The Seventh Blank Check Mailbag

**The Seventh Blank Check Mailbag** is episode 160 of Blank Check: Special Features. Posted January 11, 2023.

## Summary

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> It's that time to once again open up the Blank Check mailbag for our 7th edition! As always, the gang answers listener submitted questions, as well as, voicemails! Topics include: the Spreadmaster method, blu-ray holy grails, the next Christopher Lloyd, smelling like bleach and so much more!
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> Special thanks to Katey Rich, Emily St. James, and Nick Wiger!
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### Milestones and Ephemera

* Russell the mailbag? Will he become a recurring character? We'll see!
* David's *Sesame Street* power rankings: Oscar, Bert, Telly, Count von Count, Cookie Monster
* Ben surprised David with revised episode artwork with Big Ben removed! The bit is truly dead!

## Questions

**The Great...**

* David Crozier - can we hear your thoughts on *Andor*?
* Adam Minks - have you seen *Wednesday* yet?
* Paul F. Tanis - what is your worst moviegoing experience and what is your best?
* Rob Asher - how often do either of you fall asleep during a movie and does it lead to shame?
* Will Redmond - what is the worst movie you own on disc? David: Richard Lawson's *Trolls* & *Mortal Kombat: Annihilation*; Griffin: *The Good Dinosaur*
* Daniel Marks - what's your blu-ray holy grail? Griffin: UK's *Singin' in the Rain* 4K
	+ Griffin's addendum - what is the number one thing you want to get a physical release that doesn't exist? Ben: Adam Curtis documentaries; Griffin: *The Day the Clown Cried*, Swing Shift: Director's Cut, I'll Do Anything: The Musical Cut
* Steven Brown - on a scale of 1-10 how well do you think you would be able to direct a movie? David: 0; Griffin: 6
* Miko Venika - of the directors you've covered whose space movie would you like to see the most? Griffin: Nancy Meyers
* Chris S. - Ingmar Bergman, Noah Baumbach and Terrence Malick are in the lobby, you have three scripts *House of Gucci*, *Ready Player One* and *The Hateful Eight*, match them up.
* Chris S. - now with Wong Kar-wai, Lynne Ramsey and Claire Denis - *In the Cut*, *Never Let Me Go*, *Hannibal*
* Chris S. - lastly with Sofia Coppola, Robert Eggers and Barry Jenkins - *King Kong*, *The Lovely Bones*, *The Hobbit*
* Voicemail from Emily St. James - with the advent of Youtube do you still see movies that are able to transport you to a place you've never seen on this planet? Examples: *The Last Emperor'*s forbidden city. Check out Koyaanisqatsi!
* Taylor Johnson - who is the next Christopher Lloyd? Maybe Bill Skarsgard
* Lizz - any up and coming actors really pop for you this year? Griffin: Grace Kaufman and Gabriel Labelle, Payakan and Jean Jacket; David: Georgina Campbell & Diego Calva
* Seth B - the year is 2033 and Ben has become the leader of the most powerful clan of survivors, how does he rule? Ben: by metal and fire
* Voicemail from Spencer Perry - favorite toy or collectible from 2022? Griffin: Greta the lady gremlin; Orko from MotU; David: Magna-Tiles
* Jane Covelia - what is David's process for choosing seats in the theater? Normally in the back on an aisle
* Jacob Dominguez - what does Griffin think of the *Fast & Furious* drama?
* Voicemail - how is David's Spreadsheet layed out?
* Sam Kay - what about porch TV or porch videogames? Maybe WWF and some gaming. SEGA Genesis porch classics include *Road Rash*, *Toejam & Earl*, *Jurassic Park*, *Desert* & *Jungle Strike*, *Earthworm Jim*, *Shinobi*, *Mortal Kombat*, *Clay Fighter*
* Thomas Glazer - did Griffin ever play the *LEGO Star Wars Saga*? Not yet
* Jeff Burnett - do you think Pixar lost something after Joe Ranft passed?
* Jay Marks - update on Griffin's mysterious bleach spots? He was using an acne cream with benzoyl peroxide which would stain things.
* Voicemail from Katey Rich - does Griffin agree with David that TV is stupid and will never be as good as movies?
* Noah Mulder - favorite movie trailers? David: Alien; Griffin: *Man of Steel*, *Where the Wild Things Are*, *Black Panther: Wakanda Forever*, Mission: Impossible trailers, *The Minus Man*, *The Shop Around the Corner*
* Nicholas Champion - did you see any live theater you loved? David: *Into the Woods*; Griffin: *POTUS*; Ben: *How I Learned to Drive*
* Drew Comerford - if you were King Ralph'd what would your first line of business be? Ben: cream pie everyone in the face; David: strengthening inter-city rail
* Voicemail from Nick Wiger - when you're walking in NYC what are you listening to? *Doughboys*, *Podcast: The Ride*, *Get Played*, *The Ringer*, *Video Archives*; David also recommends... music!; Ben: *Shameless Acquisition Target*
* David Freeman - what are David's favorite games of 2022? He's getting bored of the big budget games, give him some recs!; Griff is, of course, playing Pokemon Picross
* Jake Yasifat - what is David's approach to screen time for the Boss Baby?
* Tanner Jensen - any chance for future Patreon episodes with adventures outside the studio? They're thinking of options, stay tuned.
* Voicemail from Alex Cox - can you give an audio tour of the new studio space?

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. The Seventh Blank Check Mailbag. Patreon. Retrieved on January 11, 2023.