Jacob Padilla returns with the boys to discuss what some may consider as one of the worst blockbuster films in history, "Transformers: Age of Extinction"! Tyler, Konnery and Jacob discuss the rough cast (with one transformium diamond in the rough), the confusing plot, an ever-more-deranged Optimus, and so much more on this literally-gun-headed episode of The Friendchise!

What's New:
Kon:
House!
Diablo IV (PS5)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (PS5)

Tyler:
Stowaway (Netflix)

Jacob:
D2: The Mighty Ducks (Disney+)

Ep. 165: Transformers: Age Of Extinction (w/ Jacob Padilla)

Tyler and Konnery reunite for a much-delayed new installment of Failed Franchise Friday, where they cover a movie that was set up to be a franchise, and ended up going nowhere. Except in our hearts, and in our SOULS such as The Host (2013). Listen to the boys open a special message from a gorilla-suited friend, talk about ponytails, cave wheat, falling asleep to soothing Spanish guitar, Holes, and more on this sci fi ASMR-coded episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

Failed Franchise Friday II: The Host (2013)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by local space outlaw and Star Wars megafan Taylor McLaughlin to dissect the entertaining flop that is "Solo: A Star Wars Story"! Together they discuss prequelitis, huge production changes, go deep on Star Wars side characters, talk the Millennium Falcon ride at Disneyland, and so much more on this coaxium smuggling episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:
Kon: The Gilded Age (Netflix), Mythic Bastionland (TTRPG)
Tyler: Star Wars: Fate of the Jedi book series (Libby)
Taylor: The Hobbit (PS2), The Lord of the Rings: Gollum (PS5)

Movie review starts at 31:30!

Ep. 249: Solo: A Star Wars Story (w/ Taylor McLaughlin)

Tyler and Konnery set movie franchises aside for an episode to celebrate their 250th release and have each other discuss a movie recommended for the other! Konnery has Tyler communicate with all parts of the alien timeline with Arrival (2016) and Tyler has Konnery dive into the depths of space horror with Event Horizon (1997). They discuss stacked casts, Lovecraftian horror, what makes a movie look "mid-2010s", alien conspiracy theories, and so much more on this self-congratulatory celebration of The Friendchise Podcast!

Movie reviews start ~35:20!

Ep. 250: Arrival (2016) & Event Horizon (1997)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by Police Squad Pun Commissioner Joseph Horne to crack open the hilarious new case file, "The Naked Gun (2025)"! Together they discuss their initial doubts that quickly became pure joy encompassed by chili dog poop jokes, magic snowman threesomes, Pam Anderson's scatting prowess, Frank Drebin, Jr's absolutely genius stupidity, a metric ton of coffee cups and so much more on this wordplay-heavy procedural episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:
Kon: The Gilded Age (HBOMax), Diablo IV (PS5)
Tyler: King of the Hill revival (Disney+)
Joseph: Heat: Pedal to the Metal, Dune: Imperium (Board Games)


Ep. 251: The Naked Gun (2025) (w/ Joseph Horne)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by Freaky fanatics Lily Denering Young and Nina McLaughlin to explore both Freaky Friday (2003) and the new sequel, "Freakier Friday"! Together they discuss Lindsay Lohan's career on and off the screen, Jamie Lee Curtis' always effortless performances, the confusing amount of characters in the sequel, the world logic of how Freakying works, and so much more on this exponentially body-swapped episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:
Tyler: Summer School (Kanopy)
Kon: Hollow Knight (PS5)
Lily: The Summer I Turned Pretty (Prime Video), Unknown Number: The High School Catfish (Netflix)
Nina: The Righteous Gemstones (HboMax), Longlegs (Hulu)

Ep. 252: Freaky Friday (2003) and Freakier Friday (w/ Lily Denering Young and Nina McLaughlin)

Tyler and Konnery make preparations for the King as they kick off a new film franchise with "Downton Abbey (2019)"! Together they discuss the many many characters of both the upstairs and downstairs of the Abbey, who the real MVP is, royalty at this "lesser" manor, the one Irish guy hanging out with all the Brits, and so much more on this dutiful episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:
Tyler: The Karate Kid, The Karate Kid Part II (Netflix)
Kon: Betrayal (Hulu), Hollow Knight (PS5)

Ep. 253: Downton Abbey (2019)

Tyler and Konnery eat pizza atop the Sphinx, warp fight in the Roman Colosseum, and avoid a holy war as they cover this month's Failed Franchise Friday with "Jumper (2008)"! Together they they play a new Friendmail (thanks for the name Cameron!), discuss the metaphysics behind jumping powers, the once-planned Jumper trilogy, Hayden Christensen's undersung Hollywood career, and so much more on this Coffee-in-Parising, Maldives-surfing, Kilimanjaro-napping episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

Failed Franchise Friday III: Jumper (2008)

Tyler and Konnery climb higher into the Julian Fellowes universe when they investigate attic water damage and cover "Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)"! Together they discuss the struggles of buying a new hat, the slight British irritations of visiting France, proper 1920s aspect, Maggie Smith's final quippiness, and so much more on this prim and proper episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:
Kon: Hollow Knight: Silksong (PS5)
Tyler: Pokémon Shining Pearl (Nintendo Switch), Project Runway Seasons 21 & 4 (Disney+)
Both: Weapons (In Theaters)

EP. 254: Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)

Tyler and Konnery fire their start pistol and get scammed by a Great Depression con artist when they return to Yorkshire one last time to wrap up the Downton franchise with "Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale" (2025)! Together they discuss Tyler being pulled into the franchise by Paul Giamatti's small role in this film (not to mention pondering his Smash Bros. character), the Chad Mr. Carson and Virgin Mr. Molesely, Edith's powerful way of protecting the family, Mr. Crawley learning to let go, and so much more on this sweet and meandering episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

Kon: Alone Australia (Hulu), Borderlands 4 (PS5)
Tyler: Oddity (Disney+) Ratchet & Clank: A Rift Apart (PS5)

Ep. 255: Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025)

Tyler and Konnery are joined by giallo guide Taylor Agajanian to kick off a spooky trilogy that begins with the horror classic, "Suspiria" (1977)! Together they discuss Dario Argento's obsession with the occult, the origins of giallo films, the absolutely beautiful terror of the movie's set design, music, lighting, and dream imagery, and so much more on this wickedly witchy episode of The Friendchise Podcast!

What's New:
Tyler: The Wailing (Kanopy)
Kon: Barbarian (Disney+), Dungeon Crawler Carl by Matt Dinniman (Audiobook)
Taylor: Good Boy (Music Box Theater), M: Son of the Century (Mubi), Trauma Plot by Jamie Hood (Audiobook)

Ep. 256: Suspiria (1977) (w/ Taylor Agajanian)

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!

Ep. 165: Transformers: Age Of Extinction (w/ Jacob Padilla)

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