Comments on: Social MST3K http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html shifting libraries at the speed of byte Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:01:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Robert D. http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-356 Robert D. Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:29:28 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-356 I don't know about that, but have you seen Rifftrax? (http://www.rifftrax.com/) It's basically MST3K, but you just rent a DVD and buy an MP3 of the jokes. It's even done by some of the MST3K cast! I don’t know about that, but have you seen Rifftrax? (http://www.rifftrax.com/) It’s basically MST3K, but you just rent a DVD and buy an MP3 of the jokes. It’s even done by some of the MST3K cast!

]]> By: MsMolly http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-358 MsMolly Wed, 10 Oct 2007 23:58:45 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-358 One of the few useful things I've ever seen in Second Life was a weekly event where people watched short films together and typed their MST3K-style comments. I don't know if they still do it or not, but it worked pretty well. One of the few useful things I’ve ever seen in Second Life was a weekly event where people watched short films together and typed their MST3K-style comments. I don’t know if they still do it or not, but it worked pretty well.

]]> By: Karin Dalziel http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-361 Karin Dalziel Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:28:27 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-361 I don't know of anything, but it sounds fun! There's a reason I don't go to the movies- I like talking through them too much. I don’t know of anything, but it sounds fun!

There’s a reason I don’t go to the movies- I like talking through them too much.

]]> By: Chad http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-362 Chad Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:37:30 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-362 In one of my nerdier moments, some friends and I used to do this for new episodes of Battlestar Galactica. We'd all log into Xbox Live, put our headsets on, jump into a group chat room, then change the channel to Sci-Fi. We quickly learned that our various cable systems are a few seconds out of whack with each other, but overall it worked pretty well :) In one of my nerdier moments, some friends and I used to do this for new episodes of Battlestar Galactica. We’d all log into Xbox Live, put our headsets on, jump into a group chat room, then change the channel to Sci-Fi. We quickly learned that our various cable systems are a few seconds out of whack with each other, but overall it worked pretty well :)

]]> By: Wade http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-363 Wade Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:45:04 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-363 We Talk During Movies: http://www.hackingnetflix.com/2007/10/we-talk-during-.html We Talk During Movies:
http://www.hackingnetflix.com/2007/10/we-talk-during-.html

]]> By: DEBT http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-365 DEBT Thu, 11 Oct 2007 09:57:41 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-365 I don’t know of anything, but it sounds fun! I don’t know of anything, but it sounds fun!

]]> By: Cathy http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-369 Cathy Thu, 11 Oct 2007 11:54:06 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-369 What about using conferencing software like gotomeeting? What about using conferencing software like gotomeeting?

]]> By: kthejoker http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-371 kthejoker Thu, 11 Oct 2007 15:03:49 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-371 You could combine something like http://www.freeconferencecall.com/ With a VLC unicast : http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/VideoLAN-HOWTO.html#AEN492 This would require that someone in the group host the file locally (or at least on a computer running VLC) (and therefore probably compressed a bit) and have a decent broadband connection (even then, obviously there's limitations.) Then have everyone use VoIP to call into the free conference call you set up, and once everyone's on, have everyone connect to the unicast (set to pause) and then when everybody is all good to go, start the movie. The advantage to a unicast is it's only one source, so everyone is always at the same moment as everyone else in the movie (unlike Chad and his friends dealing with cable delays). And obviously you could just call in with a speakerphone if you'd rather not use VoIP. You could combine something like

http://www.freeconferencecall.com/

With a VLC unicast :

http://www.faqs.org/docs/Linux-HOWTO/VideoLAN-HOWTO.html#AEN492

This would require that someone in the group host the file locally (or at least on a computer running VLC) (and therefore probably compressed a bit) and have a decent broadband connection (even then, obviously there’s limitations.)

Then have everyone use VoIP to call into the free conference call you set up, and once everyone’s on, have everyone connect to the unicast (set to pause) and then when everybody is all good to go, start the movie.

The advantage to a unicast is it’s only one source, so everyone is always at the same moment as everyone else in the movie (unlike Chad and his friends dealing with cable delays). And obviously you could just call in with a speakerphone if you’d rather not use VoIP.

]]> By: Valerie Hawkins http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-373 Valerie Hawkins Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:48:37 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-373 A few years back, there was a group of fans of Joe Bob Briggs and his various TV and cable movie shows -- including the TNT Monstervision show -- who would gather in an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) room and all watch the same movie at the same time, whilst making snarky comments. Now *that* was fun! Also, there's an MST3K group and weekly screenings in Second Life-- From http://slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=90172 Written by Kenbro Utu: If you are an MST3K fan, then you need to get by Squeebee's Mystery Science Theater at Stargazers, slurl below. We have even recreated the Satellite of Love. I created the spheres on either end. We still have yet to get the doors scripted. The theater is inside one of the spheres, and you can enter from the side right now, or go to the other end and walk through the satellite. Squeebee did the scripting for the player in the theater, and you can pick streams from a list. Newcomers can click the screen to update the stream so all are watching at the same place in the stream. http://slurl.com/secondlife/Star%20Gazers/201/47/23 A few years back, there was a group of fans of Joe Bob Briggs and his various TV and cable movie shows — including the TNT Monstervision show — who would gather in an Internet Relay Chat (IRC) room and all watch the same movie at the same time, whilst making snarky comments. Now *that* was fun!

Also, there’s an MST3K group and weekly screenings in Second Life–

From http://slexchange.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&p=90172

Written by Kenbro Utu:

If you are an MST3K fan, then you need to get by Squeebee’s Mystery Science Theater at Stargazers, slurl below. We have even recreated the Satellite of Love. I created the spheres on either end. We still have yet to get the doors scripted. The theater is inside one of the spheres, and you can enter from the side right now, or go to the other end and walk through the satellite. Squeebee did the scripting for the player in the theater, and you can pick streams from a list. Newcomers can click the screen to update the stream so all are watching at the same place in the stream.

http://slurl.com/secondlife/Star%20Gazers/201/47/23

]]> By: Rhea http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-374 Rhea Thu, 11 Oct 2007 16:58:32 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-374 Sounds cool, but I just want a basic ability for a Mac user to download a movie from Netflix. Is that asking too much!@!/ Sounds cool, but I just want a basic ability for a Mac user to download a movie from Netflix. Is that asking too much!@!/

]]> By: K.G. Schneider http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-375 K.G. Schneider Fri, 12 Oct 2007 00:33:12 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-375 We gotta find a way to make this happen! We gotta find a way to make this happen!

]]> By: Booktender http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-407 Booktender Mon, 15 Oct 2007 18:37:26 +0000 http://theshiftedlibrarian.com/archives/2007/10/10/social-mst3k.html#comment-407 Yes. This must be made to happen. I command it (oops, sorry, channeling Pearl Forrester ) Could twitter work? Yes. This must be made to happen. I command it (oops, sorry, channeling Pearl Forrester )

Could twitter work?

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Today, consumers live in a world where information is readily available. As an example, the television is considered to be the most effective media tool used to deliver information. The advent of satellite television has even widened its reach, but you…

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