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Franchise Paradiso

While we all wish more original content was being made, we cannot control the major Hollywood studios any more than we can control the weather. Instead, hosts Heath, Foster and Rowan dissect these grand and influential cinematic series and franchises across a wide variety of genres.

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  1. 144

    Best Stunt with Shane Conto

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  2. 143

    The Devil Wears Prada 2

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  3. 142

    Best Score with Mike Hilty

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  4. 141

    Best Villain with Jack Grimme

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  5. 140

    The Super Mario Galaxy Movie with Nick Ferro

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  6. 139

    Best Hero with Chris Bakker

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  7. 138

    2019 Draft with Shane Conto

    Follow FRANCHISE PARADISO on Instagram @franchiseparadiso!You can find also find Heath on Letterboxd (@theoneheathbar), Foster on Letterboxd and Twitter (@fosth101) Rowan on Twitter (@bitsofjoel), Letterboxd and Instagram (@rowan.a.boat).

  8. 137

    98th Academy Awards Review + Vulture Fantasy League Results

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  9. 136

    Introducing the Knock on Wood Movie Fantasy League!

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  10. 135

    98th Academy Awards Preview

    Follow FRANCHISE PARADISO on Instagram @franchiseparadiso!You can find also find Heath on Letterboxd (@theoneheathbar), Foster on Letterboxd and Twitter (@fosth101) Rowan on Twitter (@bitsofjoel), Letterboxd and Instagram (@rowan.a.boat).

  11. 134

    Scream 7 with May Honey

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  12. 133

    What We’ve Been Watching Lately/Updates & Hangouts Part 2 (with Foster)

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  13. 132

    What We’ve Been Watching Lately/Updates & Hangouts

    Follow FRANCHISE PARADISO on Instagram @franchiseparadiso!You can find also find Heath on Letterboxd (@theoneheathbar), Foster on Letterboxd and Twitter (@fosth101) Rowan on Twitter (@bitsofjoel), Letterboxd and Instagram (@rowan.a.boat).

  14. 131

    Horror Franchises Draft with May Honey

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  15. 130

    The Best Movies of 2025

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  16. 129

    98th Academy Awards Nominees Breakdown

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  17. 128

    28 Years Later: The Bone Temple

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  18. 127

    Steven Spielberg Draft with Nash Doll

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  19. 126

    MCU Draft

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  20. 125

    Anaconda (2025) with Mike Hilty, Nick Ferro, and Emily Lynch

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  21. 124

    Avatar: Fire and Ash with Mike Hilty

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  22. 123

    Wake Up Dead Man with Robert Bouffard

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  23. 122

    Weyland-Yutani Retrospective Part II (Predator + Franchise Ranking) with May Honey

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  24. 121

    Weyland-Yutani Retrospective Part I (Alien) with May Honey

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  25. 120

    Wicked: For Good with Nick Ferro

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  26. 119

    The Running Man / Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein

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  27. 118

    Predator: Badlands with Chris Bakker

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  28. 117

    Wes Anderson Retrospective with Robert Bouffard

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  29. 116

    Black Phone 2

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  30. 115

    TRON: Ares

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  31. 114

    Best Stephen King Adaptations

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  32. 113

    Eyes of Wakanda & Marvel Zombies

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  33. 112

    Movie Fantasy League 2025

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  34. 111

    2025 Summer Blockbuster Season Review

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  35. 110

    Ready, Set, Cars 2!

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  36. 109

    MCU Retrospective Part IV – Phase 5 + Full Franchise Ranking

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  37. 108

    MCU Retrospective Part III – Phase 4

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  38. 107

    MCU Retrospective Part II – Phase 3

    Follow FRANCHISE PARADISO on Instagram @franchiseparadiso!You can find also find Heath on Letterboxd (@theoneheathbar), Foster on Letterboxd and Twitter (@fosth101) Rowan on Twitter (@bitsofjoel), Letterboxd and Instagram (@rowan.a.boat).

  39. 106

    MCU Retrospective Part I – Phases 1 & 2

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  40. 105

    The Naked Gun (2025)

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  41. 104

    100th Episode Trivia Bonanza!

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  42. 103

    The Fantastic Four: First Steps with Emily Lynch

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  43. 102

    I Know What You Did Last Summer (2025)

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  44. 101

    Superman with Ryan Crowe

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  45. 100

    Jurassic World Rebirth

    Follow FRANCHISE PARADISO on Instagram @franchiseparadiso!You can find also find Heath on Letterboxd (@theoneheathbar), Foster on Letterboxd and Twitter (@fosth101) Rowan on Twitter (@bitsofjoel), Letterboxd and Instagram (@rowan.a.boat).

  46. 99

    28 Years Later with Lir Wood

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  47. 98

    How to Train Your Dragon (2025)

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  48. 97

    Predator: Killer of Killers & From the World of John Wick: Ballerina

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  49. 96

    Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning with Robert Bouffard

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  50. 95

    Star Wars: Andor – Season 2

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

While we all wish more original content was being made, we cannot control the major Hollywood studios any more than we can control the weather. Instead, hosts Heath, Foster and Rowan dissect these grand and influential cinematic series and franchises across a wide variety of genres.

HOSTED BY

Rowan Wood, Heath Lynch and Foster Harlfinger

CATEGORIES

tv film

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What is Franchise Paradiso about?

While we all wish more original content was being made, we cannot control the major Hollywood studios any more than we can control the weather. Instead, hosts Heath, Foster and Rowan dissect these grand and influential cinematic series and franchises across a wide variety of genres.

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Franchise Paradiso is created and hosted by Rowan Wood, Heath Lynch and Foster Harlfinger.
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