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2022 March Madness Update 2 Presented by The Chip Report (Earth)

*This is the no bits, terrestrial version of this page. For the true Moon version, see 2022 March Madness Update 2 Presented by The Chip Report.*

## The Chip Report

### Guest(s)

Griffin Newman
En Hosley
Marie Bardi
David Sims

## 2022 March Madness Update 2 Presented by The Chip Report (Earth)

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**2022 MARCH MADNESS UPDATE 2 PRESENTED BY THE CHIP REPORT** is episode 136 of Blank Check: Special Features about the ongoing March Madness 2022 tournament. Posted March 29, 2022.

## Summary

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### Milestones and Ephemera

* Chip writes all his notes with a moon-porcupine quill on the belly of the moon-porcupine.
* ~~B~~En's salary as Chip's advocate is 100,000 ChipCoins a day! He did not read the contract thoroughly before he signed. He got lured by Chip's promise of exotic bones.
* Chip is thinking about doing a cruise.
* The 20th Century Report format: ruminations.
* Chip produced the Oscars, from the Moon. There was a slight delay!! Co-produced with Judge Doom.
* Chip was governor of Arrakis for a while.
* March Madness is so mad only Chip Smith can make sense of it!
* Buster and 70's Altman now join Beatty, Brest, Fosse, and Dante as directors who are retired from the bracket but they'll do eventually.
* Seeded haphazardly!
* Is Fritz Lang still kickin? Parts of him. 132 years old. Pretty cool!
* Both Mel Brooks *and* Marie murdered Don Bluth.
* Is Chip making ~~B~~En less funny??? Unfortunately when he signed the contract, Chip siphoned off the B.
* ~~B~~En loves contraptions.
* Next series is #NotAllBatmen! (aka All the other Batman movies they haven't covered yet.

## References

1. ↑ ~~Blank Check Podcast~~ The Chip Report. 2022 MARCH MADNESS UPDATE 2 PRESENTED BY THE CHIP REPORT. Patreon. Retrieved on March 29, 2022. “Chip Smith, host of the Chip Report, moon tycoon and rights holder to the twentieth century, presents another March Madness update! Produced by AJ McKeon, Music by Alex Mitchell”
Card System

The **Card System** is a penalty system conceptually similar to that used by referees in soccer/football, where cards (such as a yellow card or a red card) are issued to the co-hosts for bad behavior. The idea is to penalize offenders for various infractions, such as not staying on track. The type of card given is commensurate with the severity of the infraction.

Usually Ben blows a whistle when a card is issued.

Below is a chronological list of penalty cards issued by The Commish (Producer Ben), as well as when and why and to whom they were issued.
A View to a Kill Commentary

**A View to a Kill** is episode 155 of Blank Check: Special Features and a commentary for the 1983 feature film of the same name. Posted November 21, 2022.

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* Possible super short franchise commentary ideas: Analyze This/That (the OG), Tron, National Treasure, The Fugitive, Grumpy Old Men, Mamma Mia!, A Goofy Movie, Whole Nine Yards, White Noise (2005), The X-Files
* Connery, Moore and Caine at the 1989 Oscars
* Babies that look like Christopher Walken
* Celebrity Deathmatch: Walken vs. Oldman
* Is this the first Bond with coke energy?
* Griffin's Bond replacements: Peter Riegert, Jim Broadbent
* Ben's query: are docks the alleyways of the water's edge?
* Shaq's sea crimes video? - it's hard to make out
* Possible Analyze This/That trilogy ("The Jelly Trilogy") completers:
	+ Analyze The Other Thing
	+ Mickey Blue Eyes
	+ Peanut Butter Falcon or Peanut Butter Solution
* Schwartzman and ARP talking PB Solution in the Dissolve.
* 4DX report - smells have been scaled back significantly, Ben says "let a movie punch you!"
* Lots of *Night Court* and *30 Rock* talk
* Box Office Game: Weekend of May 24, 1985

## Patreon Poll

 Trons
 Analyze This & That
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patreon -- 6280 total votes -- reddit

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## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. A View to a Kill. Patreon. Retrieved on November 21, 2022.
2. ↑ @1:16:08
Escape from the Planet of the Apes Commentary

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*This article is about the commentary on the film Escape from the Planet of the Apes from 1971. For other uses see Planet of the Apes (disambiguation).*

## Escape from the Planet of the Apes

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**Escape from the Planet of the Apes** is episode 177 of Blank Check: Special Features and a commentary for the 1971 feature film of the same name. Posted May 21, 2023.

## Summary

> We've reached the third installment in our OG Planet of the Apes series! Join Griffin, David, and Ben for the Escape from the Planet of the Apes!
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### Box Office Game

Week of June 30, 1971

1. Love Story
2. Escape from the Planet of the Apes
3. Plaza Suite
4. Willard
5. Summer of '42

Other films in the top ten: Le Mans, Ryan's Daughter, Wild Rovers, Little Big Man, The Anderson Tapes

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. Escape from the Planet of the Apes. Patreon. Retrieved on May 21, 2023.
Best of the Phantom Podcast

**Best of the Phantom Podcast** is episode 89 and a compilation of Griffin, David, and Ben's favorite moments from the The Phantom Podcast miniseries. Posted 1 Jan 2017.

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Three "Best Of" episodes were compiled by Producer Ben Hosley, as a way to give new listeners to the podcast an introduction to the show's history and origins. These three extra-long episodes covered The Phantom Podcast miniseries, the Attack Of The Podcast miniseries, and the Revenge Of The Podcast miniseries. They appeared back to back to back in January 2017, and serve to document a truly heroic feat of editing.

This first "Best Of" covers the first miniseries of the podcast, all about *Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace*. Again, it cannot be overemphasized how good a job Producer Ben did in creating this episode, with an end result that is sequenced well and actually flows smoothly too. Given the rambling nature of any typical episode of the show, it is quite an accomplishment.

Some of the clips were chosen at the suggestion of listeners. At the end is a supercut of TC-14 talk.

## References

1. ↑ Best of the Phantom Podcast on Audioboom.
Batman Begins

**Batman Begins** is episode 117 focusing on the movie of the same name, as part of the The Pod Knight Casts miniseries covering the filmography of Christopher Nolan. Posted 16 Jul 2017.

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How is it that Christopher Nolan got into franchise filmmaking? Batman was a franchise that had started hot but went camp, and been run into the ground over a decade ago. After many many studio ideas and pitches and comic-book options led nowhere, here comes Nolan with, "What if superhero... serious?"

This is a Batman movie about Batman - not the villain. And in this first installment of what would become a trilogy, Nolan is interested in showing the logical development of all the parts of Batman persona. It's like Nolan went back to Modernism after the Postmodern *Batman Forever*.

Hans Zimmer and James Newton Howard tried teaming up to do the score on this movie. Did that task-sharing arrangement work? Is Tom Wilkinson a strange casting decision? Is Liam Neeson the best part or the worst part of this movie? What are the odds that Ben Affleck's Batman vapes in *Justice League*? #TheTwoFriends examine the connections to the animated series, discuss rope work & the infamous behind-the-scenes Bale rant in whichever Terminator he was in, customized studio logos, and much much more.

### Milestones and Ephemera

* Which is scarier: bats, or opera performances?
* Unworthy of a special custom studio logo: *The Mummy*
* Ken Watanabe: headmaster of Ninja Camp
* The oral history of Batman Forever
* So much fanfare talk! If only there was an episode of *just* fanfare...
* Box-office game: Weekend of June 17, 2005
Eclipse Commentary

**Eclipse** is episode 101 of Blank Check: Special Features, and is a commentary track for the 2010 film of the same. Posted June 21, 2021.

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1. ↑ Eclipse on Patreon. Retrieved June 21, 2021.
David Lowery

**David Lowery** is an American film director, writer and editor of films such as *Ain't Them Bodies Saints*, *Pete's Dragon*, *A Ghost Story*, and *The Old Man and the Gun*.

## Biography

He was a guest on the *Sleepy Hollow* episode of Podward Scissorcast. Lowery became a fan of the podcast after listening to The Star Wars Sequels while building a Lego Millennium Falcon. His films tend to feature fantastical elements and tone reminiscent of Burton's early films so he was a fitting guest for this episode.
Castle in the Sky

**Castle in the Sky** is episode 232 focusing on the film of the same name as part of the Howl's Moving Podcastle miniseries. Posted August 25, 2019.

## Summary

> Emily Yoshida returns to discuss 1986's *Castle in the Sky*! But what *is* the appeal of a Miyazaki film? Is 'chaotic good' a Miyazaki character type? A kind moss robot we stan? Together with the #thetwofriends they examine large adult sky pirate sons, going ham and eggs, Angus the movie, the Studio Ghibli theme park and more!
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* Mortal Engies talk!
* We love large adult sons!
* Angus
* Emily’s Rampage piece for Vulture: *Rampage* Is the Only Mutant Alligator Movie With the Guts to Re-create 9/11
* Alan Sepinwall’s interview of Timothy Olyphant for Rolling Stone: Bullock’s Last Stand: Timothy Olyphant on ‘Deadwood: The Movie’ and David Milch
* Turkish box office game: Weekend of July 13, 2007 (rerelease)
* Griffin can’t get in to see Toy Story 4! David is seeing it after the recording and Disney won't give him (or anyone else?!) a plus one.
* And as always… it’s about the sky!

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. Castle in the Sky. Audioboom. Retrieved on January 2, 2022.
2. ↑ Emily Yoshida. *Rampage* Is the Only Mutant Alligator Movie With the Guts to Re-create 9/11. Vulture. Retrieved on August 3, 2022.
3. ↑ Alan Sepinwall. Bullock’s Last Stand: Timothy Olyphant on ‘Deadwood: The Movie’ and David Milch. Rolling Stone. Retrieved on August 3, 2022.
Dark Shadows

**Dark Shadows** is episode 211 focusing on the movie of the same name, as part of the Podward Scissorcast miniseries covering the films of Tim Burton. Posted April 7, 2019.

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### Milestones and Ephemera

* Box office game: Weekend of May 11, 2012

## References

1. ↑ Dark Shadows on Audioboom. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
Avatar

**Avatar** is episode 85 focusing on the movie of the same name, as part of the Podinator: Judgment Cast miniseries covering the filmography of James Cameron. Posted November 26, 2016.

## Summary

Talkin' 'Tar.

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James Cameron keeps writing bigger numbers on his blank checks, and now following up on the ginormous *Titanic* he has made a new biggest film ever. And it's in three dimensions!

This movie hits the ground running - the humans are in the **avatars** within 10 minutes. It's nuts. Exposition isn't the best, so they blaze right by it. In fact, it's pretty much an animated film the rest of the way. And by the way, among Griffin and David and Ben, they each had different experiences in seeing the movies, so their opinions on the 3-D might differ too.

Is this still the best 3-D movie? #TheTwoFriends fight. Did the movie hype itself too much or not enough? #TheTwoFriends fight. Are the extended versions better than the theatrical cut? #TheTwoFriends .... fight. Performance Review: who's good, who's bad, who's a thick slice of honey-baked Virginia Ham? #TheTwoFriends, they fight. What does Cameron understand about where 3-D works best? #TheTwoFriends... agree!

Look, this movie goes real broad wherever it can. Fluffs. Military stereotypes. Natives who worship nature. Does it look good enough and is it consistent enough in its storytelling that it all works, or is it just too cartoony? James Horner's score is catchy and the theme is like a blaring war horn, how much does it help? If nobody cares about the characters and the story is hackneyed, can the visual spectacle of it all make this a good movie? Spoiler alert: maybe this is a concept that works better as a theme park than a movie?

Listen closely for puns so good they're worth comedy points.

### Milestones and Ephemera

* Pre-abandoned nickname for Ben: Doctor Crunchy
* Nature's Internet: trees
* Merchandise Spotlight!
* K-Stew: the best in the biz
* Box-Office Game: Weekend of December 18, 2009

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. Avatar. Audioboom. Retrieved on May 10, 2022.
Back to the Future

**Back to the Future** is episode 291 focusing on the 1985 film of the same name as part of the Podcast Away miniseries on the films of Robert Zemeckis. Posted September 27, 2020.

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Producer Ben goes fully Marty McFly for this record: popped collar, rolled sleeves, lots of layers, sunglasses, glass bottle of coke, skateboard entrance.

### Milestones and Ephemera

* Forky had never seen *Back to the Future*?! That's the power of love.
* One week after the Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome box office.

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. Back to the Future. Audioboom. Retrieved on July 5, 2022.
Evil Dead (disambiguation)

**This article is a disambiguation page for Evil Dead (disambiguation)**

The following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.

Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

**Evil Dead** may refer to:

* Episode 367 on the 1981 film The Evil Dead
* Special Features episode 134 on the 2013 film Evil Dead
* Episode 369 on the 1987 sequel Evil Dead II
* Episode 371 on the 1992 film Army of Darkness, the third Evil Dead film.
After Earth

**After Earth** is episode 49 focusing on the movie of the same name, as part of the Pod Night Shyamacast miniseries covering the filmography of M. Night Shyamalan.

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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Commentary

**Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition)** is episode 141 of Blank Check: Special Features focusing on the 2016 feature film of the same name. Posted July 1, 2022.

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### Milestones and Ephemera

* Box office game: Weekend of March 25, 2016.

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition). Patreon. Retrieved on July 1, 2022.
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood

**Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood** is episode 100 of Blank Check: Special Features about the 1996 film of the same name. Posted June 11, 2021.

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1. ↑ Don't Be a Menace on Patreon. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
Detroit

**Detroit** is episode 136 focusing on the movie of the same name, as part of the Pod-19: The Widowcaster miniseries covering the filmography of Kathryn Bigelow. It is also a crossover episode released in tandem with the podcast Black Men Can't Jump [In Hollywood]. Both episodes posted November 19, 2017.

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A crossover episode! All three hosts of the movie podcast "Black Men Can't Jump In Hollywood" - Jerah Milligan, James III, and Jonathan Braylock - join Griffin Newman, David Sims, and Producer Ben Hosley to make for the biggest group to be on the Blank Check mics ever. And they are here to talk about the latest Kathryn Bigelow movie, 2017's *Detroit*.

This one bounced, baby.

Did Bigelow become paralyzed by choice in the wake of the success of *Zero Dark Thirty*? How is *Detroit* similar to *Strange Days*? Should it even have been named and promoted as *Detroit*? Why did the most problematic character get the most screen time and the most character development/closure? Does this movie successfully get viewers thinking about problematic issues and how they relate to the current state of American society? It sure kept this discussion as focused as any in the history of the show.

### Milestones and Ephemera

* My man.
* A movie that depicts more types of racism: *Blazing Saddles*
* Blooper reel at the end!
* Box Office Game: Weekend of July 28, 2017

### Sponsors

* This episode was sponsored by Pro Flowers. A professional flowerman, Dan Candyman, stops by when David says that he's looking for something with fall colors; this flowerman sings songs about the bouquets available. Don't worry about any gambling issues you might have - because you cannot lose with the discount available to Blank Check listeners. That's ProFlowers.com, promo code: blankcheck.

## References

1. ↑ Detroit on Audioboom. Retrieved July 26, 2021.
2. ↑ Detroit on Apple Podcasts. Retrieved November 14, 2022.
Crimewave

**Crimewave** is episode 368 focusing on the 1985 film of the same name as part of Podcast Me to Hell miniseries on the films of Sam Raimi. Posted March 27, 2022.

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### Milestones and Ephemera

* A possible Brendan Hines appearance on a Slow Xmas album!
* Box office game: Weekend of April 25, 1986 - The week of David's birth!

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. Crimewave. Audioboom. Retrieved on March 27, 2022.
Back to the Future Part II

**Back to the Future Part II** is episode 293 focusing on the 1989 film of the same name as part of the Podcast Away miniseries on the films of Robert Zemeckis. Posted October 11, 2020.

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* Crispin Glover on Letterman. He does a high kick!
* *Willard* Starring Crispin Glover
* Crispin Glover's cover of "Ben"

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. Back to the Future Part II with Nicole Byer. Audioboom. Retrieved on October 11, 2020.
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - The Lost Episode

**Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - The Lost Episode** is an episode focusing on the movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, the first film in what went on to become an unofficial miniseries covering the films of the DCEU.

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* Griff & Ben saw it in 4DX for $28/person. Water on or off? Check. Garbage smells? Check. Punch in the back? Check. Money well spent.

# 2022 Remaster

## Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Remastered)

### Miniseries

The PodDCEU Cast
Not All Batmen

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**Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - The Lost Episode (Remastered)** is a remastered version of the main feed episode, released on Blank Check: Special Features. Posted July 1, 2022.

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* Possible Ben nicknames: Beneral Zod, The WatchBen (who peeps the peeper??)
* GA'HOOOOOOOOOLE
* More Scoot content!
* More about the comically full projected DC slate:
	+ Suicide Squad - summer 2016
	+ Wonder Woman - June 2017
	+ Justice League 1 - November 2017
	+ Aquaman - July 2018
	+ Untitled Film (maybe Bartman?) - October 2018
	+ Shazam starring The Rock - 2019
	+ Justice League 2 - June 2019
	+ Untitled Film - 2019? Cyborg maybe?!
* A deeper dive into what’s in the peach tea jar
* Box Office Game: Weekend of March 25, 2016

## References

1. ↑ Batman v Superman on Audioboom.
2. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (Ultimate Edition). Patreon. Retrieved on July 1, 2022.
Ed Wood

**Ed Wood** is episode 202 focusing on the 1994 movie of the same name, as part of the Podward Scissorcast miniseries covering the films of Tim Burton. Posted February 3, 2019.

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After Tim Burton signs on to direct a script by *Problem Child* writers Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski, studios get into a bidding war for now hot commodity Burton's next project. Disney through Touchstone Pictures gives Burton the money for a project that many executives said wouldn't work, and they were wrong; at least on critical reception. Maybe this was a write off for Disney to get Burton in the room to direct more of their future projects? Tim Burton's first bounce, but a film that has been only more well-regarded with time.

### Milestones and Ephemera

* Box office game: Weekend of October 7, 1994
Big Fish

**Big Fish** is episode 207 focusing on the movie of the same name, as part of the Podward Scissorcast miniseries covering the films of Tim Burton. Posted March 10, 2019.

## Summary

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> Chris Gethard (Beautiful/Anonymous podcast) returns to Blank Check to discuss 2003's father and son fantasy, *Big Fish*. And also, to talk about Star Wars some more. But does *Big Fish'*s ending pay out like a slot machine? Was 2003 the year Steven Spielberg and Tim Burton culturally flip-flopped? What are some of the nerd perks offered at the new Star Wars hotels? Together, they spend 2+ hours examining the performances of the cast including Albert Finney and Billy Crudup, motorcycle cages, which vignette to cut out of this movie, and of course Mr. Soggybottom.
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## References

1. ↑ Big Fish on Audioboom. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Commentary

**Captain America: The Winter Soldier** is episode 16 of Blank Check: Special Features and a commentary episode on the Marvel Cinematic Universe film of the same name. Posted May 1, 2019.

## Summary

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### Milestones and Ephemera

* **Movie starts at 0:02:45.**
* The episode was released from behind the paywall on May 1, 2022.
* Ben predicted John Carpenter would win March Madness. David predicted Nora Ephron. Griffin suspected Penny Marshall, but landed on Gore Verbinski.
* Box Office Game: Weekend of April 4, 2014

## References

1. ↑ Captain America: The Winter Soldier on Patreon. Retrieved February 16, 2021.
Batman (miniseries)

**Batman** (also known as **#NotAllBatmen** or **Bartman**) is a miniseries as part of the Blank Check: Special Features covering the remaining Batman movies.

## Summary

#TheTwoFriends have dipped their toes into the dark waters of some Batmen, and beginning in May 2022 they will sink their fangs into the remaining theatrical releases!

### Milestones and Ephemera

* The only of Ben's nicknames that relate to any Batman films is **Producer Bane** from the Christopher Nolan miniseries.

## Episodes

This list comprises all Batmen. The Patreon commentary series is called #NotAllBatMen.

## Ranking The Franchise

At the conclusion of the miniseries, the Blankies rankings will compiled from a voting thread found on the r/Blankies sub-reddit.

## References

1. ↑ Griffin Newman. Batlist. Letterboxd. Retrieved on May 1, 2023.
Bound

**Bound** is episode 52 focusing on the movie of the same name, as part of the The Podchowski Casters miniseries covering the filmography of the Wachowskis. Posted 18 Apr 2016.

## Summary

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> Blank Check returns with another new mini series, this time examining the filmography of directors the Wachowskis. And like the past investigations (George Lucas, M. Night Shyamalan), Griffin and David aim to discover how did Hollywood go on to give these auteurs free reign and what were the consequences?
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According to the Producer Joel Silver legend, the studio decided to make the untested Wachowskis prove themselves before they could be trusted to direct their big movie pitch *The Matrix*. So they made *Bound* to show that they could do it with style and flair, on a smaller scale.

And whoa, this movie is really good.

So Griffin and David sit down and examine the ways in which it's good and how it might dovetail with the Wachowskis' own personal narratives, as well as why its themes make it a landmark film. But with Jennifer Tilly and Gina Gershon operating at 110% on the VHS cover, how did this escape the pigeonhole of late night softcore on Showtime - or did it, really? Was this the last contemporary movie plot that was able to rely on landline phones without irony? How amazing is cinematographer Bill Pope? Who in the world is Joey Pants?

This is a tremendously strong debut film; listen on while Griffin and David give *Bound* its proper due.

### Milestones and Ephemera

* Joe Pantoliano's nonprofit for entertainers who suffer from clinical depression: No Kidding Me Too!
* Young Griffin's preferred filesharing program: Kazaa
* Ben's 90's Corner: reminiscing about Gina Gershon.
* Burger Report - and a teaser for the next one, whoaaaaa
* Future miniseries hinted at: James Cameron, Christopher Nolan
* No Box Office Game but it would have been: Weekend of October 4, 1996

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. Bound. Audioboom. Retrieved on August 28, 2021.
2010: The Year We Make Contact

**2010: The Year We Make Contact** is episode 152 of Blank Check: Special Features focusing on the 1984 film of the same name as bonus for Pods Wide Cast miniseries on the films of Stanley Kubrick. Posted October 21, 2022.

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### Milestones and Ephemera

* David’s DWD questions, darling:

1. Where do the men go?!?!
2. How do they poop?!?!

* Griffin’s worried review darling.
* “‘The Animal’ Sequel Starring & Directed By Rob Schneider Nears Greenlight By Tubi”
* A return to the discussion of who is the biggest fan of Europa (Ben)
* Io is great too, especially in *The Bear*.
* J.D. and mom will be back on the main feed in 2023!!
* Box office game: Weekend of December 7, 1984

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. 2010: The Year We Make Contact. Patreon. Retrieved on October 16, 2022.
2. ↑ Nellie Andreeva. ‘The Animal’ Sequel Starring & Directed By Rob Schneider Nears Greenlight By Tubi. Deadline. Retrieved on October 16, 2022.
Congratulations

**Congratulations** (styled as **CongratYOUlations**) is the name of Ben Hosley's fashion line.

## Buried Jeans

The most exclusive items as part of the line are two pairs of jeans, buried in New Jersey in 2019. Initially Ben buried three pairs, but only two came out. He buried them in the backyard of his parent's house and dug them up in 2020. The list price for both items is $1,000, and they come with a mannequin leg form to display them.

## Live Event

The Blank Check presents...Congratulations announcement episode provided information on a special live event celebrating Ben's Congratulations brand for September 13, 2023 at the Bell House in Brooklyn. The event takes place on the last day of New York Fashion Week, so technically it's an unofficial fashion week event.

> *Fashion. Celebration. Vibes. These are just three of many words that describe this special evening of couture comedy.*
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## Other Items

In addition to the famed Buried Jeans, the line also offers several t-shirts and other items. The "Dang Ass Freak Tee" includes an image of a puddle Ben saw once that he thought looked like ET. There is also a baby onesie and a Slow Xmas ornament.

## References

1. ↑ The Bell House @BellHouseNY. Tweet August 30, 2023. Twitter. Retrieved on September 5, 2023.
A Master Builder

**A Master Builder** is episode 260 focusing on the film of the same name directed by Jonathan Demme as part of the Stop Making Podcasts miniseries. Posted March 8, 2020.

## Summary

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* Box office game: Weekend of July 24, 2014 (debuted at number 69 (nice))
* If they get to 223,001.6 patrons (the number of people who saw Playmobil The Movie in theaters i.e. $1,115,008 divided by $5) they'll do a Playmobil episode on Patreon.
* An inexplicable amount of Playmobil talk including about the German soldier rousting a drunken hobo Playmobil set

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. A Master Builder. Audioboom. Retrieved on February 21, 2022.
Advertisements

Advertisements are a recurring feature and a way for the show to keep the lights on and pay the bills.

## Episode-Integrated Ad Copy

Early on in the show Griffin demonstrated great enthusiasm for the opportunity to read ad copy during episodes, but advertising was not a part of the podcast until after the show eventually migrated from UCB Comedy to Audioboom.

The ads have frequently taken the form of improvised skits with characters and impersonations. Unlike typical recorded advertisements on podcasts which are quickly skipped past or tuned out, the ad segments on Blank Check quickly became something that Blankies actually look forward to hearing.

### Characters

Many new characters have entered the scene via ad reads. They include such gems as the Cineaste Cow and, more recently, the Cineaste Bee.
Coraline

**Coraline** is episode 407 focusing on the 2009 film of the same name as part of The Podmare Before Castmas miniseries on the films of Henry Selick. Posted January 8, 2023.

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### Milestones and Ephemera

* Welcome back to the main feed, JD! They originally had him on the books for Evil Dead II, but he got busy.
* Ben was a bit of a Coraline as a kid.
* Can confirm: the book Coraline absolutely honks.
* 1st mention of David & David's annual leaf peepin' adventure.
* Wait... what's that??

*Creeeeeeeaaak...*
* Box office game: Weekend of February 6, 2009

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. Coraline. Audioboom. Retrieved on January 8, 2023.
2. ↑ @blankcheckpod (2023-1-8). CORALINE was a documentary. Twitter. Retrieved on January 19, 2023.
3. ↑ @davidlsims (2022-10-22). peepin leaves. Twitter. Retrieved on January 9, 2023.
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles Commentary

**Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles** is episode 84 of Blank Check: Special Features as part of the Crocodile Dundee Franchise commentaries. Posted February 1, 2021.

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### Milestones and Ephemera

* Griffin's faint praise award: He likes that they keep the crocodiles front and center.
* Matthew Berry was on episode 69(nice) of *How Did This Get Made?* talking about this movie where he talks about writing it, but mostly about the WGA arbitration process of getting credit for a movie he didn't particularly want credit for. Despite what they say in this episode, he IS the same Matthew Berry who is talks about fantasy sports on ESPN.
* Box-office game: Weekend of April 20, 2001

## References

1. ↑ Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles on Patreon. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
Angela Ferraguto

**Angela (Ang) Ferraguto** (born January 20, 1993) (@MagnaFarta on Twitter, and her own website angferraguto.com) is a writer, producer, and comedian based in New York City. She first saw Blank Check in action as an intern at UCB, and later worked with several shows on the fledgling UCB podcast network.

## Biography

Ang grew up in Massachusetts.

Ang was the associate producer for the Blank Check podcast, and also handled social media management/outreach for the show including the official Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram pages. If you've interacted with BlankCheckPod in any of those places, it seems there's a fairly good chance Ang was behind it. Thanks in part to that inclusive online presence, the show has managed to make fans of some interesting and creative people in the film industry -- some have even later appeared on the podcast as featured guests. She left the pod at the end of November 2020.

As social media lead for Blank Check, Ang consistently comes up with novel material to promote or tease upcoming episodes/miniseries, and engages blankies with discussions, questions, polls, etc. relating to the current episodes each week.

Ang is often a guest on other podcasts. For more information on those appearances, see Outside Podcast Appearances.

## Appearances

These are Ang's credited appearances only. Much like Ben Hosley, she has become a fixture of the podcast and has contributed to many episodes, including Patreon commentaries.

## References

1. ↑ @MagnaFarta on Twitter. Retrieved Dec 6, 2020.
Emperor Darth Sidious

**Emperor Darth Sidious** is episode 26 and the third part of the Revenge of The Podcast miniseries. Posted 2 Oct 2015.

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### Milestones and Ephemera

* Griffin's opening: scary Emperor voice
* Mace Windu: Boring, serious, Popelike, stern
* Chewbacca: The most vanilla of the Wookies, a "hair guy"
* Mortdecai photo reactions: Griffin hysterical, Ben dismissive

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. Emperor Darth Sidious. Audioboom. Retrieved on August 30, 2022.
Crocodile Dundee

Art by the great u/Ioncelostashoe.

**Crocodile Dundee** is a miniseries as part of the Blank Check: Special Features covering the films of the Crocodile Dundee franchise.

## Summary

The Crocodile Dundee commentary series was announced as the next commentary series for the Blank Check: Special Features Patreon in December 2020 following the Alien series.  This is the first series to be covered where #thetwofriends haven't seen *any* of the films previously.

## Episodes

 SF083
 SF084

## Ranking Their Filmography

At the conclusion of the miniseries, the Blankies rankings will compiled from a voting thread found on the r/Blankies sub-reddit.

## References

1. ↑ u/Ioncelostashoe, To purposefully misquote Bernie Sanders, I am once again offering a poster for a new Patreon series., reddit. Retrieved November 22, 2021.
2. ↑  "We’re doing the CROCODILE DUNDEE trilogy on Patreon. First one dropping New Year’s Day.

This is not a bit." @blankcheckpod on Twitter. Retrieved January 24, 2021.
Bewitched

**Bewitched** is episode 282 focusing on the 2005 film of the same name as part of the You've Got Podcast miniseries. Posted July 26, 2020.

## Summary

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### Milestones and Ephemera

* Box office game: Weekend of June 24, 2005.

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. Bewitched with Dana Schwartz. Audioboom. Retrieved on July 5, 2022.
Batman (disambiguation)

**This article is a disambiguation page for Batman (disambiguation)**

The following is a list of links to pages that might share the same title.

Please follow one of the disambiguation links below or search to find the page you were looking for if it is not listed. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

**Batman** or **Bartman** may refer to:

### Main Feed Episodes

* Batman (episode) on the 1989 Tim Burton film
* Batman Returns on the 1992 Burton Film
* Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice - The Lost Episode on the 2016 Zack Snyder film
* Batman Begins on the 2005 Christopher Nolan film
* The Dark Knight on the 2008 Nolan film
* The Dark Knight Rises on the 2012 Nolan film

### Patreon Episodes

The Batman commentary miniseries on Blank Check: Special Features began in May 2022.

* Batman (1966) Commentary, episode 135 of BC:SF.
* Batman: Mask of the Phantasm Commentary, episode 137 of BC:SF
* Batman Forever Commentary, episode 138 of BC:SF
* Batman & Robin Commentary, episode 140 of BC:SF
* The Lego Batman Movie Commentary, episode 143 of BC:SF
* Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Commentary, episode 141 of BC:SF
* The Batman Commentary, episode 144 of BC:SF
* Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (remastered), a remastered version of the 2016 main feed episode.

### Miniseries

* Not All Batmen commentary miniseries on the remaining Batman films
* The PodDCEU Cast miniseries on the DC theatrical films
A Pod is Cast

**A Pod is Cast** is a semi-official miniseries on the films of Bradley Cooper.

## Summary

At the time of it's release *A Star is Born* was covered on the main feed as part of the rarely invoked Blank Check tradition to cover movies of great note during their initial theatrical run. At the time it was the first single-director miniseries and was subsequently joined by Joseph Gordon-Levitt with Don Jon.

Five years later the boys reconvened to cover *Maestro* officially anointing Cooper's blank check status as a covered director.
Blank Check

**Blank Check** is a standalone episode and their 100th, covering the podcast's namesake film in celebration.

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### Milestones and Ephemera

* Box office game: Weekend of February 11, 1994