Pinball Roundtable - with special guest Christoper Franchi
Send us Fan Mail This week, the silverball legends align as we welcome a true titan of the industry: the one and only Christopher Franchi. Known for his iconic work on titles like Guardians of the Galaxy, Munsters, Evil Dead, Beetlejuice and Beatles, Franchi joins the crew to pull back the curtain on the world of pinball and the future of the hobby. Join Retro Ralph, Cale Hernandez, and Jamie Burchell as they dive deep into the hottest topics and most controversial rumors currently shaking th...
Kineticist’s take
Franchi discusses art philosophy, recent Spooky titles, unannounced Dutch project, and community honesty.
Synopsis
Christopher Franchi, a celebrated pinball artist at Spooky Pinball, joins the JBS Roundtable for an informal discussion about his career, art philosophy, and recent projects. He discusses his journey from Stern to Spooky, his work on Evil Dead and Beetlejuice, an unannounced project with Dutch Pinball (likely Back to the Future), upcoming Beetlejuice code updates, and the importance of honest criticism in the pinball community. Franchi also hints at reviving the The The Super Awesome Pinball Show Show as occasional episodes with Christian Lyon.
Entities
- Dutch Pinball· company
- Spooky Pinball· company
- Back to the Future· game
- Batman 66 (LE)· game
- Beetlejuice· game
- Elton John· game
- Evil Dead· game
- Godfather· game
- Monsters· game
- The Munsters· game
- Bruce Campbell· person
- Bug and Luke· person
- Cale Hernandez· person
- Christian Lyon· person
- Christopher Franchi· person
- George Gomez· person
- Greg Freres· person
- Jack Danger· person
- Jamie Burchell· person
- Joe Kaminkow· person
- Kevin O'Connor· person
- Raymond Davidson· person
- Retro Ralph· person
- Electric Bat Arcade· venue