away what came before, but largely using the idea of it as a launchpad for something a bit different. Do familiar elements make this feel more like Jurassic Park, or do the different cast and new factors like the dinosaur-hybrid push it away? 
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      <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
      <itunes:episodeType>full</itunes:episodeType>
      <itunes:episode>7</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Jurassic Park Part Two: The Lost Franchise</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 8 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
      <link>https://franchise-fan-guys.simplecast.com/episodes/jurassic-park-part-two-the-lost-franchise-Wyr5DaZW</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <itunes:title>Jurassic Park Part Two: The Lost Franchise</itunes:title>
      <itunes:author>Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>01:03:16</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>Jurassic Park made a splash for a few reasons in the summer of 1993. The realism of the dinosaurs captured audiences, but why? Was it just the advancements in special effects (which we discussed in regards to Terminator 2, released just two years earlier) or was it more than that that made this dinosaurs seem so real? Do we care about the human characters as much?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>Jurassic Park made a splash for a few reasons in the summer of 1993. The realism of the dinosaurs captured audiences, but why? Was it just the advancements in special effects (which we discussed in regards to Terminator 2, released just two years earlier) or was it more than that that made this dinosaurs seem so real? Do we care about the human characters as much?</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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      <itunes:episode>6</itunes:episode>
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      <title>Jurassic Park Part One: Just Because We Can Make a Sequel, Doesn’t Mean We Should Make a Sequel</title>
      <description><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 1 Jun 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
      <link>https://franchise-fan-guys.simplecast.com/episodes/jurassic-park-part-one-just-because-we-can-make-a-sequel-doesnt-mean-we-should-make-a-sequel-Vidc2iw0</link>
      <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Follow us on social media!</p><p>Twitter: @GuysFranchise</p><p>Insta: @franchisefanguys</p><p>Andy Schmidt: @39aAndy (twitter)</p><p>Tom Breyfogle: @Tom_Breyfogle (twitter), tom.breyfogle.comics (insta)</p><p>Skid Maher: @murdertron3000 (twitter)</p>
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      <itunes:title>Jurassic Park Part One: Just Because We Can Make a Sequel, Doesn’t Mean We Should Make a Sequel</itunes:title>
      <itunes:author>Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher</itunes:author>
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      <itunes:summary>The original Jurassic park broke box office records and set a new standard for technical achievement. How did we react on a gut level? Did we love it? Hate it? Did we realize we had just seen something that would cement a place in pop culture history?</itunes:summary>
      <itunes:subtitle>The original Jurassic park broke box office records and set a new standard for technical achievement. How did we react on a gut level? Did we love it? Hate it? Did we realize we had just seen something that would cement a place in pop culture history?</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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      <title>Terminator Part Four: I&apos;ll Be Back (Maybe?)</title>
      <description><![CDATA[We engage in a thought experiment of how one goes about rebuilding a franchise.

You're the studio exec - what do you do? If you are looking to bring this cultural touchstone back to life, how do you re-energize the franchise from this point forward?

Do you look for story? Director or writers? Do you look for ways to build the franchise and anticipation up for it before it comes back as a film? Do you move to TV like it has before?

And… GO!

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      <pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 04:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
      <author>franchisefanguys@gmail.com (Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher)</author>
      <link>https://franchise-fan-guys.simplecast.com/episodes/terminator-part-four-ill-be-back-maybe-2UuQ0yTH</link>
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      <itunes:title>Terminator Part Four: I&apos;ll Be Back (Maybe?)</itunes:title>
      <itunes:author>Andy Schmidt, Tom Breyfogle, Skid Maher</itunes:author>
      <itunes:duration>00:45:28</itunes:duration>
      <itunes:summary>We engage in a thought experiment of how one goes about rebuilding a franchise.

You&apos;re the studio exec - what do you do? If you are looking to bring this cultural touchstone back to life, how do you re-energize the franchise from this point forward?

Do you look for story? Director or writers? Do you look for ways to build the franchise and anticipation up for it before it comes back as a film? Do you move to TV like it has before?

And… GO!
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      <itunes:subtitle>We engage in a thought experiment of how one goes about rebuilding a franchise.

You&apos;re the studio exec - what do you do? If you are looking to bring this cultural touchstone back to life, how do you re-energize the franchise from this point forward?

Do you look for story? Director or writers? Do you look for ways to build the franchise and anticipation up for it before it comes back as a film? Do you move to TV like it has before?

And… GO!
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      <itunes:explicit>yes</itunes:explicit>
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      <itunes:episode>4</itunes:episode>
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How important is continuity to a franchise like Terminator? And is it handled well?</itunes:summary>
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