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The short film from our most recent Movie Sign. If you breed a happier chicken, you'll get more eggs and a better dinner.
Part 1
Part 2
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.
Next Episode
Creeper creeper creeper...you give ME the creeps! C'mon Brute Man, why are you on such a killing spree? Oh, that's right, your face was disfigured when you were in college by the guy who made a move on the girl you liked. But you know what'll cheer you up? Chickens! That's right, come on down and learn the extremely complicated process of getting eggs and meat to your table in the short beforehand.
Host Segment Highlights
Careful what you do when Crow's on babysitting patrol, 'cause he decides who lives and who dies. Inspired by the short, Servo puts himself in an egg in order to experience the wonders of chicken birth, but Mike has to cut it short as he calls an old girlfriend in another desperate bid to escape. And then in a bit of randomness, Crow takes his cue from a look-a-like character and compares Tom Dewey to Tom Dooley. No, I don't get it either.
Come join us! We don't bite, promise. Movie starts at 8pm EST/5pm PST, room opens at the :30 beforehand.
The password for the room is sandy. Be ready to go and find the clips here.
Movie Sign goes on into October with...
10/4 - Episode 324 - Master Ninja II
10/11 - Episode 811 - Parts: The Clonus Horror
10/18 - Episode 402 - Teenagers From Outer Space
10/25 - Episode 515 - The Wild World of Batwoman (w/short "Cheating")
Next Meeting: September 26, 2009, at 10:00 PM Eastern (7:00 PM Pacific)
Next Episodes: Genshiken 2 ep1-3 / Kare Kano ep12-13
Chat Password: comingout
About the Anime Club
The Anime Club is a weekly room in theOtaku's community chat where we meet to have fun laughing, crying, heckling, and spazzing together while watching a few episodes of anime. Rather than watching mainstream shows, however, we pick out good, yet lesser-known anime as an opportunity for people to enjoy new shows. Streaming links are usually provided for those without a copy of the anime.
Current Anime
Genshiken 2 is the 12 episode continuation of the first season. Sasahara Kanji is now the chairman of Genshiken and the show follows his struggles in organizing the group to produce a doujinshi manga for Comic Fest. Meanwhile, the others have problems of their own. Graduation is fast approaching for the seniors and finding a job is no small task.
Click to watch the opening.
Kare Kano (aka His and Her Circumstances) is a 26 episode romantic comedy about Miyazawa Yukino (Enomoto Atsuko), a vain high school girl who acts like miss perfect to garner praise and attention, and Arima Souichirou (Suzuki Chihiro), her classmate who really is mister perfect. Through rivalry, manipulation, and curiosity the two grow closer and experience the drama of high school romance together.
Click to watch the opening.
Schedule
Date..............Genshiken 2...........Kare Kano
Sept 26...........ep01-03................ep12-13
Oct 03............ep04-05................ep14-16
Oct 10............ep06-08................ep17-18
Oct 17............ep09-10................ep19-21
Oct 24............ep11-12................ep22-24
Oct 31............Kujian ep1-3..........ep25-26
