Our first-ever live year-end retrospective show. We look backwards and forwards to all things Blank Tape, and end with a live musical performance to celebrate the season. Also: It's a Wonderful... Recasting! Recorded Saturday, December 22, 2018.
Intro music: "Russian Slamdance" from MaSKArades Vol. 8: The Nutcracker Skank by The HolophonicsWhat are we drinking?Follow-upSome homework completed, and some notAre our devices spying on us?Test-driven design in seven minutes or lessMini-topic: Recasting It's a Wonderful LifeOur favorite moments from the first seasonOur hopes and plans for next seasonAnnual Christmas jamboreeThe Twelve Days of Blank TapeAuld Lang SyneThe Twelve Days of Blank Tape
Twelve votes on Stack OverflowEleven brand new board gamesTen natural 20'sNine chimichangasEight Dundee Bowie knivesSeven Stan Lee cameosSix Crichton death trapsFive golden friesFour "I'm not throwin' away my shot!"Three Dulce de LecheTwo doges and kittehs tooAnd a podcast we called Blank Tape(Image: The Twelve Days recording studio)
Special Guests: Casey Crenwelge and Elvia Jablinski.
Links:
- Russian Slamdance — by The Holophonics/Tchaikovsky
- [There's No Place Like] Home for the Holidays (1954 Version) — by Perry Como
- Paulie's Restaurant
- Cuvée Coffee
- Edward Snowden
- The more you know!
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946 film)
- Charlie Cox — for Marty Hatch
- Oscar Isaac — for Nick the bartender
- John Turturro — @JohnMTurturro | Twitter; for Mr. Martini
- Marisa Tomei — @marisatomei | Twitter; for Mrs. Martini
- Meryl Streep — for Mrs. Hatch (widow)
- Willem Dafoe — for Mr. Gower
- Clint Eastwood — for Mr. Gower
- Dave Franco — for Sam Wainwright
- Chris Pratt — @prattprattpratt | Twitter; for Sam Wainwright
- Jason Schwartzman — for Ernie Bishop, taxi driver
- B.J. Novak
- Kristen Wiig — for Ernie Bishop, taxi driver
- Alex Borstein — @AlexBorstein | Twitter; for Ernie Bishop, taxi driver
- Lin-Manuel Miranda — @Lin_Manuel | Twitter; for Ernie Bishop, taxi driver
- Nick Offerman — @Nick_Offerman | Twitter; for Bert the cop
- Melissa McCarthy — @melissamccarthy | Twitter; for Bert the cop
- Kat Dennings — @OfficialKat | Twitter; for Violet Bick
- Kate McKinnon — for Violet Bick
- Bill Murray — @BillMurray | Twitter; for Clarence Oddbody
- Michael Caine — @themichaelcaine | Twitter; for Clarence Oddbody
- Jeff Goldblum — @jeffreygoldbIum | Twitter; for Clarence Oddbody
- Geoffrey Rush — for Henry F. Potter
- Dave Bautista — @DaveBautista | Twitter; for Henry F. Potter
- Dan Fogler — @mrdanfogler | Twitter; for Cousin Eustace
- Amy Schumer — @amyschumer | Twitter; for Cousin Tilly
- The Olsen Twins — for Uncle Billy's kids
- Stephen Root — for Uncle Billy Bailey
- Cobie Smulders — @CobieSmulders | Twitter; for Ruth Dakin Bailey
- Tim Curry — for Bailey Boarding House staff
- Jeremy Irons — for Bailey Boarding House staff
- Sally Field — @sally_field | Twitter; for Ma Bailey
- Tom Hanks — @tomhanks | Twitter; for Peter "Pa" Bailey
- Andrew Garfield — for Harry Bailey
- Anna Kendrick — @AnnaKendrick47 | Twitter; for Mary Hatch Bailey
- Colin Hanks — @ColinHanks | Twitter; for George Bailey
- Ryan Gosling — @RyanGosling | Twitter; for George Bailey
- Emma Stone — for Mary Hatch Bailey
- Chris Columbus — directorial choice for a classic reboot
- Damien Chazelle — @DSChazelle | Twitter; directorial choice for a modern reboot
- Wham! - Last Christmas (Official Video)
- Boxing Day
- If people could jump as high as cats...
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018 film)
- Spider-Ham
- Plopper the Pig — aka Spider-Pig
- Mary Poppins Returns (2018 film)
- Dick Van Dyke
- Whataburger
- Urban Dictionary
- Patreon — a possible endeavor?
- Ukulele
- Double bass
- The Twelve Days of Christmas — see above for the lyrics
- Auld Lang Syne
- *NSYNC - Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays (Videoclip)