For those interested in the party, the viewing will begin this Sunday, August 7th, at 2pm EST. You’ll have to provide your own copy of the film, and as with all of our reviews, we’ll be watching the original theatrical release–no director’s cut, no “remastering,” just the movie as it was presented in 1979.
I’ll be around no later than 1:30pm if you want to test out your microphone and just chat pub-style before the movie starts.
Skype is going to be the utility of choice for both voice and text. Skype is free and works on all platforms, so sign up! If you have a microphone, great, and if not, don’t worry about it–Skype has a text-based chat window, too. I may snag an unlimited subscription so if you don’t have a microphone but do have a regular phone and want to be part of the chat, e-mail me your phone number (torie.atkinson [at] gmail [dot] com) and I will call you so you can join us.
My name on Skype is torie.atkinson and Eugene is e.c.myers. Cover charge is at least one entertaining story to fill the long…tedious…silences of this film. Drinking game* optional**.
Let us know, if you haven’t already, if we should expect you!
* I did this for Wrath of Khan once. It was insane.
** It’s not Star Trek V, after all.
:( I’ve just realized I have no access to the movie! I’m afraid I’m going to have to miss this one. Netflix Canada doesn’t have it yet, and I don’t own the DVD.
Hopefully I’ll be able to find a copy of Wrath of KHAAAAAAAAAAAN before we get there. Have a good time, everyone!
@ 1 CatieCat
Oh no! Ugh, I’m sorry. All the movies were on instant Netflix last Saturday. By Sunday, all were taken down but Khan. By Tuesday, Khan was gone. I have no clue what’s happening there.
I’m not sure if my DVD is director’s or theatrical, but I definitely won’t be square (or a space douche).
@2 Torie: what’s happening is that Netflix’s license for streaming has expired for those properties. The Studios have also been raising the licencsing fees for streaming as the stremaing modle has really taken off.
I have just finished writing my own re-watch account of this film, but I believe I was watching the director’s cut. I’d like permission to email it to you. And I’ll join in this viewing party if I can.
@5 Bluejay Young
Permission granted! However, we probably won’t read your re-watch until we write up our own so we can remain objective. Torie and I don’t even read each other’s comments until they’re about to be posted.
Afraid I won’t be watching as I’ll be busy, but I will comment eventually. I O.D.ed on this movie recently. Sometimes I get on kicks where i want to watch the same show or movie several times in a few days, or weeks. I also listened to Goldsmith’s glorious soundtrack several times too. This time it was a fit of nostalgia brought on while I was doing a clean-up and restoration of my vintage South Bend U.S.S. Enterprise toy from 1979. Anyway, the film with all it’s high and low points is still fresh in my brain! Hope everyone has a good time. Would love to try a drinking game to it sometime!
my skype id is bob_sandiego, i’m looking forward to it
Hi all,
I’m here! Send me an e-mail or post your Skype ID and I’ll toss you an invite.
I think we had great fun. I’m looking forward to the next one.
So sorry I had to miss it, despite Torie’s above-and-beyond-the-call efforts to make it happen. I’ll look forward to the next one, cause, y’know, KHAAAAAAAAAAANNNN!!!
I had a great time, you guys! Can’t wait for Khan, which will probably be sometime the weekend of the 20th. Details to come when I know them.
August 20th weekend? I will not be taking part. *le sigh* I will be off at Renovation the Worldcon for 2011.
@ 13 bobsandiego
OH RIGHT, Worldcon! What about Saturday, August 27th? Does that work?
That works, but please not just for me. While I *am* the center of the universe I’m too humble to require others to acknowledge it. LOL
@ 15 bobsandiego
Well no one else spoke up! It’s actually better for us anyway, since Eugene’s really cracking down on his novel revisions and pushing the timetable a bit is a good thing.
@ 16 Torie: well I am happy because I had a great time last time. It’s good to let Eugene work in his novel, from wathcing my friend Gail go from unpublished to puyblished I know just how much work happens *after* you sell the thing. I just finshed revision to my work in progress and these watching parties are a greta way to relax.
I just realised that I missed this one, too! When I was at university, I once cut classes every day for a week just to go see this over and over again. Clearly, I was insane. But, hey, it was the first new Star Trek in 10 years!
STII was much better, of course. But this one did launch the rebirth of the franchise, for good and ill.