The Sixth Blank Check Mailbag

**The Sixth Blank Check Mailbag** is episode 121 of Blank Check: Special Features. Posted January 11, 2022.

## Summary

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> Griff, David, and Ben once again open up the ol' mailbag and discuss questions submitted by you–the Checkmates! Topics include: top Matt Damon supporting performances, SteelBook collecting, the premise to *The Boss Baby: Family Business*, potential new 007s, and so much more!
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> Special thanks to Minick for contributing the astrological reading! (1:53:35 - 1:58:17)
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> Additional Editing and Sound Design by AJ McKeon
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### Milestones and Ephemera

* Ben brought Christmas presents!
	+ Griffin: The soundtrack for *Transformers* on purple vinyl & Slow Xmas ornament
	+ David: Stuffed black sheep for the Boss Baby from Ireland & ornament
* 470 questions came in in about 12 hours! Griffin promised to answer 100 and they got to ~58 answered.
* Minick (Pig's babysitter) provided an astrological reading

## Questions

* Darren Hinchy - Spreadsheet episode when? Not sure what that would be, maybe Griff & Ben throwing out random years and categories
* Callen Michael Webster - thoughts on *Escape Room 2* theatrical versus extended?
* Matt Rixner - can Ben talk about what he and editors do for post production? Alex Barron and AJ McKeon are heroes!
* Leroy Beckett - are there any other New Zealand directors you might cover? Peter Jackson, Taika Waititi, Geoff Murphy, Roger Donaldson, Lee Tamahori, and Niki Caro are possibilities
* Zach Shindler - what are your top 5 Joey Pants performances?
	+ *Midnight Run*, The Matrix, Memento, *Bad Boys for Life*, Bound
	+ David would swap *The Fugitive* for *Bad Boys*
* Daniel Bartholomew - who is David's favorite football/soccer team? Arsenal
* Daniel Bartholomew - favorite football film?
	+ David: *Bend It Like Beckham*, *Fever Pitch*, *The Damned United*
	+ Griff: *The Big Green*
* Steven Blakely - any chance of doing new Marvel commentaries? Possibly but there's no hurry
* Drew Comerford - if Ben could add one accessory to Griffin and David's looks what would it be?
	+ Griffin: pocket rock on a chain
	+ David: big honkin' gold watch
* Miranda Johnson - hottest Muppet and why?
	+ Marie - Rowlf, musical, deep voice, chill/calming energy
	+ Griff: Janice, Rowlf, Muppet Newsman
	+ David: Miss Piggy
	+ Ben: Animal
* Elliot Brakespeare - what are David's thoughts on Michael Mann's appearance on *The Rewatchables*?
* Kaylyn Brennan - what are Griffin's thoughts on his first watch of *The Sopranos*?
* Samuel Kaye - rank the three prestige Adam McKay movies.
	+ David: *The Big Short*, *Don't Look Up*, *Vice*
* Matthew Conte - the 1998 erotic thriller *Wild Things*, nut or butt? Two nuts.
* Seth Beat - does Ben like caves and does he prefer mites or tites? Of course!
* Matt Pohanka - what's your favorite NYC screen? David prefers Alamo; Griffin likes Paris Theater and Jaffe Art Theater
* Kevin Carey - why don't you ever consider a Tarantino series? Balancing act in diversity in types of films and people
* Tonio Breton - can Ben share top 5 movies to watch on acid? Anything by Gaspar Noe, also recommends physical cam bootlegs of anything
* Bryan Davis - Who do you want to be the next Bond? David: Dev Patel
* Nick Minick - what are your astrological signs (sun, moon, rising)
	+ David: taurus, scorpio moon, scorpio rising
	+ Griff: pisces, he had to text his mom for the time of his birth (3:27 am), moon was leo, capricorn rising
	+ Ben: cancer, virgo moon, capricorn rising
* Abigail Noy - if there was a movie made about *Blank Check* how would you cast it and who would direct?
* Rebecca Buener - is David dialectical and able to switch between American and British accents?
* Austin Engels - what's everyone's favorite *Beatles* album?
	+ Griff: Sgt. Pepper
	+ David: Revolver
	+ Ben: The White Album
* Andrew Aman - Shake Shack or In 'n Out? Flower or wax/shatter? Arthouse or shlock?
* Andrew Reck - who is Ben's Bona Lisa? A classic femur bone 3D printed to be huge
* William Miguel - When should we expect a Matrix commentary series?
* Josh Ingram - lots of Star Trek questions for David. Captain rankings: Picard, Kirk, Sisko
* Unprompted discussion of Matt Damon supporting performances
* Have you watched *The Expanse*?
* Christopher Iskew - best pizza/sandwich/burrito places? DiFara's, Patsy's, Speedy Romeo's, Hajji's Blueline Deli, Anthony & Sons, Don Pepe Tortas Y Jugos
* Daniel Nolastname - what Ben's Choices are cooking? *Mortal Kombat*
* Jake Hislop - what are your favorite steelbooks?
* Lightning round:
	+ Spencer Sapien - Best movie set in New Jersey? *Toxic Avenger*
	+ Hyatt Hernon - biggest blank check you can never see being covered? Polanski or DW Griffith
	+ Campbell - will *The Winds of Winter* ever get released? No, and it's a good bit
	+ Joshua Ochoa - can we get Rachel Zegler to guest? Griff will burn an ask
	+ Andy Horowood - favorite brit pop band excluding Blur and Oasis? Pulp, obviously
	+ Kris - if Griffin is Tails, which Sonic character are David and Ben? David is Sonic and Ben wants to be Lava.
	+ Michael Redmond - how do you tackle Spider-Man 4 after *No Way Home*?
	+ Sam Wellbell - can we expect a Michael Bay miniseries?
	+ Dancing Spartan - what late night host do you think you could beat up?
	+ Nick Armstrong - does Griffin have any Walt Becker blindspots and what is his quintessential film? Old Dogs
	+ Ben Pack - where is the video game podcast, David? It's still coming!
	+ Brendan Cassidy - can David talk about his journalism career before The AV Club?
	+ Wilson Bellman - best character actor performance of 2021 that no one is talking about? Griff: Harriet Sansom Harris in *Licorice Pizza*
	+ Anthony Coval - rank the Rocky movies not including *Creed*
		- David: 1, 3, 4, 2, 6, 5
		- Griff: same
	+ Best game of the year? Pass
	+ Etienne Sauvet - is Caleb Landry Jones still the number one choice for Ben or does Mike Faist have a chance?
	+ Kevin Lynch- Coke or Pepsi? Griff: Neither; David: Coke; Ben: Coke
	+ Jeremy Lucas - what day would the Hozliday be? His birthday!
	+ Ian Johnson - what is Griffin's opinion on the Nicole Kidman AMC preshow video?
	+ Isaac Chehabar - what is the take on Fascoti's in Brooklyn Heights?
	+ Mikhail Mostur - sweatshirt or hoodie?
	+ Cole Sampson - if Kevin James is the King of Queens and Pete Davidson is the King of Staten Island, who are the respective monarchs of Manhattan, Brooklyn and the Bronx? J.Lo for Bronx, Dom DeMarco for Brooklyn, Downtown Griffy for Manhattan
	+ Jason Ochoa - can David call his next house House of Smoochy? Approved
	+ Andy Germuga - what other franchise would you insert Jim's dad into? Griff: Planet of the Apes
	+ Xavier - have you played Warioware?
	+ Philip Bruscato - rank the year's Adam Driver performances.
		- Griffin: *Annette*, *Last Duel*, *House of Gucci*
	+ Pesha - any updates on The Burger Report? Oops! All Burger Reports is coming! Keep 'em coming!

## References

1. ↑ Blank Check Podcast. The Sixth Blank Check Mailbag. Patreon. Retrieved on January 11, 2022.