Episodes & Rankings
Below is a list of The Franchise episodes 301-320 and star ratings.
Each franchise is rated between 1 and 5 stars - hover over the star to see Daniel & Henry's ratings!
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Also, bonus episodes aren't real episodes and don't deserve their own number. If you want to know the real episode The Franchise is covering, look at the description box.
This isn't confusing at all.
EPISODE 301: THE STRANGERS AND THE STRANGERS: PREY AT NIGHT
Directors: Bryan Bertino; Johannes Roberts
Screenwriter: Bryan Bertino; Bryan Bertino, Ben Ketai
Year: 2008; 2018
E: 278
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A couple of fake home invasion true stories with TV stars. Minor modern classics this week on The Franchise!!!
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daniel: 3; 3
henry: 4; 4
EPISODE 302: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY AND PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 2
Directors: Oren Peli; Tod Williams
Screenwriter: Oren Peli; Michael R. Perry, Christopher Landon, Tom Pabst
Year: 2007; 2010
E: 279
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Talented and funny friend Aaron Farinelli graces us with his presence (and a remixed theme) to talk about the early days of found footage horror.
daniel: 3; 3
henry: 4; 3
AARON: 2; 2
EPISODE 303: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 3 AND PARANORMAL ACTIVITY 4
Directors: Henry Joost, Ariel Schulman
Screenwriter: Christopher Landon
Year: 2011; 2012
E: 280
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Jason Anthony Harris (Public Speaking) joins us for another round of spooky ghosts! This week we learn more about the dreaded Toby and the Microsoft Kinect!
daniel: 3; 2
henry: 3; 2
JASON: 3; 2
EPISODE 304: PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE MARKED ONES, PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: THE GHOST DIMENSION AND PARANORMAL ACTIVITY: NEXT OF KIN
Directors: Christopher Landon; Gregory Plotkin; William Eubank
Screenwriter: Christopher Landon; Jason Harry Pagan, Andrew Deutschman, Adam Robitel, Gavin Heffeman; Christopher Landon
Year: 2014; 2015; 2021
E: 281
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Paramount Plus offers up a BRAND NEW Paranormal Activity movie with AMISH. OR ARE THEY?????????? Also, a Latin one and a really shitty one.
daniel: 2; 1; 2
henry: 3; 2; 2
EPISODE 305: THE FRENCH CONNECTION AND THE FRENCH CONNECTION II
Directors: William Friedkin; John Frankenheimer
Screenwriter: Ernest Tidyman; Alexander Jacobs, Robert Dillon, Laurie Dillon
Year: 1971; 1975
E: 282
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A classic is discussed! We're gonna require many themes and lists, plus the return of a long-dormant favorite. Then, Popeye Doyle turns to heroin?!
daniel: 4; 4
henry: 4; 4
EPISODE 306: TWILIGHT
Directors: Catherine Hardwicke
Screenwriter: Melissa Rosenberg
Year: 2008
E: 283
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In which we find out whether Henry is Team Edward or Team Jacob. But is there a third option? Talking Twi this week on The Franchise, covering all things Cullen and Swan.
daniel: 2
henry: 2
EPISODE 307: THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON AND ECLIPSE
Directors: Chris Weitz; David Slade
Screenwriter: Melissa Rosenberg
Year: 2009; 2010
E: 284
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We're back in Forks with Real Weird Martha in two to discuss our introduction to characters like "Buff Jacob" and "Bryce Dallas Howard."
daniel: 3; 2
henry: 2; 3
MARTHA: 3; 3
EPISODE 308: THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN, PART 1 & 2
Directors: Bill Condon
Screenwriter: Melissa Rosenberg
Year: 2011; 2012
E: 285
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Shandy returns to help us sort through the mess up in Forks, and we finally get to talk about the whole Renesmee thing.
daniel: 2; 2
henry: 2; 2
SHANDY: 3; 3
EPISODE 309: THE LIVING DAYLIGHTS AND LICENSE TO KILL
Directors: John Glen
Screenwriter: Richard Maibaum, Michael G. Wilson
Year: 1987; 1989
E: 286
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It's Timothy Dalton Bond week!!!
daniel: 2; 3
henry: 3; 4
EPISODE 310: FRIDAY AND NEXT FRIDAY
Directors: F. Gary Gray; Steve Carr
Screenwriter: Ice Cube, DJ Pooh; Ice Cube
Year: 1995; 2000
E: 287
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It's getting to be Ice Cube weather!
daniel: 4; 2
henry: 2; 1
EPISODE 311: FRIDAY AFTER NEXT AND LOOK WHO'S TALKING
Directors: Marcus Raboy; Amy Heckerling
Screenwriter: Ice Cube; Amy Heckerling
Year: 2002; 1989
E: 288
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First, Ice Cube parties with some ho ho ho's or whatever and then we crack open the talking baby/dog trilogy. There's singing.
daniel: 1; 2
henry: 2; 2
EPISODE 312: LOOK WHO'S TALKING TOO AND LOOK WHO'S TALKING NOW!
Directors: Amy Heckerling; Tom Ropelewski
Screenwriter: Amy Heckerling, Neal Israel; Tom Ropelewski, Leslie Dixon
Year: 1990; 1993
E: 289
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A waste of all of our times. Merry Christmas!
daniel: 1; 2
henry: 1; 1
