The Ohio Sci-Fi and Horror Marathons

Scared of what?

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Aliens? Us?
Is this one of your Earth "jokes?"

Well, I think there's a section of the audience that likes to attend the events, but don't want to be perceived as being "hardcore" about it. I know one person who used to read the boards regularly, but stopped after awhile because, in his words, "those people are nuts".

I think there's a bit of a social stigma about being "too geeky" over things like this, and some people just don't want to deal with that. They want people to see them as "normal" and we all know "normal" people aren't passionate about movies, much less genre films like sci-fi and horror. (Luckily for me, I gave up on trying to be "normal" long ago...) So it's one thing to go to the marathon twice a year, it's another to associate yourself with the people who obsess about it all year long.

It's also possible that they don't want to get into arguments over nothing, but that's more relevant to the Horror boards.

BOARD ACTIVITY

*CRAZY WILD FLAILING OF ARMS*



I'm sorry, did someone say something?

I'd just like to say that I agree with Joe. It's really all about the pancakes.

I think we should direct Drexel management to investigate franchise options for "The Gateway IHOP" ... I see this as a big win/win for the Marathon crowd!

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David A. Zecchini; Creature of the Wheel, Lord of the Infernal Engines
"Damnati Im Ludum" (VitruvianZeke@att.net)

I have been freakin' slammed at work, I barely get the time to post my countdown.

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The wages of sin are royalties.

I come by whenever I can to see what's going on and check for news of the marathon. I guess I'm a freak.


I'M A FREEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAKKKKK!!!!!

'n stuff.

Hey, I'm not the one who said it!

Hell's bells.

I am one of those posting fools in Boston. To be fair, although we have a lot more folks registered, the number of frequent posters is considerably less. We have about 20 or so frequent posters - folks who post several times a week throughout the entire year. We also have maybe another 20 or so who start to post as the marathon approaches and for a short while after it ends. Basically, the core of the board just happen to be chatty folks. We are a hardcore group only in that we try to keep the spirit of the thon alive throughout the year..... It's a way of extending the community........which, BTW, I refuse to think of it as Brigadoon. That's all swell and sweet but it is not us, not really..... I prefer to see us as that harsher version of Brigadoon-= you know the one created by the master HG Lewis - 2000 Maniacs.

Anyway, I do hope that you guys start posting more soon. I want to throw in my two cents, well maybe a half buck the way I go on..


We welcome any and all Ohio representatives to Boston. If you do come find me and say hi. I am the prize guy. I will be easy to find. I know that we have plenty of large lads with beards but I will be the one handing out prizes so it will be easy to spot me....

I won't be able to make it this year but maybe I can attend a horror or schlock thon and my wife and I are setting our sights for a trip out there next year if all works out.........

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Frank - Boston Sci-Fi festival prize guy and lobby decorator

Great, thanks for the photo Joe! Now I Am craving pancakes! I may have to actually run out and pick up some mix, eggs, and milk. Hmmm, there is an IHOP right around the corner and down the street.

That is just too weird. We had a breakfast for supper night here and Fram made an omelette, we had some fruit and of course mouth watering pancakes..... Joe snuck in way too many pancake photos and references in the Boston thread and now the thought of pancakes just won't go away......

You're in danger --- you're all in danger --- they're are coming --- run for lives you fools --- run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Frank - Boston Sci-Fi festival prize guy and lobby decorator

Most users ever online was 13 on Mon Apr 16, 2007 5:09 pm

I guess all it takes is a fantastic marathon to bring people out of their shells, eh?

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Aliens? Us?
Is this one of your Earth "jokes?"

Carter was prescient here. Just 2 weeks after the event and the board has gone cold, except for the daily countdown. 2 1/2 months after the Boston event and we're still getting multiple posts every day....

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Long Live the Orson Welles Cinemas

I think the biggest reason is likely not enough/as many active contributors. 2-3 active posters does not a busy messageboard make.

Honestly, the "on-topic" forum probably won't get much discussion during the off-season, since barring any WAY ADVANCE updates on dates, location, film selection, etc, there just isn't much to say there. I suppose discussion on the past year's movies COULD still be going on, but that's got to peter out at some point.

The "off-topic" forum could potentially keep alive and well with folks talking about whatever other sci-fi stuff comes along, but in my experience, if the on-topic forum at a message board is slow/dead, the off-topic forum won't get any traffic either, because people have plenty of other forums to choose from where they can talk about that kind of thing.

Yeah, I try to keep things alive.

I had wondered what the surprise classic might have been and posted the question since there doesn't seem to be a reason for secrecy anymore. but all I got back was a cryptic tease. I guess it dies there.