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Jul 19, 2026 1 hr 39 min

Are Franchises Dying?

from The Nerfherder Council

From Star Wars to DC to Marvel… the world’s most popular franchises have increasingly leaned into rebooting or falling back on cash cow characters/storylines. With their lack of recent success, it led us to ask… are people finally suffering from nostalgia fatigue? Is this just a bump in the road – or is it something worse? ——— SUPPORT US – Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/NHCPodcast – Merch: http://shop.nhcpodcast.com LISTEN – Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-nerfherder-council/id1076137721?mt=2 – YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCONbf-oA0ZXSRGhdNBJLevw/ – Spotify Podcasts: https://open.spotify.com/show/1V6tLzIjQIG51mqEaPXdOt …and on your favorite podcatching apps! SOCIALS – Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/nerfherdercouncil/ – Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nhcpodcast.bsky.social – X: https://x.com/nhcpodcast Get your free trial of Audible! http://www.audibletrial.com/nhc Buy Galactic Empire’s music on Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/galactic-empire/1068343185

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