Franchisography

[https://duelinggenre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/205-Wicked-1024x428.jpg]https://duelinggenre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/205-Wicked-scaled.jpg Good news! FRANCHISOGRAPHY at last covers the movie musical that became a pop culture phenomenon during the 2024 holiday season. It’s John M. Chu’s WICKED! Rumblings of a film adaptation of Gregory Maguire’s 1995 novel predates even the Tony-winning musical starring Idina Menzel and Kristin Chenoweth, but the road to the big screen would prove to be anything but smooth. Join Nick and Scott as they uncover all the secrets behind the film that finally came to be. Become a Premier Tier PATREON [https://www.patreon.com/dgp] supporter to hear our “Franchise Potential” companion podcast, plus bonus podcasts each week including Dueling Genre Tonight hosted by Nick & Scott! Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw [https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw] Dueling Genre Associate Producer: Matt Bennett Mark Ybarra Harley Winfrey

[https://duelinggenre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/204-Oz-the-Great-and-Powerful-1024x576.jpg]https://duelinggenre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/204-Oz-the-Great-and-Powerful.jpg On the heels of 2010’s Alice in Wonderland’s massive box office success, Disney was eager to have another live action 3D fantasy ready for audiences quickly, and with the musical Wicked still filling seats on Broadway, the world of Oz was back in the zeitgeist. And so, Spider-Man mastermind Sam Raimi was recruited to bring to life the origin story of another one of Oz’s most iconic citizens. This is 2013’s OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL. Join Nick and Scott as they spotlight this oft overlooked addition to the filmography of one of their favorite directors on an eye-popping episode of FRANCHISOGRAPHY Become a Premier Tier PATREON [https://www.patreon.com/dgp] supporter to hear our “Franchise Potential” companion podcast, plus bonus podcasts each week including Dueling Genre Tonight hosted by Nick & Scott! Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw [https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw] Dueling Genre Associate Producer: Matt Bennett Mark Ybarra Harley Winfrey

[https://duelinggenre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/203-Return-to-Oz-1024x492.jpg]https://duelinggenre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/203-Return-to-Oz.jpg After buying the film rights to L. Frank Baum’s remaining Oz books in 1954, Walt Disney Productions began work on a live action film starring the teen stars of “The Mickey Mouse Club,” but plans quickly stalled. It wouldn’t be until the 80’s that the House of Mouse would try once more to bring Baum’s wonderful world to the big screen and the resulting film would prove to be one of the most divisive and infamous children’s films of that generation. This is 1985’s RETURN TO OZ. Nick and Scott dive deeper into the world of Ozma, The Gump and The Nome King in a darkly delightful episode of FRANCHISOGRAPHY Become a Premier Tier PATREON [https://www.patreon.com/dgp] supporter to hear our “Franchise Potential” companion podcast, plus bonus podcasts each week including Dueling Genre Tonight hosted by Nick & Scott! Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw [https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw] Dueling Genre Associate Producer: Matt Bennett Mark Ybarra Harley Winfrey

[https://duelinggenre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/202-The-Wiz-1024x576.jpg]https://duelinggenre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/202-The-Wiz.jpg Premiering on Broadway in 1975, The Wiz: The Super Soul Musical “Wonderful Wizard of Oz” won seven Tony Awards including Best Musical and became a mainstream breakthrough for productions with all-Black casts on Broadway. By the late 70’s, Motown mastermind Berry Gordy would attempt to adapt the musical for the silver screen, bringing together a generational collection of talent including legends Diana Ross, Michael Jackson and Richard Pryor. Lonely schoolteacher Dorothy Gale rarely leaves her neighborhood of Harlem, but soon finds herself in the fantastical land of Oz. With the help of a dancing scarecrow, a Coney Island Tin Man and one mean ole’ lion, the timid Dorothy finds her voice and a 70’s new age sense of self worth in this box office failure turned cult classic. It’s 1978’s THE WIZ! Ease on down the road with Scott and Nick on all-new FRANCHISOGRAPHY! Become a Premier Tier PATREON [https://www.patreon.com/dgp] supporter to hear our “Franchise Potential” companion podcast, plus bonus podcasts each week including Dueling Genre Tonight hosted by Nick & Scott! Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw [https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw] Dueling Genre Associate Producer: Matt Bennett Mark Ybarra Harley Winfrey

[https://duelinggenre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/201-Wizard-of-Oz-1024x667.jpg]https://duelinggenre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/201-Wizard-of-Oz-scaled.jpg Follow the Yellow Brick Road with Nick and Scott as they uncover the secrets of the Oz franchise, winner of the 2025 FRANCHISOGRAPHY Listener’s Pick Tournament! L. Frank Baum’s children’s book was already a beloved American classic by the time MGM first broke ground on their musical adaptation of the book in 1938, but previous adaptations of Baum’s novels had flopped both critically and at the box office. Could MGM flip the script and deliver a hit? Uncover the secrets of one of Hollywood’s most treasured creations, 1939’s THE WIZARD OF OZ! Become a Premier Tier PATREON [https://www.patreon.com/dgp] supporter to hear our “Franchise Potential” companion podcast, plus bonus podcasts each week including Dueling Genre Tonight hosted by Nick & Scott! Join the Dueling Genre Discord Server: https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw [https://discord.gg/rngwTkz8yw] Dueling Genre Associate Producer: Matt Bennett Mark Ybarra Harley Winfrey