We're dipping once more into the graveyard of failed franchises with a look at the romance of Stefan Fangmeier's 2006 adaptation of Christopher Paolini's novel Eragon!

Join in as we discuss our own memories of the Inheritance Cycle, the film's lackluster visuals, the first round of Avengers: Doomsday teasers, and Avril Lavigne's "Keep Holding On."

Plus: How long do dragons live? How much time passes during this movie? Why didn't it get a sequel? And, most importantly, where is the line between a genre trope and just being derivative?

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Next week: The Flintstones (1994)

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Key sources and links for this episode:

• Interview with Stefan Fangmeier at MovieWeb
• Interview with Jeremy Irons at IndieLondon
• "Eragon TV Series in Development at Disney+" (Variety)
• "He Was a Teenage Spy, Surrounded by Treacherous Adults" (New York Times)
• "Shailene Woodley is Officially Passing on the Divergent TV Movie" (Vanity Fair)
• "Crazy Rich Asians Co-Writer Exits Sequel Amid Pay Disparity Dispute" (The Hollywood Reporter)
• Avengers: Doomsday teaser synched up with a pharmaceutical ad