On this episode, we discuss the fatigue people have been feeling around franchise movies, particularly the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But where did franchise movies come from, and how did virtually all of Hollywood become so fixated on this kind of film? Walt Hickey, author of <a href="whatyou.watch">You Are What You Watch: How Movies and TV Affect Everything</a>, walks us through the weeds on this, and gets to the bottom of our questions. Walt is also the author of <a href="https://www.numlock.com/">Numlock News.</a> Subscribe to our newsletter for updates and bonus content. Have a question you want us to tackle? Email us: mannynoahdevan@gmail.com or leave a voicemail: ‪(860) 325-0286. NO SUCH THING is a production of Kaleidoscope Content, executive produced by Kate Osborn and Mangesh Hattikudur.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

On this episode, we discuss the fatigue people have been feeling around franchise movies, particularly the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But where did franchise movies come from, and how did virtually all of Hollywood become so fixated on this kind of film? Walt Hickey, author of You Are What You Watch: How Movies and TV Affect Everything, walks us through the weeds on this, and gets to the bottom of our questions. Walt is also the author of Numlock News. Subscribe to our newsletter for updates and bonus content. Have a question you want us to tackle? Email us: mannynoahdevan@gmail.com or leave a voicemail: ‪(860) 325-0286. NO SUCH THING is a production of Kaleidoscope Content, executive produced by Kate Osborn and Mangesh Hattikudur. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this episode, we discuss the fatigue people have been feeling around franchise movies, particularly the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But where did franchise movies come from, and how did virtually all of Hollywood become so fixated on this kind of film? Walt Hickey, author of <a href="whatyou.watch" rel="noopener noreferrer">You Are What You Watch: How Movies and TV Affect Everything</a>, walks us through the weeds on this, and gets to the bottom of our questions. Walt is also the author of <a href="https://www.numlock.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Numlock News.</a> Subscribe to our newsletter for updates and bonus content.&nbsp;Have a question you want us to tackle? Email us: mannynoahdevan@gmail.com or leave a voicemail: ‪(860) 325-0286. NO SUCH THING is a production of Kaleidoscope Content, executive produced by Kate Osborn and Mangesh Hattikudur.See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener" rel="noopener noreferrer">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

Why we're sick of franchise movies

Join Manny, Noah, and Devan &mdash; three best friends and journalists &mdash; as they settle dumb arguments by actually doing the research.&nbsp;
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Join Manny, Noah, and Devan — three best friends and journalists — as they settle dumb arguments by actually doing the research.  Each week, they start with a debate or discussion. Why don’t men ask follow up questions? Should schools ban phones? Is dating an AI chatbot cheating? Then, they go out into the world, talk to experts, conduct experiments, and find the answer. NO SUCH THING is an explainer podcast about pop culture, the internet, and whatever weird thing your group chat can’t agree on. If you’ve ever had a take so strong you had to fact-check it, this show is for you. New episodes on Wednesdays. For more information, please subscribe to our newsletter at www.nosuchthing.show. And if you have any questions you’d like us to get to the bottom of, email us at mannynoahdevan@gmail.com or leave a voicemail: ‪(860) 325-0286.

Join Manny, Noah, and Devan — three best friends and journalists — as they settle dumb arguments by actually doing the research.&nbsp;
Each week, they start with a debate or discussion. Why don’t men ask follow up questions? Should schools ban phones? Is dating an AI chatbot cheating? Then, they go out into the world, talk to experts, conduct experiments, and find the answer.
NO SUCH THING is an explainer podcast about pop culture, the internet, and whatever weird thing your group chat can’t agree on. If you’ve ever had a take so strong you had to fact-check it, this show is for you.
New episodes on Wednesdays.
For more information, please subscribe to our newsletter at <a href="http://www.nosuchthing.show" rel="noopener noreferrer">www.nosuchthing.show</a>.
And if you have any questions you’d like us to get to the bottom of, email us at <a href="mailto:mannynoahdevan@gmail.com" rel="noopener noreferrer">mannynoahdevan@gmail.com</a> or leave a voicemail: ‪(860) 325-0286.

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