Tyler and Konnery and joined by AD and Mad Max fanatic Michael Dris to praise the second and definitive installment in the franchise, "Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior"! Together they discuss wasteland nicknames, franchise-defining features, Mad Max merchandising opportunities, behind the scenes info and so much more on this crossbow-firing episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:
Tyler: Stone (1974) (Tubi), The Bikeriders (In Theaters)
Konnery: Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (PS5)
Dris: "Blood, Sweat & Chrome: The Wild and True Story of Mad Max: Fury Road" by Kyle Buchanan (Libby), "The Friedken Connection: A Memoir" by William Friedken (Libby), Columbo (Peacock), L'Argent (Criterion Channel, Max)

Follow Michael Driss on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/mpdris/
Robert Bresson 1983 Cannes Q&A: https://www.youtube.com/watch?si=Gb5aoGfhfv3C8Hhn&v=9Jzujl9dWHo&feature=youtu.be

Ep. 212: Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior (w/ Michael Dris)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by History Man Mason Willis in a desert race to witness the monumental action epic, "Mad Max: Fury Road". Together they dive deep and go full throttle to discuss the perfectly distilled cinematic storytelling, insane stunts, behind the scenes production of this historic film, its mind-boggling visuals, the iconic villainy of Immorten Joe, and so much more on this anything but mediocre episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:
Kon: Delicious in Dungeon (Netflix)
Tyler: The Acolyte (Disney+), "Darth Plagueis" by James Luceno (Libby, Audible)
Mason: Undercover: How to Operate Behind Enemy Lines (YouTube)

Follow Mason Willis on Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/heymason/

Ep. 214: Mad Max: Fury Road (w/ Mason Willis)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by production designer, filmmaker and childhood dirtbike rider Tayler Nicholson to observe the vehicular fury that is "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga"! Together they discuss Dementus' nose, the various jobs of the Wasteland, Taylor-Joy's quietly righteous performance, Tayler's physical pull to the franchise, and so much more in this monster truckin' franchise-finale episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:
Tyler: Madame Web (Netflix), Twisters (IMAX)
Konnery: The Wheel of Time (Prime Video)
Tayler: Oddity (In Theaters)

Check out Tayler Nicholson's projects and immaculate video content at https://www.instagram.com/taylernicholson/ !

And her production design work on Ginger Root's There Was A Time music video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2eUf4rWtxLU

Ep. 215: Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (w/ Tayler Nicholson)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by space miner and cat dad Cutter White as they burst out into a new franchise with, "Alien"! Together they discuss Sigourney Weaver's iconic role, Konnery's love and admiration for the Xenomorph design, gender identity in outer space, the film's well-deserved reputation as one of the best of all time, and so much more in this chestbursting episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:
Kon: The Way Down (Max), Rossi: A Fugitive Faking Death (Peacock)
Tyler: Dune Messiah
Cutter: Inside Out 2 (In Theaters), Cries and Whispers, Autumn Sonata (New Beverly Cinema), The Grateful Dead at The Sphere

Follow Cutter on Letterboxd @: https://letterboxd.com/cutterwhite/

Ep. 216: Alien (w/ Cutter White)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by colonial marines Yue Begay and Jeronimo Moran to explore the 80s actioner sequel, "Aliens"! Together they discuss James Cameron's action-horror direction, Ripley's journey to family and motherhood, Cold War metaphors, incredible creature and production design, lewd xeno-tangents, and so much more on this oorah episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What’s New:
Tyler: Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F (Netflix)
Kon: Batman: The Caped Crusader (Prime Video)
Jeronimo: The Red Balloon (Max), The 400 Blows (Max), One Piece (CrunchyRoll), That Time I Got Reincarnated As A Slime (CrunchyRoll)
Yue: Game of Thrones (Max), House of the Dragon (Max)

Ep. 217: Aliens (w/ Yue Begay and Jeronimo Moran)

Tyler and Konnery fly with Ripley and Co. to penal colony Fury-161 to explore the industrial depths of "Alien³"! Together they discuss the shocking opening, David Fincher's constant battle with the studio, multiple versions of the original script, differences in theatrical and Assembly Cut, and so much more in this Double-Y Chromo episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:
Tyler: Untitled Goose Game (Nintendo Switch), Sing Sing (In Theaters)
Kon: Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (PS5), The West Wing (Netflix)

Ep. 218: Alien 3

Cameron Takeda joins Konnery and Tyler to ref their one-on-one space basketball match as they cover "Alien: Resurrection"! Together they discuss the close of the Ripley saga, a totally stacked character actor cast, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's unique artistic sensibilities, android romance, Xenomorphic mommy issues, and so much more on this space-suctioned episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New: 
Kon: Chimp Crazy (Max)
Tyler: Kitchen Nightmares (Roku Free TV Plus), The Fish That Ate The Whale by Rich Cohen (Libby)
Cameron: The Fable (Hulu)

Ep. 219: Alien: Resurrection (w/ Cameron Takeda)

Tyler and Konnery pair the podcast down to just the two of them to play a space recorder and cover the wall-to-wall Michael Fassbender talent show that is, "Alien: Covenant"! Together they examine how this is half-Promtheus sequel half-schlocker, more dumb dumbs getting murked by aliens (Neomorphs this time), incredible set design, how hard David can rock an ombré, and so much more on this Ozymandius-misquoting episode of The Friendchise Podcast! 

What's New:
Kon: I Saw The TV Glow (Max)
Tyler: XCOM 2 (iPad), Communion (Tubi, Prime Video, Peacock)

Ep. 221: Alien: Covenant

Tyler and Konnery are joined by annual Halloween-time visitor and film critic Brennan Klein to close out the Alien franchise with, "Alien: Romulus"! Together they discuss the franchise middle ground the movie takes, the Gen Z cast, face replacements more terrifying than face huggers, rank the franchise's androids, and so much more on this zero-G acid episode of The Friendchise Podcast! 

What's New!:
Tyler: Trap (In Theaters)
Kon: Gigi (Tubi), Age of Mythology: Retold (Xbox Series X)
Brennan: The Crow (In Theaters)

NOTE: Some minor audio issues. Cleaned it up real nice, but we mourn for the conversations you will never hear.

Ep. 222: Alien: Romulus (w/ Brennan Klein)

It's showtime as Tyler and Konnery are joined by secret producer Lily Denering Young and Halloween double-feature queen Nina McLaughlin to tackle the doubleheader that is "Beetlejuice and Beetlejuice Beetlejuice! Together they discuss Tim Burton's decades-long career and powerful presence in their lives, how absolutely hilarious the cast is together, why the original is a chaotic classic and what makes the new one so fun despite plenty of strange choices, remember to keep it real and so much more on this mall-goth episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:
Lily: The Perfect Couple (Netflix), America’s Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Netflix)
Tyler: Frankenstein (1931) (Peacock)
Konnery: The Way of Kings by Brandon Sanderson (Audible)
Nina: Your Honor (Netflix)

Ep. 223: Beetlejuice / Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (w/ Nina McLaughlin and Lily Denering Young)

A show about movie franchises and friendship. Join Tyler and Konnery as they explore all the best and worst franchises Hollywood and the world at large has to offer with some of their best buddies by their side!

New tracks tagged #friendchisepod