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Christmas movie wars causes Triplecast to break out of its’ winter hibernation. Join host Cory with guests John, Ruthie and Mark as they duke it out over their favorite Christmas movies. Standing in the fray to moderate is Karen. Can she stop total devastation?
Christmas Movie Wars 2016:
We all have our favorites when it comes to Christmas movies. So Cory decided to start a yearly tradition. Christmas Movie Wars takes different people and has them defend their choices of Christmas movie in different categories.
ROUND 1: WHICH MOVIE IS ESSENTIAL VIEWING AT CHRISTMAS TIME?
What movie do you watch every year and why should it be on everyone’s rotation?
Ruthie: White Christmas
Mark: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
John: The Polar Express
ROUND 2: WHO IS THE BEST CHRISTMAS MOVIE CHARACTER?
Which character is the icon of Christmas movies and why?
Ruthie: Ebenezer Scrooge
Mark: Santa, Duh
John: George Bailey (It’s A Wonderful Life)
ROUND 3: WHICH LITTLE-KNOWN CHRISTMAS MOVIE IS A MUST SEE?
Pick a quirky and less well known film that you think is underrated.
Ruthie: Scrooge (1970)
Mark: La Guerre Des Tuques (AKA The Dog Who Stopped The War)
John: Rocky IV
ROUND 4: WHICH MOVIE IS THE BEST “NON-CHRISTMAS” MOVIE SET AT CHRISTMAS?
It’s set at Christmas but isn’t really a Christmas movie, why is this element a good addition to the movie?
Ruthie: While You Were Sleeping
Mark: Gremlins
John: Die Hard
ROUND 5: WHICH 2 CHRISTMAS MOVIES WOULD WORK AS A CROSSOVER MOVIE?
How would characters from 2 different movies crossover? What would the story line be?
Ruthie: Love Actually / The Holiday
Mark: National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacations/Christmas With The Kranks
John: A Christmas Story / Home Alone
TIE BREAKER / ANNOUNCE THE WINNER:
- Utilising an instant message platform as a “buzzer”, we will ask a tie breaker question if necessary.
AND THE WINNER IS…
Where You Can Find Them:
You can find Cory & John here on Triplecast.
You can find Ruthie on The Walking Dead Talk Through/Fear The Walking Dead Talk Through.
You can find Mark over at Solo Talk Media.
You can find Karen on Gotham Undercover, Maid of Steel, and Remaking History.
Music:
Relive the movies with this Christmas Movie Song playlist!
Coming In 2017:
The next Triplecast is: “9 to 5”; movies set in minimum wage environments. Hosts Cory and John will be discussing Clerks, Empire Records and Waiting.
Feedback:
Send in your Triplecast ideas, thoughts, memories and feedback by calling 304-837-2278 or by visiting www.goldenspiralmedia.com/feedback
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