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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Because I need to post something random- it's the Watercooler!- what better way with the Election upon us than an old election advert? Don't watch if you don't want annoying jingles stuck in your head.
If, on the other hand, these songs are up your alley, I suggest this one, it's even more catchy:
Now I have Kennedy stuck in my head...
Join us - TimeChaser, Katana, and Shinmaru - for the next Movie Sign on theOtaku Community Chat.
What is Movie Sign?
Each week, we watch an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 while having a fun, spammy chat about it. We use episodes available on You Tube so everyone can watch them simultaneously.
What is MST3K?
It's a comedy show about a man and his robots being forced to watch bad movies as part of a mad scientist's experiment. The man, Joel Robinson or Mike Nelson, and the robots Tom Servo and Crow, watch real B-movies and riff on them, that is make jokes and talk back to the films.
Next Episode
We take our furthest trip back in the MST archives with Episode 201 - Rocketship-XM, a space adventure story released in 1950. An expedition to the moon experiences technical difficulties and winds up on Mars instead - thanks to several broken laws of physics - where they find the remains of an ancient civilization.
This episode also features several important milestones in the series' history:
- Kevin Murphy taking over as the voice of Tom Servo.
- The debut of Dr. Forrester's new assistant, TV's Frank.
- The promotion of Mike Nelson to Head Writer.
Check out a clip from the episode: Host Segment #2 - Zero gravity humor lesson.
So be there next Sunday night and join in the fun! Movie starts at 8 PM EST, chat opens at 7:30.
The chatroom password is: thrusterbuster
Meet your fellow otaku and enjoy some anime at the weekly Anime Club meetings in the Community Chat.
What's the Anime Club?
The Anime Club is a weekly chat 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 Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei, a twelve episode comedy/slice of life series. It features odd, morbid, and random humor, similar to Pani Poni Dash, Welcome to the NHK, and Genshiken.
When are the next episodes?
We will be watching Sayonara Zetsubou Sensei episodes 4 - 6 on Saturday, October 18, at 10:00 PM Eastern Time (7:00 PM Pacific). The chat room will open about a half hour early, around 9:30 PM Eastern, and the episodes will last about an hour and fifteen minutes altogether. We hope to see you there!
The password for the chat room will be: piroriparopirirora
