Things to help keep isolated people amused.

Alex · March 18, 2020, 08:49:31 AM

Horror streaming service Shudder has given out a promo code to provide 30 days free viewing. Just apply the code SHUTIN and off you go. Just signed up to it myself.

http://www.shudder.com/signup

Not sure Shudder has enough on it just now to keep people for more than a month, but it is a nice gesture. Anyone else saw things to help people who can't get out just now?

Rev. Powell · March 18, 2020, 10:24:41 AM

Free concerts: https://www.tvguide.com/news/chris-martin-john-legend-musicians-streaming-free-concerts-coronavirus-isolation/

More free streaming trials: https://www.tvguide.com/news/free-streaming-service-trials-coronavirus/

Rev. Powell · March 18, 2020, 12:48:29 PM

Group Netflix watch with chat: https://www.netflixparty.com/

Maybe we should set something up for badmovies.orgers with Netflix.

Alex · March 18, 2020, 12:59:37 PM

Sounds like a good plan Rev.

ER · March 18, 2020, 02:37:59 PM

Create and manage your own pandemic!

https://www.crazymonkeygames.com/Pandemic-2.html

Paquita · March 19, 2020, 11:59:16 AM

I have this article that keeps popping up on Google from a site called birth.movies.death saying everyone should watch Danzig's new Verotika movie together on twitter today... I don't know how to watch a movie on twitter but I do want to see it. It sounds terrible.

Rev. Powell · March 19, 2020, 12:23:46 PM

Quote from: Paquita on March 19, 2020, 11:59:16 AM
I have this article that keeps popping up on Google from a site called birth.movies.death saying everyone should watch Danzig's new Verotika movie together on twitter today... I don't know how to watch a movie on twitter but I do want to see it. It sounds terrible.

Ugh. I'm going to see it to review it, but I consider it taking one for the team because no one else will volunteer to review it.

Alex · March 19, 2020, 12:50:02 PM

Apparently former wrestler CM Punk has been getting good reviews in a horror film on Netflix. Might check that one out.

ER · March 22, 2020, 10:33:18 AM

I've begun doing my hundred ab-crunches every morning instead of three times a week. You know times are slow when you mention increasing ab-crunches for entertainment sake. This pandemic keeps up I'm going to be in my best shape since the '00s.

Alex · March 22, 2020, 12:22:04 PM

Kristi told me that the BBC has put their entire back catalogue on iPlayer for people to watch during this period.

Yay. I can watch Eastenders from the beginning. Come on ER, hum it with me. Dah dah dah dah da dum...

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/live/bbcnews

ER · March 22, 2020, 12:25:33 PM

What, all the way back to classic Eastenders with Den 'n Angie? Den knocking up a fifteen-year-old, Angie drinking til her liver failed, then tricking Den into a romantic trip to Venice, which was a lead-up to him serving her with divorce papers? Ah, that takes me back to summers in Ireland in my childhood...and that theme song that still haunts me brain.

Alex · March 22, 2020, 12:29:26 PM

How about a slice of this then ER....

Error 404 (Not Found)!!1

Alex · March 26, 2020, 04:06:47 AM

One for military history buffs. Osprey publishing are offering a free ebook a week out of a choice of 5. I picked up one on US Marines Vs Japanese Infantry.

https://ospreypublishing.com/blog/Free_eBooks_week_1/

chefzombie · March 26, 2020, 04:04:48 PM

http://blog.archive.org/2020/03/24/announcing-a-national-emergency-library-to-provide-digitized-books-to-students-and-the-public/?iax=ntlemrlib%7cctalnk