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thehappyreturn

Gauging interest in a group watch of Hornblower

Jan 03, 2010 12:59

What do you think? The M&C and LOTR ones looked like so much fun. We talked about it before and then I did nothing about it. This was because I had no private internet at the time, but nowadays only a persian kitten and numerous ants are around to hear me squee.

First and foremost, for me it would need to be on a Friday night or a Saturday as I ( Read more... )

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black_hound January 3 2010, 16:08:42 UTC

You know I'm in on this.

I'd love to watch the Captain Hornblower movie. Second choice is Loyalty.

I live on the East Coast of the US.

Any of those listed Saturdays is fine with me.

AND YES I DO OBJECT TO GRUFFUDD'S EYE ROLLING AND SIGHING MAQUERADING AS ACTING. But since he's a pretty boy and makes pretty eyes at his lieutenant I'll forgive him. Sorta. XD

thehappyreturn January 3 2010, 17:58:52 UTC

Your preferences are noted. :)

GRUFFUDD'S EYE ROLLING AND SIGHING MAQUERADING AS ACTING.

Oh god. My favourite sigh is when Styles boils the coffee (in fact, one of my favourite bits of terrible scripting and acting combined) and Bush goes 'but coffee's not meant to be...' and Hornblower goes '... boiled? I know,' and then he does this massively camp sigh. It's hilarious. Just not in the way it's meant to be.

anteros_lmc January 3 2010, 16:27:33 UTC

I'm weeping quietly into my coffee here because there's barely a cat's chance in hell of me being able to participate in this. *sobs pathetically* Family responsibilities to partner and small child sadly preclude this kind of indulgence. Partner is hugely understanding but hey, there are some things a girl needs a little privacy for ;) At the moment the only time I could manage is the evening of Friday 22nd Jan UK time. I know this date isn't even on your list but on the slim to non-existent chance that this suits anyone else I'd be thrilled to watch anything with Archie in it (surprise, surprise) or failing that Gregory Peck.

And in response to 6) - b) although this is easily compensated for by g)

thehappyreturn January 3 2010, 18:03:28 UTC

I can totally do that timing, I'm not sure if it works for some of the other timezones... I'm being a complete spod and putting everything in an excel sheet and in a few days we can work out what's feasible.

We can also do esmerelda_t's idea of a 'drop-in' group watch over one weekend some time.

I totally know the needing a little privacy thing - that's exactly why it took me so long to actually think about organising it. :D

anteros_lmc January 3 2010, 18:20:21 UTC

I can totally do that timing
Anytime between 20.00 and about 03.00 would do me, I'm fairly nocturnal ;)

A drop in group watch is an excellent idea. She's a smart cookie that esmerelda_t isn't she?

I totally know the needing a little privacy thing
I'm just being a complete sap really :}

esmerelda_t January 3 2010, 16:57:03 UTC

1) B, it would depend when it was going to be.

2) I think Mutiny/Retribution would be the best bet as it's got both Archie and Bush. To be honest I probably wouldnt participate if it was the Peck film as Gruffudd is Hornblower for me, eye rolling and all.

3) I'm in GMT.

4) I suck at that sort of stuff.

5) I can't do Saturday's during the day, it'd need to be after 9pm, although a Friday after 9pm would be better.

I'd like to do a group watch and am happy to watch anything from the TV series, but I'm not sure how feasible a live one is, could I suggest instead of watching it together, we just have a weekend where people should have watched it by and then people can drop in and out as they've got the time to chat about it?

thehappyreturn January 3 2010, 18:13:00 UTC

This is a great idea. I'm attached to trying to pull the group watch thing together because of the sense of an event, but we should also do a weekend-watch.

In any case I have your preferences down. Late friday evenings GMT are good for me too, and if the USA can rush home from work quickly... the only problem is Oz then, but we haven't had any Oz replies yet.

esmerelda_t January 3 2010, 23:42:33 UTC

Maybe we could maybe do a weekend thing in spring/summer, in the absence of new texts events, like the alphabet soups, seems to be the main way to keep the fandom going. There could be a rewatch of something like Mutiny/Retribution and perhaps people could do fics and meta and what not.

thehappyreturn January 4 2010, 00:59:00 UTC

That's a really good idea - I timed this for when Alphabet Soup would be over, but actually it's cutting it a bit soon, if we want to give people some lag time.

Thanks. Cripes, I'm rubbish at this.

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prosodi January 3 2010, 17:00:08 UTC

I am all over this like butter on toast. Also I'm officially seconding black_hound about the Captain Hornblower movie, but otherwise don't have any particular second choice. My time zone is that wasteland, Mountain Standard Time and I can officially MAKE TIME FOR THIS on any Saturday that's convenient.

AND I OBJECT TO NOTHING.

thehappyreturn January 3 2010, 18:13:44 UTC

I love your ultimate devotion!

ashley_pitt January 3 2010, 17:04:45 UTC

Would love to.

Any of the TV show or the movie, however.I have none of them.

I live in the eastern stime zone of the US.

My personal peeve is cannons the don't recoil after being fired.

the H'hm of GP can be ignored most of the time.
*g*

thehappyreturn January 3 2010, 18:22:56 UTC

Ok, I have you down as needing to help with a copy. Fingers crossed we can work out how to do that...

H'hm of GP can be ignored most of the time.

What I don't understand is that nobody had the guts to go up to Peck on set and just say, for god's sake, it's basically as if you're clearing your throat. It's not some special 'new sound'. XD