Episodes & Rankings

Below is a list of The Franchise episodes 1 - 20 and star ratings.

Each franchise is rated between 1 and 5 stars - hover over the star to see Daniel & Henry's rating!

Special thanks to @SpaceCadetJuan for providing all the ratings!

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.

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EPISODE 1: DIE HARD

Directors: John McTiernan

Screenwriter: Jeb Stuart, Steven E. de Souza

Year: 1988

E: 1

In which we discuss the current state of the movie industry and discuss the first film in the Die Hard franchise.

daniel: 5

henry: 5

EPISODE 2: DIE HARD 2 AND DIE HARD WITH A VENGEANCE

Directors: Renny Harlin; John McTiernan

Screenwriter: Steven E. de Souza, Doug Richardson; Johnathon Hensleigh

Year: 1990; 1995

E: 2

Renny Harlin shows up for some airport thrills and then John McTiernan comes back to try something a little different.

daniel: 3; 4

henry: 3; 5

EPISODE 3: LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD AND A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD

Directors: Len Wiseman; John Moore

Screenwriter: Mark Bomback; Skip Woods

Year: 2007; 2013

E: 3

Len Wiseman invites us to a key party and then everything turns to shit.

daniel: 4; 2

henry: 3; 1

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EPISODE 4: BASIC INSTINCT AND BASIC INSTINCT 2

Directors: Paul Verhoeven; Michael Caton-Jones

Screenwriter: Joe Eszterhas; Leora Barish, Henry Bean

Year: 1992; 2006

E: 4

Paul Verhoeven gives us his two scariest bugs yet - Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone. And then things get even grosser.

daniel: 4; 1

henry: 5; 1

EPISODE 5: SCREAM AND SCREAM 2

Directors: Wes Craven

Screenwriter: Kevin Williamson

Year: 1996; 1997

E: 5

Wes Craven and Kevin Williamson deliver a classic. ARGUABLY. And then they try to bang out another one in less than a year.

daniel: 5; 4

henry: 3; 2

EPISODE 6: SCREAM 3 AND SCREAM 4

Directors: Wes Craven

Screenwriter: Ehren Kruger; Kevin Williamson

Year: 2000; 2011

E: 6

Ehren Kruger sullies the franchise with some reindeer games and then K-Dubs returns after 11 years to put some fight back into it.

daniel: 2; 4

henry: 1; 2

EPISODE 7: BACK TO THE FUTURE

Directors: Robert Zemeckis

Screenwriter: Robert Zemeckis, Bob Gale

Year: 1985

E: 7

The two Bobbies send an 80's kid back in time to make out with his mom. And Crispin Glover owns. PLUS: We take a look at some recent and forthcoming franchise pictures.

daniel: 5

henry: 5

EPISODE 8: BACK TO THE FUTURE PARTS II & III

Directors: Robert Zemeckis

Screenwriter: Bob Gale

Year: 1989; 1990

E: 8

Ooh-La-La! These movies have it all! Biff, Griff, Other Biff, Mad Dog Tannen, other Biff and, uh, ZZ Top. From old west gunfights to Jaws 19, we've got you covered.

daniel: 4; 3

henry: 3; 4

EPISODE 9: SUPERMAN: THE MOVIE

Directors: Richard Donner

Screenwriter: Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman, Robert Benton

Year: 1978

E: 9

Well, that was, uh...iconic I guess? Oh boy. It's a nostalgia killing week.

daniel: 3

henry: 5

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EPISODE 10: SUPERMAN II & SUPERMAN III

Directors: Richard Lester

Screenwriter: Mario Puzo, David Newman, Leslie Newman

Year: 1980; 1983

E: 10

Richard Lester turns Superman and the gang into those lovable lads from Liverpool, Richard Pryor shows up and Superman battles the mighty force of Robert Vaughn.

daniel: 4; 2

henry: 4; 2

EPISODE 11: BONUS: SUPERGIRL

Directors: Jeannot Szwarc

Screenwriter: David Odell

Year: 1984

E: Bonus!

Supergirl almost gets rapes and Jimmy Olsen is banging high school chicks, and ugh. This movie is disgusting.

daniel: 1

henry: 1

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BONUS!

EPISODE 12: SUPERMAN IV: THE QUEST FOR PEACE AND SUPERMAN RETURNS

Directors: Sidney J. Furie; Bryan Singer

Screenwriter: Lawrence Conner, Mark Rosenthal; Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris

Year: 1987; 2006

E: 11

Mark Pillow menaces Superman! And then Henry and Daniel get into a knock-down drag-out fight about Brandon Routh or whatever.

daniel: 1; 4

henry: 2; 2

EPISODE 13: MAN OF STEEL AND BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE

Directors: Zack Snyder

Screenwriter: David S. Goyer; Chris Terrio, David S. Goyer

Year: 2013, 2016

E: 12

We dip our toes into the DCU with these two giant monstrosities. And we finally say goodbye to the consistent bummer that was the Superman franchise. PLUS: An exciting interview with director Zack Snyder.

daniel: 2; 2

henry: 4; 3

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EPISODE 14: THE MATRIX

Directors: The Wachowskis

Screenwriter: The Wachowskis

Year: 1999

E: 13

We try to suss out whether The Matrix is still good. And whether The Wachowskis and Keanu and Laurence Fishburne were ever good. But at least we still love Carrie Anne Moss.

daniel: 4

henry: 3

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EPISODE 15: THE MATRIX RELOADED & THE MATRIX REVOLUTIONS

Directors: The Wachowskis

Screenwriter: The Wachowskis

Year: 2003; 2003

E: 14

ROBOT OCTOPI! MONICA BELLUCCI! HUNDREDS OF HUGO WEAVINGS! Oh my.

daniel: 2; 1

henry: 2; 1

GUEST: 2; 1

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EPISODE 16: FLETCH AND FLETCH LIVES

Directors: Michael Ritchie

Screenwriter: Andrew Bergman; Leon Capetanos

Year: 1985; 1989

E: 15

Chevy Chase makes a masterpiece. Then he goes insane.

daniel: 5; 1

henry: 5; 1

EPISODE 17: THE FUGITIVE AND U.S. MARSHALS

Directors: Andrew Davis; Stuart Baird

Screenwriter: Jeb Stuart, David Twohy; Roy Huggins, John Pogue

Year: 1993; 1998

E: 16

Tommy Lee Jones wins an Oscar! For a sixties TV adaptation?! And then RDJ gets PISSED. But Wesley Snipes owns.

daniel: 4; 3

henry: 5; 3

EPISODE 18: FRIDAY THE 13TH AND FRIDAY THE 13TH PART 2

Directors: Sean S. Cunningham; Steve Miner

Screenwriter: Victor Miller; Ron Kurz

Year: 1980; 1981

E: 17

We enter the spookiest month of the year by covering a major horror franchise! It's got boobs, decapitations and ratty old sweaters. And a guy in a wheelchair taking a machete to the face. WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT?