About this episode
The episode discusses the dominance of franchises in movie storytelling and the audience's preference for them over original IP.
The Orphans in Space return in this episode of Media Monsters. Nick is joined by Alex and Jim as they discuss franchise and come to the conclusion that there is pretty much no way to stop franchises from being the dominant form of movie storytelling because none of you want to go see original IP when it does come out. Opening and Closing Music Podcast Smooth Jazz Instrumental Music by Denis-Pavlov-Music Elevator Music Elevator To Heaven by Aaron Paul Low
People in this episode
Host: Nick
Guests: Alex, Jim
Topics covered
- franchises
- movie storytelling
- original IP
- film industry
- media analysis
Keywords
- franchises
- movie storytelling
- original IP
- film analysis
- Media Monsters
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Franchise Wars
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