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Hey guys, I thought I'd do a series of these threads over time.  This is always a great resource to have on hand; it also leads to fun and informative discussions and is sometimes a good chance for the quiet guy in the back of the room to be heard.

Let's start by bringing up the longest horror film series we can find.  Let's not count chains like what the old Universal franchises have become- I'm gonna say only count a remake if it's the most recent film in the franchise and another one hasn't been announced yet.  For the sake of this specific discussion, the only one I'm aware would count are Friday the 13th and A Nightmare on Elm Street.

As for the longest-running film series I can think of, barring remake chains, we have:

   
• Godzilla Showa series - 15 films
• Witchcraft - 13 films
• Friday the 13th - 12 films**
• Puppet Master - 11 films*

Runner-ups (franchises with 8 or 9 entries)

   
• Hammer Productions Dracula - 9 films
• Hellraiser - 9 films
• A Nightmare on Elm Street - 9 films***
• Halloween - 8 films
• Children of the Corn - 9 films*
• The Amityville Horror - 8 films
• Gamera Showa Series - 8 films
• The Howling - 8 films

* Count includes singular remake
* Count includes un-numbered "versus" film
* Count includes questionable sequel

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This is posted in Horror because it's what I'm most concerned with, but please don't feel shy to use examples from outside of the genre.

I've seen to this point two films from the silent era, and both of them are German made.  These would be Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror and Cabinet of Dr. Caligari.  I enjoyed both of these, but I don't quite feel qualified yet to write about films in this era.

So, I'm turning to you guys.  Who knows about silent films?  It would be easy for me to say at this point that the Germans were the true kings of surreal and frightening films- but it wouldn't be honest because I've never watched a silent film that wasn't German.

So, take this opportunity to talk about your favorite silent films, and if you can comment from a wider perspective, that would be great, too.

There's not a paper media section yet, so I'm starting this here.

What's your favorite horror novel, and why?  My first is, and will remain, Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris.  This book played a huge role in my developing an interest in psychology, and it's just fascinating getting into the minds of these characters.

My second favorite, and probably more traditional horror, is Stephen King's IT.  Getting under the skin of Derry truly is terrifying, and IT has seeped its way into every aspect of the town's existence.

Speaking of Stephen King, has anybody read any of his newer work?  I honestly haven't read anything of his that came out after Cell.

What's the last thing you watched, either on TV, or a TV show that you've watched elsewhere?

I'm currently watching That '70s Show.  I'm on Season 7 right now and have been watching the whole show in order.  It's not my absolute favorite comedy, but one of the few that I can wholeheartedly enjoy.

Please don't confuse this with the guilty pleasure thread- this is more like the thread that seems to have become popular in Video Games.  What movie seems to have a bad rep, but you feel is a pretty good and enjoyable movie?

For me the archetypical example of this is Jason Goes to Hell.  Aside from a few oddities mostly surrounding Creighton Duke, I love the premise of this film.  It pays homage to the series ("Planning to smoke some dope, have premarital sex and get slaughtered?"), gives Jason the opportunity to do things he couldn't normally, and has some good kills as well.

I meant to make this thread way back- what horror movies do you know in your heart are crap, but you just can't help loving them?

#1 on my list is Rawhead Rex.  It's made some wrong turns so bad that Clive Barker does his best to pretend the film was never made, and yet... I think I'm going to watch this tomorrow.

If anything needs a comeback, this does.  What upcoming horror films are you not terrified of?

As for myself-
Godzilla.  I'm a little concerned that it's by the director of Monsters, but that hasn't been enough to overshadow my anticipation of this film.

Maybe it's because I don't watch a lot of trailers, but that's actually all I've got.  But I know some other people here have some.

I'm gonna be mighty pissed if this thread is mostly games from the past 10 years.
Title says it all.

I, of course, am going to have to go with Final Fantasy VII.  Alongside Pokemon Blue, this is the game that got me started with RPGs in general and JRPGs in specific.  You can't beat this game's aesthetic, sheer number of unique characters, villains, and while you can probably beat the story, most writers can't or won't.  The graphics have it where it counts, especially for such an early 3D game.  This is the game that I spent months in high school scripting a sequel to, finishing up just as a sequel in movie form was announced.

I'm sure here people here have something they watch and/or keep up on.  My own Saturday evening checklist:

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - while technically this is a Friday show, I'm going to count it here.  Despite initially being wary of the art and tone, this is actually a pretty good adaptation, and taking darker turns as it goes on.  I'm curious to see how it goes.

My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic - I think everything there is to say about this has been said on the internet.  So, I won't bother.

Green Lantern: The Animated Series - It took me a little bit to get used to the loose hand this show has with continuity.  Noting that, the only gripe I can legitimately have is taking a position from a female who really deserved it and giving it to an annoying male character for absolutely no reason.

Doctor Who - While technically not a cartoon, and it probably doesn't air in the Morning, this does air on Saturdays.  Not much to say about something that's off the air for another two months, though.

Seeing as how JJ Abrams is helming both the new Star Wars and the new Star Trek films, I thought they might as well get one shared thread to see what people have to say about them.

I have one opinion on both: Meh, but I'll probably watch them.  The only Abrams project I've experienced so far was a mediocre Star Trek film, and I have a feeling he's going to push the same soul-less generic Sci-Fi on us two more times with these films.

We have a favorite horror film thread, so I thought I'd put in a non-horror film thread.

Let's kick it off with Empire Strikes Back- good humor, good action, good drama, and maybe more important for me in a film, great tone and aesthetic.  This was the most collaborative effort of all the Star Wars films, and it shows.

Let's revive this bitch, shall we?

Post a sentence to continue the story along.  Goal is to be funny, though a cohesive story would be nice.  No flaming, troll-baiting, etc., please.


Shadow, Crash, and L-Face walked into a bar.

This thread was created for the re-introductions of members who haven't been here for a while, whether you were active when the last forum was closed or not.  If you're new, you could probably post here for now, but I imagine expanding and creating a new thread will eventually be your best bet.  Kind of up to Chuck at this point, at least in the short term.

Anyway, to kick this shit off, I'm Bill, better known here as JasonzSon, possibly recognized from around the web as Man in Black.  I've been active here pretty much steadily since 2005.

Consider this a counterpart to Jiggy's thread.

Hellraiser: Revelations was one of the most bullshit pieces of film I've ever seen and it literally hurts me to think about it.

Apollo 18 was also a 1/1, but mainly because it was the most boring, uninteresting waste of times I've ever experienced.  I had more fun having my wisdom teeth out than I did watching that movie.