Happy New Year! As a sendoff to 2025 we're looking at the definitive New Year's Eve franchise, with our friends from franchises of years past. Join Ian, Sam, and Spencer aboard the franchise party boat, Poseidon 2, as we set a course for...the sky?! Which famous franchise heavy hitters will be hitting the deck? Who's going to yell at God and women? Where is Fergie? Many questions, but only one thing is certain: This time, boat go up.

"Ya like green girls? I love em!" For this Christmas adventure, we're taking a look at holiday classic Gremlins, and the bizarre follow up, Gremlins 2: The New Batch. Chris Columbus may have a vision for Gremlins 3 coming out in a few years, but perhaps our pitch will be more reflective of Joe Dante's madness. Join Ian, Sam, Spencer, and returning Christmas guest Peter Liu as we navigate the dense lore of this IP. Is this a pseudo-musical critiquing the previous entry, much like Joker 2? What holiday trauma will be unearthed for Phoebe Cates? What liquids will create monstrosities across the United States, from smoothies in Hollywood to coffee in New York? Open your present and behold Gremlins 3: One Gremlin After Another; the feel good movie of the year.

Happy December, fellow Aldovians! We're looking at the Netflix IP that has changed the holiday season forever, with Karen Schaler's masterpiece: A Christmas Prince. Have you ever seen a thumbnail for a low budget rom-com about an everywoman who, around Christmas-time, falls in love with a knight, or a snowman, or a lumberjack? If yes, you have this franchise to thank. But this holiday season, Aldovia is doing things a little bit differently. Join the royal writer's room of Ian, Sam, Spencer, and special guest Gibson Oakley as we brainstorm a new Aldovian initiative. Will Richard be a leader to orphans, or a tyrant to atheists? What secrets will Amber's blog reveal to bizzaro Europe? What ideas from The Princess Diaries can we steal? Tune in to find out in: A Christmas Prince: The Royal Retreat.