h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

OOOO!! AFFY has secret admirers!?? That doesn't surprise me!!!

You are most admirable, and my favorite person to debate theology with!!!

Now, Witty!!! YAY!!! I will go and check out how you inspired others!!! GOOD FOR YOU!!! and.... !!!!

::gets a randomly-flavored slerpee before going to see the good work of Witty Moniker::

MMMMmmm... boysenberry!!!

:: wonders whats happened ::

::A randomly-flavored Slerpee magically appears next to Happy, who notices it, and takes a sip, delighted to discover it is celery flavored!!!::

Yipee...

::returns from seeing WM's good work::

WOW!!!

I am impressed!!!

:: slurp ::

Now Witty, I don't think Tonks admires me. I just think he tolerates me a bit more than anything that could be described as an authority figure.

But I believe that I have just finished my musing duties in the realm of mad science by finishing off the script for a mini-movie that I'm making. It's called "Science Fiction That Never Made It." It's got a few fun little scenes, such as "Dr. Whom", "Supervillains Anonymous", and "Why UFOs Need Strings." All in all, I think any die hard sci-fi fan would love it. I just hope that I can get a few die hard sci-fi fans to be on the judging committe during my schools "Mini-Oscars" is held...

OOOOoooooo... coolness!!!

Affy, sounds like fun. Are you going to cast classmates in the film? It'll probably be easier to find boys than girls. I'm not being sexist, I have a 14 yr old daughter who has no love for sci-fi and would find that ultimately geeky (unless the director was her boyfriend). She loves Monty Python, though, so she's not hopeless.

HappyDude, celery lover? Interesting, loving a negative calorie food. I prefer chocolate.

Dragonfly, thank you.

Yes, I'm going to get kids to be in the cast. While I probably don't *need* any girls for the script, I'm pretty sure that I'll be able to find some. If nothing else, I can convince some friends of mine to be extras in the "Supervillains Anonymous" scene. I'm just hoping I can get some really strict teachers or one of the assistant principals to be in the scene. Nothing against my administrators, but I think it would get a few laughs.

As for "geeky", that's the mood that I'm hoping to project with this film. I even mention the very film that I'm making as "Science Fiction That Never Made It" within the film. It's set up as a kind of documentary (with your host, Klaatu Barata (ten points to the first person who recognizes this somewhat common sci-fi reference)) that details the stories behind various sci-fi style people/things that never made it big at the theatres. I've already got someone pegged for the role of "Dr. Whom." He's very good at making realistic sounding accents from around the world (his usual speech is, as best as I can describe it, a nobleman's drawl). I don't actually plan on winning anything, of course, I just plan on having fun.

Although, I wouldn't mind it if I could make this turn into a TV series. I'm sure I could find some poor UHF station that has nothing better to do than air a cheaply produced comedy/drama series...

WOW>... COOL!!!!

GO FOR IT!!!

::cheers for Affy::

....whats happening ?

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), one of my personal favorites, Affy.


I tried to post that 8 hours ago, but I got caught in a huge Alabaster Quake. That's what's happening.

Very good, Witty! Not everyone has even *heard* of "The Day The Earth Stood Still." Amazingly, though, I think that it's the most frequently quoted when an obscure sci-fi reference is needed. For instance, the aliens from the movie "Galaxy Quest" came from the Klaatu Nebula.

eRRRRRR....

::Sips her slerpee next to Happy::

Back in the '60's and early '70's (you know, the olden days), on New York's channel 7, there was a program on from Monday through Friday called The 4:30 Movie. Each day there was a different movie and each week had a different theme, my favorite was sci-fi week. They also had Godzilla week, gladiator movie week, and Beach Party week.

Here's one for you, Affy. Which sci-fi movie starred Robbie the Robot?

While I've never seen the movie myself, I believe it comes from a movie called "Forbidden Planet", or something.

Whether or not that's correct, here's an easy one for you: what is the name of the sci-fi movie that has been given the title "The Worst Movie Of All Time." Just in case that isn't enough of a clue (although if you're half the sci-fi junkie I am it should be more than enough), it's also a movie so bad that not even Mystery Science Theatre 3000 would show it.

Forbidden Planet is correct.

Attack of the Killer Tomatoes? I've never seen it, though I have heard it called the worst movie of all time. And MST3k has shown some really horrible movies.

I've seen your friend MSTie floating around the fora. I like the idea, it should be fun having some running commentary.

::sip sip sip::

Ooh, sorry WM! The movie I was refering to was "Plan 9 From Outer Space!" You saw the strings on the flying saucers! During the exact same scene, a police car changed models, and designs! People walked into gravestones that wobbled! Because an actor died during the production, they had to keep using the exact same scene over and over! The UFOs are obviously cheaply done hubcaps and paper plates! Vampira (yes, she makes some appearances in the movie) only has *ONE FACIAL EXPRESSION*! Some scenes simultaneously take place during the day and the night! The lines used by the characters could be thought up by a monkey at a type-writer!

A movie so bad that people had been riffing it long before MST3K came around, so the producers thought that it just wasn't worth giving an entire episode to it.

Just as a note, I enjoy Attack Of "The Killer Tomatoes!", mainly because it is so good at spoofing the classic B-Rated movies (and, I've even heard a rumor that the producers decided to give themselves a low budget, just to make sure that they could get that entire "cheap movie" feel.

As for MSTie, I hope that he can pull it off. I've started realizing that it'll probably be a tad difficult riffing an adventure that's meant to be humorous anyway.