February Episode

I'd prefer you do the "Star Crossed Lovers" thing just for the sake of seeing something different. Schumacher ranting can be found in many places, but you don't see many videos about how truly sour a supposedly beautiful love can be. (Unless you're talking about sparkly vampires - yuck.)

As much as I would enjoy a Nostalgia Chick style rant against Schumacher for being a tool, I'm interested in your "starcrossed lovers" theme. Would fans be unwilling to wait maybe until March for Joel's undressing? Put my vote down for the former but with the possibility of returning PotO 2004 at a later date.

Mel Vitta

Schumacher

Let 'im have it.

Chantal Beaulne

The latter, please! :D

Evisceration of Joel Schumacher. YES.

Let'em have it!

mizushimo

Evisection for sure; feburary is the month of love. You do love your fans, right? :) (no-hetero)

Irrelevent (but KEEN AS A BEEN) for the Elizabeth video. Unsure if you've seen this version of the Lorax. I recall the distaste (however, that simply could be a character you've playing) I find this verison of 'how bad can I be' to be far more.... Explicit: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJiOD0UBtrA" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rJiOD0UBtrA</a>

Totally torn, and as much as I'd love to see a romance themed episode - I cannot let go the opportunity to see you rip apart Schumacher's PotO, which I guess answers that question.

Bring out the knives!

Jaszon Alexzander

Eviceration x 60 minuntes = ftw.

The 2004 Phantom movie looks like it's up their with Tom Hooper's Les Miz as far as "bafflingly inept adaptations of stage musicals" go and I'd love to see you break down just how much of a mess it is.

Jared Walske

I vote for eviscerating the movie.

Matthew Dunne

Never bothered with that train wreak.

Rebel Girl

Romance themed episode

I'm more familiar with R&amp;J, I've only ever seen the 2004 version of Phantom, once, in like 2006. So the bard's irony that is taken seriously gets my vote. (Is there an official poll?) imho, anything you care passionately about makes a great episode. =p

Both episode ideas sound awesome, but I'd love to see Phantom torn apart. I enjoy the musical, but the 2004 movie is simply baffling.

Even though I voted for Lizzy I as well, I was still surprised to see her win. I guess my own thought process in voting was, YES Hitler would make a very interesting video and I definitely want to see him, but Queen Elizabeth would have a lot of material and research to do, and all in all would probably be a lot more compelling. I just figured it would make for a better video.

Isuvviaraq

I'd vote for a full-length Phantom rant. But I would definitely love to see an examination of the different presentations of Romeo &amp; Juliet at some future point.

Andy Hunter

I would love to see a Phantom rant. I laughed so hard about the last one, and could definitely go for a full-on deconstruction of why it doesn't work. Gleefully hoping that wins out!

Definitely Phantom follow up. Schumacher is such a curious director and since reviewers openly used Batman references it is hard to believe it got a balanced assessment at its release.

Schumacher, please!

Grouch-0

As much as I love a good terrible movie evisceration, I'm a sucker for people doing foolish things when motivated by their genitals.

Heidi Metcalf-Shelton

Schumacher of course!

Katrina Clare

Romance-themed episode!

You have to ask? Who doesn't love a good evisceration?

I feel like Joel Schumacher's Batman films are underrated and unfairly maligned... and I still want to see the anti-Schumacher hit piece.

Alex Androski

Schumacher! I know you would give it your all.

I'd lean towards the romance theme.

James Anthony

Horribly torn, but I'll go with the romance theme because I've seen enough reviews of that movie already.

TalysAlankil

DOWN WITH SCHUMACHER!!!!

AJ Harmon-Glaus

Romance themed episode!

Kristin I.

Schumacher destruction would be great

Phantom of the Opera.

Paul Walker

Make it a romance themed episode.

Tommy J&period; Diaz-Millan

Star Crossed Lovers sounds like a good way to go. I'd like to see that :)

Bobby Calloway

That's a good question. I am totally down with either. Though, I am totally down with the evisceration!!!

Schumacher please! I love that terribly flawed movie.

Haley Hrncir

Schumacher and the bad sunburn, please.

Please destroy Schumacher haha.

Cailey Tervo

I knew it before I came here. To be honest the outcome was obvious. Take down Schumacher

Down with Batnips and Unsexy Phantoms! Though the statcrossed lovers idea sounds fun too... Maybe next time. 😙

JRL Studios

I'd like to see you go full anti-romantic. Since it's February and cold, why not do a minisode on "Women in Refridgerators" (if you ask Kyle, Shakespeare invented that)?

Robin Isomaa

I'm kinda all for the evisceration.

Hayden Wilder

I mean, I'd probably learn more from a typical Loose Canon episode.

Gil

I mean I'd love to see you talk about how Cathy and Heathcliff have inspired a lot of literature's romanticized abusive couples but... evisceration. Even if I don't know how much of a Loose Canon episode this will really be.

Gil

If you will do the Phantom episode anyway, then maybe the romance episode, if not I want to see Schumacher's Phantom ripped to shreds!

Chelsea Monk

+1 for evisceration.

I'm a big fan of theme and holiday episodes but....I know when I've lost. ;)

Alan Kase

EVICERATE HIM! I DON"T CARE IF IT TAKES TWO HOURS!

As much as I love the premise for an episode on star-crossed lovers throughout the ages, I think that watching you verbally eviscerate Schumacher and his version of Phantom would be fabulous, Lindsay. Go with whatever your heart is in and what you have the most material for, we'll watch it any way :-).

Schumacher must suffer!;)

Samual Holman

CLEARLY TEARING SCHUMACHER FOR AN HOUR. We as a society need this.

Tear Schumacher apart. Thats how I want to spend my Valentines day.

Nothing is more romantic to me than Joel Schumacher getting destroyed.

Rebecca Richards

Oh man, I'd love the star-crossed lovers myself...

Ng Yi-Sheng

I say tear apart Phantom of the Opera 2004 as well. It'll be so much fun.

I'd love to see an hour- long evisceration of phantom! Or an hour long evisceration of rent - do mimi and roger count as star crossed lovers?

I'd be up for a Schumacher retrospective. Since his Batman films have been analyzed to death it would be great if you didn't overemphasize them though. Save room for his other work. Falling Down would be an interesting one to talk about given the current popularity of Trump.

Kyle Williams

EVISCERATE SCHUMACHER. No competition.

Luninareph

Let's see, 2004 Phantom movie most people hate, while 2013 Romeo and Juliet most people hate. I'd be down for either one.

Adam Leibowitz

She mentioned a Bollywood film in her Guilty Pleasures video.

Adam Leibowitz

Phantom being dragged by your cutting critique sounds like it would be too good a thing to say no to! But if you're looking for an opportunity to work T-Hard into another video, a 2015 Best and Worst run down is my real request. Pretty please before the Oscars with sugar on top!

waywardskies

I want to add, reading these comments, I friggin' love Lindsay's fellow patreons. I feel very at home here :)

Paul Grodt

I feel like there is some bias in the wording of your question, but I am quite alright with it because I agree with said-bias. I am a massive fan of in-depth critiques, and despite the growing popularity of that genre (thank you Mr. Plinkett), Schumacher has not be lambasted nearly enough. I bet you'd do a spectacular job with an idea like that! Plus, I am a massive sucker for geeky music-reference type jokes; so, the more opportunity for that sort of thing the better!

Paul Grodt

I'd honestly be fine with either, but seeing as the 2004 film literally made me hate everything to do with Phantom for years (I only actually came around to it when my grandmother basically browbeat me into listening to her double LP of the original London cast recording - Sarah Brightman and Micheal Crawford are the best damn thing, I swear) I say tear it apart, for justice, for vengeance, for Valhalla.

Lindsay B.

phantom! its so fun to see you dive into something we know your knowledgeable/passionate about (and you know if you want to do the 30 hour long series on all things phantom that would be cool too)

Amy

phantom please, I love your new style, but I can't lie, I occasionally miss an original film review once in a while

2004 Phantom pleeeaaase. I'd love to see you destroy it.

Gerard Butler is staring in a February movie anyway, so yes, on with the eviscerating!

Bonsha

Verbal evisceration of the Schumacher (history's greatest monster).

ice.cream.assassin

Either is fine! Make the one you're feeling the most.

seeing as how it's the season of love in february, i would "love" if you would verbally eviscerate Joeh Schumacher. speaking of, i hear that anne hathaway was going to be christine, but she had to film princess diaries 2. i struggle to decide which was the better idea.

Schumacher please :)

2004 Phantom please because Gerard Butler's "singing" gives me life.

Oh please 2004.

Joe Schumacher all the way.

I gotta go with Star Crossed Lovers myself! But I'd be cool with whichever wins

Emma Breslauer

Starcrossed lovers for me. There are other youtube channels that do the whole 'everything wrong with' so I'd rather see traditional style video.

Greg Beck

I'd love if you did a full Phantom episode!

Felice R.

1 vote for Star Crossed Lovers, ... lol looks like the comments want blood so it probably won't happen. But... it makes me wonder have you ever done anything on Bollywood?

Don Bright

Phantom!!

SCHUMACHER!

Phantom for sure. I've always liked your breakdowns of why movies don't work.

Alex London

Schumacher without a doubt. After destroying Batman you'd think he'd done enough. But no, he had to destroy the Phantom as well. Show him no mercy!

What better way to celebrate the month of romance and Black History than ripping one of the worst directors of all time? After all, the more you hate something, the more you truly love it... and you LOVE Schumacher!

lithium_green

Let's see - would I rather be reminded of my loneliness and desperation or delight in the suffering of others? Phantom.

Nicholas

Phantom, no question. That film deserves as much hate as you can give it

Alex de Winter

Eviscerate Joel Schumacher!

Delbert Sparks

I would absolutely love to see an evisceration!

Ciaran Chatwin

A Schumacher roasting sounds good. The Starcrossed lovers episode sounds like a good idea. I'd like to hear your thoughts on the Baz Luhrmann version of Romeo and Juliet.

Yvette

Eviscerate Joel Schumacher! Eviscerate Joel Schumacher! But would love to see a starcrossed lovers episode in the future anyway.

Leland Goodman

Definitely Phantom! For all the years we've known you, and Nella, and Lisa were obsessed with Phantom, you never really talked about it. I know I've wanted you talk about this for years... Please tear Schumacher a new one!

Katherine Carter

I kinda wanna see you eviscerate Joel Schumacher. Make it multiple parts to make sure that you get compensated for your time and effort appropriately. &lt;3

Please please please do a full Phantom of the Opera. I love what you've said of it before in old episodes and it's so entertaining! Please!

Chandra

Schumacher beyond a doubt. I love long reviews, and a long review of THAT pile of crap? I need it in my life yesterday.

Noah Goucher

Schumacher needs to get the ol' punjab lasso. I vote for 2004 movie evisceration

I definitely thinking watching you run Schumacher into the ground would be amazing

Lala

I'd rather see you run Schumacher into the ground.

I would watch an entire series devoted to you talking about Phantom.

Lauren R

The verbal evisceration! I would love to see you rip apart that movie!

JazzWolf

I actually rather liked the 2004 Phantom so I would love to see somebody who didn't giving it a full review.

Your choice of vocabularly intrigues me. I do love a good ol' evisceration! However "star-crossed lovers" would also be interesting! Goodness gracious, if I MUST choose, Star-Crossed Lovers gets my vote!

Ethan Thibault

Evisceration! Make it Red Letter Media length! I want to feel your hatred. It gives you focus.

Julie Dodge

I love both ideas, so I do think whichever one loses should sort of go on the shelf for later, but I'm voting Star Crossed for this time.

Charles Krupp

The fastest way to my heart, is tearing out Schumacher's. :)

Joe G

Romance themed for sure. We have already had a lot of phantom.

Another vote for Schumacher.

Joel Robinson

i would like the romance themed episode for feb.

i have to say schumaker, bc it's been too long with a movie review from you and also I love watching entertaining people rant about things that honestly annoy them

Felicitas

EVISCERATE

schumaker, clearly.

Full length Phantom review, if only to hear how many ways you can come up with to describe Butler's embarrassing singing and unconvincing deformity.

I was up for the "starcrossed lovers" theme up until you said, "eviscerate Joel Schumacher." Then I realized that I still hold a truly silly amount of anger at him for Batman Forever. I hated it so much that I didn't even bother with Batman &amp; Robin. I can't believe that I'm still this upset after 20 years. Anyway, go with whichever feels like the most fun to you.

Gotta vote for Schumacher. For every movie 'innovation' that worked well (like the opening sequence with the damage to the Opera House disappearing) there's stuff like the flashback scene of the Romani carnies screaming about "MUUUUUHHHH-DUUUUUH".

I'm going to break the combo: I think focusing on star-crossed lovers would be nice and thematic, considering the month.

Jessica

Schumacher, obviously! (And I like the movie a lot more than you!)

Schumacher must die.

Sam M the Demifemme

Schumacher!

Elyse Schmidt

You had me at "eviscerate Joel Schumacher."

Jack Holmes

Phantom

Nicholas Kosky

Well you could do both kinda with Phantom/Christine and the romantic elements focusing on how Schumacher got everything wrong lol

Princess Weekes

Yeah, I want to see you rip Schumacher a new one after all!

Jubei

Phantom

Christian Samples

Star Crossed loves are great any time of the year roasting Schumacher is a pleasure that should be savored so I beg of you to do this long involved roast

Piper Malone

I really like the star-crossed lovers idea (I especially would be interested in your take on Cathy/Heathcliff given how Twilight and YA and in general seems to have latched onto it) but I think you're more passionate about the Phantom so I say go for it!

Schumacher

Phantom for sure! The "star-crossed lovers" concept could make for a good episode but perhaps that can be shelved for another time.

Ross Dickerhoof

Schumacher. It feels like it could be something special.

Schumacher!

Definitely Phantom

Philip Munroe

I'm weak. I need ripping apart the Phantom movie.

PHANTOM PLEASE. I know you'll do us proud.

Robyn Valentine