[IC] Geekhack Movie Night!? (Poll Questions Added)

[YoungMichael88]

Would anyone be interested in this? Here's how it would work.

- Same night/time each week
- each member picks ONE movie to be drawn from a hat a few days in advance of movie night
- Unpicked movies carry over to next week.
- If your movie is picked you put in a new entry for next week.
- if you're unavailable for any reason you just end up missing that week (sorry)
- Join an IRC with other viewers while watching (optional)
- For those in IRC, pause at your own risk (spoilers would be inevitable at that point)
- If you don't like the movie that is picked then just don't watch I guess.
- movies should be ones released to the public (not currently in theaters)

PLEASE SEND ME YOUR MOVIE PICS VIA PM!
Subject: Movie Night
Body: Username - Movie Pick (eg. YoungMichael88 - The Life Aquatic)

GOOGLE POLLS: (CLOSED)

FINAL RESULTS
- Fridays at Midnight EST (11pm Central, 10pm Mountain, 9pm Pacific)
- Stream Chat
- Documentaries ARE allowed

A big thank you to everyone who voted! Please send me your movie picks!

[acantha]

Internet assisted community MST3K? Sounds fun to me.

[BunnyLake]

in brother

[vun]

I'm in, time difference might be a hindrance so I might not always be able to join, but I'm down if I can.

[phetto]

Many people on the irc nowadays?

[acantha]

Many people on the irc nowadays?

The geekhack irc is almost always pretty lively. 

[phetto]

When I used to hang there (SmallFry era) it was basicly the same 10 people in there talking and inlikeflynn lurking (!)

[Halverson]

Skype works too.

Me and YM used to have movie dates all the time!

Lets watch the troll hunter!

[phetto]

TRRRROOOOLLLLL

[Halverson]

TRRRROOOOLLLLL

Did we just become best friends? Yup!

[acantha]

TRRRROOOOLLLLL

Did we just become best friends? Yup!

Best idea ever. Such a fun flick.

[CPTBadAss]

This could be fun, I'm prolly in

I'm in Skype and IRC, both work for me ^__^

[Krogenar]

Internet assisted community MST3K? Sounds fun to me.

I'm in.

Also: Gymkata, *****es.

[MOZ]

In.

[Dubsgalore]

I'm in
IRC and Skype baybay

[Photekq]

Totally in. Skype or IRC works.

Think we could do it on a Friday or Saturday? That way I'm guaranteed to be awake until about 6am UK time.

[Tarzan]

I'd be in, depending on the time.

[ekw808]

Would it be easiest for someone to stream something from their computer?

[HoffmanMyster]

Would it be easiest for someone to stream something from their computer?

I've done this quite a few times before and it works really well.  Using a streaming program also gives you an isolated chat room specific to the movie, allows everyone to always be at the same point in the movie, and doesn't require that everyone rent or buy the movie.

Either way though, I'm definitely in.

[IvanIvanovich]

Sounds like a fun idea.

[korrelate]

I've never done anything like this before. I'm in.

[dragonxx21]

You guys better like watching veggie tales.

[YoungMichael88]

Cool. I'm glad some people are on board. So here are some things we need to discuss.
1) WHEN?
2) RESTRICTIONS eg. Porn (sorry guys)
3) METHOD OF DELIVERY eg. Stream

Anything else?

[HoffmanMyster]

Cool. I'm glad some people are on board. So here are some things we need to discuss.
1) WHEN?
2) RESTRICTIONS eg. Porn (sorry guys)
3) METHOD OF DELIVERY eg. Stream

Anything else?

1)  Not Sunday (American football) or Monday (school restrictions).  Other than that, every night is about the same for me personally.
2)  None.  As long as it's an actual movie, since that's the point of this.
3)  I prefer stream, as I've said before.

[Photekq]

1) Friday or Saturday is by far the best for me. On those nights I'm nocturnal so any time is fine.
2) Restrictions? Aww.. So no bible black drinking games?
3) Stream's best probably.

4) Voice or text chat? Skype/IRC/stream-chat?

[MOZ]

1. AnyDAY is fine with me, day because when it is night in US, it is day in India
2. Anything goes, it is more about the fun we have.
3. Anything
4. Anything.

Oh, look, i;m perfectly flexible.

[YoungMichael88]

A weekend seems the logical rout to take. Regardless of what night it ends up being, my work schedule will allow me to make two movie nights a month.

In a little while I will set up an actual thread for this and reserve the second post for a numbered user/movie list. I will then take your picks via PM.

SUBJECT: Movie Night
BODY: User name - Movie Title

So start thinking fellas. I'll tell you when to start sending picks once we determine a night.

[keymaster]

Would it be easiest for someone to stream something from their computer?

I've done this quite a few times before and it works really well.  Using a streaming program also gives you an isolated chat room specific to the movie, allows everyone to always be at the same point in the movie, and doesn't require that everyone rent or buy the movie.

Either way though, I'm definitely in.

This sounds like the best way to do it. Someone should create a stream profile and everyone could be in stream chat.

[YoungMichael88]

Streaming sounds pretty cool. I have one question. Lets say I'm streaming a movie to 20 people. Would my Internet connection end up bogging everyone down as more and more people stream?

[Puddsy]

Cool. I'm glad some people are on board. So here are some things we need to discuss.
1) WHEN?
2) RESTRICTIONS eg. Porn (sorry guys)
3) METHOD OF DELIVERY eg. Stream

Anything else?

1) whenever, I'll probably be doing schoolwork anyway

2) nothing too NSFW, my computer is in the living room

3) Stream tends to be kinda ****ty. I use a program called BTSync to share my movies with my friends, and it doesn't bufffer becasue you're downloading.

[dragonxx21]

Cool. I'm glad some people are on board. So here are some things we need to discuss.
1) WHEN?
2) RESTRICTIONS eg. Porn (sorry guys)
3) METHOD OF DELIVERY eg. Stream

Anything else?

1) whenever, I'll probably be doing schoolwork anyway

2) nothing too NSFW, my computer is in the living room

3) Stream tends to be kinda ****ty. I use a program called BTSync to share my movies with my friends, and it doesn't bufffer becasue you're downloading.

Haven't had any problems with watching movies over streams. Hell, I watched Toy Story 3 like two weeks ago with over 50 people. As long as the streamer has a decent upload and a computer that can stream comfortably at high quality, then it's all on the watcher's side.

[YoungMichael88]

I'm pretty sure my connection would be too poor to stream. But that doesn't mean someone else can't do it.

[Thimplum]

Legend of Korra. And MLP S4 when it comes out in November. And some Veggie Tales.

[Dubsgalore]

We will most certainly not be watching mlp

[Photekq]

Cool. I'm glad some people are on board. So here are some things we need to discuss.
1) WHEN?
2) RESTRICTIONS eg. Porn (sorry guys)
3) METHOD OF DELIVERY eg. Stream

Anything else?

2) RESTRICTIONS - No MLP whatsoever.

[YoungMichael88]

Well this will be Movie Night. That excludes television series. And really I would like to try and keep this thing as serious as possible. That doesn't mean we can't have a good time. With that said, I can't exactly stop people from choosing things like veggie tales if that's truly what they want to pick. All I ask is that you consider the fact that this is supposed to be fun for everyone and choosing something like MLP movies or veggie tales will only lead to this thing losing traction and people not participating. So please make your choices with others in mind. Thank you.

[acantha]

movie suggestions

War Games
Hackers
Blade Runner
Johnny Mnemonic
The Matrix
Tron
Sneakers
Pirates of Silicon Valley
Weird Science
Apollo 13
Ghost in the Shell
Serial Experiments Lain

[dragonxx21]

Well this will be Movie Night. That excludes television series. And really I would like to try and keep this thing as serious as possible. That doesn't mean we can't have a good time. With that said, I can't exactly stop people from choosing things like veggie tales if that's truly what they want to pick. All I ask is that you consider the fact that this is supposed to be fun for everyone and choosing something like MLP movies or veggie tales will only lead to this thing losing traction and people not participating. So please make your choices with others in mind. Thank you.

Veggie Tales has legitimate movies. In the spirit of good fun, I would also recommend some of the more interesting movies such as A Walk To Remember (a personal favourite, it's a shame I'm a guy), Titanic, The Notebook, and a crowd favourite, Slumdog Millionaire.

[Photekq]

My three favourites :

Black Dynamite
Kung Fu Hustle
The Good, The Bad, The Weird

[YoungMichael88]

Is anyone apposed to documentaries?

[noisyturtle]

Pooti Tang

[Dubsgalore]

ooooo documentaries yes

[YoungMichael88]

Pooti Tang

Nice choice!

[SpAmRaY]

We could all watch WFD solder on YouTube.

[noisyturtle]

ooooo documentaries yes

Naw, gotta be something I can pay minimal attention to and find funny while drunk.

[YoungMichael88]

Also I think since it could take some time for your choice to be pulled I will allow you to change your entry at any time. Just mention in the subject that it is a Swap.

[dragonxx21]

ooooo documentaries yes

Naw, gotta be something I can pay minimal attention to and find funny while drunk.

What about stand up comedians?

[Dubsgalore]

ooooo documentaries yes

Naw, gotta be something I can pay minimal attention to and find funny while drunk.

solid point, forgot to incorporate the drunk  )

[CommunistWitchDr]

I'm in maybe. As far as movies-

"Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb"

[YoungMichael88]

ooooo documentaries yes

Naw, gotta be something I can pay minimal attention to and find funny while drunk.

I like your attitude! I will most likely be drunk for every movie night too! But not every pick will be comedy of course. Dramas, Comedies, Horror, Action, thrillers etc. these are all welcome. And yes even love stories. Nothing wrong with a little man cry here and there is there? fellas? Anyone?