What is the Watercooler?
It's a haven in the middle of a harsh, 9-to-5 world. A place where you can gather with your fellow human beings and bond over a paper cup full of cool refreshment.
All sorts of randomness is welcome here. Post pictures, videos, special Chat information, or just discuss news and current events.
Want to be a guest poster? PM TimeChaser.
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If there is anything you ever needed to know about Balmung from .hack, it is this:
First there was the ShamWow Song, and now yet another fun parody of one of our least favorite TV pitchmen. Commence lulz.
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
First up, a short that proves 1950s' nuclear families were actually pod people. Our feature presentation is a cautionary tale, warning that if Americans don't do more to support their government in the fight against Communism, our country could end up as the proverbially kicked puppy.
Host Segment Highlights
Mike learns an important lesson: he can't build robots. Crow want's his mommy thanks to Dr. F's new experiment, which also involves Frank dressed as a pincushion for some unknown reason. Mike and the Bots attempt to emulate the short by having a nice, civilized dinner... which ends in gluttony and lustful abandon. Tom suckers Crow into a Lois Lane discussion, and the guys get a visit from a Mr. A. Bomb.
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: stockfootage. Be prepped for the night and find the movie here.
Movie Sign continues in September with...
9/20 - Episode 207 - Wild Rebels
9/27 - Episode 702 - The Brute Man (w/short "The Chicken of Tomorrow")
Next Meeting: September 12, 2009, at 10:00 PM Eastern (7:00 PM Pacific)
Next Episodes: Genshiken ep12, OAV ep1 / Kare Kano ep6-8
Chat Password: bishoujo
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 is a 15 episode (12 + 3 OAV) comedy/slice of life about The Society for the Study of Modern Visual Culture, aka Genshiken. That being the anime/manga/gaming club with an overly extravagant name that college freshman Sasahara Kanji happens to join. There he meets a wide variety of fellow otaku amongst whom his fandom and fetishes mature.
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.............Kare Kano
Aug 29...........ep07-08................ep01-03
Sept 05..........ep09-11................ep04-05
Sept 12..........ep12, OAV ep1.......ep06-08
Sept 19..........OAV ep2-3.............ep09-11
