The Friendchise Podcast

Oct 20 2024 225 ep. 91 mins 2
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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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Ep. 223: Beetlejuice / Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (w/ Nina McLaughlin and Lily Denering Young)

Oct 20 2024 126 mins  
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 c

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

Oct 13 2024 105 mins  
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 Podc

Ep. 221: Alien: Covenant

Sep 25 2024 92 mins  
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 mor

Ep. 220: Prometheus (w/ Victor Guzman)

Sep 15 2024 125 mins  
Tyler and Konnery are joined by local Prome Dome Victor Guzman to analyze the biblical space epic of an Alien film, "Prometheus"! Together they discuss the origin and intention of mankind, the mythic storytelling and symbolic characterizations, stupid scientists, lots of xeno-goop and so much more on this prophetic episode of The Friendchise Podcast! What's New: Tyler: Starfield (

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

Sep 09 2024 119 mins  
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 Podcas

Ep. 218: Alien 3

Sep 02 2024 105 mins  
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: T

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

Aug 28 2024 120 mins  
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! Wha

Ep. 216: Alien (w/ Cutter White)

Aug 05 2024 138 mins  
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 T

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

Jul 30 2024 101 mins  
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-

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

Jul 22 2024 127 mins  
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 mo