Franchisography

Dueling Genre Productions
Franchisography

It’s Franchisography! The weekly podcast that digs deep into the entire filmographies of Hollywood’s biggest film franchises.

  1. 1 DAY AGO

    SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE (1993)

    SMALL TALK & BIG KITCHENS, our mini-series on the romcoms of Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers, continues with the movie that broke conventional wisdom and dared to save the meet cute of its romantic leads until just before the closing credits rolled. After the success of When Harry Met Sally..., Nora Ephron made her directorial debut with the (underrated and barely seen) coming-of-age dramedy This Is My Life. But when Life failed at the box office, Nora was worried she would never get the chance to direct again. So when the opportunity came along to pay her bills with a rewrite of an original screenplay that needed some TLC, Ephron took the gig without hesitation.  Rewriting the film about star-crossed soulmates from opposite sides of the country with actors Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in mind, Ephron fell in love with the story and wanted the studio to hire her to direct the eventual film. After a lunch meeting wherein Nora "directed" everyone's orders, it was decided she had what it took to handle the production and was given the greenlight to make SLEEPLESS IN SEATTLE as her second feature film. Join Nick & Scott as they "Podcast In Los Angeles" about how this movie made Tom and Meg one of the most iconic romantic duos of all time, despite sharing less than two minutes of screentime. Become a Premier Tier PATREON supporter to hear our “Franchise Potential” companion podcast, plus bonus podcasts each week including Dueling Genre Tonight hosted by Nick! Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Patreon Associate Producer: Matt Bennett & Mark Ybarra

    1h 56m
  2. JAN 10

    FATHER OF THE BRIDE (1991) / FATHER OF THE BRIDE PART II (1995)

    SMALL TALK & BIG KITCHENS, our mini-series on the romcoms of Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers, continues with a look at a pair of heartwarming remakes about a father learning to let go of his adult daughter... by replacing her with a new one. After a successful career throughout the 1980s, the filmmaking team of Nancy Meyers (co-writer/producer) and husband Charles Shyer (co-writer/director), known colloquially around town as "the Schmeyers", were offered the opportunity to remake a classic Spencer Tracy comedy film that they both adored. Starring Steven Martin and Diane Keaton, 1991's FATHER OF THE BRIDE was a big hit, and when it was time to make a sequel, Nancy was offered the chance to direct it herself. Not wanting her directorial debut to fall under the shadow of her husband's film, she opted instead to let Charles direct again while she would take on a much more creative role on the set of the sequel, especially in regards to set design and costuming, so that by the time 1995's FATHER OF THE BRIDE PART II was released, she knew that she would be ready to direct a movie of her own. Join Nick & Scott as they discuss a pair of sweet family films that ultimately lead Nancy Meyers directly to the director's chair. Become a Premier Tier PATREON supporter to hear our “Franchise Potential” companion podcast, plus bonus podcasts each week including Dueling Genre Tonight hosted by Nick! Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Patreon Associate Producer: Matt Bennett & Mark Ybarra

    2h 26m
  3. JAN 3

    WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… (1989)

    Prepare to open your hearts to a brand new era of FRANCHISOGRAPHY as we begin SMALL TALK & BIG KITCHENS, our mini-series on the romcoms of Nora Ephron and Nancy Meyers, with the film that many credit as the greatest romantic comedy of all time. While Nora had been a journalist, a satirist, and an essayist before writing her first screenplay in the mid-1970s, it wouldn't be until the mid-1980s that Ephron would pen her first romantic comedy when director Rob Reiner pitched her on an idea he had about two platonic friends who vow to never have sex with each other because it will ruin their friendship but then have sex anyway and fall in love. Nora would write the screenplay using a journalistic approach to researching the male perspective that would form the character of Harry, and her own satirical wit and experiences as a woman to form Sally's point of view, leading to a film full of funny, honest observations about the state of modern romance. Featuring two star-making performances from the relatively unknown Meg Ryan as the neurotic leading lady and comedian Billy Crystal as an unlikely leading man, the film was released in 1989, and became a box office smash that kicked off a golden age for romantic comedies that lasted for twenty years. Join Nick & Scott as they laugh, gush, and swoon over 1989's WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... the very first romcom penned by Nora Ephron. Become a Premier Tier PATREON supporter to hear our “Franchise Potential” companion podcast, plus bonus podcasts each week including Dueling Genre Tonight hosted by Nick! Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw Patreon Associate Producer: Matt Bennett & Mark Ybarra

    2h 15m
4.5
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27 Ratings

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It’s Franchisography! The weekly podcast that digs deep into the entire filmographies of Hollywood’s biggest film franchises.

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