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MARCH MADNESS 2023 - Day 25

🕑 Added 2023-03-25 16:00:05 +0000 UTC

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Chris Lynch

Yeah but the 2007 cast was insane. Chris evans. Lawrence fishborne. Sarah Michelle gellar. Patrick Stewart. Zhang ziyi. Plus voice over legends! And also ninja rap!

Chris Lynch

But what if they went under water and frustrated everyone while they diffused bombs

Chris Lynch

You sound hurt. I hope you heal. And get an ice cream. Plenty to talk about. But if I would rather take Han eating snacks over rusty ryan any day

Chris Lynch

Obviously this isn’t about grown ups. That’s hardly a franchise. This is about turtle power

Chris Lynch

Same. The commenTary would be so good. The dossier alone. Chris evans as Cary jones!?

Chris Lynch

Are there 11 oceans tho?

Chris Lynch

Oceans 11 gave the turtles a jose canseco bat. And I didn’t pay money for this.

Tyler Duggan

This is totally not radical, dude

Chris Lynch

This Sucks

ALYSSA

I demand to be the guest if Ocean’s wins it all, I love those fuckin movies

Paul Munoz

Recount !

FreakaJebus

You people let TMNT beat The Exorcist for this? Shame.

Michael Loiacono

How dare you all. You deny me my turts.

Game That Tune

Do people realize they’re voting for the heist movies and not actual oceans

John Boy

Awful opinion

Alan Carroll

This is ridiculous!

Liam

First the SNL upset and now this. I just want a silly little patreon series.

Trevor Talley

Didn't realize most Blankies are 3 years old. Grow up kids, it's a podcast contest

Universal Single Payer

Naqoyqatsi all over again

Zachary Strebeck

Yikes at all of this

Jeremy Jurgens

Very disappointing results, Blankies. Y’all keep fucking up

Kevin Love Hewitt

They probably did that because they didn’t really wanna cover the scorpion king after being pummeled to death by mummy 2 and 3…

Jared V. Archuleta

This should not be close. TMNT is perfect Ben fodder

andy

I wanted to hear Ben talk about ooze

CT

Thank god the turtles finally got taken out. Other than some great 90s FX, ya’ll do realize that those movies are pure garbage, right? We would get a great 45 minute discussion about the turtle costumes during the 1st movie…and then what? What is there to talk about? WHO is there to talk about? Good riddance.

Beef Steak Tomato

Gnashing teeth, wringing hands, howling

Devin

But what if the Turtles went back in time?

Michael Cuculich

Love and voted for oceans. That said, if TMNT wins, that new movie will be out by the time they do/ finish the series probably... would they cover it?

Darren Williams

Lotta weird comments here. Ocean's rules, so much overreacting

Evelyn Chavanne

Jesus Christ what is going on here

Tyler Duggan

Are we really choosing smarmy Brad Pitt not-really-acting over TMNT and Jim Henson Creature Studio!?

Philip M Bernstein

Fwiw Ocean's has been my top pick in the bracket since the beginning, they're like my ultimate comfort movies, just good vibes. Can't speak for anyone else but I'd be voting for them even if Turtles hadn't taken out Pazuzu (Exorcist was my #2 tho)

Mike Dickson

I mean the comment was a joke to begin with, I do not expect them to do anything of the sort. But the Scorpion King also had something like 1000 more votes and ~100 people blowing off steam in the comments is exactly what shifted it then. Again, it’s not going to happen here.

Philip M Bernstein

Well, currently about 1300 more people have voted for Ocean's than Turtles so I would be very surprised if they called an audible based on ~100 people blowing off steam in the comments.

Kevin Love Hewitt

12 is trying very hard. Also, Tom of celebrity talk

Philip M Bernstein

It's so weird, I had no idea there was an anti-Ocean's contingent at all until today. They're charming!

Kevin Love Hewitt

Bye 👋

Kevin Love Hewitt

Some of us are tired of watching bad movies!

Kevin Love Hewitt

11>12>13

Mike Dickson

It wasn’t March Madness so it is a little different. But it was deciding whether to cover Body Bags or Scorpion King as the next Patreon episode. The votes went for Scorpion King but because most of the comments were loudly supportive of Body Bags instead they talked about it for most of the episode (and said the reason was because of the loudness of the comments)

Alex Papaioannou

OCEAN'S HATE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED. WHAT IS GOING ON HERE

Philip M Bernstein

They advanced the loser because more people were talking about them in the comments before? When?

Jon Williams

These numbers are a tragedy. TMNT has so much good fodder to discuss over decades of pop culture

Jacob Tasoulas

Thats it... cancelling Patreon

Spencer Asmann

COWABUMMER

Aaron Farrell

I’m really pulling for scream myself and didn’t really expect turtles to get this far. I’m just even more in shock that oceans is getting so many votes. I always thought of them as fun but forgettable.

Stephen Michalowicz

Shell shocked!

Ben Bequette

For those confused: the Oceans movies are good and have all the pretty boys in them Also they allow for discussion of Sodie and historicizing the movie star Also 12 is really weird and 13 has Al Pacino

Stephen Blakley

Cab we please not spend months talking about Brad Pitt? I just don't have the energy for his recent doh shit behavior

Mike Dickson

Who is out here voting for Ocean’s? Hopefully the gang follows past precedence and advances the group everyone in the comments is talking about rather than the actual vote winner since they’ve done it before.

Sam Greer

I think turtle supremacy is just highly overstated and has less appeal for more ambivalent votes. It would be pretty surprising if it could pull off a win against a heavy hitter like Scream.

Jack o Diamonds

In a perfect world we’d be just in time for oceans 14, where the two crews join forces.

Sam Greer

In this case, agree to disagree, but I’m glad you got something out of these movies that I didn’t. Best of luck in your future turtle related endeavors.

Justin Markey-Thomas

Toughest choice yet for the Patreon bracket!

Erin

Choose turtle power you cowards

Aaron Farrell

Is oceans that popular? Or is this a if I can’t be happy no one can?

Matthew Duane

I have a feeling Ocean is going to win it all and then people are going to complain that the commentaries feel like a slog because the movies are all basically the same in terms of plot and performance but with diminishing effort.

Andrew Carden

How does OCEAN'S keep cleaning up?! Snooze!

Chris Lynch

Too much bossa nova last night. Just voted! 🤙

Patrick Orr

hoping for Ocean’s but also wanting main feed Soderbergh… which will probably never happen… so i’m hoping Ocean’s takes it all

Chris Lynch

No I want turtles vs ghostface!

ipsydipsy

And when there’s an obvious interest in something it can influence the subsequent Patreon schedule. If one of the shorter series wins they might still cover it in time for the new movie!

Robert Young

I was upset about the way this was going, but knowing it’s partially motivated by spite weirdly makes me feel better about it.

Matthew Chmiel

Hey Turtles fans, it’s time to get fucked for causing us to miss out on Schrader stories.

Josh Rioux

This is an outrage

Selmon Rafey

Oceans v Scream final round: whoever loses, we win

Mykle Curton

The first turtles movie is an easy top 10 comic book movie. Dark, emotional, and a study of maturing into adults as brothers. The farm house sequence alone is better than anything in Oceans. I am all for Soderbergh miniseries but the Oceans movies are the least Soderbergh of Soderbergh. If they did an actual miniseries I would probably skip all the Ocean’s movies except the first one. The Turtles movies open up discussions about adapting a work, fan bases, parents and censorship, and how different creative teams see the same characters. It is just a much more interesting commentary option.

John

Heartbreaking Oceans keeps beating these

Sam Greer

The 2007 TMNT films and the Bay produced films are all equally, if not less boring and interesting than Oceans 12. The original films are wacky, but that doesn’t always translate to the best commentary, as they are bad movies with not a lot of context in terms of greater filmmaking culture. If I’m voting for a commentary that is pretty much just a meme, I’m going Jelly every day. What are they going to talk about? Soderbergh, all day! A miniseries isn’t coming anytime soon and this is the most realistic way for discussion on the one of the weirdest mainstream filmmakers working today. The idea of Soderbergh, a classic blank check director, discussions should not be undervalued.

Bodie Davies

The Coaxium must be kept at a cool temperature

Michael Conway

Sounds drastic!

Jed

Our boys from the sewer will have their day in the grimy NY sun

Robert Young

I hope the Ocean following dries up.

Jonathon Pernisek

OCEAN'S = BORING, VOTE TURTLES

Ray Goldberg

Fingers crossed that TMNT is losing only bc the turtleheads partied too hard last night and haven’t woken up yet

Mykle Curton

The first movie, TMNT is a good if flawed movie, and Out Of The Shadows is a more romp then any of the oceans movies. Turtles has never had as boring or bad of a movie as Oceans 12. I feel like all the Turtles movies will make way more interesting commentaries then anything Oceans. What are they going to talk about… the performances are the exact same across all the movies and they all have the same basic plot.

Daniel Martin

Rewatched the Ocean's last year, was surprised how bored I was. Did not hold up to my memory, not even Eleven. And the 1960 version is notoriously boring by reputation. TMNT might be bad, but they're interesting bad.

Tyler Jennings

I feel like people have been campaigning for some type of long form Soderbergh coverage for ages, so the Oceans votes aren't surprising to me at all. My personal bracket had the final 2 as Oceans vs. Godzilla (gone too soon, pour one out).

Jay Kay

How is tmnt losing so hard? There’s so much more to talk about

Sam Greer

Danny Ocean fan club rise up, it’s turtle soup time.

Sam Greer

Which three are these? Having a tough time coming up with more than one good tmnt, they are all pretty terrible.

Sam Greer

A vote for Ocean’s 8 is a vote against the Turtles, easy decision.

MailManMatt

I don’t see how TMNT loses to oceans of all options

Mykle Curton

What is wrong with the all of you? There are like 1 1/2 good oceans movies vs 3 good tmnt movies. After this and losing POA last March, I might have to give up on the Patreon

Rudy A Martinez

Voting for TMNT but really only care about Scream

HappyCroc

This March Madness has been rough

Richard S

A little too raph

Timothy May

Pretty sure Griffin was cut out of Ocean's 8, so you're getting stories either way.

Spam Boi

Can’t believe we out here voting for Ocean’s 8. Come on y’all.

George Dunne

Why is Oceans so popular!? I feel insane! There's, like, zero nunchucks in them.

Charles

Gimme some movie star charisma and heists. Ocean’s it is!

Anthony Regina

TMNT really went the distance in this thing, I’ll give them that.

Tobey

Wanted those turtle boys to go all the way, but I’ll take Oceans.

Daniel A. Barron

Oceans? Seriously?!

Rad Rodge

We love it to be April 1805 don’t we folks

Kevin Merryman

Ocean’s movies are fun but they are not radical

Philip Munroe

I’ve been on the wrong side of the bracket almost ever vote since the sweet 16 started. Vote Turtles y’all I wanna hear some audition stories

Rad Rodge

Look I’d rather do Turtles than Scream

James Manning

Hopefully the Turtles fans are just sleeping in. Turtle Power! The animated TMNT is a banger!

Esteban Minero

WE NEED THE OOZE

Conor Dabler

Let’s dip our toes in the soderwater

James Manning

If I have to watch the Bay TMNT’s I would much prefer it with the dulcet tones of the two friends…and Ben. Bay talk could be interesting!

Max

All I ask is that whoever wins this matchup wins the whole thing.

Sam Gibson

T-U-R-T-L-E POWER THATS HOW THE SONG GOES AND YALL ARE MESSING IT UP

Wade Hollomon

TURTLE POWER

Joel Cunningham

I don’t understand you people any more

Olivia Haidar

Ring a ding ding

Rory Dunn

Do I want to talk 90s Turtles? Absolutely. Do I want to talk Bay Turtles? Absolutely not.

Jonathan Popalis

Who are these maniac ocean stans on here??

miles bolyard

Come on y’all, TURTLE POWER

Sawyer Huelat

VOTE 4 TURTLES

Kawaiidebu

There’s a chance they never do Soderbergh proper, sure, but to David’s point the original Ocean’s Eleven may be a chore of a commentary. I think all of the Turtles movies would give great talking points for the guys.