Welcome to The Watercooler. Originally born out of the insanity of The O Show podcast comment spamming, it is now a place for all to hang out and enjoy all sorts of entertaining randomness, as well as being the home for Movie Sign.
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And yes I am aware of Rifftrax and how they already did Twilight. Shush.
What is Movie Sign?
Every Sunday night, we nestle down in Chat and watch an episode of the cult TV show Mystery Science Theater 3000 (MST3K for short) while spamming up the Chat box. Don't worry - we use episodes available on streaming sites so that we can all watch simultaneously.
What's MST3K?
A comedy show that ran from 1988-1999, it's like watching a movie with running commentary. Joel Robinson or Mike Nelson, along with 'bots Tom Servo and Crow, are forced to watch terrible films as part of a mad scientist's bid for world domination. To keep their (and our) sanity, they talk back to the movies and riff on them. A more detailed explanation can be found up at the SoL.
...Rewind?
It means we've watched it before, but, due to popularity, we're watching them again! ...And yeah, that's all.
Next Episode
It's kinda like Alien, but in the 1950s and called Night of the Bloodbeast instead. An astronaut returns to Earth dead, and those who recover him soon face their worst nightmare as an alien menace goes on a rampage to protect it's embryos, implanted in the astronaut's body.
This is also the special Turkey Day edition of Episode 701, with Thanksgiving-related host segments.
Before the movie, we've got a short, in which a man trying to write a jingle gets some divine assistance, which leads to his wife singing about what she'd like her home to be like.
Host Segment Highlights
It's Thanksgiving time! Did you catch the game? And if you didn't, did you at least bring pie? A party is thrown down in Deep 13 while the rest of us have to watch a movie, but there's still time to argue whether one should eat stuffing or potatoes. With some quiet time, "Art" and Pearl have a chat before both depart to eat dinner and give thanks.
Whether a seasoned vet or new meat, we invite you all to come on down! Movie starts at 8pm EST/5pm PST, room opens at the :30 beforehand.
The password for the room is steve. Be ready to go and find the whole video here.
November Movie Sign concludes with...
11/29 - Episode 309 - The Amazing Colossal Man
...and December Movie Sign Rewind goes back to...
12/6 - Episode 816 - Prince of Space
12/13 - Episode 820 - Space Mutiny
12/21 - Episode 910 - The Final Sacrifice
12/27 - Episode 521 - Santa Claus
Was gonna post this the other day, but felt I'd give it a day to soak (and to let me get to see it firsthand). There's a super cute shout-out in the new Assassin's Creed 2 game, and I must share. That said, this is super early in the game, so I won't say this is exactly spoileriffic - take that how you will.
Early in the game, as the young disgraced nobleman Ezio Auditore da Firenze, you flee Florence to take refuge with your uncle. Along the way, you get waylaid and attacked by people who want your head... that's when this big guy and his group arrive to save your butt and throw you a sword...
...what occurs after that is significantly hilarious:
Wahoo! That guy really gets around, doesn't he?
