The Musketeers of Pig Alley | End of year Megasode | Welcome To The Basement

[@johnny2tons]

"Everything's harder if you're stupid." Needs to be a t-shirt.

[@michaellafferty6364]

I was named during the final Seen It of the year. This is an honor for me.

[@PokerJoker811]

I'd been suggesting Wizard of Oz for this exact purpose for a few years, so well-done, sir, and thank you for getting this one to happen.

[@toyfreaks]

Back in the early Netflix days, when they just mailed DVDs, I went down a deep rabbit hole of early silent film. One of the best was a early 1900's collection of films about working dogs. One was about a big mastiff who pulled a cart with a milk can door to door in a little town street. The women of the house come out with their pails and get ladles of milk from the uncovered can. The idea that somebody thought to document this fascinates me.

[@rebekahyoder9335]

Oh ! I wish I had seen that !

[@PokerJoker811]

Matt is now 0 for 2 on receiving his promised musket-based combat.

[@SpecialQue85]

What's it gonna take to get Stu into the Hall of Fame?!

[@calebmacmoyer4450]

I know! Stu deserves a spot, and a frequent visit.

[@Calculon88]

Give Stu the award he deserves!

[@louiegianni9344]

i know im asking the wrong place but does any of you know of a way to log back into an Instagram account?? I was stupid forgot the password. I love any tips you can offer me

[@laynecristian7702]

@Louie Gianni Instablaster ;)

[@seanhenry2921]

I think I had JUST gotten "I'm being followed by a boob shadow, / Boob shadow! Boob shadow!" out of my head, when I watched this year-end review. No need to guess what's back. A remembrance of ear-worms past! Thanks for a great year, Matt, Craig, and Tona.

[@deadpan80]

26:42 YES!!! The LEGEND Dick Miller makes it into the HOF!!! Always loves me some DM! Anytime he pops up in a film is always a pleasant surprise - like an old friend stopping over unannounced! RIP Dick Miller!!! and Congrats!!!

[@maxlienenlueke1481]

Everyone is always talking about how good looking Craig is, but Matt truly looks great. Keep doing you golden boy

[@Acadian_Picker1970]

I love these guys. Type of people you would want to hang out with. So much movie knowledge.

[@rebelsatcloudnine]

In regards to the Emperor's New Groove, for me it was the moment seeing Matt's face after Craig removed it from the envelope. He looked so disappointed there, for me is kind of set the tone for the rest of the episode.

[@JaredOnYT]

I'm glad "Look at these hands!" Has made an appearance a few times this season. Your reference to it waaaay back in the "In the Name of the King" episode is what got me to discover Talking Heads. Remain in Light is now one of my favorite albums. Thanks for another fantastic season guys.

[@pcwkid76]

I read a novel in high school called THE OCTOPUS. It was about wheat farmers vs Railroads. Anyway, one of the more obvious villains meets the same fate as The Wheat King by the end of the book.

[@onytay75]

Matt now I have cinema cravings I cant answer. It's like you described some delicious food that only exists in your imagination.

[@bobloblaw5236]

Have you ever seen The Apostle? I’ve seen it half a dozen times. Flipping through the channels and saw that it was on again, so I’m currently watching it. I am not a religious person by any stretch of the imagination, but Robert Duvall’s performance is so good, I can’t look away. I just love that man. What a treasure.

[@TheNoahdjong]

Favourite episode of the year! Thanks for all the fun episodes, can't believe it's 8 years already.

[@Inzanepiratical]

Liked for the Spicy Cheese Bread. Stella's is amazing!!!

[@Wrestlemania24444]

Happy Holidays to y'all!

[@abilitychex967]

It's not been too long since I went back to the start and rewatched all of Welcome to the Basement, and now season 8 comes to a close. I know you guys glance over the comments, just want to say thank you for the show, the sheer joy and love behind what you do is infectious and helped rekindle my love of film, which is very much appreciated. All the best for the new year to all at Blame Society, even Tiny Dave Matthews, and as we say in Scotland 'lang may yer lum reek'

[@ef6712]

Here's to another great year for the books. Y'all had some awesome zingers this year for sure. I think my favorite movies of the season were Lifeforce and The Apple. See you all next year! 😊🎉

[@TheBallpark25]

Another great year, gents! Thank you for all the episodes. #seenit My Blue Heaven ?

[@Midge_Manycoats]

Amazing season, guys! Enjoy your break and give Lorenzo a thumb kiss from all of us!

[@bavvy]

I always love the obvious pleasure of you guys making this show! Keep it up!

[@pianoface]

I think Craig's kissing noises should be inducted as well 😂

[@GoatHeadWalletProdt]

Happy holidays I never missed an episode

[@blahlbinoa]

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Craig, Matt and Tona and the cats as well! Excited for season 9 even more!

[@smb280zx]

Thank you for the wonderful season! I’m already looking forward to 2020. I hope you have a great holiday

[@teamtash]

You guys are awesome! Thanks for another great year!

[@dunc0029]

Logan is so good. One of my favorite movies ever! It's funny... I grew up in the 80s reading Marvel comics, and the thought that there would one day be all these comic book movies would have been unimaginably cool to me, but I'm with you, Matt, I just don't care. It went way overboard and now they're practically the only kind of big-budget films that get made.

[@sarahisavampire]

Stella’s spicy cheese bread is now too expensive for us poor types in Madison, so maybe it wouldn’t have done so well. Appreciate the local reference!!!! ❤️❤️❤️

[@xevozmaster360]

Speaking of a christmas carol, have you either of you two seen the Patrick Stewart one, it one of the 1st 3 I saw as a kid and wanna see what your opinion is.

[@benreed4249]

Merry Christmas guys hope you all have a good one

[@samij.1131]

I'm with Craig. Like the song says: "Home is made for comin' from, for dreams of goin' to..."

[@LukeAurio]

I guess Matt did finally listen to that Tragically Hip record, cause this show finally has *Wheat Kings and pretty things* .... Let's just see what tomorrow brings

[@fugithegreat]

It's been a great year!

[@SpiderDijon2]

Since you have watched a few Cannon Group/Golan-Globus films now, the "The Apple" and "Lifeforce" in this season, and most famously Tough Guys Don't dance way back in season 1 - have you watched "Electric Boogaloo: The Wild, Untold Story of Cannon Films"? It is a really fun and enlightening documentary about the studio.

[@randybobandy4000]

Pubix Cube...thanks for that one Craig.

[@davehamilton-smith9460]

Thanks Matt, Craig & Tona. Here's to Season 9! I'll throw a Seen It suggestion into the ring: Bong Joon-ho's 'Parasite', which I believe is the non-English language crossover success of the year (but still not out here in the UK!). I'm in the middle of watching it now and had to pause it - the sly, ratcheting tension is getting to me! Something is going to go very wrong indeed. Luckily I had your Xmas megasode to catch up with during this self-imposed intermission. It's very rare for me to break up a movie out of sheer dread, so it must be a pretty good movie. Right...?

[@bl3993]

Excellent Young Ones reference!

[@aestevalis0]

I'm so glad you boys "enjoyed" the Master's Special Hors d'oeuvre I sent you last year.

[@GoblinLackey1]

Matt's "Take a look at THESE hands!" jokes never fail to make me laugh. Craig's "Wheat Dauphin" also got a real chuckle out of me. Have you guys ever seen "Aguirre the Wrath of God"? I watched it recently, it's clearly a huge inspiration for Apocalypse Now and many others, it has one of best "descents into madness" I've ever seen captured in film. Thanks for all the great years of entertainment, been watching since Season 1!

[@shortpotato26]

Happy Holidays, fellas!🎄❤ (appreciate The Young Ones reference 👍)

[@tipsysprinkles206]

Here's my funny Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Musical story: A few years ago I danced in our local theatre's production of the show. During our first dress rehearsal, I, having misjudged how quick my quick change was, performed a dance sans bra in a yet-to-be-tailored maid uniform. When it came time to bend over to drag a chaise across the stage, the man playing the Steve Martin role got a full, less than a foot away view straight down my costume, causing him to forget all of his song lyrics and choreography, which then caused our 80 year old director to give him a scathing, 10 minute hell-week dressing-down in front of the whole cast and orchestra, none of whom saw the costume mishap. It really didn't help that the man was my old high school Astronomy teacher. Seven years later and he still hasn't spoken a word to me, lol.

[@pianoface]

well now I feel silly for suggesting that kissing get added to the hall of Fame. Thanks for the foley montage guys

[@Hawkman220]

The guy who got killed in "Witness" by being buried in grain was Danny Glover!

[@tylerford919]

Congrats on an amazing season! Looking forward to seeing what 2020 has in store! would love to know if you guys saw Robert Eggers' The Lighthouse. Went into that movie without knowing anything and it was quite an interesting ride!

[@Luckyfoxoval78]

"Suicide Club" isn't just a D.W. Griffith oddity, it is a fantastic Japanese film by one of my favorite living directors, released in 2001. One of the best satires ever.

[@davehamilton-smith9460]

Sion Sono is a madman. 'Love Exposure' is one of the most memorable films I've ever seen. I badly need to catch up with 'Suicide Club'.

[@JWMangrum]

*rabblerabblerabble* "Speed" is my favorite number in The Apple!

[@jonathanthompson3634]

You guys seem to be fans of the gangster/crime subgenre, one of my own favourites would have to be State Of Grace (1990), Gary Oldman gives what many would consider to be at least one of his best performances as the enigmatic Irish hood Jackie. That's a scene it suggestion for you guys. Love the show, please never stop this, i excitedly await season 50!

[@Strawberryjasmindoll]

Best episode

[@jeffthevideoguy23]

A Young Ones reference. Nice!

[@caffeineadvocate]

Dick Miller! Huzzah!

[@MilkmanNorm]

Stellar Spicy Cheesebread is fantastic. The crowds at the Farmers Market are not.

[@lizardonastick]

LOL. Who else said out loud with them "then we eat the seed" ?

[@vanteacher4134]

Love you guys. What movie shook a belief you had?

[@BartonKeyes]

Little known fact: Snapper Kid was Christoph Waltz 's first major role

[@headbangingonfolk]

Hey, it was a super fun year once again, i'm so happy you keep doing this show! talking of oz, have you guys seen sam raimi's take on it: Oz the Great and Powerful?

[@RLucas3000]

Craig needs to watch the series The Emperor’s New School. I found it so much more enjoyable than the movie, and I loved the movie. Yzma as the school principal is so wonderful!

[@fakebrainclub]

I've got one for you guys, how about Kathryn Bigelow's Strange Days? (If you haven't already Seen It.) It's one of the few films that have ever really surprised me. It should have won an Oscar for best strategic wig use.

[@chandlerrabatin9865]

Where is the “Faster! Faster!” line that Craig always uses from?

[@captainnutella67]

Reefer Madness

[@gustavoenriquez749]

Where'd Craig get that Death Records t-shirt???

[@themoviedealers]

I beat you guys by about 10 seconds with the Young Ones reference! ;-)

[@Watos93]

I love you guys

[@ericthelemming]

haha! i have coeliac disease! now i will eat all the cookies on your website!

[@toxicbambi6208]

Have either of you seen "The Living Wake"? I'd love to hear your opinion on it

[@TheColonelKlink]

Werewolf Oliver Twist? Get on it Hollywood.

[@oaf-77]

What a twist!

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

SEEN IT QUESTION/REQUEST I'm not sure how often you're asked if you've seen any foreign/Asian films as I don't see it often in your segments, but I'm very interested to know if either of you have seen either The Man from Nowhere or A Bittersweet Life. These are usually two of my "go-to" films when I'm trying to ease someone int Korean cinema as they're similar to American films in their structure. The Man from Nowhere being nearly beat-for-beat Denzel Washington's Man on Fire and A Bittersweet Life, while sharing a somewhat similar story to movies like Goodfellas and Casino, is very similar in pacing and tone to George Clooney's The American. Also, Craig, you should REALLY watch Lucky # Sleven. Not only is it a surprisingly good and underrated film, but it has an amazing scene between Morgan Freeman and Ben Kingsley near the end that's almost worth the price of admission alone. Furthermore, by the film's conclusion, the "silly" title makes a lot more sense. In fact, it's the only title they could choose that wouldn't give away the crux of the plot.

[@georgea.567]

14:48 Wheat dreams hehehehehehehehehehehe wheat dreams.

[@jeffthevideoguy23]

"As we walk in fields of wheat." Sting.

[@nitanite]

Matt, I feel like "Dorothy is not a compelling character" is a cop out. I was expecting you to go hard here, no need to pull your punches! I came here for the Megasode, I stayed for the Wizard of Oz hottakes! Fantastic season guys, I enjoyed every episode! Happy holidays!

[@aestevalis0]

Spicy cheese bread sounds fucking delicious. I wonder how it pairs with Malort.

[@Calculon88]

so the big question for me. who's better? Matt's Drunk Pig or Craig's seagull?

[@Averagejoes31]

Have you all seen Uncut Gems yet? What did you think?

[@DarthBleak]

I believe Danny Glover was the one who died in the grain on the movie Witness.

[@hayhay6634]

I know you guys love movies, but do you guys watch a lot of tv? Mr. Robot recently ended and if you guys watch it I'd like to hear your thoughts

[@mikayladurkee8317]

Seen it Midsommar?!

[@jonathanthompson3634]

Wow Anita Loos was really pretty

[@rocketdave719]

I love The Wizard of Oz, but the thing I dislike about the movie (other than the dubious moral of the film, which Craig pointed out) is that it has almost completely overshadowed L. Frank Baum's books.

[@mattburkey8393]

Corner of Basement

[@RussellBarth]

watch Alice's Restaurant on your show please important film

[@tmrezzek5728]

Excellent! FUN (well, maybe not so fun) FACT: Elmer Booth died 2 years later in a car accident. He was a passenger in a car being driven by none other than Tod 'Freaks' Browning (who was Griffith's a.d.) They'd been at a late-night party, everyone was drunk, and Browning SLAMMED his car right into a flat-car loaded with iron rails at a railroad crossing. Booth was thrown, hit the rails head-first, and that was it. Browning broke a bunch of bones and smashed all his teeth. FUN FACT 2: Allan Dwan (who directed 'Sands of Iwo Jima,' 'Silver Lode,' and the Douglas Fairbanks 'Robin Hood') was in a car that followed Browning's and described the accident as "They were picking up pieces of our friends from the road." FUN FACT 3: film editor Magaret Booth (honorary Oscar recipient, 1978) was Elmer Booth's sister and only became a film cutter because after Elmer's death she had to support her mother.

[@SnCold]

Fantastic final episode, guys! Sad to not have a new episode for a bit, but I'll be sure to watch Unboxing next week. Maybe soon I'll know whether or not you've watched Mary & Max which somebody sent to your PO Box a while back... I'm so curious about your opinions on it! Cheers, and happy holidays!

[@AlexandreWarners]

YAY DAN O’BANNON

[@PooNinja]

Who knows...The shadow (of side boob) knows Appy olidays Ery bodys

[@PooNinja]

Beyond tomorrow wasn’t that an Aussie tech show?

[@jacknapier8201]

Ok, so it's out on dvd. If you guys already watched it, please tell us what you thought of the feel good movie of 2019, Joker. All kidding aside I think this might be my favorite movie of all time. The Joker has always been my favorite character in fiction because he's simultaneously incredibly simple, and incredibly complex. You can just use him as a standard murder clown and it'll work or you can use him as a multifaceted reflection of the human id and it still works. I've literally only ever seen one bad version of the Joker and that was Leto, which I don't know who to blame for. Oh, and my ranking of Joaquin is better than Heath (Not as good as Mark though but he had more to work). Heath said that he didn't have a plan but you couldn't believe that thanks to the movie around him. Joaquin seemed to walk the line for me. That scene on the train full of protestors where he steals a mask from one guy and it incites a riot could have been sheer luck or a calculated move, which is yet another thing in the movie that could be up for interpretation. To be honest I could probably write an essay on the film but you guys don't have time for that on the show.

[@lapis591]

This is a Christmas movie how?

[@chobitsai1]

ya forgot rifftrax shorts. lol

[@tizzukka]

14:29 Shut up Neil!

[@bradtaormina]

Seen it?... Beast Master?

[@SasukeUchiha-ce6jk]

PLEASE MAKE A NEW SEASON OF CHAD VADER!!! WHEN WILL CHAD VADER RETURN???

[@mrwumbo]

Woolie was black. RIP :(

[@claymanryan5679]

what is the origin of this comment? I keep seeing it !

[@Auditore31]

I'm a little surprised that you guys disliked TPT that much. Especially more than The Apple. I thought there were hardly anything positive to say about that movie, where at least with TPT you get some classic Chuck Jones animation.

[@stormcloudsabound]

Frank Mariahazy Jr The Apple at least was interesting to watch, TPT was just dull.

[@pcwkid76]

I loved LUCKY NUMBER SLEVIN, but yeah, bad title.

[@aestevalis0]

I like biting. It's like kissing but there's a winner.

[@calebmacmoyer4450]

Anita Loos is purty. Huh huh. Not a fan of short hair, but for the time period, she is very pretty.

[@DjClubFreak1]

quick i need something.. to make me laugh cuz that wasnt funny.

[@gabrielmendez4161]

Have you guys seen wetlands a weirdly endearing yet disgusting movie about sexual exploration

[@MLangenbroome]

Are there any women in the hall of fame? Because this years list... yikes!

[@MLangenbroome]

I checked. There are 7 women in the hall of fame.