I Want to Believe
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theroyalacademy at 07.8.08 - 2:45 pm
Calling all nerds:
The new X-Files movie opens July 25th. I say we get a group together to ride from the end of LACM to a theater. I don't know which theater yet, but one with a GIGANTIC screen, for sure.
Mulder.
Scully.
Awesome.
Who's with me?
GET EXCITED!
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I want to believe that people who ride Critical Mass have better things to do than sit mindlessly in a theater for two hours.
like assert their right to ride bicycles on the street
spiraldemon07.8.08 - 2:48 pm
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*** NERD ALERT ***
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Just kiddin' Sean!
BICYKILLER07.8.08 - 2:49 pm
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That's not BFF weekend, right?
I'm interested.
Joe Borfo07.8.08 - 2:52 pm
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Spiral, dude, calm down. I said AFTER Critical Mass. It is early; usually there is a ride afterward. I am proposing that the nerd crew bail on the after-ride and go watch a movie. Geez.
theroyalacademy07.8.08 - 2:56 pm
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That show used to give me such gnarly nightmares. Specifically that one episode where rattlesnakes are coming out of faucets and shit. Or maybe that was one of the nightmares it gave me. I dont really remember.
bone_yer_bike07.8.08 - 2:57 pm
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I'm getting mixed signals. First I'm instructed to "GET EXCITED", now I'm told to "calm down" when I'm not even excited to begin with.
spiraldemon07.8.08 - 3:01 pm
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JOE BORFOZ IS SUCH A GIRL
makeng out is sumfeng girls get sexcited aboutz, but boyz get told "calms down kitteh"
Knittens07.8.08 - 3:14 pm
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in yer mouf, Borfo.
I had a cat that I used to kick everyday I got home from school because he got more attention than I did from my mom.
knittens, I'm gonna eat you for dinner and shit you out in the morning.
spiraldemon07.8.08 - 3:20 pm
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Sigh.
Can you guys
please take your flame war to another thread and leave this one for the sci-fi nerdzz? Thank you.
theroyalacademy07.8.08 - 4:02 pm
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its because we are mindless people that like to sit in a theater for 2 hours.
but im down to go see the x-files! fuck the smart people.
funanu07.8.08 - 4:28 pm
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im down too!!
i did see weird things up in the sky once... honest...
July07.8.08 - 6:15 pm
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I'm a n00b and I've never been on a CM before... are they fast paced?
imachynna07.8.08 - 6:48 pm
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In that case, I am so down to see XFILES after LACM.
WOO
imachynna07.8.08 - 7:00 pm
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I'm exciting to see it.
franz07.8.08 - 7:03 pm
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Yes, I hope so. But right now the Arclight website only lists it "coming soon" to the Sherman Oaks location. I'll call today and see if it is also coming to Hollywood. If not, I will try to figure out another theater (and one for which we can buy advance tickets).
theroyalacademy07.14.08 - 9:21 am
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Is there a theatre where they sell food and beaverages around here like the ones in Portland?
dannyzuko07.14.08 - 9:35 am
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Yeah, there used to be one like that in Providence too. I don't know of any here, but that doesn't mean there isn't one (anyone know of one?). I'll look into that too.
theroyalacademy07.14.08 - 9:46 am
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I tried calling Arclight's "customer service line" today but all I got was endless ringing. Great service, guys! Thanks!
I'm going to try to stop by the theater tomorrow and ask. Will also call or stop by the Vista. Any other suggestions for possible theaters?
theroyalacademy07.15.08 - 1:04 am
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Sean, if I wasn't at Comic-Con that day, I'd be 100% down for this.
My absolute favorite show of all time. I even have an X Files tattoo on my arm.
markedge07.15.08 - 9:22 pm
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count me in if you guys are watching the movie around the hollywood area...
dayone07.15.08 - 9:35 pm
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i remember watching the first season with my mom when it first started airing wayyyy back in the day. i gave up around the third season. the episode with the human fluke in the russian boat still freaks me out.
ruinedbyidiots07.15.08 - 9:46 pm
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Was bummed to find out today that it definitely isn't playing at the Arclight in Hollywood. Will check at the Vista tomorrow (their telephone line is just a recording and it only mentioned this and next week's film).
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Regarding X-Files memories, the episode that freaked me out the most was, "Home," the one with the weird inbred family with the mother under the bed. That. Shit. Was. Seriously. Fucked. Up.
My favorite is still probably "Bad Blood," where Mulder kills the kid he thinks is a vampire and then he and Scully each tell their own version of the events. Great Luke Wilson guest appearance.
theroyalacademy07.15.08 - 11:43 pm
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I will figure this out tomorrow.
What I've found is that most theaters don't/won't announce their schedules until the week of......
theroyalacademy07.20.08 - 9:23 pm
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THE LOS FELIZ 3! THE LOS FELIZ 3!!
I just saw it up there, but I don't know if they do advance ticketing. Oh man I got so excited to see it.
imachynna07.21.08 - 2:15 pm
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Well, I leave it up to democracy at this point. It looks like the choices are Los Feliz 3, Grande 4-Plex (downtown), or The Grove. If you plan on coming, please voice your opinion.
My opinion is this: these are all sucky choices. Los Feliz 3 is a pretty sad theater. I've never been to the Grande, but I've heard the same about it. And the Grove is a big fancy theater, but the Grove sucks and the tickets are super expensive.
The nerd in me, though, says we need the biggest theater we can get (i.e. the Grove). Plus, advance ticket sales are a plus.
What do you all think?
(This all has really sorta made me depressed, though.)
theroyalacademy07.21.08 - 2:46 pm
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no reason for depression, yo. if it happens, it happens. i'm gonna vote for los feliz strictly because the location is probably easiest for me, and therefore i'm more likely to make it after work... but even that isn't fo sho. (you know how it is...)
canadienne07.21.08 - 3:19 pm
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Borfo will provide free anal probes.
Joe Borfo07.21.08 - 3:24 pm
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Borfo, did you just say you're going to provide movie tickets? Awesome.
Yeah, I'm gonna go with Los Feliz too, and my second choice would be the Grove for the size, but those ticket prices aren't my thing.. I don't think I've been to the Downtown one, so that's 3rd
oh man
imachynna07.21.08 - 3:28 pm
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The episode that freaked me out the most was that one where the serial killer was running around Columbus OH, and murdering women he lured from chat-forums.
The gist of it was that he excreted some wierd-ass, chemical from his mouth that broke down body-tissue into goo that souped the skeleton.
I was 12 years old and didn't drink Orange Juice for three years.
bentstrider07.21.08 - 3:30 pm
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9:30 at the Los Feliz 3 on Friday (it's their last screening of the night). Which means we need to leave Wilshire/Western at 8:45 SHARP SHARP SHARP FOR REALZ. And maybe also keep up a pretty decent pace (not fast, but not beach cruiser slow).
Does that sound agreeable to everyone?
theroyalacademy07.22.08 - 3:49 pm
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Or maybe we even need to leave at 8:30......? Shit. Why does their last screening have to be so early?
theroyalacademy07.22.08 - 3:54 pm
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i may just meet you gais there depending when i get off work that day. YAY! NERDFEST!
canadienne07.22.08 - 5:02 pm
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Okay, fellow nerdzz, I've
posted the details. I'm saying leave at 8:30. It is only a 4-mile ride, but we want to get good seats, and possibly seats that are together too.
It is opening night, so it is REALLY IMPORTANT that you buy tickets ahead of time. They are on sale now at the theater box office.
theroyalacademy07.22.08 - 5:19 pm
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I'm really excited. This is going to be so cool.
imachynna07.22.08 - 5:22 pm
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Just a reminder to everyone to buy tickets!
My guess is that you'll still be able to get them tomorrow afternoon. But getting them tomorrow evening when we show will likely be iffy. It would be sad to be turned away at the door!
theroyalacademy07.24.08 - 11:25 am
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Anyone wanna ride with me to get tickets right now?
imachynna07.24.08 - 8:46 pm
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So I went this evening to try to get tickets and they said they're not going on sale until tomorrow. VERY FRUSTRATING. I talked to the manager yesterday and she said they were already on sale. Sorry if anyone tried to get them.
Anyway. if you can, you might want to pick them up earlier in the day tomorrow. But, if not, we should just try to make it to the theater with plenty of time to spare to make sure everyone gets tickets. But since it has not been on pre-sale, it is far less likely to sell out ahead of time.
theroyalacademy07.24.08 - 11:21 pm
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I hope it doesn't sell out and we're the only ones in the theater. And that there's enough space for our bikes outside. Yesss
imachynna07.25.08 - 12:04 am
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ugh... i keep hearing about how much this movie sucks. you guys suuuure you don't wanna see batman instead? eh? eh?
canadienne07.25.08 - 2:28 pm
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Oh, and it's looking extremely likely that I will actually not be on LACM before this ride. So I will see whomever might be coming to the movie either at Wilshire/Western before 8:30 or at the theater.
theroyalacademy07.25.08 - 4:58 pm
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ohh... crap. No. I don't really feel like seeing it anymore. I feel like a douche.. sorry.
(But It's all your fault, Canadienne!)
Joe Borfo07.25.08 - 5:20 pm
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No, it's just not working out for me. I hope others do go.
THE TRUTH IS OUT THERE
Joe Borfo07.25.08 - 5:26 pm
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THE TRUTH IS YOU SUCK.
fail, borfo... fail.
canadienne07.25.08 - 5:27 pm
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If you dress like Scully, I'm there.
Joe Borfo07.25.08 - 5:40 pm
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Yes, all ladiezz strongly encouraged to wear snappy business suits.
theroyalacademy07.25.08 - 5:47 pm
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Well, SG-1 might be making appearance there tonight.
If anything, it'll most likely be my usual scream-fest down Whittier from Montebello, if I don't run into any trouble from Victorville to Montebello.
bentstrider07.25.08 - 6:09 pm
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OH MY GOD how did I not think of wearing a snappy business suit?! And my hair's even the right length!
I HAVE A SNAPPY BUSINESS SUIT.
Dude.
katiepoche07.25.08 - 6:19 pm
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wait, katie are you coming to this? if so, yippeeee!
canadienne07.25.08 - 6:20 pm
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I suck, I rolled into biscuit-land too late, and I had to do my closing paperwork.
Tell me how it went and I'll see some of you tommorrow night at whatever happens to be going down.
In the meantime, I'm riding to Whittier to take my anger out on my upper body!!!
bentstrider07.25.08 - 10:07 pm
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That bad, eh?
I'll just wait for it to come out on dvd then, just like that Stargate: Continuum I'm still waiting on.
Nothing says hottie like Col. Samantha Carter with a ponytail under her cap.
bentstrider07.26.08 - 6:01 am
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I liked it! But I'm a fucking nerd for those characters, so seeing them do ANYTHING made me happy.
markedge07.26.08 - 3:37 pm
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