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BC March Madness 2025 - Day 21

🕑 Added 2025-03-21 18:00:14 +0000 UTC

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Hannah K. Garden

As much as i love Love Actually, on balance i would rather watch the elmores. Maybe someday they will get Lindy West on for a special Love Actually only episode 🤩

William Hanzel

And all the Brit jokes David could make (or be made about him)!

Barbara Anderson

The wilder (pun unintended) is that blazing saddles and young Frankenstein were in the same year, so some could say that the blank check was actually the producers that initially bounced but cleared big time down the road.

Anthony Strand

I voted for Mel mostly because he had one of the startling blank check runs ever in the 70s. Blazing Saddles was a big hit that gave him a blank check, and he cashed it in to make Universal monster spoof in B&W. That's a big swing. And then Young Frankenstein was an even bigger hit, so he cashed in *that* blank check to make an actual silent comedy in 1976. Absolutely bananas behavior!

Jack o Diamonds

Bong would tell you

Rad Rodge

I honestly thought the exact opposite about who would cruise, even with Bong as a past finalist, I think Mel Brooks has actually never even done as well in March Madness as I thought he would, this year OR last time. I voted for Bong but my reading of Blankie demography has always been that Brooks is a lock for the final four, he keeps running into stronger headwinds than I expected and perhaps happily I can rethink at this point haha

Matt Demello

I voted for Mel. I'm more interested in those discussions. History of the World Pt. 1, The Producers, SPACEBALLS!!! Ever heard of it?!

Harley Richard

Most shocking upset so far. I don’t think I was the only one expecting Bong to cruise to the final two. This opens that side of the bracket way up.

Olivia Haidar

In other news HOW is Mel Brooks beating Bong Joon-ho?!

Chris Almberg

Man, bummed Richard Curtis is behind- all fast paced and fun movies, and that’s what makes for the best commentaries imo.

David Figueiredo

Big same it's not about what movies are better is about what would inspire a more entertaining commentary, also an excuse to watch some movies I otherwise might never

Jon Arnold

I voted for the return of the UK bit.

George Seabrook

Everyone voting for Elmore Leonard is out of their minds, this is reverse UK bit aggression!

Good

Finally a win! Still sucks we don’t have a straight comedy series. I hope next year we get American pie and Adam Sandler movies.

Shane Rhyne

Honestly, I'd prefer watching the Elmore Leonard movies, but I voted for the romcoms because I want to hear David talk about the British Christmas songs tradition and listen as they try to explain Love Actually in general.

TimeGentleman

Shout out to whoever's picking these matching images for each post, I'm always impressed!

zero

I'll no doubt be put in the Tower, but only one way to vote.

Glenn Peters

This is why I voted for the RomComs, for Tall Guy recognition.

Chris Radicone

I went on a cruise in 96 and this was one of 3 movies they played so I've seen Get Shorty soooooooo many times I absolutely love it.

Ian Joshua Postman

Be cool baby

Sweetjimmyt

STOP PUTTING BILLY MADISON UP AGAINST KID SHIT!!!! aGGGHH..

Good

😂😂😂 so many gems

colony of birchmen

Think I'd rather watch Killshot

colony of birchmen

"Fuck you, fuckball!" is an all-time line.

Hadley Anthony

About Time is one of the best rom coms ever made! David would totally love it.

Christopher Weithers

Could they please do the Elmore Leonard series, and then just sneak in the Tall Guy? It doesn’t get talked about enough.

E.Z. Hart

Aww, neither version of The Big Bounce?

Good

Get shorty is going to be a fantastic commentary. 🔥🔥🔥

Emily Scott

I WANT Richard Curtis. I do NOT want to listen to David savage Love Actually.

David Rosenblatt

its a win/win .. Leonard means we get to watch some of my favs, Curtis means I get to fill in blind spots. GET OUT AND VOTE BB

Patrick McEvoy

I really enjoyed that one!

Patrick McEvoy

Have we heard why they aren't doing 3:10 to Yuma (either version)?

CT13

Never again Hugh Grant

Marty TC (child-sized Cardassian)

I voted for Elmore Leonard this time...didn't I do it, baby, didn't I do it, baaaaaybeeee

David Draper

How about a write in campaign for 1985s Stick? Directed by and starring Burt Reynolds with Leonard writing the screenplay based on his own novel.

Manish Agarwal

This victory will be JUSTIFIED

ryan mcgrath

I voted for Jackie Brown. I want one of the most underrated movies to beat one of the most overrated movies.

Will Redmond

By making them too good and successful???

Christian Mayfield

Has anyone seen 52 Pickup? I enjoyed the book but haven't gotten to it.

Will Redmond

This is my real "do both" day

ComedyCrowd

You’re fortunate not to remember Be Cool. It’s sacrilege after the fantastic movie that was Get Shorty.

ComedyCrowd

Pirate Radio should definitely be on the Richard Curtis list. One of his best films in years.

ComedyCrowd

Be Cool is so bad; I recommend you switch it out for one of the lesser-known adaptations.

Njord

Curtis would be fun, but just think of all the different directors and their contexts we’d get to engage with for Leonard.

Njord

Two times with Jackie won’t kill us

Geoff Gershon

LOVE seeing the Curtis hate here. :) I feel like he helped kill the rom-com....

Geoff Gershon

Love Actually is a cinematic crime.

Geoff Gershon

Yes PLEASE Elmore Leonard - three of those are legit great movies while most of Richard Curtis' stuff is trash or mediocre at best.

Regis L

I wish "About Time" was "In Time"

David Draper

Be Cool the novel is ok, but the movie is terrible. Both versions of Shorty are amazing.

Jeremy M

Vote curtis, they’re completely insane and none of them are boring

Marie

insane to not want to hear David talk about 90s-00s british ephemera at any chance we get

Jeremy Dankowitz

One of my favorite movies of all time and I’d love to hear it covered on the main feed first but had to vote EL anyway

Hoot n Waddle

Not a big fan of the Curtis oeuvre, but any excuse for British Bits is welcome.

Rachel H Smith

TIME TRAVEL ROM COM

JTA

Clearly gotta hold it off for a George Armitrage series, which... I would strongly consider voting for instead of either of these options. They call it Pod's country... until all hell casts loose!

Chad Perry

I prefer the films in the Curtis library, but don’t want to listen to my favorite podcasters shit on Love Actually for two hours lol

bearisonford

Why would you assume we'd never get a QT series?

Anthony Oleszkiewicz

We need to set aside Brown for Tarantino

Maximilian Katz

Since we’re probably never going to get a Tarantino main feed series, I’ll at least get to hear #thetwofriends get to talk about Jackie Brown this way.