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Kiss Your Franchise Goodbye

A movie podcast about film franchises, their ups and downs, franchises that worked, franchises that failed, franchises that never were.

tv & film film history

All Episodes

01:32:22

Raya and the Last Dragon

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2022/09/02

It's a princess movie about. . . COVID? The world is broken but we're here to talk about all the ways Disney tried to do something new and different and groundbreaking here, but also a discussion about how it's a step backwards when we use a fake place like Kumandra instead of real places like Coco and Encanto do. We still really love this movie though. Content/trigger-warnings: we discuss COVID, death, family problems and injuries, and sexual assault and rape in this episode. And stop pitting women

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02:13:58

Frozen 2

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2022/08/21

It's Disney's first theatrical animated sequel, and what a doozy! The billion and a half dollar behemoth with an anti-colonialist subtext? We have guesr Richard Templeman joining us who had never seen Frozen 2 before! Check out his podcasts: Turning Trekkie! Watch Your TV Show The Broadway Baby and The Musical Maniac The 2nd Golden Age of Radio Read more about the Sami people. Listen to Melissa on Yours, Mine and Theirs! She's going back for the next episode, and next month Brooke is on there too

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03:23:12

Coco

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2022/08/16

Okay, so this our longest episode ever at over 3 hours, and EVERYBODY CRIES. Sorry, not sorry. Special bonus appearance by James Estrada at about the 1:30 mark. Special bonus Mexican box office discussion around 2:15. THIS EPISODE FEATURES A LOT OF CRYING. Andy doesn’t remember to introduce the podcast. Trawling for sponsors: Magic Spoon, Mucinex, Tacos, or sex toys. CRYING PART 1: Brooke’s niece Coco who passed away, her family history and her grandmother from Spain. Grief. The importance of when

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02:09:57

Everything Everywhere All At Once

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2022/08/03

It's Andy's birthday so we're watching his favorite movie of 2022. Special guest James Estrada from Geek Parenting Podcast joins us, and you can check out his Twitch streams here. Why this movie works. Nietzsche. Buddhism. Let's go to the rock universe. Generational trauma. Absurdism. Butt plugs. Hot dog fingers. Randy Neuman as Racacoonie. Next week we're back at Disney with Coco! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kissyourfranchisegoodbye/message

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01:50:29

Moana

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2022/07/28

It's Moana! and we have lots of opinions. First time watcher for Melissa. Memories of seeing this in the theaters. Stupid coconuts. Stop sending people on these 2 week vacations to places! How does one get on a Disney cultural advisory panel? Tamatoa, Maui, and big dick energy. Lin Manuel wrote a Bowie song for Jermaine! Alan Tudyk went to Julliard and now he makes chicken noises. See here! Ok, fine, Coco is now a princess movie too. Next week, we do a birthday movie for Andy- listen to see what it

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02:22:26

Frozen

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2022/07/19

Disney goes "woke" with the whitest people you know? Or just a story about sisters. The long history of Frozen starting in the 1940s, and including what happens when you put different people in charge of writing and directing, in this case writer/co-director Jennifer Lee. The sister summit. Adele Dazeem. Is Elsa gay? We're 100% on board with killing the parents. Do reindeer antlers female? Go vote in the Facebook poll-- Andy eliminated 5 movies from his birthday movie runoff, so go vote harder if

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01:37:49

Labyrinth

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2022/07/13

We're all still sick with COVID (get back to us on that sponsorship, Mucinex) but let's talk about Jim Henson's/David Bowie's Labyrinth! Why Kitt bought this on VHS with their own money. Gaslighting: the movie and the Elaine May connection. What if Michael Jackson had been in this? GIVE US ADAM DRIVER MUPPET PRIDE AND PREJUDICE YOU COWARDS. Patriarchy is everywhere. from gas stations in Oregon to the Supreme Court. Next week, back to Princesses! It's Frozen time! Go listen to Brooke talk about

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01:23:05

Brave

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2022/07/05

Aka the episode where everyone is sick. Somehow JB spread COVID via the podcast and we're all recovering. But let's talk about Brave! And Brenda Chapman. And John Lasseter. And Haggis. And rules for dealing with the Fey! And bear puns! Next week we have a special birthday treat -- Kitt has chosen Labyrinth, which will be lots of fun! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kissyourfranchisegoodbye/message

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02:14:55

Tangled

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2022/06/27

It's the story of... Flynn Rider? How is this not Rapunzel's story!?!? We break down why Brooke hates this so much, along with long discussions about emotional abuse and gaslighting. The Philadelphia Story! JB shows up at the end and we go on a tangent about Duets, the Huey Lewis/Gwyneth Paltrow movie. Also crazy merch from this movie, like a trading card game? Please note that this episode was recorded prior to the Supreme Court decision coming down in Dobbs v Jackson Womens Health Care and so

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01:49:03

Enchanted

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2022/06/14

We've been dreaming of a true love's kiss and this movie that tries to have it both ways with princess tropes. It is, however, enchanting, as is Adele Dazeem, who inexplicably doesn't sing in this movie at all (Kitt has some studio notes about that). The movie is still incredibly white and straight, even for 2007. Nominations for Patrick Dempsey's nickname: McBoring? McDiva? Next week we cross into 3D cgi animation for the first time with Tangled! Get your frying pan ready for Brooke's hot takes on

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02:18:11

The Princess and the Frog

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2022/06/10

It's The Princess and the Frog and we welcome Sandee Moore back from her previous appearance and Kitt is now back as a regular princess contributor. Musker and Clements are at it again, and Lotsa Huggin Bear Jon Lasseter is making it even worse. The cult of Oprah? Depictions of vodou in mainstream media. Neil Gaiman. RANDY NEWMAN. Zydeco. Andy does the LONGEST studio note ever with a complete rewrite. We're very sorry. Go to Sandee's Instagram, follow her, like her posts, and send her money to buy

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01:37:10

Demolition Man

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2022/06/02

We're back and ready to explain the three seashells with this movie that will totally be your boggle. Enhance your calm as we talk about how this movie went through development hell, had 5 different writers, and almost starred Jackie Chan and Lori Petty. . . Also, Brooke and JB have tips for how to get into the Utah Swingers scene. Can we turn this movie into Intersectional Demolition Woman? Next week we're back with Disney Princesses and we're talking about The Princess and the Frog. --- Send in

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01:47:16

Louise by the Shore

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2022/05/25

It's a birthday choice for Brooke, who chose the animated French 2016 film Louise by the Shore, a surrealist contemplation on aging, memory and isolation. While Brooke thinks being left alone in a seaside resort village with just a dog is her idea of heaven, it is Andy's personal hell. Tom the paratrooper, tho. Pepper the dog is the bestest boi. Birds putting people on trial and boiling your noodle. Is this movie feminist? We say some offensive things about the French. A wild JB appears through the

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02:14:49

Lilo and Stitch

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2022/05/16

On this episode, Ohana means podcast, and that means Andy forgot to include his actual ohana in the recording, so stick around for special time with his sibling Kitt at the end. (Kitt is also going to start joining us as a semi-regular contributor for the rest of the Disney princesses). But we love this movie! Even though some of us had never seen it before. Found family. Is Lilo on the spectrum? The problems of the foster care system. Kids in the Hall. How 9/11 changed the movie. Changing the dryer

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02:37:32

Robin Hood

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2022/05/09

Ooo-da-lally! Disney's take on the Robin Hood story is the best filmed version of Robin Hood. Welcome to professor of ethics and philosophy Ammon Allred to help us answer the existential question Little John asks at the beginning: are we the good guys or the bad guys? Lots of talk about the songs. We have a side conversation with Ruth who is back after her appearance on the Pocahontas episode. The Carry Girl on Ellen. The Masked Singer version of "I Will Always Love You." Next week is Lilo and

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01:47:30

Mulan

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2022/05/02

We're back to give a queer take on Mulan and make Ted Cruz, Ron DeSantis and Ben Shapiro cry. Donny Osmond. Who is Jeffrey Katzenberg? The voice cast of this movie. The cricket! Eddie Murphy? More ballsacks? Orientalism still alive in the animation.Boycotts against the movie by the Chinese Communist Party and the American Religious Right. Same as it ever was. Next week we're doing Robin Hood! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/kissyourfranchisegoodbye/message

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01:43:29

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

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2022/04/25

We're back and we're mad about this movie. HELLFIRE! Or are we mad? Maybe just bored. A brief word about the history of the Romani people. We do not use the g-word when referring to them, but we do quote directly from news outlets and the script itself who do. A brief discussion of Andy's history of seeing this movie and making out with people. "The most R-rated G movie you will ever see" -- go read the NYTimes article. Brooke's angry rant. "A Guy Like You" has big incel energy. Sexualization of

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02:00:59

Pocahontas

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2022/04/11

We welcome Ruth Young, who has been to every county in Utah, as we tackle Disney's attempt at a biopic that in no way reflects the actual life of the people they were trying to portray. We say goodbye to Jeffrey Katzenberg, co-founder of Quibi. Ok, fine, we're doing Robin Hood. Kokoum, so hot right now. The actual history of Makaota, who was called Pocahontas: https://indiancountrytoday.com/archive/true-story-pocahontas-historical-myths-versus-sad-reality and a video version of this

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02:26:38

Aladdin

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2022/03/22

Andy really likes this movie but is going to complain about it for 2 1/2 hours. Robin Williams. Jeffrey Katzenberg (co-founder of Quibi) and the ruining of this movie. Howard Ashman's death. The problems with Tim Rice and A Whole New World. Jasmine is doing a 1992 Feminism! (according to Men) The Nipple Report with Brooke Heym. BARFI! Aladdin 92 vs Aladdin 2019 box office adjusted for inflation report:

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02:19:56

Beauty and the Beast

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2022/03/14

Kelly Adams rejoins us as we start talking about, what else, that library, tho. Kelly loves this movie. Andy loves this movie. Brooke keeps hearing Melissa's voice in her head, or her head in her... something, we don't know. But if there's a library in it for us, then we'll do pretty much anything. Belle is both amazing and problematic. Who is the antagonist of this movie? A long tangent about Star Trek and Quantum Leap. Brooke wants to talk about Esmerelda, so we're doing Hunchback... in 3

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