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Is it just me or have you been asking yourself, "What is going on with this forum?"
Has the Badmovies.org forum become somewhat "dilluted" to you?
It has to me.   :bluesad:

Long gone are the days where I'd post a topic and it'd get 50+ responses in 2-3 days. (some still do but they're rare)
These days, I'll really think hard about what to write and then create a topic that I think will encourage serious discussion and then post it only to see it get less than ten responses...if that.  Not that the number of responses count.  Well...they do...it's quality above quantity.  But sometimes quantity helps you measure what people are interested in.

Many of us write threads and they may be viewed several times, but no one responds.
Sometimes, it can take up to a week before a thread someone wrote garners a measley 10 responses.

Part of the problem is the influx of newcomers who don't really offer anything new.
Some do.  But usually it's something that one of us regulars has done before and they're just doing it in a different way.

I don't know...
I look around this board and it seems that the excitement is gone.
Sometimes it'll come back.  But it only lasts for a day or two.

What's up with that?

I used to look forward to coming here every day but now, I can leave for a week or even a month and come back and it's the same old same old... :question:

In my opinion, this forum has become too "dilluted".
Like when you order an alcoholic drink and they water it down too much.
It isn't the same as the full strength stuff.

Maybe there's too many boards.
I've thought it through and the number of boards seems right...
But the fun has evaporated.
This forum just isn't as fun as it used to be.
At least to me it isn't.

After almost 8 years here I thought that maybe I'm just getting older and things are changing.
Yes, they're changing...but not for the better.
Please remember that this is how I see things.
You may see it very differently.
Or you may totally agree with me.

I would love nothing more than to see this forum fire up with creativity and humor.
But as of now, it seems to be severely lacking.

What do you think?

I can't really say since I haven't really read or contributed to this forum. But looking around it doesn't get that much traffic.

I do see members feel like this a lot on other forums that I have been a part of for a long time. Sometimes it's a case of "the older I get, the better things were", but most likely this forum is very similar to what it was when it was fun for you. Just after years of being here posts seem recycled.

I guess it's like watching a bad movie for the 2nd, 3rd, 4th time >_>. It's never as good as the first run.

Ash, I've been noticing the same thing, and I think it's the new format.

When it was all one board, we could see all the activity. I generally don't go through each of these smaller boards, and I'm finding that I only frequent a couple of them on a regular basis. It's very easy to just check new replies of my own posts and miss new threads. I check unread posts, but it's quite easy, in the course of reading posts, to be drawn elsewhere without seeing more than the first few.

I'm finding it difficult to stay on top of what new threads are added. There are a couple of ways to do that, but nothing seems as natural as just having them all in front of me.

In general, I think the single board made for better discussions, because we all knew everything that was going on. It's like the difference between going to a party where everybody is hanging out in the kitchen, and going to one where people are split up in various rooms. You can wander from group to group, but you miss things, and the goings on never get quite as lively as when the whole group is in one room.

I've only been here about 8 months, but I love the place already.  I check it almost every day, unless I just get incredibly busy.  But when  I come back I try to check all the unread posts since my last visit.  At least, I read thru the titles.  If it's a topic I have zero interest in, I may skip it, but I would guess that I usually read at least half of all new topics posted, and I make my own posts with some regularity.  Personally, I think what this forum needs is the return of the ever caustic, ever offensive, but never boring . .  . . . .





MENARD!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well... For what it's worth I am new here and I have enjoyed it very much.

One of my concerns with all the sub-boards was making it difficult for people to keep track of things, but a problem we were seeing with the older board was that topics quickly scrolled off the screen (and were forgotten) with the number of new topics being started.

However, your best friend (for keeping track of new topics) is:  "Show unread posts since last visit" which is at the top of your screen, in the welcome box that also shows your personal avatar - if you use one.  It takes you to this page:

http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php?action=unread

I'll agree with Ash on one thing, it's been a long time since a post really got on a roll.  I remember when it wasn't uncommon for a single thread to garner well over a 100 responses.  I can remember quite a few that just wouldn't die.

I also get a little frustrated with all the different sub boards, but Andrew has a point about the old board, posts would disappear pretty quickly sometimes.

I know by the number of reads subjects get that we must have a helluva a lot of lurkers hanging around and contributing to the discussion.


My addiction to the board has been toned down somewhat, but I can remember a day when if this forum went down there were a bunch of us that would have serious withdrawal symptoms.

Did someone mention my name?


First of all...

...you b***hes

(I say that with love :lookingup:)


Ahem...

I had said, some time ago, that the new format made things different from the old.

Unlike the old format, where everyone knew what was going on, threads get lost with all of the sub-forums. Additionally, that sense of community is sacrifced as well, pretty much for the same reason; you don't know what is going on everywhere on the board.

That is not a negative, though. Yes, we who were here before the format change do miss those days of having a very close-knit group that, considering my experiences with other forums, was rare on the internet; but, we let it falter. The forum was going south as new posts were few and far between. Seems like the answer was to try something different.

A lot of good people came along and contributed as much as many of the old class. Yes, one or two pieces of human s**t left their stench around here, but what do you expect when you make a forum more accessible?

Keeping that sense of close-knit community would have been great. Keeping it as much fun as it had always been would have been great. We didn't do that, though.

Andrew made a successful change to the forum. He has always maintained an open forum where anybody can post, whether a member or not. This certainly takes a great deal more work, and too many p***y forum admins take the easy way out by requiring ridiculous registration steps just to join in on a conversation (my apologies to p***y admins everywhere....yeah, right :lookingup:).

Look around the internet and try to find another place like this; I dare you.

Some have commented about forums before being just a forum. Perhaps, to them, they are. Though, like a favorite coffee shop, or other gathering place where you go to meet friends and have a good time, and get away from the rat race, this is a special place where we all shared good time, tragedies, and the events of our lives. It is your place; if you don't feel this way about, then...maybe you shouldn't be here.


Want more activity?

Create it.


Want more members?

Ask people to join?


Want me to shut up?

Up your ass. :tongueout: (I think the the members themselves can distinguish at whom that was intended :wink:)



If you really want some suggestions to improve the forum, here are a few, but this primarily deals with the mechanics of it:

1) SMF does have a recent posts feature that will load on the main index page. The problem with it is that it will slow the page load and, with lots of activity, a lot of post will simply be missed if someone becomes used to using it that much.

2) Get rid of the karma system. Some people here (I think you know who you are) have become pussies by hiding behind an arbitrary numbers system rather than coming out and saying what's on your mind. Want more posts? Require that people have to post to tell someone what they think, yay or nay, rather than clicking on a simple link.

3) Get rid of the damn Google search and go back to the forum's own search. I can't find a damn thing with that search; and if I want to read something brilliantly written on this forum, I am relegated to having to search for my own writing. :tongueout:


Pretty much, that's all I have to say (shut up with the cheering...b***hes). You have the main ingredient for everything here: people. Use it.


Ahh...thank you...thank you very mush.


Menard has left the building.

Yes, this is what we need.  More of that terrific wisdom, peppered with insults.   :lookingup:   Anybody miss that?  I find the lurking obscene critic as perplexing as the phantom that wants to wreak vengeance on everybody but doesn't explain why.  But, I must admit that Menard once again offers insight. 

I agree with the Menard.   One thing (among many) that I can say for this board is that a poster can say what they want here.  Though one's comments may not be popular (as gauged, for example, by the karma system) I have yet to see anyone driven off of this board by anything more than their own wounded vanity.  Having been driven off the old SCIFILM board like the Frankenstein monster by villagers with torches and pitchforks (my user ID deleted, for voicing unpopular opinions and taking the board on, though I was later reinstated through the auspices of the webmaster) I know what's it's like to be a part of an online community... and to lose it.  The failure of that old beloved SCIFILM board was that unpopular opinions were not tolerated, and even skewered.  So, with all true democracies, it's liberty for all and compromise for the elite.   Small communities are much less tolerant of dissenters. 

Well said.  I have found none.   Only SCIFILM was more of a community to me than BADMOVIES. 
 Once again, I agree with the Menard, however his persistent resurfacing does diminish the legend,  no?   How credible is that tidbit about karma I must point out?  After all, it was about karma…(and aren’t we thinking that)?  There I go, being challenging and trying to be interesting.  At least, we’re not all dead here. 
Check this out:
http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php/topic,113074.0.html (http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php/topic,113074.0.html)

Again...??

 :teddyr:

:bouncegiggle: I'd give ya karma if I could.   :wink:

Thanks for weighing in, Menard.  Karma from me . . . when you join again!

I'm currently in the process of getting a life, which, sadly, comes with certain trade-offs.  :bouncegiggle:
Still, this board's way more active than some of the others I've tried.  :thumbup:
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm desperately needed by the women of the world.  :wink:

Despite having a deep set love for the old style of the board, I quite enjoy the new style and have grown accustomed to it.  I'm one who doesn't reply all that much anymore but only because I don't have much to say as of late.  If a topic doesn't interest me, then I won't respond - simple as that.  My new job has also been keeping me extremely occupied and I'm not checking the site every 5 minutes like I would at my previous job.

I'm assuming it's the same for everyone else.  People have a lot of stuff going on and only enough time to read and respond to a few posts.  We are now entering the time of year that is notorious for being the doldrums for the site and I have a feeling that activity here will only get worse.  We have this same conversation and thread each year around this same time.

By winter, things will pick back up and activity will rise again.

Oh, I think I can guess who it was aimed at.
Me.

Seriously...and I ask you all with the utmost sincerety.
What is your fascination with Menard?

To me, he's a rude, loud mouthed fool.
He says things like "you b***hes" and you eat it up??
What is wrong with you?

The fact that some of you seem to desperately want him back is quite disturbing to me.
Do you really want this guy back?
There's a reason why he left.  It's because he doesn't play well with others.
He's like a more rude and "not funny" version of Howard Stern.
A wannabe "internet shock jock" who is NOT funny but thinks he is.

The guy is like 40+ years old, probably unmarried and for good reason.
Because based upon his bahavior, he's probably just like that in real life and no woman in their right mind would put up with it.

Yes, sometimes Menard does make some good points, when he's not purposely trying to be a dick.
He has posted on my threads and I on his and he's offered some solid and useful advice.
But his griefing and adolescent-like behavior has not only rattled my cage, but others as well.  (you know who you are)
Menard, why do you feel the need to act like a teenager?

To everyone...answer me this...
If some newbie registered here on this board and started acting as rudely as Menard, you'd give him negative karma up the ass and then ignore him.
Don't tell me you wouldn't because I know you would.  
Yes...you would.

I remember years ago when I first started posting here.  I was an immature ass who wanted to attract people's attention.  (just like Menard)
Eventually, I grew up, matured and realized that acting like a teenager wasn't the way to effectively get my point across.
I believe Menard is a classic textbook case of "arrested development".
And if he's not, he has some serious maturity issues to deal with.

I debated for a while whether to write this but I cannot hold off any longer.  Menard's own comments drove me to it.
I consider you all to be very intelligent people and if you think having Menard back will make this board better, then maybe I was wrong about you.
Not that you're unintelligent...I don't think that at all.  But I would seriously question your "people preferences".
Granted, different strokes for different folks and I would not ever presume to tell you who you should like or dislike.
But saying how you love Menard and how you miss him and how you want him back is seriously f***ing with my head.

Menard, be glad that I didn't write this as a seperate thread to single you out.
I tolerate you and that's as far as it goes.  But you don't want to get into it with me and I don't want to get into it with you.  
I would welcome you back if you dropped some of the attitude and stopped acting like you're still in high school.

And that's all I have to say about that.  (please do not give me negative karma for stating my opinion....it's at 194 and I expect it to stay that way)

I can say there are things Ilike better about the board now. Having sub-boards for captions, haikus, weird news items and such. It's guaranteed a steady supply of them, rather than just when someone happens to think of it. And you don't have to worry about posting too many of these types of things when they have a place of their own. The downside is that it's easy to use up your time just writing captions and poems, at last when short visits are all you can manage.

I personally like the karma system, but I don't take it too seriously. It's nice to know whether your posts are getting a response, and sometimes people like or dislike something, but refrain from posting because they have nothing to add. That said, I often wish I knew which post the karma was for. There are times when it jumps up or falls back, and I have no idea what I posted that would account for it.

As usual, Ash, you are wrong. If you want to feel that things I say are directed at you, should it somehow make you feel better, go ahead.

You spend quite a bit of time obsessing about me in that diatribe...er...me....er...no....really, it is you.

The whole thing comes off like a class clown having a jealous fit when the rest of the class starts paying attention to the new kid in class.

If you want the class's attention...well hell....you can do it...just do it.


You did teach me an important lesson:

I have been in your corner, many times. Unfortunately, I have learned never to have my back to you.

I won't do that to you.


Love and kisses from your favorite griefing teen-ager.  mhwaaaa

I can see your point in some ways, Ash. This board has slowed down a bit from time to time, and yes, the posts do sometimes get redundant as new people join. The good thing, though, is that new movies, books, music, and TV shows are being made all the time, so revisiting "What's your favorite..." type topics isn't a bad thing. I agree with Menard that there is no other forum (at least none I've found) that is as close-knit as this one. There are some occasional flare-ups with differing opinions (like the one between you and Menard on this topic), but overall, this is still a swell place to be.

I'd like to make a couple of observations about you as I've come to know you through your posts, Ash. First, you seem to be what I would call a social butterfly: You enjoy getting out and meeting new people, doing new things, gaining as many friends as possible. If things slow down, you tend toward despair. I can only speak for myself, but I view the slow-downs on this forum as more of a comfortable silence between friends. There is only so much that a person will post about himself/herself on an open forum. Some are more willing than others, and you are one of the more willing ones; you have shared some very personal things here, and most of us (well, me, anyway) appreciate your candor. I will post some personal things, but I am by nature a fairly reserved individual. I have not had the social success that you seem to live in, so I am more cautious about what I reveal on the internet. I think that applies to at least some others here as well.

Another observation concerns something you said in your initial post: you said that you used to be able to get a lot of responses to topics (good thing). In your response to Menard's last comment, you also admitted that when you first joined the forum you behaved poorly. You used to really "push the limits" of the forum, bringing up controversial things just for the sake of stirring things up. You've mellowed considerably over time, and you are more immediately likeable for it. Your newer, mellower self, however, may also be part of the reason your posts get fewer responses. This isn't a criticism; just an observation.

As for Menard, I think people like having him around (me, anyway) because he is honest, even brutally so when he feels it necessary (like, oh say, always). Yes, he can be caustic, and yes, like most people, he will overreact to some things. But you never have to wonder where you stand with him. I seldom let the arrested teenager part of my personality show, but it's still there, and sometimes it's nice to see someone willing to draw it out. He pushes the limits, much the way you did. I don't always agree with him, but he's usually interesting to read.

Again, Ash, don't take this as criticism; from what I can tell about you through this forum, I'd probably like you in real life. I'd probably like Menard, too. One of the reasons I like this board is that I'd probably like most of the posters here in real life, even if I don't necessarily agree with them all the time. And that's what brings me back here every day, even when things are slow.

Though I have been on for 7-8 years (I have lost track) I have not posted much.  Call me a semi-lurker.

I love this place: has to be the source of the most intelligent discussions I have come across.  Few though they may seem to be these days.

I have become aware that I have not seen as many posts by certain 'regulars' lately - I was thinking it was because of the compartmentalization: that I do not 'go' on the boards where they post most.  It seems we have ended up with 'mini-communities' based on more specialized areas of interest?

This is still one of my favorite boards though I don't post here as much as I used to for various reasons. I haven't seen many other boards that are this relaxed with the rules and have so many decent people. s**t...I moderated the TAPS board for a while and you wouldn't believe the crap and anger that was thrown around that place...much of it by the mods and admins. Here....I know that the mods are decent people and will treat everyone fairly...that is if they're ever needed to do anything which by itself is quite amazing. And as far as Andrew goes...the man is more than fair and seems quite personable as well.

Too many other places are not like this at all. They have their little cliques...they have their power hungry mods...the admins have god complexes...members fight constantly...

I took quite some time away from this board because of things that were going on in my life but I am glad to be back here whether it's exactly the way it was when I joined or not.

Hi Ash,
My only problem with this forum is the lack of true dialogue.  I read your post about Menard, but perhaps you did not read mine just ahead of it?  The gist of what you've written had been said, without resorting to insulting Menard in return. 

I started my posting thus:
"Yes, this is what we need.  More of that terrific wisdom, peppered with insults.  Anybody miss that?  I find the lurking obscene critic as perplexing as the phantom that wants to wreak vengeance on everybody but doesn't explain why."   

I also wrote: "Once again, I agree with the Menard, however his persistent resurfacing does diminish the legend, no?   How credible is that tidbit about karma I must point out?  After all, it was about karma…(and aren’t we thinking that)?"  The link embedded in my posting takes you to an old plea of Menard's for karma. 


Menard may have been amused by what I wrote, which I found funny, but don't assume that there aren't clear shots taken at the Menard "legend":
"...Though one's comments may not be popular (as gauged, for example, by the karma system) I have yet to see anyone driven off of this board by anything more than their own wounded vanity." 

I have to admit I often don't feel connected to this forum, though I certainly try to put myself out there.  I don't think there is anyone on the forum who takes more care with their writing than myself.  That said, this second posting of mine again demonstrates the wonderful tolerance of this forum. 

I only visit about three boards on a regular basis and this has been one of my favorites for a few years now.  I remember when it was primitive threads like on IMDB and I love the format now.  Subboards are a great way to centralize certain types of conversations and I have my favorites. 

But I must admit that this is a more friendly board than a lot of other places.  True, there's been a bit too much on the political/religious topics (as that type of stuff belongs on those types of forums), especially from the right (hahah just kiddin my friends over there in the other aisle) but it's good to see people mainly keep pretty friendly even about politics and religion (for the most part) where as other boards I see flame wars over trivial stuff such as Batman Villains or whether Halley Barry is a good actress, for example. 

This is the best place to get info about new bad movies, old bad movies, and even other bad elements of our pop culture, without filtering through a bunch of flame wars, but we have peaks and valleys I suppose.  I'd say hang in there but obviously many of you have for years :)   Things fluctuate, new and old members come and go due to natural circumstances.  I think this place has gotten better. 

I try to do my part and add stuff, interesting or not...my own reviews, bad video submissions, bad music album reviews, goofy youtube I've come across, bad television memories, obscure films from my memory, and of course, our own series of Interactive B-flicks, which some more of you could help out on (hint hint) :)  Perhaps I'll have to get another photoshop thread started or maybe even another "fake movie titles" to make fun of the latest batch of "what if" movie crossovers, sequels, and prequels!

Well, heres my 2 cents,  though I should get change back.  I have no use for flames, inflamatory dialogue, arguing for the sake of being loud, or things like "Up your @$$."  cos' frankly, I don't give a flaming damn what you think, and I prefer not to read it (so I don't, and focus on the stuff thats interesting).  I like to converse, learn stuff, and hold real substantive coversations with smart folks, many of whom are here.

I'm a long-time semi-contributor, and there are many people whom I genuinely like and respect on here.  If you lived closer, I'd have a BBQ.  My current activity is low cos I have a 13 month old whom I see aout 90 minutes a day most of the time, and frankly she's more important. 

I have done several boards and I have stuck here becaue of the the great people, quality content, and lack of stupid flaming.  Menard, I like ya, you are fun, and your anti idiot stance is refreshing.  Ash, I have long enjoyed your company and insights.  But if you or anyone is gonna be here just to be noisy, p**s off. I have better things to do than listen to crass flaming. 

So if you want fun, make it... y'all are like bored 8 year olds on a rainy day.  We're not here to entertain you.   You wanna talk, or share cool stuff and intelligent opinions, I'm here.  If not, I'll be at the park.
-Ed
 

I've come to love this board. It's by far my favourite place to post at the moment (and I also post at the Wormboard  [located at www.wormwoodchronciles.com] and the classic horror film board on occasion). The threads are often very interesting to read, even if I personally don't always agree with what's being said or sometimes don't have the time to put in the responses which I'd sometimes like. Also sometimes I'm bothered that only an handful here seem to have good knowledge of the classics of the genre (by which I mean pre-1970s stuff) but hey, the smart kids will find those themselves in time. Having new posters come aboard is key to the life of the message board IMO otherwise it just becomes the same group of posters retreading the same ground and constantly agreeing or disagreeing with one another. It does makes for more interesting conversation when two sides of an argument are getting support than when everyone just seems to enforce the same line of thinking all the time, even if at times I may fall in line with some of that thinking.

I've only been on this forum a while, but I quite like it.  I guess I don't have anything else to compare it to.  I don't post to all topics in all forums.  Only the ones I think I can contribute something to.

Eg,  The thread about PS2 games.  My son has a console, but I think those kinds of games are a waste of time and I would never buy a game console for myself.  So I haven't read the thread and won't contribute to it.

Maybe the slackness is just due to people being busy and not having the time to sit in front of a screen in their off hours.  I know I won't be posting for much longer myself.  I only have access to the net at work and my contract with this job will come to an end soon.  So unless I get another job with unlimited net access, I'll be off the air for a while.

I probably won't be getting a pc at home.  I'm trying to simplify my life right now.

Sorry, Ash.  Too long, didn't read.

 :teddyr:

I could have resisted saying it, but I didn't.

You did undermine yer own thread there, though.

I'm sorry we're losing you, Killer Bees.  Always nice to have a sunny Aussie voice of reason around.  =)  Please do come back!

 :bouncegiggle:

Why is that funny?  I prefer to use plural rather than a gender.   :wink:

Same here. I generally use a plural rather than a presumptive gender.

We think so much alike. (http://zhorkow.com/smileys/lol-065.gif)

There's some truth to that.  I'll point out again, the reason I'm here is 'cause of you suggesting us Scifilmers check this forum out.   :thumbup:  But, no karma. 

I don't know about you guys, but I'm here cuz chicks dig guys who post on bad movie message boards.

I always find something of interest on this board. I learn alot too. And I like everybody. Don't always agree...but so what? Me and my wifey argue certain issues too. And so far no one has called me a sawed off little basterd or a drunken' sh1t head  :bouncegiggle:. And I couldn't really argue with either of those statements anyway!  :lookingup:

Hey Menard, glad to see you back starting some s**t!

Hey RC, I dig your way of thinking man!

Sco...er Conan, when you gonna get with the program again, you tempt us with that exciting bigfoot film and the thrilling lawnmower tale and then the video dries up.

Man I have some serious insomnia and you got the cure!


As far as the Karma thing, I can take it or leave it.  Hell I don't even know what I'm getting it for most of the time.


And Ash, you're just being Ash, don't take things like this too seriously.

I just gave you one...lol...so now you know where it came from.

Anyway...I am a member of a firearms owners board where it is "rep" points (reputation) and it works a little differently but is essentially the same thing. One of the cool features about it is that when someone gives you rep (or even takes rep from you), it shows you who and for what thread/post. There is even a section when you click to give/take rep where you can add a comment.

It's kind of cool but really....none of it matters much unless you let it.

Stop in when you can, you are always welcome!
-Ed

OK, you get karma for that  :bouncegiggle:

I like disagreeing with people occasionally and I also like it when someone calls me on a flawed opinion/argument.  It keeps me humble and keeps me open to new ideas.  I have the tendency to be a little one eyed if I'm not careful.  It's the stubborn Taurean coming out in me.   :wink:

Plus I can sometimes spout words without really thinking things through.

I've only been here about a month but I just wanted to say that I love it here, I think it's rather fun and I enjoy working my way up from that new user, to hopefully, frightening fanatic of horrifying cinema.

I have been coming to this board quite awhile now and while I do agree it has been having some down time I always notice it happens around this time. Around spring time when people actually *gasp* go outside. Its a diffcult concept this "outside" with sunshine and talking to people that you probably hate face to face.  :cheers:

I don't always check all the sub-boards myself and life for me has picked up where I'm not on the internet all the time but this is still probably one of the best place to come have a serious conversation about any movie or just to joke around. That hasn't gone away.

I'll have to think something up just for you TrekGeezer. For now I must get my beauty sleep and ponder this.

That's going to need to be one long sleep, Mr. Van Winkle. :tongueout:

 :cheers:   Zardoz has spoken!

 :lookingup:
something i thought a b-movie chat would fix but nevermind

Susan, you may have had a good idea there regarding a chat.  The 'fun' threads always resembled a chat with the carrying-on and banter.  Generating a bit of familiarity might be just the ticket.

Oh well: good intentions and all that.

Susan, seems like you got a knee-jerk reaction in the "chat" thread.  A little perplexing to me.   :question:

me too.  :question:

thought it would be fun - especially with more 'advertising availability' with the badmovies myspace in drumming up people. i don't know how it would work unless it were in a chatroom like yahoo  or have a trivia or something

oh well, i'm certainly not embarased by suggesting it

I dunno....It sounds kinda fun...!

I remember someone mentioning on here a while back about a group of B-movie lovers who got together online and watched the same film.
While watching it, they would "riff" it.  Kinda like MST3K.

Not sure how they were able to simultaneously watch the film but if I remember correctly, they watched it online.

Anyone know about this?

The Rogue Reviewers used to do that.  They used an IRC chat channel and everybody would hit "play" on their DVD player at the same time.

The chat thing sounds awesome to me!  And the IRC chat/group movie watching/riffing would be awesome too!