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A screenwriting guessing game. Hostess Paula describes the plots of made for TV RomComs and we try to guess what will happen next.

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    • TV & Film

A screenwriting guessing game. Hostess Paula describes the plots of made for TV RomComs and we try to guess what will happen next.

    Basic Pitch 214: Holly's Holidy

    Basic Pitch 214: Holly's Holidy

    We fall for Lifetime's Holly's Holiday, with producer Hayley Pogue. 
    Today's Special Intro: https://youtu.be/-4b-H4R43Yg
    Here's a brief history of the mannequin: https://blog.mannequinmadness.com/2016/05/curious-history-mannequins-check-smithsonian-article/
     
     
     

    • 1 hr 6 min
    Basic Pitch 213: Holiday in the Wild

    Basic Pitch 213: Holiday in the Wild

    It’s Sex and the Savanna with Netflix’s Holiday In The Wild, with screenwiter and actress Mary O’Neil, co-writer of Second Chance Christmas. 
    To learn more about elephant conservation charities, Elephant & Co has a good guide: https://www.elephantand.co/blogs/blog/world-wide-elephant-charities
    And if you want to paint a portrait of an elephant with Kristin Davis:  https://emptyeasel.com/2013/09/16/how-to-paint-portraits-from-photographs-a-step-by-step-oil-paint-tutorial/

    • 1 hr 3 min
    Basic Pitch S2 Outtake 2: Silent Night Deadly Night

    Basic Pitch S2 Outtake 2: Silent Night Deadly Night

    In another outtake from our Bad Ben episode, Jared Rivet tells us the sad tale of his one Christmas project.

    • 3 min
    Basic Pitch S2 Outtake 1: The Doorbell

    Basic Pitch S2 Outtake 1: The Doorbell

    Your Old Drinkin' Buddy @JDobbsRosa and @jaredrivet1 let @PaulaHaifley risk answering the door while we talk about Bad Ben's Night Before Christmas in an outtake.
    Again go throw some dough at https://www.patreon.com/nigelbach/ for making real indie cinema.
    Happy Boxing Day, Pitchers!

    • 2 min
    Basic Pitch 212: Bad Ben's Night Before Christmas

    Basic Pitch 212: Bad Ben's Night Before Christmas

    Your Old Drinkin' Buddy JDobbs takes the wheel for his newest favoritest Christmas special, Bad Ben's Night Before Christmas. While he spins a love letter to Nigel Bach's Ban Ben franchise, Holly Jolly hostess Paula and guest screenwriter/actor Jared Rivet, writer on Are You Afraid of the Dark (2019), try to keep up.
    For more info on the Bad Ben 'verse: https://www.facebook.com/BadBenMovie/
    Currently you can only catch the special through Bach's Patreon, which JDobbs highly recommends throwing a few dollars at: https://www.patreon.com/nigelbach/
     
     
     
     

    • 1 hr 4 min
    Basic Pitch 211: A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby

    Basic Pitch 211: A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby

    We bear down with Netflix's A Christmas Prince: The Royal Baby with screenwriter Jeremy Adams, writer on Supernatural and Scooby Doo. 
    Here's our episodes on A Christmas Prince &  A Christmas Prince: The Royal Wedding
    Here's some great tips on throwing a modern, co-ed baby shower: https://www.marieclaire.com/culture/news/a11711/how-to-throw-a-baby-shower-dos-and-donts/
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    • 33 min

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