Breadline Optimists: A Film Podcast

Four of us played (Dennis, Scott, Nick and Vanessa) and Nick's friend Jessie was allowed one veto power in the game. This is a ranking game with vetoes and overrides based on the popular podcast Screen Drafts. Pick placement is usually decided by trivia but Nick had Jessie put a death card in a set of four cards and whoever picked it got to go first, then three, then two until the order placement was completely decided. Since these are two very different franchises (9 Texas Chainsaw films) (6 Final Destination films, a themed music video and a Final Destination Novel), I will put how each one ranked within their series first then mention how they ranked in the list of 17 overall. The Final Destination Franchise 8. Final Destination Novel: If Looks Could Kill (2005) Scott played this at 16 overall, but it was the lowest franchise entry. He could not get past page fifteen and read a few bits of purple prose (as the kids say). A group of high fashioned models cheat death due to a prem...

For my Draft, I chose to do our first actor draft. I chose it because I wanted an excuse to watch The Martian Chronicles months after our Ray Bradbury Draft. And I could have gone with Rock Hudson, Bernie Casey or Roddy McDowall. I decided on Roddy because it was pride month, but his career was so vast, that I tried to focus on the least obvious picks. I chose films from every period of his life and did not avoid cameos (of which he did many), television or cartoon work. We each got four choices and since there are seventeen total options I allowed to be played, the film not picked in placement two is the number one film.  Placements were based on who had the best hand during a game of 5 card stud. I also put in a half veto that went to two players. It could only be used if both agreed. Other than that, all but the top spot had two vetoes and one override. The A position had only one veto. The day after we played the music video game and I announced my game, I found a new Roddy McD...