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SHAQ CALCULATES YOUR CHANCES OF SUCEEDING TO BE <.01% HE SMIRKS AT YOU SPIRAL BEINGS! LOLOLOLOLOLOL
*shot*
I was going through some YouTube videos from the old songs they used to play on Cartoon Network and I cane across these:
You know... just givin' you some nostalgia. :D
Among the many elements of classic B-movies, one of the staples is giant, radioactively mutated monsters. They could be bugs, lizards, or even fluffy man-eating rabbits (no kidding). Join us this month in Movie Sign as we celebrate the fruits of our own misspent nuclear labors, those giant monsters that just can't help trying to wipe humanity off the face of the Earth.
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
Ever thought Gila monsters were scary? Apparently someone did, and in The Giant Gila Monster an oversized reptile of the same persuasion wreaks havoc on a desert community (about as slowly as it's possible to wreak anything). Enter the hero, Chase Winstead, a mechanic, drag-racer and aspiring musician. If he can't save the day, he'll at least put a song in your heart along the way.
Host Segment Highlights
Crow and Tom are the Thing With Two Heads (after Joel attache's Crow's head to Tom's body). In the invention exchange, Joel shows off his sitcom radio while Dr. F and Frank display their Renaissance Festival punching bags. Crow and Tom ruin Joel's soda jerk skit, the guys discuss funny drunks, and the constant "leg-up" blocking seen in the movie. Finally Joel and Bots tread familiar territory as rock group Hee-La (eerily similar to their SPIDORR band).
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: singwhenever. Be prepared for the night by finding the videos here.
In August we celebrate the one-year anniversary of Movie Sign with...
8/2 - Episode 1001 - Soultaker
8/9 - Episode 315 - Teenage Caveman (w/shorts "Aquatic Wizards" and "Catching Trouble")
8/16 - MST3K: The Movie - This Island Earth followed by Poopie!
8/23 - Episode 403 - City Limits
8/30 - Episode 621 - The Beast of Yucca Flats (w/shorts "Money Talks" and "Progress Island, USA")
Next Meeting: July 25, 2009, at 10:00 PM Eastern (7:00 PM Pacific)
Next Episodes: Kannagi ep9-10 / Escaflowne ep17-18
Chat Password: hellobigbean
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
Kannagi: Crazy Shrine Maidens is a 14 episode comedy with bits of fantasy and romance sprinkled on top. When Mikuriya Jin (Shimono Hiro) carves a high school art project from the trunk of a sacred tree that had been cut down, he's visited by Nagi (Tomatsu Haruka), the town's resident land deity, who materializes from the wooden statue. Not only is Jin's project ruined, he now has to try and explain to his childhood friend Aoba Tsugumi (Sawashiro Miyuki) and other classmates why a girl is suddenly living with him.
Click to watch the opening and ending.
The Vision of Escaflowne is a 26 episode fantasy/adventure with some mecha thrown in for good measure. It tells the story of Kanzaki Hitomi (Sakamoto Maaya), a high school girl with a talent for fortune telling who gets transported to Gaea, a world of magic currently at war. She gets caught in the struggle against the invading Zaibach empire when she meets Van Fanel (Seki Tomokazu), the young king of Fanelia.
Click to watch the opening.
Schedule
Date..............Kannagi...........Escaflowne
June 20..........ep01-02...........ep09-10
June 27..........ep03-04...........ep11-12
July 04...........Canceled for 4th of July
July 11...........ep05-06...........ep13-14
July 18...........ep07-08...........ep15-16
July 25...........ep09-10...........ep17-18
Aug 01...........ep11-12...........ep19-20
Aug 08...........ep13-14...........ep21-22
First there was Transformers. Then GI Joe. Now, this summer, ACTION WALKS ON ALL FOURS.
I don't know about you, but I would totally pay money to see this.
