The Franchise (2024)

I’ve been convinced for weeks that the ending of The Franchise would be the catastrophic failure of Tecto: Eye of the Storm, since...

‘The Franchise’ Ends With Hope – Though It’s Hard to Tell Who For

You can tell The Franchise is approaching the end since it’s running out of things to make fun of. We’ve already had the...

'The Franchise' Episode 7 Provides A Last-Minute Change Of Scenery

There’s something a bit sad hanging over The Franchise in Episode 6, “Scene 110: Baptism of Fire”. The crew is at a breaking...

Sparks Fly In 'The Franchise' Episode 6

I thought things couldn’t get much worse for Eric after he drove a golf cart onto the set of Centurios 2 in the...

‘The Franchise’ Episode 5 Breaks Eric For the Good Of China

The superhero movie is, for better or worse, inextricable from the cameo. Recognizable actors showing up in costume either in the middle of...

'The Franchise' Takes A Mean-Spirited Turn In Episode 4

Nobody said The Franchise is a documentary, but Episode 3, “Scene 54: The Lilac Ghost”, has an ear to the ground of the...

'The Franchise' Goes Feminist In Episode 3

I wish I knew more about Tecto, the hero of the inevitably doomed superhero flick at the heart of The Franchise. There’s no...

The Point of ‘The Franchise’ Becomes Clear In Episode 2

There’s a joke at the end of The Franchise’s premiere that sums the whole thing up. In it, Himesh Patel’s Daniel, the first...

'The Franchise' Has A Needlessly Good Premiere