{"podcast":{"title":"The Blerd Wire","slug":"the-blerd-wire-6464618","podcast_index_feed_id":6464618,"rss_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/de9593fc/podcast/rss","website_url":"https://linktr.ee/theblerdwire","image_url":"https://d3t3ozftmdmh3i.cloudfront.net/production/podcast_uploaded_nologo/37243447/37243447-1688264356419-8263fc572f8ed.jpg","author":"The Blerd Wire","episode_count":122,"summary":"On the Blerd Wire, I try give you the latest news, facts, reviews and even fan theories about some of our favorite movies and tv shows, like Star Wars, Marvel and DC. I consider myself to be a certified cinephile and love being immersed in the world of film. So if you love cinema the way I do, come hang out while we talk about some of the things I love!","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T12:20:21.848255+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blerd-wire-6464618"},"episode":{"title":"How To Train Your Dragon | Are Franchises Back To Dominating Original IP's?","slug":"how-to-train-your-dragon-are-franchises-back-to-dominating-original-ip-s","published_at":"2025-07-22T18:27:15+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blerd-wire-6464618/how-to-train-your-dragon-are-franchises-back-to-dominating-original-ip-s","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blerd-wire-6464618","url":"https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/theblerdwire/episodes/How-To-Train-Your-Dragon--Are-Franchises-Back-To-Dominating-Original-IPs-e35spfq","audio_url":"https://anchor.fm/s/de9593fc/podcast/play/105849786/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-6-22%2Ffc87e904-85ed-52fa-e18a-f918986c1f30.m4a","summary":"This is my official review of How To Train Your Dragon the remake of the 2014 classic animated film. In a year that's seen numerous films based off existing properties like Lilo & Stitch, Mission Impossible: Final Reckoning, Minecraft, Superman, Jurassic World: Rebirth, Fantastic Four: First Steps, Ballerina absolutely dominate the original IP movies this year, like Elio, Mickey 17 and Novacane, are we starting to see franchises dominate again? Compared to 2023 where original movies like Barbie and Oppenheimer dominated established franchises like Mission Impossible, Fast & Furious, Marvel and DC, many thought the industry was shifting to more interest in original IP's. But in 2025, it appears like franchises, remakes and adaptations are topping the box office once again. What do you think, are franchises king again?","meta_description":"This is my official review of How To Train Your Dragon the remake of the 2014 classic animated film. In a year that's seen numerous films based off existi…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1035,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-blerd-wire-6464618/episodes/how-to-train-your-dragon-are-franchises-back-to-dominating-original-ip-s/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-blerd-wire-6464618/how-to-train-your-dragon-are-franchises-back-to-dominating-original-ip-s.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}