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Ohhh Season Four trailer for Falling Skies (link) - Jovian Oct 11, 11:23
Vote for your favorite podcasts at the Podcast Awards. Enclosed are my nominations. - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 11, 11:22
muuuuuch better Republic of Doyle this week. -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 11:22 2
- They started showing that and White Collar at night on one of our local syndication stations in phoenix -- nm - eag Oct 11, 11:32 1
  - the first season of Doyle is fun. The Victor Garber episode is a standout -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 11:33
speaking of horror films, coppola's TWIXT is flat out terrible.... - x Oct 11, 11:21 3
- I know! How is that possible? Hallucinatory story advice? wtf? -- nm - Max Oct 11, 11:22 2
  - i think the most offputting thing (besides kilmer) is the effects stuff....nm - x Oct 11, 11:23 1
    - green screen crap -- nm - Max Oct 11, 11:25
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- "that linebacker just atomized!" -- nm - Reagen Oct 11, 11:32
- *puts Donald Brown back on the bench* - Spawn Oct 11, 11:31
- but it requires focus...how much concentration can he bring to this? - Mel Profit Oct 11, 11:22
- If only I could double down on his stat line -- nm - oblique Oct 11, 11:21
Though it's written by Orson Scott Card, I do recommend reading Pastwatch: The Redemption of Christopher Columbus - Jovian Oct 11, 11:17 2
- That sounds good. After that Oatmeal comic, Chris is certainly in need of redemption. - Dr.Vermin Oct 11, 11:26 1
  - it's too much to lay the unintended consequences on him - someone else would have made the "discovery" eventually - Reagen Oct 11, 11:30
ooh, i think tonight i will bake my pumpkin pies then sit with a glass of wine and watch something scary on Netflix. Perfect Friday. -- nm - Andie, Happy Thanksgiving Canada! Oct 11, 11:14 4
- got any candiedates? (yup, I typed that). What type of scary? -- nm - Max Oct 11, 11:15 3
  - nope. something classic i think. -- nm - Andie, Happy Thanksgiving Canada! Oct 11, 11:15 2
    - ooh, you could stream House -- (link) - Max Oct 11, 11:20 1
      - i will check to see - we have less stuff on Netflix Canada than you guys do. -- nm - Andie, Happy Thanksgiving Canada! Oct 11, 11:23
And just for your schadenfreude, this is your reminder that Dads is 0% Fresh on Rotten Tomatoes -- (link) - con_carne Oct 11, 11:11 1
- I'm happy to see poor quality recognized as such, but I like everybody involved in this show. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 11, 11:20
I haven't felt truly awake in 4 days. yikes. -- nm - Diva Oct 11, 11:00 1
- Mel been drugging your coffee? -- nm - amoxy Oct 11, 11:08
There it is: October 11th, the first day someone brings a bag of Halloween candy to the office. - Andie, Happy Thanksgiving Canada! Oct 11, 10:40 5
- I've been gobbling Halloween candy for 2-3 weeks now. -- nm - Mop (200 lbs) Oct 11, 10:45 1
  - (_________I_________) -- nm - Krusty Oct 11, 11:19
- nom nom nom -- nm - budice Oct 11, 10:44
- :) - ours was Tuesday - Candy Corn Flavored Taffy (I abstained because I'm dieting but heard it was AWESOME) -- nm - JenBro Oct 11, 10:41
- just realized I'll have class on Halloween this year. I'm kind of bummed about it. -- nm - znufrii Oct 11, 10:41
ST Movie Poll: What is your favorite scary movie? One that you wouldn't mind watching again? - con_carne Oct 11, 10:35 88 1
- Cabin in the Woods. I'm not much into re-watching horror movies but this one I've seen a few times. -- nm - CovingtonCat Oct 11, 11:38
- the original Night of the Living Dead...I'd say Arachnophobia if I considered it a scarey movie -- nm - zeitgeist Oct 11, 11:31
- The Hills Have Eyes is freaky (and speaking of ... Freaks is pretty freaky too) -- nm - zork Oct 11, 11:27 1
  - baby's fat. you fat... fat and juicy...nm - x Oct 11, 11:32
- Silent Night, Deadly Night was a favorite of mine when I was a teenager. I haven't seen it in 20 years. - Krusty Oct 11, 11:26
- I also love The Others for pure atmosphere. -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 11, 11:20
- Jacob's Ladder -- nm - Spawn Oct 11, 11:16 3
  - I watched it in the theaters and all I remember is that I had no clue what was going on. - Krusty Oct 11, 11:21
  - Ooh good one -- nm - amoxy Oct 11, 11:17 1
    - Has been 10-12 years at least. Now that I have Bub, I figure it might very well rip me in two. - Spawn Oct 11, 11:20
- Halloween -- nm - Jovian Oct 11, 11:11 1
  - Yup. -- nm - Krusty Oct 11, 11:20
- Poltergeist -- nm - amoxy Oct 11, 11:07
- It's not really scary, but my favorite horror film is Let the Right One In. -- nm - Qale Oct 11, 11:06 5
  - it is a really goof flick. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 11, 11:27 1
    - good^ -- nm - groiny Oct 11, 11:27
  - the orig. of course -- nm - mud Oct 11, 11:06 2
    - Well, yeah. The remake is called Let Me In. -- nm - Qale Oct 11, 11:07 1
      - oh right, I forgot -- nm - mud Oct 11, 11:07
- The original Halloween. Love it. -- nm - volnelk Oct 11, 11:05
- Theatre of Blood. it is also my favorite Shakespeare -- nm - peglegpete Oct 11, 11:03
- Evil Dead. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 11, 11:02 5
  - That's the remake! -- nm - David Oct 11, 11:02 4
    - Sure, Evil Dead 2 is also great. -- nm - Kim Pine Oct 11, 11:14 3
      - I love Evil Dead 2 more than anyone should. -- nm - Krusty Oct 11, 11:24 2
        
        except, it is not really a horror flick. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 11, 11:28 1
        
        True but it's still awesome. - Krusty Oct 11, 11:29
- Schindler`s List -- nm - mud Oct 11, 11:00 1
  - Amon Gôth's Granddaughter wrote a book about him -- (link) - DaneDukeNuuk Oct 11, 11:33
- Wrong Turn -- nm - Dano Oct 11, 10:56
- Aracnophobia -- nm - oblique Oct 11, 10:55
- Dark Night of the Scarecrow! -- (link) - prayformojo Oct 11, 10:54
- so many but When A Stranger Calls comes to mind -- nm - zork Oct 11, 10:53 3
  - and for winter scary movies, Black Christmas and Dead Snow are good ones. -- nm - zork Oct 11, 10:57 2
    - i love black christmas. i also love that bob clark made this and a christmas story.....nm - x Oct 11, 10:59 1
      - maybe Santa didn't resurrect his Pop-Pop too -- nm - Dr. Sheldon Cooper Oct 11, 11:02
- any of the Final Destination movies -- nm - CQ Oct 11, 10:49 3
  - I love these because it let's you enjoy the fright and gore. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 11, 11:13
  - fun movies -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 10:52
  - I tend to enjoy those a lot -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 10:50
- Exorcist. -- nm - loosilu Oct 11, 10:48 1
  - this is my answer. - Mel Profit Oct 11, 11:21
- Jaws / Scream. - Will Hunting Oct 11, 10:46 1
  - Jaws is a good example of how to heighten suspense in a movie. -- nm - Mel Profit Oct 11, 11:14
- "favorite scary": Night of the Comet. But when a *scary* scene comes to mind, it's usually from Insidious. -- nm - Max Oct 11, 10:45 1
  - This one jumps out to me (Insidious spoils) - Shaun Oct 11, 10:50
- Nightmare on Elm Street -- nm - budice Oct 11, 10:45
- arachnophobia - I will only watch it in a clearly illuminated spider free zone -- nm - JenBro Oct 11, 10:43
- Rosemary's Baby -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 11, 10:43
- Halloween this year I want to make Mrs.V watch either Poltergeist or The Thing (Kurt Russel version) - Dr.Vermin Oct 11, 10:41 3
  - I've rewatched both of those, and I think you remember correctly (The Thing spoils) - con_carne Oct 11, 11:01 2
    - i think in general good analog makeup/effect work tends to hold up better than digital.... - x Oct 11, 11:05 1
      - That's true. For one, it seems really hard to "light" a digital element in a scene - con_carne Oct 11, 11:09
- Cabin in the Woods. -- nm - JaxSean Oct 11, 10:39 4
  - not really scary... - znufrii Oct 11, 10:40 3
    - and did I ever relay my friend's review of it? - znufrii Oct 11, 10:42 2
      - heh -- nm - JaxSean Oct 11, 10:43 1
        
        though...(spoils) - znufrii Oct 11, 10:44
- probably dawn of the dead, but i love the haunting too....nm - x Oct 11, 10:39 10
  - We shouldn't be! -- nm - David Oct 11, 10:40 9
    - don't start that again. the dawn remake is fine. sadly, it's also the zach snyder high point....nm - x Oct 11, 10:44 8
      - I know what I'm putting in your library! -- nm - David Oct 11, 10:47 7
        
        i've told you a million times i actually like the remake... - x Oct 11, 10:51 6
        
        I meant Zach Snyder's collected works. - David Oct 11, 10:58 2
        
        i would much prefer the collected works of paul w.s. anderson or john hyams...nm - x Oct 11, 11:01 1
        
        john whoyams? -- nm - mud Oct 11, 11:03
        
        He`s still young and talented. Didnt ye like Watchmen ?! -- nm - mud Oct 11, 10:52 2
        
        no, i thought watchmen was awful....nm - x Oct 11, 10:54 1
        
        well I think you`re kinda awful right now at this moment ...ok, it`s passed -- nm - mud Oct 11, 10:55
- Prince of Darkness. -- nm - David Oct 11, 10:38 13
  - Added to my list of films to watch this month. I've never seen it. -- nm - Krusty Oct 11, 11:23
  - Love this flick. I wish it was on more. -- nm - Jovian Oct 11, 11:13
  - when one of our dogs gets grumpy, we call him the Prince of Barkness - zork Oct 11, 10:59
  - this is a blind spot for me, i'm not sure how.... - x Oct 11, 10:53 5
    - I never even heard of it until back when I started queuing movies and looked into Carpenter's oeuvre on the Internet -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 11:28
    - It may not hold up well but it was a mind-blowing experience for me at the time. -- nm - David Oct 11, 10:56
    - one of his best -- nm - mud Oct 11, 10:54 2
      - yep and very original -- nm - Jovian Oct 11, 11:18
      - yeah, i gotta rectify this.....nm - x Oct 11, 10:57
  - That's a John Carpenter film, right? -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 10:52 1
    - yes -- nm - decline Oct 11, 10:53
  - Ohhh I love this movie and it creeped me out whenever I saw it. -- nm - Walt_Disney Oct 11, 10:52
  - phenomenal movie -- nm - decline Oct 11, 10:43
- Jaws. -- nm - Diva Oct 11, 10:36
- probably Scream, or Dawn of the Dead. nm -- nm - groiny Oct 11, 10:36 1
  - DotD (Snyder's) has one of the most awesome opening sequences ever. -- nm - Shaun Oct 11, 10:45
- Frailty -- nm - Beaker Oct 11, 10:36 1
  - +10 Baron points -- nm - Was Bar Was Oct 11, 10:42
David, on that throw, I'll put it 80% on Eli, 20% on Myers - Will Hunting Oct 11, 10:30 4
- I go 60/40 the other way. Myers has to sink into that zone while pressuring the safeties. - David Oct 11, 10:38 3
  - Ehhh, hit him early with the ball and let him settle into football moves ten yards from contact. - Will Hunting Oct 11, 10:45 2
    - It's hilarious that at 0-6 the Giants will *worst case* be 3 games back. -- nm - Shaun Oct 11, 10:48 1
      - I like the Cowboys needing 6 turnovers to win by 5. - Will Hunting Oct 11, 10:49
Shaun, did you actually watch the game? - groiny Oct 11, 10:30 5
- Because that's his damn job. Catch the fucking ball when it hits your hands. -- nm - Shaun Oct 11, 10:35 4
  - it did not hit his hands though! nm -- nm - groiny Oct 11, 10:36 3
    - Am I the only one who saw the ball go thru his fingers!? -- nm - Shaun Oct 11, 10:36 2
      - We all saw a TE jumping to reach a ball that still went off his fingers. - Will Hunting Oct 11, 10:48
      - No but when a QB averages 3 picks a game, he loses the benefit of doubt to most. -- nm - David Oct 11, 10:38
groiny has the worst job *ever*. -- nm - Washington Oct 11, 10:28 1
- so much for those cush government jobs, eh? -- nm - groiny Oct 11, 10:29
Friday Philosophy Question: "The enemy of achievement is contentment." But zen says "The absence of desire is bliss." - Dr.Vermin Oct 11, 10:27 16
- It means you got 2 meals from the chinese place. -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 11, 10:48
- I believe the Buddha would say the absence of desire would achieve something: clarity - con_carne Oct 11, 10:47
- Once you reach your defined goal of achievement, then you can obtain bliss. It depends on your personal definition of "achievement." - JaxSean Oct 11, 10:38 2
  - Makes sense. - Dr.Vermin Oct 11, 10:45 1
    - I think of desires as a kind of appetite, and they have a way of coming back later once they've been sated -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 11:06
- Could Jesus microwave a burrito so hot that he Himself could not eat it? -- nm - Roger More Oct 11, 10:34
- yes. -- nm - znufrii Oct 11, 10:32 9
  - LOL - amoxy Oct 11, 11:09
  - Ya know there's multiple questions there, right? Yes to what?!? -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 11, 10:33 7
    - exactly. -- nm - znufrii Oct 11, 10:34 6
      - Very zen. :) -- nm - Dr.Vermin Oct 11, 10:37 5
        
        is it? -- nm - znufrii Oct 11, 10:42 4
        
        People were right to challenge you earlier this morning. You deserved worse. :) -- nm - Will Hunting Oct 11, 10:52
        
        We all just got znufrii'd -- nm - con_carne Oct 11, 10:50
        
        Now you're just showing off. -- nm - Buddha Oct 11, 10:46 1
        
        Am I? - znufrii Oct 11, 10:57

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