52 Responses to “Be safe”

1. 

   CJ Holden

   October 30th, 2012 at 12:58 am

   On the news they are only talking about the US (which is of course fair, considering they got it worse), but I hear nothing about Canada, although they are affected by the storm too. I should mention that my girlfriend and her family live in Ontario, surrounded by lots of trees and according to the twitter feed of the local newspaper, there was lots of shit going down (although no mention of casualties yet) either.

2. 

   Mouth

   October 30th, 2012 at 1:27 am

   Yeah (carryover from the HIDE AND GO SHRIEK thread), DC dealt with some awful shit this summer, with the heat wave combining with a wicked storm to make life miserable a few months ago. There were cooling stations set up for the elderly/needy without power, and I hope they can do something similar for this Sandy storm ordeal.

   There were some casualties, unfortunately — the dehydrated and street dwellers — and some downed tree branches messing with the power, but it didn’t put too much of a damper on the World Cup viewership near the Spain embassy and the NorthWest quadrant’s local drum circle activities, in my experience.

   I don’t know what to say to alleviate the troubles brought about by an 800 mile wide superstorm.

3. 

   Amazing Larry

   October 30th, 2012 at 1:35 am

   Good call, Vern. Let’s hope they’re all OK, or at least safe.

4. 

   clubside

   October 30th, 2012 at 1:39 am

   Everything’s fine here in Potomac, MD, the suburbs if you will. Other than some minor power flickers all is well compared to last year’s weeklong power outage. All was not well in terms of entertaining my sorry ass since most TV was cancelled, the only new ep I got was from Castle so I watched a bunch of season three Cheers and season five Night Court. Oh, and your tentatively recommended Eddie Griffin flick Blast, which I planned to comment on in the morning.

   None of the recently reviewed slashers have really gotten my interest piqued, my Halloween-themed pick for the night was 2002’s Ghost Ship. Let the abuse commence.

5. 

   Griff

   October 30th, 2012 at 1:50 am

   I live right on the east coast, but thankfully Sandy passed by where I live without any rain at all

   when I first heard of a “super storm” headed for the east coast though I almost shit myself

6. 

   Vern

   October 30th, 2012 at 2:48 am

   What if you shit yourself and then the power was out and you had trouble getting to your clean pants?

7. 

   CJ Holden

   October 30th, 2012 at 2:52 am

   And that’s why I’m always naked while in the middle of a storm.

8. 

   Mouth

   October 30th, 2012 at 2:57 am

   The rivers & waterways are swelling in the NYC area, so emergency bathing shouldn’t be a problem in my opinion.

9. 

   ShootMcKay

   October 30th, 2012 at 3:02 am

   But if the power is out, you´re naked, and shit yourself you leave a big pile of poo on the floor. And since its dark you can´t see shit. Suddenly you slip on the feaces, hit your head on some furniture. Seems kind of dangerous.

10. 

    CJ Holden

    October 30th, 2012 at 3:04 am

    And that’s why I shit everywhere. Not many people know that human poo is nature’s safety pillow.

11. 

    Amazing Larry

    October 30th, 2012 at 5:42 am

    My GOD, Men! How can you be so callous? It nearly sickens me that we as human beings……

    Ah, fuckit! We’re MEN!… and men endure. Always.

    [Gathers up the Collective Poo of clubside, Griff, Vern, CJ Holden, Mouth, Shoot McKay, and myself… throws it into a pile & ignites it with gasoline].

    OK, lads… now, who brought the marshmallows?

12. 

    CJ Holden

    October 30th, 2012 at 6:27 am

    On a more serious note: My girlfriend and her family are safe, I just called them. They just had some strong wind and lots of rain.

13. 

    Jack Burton

    October 30th, 2012 at 6:33 am

    Thanks for thinking of us Vern. Our house made out okay. Backyard is flooded but the water never made it close to our house. We lost power for only about a half hour, so we were lucky. Lots of people made out way worse than us.

14. 

    Mr. Majestyk

    October 30th, 2012 at 6:36 am

    Lower Manhattan and some areas in Brooklyn closer to the water definitely took a beating, and people lost power just a few miles away, but not much happened here in my neighborhood. We’re up on what passes for a hill in Brooklyn, so flooding is never going to be a problem. The worst thing that happened is the internet went out. The ceiling didn’t even leak the way it did during Irene, so I guess I got off lucky. I just stayed in and watched DEEP BLUE SEA. (It’s still awesome, by the way.)

15. 

    RRA

    October 30th, 2012 at 6:56 am

    Well of course the religious right are saying the storm is God punishing America.

16. 

    Mr. Majestyk

    October 30th, 2012 at 6:59 am

    Well, then He fucked up because I’m as godless a heathen as you’ll find and all the storm did is give me an extra long weekend.

17. 

    ShootMcKay

    October 30th, 2012 at 7:20 am

    It´s good to hear from you “over there”, that you are fine and all.

18. 

    Mouth

    October 30th, 2012 at 12:29 pm

    For tonight’s performance of Stephen King’s THE MIST, Marcia Gay Harden’s role of wacky Mrs. Carmody will be played by Chaplain John McTernan.

    http://www.gaystarnews.com/article/christian-preacher-blames-gays-hurricane-sandy291012
    via
    http://feministing.com/2012/10/29/finally-someone-has-the-guts-to-blame-sandy-on-the-gays/

19. 

    Griff

    October 30th, 2012 at 12:44 pm

    why are Christians such fucking shitheads? I mean really….

20. 

    Mouth

    October 30th, 2012 at 12:54 pm

    Now, now, let’s not generalize. There’s lots of Jewish, Muslim, Sikh, Mormon, Catholic, antitheist, gay, straight, yankee, southerner, liberal, conservative, corporatist, socialist, yellow, and brown shitheads, too.

    The christian fundies just happen to get the most striking publicity for their stupidity in our corner of the world.

    Expand your misanthropy, young Griff.

    There are so many shitheads, such a variety of shitheadery worldwide; much of it just doesn’t always get the chance to pop up in local headlines during every natural disaster.

21. 

    Mode7

    October 30th, 2012 at 2:50 pm

    It’s almost as if the news media has a vested interest in making sure everyone is constantly pissed off…

    Also, lets not forget that not all Christians are complete fucking arseholes – The vast majority of them are fine upstanding citizens who’s only crime is enabling the complete fucking arseholes.

22. 

    Mr. Majestyk

    October 30th, 2012 at 2:55 pm

    You know how in movies there will often be a dickhead sheriff or whatever who’s convinced that the hero is up to no good, and then there’ll be that scene near the end where he’s being a real cock and then the mayor or somebody is like, “Oh, shut up, Phil” and the audience cheers? That’s what actual Christians who believe in charity and humility and forgiveness need to do to assholes like that guy.

23. 

    Mr. Majestyk

    October 30th, 2012 at 2:58 pm

    P.S. George Lucas selling STAR WARS to Disney is the Berlin Wall coming down for nerds.

24. 

    Broddie

    October 30th, 2012 at 3:11 pm

    Holy shit STAR WARS original trilogy fans won. They made Lucas tap out. Other filmmakers will now play in the sandbox. A David Fincher STAR WARS movie could now become a reality.

25. 

    Broddie

    October 30th, 2012 at 3:13 pm

    Oh and thankfully my power remained on and I gusts that sounded brutal every 30 minutes or so. This is why I will never move downtown. 42 and 10 looked like a canal.

26. 

    Broddie

    October 30th, 2012 at 3:13 pm

    *I only dealt with gusts..

27. 

    Mode7

    October 30th, 2012 at 3:16 pm

    Wow. So George finally found the internet eh?

    I’ve gotta admit I’m pretty exited about all this despite the fact I’ve hated all things Star Wars for a decade. I don’t think we’re gonna get sequels though, my money’s on a reboot. A NOLAN REBOOT.

28. 

    Broddie

    October 30th, 2012 at 3:18 pm

    Something tells me Whedon would like a crack at this. Cue the fans talking about the SERENITY guy playing Han Solo.

29. 

    Mr. Majestyk

    October 30th, 2012 at 3:20 pm

    They have already announced Episodes 7, 8, and 9. No reboots.

    I really don’t know how I feel about this. On the one hand, George hasn’t been the best caretaker of his own creation for some time now, but this new development just leaves it open to all kinds of abuse. There used to be just one man at the top of the STAR WARS pyramid. Now you’ll have an ever-changing rotation of suits trying to reinvent the brand in their own image. I’m not sure that’s a good thing.

30. 

    Broddie

    October 30th, 2012 at 3:24 pm

    As long as they get the right filmmakers it’ll be fine. This franchise needed a shot in the arm BADLY. Mind you this is more like a rocket through the skull. But between this and Arnold going back to CONAN at Universal it’s like the genre fanboys finally summoned a great wish granting genie or some shit. Really weird to see but I won’t lie, I’m curious. Which is more than I can say for anything SW since the prequels.

31. 

    Mode7

    October 30th, 2012 at 3:26 pm

    Lets face it, the odds of someone doing a worse job than Lucas are pretty slim.

    Whedon’s a pretty good choice actually, I could live with that.

32. 

    Mouth

    October 30th, 2012 at 3:30 pm

    Broddie lives!

    Hasn’t there already been like a jillion (1,000,999,R200,D2888,000,777,C3PO,001.4) STAR WARS cartoons & mini-movies & video games with massive wookie Tatooine [non-canon?] backstories & Legos offshoots & novels over the last couple decades? That one old Super Nintendo game was awesome.

    Anyway, STAR WARS CHAPTERS 7,8,9 3D in a few years… I’m for it. Might even buy a couple of the new promotional toy dolls and leave them in the original packaging so I can sell them in 20 years on eBay for a 10,000% mark up.

33. 

    Mode7

    October 30th, 2012 at 3:33 pm

    Imagine if they hired Michael Bay to do it? It’d be so hilarious watching the nerds go apeshit I almost hope they do.

34. 

    Mr. Majestyk

    October 30th, 2012 at 3:37 pm

    I guess. But at least when Lucas fucked up, he fucked up in a way only he would do it. Love ’em or hate ’em, those were his fucking movies. The new STAR WARS will be directed by committee. It’s too big a thing to hand over to an auteur. Everybody with any kind of financial stake in this thing (which, considering the deal was for over $4 billion, will be a lot of fucking people) will be micromanaging this motherfucker.

    Maybe that’s a good thing. Maybe George was allowed to be a dictator for too long, but he was the only thing keeping STAR WARS unique and not just another franchise product to be tweaked and reimagined with the whims of the market. I think I’d rather have his honest mistakes than a corporation’s cynical calculations.

    Either way, it’s the end of an era that’s been going on since before a lot of us were born. I’m sure lots of Cubans had mixed feelings when Castro stepped down, too.

35. 

    CJ Holden

    October 30th, 2012 at 3:46 pm

    Really? You have to discuss this here?

36. 

    Mr. Majestyk

    October 30th, 2012 at 3:56 pm

    Why not? One storm ends, another begins.

37. 

    Griff

    October 30th, 2012 at 4:06 pm

    that Star Wars news is FUCKING MINDBLOWING OUT THE WAZOO

    and personally, I think it’s GREAT FUCKING NEWS, seriously, this is a dream come true fellas

38. 

    Mode7

    October 30th, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    Well, if the new movies are gonna be directed by committee then Lucas definitely sold to the right people, which doesn’t surprise me. As blatantly dodgy as many of George’s creative decisions have been you really can’t fault the guy’s business acumen.

39. 

    RRA

    October 30th, 2012 at 8:16 pm

    Man, did Chris Cristie just win a second term and possibly establish a ’16 national run by throwing Mittens under the bus?

    Broddie – its funny but out in 2014 is Marvel’s GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY, which I guess could be seen as STAR WARS but even more absurd.

    I find it fascinating more so the deal itself, Disney now owns STAR WARS and Marvel and Pixar and Jerry Bruckheimer works for them….one hell of an empire there, folks. Now Disney also owns ILM and THX and all those Lucas technical companies. Oh and the rights to Indiana Jones, but not the film rights (Paramount still owns them) so a rebooted Indiana Jones on TV or whatever could actually happen.

    What Majestyk and others are saying, I can’t dismiss those points. I mean let’s admit it, they’re deliciously sprinkled with truths. But then I think that STAR WARS, this great creative sandbox which influenced countless upon countless filmmakers. And imagine any of them getting the chance to play in that sandbox?

    But Episode 7, would Hamill/Ford/Fisher even be brought back? At this rate I fully expect Hamill to appear as the old Jedi master and head of the Jedi Academy, those other two written off. Though as stupid and potentially bad it would be, I’ll admit it: My inner 9 year old would like to see grandpa Han Solo and cranky Chewie (streaked with gray locks) piloting the Millenium Falcon again (w/ ex-Republic President Leia in her cabin drinking her breakfast. *hiccup*)

40. 

    RRA

    October 30th, 2012 at 8:28 pm

    You know somebody just pointed out that since the deal with Fox is over, Disney will release every new STAR WARS film until the end of time.

    Which means, no more Fox fanfare openings. I have trouble imaging a SW movie opening without that great Fox fanfare theme segueway into William’s BOOOOOM cue theme song.

    Or at least I can’t imagine Disney’s theme segueway into it.

41. 

    Griff

    October 30th, 2012 at 8:29 pm

    I think a small role for Hamill as an old, wise Luke would cool

42. 

    Griff

    October 30th, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    *be cool

43. 

    RRA

    October 30th, 2012 at 9:28 pm

    I just watched the official Disney video announcing the sale, and watching Lucas as tired and worn out as he is giving up his baby (his company, his creations) with some obvious emotional struggle he tries to hide…I’ll admit, I kinda choked up watching it.

    Majestyk is right, this is the end of an era of Hollywood, of the movies, of our lives really.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIkqX5fG_tA

44. 

    Mode7

    October 30th, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    Shit RRA I never thought about the Fox fanfare, that’s fucked up. Maybe Disney can licence it or something.

45. 

    Mr. Majestyk

    October 30th, 2012 at 10:01 pm

    Look at it this way: Yesterday, the single largest and most successful creative endeavor ever devised by a single human mind was completely owned and controlled by the artist who created it. Like all things that don’t come off an assembly line, it was imperfect and full of charmingly human flaws. Today, it is owned and controlled by a corporation whose very name is synonymous with cultural homogenization. It will be everything you want, because customer service is their business.

    I don’t know how to see this as a good thing. To me, it’s just another mom-and-pop bought out by a chain. It’s not STAR WARS anymore. It’s STAR BUCKS.

46. 

    Mr. Subtlety

    October 30th, 2012 at 10:05 pm

    First off: DC alive, and well-rested after two days without work watching nothing but horror movies.

    Second, although Lucas will always be the essence of STAR WARS, I’m not too sorry it’s out of his hands now (and in his hands are a cool 4 fucking billion dollars). Honestly, Lucas had a very love-hate relationship with his own work, and I think it showed in the tortured but sporadic greatness of the prequels. He created the universe, but STAR WARS has always been a big sandbox for other people to play in, even from the very beginning. Lucas’s genius is not as a storyteller, but as a guy who imagined a place vivid enough for everyone to want to tell their own story about. As long as Disney can find the right person to tell their own story, I think it’ll ultimately be better for the series and I have no regrets. Lucas was obviously deeply conflicted about being tied to this franchise… well, now he’s free, and I think people love STAR WARS too much to really let it just become a commodity. Someone who loves the franchise AND has an interest in telling his own story will pick it up and make something really amazing with it.

    I’m someone who genuinely thinks the prequels are unique and special, so please don’t let that come off as a “fuck Lucas”. Actually, I’m kind of happy he has that monkey off his back. Let him do his own thing, and let the amazing universe he created live on its own.

47. 

    Mr. Majestyk

    October 30th, 2012 at 10:15 pm

    Yeah, maybe I’m being melodramatic. From a practical/entertainment standpoint, maybe it’ll work out. From a symbolic standpoint, it’s a bummer.

48. 

    RRA

    October 30th, 2012 at 10:16 pm

    All Things Must Pass, as a talented songwriter/musician/preacher against materialism/multi-millionaire estate owner/good movie producer once sung about.

    I mean in a way I’m reminded of the James Bond movies. I mean Sean Connery, probably the best of the Bonds, the original, he eventually left (and came back 2 times before finally quitting.) Saltzman and Broccoli the producers either sold out their interests or died and Broccoli’s kids run that franchise now. As great as SKYFALL allegedly is, Craig has two more 007 films afterwards and I’m pretty sure that’ll be the end of his run. And he’ll be replaced.

    DOCTOR WHO, its been on technically now what 35 seasons for 50 years on TV? Countless writers, producers, cast members, and 11 Doctors for a show that won’t go away.

    Hell we just got a Spider-Man reboot this year, a decade after the first one.

    Hopefully new blood will come to SW and make it good. I like STAR WARS, I’m all for a good STAR WARS movie.

    And yet today we also had another big mega news with Bryan Singer announced he’s coming back to the X-MEN series and directing DAYS OF FUTURE PAST (the FIRST CLASS sequel).

    Two different things and stories and consequential levels, but I felt warm and fuzzy for whatever reason that Singer is back.

49. 

    RRA

    October 30th, 2012 at 11:02 pm

    You know after a certain point, I think Lucas really did relish fucking with the Internet. I mean they shat all over him and his prequels, why can’t he get his revenge?

    Consider this which he signed off on.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lg_FoEy8T_A&feature=player_embedded

    Brilliant!

50. 

    ShootMcKay

    October 30th, 2012 at 11:46 pm

    RRA – That song is pretty catchy and now I can´t wait for Disney to use it as a musical number in Episode 7.

51. 

    Pacman2.0

    October 31st, 2012 at 1:15 am

    For a second there I thought the next X-Men film was being named after a Moody Blues album. The truth was a bit disappointing TBH

52. 

    CallMeKermit

    October 31st, 2012 at 1:27 am

    “The worst thing that happened is the internet went out”

    I’m glad to hear that , and I hope this super shitstorm will pass quickly !! Here in Italy is rain season ( after very a dry summer) and I live near the river Po’, currently full , we had a day long blackout and the internet is on and off for hours every day ! And that only for a little rain !! Okay , it’s a lot of rain , but we should be able to handle that kind of weather , I cannot imagine the effect of a storm in this country , we are so not ready to deal with that . I live in the zone of that earthquake from before summer , in the north of Italy , and we’re still rebuilding and there’s people out there still in tents ! Hell , we’re still rebuilding in L’Aquila , the center of that earthquake from a few years back ! We’re that slow with emergencies . I truly hope you’re all safe !