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Post by Killer Goldfish on Aug 18, 2024 13:49:09 GMT -5
A big part of it is that it was filmed in a really contaminated area, post-Chernobyl, I think, and a lot of people who worked on it got sick as a result. I viewed the episode, and they were indeed filming in an area with contaminated water. But Chernobyl happened after the film and some feel that the film predicted the disaster. Seems pretty cursed to me! |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 18, 2024 15:20:27 GMT -5
I viewed the episode, and they were indeed filming in an area with contaminated water. But Chernobyl happened after the film and some feel that the film predicted the disaster. Seems pretty cursed to me! Oh yeah. There was more to their 'cursed' theory than that. Director had a heart attack followed by a nervous breakdown. Footage from the first attempt to film it was supposedly 'damaged' or corrupted. Several of the cast passed not long after it was made, including the director. The place where they'd originally intended to shoot some significant footage had a damn earthquake. Just problem after problem. |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 22, 2024 12:11:50 GMT -5
Does anybody remember the Night Visions TV show (2001-2002) hosted by Henry Rollins? It was an anthology horror/thriller show. I remember it being pretty good from the few episodes I managed to catch. Anyway, I ran across a cache of both seasons and am debating saving them.
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Post by Marxo Grouch on Aug 24, 2024 4:39:38 GMT -5
Yeah, I remember that. I also remember liking it, but I may have added some points for the pure Henry factor.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 24, 2024 10:58:43 GMT -5
So, I was in Walmart for a back-up Sony DVD player the other day. They've seemingly gotten rid of the dependable $30 ones and now carry $80 ones that are apparently smart-compatible or some shit. Looks like I can still purchase the cheapies through their website, but I am always hesitant to order electronics through the mail.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 27, 2024 19:36:53 GMT -5
Yeah, I remember that. I also remember liking it, but I may have added some points for the pure Henry factor. Right! It was from a pre-9/11 era where TV was pushing boundaries, but obviously they were still hindered as far as going gonzo with the gore or nudity like Tales from the Crypt could on cable. I'm probably going to go ahead and grab both seasons just because of my undying love for horror anthologies and because they're right there, begging to be taken in by a caring home. |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 29, 2024 10:57:43 GMT -5
Found this infograph on Reddit and decided to check and see if I was missing anything in popular music by looking up each of the songs.
Short answer is "Nope". Not that they were necessarily "bad", mind you. Just so bland and uninspired. Like music-by-committee.
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Aug 30, 2024 17:31:07 GMT -5
Grabbed the first season of the classic In Search of... TV series, along with all three of the looong In Search of Darkness TV programs. At this point, I'm really hoping they can keep my head alive so I can watch everything even if my body goes. |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Sept 6, 2024 11:06:03 GMT -5
Not usually big on anime, but this has me quite excited:
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Sept 10, 2024 10:33:11 GMT -5
When I brought the latest Hypno up for printing I made a huge gaff. One of the first things the lady behind asked was whether I'd seen "Deadpool & Wolverine" yet. I said no, although I planned to that night.
Anyway, we got to talking about alien encounter movies, as that is the focus of this new issue. I mentioned how the worst by far this time around was a Wesley Snipes movie called "The Recall" (2017) and how I love Snipes but he seemed to have hit the skids, movie-wise. Little did I know that he shows up, playing fucking Blade, in "W&D", one of the biggest blockbusters in movie history.
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Sept 12, 2024 9:05:35 GMT -5
When I brought the latest Hypno up for printing I made a huge gaff. One of the first things the lady behind asked was whether I'd seen "Deadpool & Wolverine" yet. I said no, although I planned to that night.
Anyway, we got to talking about alien encounter movies, as that is the focus of this new issue. I mentioned how the worst by far this time around was a Wesley Snipes movie called "The Recall" (2017) and how I love Snipes but he seemed to have hit the skids, movie-wise. Little did I know that he shows up, playing fucking Blade, in "W&D", one of the biggest blockbusters in movie history.
But wait! There's more! A gaff is a large handheld hook, usually used for hailing murdered fish. A gaffe is a blunder. |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Sept 12, 2024 10:33:11 GMT -5
Gads! I've entered a multiverse of gaffes.  |
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Post by Marxo Grouch on Sept 13, 2024 4:55:11 GMT -5
Gads! I've entered a multiverse of gaffes. Heh. Forgot one. |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Sept 13, 2024 15:32:38 GMT -5
Gads! I've entered a multiverse of gaffes. Heh. Forgot one.But, also -- fake sideshow attractions are also called gaffes. Like a guy with no legs tucked into another guy's shirt, posing as a conjoined twin. |
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Post by Deeky on Sept 13, 2024 16:35:02 GMT -5
But, also -- fake sideshow attractions are also called gaffes. Like a guy with no legs tucked into another guy's shirt, posing as a conjoined twin. Does a gaffi stick count? |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Sept 13, 2024 17:29:03 GMT -5
I did not know about the actor Jeffrey Jones' um, situation.  |
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Sept 13, 2024 18:22:28 GMT -5
I did not know about the actor Jeffrey Jones' um, situation. I just looked it up. I had no idea. |
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Post by Dr. Kobb on Sept 14, 2024 9:32:32 GMT -5
I did not know about the actor Jeffrey Jones' um, situation. I just looked it up. I had no idea. Yeah, he is one of those actors that just sort of vanished and I didn't give it a second thought (until I heard about his status with the new Beetlejuice movie out). |
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Post by Marxo Grouch on Sept 18, 2024 5:04:37 GMT -5
I knew something had happened in that vein, but I had forgotten that it was that bad. He has done some acting since. He reprised his Deadwood role for the 2019 13-years-after-the-fact movie they used to wrap up the storylines that their sudden cancellation back in '06 prevented.
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Post by Killer Goldfish on Sept 19, 2024 5:56:59 GMT -5
I have this co-worker who's a musician (he was in an all-therapist band once called the Shrunken Heads), but his awareness of what's going on in the music world is remarkably narrow. Yesterday I explained to him what ska is and played him a snippet of "Also Sprach Zarathustra" as interpreted by the Portsmouth Sinfonia. After work I also texted him 2 ska songs about mental illness, so he can learn without getting too far outside his comfort zone. He's my age but has not progressed past listening to the same few Led Zeppelin and Who records. ON CASSETTE.
I feel as if this were my good deed for the day.
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