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/

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/

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

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!

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/

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/ Follow Jeremy Adams Follow Basic Pitch on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook.

We never respond to Freeform’s Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas with filmmaker Trent Haaga, writer/director of 68 Kill. Here’s a starter on blending your own (ghost) tea: https://blog.teabox.com/diy-tea-blends And some cocktail recipes from our favorite tiki drink anthropologist: https://beachbumberry.com/recipes.html

We drink The Spirit of Christmas, with screenwriter Guy Yosub, writer of Mistletoe & Menorahs.    More info about rum running:  http://prohibition.themobmuseum.org/the-history/the-rise-of-organized-crime/rum-running/   Here's our favorite rum runner recipe from Beachbum Barry: 1 1/2 oz fresh lime juice 7/8 oz blackberry brandy 7/8 oz creme de fbanana 5/8 oz grenadine 3/4 oz 151 proof Caribbean rum   fill blender half way with ice, add ingredients, blend until smooth

We stand in the rain, declaring our love to Lifetime’s Four Christmases and a Wedding with screenwriter Jace Anderson, who’s worked with legendary horror directors Tobe Hooper, Clive Barker and Dario Argento. Want to find a Dasher of your own? Here's some good advice on adopting an adult dog: https://thebark.com/content/advice-adopting-adult-rescue-dog

On the 7th Knight of Pitchmas we binge Netflix's The Knight Before Christmas, with filmmaker Darin Scott, one of the creators of the Tales From The Hood series.  Check out the trailer for Darin's amazing Directorial Debut Caught Up: https://youtu.be/QpOR_OTGeWE We demand a Criterion release!  Here's more facts about Christmas trees, which Paula skimmed and then pretended to know all about: https://www.history.com/topics/christmas/history-of-christmas-trees