Future Miniseries

**Future Miniseries** are possible but as-yet-unannounced or unplanned series.

## Good Miniseries

A good director for a miniseries, according to the hosts, is one with an interesting arc - one who had a big success, got a blank check, and implicitly, had at least one bounce. They are also reluctant to feature a director with fewer than 4 films.

## Context

Over the years, the hosts have shown a desire to branch out and champion lesser-known artists. This is audible in some of the early episodes of Pods Wide Cast, with Stanely Kubrick being such a well-covered director. Griffin has said on the podcast[*citation needed*] that they try to cover more women, animation, anime[*citation needed*] and people of color.  The target is apparently one of these per year: animation, nonmale, nonwhite. See, for example: Pod & Basketcast, Podz n the Cast, The Podcastiano, The Podbreak Cast, The Poddle Mercast. Each of these pages contains additional context.

## Definition of "Inevitable"

There are some famous directors that are somewhat considered a foregone conclusion that the podcast will cover one day. The term "inevitable" is hyperbolic - with how many "inevitable" directors there are, the pod could continue for over a decade just on March Madness directors. Sources for "inevitability" are #TheTwoFriends themselves, as well as Blankies consensus. One major source thus far is A Hypothetical Five Year Schedule - Blank Check Study.

## "A film we will never cover on this podcast"

*See also: Blank Check Blacklist*
Griffin will ironically use the phrase "a film we will never cover on this podcast" to indicate that they have already got plans to cover said film in the near future. Mostly recently Griffin remarked that Steve Jobs would never be covered right before the Danny Boyle series was formally announced.. The phrase can also be extended to guests or franchises as well.

Not to be confused with the the actual Blank Check Blacklist.

## Hints

Sometimes the friends give hints. In 2023 Griffin and David were each said to be doing a favorite director they had wanted to do for a while. Ben hinted at the end of the Wendell and Wild episode that they need to be "silent" about Griff's pick, potentially setting up a Buster Keaton series. This turned out to be accurate when the miniseries was announced on April 21, 2023.

## Letterboxd

Perhaps future directors can be gleaned from the hosts' Letterboxd ratings / reviews:

* David Sims
* Griffin Newman

## March Madness

*Main Article: See March Madness Director Statistics.*
**March Madness** is an annual NCAA style bracket tournament. Starting in 2018, the tournament has determined a fan-selected director #TheTwoFriends would cover. As of 2023, 110 directors have appeared but not been covered.

Other directors have appeared and lost in so many March Madness tournaments that they are retired from the brackets with the idea that they are short enough and inevitable enough that they'll cover them one day. Such directors have included Bob Fosse, Danny Boyle, and Buster Keaton.

 1970's Robert Altman
 Joe Dante
 Warren Beatty
 François Truffaut

## Unlikely Directors

Some directors have been specifically mentioned as *unlikely* topics of a miniseries, or denied in even stronger terms than that. While they might not get covered on the main feed, some may make appearances as part of commentary miniseries on Patreon.

 Richard Kelly
 McG

## The \*Actual\* Blank Check Blacklist

There are some directors that will **never** be covered on the podcast. They are often dirtbags, criminals, and/or sex pests, despite an often notable or beloved body of work. The only way these directors *might* get covered is as part of a commentary series.

* Luc Besson
* Terry Gilliam
* Bryan Singer
* Woody Allen
* Roman Polanski
* John Landis
* D.W. Griffith
* Mel Gibson

## References

1. ↑ Avatarland/The Second Blank Check Mailbag 1:04:50 on Richard Kelly
2. ↑ https://www.theringer.com/2022/10/4/23384968/great-avatar-debate-with-blank-checks-griffin-newman-david-sims
3. ↑ Pod & Basketcast
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 u/YuasaLee\_AL. A Hypothetical Five Year Schedule - Blank Check Study. Reddit. Retrieved on October 20, 2022.
5. ↑ https://www.reddit.com/r/blankies/comments/zoqhnw/avatar\_the\_way\_of\_water\_with\_marie\_bardi/j0oyjyx/
6. ↑ https://www.theringer.com/2022/10/4/23384968/great-avatar-debate-with-blank-checks-griffin-newman-david-sims This is borderline fanfiction, I lost my screenshot with the timestamp.
7. ↑ u/Few-Engineer-9791. Buster Keaton is next after Danny Boyle. Reddit. Retrieved on March 20, 2023.
8. ↑ u/gross\_point-blanc. What's the deal with them never covering Pirates of the Caribbean?. Reddit. Retrieved on October 20, 2022.
9. ↑ Avatarland/The Second Blank Check Mailbag 1:04:50 on Richard Kelly
10. ↑ Avatarland/The Second Blank Check Mailbag