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[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 50 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ive got hundreds of these damn movies on my Plex server specifically because my wife LOVES this crap.

I'm convinced we have a Family-Guy-Manatee-Ball-Pit situation going on here. There's less balls to choose from, but damn if I haven't seen "save family business with a last minute impromptu charity event spurred on by the handsome dude from her past who posseses some talent" 100 fucking times.

They aren't usually direct plot copies, they just have identical pieces that get moved around so they can factory farm these bitches out.

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Fun game: see how much of the set is used in other movies. Most of the Hallmark movies are made on the same set in Atlanta so some will share little things like the same staircase or same exterior of a house. Hallmark reuses more than just the plots!

[–] calypsopub@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Could be a fun drinking game

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wonder if you could film two at the same time...

[–] Gestrid@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just use the same cast for both movies!

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I'm thinking more, mutual background characters.

[–] AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What's a manatee ball pit situation?

[–] OneMansTrash@lemmy.ml 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There's an episode of South Park where they go to the writing offices of Family Guy for whatever reason, and instead of actual writers, they have an aquarium tank full of manatees and plastic balls with words on them.

The manatees would bring the balls to the top of the tank, few at a time, and the staff would use the words on the balls as prompts for their new jokes/episodes.

The manatees had integrity, if you took a ball out they’d stop making jokes.

The hallmark writers don’t give a shit.

[–] AWittyUsername@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Oh shit of course I remember that episode

[–] knightry@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

If you're on PTP check out the collection "Christmas Movie Posters with White Heterosexual Couples Wearing Red and Green"

There's about 300 movies there matching this description. I'm sure your wife will love it.