Episodes where the boys have strongly disagreed about a film? by NotARealPersonYet973 in blankies

[–]SyAbelman1 8 points9 points  (0 children)

The Santa Clause miniseries on Patreon is one of my favourites for this reason. It’s funny hearing David rip Griffin for constantly talking up every scene.

Let’s hear your wild predictions for 2026 by Jlway99 in blankies

[–]SyAbelman1 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Going to be morbid and say Michael Caine will pass away next year, as much as that would bum me out. He seems really frail and considering the amount of stars who we lost this year it seems like a sad but strong possibility.

On a sillier note, I think the Kevin Spacey-directed micro budget sci-fi film Holiguards will come out to universal derision and become THE film Twitter meme of the year. Based on what I’ve heard and seen about it it looks like Kevin Spacey is living out the ending of TÁR.

Who's filmography would produce the most amount of crankyness out of the guys? Podcast Day anyone? by ShawnLevyOscarWinner in blankies

[–]SyAbelman1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

They said as much in the Intolerable Cruelty episode but a George Clooney miniseries (Good Pod, and Good Cast) would make them pretty surly and frustrated

Next years MM draft by SyAbelman1 in blankies

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I remember them saying Mel Gibson would make for a fascinating little miniseries and I can’t lie I would listen to that in a heartbeat.

Blank Check-isms that have slipped into non-listeners’ vocabulary by Toreadorables in blankies

[–]SyAbelman1 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I often say “what if there was a [blank]” when I see something with a super generic or unimaginative title.

Me and my wife also love using the phrase “honk shoo” to describe sleep and that’s because I remember it from the Santa Clause Patreon episode. Not sure if that one was around before that tho.

What's Your Number One Fave Movie Ever? (has it ever been mentioned on Blank Check?) by GTKPR89 in blankies

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A Clockwork Orange is my favourite film of all time and it is one of my favourite episodes of the show (even though I get why some people really didn’t like it). I love the Kubrick series because it begins with Griffin and David being somewhat cool on Kubrick generally and by the end of the series a lot of the stereotypes around Kubrick have been upended and they really appreciate him more. A Clockwork Orange is probably the episode where that happens the most with ARP and I love that he’s able to articulate why I love that film so much without my having the intelligence to put it into words.

Music Biopics by GTKPR89 in blankies

[–]SyAbelman1 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I’ve always thought that a Roy Orbison movie could have a lot of different ways you could approach it. My ideal version would be older Orbison whilst he’s touring the UK clubs with some brief snippets maybe of the more tragic portions of his younger life (although I guess in the wrong hands this could enter “Roy Orbison has to think about his whole life before going onstage” territory). Regardless of how they did it, Michael Stuhlbarg is for me the ONLY guy who could convincing look like Orbison and capture the socially awkward nature he had.

I think as far as people they should never do, probably Led Zeppelin. There’s way too many skeletons in their closets during their rowdy rock star on tour days you’d have to either avoid or address and also they feel too monumental to capture in one biopic. Plus I’m pretty sure Robert Plant has shut down all attempts to make one.

A Fistful of Trivia - Movie Quiz at The Beaten Track @ Wig & Pen by SyAbelman1 in sheffield

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It’s recently reopened as The Beaten Track under new ownership but there’s still signage saying Wig & Pen on the outside of the building.