Franchisography

WICKED FOR GOOD (2025)

[https://duelinggenre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/207-Wicked-For-Good-1024x576.jpg]https://duelinggenre.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/207-Wicked-For-Good.jpg The second act of Wicked lives in infamy for many Broadway fans. When the filmmakers behind the big screen adaptation made the decision to split their saga into two movies, they were left with an interesting challenge: an entire film made up of the most divisive, polarizing aspects of the musical. Did John M. Chu and company find a way to fix Act Two’s problems and deliver a sequel that lives up to Part 1’s promise? This is 2025’s WICKED: FOR GOOD! Nick and Scott return to Oz in this uproarious 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

BETWEENISODE 26

[https://duelinggenre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Franchisography-1000.jpg]https://duelinggenre.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Franchisography-1000.jpg It’s a Finale-sode! Join Nick & Scott as they discuss/rank the Oz franchise, pitch ideas for future Oz movies, look back at our third season, and look forward to Season Four, coming in Summer 2026! Next week: Our hiatus begins! FRANCHISE POTENTIAL: Labyrinth (1986) episode now available on PATREON [https://www.patreon.com/dgp]! 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

WICKED (2024)

[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

OZ THE GREAT AND POWERFUL (2013)

[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

RETURN TO OZ (1985)

[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