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So sad that I'm probably gonna Tivo this on Saturday and actually watch it even though I know it's going to be fucking terrible. Fucking. Terrible. And then I'll hate myself a little bit more than I already do.
"The fate of the world lies in the hands of two sci-fi obsessed clerks." Yes, that's the official synopsis of Syfy's original movie End of the World, airing Saturday. Sorry, Kevin Smith - you don't get to use this idea now, I guess. If there's a sequel, I hope the fate of the world depends upon two comic-obsessed mallrats.
It's curious that Syfy is blowing their load on this concept so early - with competing Simon Pegg and Seth Rogen apocalypse comedies due out later in the year (plus the as-yet undistributed David Cross-Julia Stiles pic It's a Disaster), the cash-in feels too late for the Mayan calendar and too early to really milk the bonus hype as a mockbuster should.
I'm tempted to say this falls under the supposed "nerd blackface" category - but that would be akin to being offended that the likes of Mega-Shark and Mansquito don't look real...wouldn't it?
Watch the trailer after the jump and decide if it looks as tasty as a chocolate-covered pretzel, or as uncomfortable as the back of a Volkswagen...
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Spoiler: at the end of the movie, a group of ghost hunters and professional wrestlers kill the sci-fi obsessed clerks and then proceed to sort-of-but-not-really save the world themselves.
What? No, I'm not still bitter and pissed at SYFY. Why do you ask? <_< >_>
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Okay, are they science fiction obsessed clerks? Or are they SYFY obsessed clerks? Because the latter would be the penultimate meta movie on SYFY channel and I would love it.
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I don't think this is blowing the load early, I think it is getting ahead of the game because it has two movies coming out this year. Also the Asylum has the market on movies that piggy back off of major blockbusters. I tried to watch one or two SyFy movies but both were turned off within 30-45 minutes so I wouldn't worry about this movie stealing any thunder.
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@LYT @Canadian.Scott Apparently they do (thank you google magic). But I would like to think that the rip-off pieces/bait and switch pieces only The Asylum wants to keep under their banner. SyFy just happens to be the launch window for a lot of Asylum movies.
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Can we please stop using the term "nerd blackface" it is a stupid term that makes nerds look like ignorant assholes.
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@troi I think it's safe to say, as someone who doesn't like chocolate covered pretzels, that I'm definitely an ignorant asshole type of nerd.
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@Canadian.Scott @troi replace it with "A cheap and shallow cash in on the nerd sub-culture" if accuracy means that much to you
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@Canadian.Scott @hrnt @troi @Gallen_Dugall I think that was the name of the planet in that "Code of Honor" episode of TNG
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@hrnt @troi @Gallen_Dugall @Canadian.Scott I do not like this place "Every Stereotype Ever". It sounds awful.
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@troi @Gallen_Dugall @Canadian.Scott Hi, welcome to every stereotype ever. It's actually very appropriate.
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@Gallen_Dugall @Canadian.Scott @troi I am angry with comparing a tv station trying to make money off of a sub-culture to a practice of institutional racism and bigotry. I couldn't care less about its accuracy
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@LYT @Gallen_Dugall @Canadian.Scott @troi terms are generalities and all generalities are generally inaccurate
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@Gallen_Dugall@Canadian.Scott@troi I'm pretty sure this site didn't invent it (and note that I did say "supposed") - but perhaps a contest to come up with a term to replace it would be a fun idea. Stay tuned...
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Standard Syfy cheese + Addition of Fargo=I'll probably check it out if it comes on Netflix.
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@rabidronnie traditionally when given decent actors the SyFy films squander them by giving them horrible dialog. I fully expect that the dialog shown in the trailer represent the highlights.
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@Gallen_Dugall Sad but true. Still, worth a gander if I'm not doing anything else.
@Someguy @Gallen_Dugall @rabidronnie or something to watch while doing your taxes, riding an exercise bike or having boring sex
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@Gallen_Dugall @rabidronnie I think this equates a cleaning show. Cooking shows are more for the B-movie that you know well, like Flash Gordon or Krull. This way you don't burn your house down when you try to figure out the plot holes.
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@rabidronnie @Gallen_Dugall definitely - I'll probably watch it while cooking or something
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Well, I watched the trailer and it looks like the same old disaster crap SyFy has been doing for years, but with nerd heroes instead of the typically bland ones. So there'll be plenty of Death Star type references. It will still stink, bit I might try out a few minutes if I remember.
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@Canadian.Scott @OneMinuteGalactica Oh, I dare. I dare twice as hard and fast and sexily as anyone you've ever seen.
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@Canadian.Scott @rabidronnie @Someguy I would also like to invest, and I have your first employee.
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@rabidronnie You are going to make me go to Chicago during the zombie alien invasion?
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@Canadian.Scott @rabidronnie @Someguy @OneMinuteGalactica I am in charge of the chocolate pretzel reserve in the event of the zombie alien invasion. Since I don't eat them, they're perfectly safe until they are needed. Or until I need to bribe people. Either way, my plan is a success.
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@rabidronnie@Someguy@Canadian.Scott@OneMinuteGalacticawhy would someone who is "not a huge...fan" have a stash anyway? Something is not adding up here...
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@Someguy @Canadian.Scott @OneMinuteGalactica I'm not a huge chocolate covered pretzel fan. I shall atone for my sins by giving my stash to you guys.
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@Canadian.Scott @OneMinuteGalactica I'm with you on this one Canadian.Scott! Team Chocolate pretzel.
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@Canadian.Scott @OneMinuteGalactica
I know, right? They're a little melty, but DAMN are they tasty.
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This is a script two of SyFy's stock writers and the actors are the typical selection of former SyFy stars plus Grunberg. My educated guess is that like most SyFy film fare it'll be a bit dull but watchable.
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@joefiore1976 I can't even remember if I ever tried chocolate pretzels. Maybe once years ago. But just the thought makes me sick. I tried a chocolate-covered licorice stick a month ago, took one bite and spit it out. I suppose you guys like them, too.
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@OneMinuteGalactica Dear god...they make chocolate covered licorice? What mental patient thought of that?!?
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@Canadian.Scott @OneMinuteGalactica WHAT!?!? There is a chocolate covered concoction I haven't tried yet!
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@OneMinuteGalactica The chocolate covered pretzel appeals to the salty-sweet crowd. I'm not personally a fan, but I understand the appeal. Chcocolate covered licorice appeals to the. . I don't know. I'm not sure why an abomination like that would exist.
