2024 March Madness Update 2
Added 2024-03-29 14:02:56 +0000 UTCAs we approach the Final Four, the BC gang recaps matchups and discusses the predictability of this year’s bracket. David also tries to not offend most other people in the room.
Topics include: John Williams’ work for The News, A Muppets Manifesto, and a distinct promise of what will NOT be happening if Sir Lord ALW wins the Patreon bracket.
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I would be ok with a Grif and Marie Muppets miniseries. Maybe give David some time to get a gaming pod going
MDub
2024-04-29 00:47:35 +0000 UTCAbsolutely 💯
Clare Lowe
2024-04-01 21:17:33 +0000 UTCMaking a plug for next year’s director’s bracket … Penelope Spheeris, Amy Heckerling, Betty Thomas who are the holy trinity of OG $100m+ female directors way before Greta Gerwig and please 🙏🏼 Penny Marshall 🫶🏼
Alison B.
2024-04-01 17:04:27 +0000 UTCRide or die for the great muppet caper 🫶🏼
Alison R.B.
2024-04-01 16:52:38 +0000 UTCI think I can manage an extra $5 a month for that next patreon tier
Jon Demse
2024-04-01 15:20:57 +0000 UTCI have come around to being excited about a potential Lynch series, given that the BC format will hopefully have a substantially different approach to Lynch discussion than “film class students.”
clara
2024-03-31 07:36:47 +0000 UTCWell. Indeed
Rad Rodge
2024-03-31 03:33:10 +0000 UTCListening to the episode late... you guys should play the Jaws board game if Tabletop wins.
Adam King
2024-03-31 00:14:48 +0000 UTCDepending on the guests…
John Mack
2024-03-30 16:04:54 +0000 UTCAll Becker category! Whoever wins...we win!
C S
2024-03-30 15:53:21 +0000 UTCBLANK BECK WITH GRIFFIN AND DAVID
Daniel Citron
2024-03-30 15:06:38 +0000 UTCParty Hardy Bardi living up to that nickname!! The suggestion of fingering each others buttholes had me in tears….HAHA!
Corby Weyhmiller
2024-03-30 14:56:02 +0000 UTCPer "boring March Madness results" Bring back the players! The seeding order was great but we need thumbs on the scales again. Get some friends of the pod to rally on Twitter and voice memos on the patreon updates grandstanding for a fave director. Bring back the players
Isaiah Bornman
2024-03-30 14:00:34 +0000 UTCDavid...David. I love your takes but this time I'm driven to write a comment. I realise I am a 'muppet person'. I have almost got queer icon Gonzo tattoo, multiple times...I watch Muppet treasure island at least 3 times a year and the beautiful innocence makes me teary eyed. But the fandom being one of the worst ...WHAT!? NO. ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Clare Lowe
2024-03-30 13:12:01 +0000 UTCTired: Forget about Mike D, Black Rain is an Andy Garcia vehicle Wired: Forget about Andy Garcia, Black Rain is a Ken Takakura vehicle Inspired: Forget about Wriggly Scott, this is a Yusaku Matsuda episode
Rad Rodge
2024-03-30 06:58:26 +0000 UTCAgreed, we're down to a Final Four where none of those guys are the ones I would've wanted out of their quadrant, but I don't know how you avoid the simple fact of people being more likely to vote for a filmmaker they already know something about, rather than wanting something lesser and more niche. It's not like I won't listen to the Lynch episodes, he's a fascinating guy and I know BC will find interesting guests and compelling angles to talk about him. I just don't know how you avoid this outcome unless the gang crafts a bracket with basically no especially popular filmmakers. And perhaps they should!
Justin A. Harwood
2024-03-30 06:08:13 +0000 UTC“We’ve just got young hot 45 year old Nicole Scherzinger” when Gloria Swanson played Norma Desmond she was 51 which isn’t actually that much older. Also when Patti Lupone was in the original run of the musical she was 44.
Ray Goldberg
2024-03-30 04:26:05 +0000 UTCFor tabletops, it’s too bad we can’t do tabletop adjacent movies like Only You (Ouija romcom w/Marisa Tomei and RDJ).
J
2024-03-30 03:57:20 +0000 UTCI showed labyrinth to my 5 and 6 yr old and they LOVE it. Regular rotation. Great movie
Will Rogers
2024-03-30 03:46:32 +0000 UTCLousy smarch weather!!! Thank grodd we’ve got MM
Josh Harvey
2024-03-30 03:45:50 +0000 UTCThe gang is right, what a boring March Madness this proved to be. Yay, we get to talk about David Lynch, a year after we get to talk about Kubrick. Maybe in another year we get to talk about Scorsese. Maybe early Coppola? Let’s just go down the list of directors that basic film bros consider iconic.
CT
2024-03-30 02:44:08 +0000 UTCGriffin is 100% right about The Muppets
Anthony Regina
2024-03-30 02:17:55 +0000 UTCPlease help block the ALW win. I can’t possibly replenish the fluids I would lose from continuous vomiting
Seth Krimsky
2024-03-29 23:35:52 +0000 UTCFinally!! Party Hardy Bardi!!! I can’t believe it’s taken so long to get to that obvi nickname! Thank you, Fuck Master!
Scott Carberry
2024-03-29 23:27:18 +0000 UTCHaven’t even heard the whole episode but I have to speak up in David’s defense. He didn’t say he dislikes the Muppets! He just doesn’t LOVE them. That’s not a crime!
Alan Howell
2024-03-29 22:53:10 +0000 UTCIf you guys do tabletop games, your game to play should be Nightmare the V.H.S board game. You'll fucking love it
Jordan Gibson
2024-03-29 22:04:45 +0000 UTCOh also there’s going to be a Drag Ball-influenced production of Cats off broadway this fall
fartinscorcese
2024-03-29 22:04:35 +0000 UTCI was disappointed to see Oz Henson lose but I’m also living for David razzing Griffin and Muppets People.
BansheeNeet
2024-03-29 21:00:47 +0000 UTCI feel similarly but I think I may be reacting more to the idea of having to hear about David Lynch *from David Lynch fans*, and at least unlike David Sims vis-a-vis Muppets, I won’t really have to be bombarded during the miniseries with what the fans think
Rad Rodge
2024-03-29 20:53:46 +0000 UTCEffective Altruism movement YA BLEW IT
Flappy McGillicuddy-Jones III
2024-03-29 20:06:19 +0000 UTCIf you guys do Black Rain ever… please make sure you don’t overlook Yusaku Matsuda.
Danielle
2024-03-29 20:05:02 +0000 UTCI think they were talking about the free tier? But I wasn't sure either.
Alex Solliday
2024-03-29 20:04:57 +0000 UTCTotally outside the norm of discussion, but has anyone ever figured out why the Special Features cover art is so low res in podcast players like Overcast? Play it in Patreon, I get to see it in gorgeous full res, but on my preferred played, a pixelated mess!
Shawn Barney
2024-03-29 19:48:03 +0000 UTCI appreciate the amount of work that would be involved, but I would be SOOOOO STOKED for another TTRPG episode. we don’t talk enough about how incredible the keep RPG episode is
Emily Wolfe
2024-03-29 19:31:56 +0000 UTCNot loving the anti-muppet Big David Energy on this update! He’s worse than Chip Smith when he gets like this… 🤦🏾♂️
Manish Agarwal
2024-03-29 19:21:47 +0000 UTCI’ve never been more furious with David calling Labyrinth BORING
Robert Zorella
2024-03-29 19:00:41 +0000 UTCalso if David shits on the Muppets one more time Griffin should be allowed to shit on all the boring Master & Commander, For All Mankind shit that David loves (I like it too)
Austin McDougle
2024-03-29 18:30:15 +0000 UTCSame.
Chris Fyvie
2024-03-29 18:13:30 +0000 UTCI’ll admit to being a little against the idea of 4-5 episodes on twin peaks. Just seems like a lot for one thing for a long time.
Ballytotalfit
2024-03-29 18:08:20 +0000 UTCI second this, they should play some sort of fun one shot rather than trying to teach everyone d&d
wox2d
2024-03-29 18:08:13 +0000 UTCI am just so dreading a Lynch series. I just never need to hear straight men discuss him ever again, but maybe that’s just coming from a “person who had film classes with grad students” perspective.
John Mack
2024-03-29 18:06:19 +0000 UTCNot that I have before! Just, extra mega never going to do it now
Rad Rodge
2024-03-29 18:05:05 +0000 UTCThe good thing about the Lynch series will be that the Reddit is optional and I will not need to look at it
Rad Rodge
2024-03-29 18:03:19 +0000 UTCIf yall wanna do an rpg game for tabletop series, there are a lot of silly, fun single page ttrpgs that you can find that are fairly simple and fun!!!
Francisco Hernandez
2024-03-29 17:43:13 +0000 UTCSo is the second Patreon tier a bit or something that haven’t announced yet?
Matthew Graham
2024-03-29 17:30:31 +0000 UTCThe Twin Peaks possibility turns me off. Not a bad show, but not one that I am interested in enough for that long.
Joel Barber
2024-03-29 17:08:51 +0000 UTCOh yeah, Frank Oz needs his own series. Little Shop, Death at a Funeral. Did he do Dirty Rotten Scoundrels? Totally overlooked as a director.
Howard Green
2024-03-29 16:37:26 +0000 UTCas someone who likes but doesn't love The Muppets, David getting more and more exasperated about them is sending me
Jon Ryves
2024-03-29 16:36:55 +0000 UTCPLEASE do a Muppet movie retrospective!!!
Howard Green
2024-03-29 16:35:15 +0000 UTC36:05
Tom
2024-03-29 16:32:21 +0000 UTC"And some people don't want this to be a Twin Peaks podcast for a month" thanks for the shout out!
Peter Smith
2024-03-29 16:30:54 +0000 UTCThe things u can say when there's no major organization incharge sksksmjd Marie that was out of nowhere 😭😭
Arqam Aamer
2024-03-29 16:12:54 +0000 UTCMan, you assholes better have respect, and vote Pulp in the next round!
Don Knott Steiner
2024-03-29 16:09:34 +0000 UTCI'm pretty sure both "Herc-u-LE-an" and "Her-CU-le-an" are acceptable.
Kevin Kuenn
2024-03-29 16:07:14 +0000 UTCDo NOT go see Love Never Dies, holy shit. It's the worst show I've ever seen.
Jessica
2024-03-29 15:34:07 +0000 UTCI think they want attention. I muted that page long ago because it was so weird and nonsensical. Most of the people there don’t seem well-socialized, the “friends” aren’t our “friends”, and never will be. I guess they get what they want because they’re getting comments from the hosts.
Holly Catlin-Meyer
2024-03-29 15:33:04 +0000 UTCGlad they’re as bored with the final 4 as I am at least! Once Haynes lost, my interest plummeted (but I hope Spike wins)
John Mack
2024-03-29 15:19:15 +0000 UTCGriffin actually being a bit annoyed about David not dropping the Muppet=vacation bit is such a great reversal of their usual dynamic. Despite this being a No Bits Podcast.
Johannes Wiberg
2024-03-29 15:16:29 +0000 UTCStarted laughing when Ben mentioned his Highlander plans, the screamed and laughed so hard I cried when Marie came in with the ALW pitch.
Dylan Weaver
2024-03-29 15:12:14 +0000 UTCPlease do Haynes. He has hopped genres and honestly not made a bad one. I stand with Marie.
Amy Patrick
2024-03-29 15:08:52 +0000 UTCDavid you’ll do Henson and you’ll like it 🫵
Ryan Morse
2024-03-29 15:05:42 +0000 UTCI’m a David Dog not a Griffin Guy. Honestly find Griff pretty grating in the earlier episodes. He got a lot better though. I’m more into Muppet Comms than main feed. Also I find Labyrinth and Dark Crystal boring. Would rather Oz on his own.
Joshua Ochoa
2024-03-29 15:05:17 +0000 UTCThe Brothers Quay , Yan Svenkmayer..etc...
Mike F.
2024-03-29 15:04:34 +0000 UTCGriffin’s Branaugh Poirot is as good as his Schwarzenegger is bad.
Dan W
2024-03-29 15:00:03 +0000 UTCSaddened to learn i mispronounced “Herculean” the 2 times I said it in my life
“chris”
2024-03-29 14:59:48 +0000 UTCSword4Ben! Highlander!
Dustin Nguyen
2024-03-29 14:50:07 +0000 UTCLynch, Oz/Henson and Weir miniseries all being discussed in one ep? My heart can’t take it.
Mickey Sheridan
2024-03-29 14:49:27 +0000 UTCEnjoyed the dog roaming off leash on this one. I stand with you David, intense Muppet fandom baffles me. I've had people yell at me about how smart and funny they are. Saw the movies as a kid and they were fine, that's about it. However, if you love the muppets I like you and keep in mind I was hoping for an Ernest Vs. Pauly showdown in March Madness.
CT13
2024-03-29 14:44:51 +0000 UTCSuch a bummer.
plank10
2024-03-29 14:43:59 +0000 UTCHow did Jason take Manhattan from the felt clutches of the Muppets?
BestowalDonkey8
2024-03-29 14:40:21 +0000 UTCI'm all in for Spike Lee and Tabletop games or Highlander
JP
2024-03-29 14:37:24 +0000 UTCno ur right, they’re annoying af. ppl’s attitudes used to be more fun, I don’t think we would get Meyers or Demme in a modern Madness 😓
Austin McDougle
2024-03-29 14:36:50 +0000 UTC1. I joined the reddit for like a day and immediately turned around, the #twofriends are not wrong about those ppl! insane and annoying 2. the real virgin miniseries was Andrew Stanton
Austin McDougle
2024-03-29 14:33:31 +0000 UTCAlso (hopefully, not to prove David’s point that puppet people are annoying lol), but Ben would freaking LOVE puppetry if he really looked into it. Like not muppets, but like proper like experimental shit.
Savannah
2024-03-29 14:26:50 +0000 UTCOz/Henson loss wouldn't have been so bad if the Reddit comments weren't so condescending about it. then again this is my first participating MM so maybe it's just always this petty lol
Blake R.
2024-03-29 14:25:36 +0000 UTCTabletop is my pick, let’s go baby!
David Daniels
2024-03-29 14:24:15 +0000 UTCOz/Henson losing was a freaking tragedy. If you don’t want to hear Griffin talk about muppets for 4 episodes why do you even listen to this show?!
Savannah
2024-03-29 14:20:19 +0000 UTCThis message was paid for by the Ben Hosley Highlander Super-PAC
Kevin Kuenn
2024-03-29 14:11:30 +0000 UTCFirst comment!! Wow wow am I a special ti ti boy
Julian Hester
2024-03-29 14:03:29 +0000 UTC
