Last Looks: Merry Kissmas

0:00Someone's watched the entire Elevator trilogy. K Jewelers speaks and I share a story about Billy Bob that's right all this and more on this week's episode of How Did This Get Made? Last Looks Hit the theme

0:33Sure, some things we forgot, whether you noticed or not But now it's time to set the record straight It's a mini episode, last looks, here we go It's time for How Did This Get Made Ho, ho, ho, and a Merry Christmas and a Happy Blow Year to you all Yes, hey everybody, it's me, Paul Scheer And welcome to How Did This Get Made? Last Looks, where you, the listener, get to voice your issues on Merry Kissmas, a movie that Discord user Corgi Herder thinks should have had the tagline, In an elevator, no one can hear. You decline an unwanted sexual advance. Okay, I like it. I like it, Corgi. A little lengthy, but not bad.

1:18Thank you for that alt movie tagline, and a big shout out to our pal Rob from Long Island for that opening theme song, which was a cover of a previous theme done by the great Devin Helmer. So we're doing stuff here, people. We really are. We're referencing ourselves, and we get it. Remember, if you have an alt-movie tagline, submit it to us on our Discord at discord.gg slash hdtgm. And if you have a Last Looks theme song, go to hdtgm.com and click Submit a Song on our homepage. Remember, just keep them short. 15 to 20 seconds is best. Now, coming up on today's episode, we'll be hearing all of your corrections and omissions on Merry Kissmas, and I will share an exclusive deleted scene from that episode.

1:58That's right. And if you want to watch the full episode in all of its video glory, it is still available for you to watch. Just go to HDTGM.com and you just click on the link and you can watch that. You could also watch the Deep Dive holiday special. It's a great bargain. And that show was incredibly visual, so I think you will enjoy it. In just a little bit, Jason and I will talk about some of our favorite TV shows, documentaries, and albums. Plus, I will reveal my number one artist on Spotify wrapped for the first and last time. And lastly, as always, I will reveal the movie for next week's episode.

2:32But if you watched last week's episode, I think you know what it is. People, we're so excited that you are with us. So let's get into it. We're going to break down everything we might have missed from Merry Kissmas. We had questions. We might have even missed a few things. Here is your chance to set us straight, fact check us, if you will. It's now time for corrections and omissions.

3:16Thank you, Chris Purcell, for that theme song. Okay, let's go to the Discord. Fun Facts 47 writes, At the end, when Kayla arrives at the lobby of frustrated residents waiting to take the elevator, one of them says, the elevator's stuck for good this time, and it hasn't moved in 30 minutes. Now, all of these people seem mobile enough to just take the stairs, but instead they decide that they'd rather stand outside just to use the elevator. I mean, any sane person wouldn't wait that long for an elevator if it regularly breaks down. I think they're just all waiting for the elevator since there's mistletoe in it, and they just want to have their own Kissmas miracle.

3:58Fun facts. I like that. Yeah, that was an odd choice because it's also like a residential apartment building. It didn't seem like everyone would be in the lobby in that moment. It didn't look like a giant building. But again, you're right. People are lazy, and this movie isn't afraid to show it. Lee Black writes, during the first scene that we see Dustin, and his cousin is using a rolling pin on a pile of flour. Not dough, but flour. Now, you're right about that. I am looking at this image that is pulled. It's on the Discord, and it is shocking. Yeah, that is just, there's nothing underneath. It is just a rolling pin on flour, and that ain't going to turn into dough.

4:43Oh, wow. I guess they didn't have it that day, and they just needed a close-up of something. Um, Dove writes, we all know this is shot in Riverside, not Palo Alto. Even the deep side part, Joshua is wearing a t-shirt that says Department of Animal Services, Riverside County, California. But it was also shot in the summer, as people can probably guess from all the background folks wearing t-shirts. The animal shelter is decorated with red, white, and blue stars and flags, and the door of Mrs. Joyner's gift shop has posters on the door promoting 4th of July fireworks and summer concerts. Wow. This fucking movie was lazy.

5:22I mean, so lazy. Again, thanks to Brant, we know why. This director did not give a shit. And he didn't give a shit, like, in a little way. He aggressively didn't give a shit. But by the way, can we just say how great Brant is? You can watch Brant on the live stream. You can listen to Brant. But you'll see he's an attractive man and only better served by the fact that he was the most honest person that we've ever had on How Did This Get Made? When talking about one of these films. Let's go to the phones. Beverly. Hi, Paul. I want to thank you for introducing me to these absolutely delightful Christmas movies the last three years.

6:00Each one has been worse than the last, and they brought me so much joy for the holiday season. My question for you, do you think Merry Christmas and 12 Pups of Christmas are happening in the same cinematic universe? They're both set in Silicon Valley for some reason. The protagonists have an extremely awkward elevator meet cute in both. They feature totally irresponsible dog adoptions. And in both movies, people are acting like they are totally detached from reality, especially the sister and cousin characters. So I'd love to hear your thoughts. And if you agree, do you think we're going to get a crossover anytime soon?

6:34Thanks so much, Paul, Jason, and June. Oh, and Jessica. I can't forget her. Beverly, I'm going to say absolutely yes. I believe there is a 12 Pups of Christmas connection. There's definitely a puppy connection. I think it was that movie with Kevin James's brother. I'm not quite sure. But yes, this is in the same universe. I would like there to be an Ion original universe. And we should start having these characters bump into each other. I think it would be great. So let's see how it all worked out. Like, why don't we do, oh, I got a great idea, a sequel to one of these and check in a year later.

7:09Is it working out or was it just a Christmas hookup? Next on the phones, we have Stoddard. Hi, guys. First time, a long time here. The reason I'm calling today is because of your discussions about the Nutcracker and why it would be such a big deal and have the guy's name above there. I think that's based on a New York production of the Nutcracker that was referred to as George Balashane's Nutcracker. He was like a famous choreographer that made the Nutcracker more American and more palatable to modern audiences in the 50s. And most Nutcracker versions today all over the world still use this choreography.

7:53and I think that was kind of what they were aiming for was because there was a 90s version movie of that with Macaulay Culkin actually in it that was called George Balanchine's The Nutcracker. And also I wanted to point out that the woman who ran the gift shop is none other than Brenda from Highlander. So it surprised me that Jason did not catch that because he seems like he probably would have seen Highlander at least as many times as I did, which is about a million times. Thanks, you guys. Okay, okay. First of all, I like this. I'm not going to shit on this. I think you are absolutely right.

8:34So he's like George Balanchine. Okay, well, let me tell you, Scott looked up the poster for the Macaulay Culkin movie, and then they put George's name in the tiniest font imaginable and did not include his headshot. so Carlton must be way bigger but you I will say this Scott's looking at the movie poster right we're not looking at the the Broadway posters if we can find a Balanchine poster with a headshot I mean maybe this guy's is even bigger than him uh great call on the Highlander thing I know that Jason has not seen that many Highlanders I have I had that information I didn't bring it out because I was not wanting to get ridiculed by Jessica and June.

9:17Next up, Ashley from Ohio. Hi, Paul. I recently listened to your Merry Christmas episode, and you guys had mentioned really quickly about the Leo Diamond, and what was that? So I used to work for the headquarters of K Jewelers, who funded this movie. I worked there from 2005 to 2012, and I had hands-on experience with said diamonds. Leo Diamond is a cut specifically made by Leo Schachter, and it is only sold in the U.S. at Kay Jewelers and Jared locations. I just wanted to share that with you. I left in 2012, obviously, before this movie came out, but it still made me mad that they funded this shitty movie instead of paying their employees more money.

10:06But I just wanted to share that little fun fact with you. Thanks. Bye. Oh, Ashley, I'm so happy that you called in. Leo Diamond is cut by this guy. Like, that's what we want. We want him to cut our diamond. I mean, so are we saying that like McDonald's burgers are off of the cut or the style of burger that he, the founder, Ray Kroc made? I don't know. I love all of this. And yeah, K-Jewelers. Pay your workers, K-Jewelers. Until then, we ain't buying any of your rings, your necklaces, whatever you sell. K-Jewelers. K-Jewelers. Do we have to bleep all those? I think maybe. But you get the idea. And finally, someone who doesn't even leave a name.

11:17kiss another Christmas kiss or Christmas kiss too. And then Mary kiss miss. So the first two are directly connected. The evil character from the first one comes back to be a, I don't know, you know, say an OB one like presence in the second film as a, a turn for the good. So the common line is of course that every single one of these movies evolves a mistletoe and an elevator. There is one of the people who is kissing the other person is always in a relationship. It was the dudes in the first two and then the woman in the third one. Trend as a magazine and or company is a common theme as existing in all of these universes.

12:02The first movie there is the whole mystery somehow someone has body glitter on their face and then someone can't tell who it is. So it's a bit odd. But after that it just settles into this whole idea of people kissing an elevator. One of them is in a relationship there is always the uh the female character is always a workaholic type who has too much on their plate and is being underappreciated uh and eventually has to uh you know stand up for themselves uh i did not actually finish the third one i couldn't do it i caught the first two years ago when i before i had screaming if i'm honest and they were just kind of on cable and I was randomly looking for a Christmas movie.

12:43So yeah, that is a quick rundown on the bizarre trilogy of elevator kissing adultery movies. Thank you. Appreciate all that you do, all of you on the podcast and have a great day. First of all, I want you to tell us who you are because I love that you've watched all of these. The body glitter. That's wild. This is great. I I mean, man, oh man, all this makes me want to do is watch more Christmas films. And guess what? If you want to do that with us, you're in luck. All right, just stay tuned for a second. Back to the Discord. Unevolved Panda writes, was anyone else bothered by the fact that the first conversation between Carlton and Kayla is about how much Carlton loves Christmas and how he's overcompensating for childhood trauma, and then Carlton never discusses Christmas again?

13:33Also, what hotel decorates customers' rooms for Christmas? Is this something that I could also demand if I was producing slash directing slash choreographing a local production of The Nutcracker? Well, here's the thing, Panda. That hotel, no. That hotel looks like, you know, a mid-range hotel. You know, it's definitely not the fanciest. And I believe that, like, probably the Four Seasons, they have some decorations in the lobby. and they probably will put like a little thing in your room, maybe a little mini tree or something like a mini. I'm talking like, you know, one that could sit on a table or, you know, like Mary, you know, like happy holidays or something, some bullshit, but not like decorate, like decorate.

14:13But look, you know, Carlton is coming in. I would say his assistant would be responsible for that. And guess what? We've already established that his assistant, Kayla, is terrible at her job. She should have done it. Justice for Carlton and f***ing jewelers. All right. Ari Medes writes, why wasn't the Aerosmith song Love in an Elevator discussed? Well, look, we didn't directly discuss the song, but we did have a second opinion review that included the phrase soppy, soppy, gush, gush, which is, I think, the unofficial title of Love in an Elevator. Am I right? I think so. So I think that that counts.

14:53And it wasn't love in an elevator because I think love in an elevator is about, you know, coitus, right? Am I right? I think I am. U squared writes, Jason, folks, the bell sound in the scene with the whisper singing carolers was coming from Santa who was standing around the corner. I don't buy it. I don't buy it. U squared. I don't buy that that bell was like, so is that bell coordinating with the character. First of all, what are we arguing about? Clearly it was dubbed. So then they also had to add in the bell. And I don't think that Santa was dinging that bell. You squared. I don't agree with you.

15:33I don't agree with you, but here's what I'm going to say. Just because I don't agree with you doesn't mean it's a great point. Uh, so many great corrections and omissions this week. And I got to tell you, there can only be one, one that is the best. And And the one that I think is the best one, I think it has to go to the person who spent the most time in this world. And yes, while Lee Black pointed out a very beautiful idea of you can't make flour into dough and Dove revealed all the Riverside connections, I believe that I want to give it to our anonymous caller who has watched all of the elevator movies.

16:13You have spent the most time in this world. And for that, we are grateful. and you get this theme from Rob from Long Island. Hit it! Congratulations, cause you win. You had the best correction or omission. Everyone here thought you were quite a hit. But in reality, you don't win shit. Now, if you want to chime in with your own thoughts, you can. And every single episode is your chance to come in here and yell at us. Tell us that we're wrong. Add a piece of information. Bring up your job like our friend from Kay Jewelers. Anything at all, we welcome it. We love it. Oh, by the way, you know what?

16:58We should send Ashley something. I mean, because Ashley got stiffed by Kay Jewelers. Oh, man. All right. Anyway, coming up next, you don't want to miss my chat with Jason, where I share a great story from when I worked with Billy Bob Thornton on School for Scoundrels. And as we talk about our favorite show, Landman. Stick around after the break. All right, people, you know that every week we release an old How Did This Get Made episode into our feed. I love these episodes. We recently released the Star Wars Holiday Special. Next week, we are closing out our holiday matinees with the Keanu Reeves, Drew Barrymore remake of Babes in Toyland with a very special message from Drew Barrymore herself.

17:36Make sure you're hitting that like and subscribe. You're following us on Apple Podcasts. It really does help the show. It really, really does. we can't say it enough. So just do that. And that's your gift to us. All right. Without any further ado, let's welcome Jason to a little Just Chat. Action Jackson 5, play us in. TV and movie and comics from TV. They're on it. Drinking tea for breakfast. Paul and Jason,

18:09Jason, I am about 19 days into my Taskmaster Advent calendar. I love it. It's so much fun. I love it. It is really perfect. I've called numbers. I've had to solve puzzles. I've done charades. It's so good. It is really a perfect encapsulation. And I will say, I know we haven't talked about the show, but my kids are talking all the time about you talking about this pervert bear. In the last episode, you were looking at a bear and now this is like a running joke around my house that the bear is a pervert, the pervert bear. And no one understands exactly what it means because my kids have been doing two things, referencing pervert bear, which is the finale of your Taskmaster season 19.

19:00Yes, right. And it is a true throwaway. It's like it's not a focal point of the episode at all. Not at all. It is as I'm running by a person dressed in a bear costume who's reading a magazine. I just call them a pervert. Yep. Nope. This has become a rallying cry in the house. Oh, that's so funny. And the other thing that has been nonstop is they watched a sketch on SNL, like an old season, a season that Casey Wilson was on. where Fred Armisen and Andy Samberg are two kids who are excited to get a calculator for Christmas. So my entire house for the last two weeks, like, ma, ma, can we get a calculator for Christmas?

19:40Oh, ma, I want a calculator for Christmas. So my kids are just doing bits that no one knows. And then people are like, do they want a calculator? I'm like, no, they're just, they're doing Fred Armisen. I sent it to Fred. I sent Fred just, I was making them breakfast and I just recorded on my phone, just to get their voices going, ma, ma. You can't calculate a ma. Texas Instruments Calculator. I don't even think they know what a Texas Instruments Calculator is. They certainly don't. And if you handed it to them, they'd be like, what is this antique? You might as well hand them an abacus. So, like, that's happening.

20:14And then last night I was looking at my phone. I was like, what are you looking at, pervert bear in there? Some bear looking at something. I'm like, guys. I'm like, I just love that they've attached themselves to the smallest things. Whatever those things are, they just really get them. And it's fun to, I'm sure you remember this as well. Although when we were kids, it was so much more of a monoculture. Like they are obsessed with things that not everybody else is saying. Not everybody else is referencing those things. They are, they are, they have, they have good taste. Whatever they find funny.

20:45I think that's the interesting thing is like they, they, it's just funny to them. And they assume that everyone has seen the finale of Taskmaster. And that one, again, like you said, moment. It's not the show. It's not. It is. Even you saying pervert bear to me, like as if I was going to be like, well, of course, pervert bear. I had to be like, wait a minute, Taskmaster. Oh, I remember. Yeah, yeah, yeah. But I know that you and I, this is a good month. I love catching up in December, watching a bunch of stuff and like loving. Well, I will say last year you gave me an incredible present, which was the Gilmore Girls Advent calendar.

21:24Oh, yeah. Which made last year, I still have some of those little tchotchkes and stuff that came in there, like, propped around the house. That was such a big hit. When I saw that, I was so excited. Oh, yeah. And we are, you know, we're coming off our live stream, which I believe you might be able to still watch. I know we have a seven-day window, but we might have extended it there. We will see. We will see. So check it out if you've missed the live stream. If you didn't watch it, you missed— Obviously, you've heard the chatter. It was an explosive episode. Nobody saw coming the stuff that happened.

22:03And, you know, like, we're prepared to talk about it right now, but we're not gonna. That's a new year thing. Here's the thing, Jason, I want to say, because I did watch the Deep Dive holiday special. And, you know, I'm not allowed to listen to the Deep Dive. That is a rule that I've been given. can be on the deep dive. I'm not allowed to listen to the deep dive. I just choose not to listen to the deep dive. Yeah, there you go. Now, I did not realize that Jessica St. Clair is so filthy. Like, she really, and from, I guess I see elements of it in our show, but man, when she has left her own devices, just her and June, I'm like, whoa.

22:37Oh, yeah, no, St. Clair, St. Clair, I think, because, you know, Jess and I used to be comedy partners. Yes. And I think there was a real misunderstanding that it was a Beauty and the Beast scenario. Yeah. And in fact, if it was, it just maybe was in the opposite direction. And maybe perhaps I am the beauty and she is the Beast. After watching that special, I was like, I think you are right. Oh, I got to watch it now. Oh, that's hilarious. Just saying things. St. Clair can go toe to toe. She is. She's an absolute monster. Oh, my gosh. What have you been watching? What have you been up to in your media consumption?

23:17You know, I'm watching a bunch of stuff. I'm watching and I'm reading. I've got a list of stuff to go through. Yeah, I would love to hear it. I mean, our Spotify wraps have come out. I don't know if your kids ruin yours, perhaps. No, you know, I feel like every now and then I accidentally put my phone or my phone starts playing Spotify and it's screwed up. because it never feels to encapsulate what I'm listening to. My number one artist this year, you may be surprised, was Teddy Swims, which I'm surprised. Who's Teddy Swims? It's just like a pop act. Yeah, he's like a, I don't know. Wait, we've got a Teddy Swims and a Billy Strings?

24:03Yeah, I mean. What are we doing? Boy, this is an old man thing. well we got a teddy swims and a billy strings oh what's everybody doing what happened to led zeppelin like a teddy swims to me like this is like i'm having a hard time even describing him because he's kind of r &b soul country hip-hop guy a lot of tattoos on the face but i can't tell you i know a single song of his like well and i'm like how did that become my number one listen to track i don't know and i'm like is someone broken into my account i've like look back and i think I've just accidentally hit it while it's in my pocket.

24:40Yeah, and it's just like autoplayed or something. And I'm mad. I'm mad at Teddy Swims. Have you watched any of Death by Lightning? No, what is that? The Netflix show that our friend Nick Offerman is on, along with a lot of other great people. It's the show about the Garfield assassination, the President Garfield assassination, not Garfield the cat. Right, oh my gosh. Well, I mean, he has it coming. I mean, like, hey, how about Try Loving Mondays? buddy. Uh, exactly. Super fun. Death by lightning, uh, on Netflix. Um, uh, our friend, Danielle Schneider, who we did our dinosaur improv tour with recommended the Australian sitcom Fisk.

25:21Oh yes. Right. Isn't it great. Also on Netflix and is fantastic. Like we loved Colin from accounts. I feel like we talked about it before. Um, but, and Fisk scratches that same itch. It's a great, hard, funny, jokes, comedy sitcom. It's so funny. It's about this lawyer who has to work at this suburban law firm, and it's an Australian show. I don't know. She recommended it to me a while ago, and I watched it. I thought it was so fun. I want to get more into finding these other countries' comedy shows, because they can kind of be a little hidden, I feel like. You can't come out. Well, that's how I felt about calling from accounts at the time.

26:02I was like, this should be a gigantic show. This is a absolutely gangbusters, hilarious, such a great rom-com setup, such great jokes. I thought they were fantastic, the two leads, Patrick and I think her name is Harriet. Great show, Colin from Account, still available. But yeah, like what are those other shows, those other sitcoms? I feel like we know a lot about them when they come out of England, but less so if it's Australia, New Zealand, places like that. I agree. So if you've got a good one to recommend to us. Oh, yeah. Get on the Discord. Yeah. God, do we have to do that? I know, I know.

26:38Well, it's going to have to be, it'll have to be there. It'll have to be there. You know, here's the thing I wanted to talk about just for a second, because I feel like you're the only person that I know that watches it, but holy shit, Landman. Oh, dude. Landman. I could talk about Landman. And Landman is the best, the greatest show of our time. I'm truly, like, I need to get everyone together on this because it is great. And Andy Garcia. So far this season, there have been four episodes of Landman this season. And all of them together feel like one big just montage. Like, I don't know what's happening in this show, but I am captivated by Landman.