Tyler and Konnery kick off 2024 by getting sucked into the Duel Dimension to cover "Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie - Pyramid of Light"! Together they discuss Kid'sWB nostalgia, the heart of the cards, and then play the game themselves in this Egyptian God Card episode of The Friendchise Podcast! 

What's New:
Kon:
Hell’s Kitchen (Hulu, Tubi)
The Banshees of Inisherin (Hulu, Max)

Tyler: 
The Golden Bachelor (Hulu)
Frasier (2023) (Paramount Plus)

Movie review begins at 18:10
Duel begins at 48:34

Ep. 191: Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie - Pyramid of Light

Tyler and Konnery continue their nostalgia trip with competitive spirits by covering "Pokémon: The First Movie"! Together they discuss the bleakness of Mewtwo's story, how this movie made them feel as children and their experiences at that time (25 years ago!!), and then finish the episode with a friendly Pokébattle against each other. All this and so much more on this stone-cold tearjerker of an episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What’s New:
Tyler: Pokémon Violet (Switch)
Kon: Pokémon Scarlet (Switch)
Both: Pokémon Concierge (Netflix)

Movie review begins at: 17:40
Poké battle at: 1:03:37
Battle music - "Battle!" by Visager

Ep. 192: Pokémon: The First Movie

Tyler and Konnery are joined by their own personal brain in a jar Jacob Padilla to discuss the messy robosequel, "RoboCop 2"! Together they describe fantastic moments, stupid ideas, rewritten drafts, and argue over whether the movie is any good when put up to the original. So get on your robocycle, shoot up some nuke and enjoy this irridescent new episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What’s New:
Jacob: Catch The Fair One (Hulu), Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (Xbox Series X)
Kon: Alan Wake 2 (PS5), Hell’s Kitchen (Freevee)
Tyler: Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (In Theaters) 

Follow Jacob:
https://www.instagram.com/wide_eyed_wanderer_63/
Check out his writing podcast The Pencil in the Stone
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pencil-in-the-stone/id1702339742

Ep. 194: RoboCop 2 (w/ Jacob Padilla)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by returning action lad Tuireann O'Neill to cover the simply titled "The Equalizer 2"! Together they discuss Denzel's skills as a Lyft driver, Pedro Pascal's villain role right before he became America's Dad, the various side missions 
Robert McCall goes on to better his community, and so much more on this mural-painting episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:
Tyler: Batman: Return to Arkham - Arkham Asylum (PS5), The Mosquito Coast (1986) (Kanopy)
Kon: The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Max)
Tuireann: All the Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy

Ep. 198: The Equalizer 2 (w/ Tuireann O'Neill)

Konnery and Tyler celebrate 200 episodes together by looking back on joyful times with friends on the pod, looking ahead to future franchise adventures, and discussing two first entires of franchises that they've agreed to never cover in their entirety, the Sean Connery-voices-a-dragon fantasy "Dragonheart" (1996) and JCVD superstardom-starter "Kickboxer" (1989)! So strap on your pleated dancing pants and your dragonslayer armor to enjoy all this and more on this celebratory 200th episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

200th Episode Celebration!: Kickboxer (1989) & Dragonheart (1996)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by director and keeper of the water of life David Gutel to cover the first cinematic attempt of the father of all sci-fi epics, "Dune" (1984)!" Together they go deep as an Arrakin sandworm on Frank Herbert's original six book series, discuss David Lynch's surrealist attempt at a megablockbuster (i.e. Weirding devices, blood plugs, in utero dream sequences), production issues galore, and so much more on this Shai'Hulud-riding episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

See "Forty-Seven Days with Jesus" directed by David Gutel in theaters March 11th, 12th, and 14th through Fathom Events:
https://www.fathomevents.com/events/47-days-with-jesus/

Check out and purchase his floppy disk camera pictures at:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/DeadMediaStore

Follow David on social media:
https://www.instagram.com/davidmgutel/

Ep. 201: Dune (1984) (w/ David Gutel)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by director and Golden Path follower Rachel Shimko to explore part one of Denis Villeneuve's modern take on the sci fi epic novel, "Dune (2021)"! Together they chat 2024 Oscars before diving into the sandy environs of Arrakis, the deep bench of a cast, the absolutely epic scope, Hans Zimmer's musical career, and SO much more on this desert powered episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New: Oscars Chat!
Dune (2021) Discussion begings ~54:00

Follow Rachel's directing life at: https://www.instagram.com/racheldoeslife/
And watch her work on The Bachelor Season 28!
https://abc.com/shows/the-bachelor/episode-guide/season-28/03-week-3

Ep. 202: Dune (2021) (w/ Rachel Shimko)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by Tony Stark megafan Jacob Padilla to kick off a brand new miniseries covering the Phase I MCU with "Iron Man"! Together they discuss Jacob's longstanding love for this film, how effectively it kicks off a 30+ movie franchise while still being a great standalone film, Robert Downey Jr.'s star-making performance, Jeff Bridges' menacing Stane, how many times "Back in Black" should have been played during its runtime, and so much more on this Mk I episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:
Tyler: The Accountant (Max), Road House (2024) (Prime Video) 
Konnery: "Do a Power Bomb" by Daniel Warren Johnson, Magic: The Gathering Commander Format
Jacob: "The Wind Knows My Name" by Isabel Allende, "MCU: The Reign of Marvel Studios" by Dave Gonzales, Gavin Edwards, and Joanna Robinson

Check out Jacob's storytelling podcast, "The Pencil in the Stone"!
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-pencil-in-the-stone/id1702339742

Ep. 205: Iron Man (w/ Jacob Padilla)

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)

Da boys are BACK! Tyler and Konnery return in full franchise motion to explain their absence and announce new additions to the pod as they are joined by Lily Denering Young and Karyn Krupsaw to describe their Top 5 Media Lists of 2024 AND find time to have as full a conversation as anyone's ever had on the second installment of Gary Marshall's holiday trilogy "New Year's Eve" (2011)! All this and so much more on this joyful return to The Friendchise Podcast!

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Top 5 Media 2024:
Tyler:
5) The Beekeeper (Prime Video)
4) Nuclear War: A Scenario by Annie Jacobson
3) Dune: Part Two (Max)
2) I Saw The TV Glow (Max)
1) Shogun (Hulu)

Konnery:
5) The Penguin (Max)
4) Wicked (In Theaters)
3) The Wild Robot (In Theaters)
2) Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (PS5)
1) The Stormlight Archive: Rhythm of War by Brandon Sanderson (Audible)

Karyn:
5) St. Denis Medical (Peacock)
4) Presumed Innocent (Apple TV+)
3) Hell or High Rollers Podcast
2) Saturday Night (In Theaters)
1) Emilia Pérez (Netflix)

Lily: 
5) Uglies (Netflix)
4)Civil War (Max)
3)Only Murders in the Building (Hulu) / Mr. Ballen Podcast
2)Trap (Max)
1)Dune: Part Two (Max)
BONUS: Unbridled Podcast

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WE'RE BACK! A Friendchise Story: Top 5 Media 2024 (w/ Lily Denering Young and Karyn Krupsaw)

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!

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