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2008-07-27T01:37:03-06:00

Have a taste of greatness.

INTRODUCE YOURSELVES!

2008-01-18T21:29:33-06:00

Make your intro posts here.

Hi mere mortals, I’m F13 and I’m the captain on this tugboat of an adventure.

Not related to anything just really funny.

2008-07-15T09:15:03-06:00

Ravers lose sight at laser show
Mon Jul 14, 2008 4:23pm EDT powered by SphereBy Chris Baldwin

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Dozens of partygoers at an outdoor rave near Moscow last week have lost partial vision after a laser light show burned their retinas, Russian health officials said on Monday.

Moscow city health department officials confirmed 12 cases of laser-blindness at the Central Ophthalmological Clinic, and daily newspaper Kommersant said another 17 were registered at City Hospital 32 in the centre of the capital.

Attendees at the July 5 Aquamarine Open Air Festival in Kirzhach, 80 km (50 miles) northeast of Moscow, began seeking medical help days after the show, complaining of eye and vision problems, health officials told Reuters.

“They all have retinal burns, scarring is visible on them. Loss of vision in individual cases is as high as 80 percent, and regaining it is already impossible,” Kommersant quoted a treating ophthalmologist as saying.

Attendees said heavy rains forced organizers to erect massive tents for the all-night dance party, and lasers that normally illuminate upwards into the sky were instead partially refracted into the ravers’ eyes.

“I immediately had a spot like when you stare into the sun,” rave-attendee Dmitry told Kommersant.

“After three days I decided to go to the hospital. They examined me, asked if I had been at Open Air, and then put me straight in the hospital. I didn’t even get to go home and get my stuff,” he said.

Cosmic Connection, promoters of the Aquamarine rave, were unreachable and did not list contact numbers on their Web site.

Industry Web site http://www.laserfx.com said focused laser light can cause eye damage almost instantly.

The owner of a Moscow laser rental company told Reuters the accidental blindings were due to “illiteracy on the part of technicians.”

“It was partly the rain, but also partly the size of the laser. Somebody set up an extremely powerful laser for such a small space,” said Valentin Vasiliev, who said his company did not provide the Aquamarine lasers.

(Additional reporting by Tatiana Ustinova; Editing by Giles Elgood)

Dumbest statement you’ve heard about a movie.

2008-07-25T23:36:46-06:00

“I can’t believe that that Lord of the Rings movie would rip off Harry Potter like that.”

Seriously.

What have you heard?

chuck palahniuk - need recommendations

2008-07-24T21:35:46-06:00

I didn’t like the Fight Club novel. I felt it was inferior in every way to Fincher’s film and I just really disliked Chuck’s writing style. However, I recognize that it is a bit unfair to dismiss his entire body of work based on one novel, so I am going to read one more when I finish the book I am currently reading, now. I want recommendations from the many Chuck fans that I know populate these forums. This is primarily due to the fact that this is first forum I have been on with Chuck fans that didn’t across as angsty teenagers looking for any reason to hate the world. If people I respect think the guy is good, then I obviously missed something, somewhere.

So, where should I start? Haunted is right out. I know enough about that one to know that it would do nothing to change my mind.

Episode #25 Summer Memoirs, Asylums of doom, and November Summers

2008-07-21T06:35:06-06:00

Well where back at it yet again another week another dose of OTC. This week Bill gives Ryan a hard time about not getting to see the sneak preview of The Dark Knight. We also do our list of summer/vacation films. Our featured reviews our two eighties slashers “Doom Asylum” And “Madman”, also we have voicemails and emails. Don’t forget you still have time to vote for us at PodcastAlley.com this month to get into our monthly contest. Please help out supporting the show by clicking on the VBS.TV ad on the bottom of the page (outsidethecinema.com) to donate to the show.
Direct Link
http://media.libsyn.com/media/outsidethecinema/Episode_25.mp3

Episode 105 Which kind of stupid are you?

2008-07-23T06:30:07-06:00

I thought I’d just start a new thread instead of putting our comments on the trouble thread, cool?
We discuss Goonies, Fear Itself and Donnie Darko’s mind freak. Also a heated debate about how stupid and backwards the world is. Oh, and I give Chiz a titty bunch for disagreeing w/ me.

By popular request, Lord Dward’s thoughts on ‘Night of the Living Dead’

2008-07-26T21:08:11-06:00

By request (and with Lord Dward’s blessing!), his email re: his thoughts on Night of the Living Dead that was read in Episode 026 has now been posted at mailorderzombie.com.

http://mailorderzombie.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=362761

Attention Nerds! Do you want to believe?

2008-07-21T15:42:53-06:00

Alright....who’s going to see The X-Files with me this weekend? Anyone?

Also, we’re doing an X-Filey show for #106, but we’re only touching on our favorite non-mythology episodes. No black oil or super soldiers talk allowed....because no one really understands all of that anyway. And I will be geeking out as much as possible this entire week. I figure I restrain myself throughout much of my regular life...you guys can give me this one little week, right? It’s like a holiday for X-Philes!

Links to Greatness

2008-04-26T19:04:17-06:00

Put links to whatever you want here. I’ve put this:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news_briefs/elderly_woman_applying

Easy. See?