Monthly Archive for October, 2008

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Minutes for October 15, 2008

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Attendance: 17 and a muffin and a Cthulhu
Meeting Start: 10:00 although it’s not that time

News

Committees
Recruitment and Relations: Elly is here.
Movie: Bad movie is the Toxic Avenger.
Office Resource: It’s almost not there?
Trivia: Adam has trivia? In Star Trek, what was the one thing Klingons were afraid of? Tribbles. Someone won!
Party: Has left the room.
Discussion Group: Why nostalgia is the best emotion? Most likely way we will create a monster, accidentally?
Fundraising: Read the paper… not really.
No Report: Taia found dead mouse in trash can.

Officers Reports
Chief of Operations: Employed to fix Methodist’s website.
Constable: More fail.
Com Officer: Had a fun break except for pulling a muscle in back.
Grand Nagus: Glad he put off buying X-Men Legends. Definitely worth $6.
First Officer: Done with a class of the lady that might absorb her.
Captain: Is being stalked by his band teacher.

Old Business: None.
New Business: None.

Other Organizations
Anime: Finishing Denno Coil.
MCS: Hosting protest of Rock, Paper, Scissors, Shoot show.
Order of Xeen: Run by Anti-Mike now. May have a coherent story.
Theater: BU presents Rock, Paper, Scissors, Shoot!
Other: LAN is happening.

Meeting End: 10:39:05 after he left.

Quotes
A-Mike: He’d be an iPod if anything.
Jon: Click me, Megatron! Click me!

Forrest: A lightsaber pole…
Adam: I’m sure that’s how you go blind.
A-Mike: Or get furry palms.
Adam: That’s how you turn into a wookie?

A-Mike: People all over Indianapolis are changing their names for free pizza and DVDs.
Forrest: Oh, it’s not worth it.
Jon: The pizza is more worth it.

Mike: They could pay you in unnecessary surgeries.

Jon: …We’re assuming Djbouti has an airport.

Forrest: Sonic furry porn!
Adam: It involves chili dogs.

Stephen: …So he vomits up rings.
Forrest: Oh, he’s bulimic.

A-Mike: Can my report commit suicide?

Jon: We had a track? I thought this was a sandbox meeting.
Adam: I have tracks. I don’t know about anyone else…
Jon: Stop shooting up and maybe you won’t have them.
Adam: But it’s so good.

Minutes for October 8, 2008

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Attendance: 10:01:10e (or 10 grains)
Meeting Start: 20

News

Committees
Recruitment and Relations: Fails.
Movie: The bad movie is Fiend Without a Face.
Office Resource: It was there on Sunday.
Trivia: Forrest asks a question about Doctor Who Rhino police officers. Adam wins.
Party: Nothing.
Discussion Group: Nothing.
Fundraising: Need someone to funnel money through.
No Report: Willy Wonka can make t-shirts, but not for you.

Officers Reports
Chief of Operations: ?
Constable: Slowly dying of midterms. The bappable offense is questioning the constable.
Com Officer: Slowly achieving reign of Psychology Club.
Grand Nagus: Fail.
First Officer: She continues to go to class and dress exceptionally well.
Captain: DOTA hero Pirate throws a ship. He took a personal day because he forgot his keys, wallet and cell phone. He will eventually register the club.

Old Business: Nothing.
New Business: Theater is employing zombies.

Other Organizations
Anime: Not meeting this week because Forrest is leaving.
MCS: Still occuring.
Order of Xeen: Nothing.
Theater: Nothing.
Other: LAN is still happening.

Meeting End: 10:30:10grains

Quotes
Willy Wonka: You skipped all those numbers.
Adam: I actually made it up.

Forrest: Jack is not here, so I’m not sure what I would do with the money except put it in my pocket and spend it.

Forrest: To make things more interesting, one of these stories is not real…. There was no false story. I lied to you.

Forrest: That’s different. It’s not a period. It’s not an ellipse.
Adam: It’s a brief ellipse.

Mike: You’re a pathological liar, aren’t you?
Forrest: No, I’m a consumate liar and no one believes me.
Mike: You’re lying about that.

Stephen: So which one was the false story?
All: You’re an idiot!/There wasn’t one!
Adam: Do we have to continue this meeting?

Forrest: [answers phone] Go for Fofo!

?: He’s talking about the future.
Forrest: Quantum LAN.
Jon: You’re still lagging.

Willy Wonka: Sparkly magical unicorn tears.

Jon: It’s not my fault.
Forrest: No, it’s not! It’s all mine!

Forrest: That’s a secret.
Stephen: It’s a secret? Why does no one tell me these things!
Forrest: …You’re an idiot.

Adam: Since Joe is not here to tell us that he can use his mother’s basement… I don’t care how sad that sounds.
Stephen: His mom has a nice basement.
?: …That wasn’t the reference.

News for October 08, 2008

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  • Terminator – The Sarah Connor Chronicles rose in ratings, while Heroes ratings continue to dip.
  • Speaking of Sarah Connor… Japanese company Cyberdyne is renting cybersuits that enhance strength for just 2,200 a month or 1,500 for a leg. The suits will go into mass production Friday.
  • This is why we need a house fund. Joss Whedon’s house is for sale. The five-bedroom, six-bathroom house has 5,259 square feet with an outdoor fireplace, deck and pool set against a backdrop of mountain and canyon views. The birthplace of Buffy and Firefly can be yours for just $3,695,000.
  • Captain Jean-Luc Picard USS …. Tardis? Patrick Stewart will be joining Dr Who, as renegade Time Lord the Meddling Monk.
  • AMC is developing a new series based on Red Mars, a 1992 novel by Kim Stanley Robison, which takes a realistic look at the first colony on Mars. While the series will be less sci fi flashy and more character driven, some of the writers and production team have worked on Jumper and Armageddon.
  • Award winning Dracula docmentarian Ian Holt and Dacre Stoker, the great grandnephew of Bram, have written Dracula 2: Electric Boogaloo, er I mean, Dracula: The Undead . The authors used Bram Stokers hand written notes to write the novel so it includes characters and plots over a century old. The book is set to hit shelves in a year and of course the film is also coming soon.
  • According to Harrison Ford, George Lucas is in “think mode” over Indiana Jones 5. Hey I’d also be hard pressed to think of something more ridiculous than Indy and the Invincible Fridge.
  • A Daredevil reboot may be in the works. Fox’s looking for their own Christopher Nolan to direct it. As Rupert Murdoch once said, “I’d like to see that.”
  • David Duchovny has completed his treatment for sex addiction. In January, Duchovny won a Golden Globe Award as best actor in a comedy for his role as Hank Moody, an oversexed single dad and novelist struggling with writer’s block in the Showtime series “Californication.” He is also set to star in a film called “The Joneses” scheduled for release next year.
  • James Earl Jones will get a lifetime achievement award at the SAG awards in January. He was mute as a child because of a stuttering problem and credits reading with helping him find his voice. Where the hell can I find that book?
  • M. Night Shyamalan has told sources he’s done with the prep work for his live action adaptation of “Avatar The Last Airbender.”
  • The 1959 Roger Corman classic “Attack of the Giant Leeches” is getting remade by My Dead Girlfriend indie director Brett Kelly.
  • Guillermo del Toro has announced plans to film Frankenstein, with promises not to appear shirtless in it (like past director Kenneth Branagh did) He has also hinted at Doug Jones as the creature. Jones played Abe Sapien in the Hellboy series and also the Silver Surfer.
  • The first issue of Marvel’s adaptation of Ender’s Game hit stores today. If you want to see what it looks like, there is an exclusive preview at Io9.com.
  • A University of Arizona research team has made a significant breakthrough in 3-D displays that could put holographic sets on the market in five to ten years. Insert your own holodeck or princess leia joke here.
  • One of 3 official Sony/MGM authorized Ghostbusters 1959 Cadillac Miller Meteor Ecto-1 is on Ebay for 45grand. While not used in filming, it is official, and was built exclusively for Universal Studios Florida where it has been for 15 years.

News for October 01, 2008

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  • Happy 50th Birthday NASA! NASA was actually founded in 1915 and at the time was known as the National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics — or NACA. But after Sputnik was launched Eisenhower revamped the defunct committee and on October 1, 1958, the new agency officially went into business.
  • Think you can writes good? Transformers: All Hail Megatron writer Shane McCarthy wants you to prove it online. Whoever comes up with the funniest/most inventive caption or dialogue to go with the image online wins. The winner will receive a copy of AHM #1 – #4 (with the Hutch covers) signed by him and Trevor Hutchison. Anyone who wants to enter has until October 22nd to do so at smactalk.com.
  • As a potential heir to Smallville’s….erm throne? The CW has begun work on The Graysons, about the young boy wonder, before his parents got turned into a Pollack and a rich single man gave him short shorts. “Smallville” exec producers Kelly Souders and Brian Peterson, as well as “Supernatural” exec producer McG, are behind the project.In the one-hour “Graysons,” which will be set in modern times, young DJ will face challenges involving first loves, young rivals and his family as he grows up.
  • Can I get one order of Salvation, hold the blessing? Even though McG announced at Comic Con that he wouldn’t move forward without James Cameron’s blessing on Terminator Salvation, Cameron doesn’t seem to remember bestowing such a favor on the Terminator 4 director. Cameron revealed to a Canadian paper that not only did McG not have his blessing, but he’s never actually seen or heard anything about the script.
  • BBC Radio is launching a huge science fiction “drama season” that will span three stations in the month of March: Radio 3, Radio 4, and BBC 7. Audio plays, including adaptations of Arthur C. Clarke’s Rendezvous with Rama and Iain M. Banks’ The State Of The Art (adapted by Paul Cornell), will air during Radio 3′s Afternoon Play, Classic Serial and Women’s Hour timeslots. Meanwhile, BBC 7 will launch a new 10-part audio series called Planet B.
  • IMAX to the MAX! Michael Bay has decided to shoot three Transformers: Revenge Of The Fallen scenes in IMAX. Now you can see things go boom in the biggest most Bay-tastic way possible, on a bigger and badder screen. Also, D.J. Caruso expressed interest in shooting Y: The Last Man in IMAX as well.
  • LucasArts plans to release new characters and a new single player campaign set in the Jedi Temple as downloadable content for Star Wars: The Force Unleashed in coming months. The content will be coming to the 360 and PS3 version of the game.
  • J. Michael Straczynski says Kenneth Branagh is perfect for directing a ‘Thor’ film. Straczynski, who also created Babylon 5 says, “‘Thor,’ at his best, has always had a classical bent to the character in terms of his history, the way he speaks, and the often Shakespearean intrigues and dramas that surround him. That kind of dialogue and character needs the hand of someone who comes from a theatrical/classically trained background in order for it not to sound forced or artificial. Branagh is absolutely the perfect choice.” The movie is expected to be released July 16, 2010.
  • The First Avenger: Captain America, is due on May 6, 2011.
  • The Avengers movie on July 15, 2011, and Iron Man 2, May 7th, 2010.
  • DC’s Green Lantern has been given the green light to shoot the upcoming movie starting the spring of 09.

Minutes for October 1, 2008

Published on October 1, 2008 in Minutes. 0 Comments

Attendance: 19
Meeting Start: 10:01:01.01

News

Committees
Recruitment and Relations: No new members.
Movie: The bad movie is Prophecy: About a bear that has mercury poisoning.
Office Resource: Still there.
Trivia: Monica has trivia. What is the main export of Dune, city? Spice. Forrest wins.
Party: Asking for funds in a New York Jew voice.
Discussion Group: It was woo. Which reanimated dead president do we want to lead the country?
Fundraising: Ashley is now in charge?
No Report: Xeen has a job, so there is lots of legos.

Officers Reports
Chief of Operations: Hiding in his jacket because he’s sick.
Constable: MIA.
Com Officer: Running tests. Please show up.
Grand Nagus: Getting over being sick. Put Starburst in change.
First Officer: No explosions. Found a lull in the semester.
Captain: Watched Abridged Shakespeare. Watched a child die for a half hour–a fake child.

Old Business: None.
New Business: Looking for a new place for movie marathon.

Other Organizations
Anime: Meet on Friday to watch Denno Coil(?). Trying to usurp Guy J.
MCS: Friday. Jack wants to play whatever game Xeen brought tonight.
Order of Xeen: None
Theater: Pirates of Penzance.
Other: None.

Meeting End: 10:40:1/3

Quotes

Jack: Mike’s definitely going to sign all these.

Jon: This is how I can second myself.

Forrest: No one remembers that show.
Jon: I do. I remember it went… POP! Where are we?

A-Mike: It keept going!
Ashley: Keept?
Adam: I think next week we need a literacy test.

Jon: We love our stereotypes.

Jon: Mike, your imaginary bank failed.
A-Mike: Along with the imaginary stock crash. I’m in the imaginary hole.
Jon: That’s what she said.

Jack: And that’s the decision I rendered and because I’m the fearless leader. No one can stop me.

Forrest: Even better, he worships himself.

Adam: Is that narcissism?
Forrest: No, it’s auto-erotica.

Adam: So I always wanted to know if one died by a bus.

Forrest: It’s Tim Burton on lots of Prozac. Or Xanax. Or Viagra.

Willy Wonka: Chainsaw vs. axe fight? Ragharaghraghragh.

Monica: Thank you for distracting me to the point of I can’t think straight.

A-Mike: Forrest does not absorb fundraising committee, but it now psychadelic.