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So.
For you Gurren Lagann fans out there, you may be aware that this epic series of epicness is making it's way back to SciFi for a re-airing of the English version. Well, I have this crazy notion of hosting a Gurren Lagann chat for the episodes as they air so we can all spazz out over the amazingness all over again with fellow GL fans.
What say you lot?
For twenty-four weeks we have been spared. But now, on the twenty-fifth week of Movie Sign, on an unsuspecting Sunday night in a not-so-quiet Chat on theOtaku...it will be unleashed upon the world.
Are you brave enough to face what is quite possibly the Worst Movie Ever Made?
What is Movie Sign?
Every week, 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. We use episodes available on YouTube so that we can all watch simultaneously.
What's MST3K?
It's a comedy show about a man and his robots, stranded in space and forced to watch some of the worst movies ever made as part of a mad scientist's bid for world domination. To keep their (and our) sanity, Joel Robinson or Mike Nelson, along with 'bots Tom Servo and Crow, talk back to the films and riff on them. You can read up on the show over at the SoL.
Next Episode
Quite possibly the most notorious of any episode, Manos: The Hands of Fate sees us joining a pleasant family on vacation. Becaue following directions is hard, they get lost and wind up at a lodge manned by the bizarre Torgo, who says he "looks after the place while The Master is away". Who is The Master? What's up with Torgo? And why on Earth was this movie even made?
But first, a short: The sequel to "Hired! Part 1" that can be seen in episode 423, however, it stands alone just fine. Learn work ethic and how to be a salesman the way only Chevrolet can teach you.
Host Segment Highlights
Joel programs the 'bots to agree with everything he says but quickly finds it annoying while Gypsy gets frustrated at all of them for ruining her scene and having a sobfest over the movie instead, despite Frank's apology. Later, J&TB discuss just why and how Torgo is the movie's monster before going into cosplay mode during Dr. F's own apology.
Prep yourself with this clip:
You know the date, so why not give it a go? Join us on Sunday and see what all the fuss is about! Movie starts at 8PM EST, room opens at 7:30.
The password for the room is: torgo
FEBRUARY MOVIE SCHEDULE:
2/1: Episode 703 - Deathstalker and the Warriors From Hell
2/8: Episode 310 - Fugitive Alien
2/15: Episode 524 - 12 To the Moon (w/short "Design for Dreaming")
2/22: Episode 512 - Mitchell
Meet your fellow otaku and enjoy some anime at the weekly Anime Club in the Community Chat.
What's 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. The anime will most likely be available on streaming sites since we're mainly going to stick to unlicensed shows. I hope the Anime Club will be a good opportunity for people to find new series and genres that they enjoy and for series to gather support for if/when they're licensed.
What are you watching?
We're currently watching episodes from two shows each week, Lovely Complex first and then Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei. I hope people will stick around for both but, if one of the series just isn't your thing, feel free to only drop in for the other.
Lovely Complex is a 24 episode romantic comedy that follows the unlikely relationship of Koizumi Risa (voiced by Okamura Akemi), a very tall girl, and Ootani Atsushi (voiced by Nagata Akira), a very short boy, as they work their way through high school. It's one of the best series in its genre that I've seen, with top-notch humor, some touching moments, and plenty of unexpected twists.
Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei is the 13 episode sequel to Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, which we watched back in October 2008. It's even crazier than the first season, featuring all sorts of weird, twisted, and morbid humor. Click here to watch its opening.
When are the next episodes?
We'll be watching Lovely Complex ep7-8 / Zoku Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei ep8-9 on Saturday, January 24, at 10:00 PM Eastern Time (7:00 PM Pacific). The chat room will open a half hour early, around 9:30 PM Eastern, and the episodes will last about an hour and forty minutes altogether. We hope to see you there!
The password for the chat room will be: chickenbody
For those of you who don't know, my lack of online activity id due to the fact that I am in Vietnam studying photofraphy. I am halfway through my trip[ and have posted about 400 photos, which you can see here.
Enjoy!
PS: I HATE Vietnamese keyboards. Can't typ[e properl;u on one.
