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I doubt you could get me to watch that again anytime soon. At least not until I've watched every other film I own at least twice.
Thanks! I loved all of Kolchak back in the 70s and the X-Files motw episodes, so they will likely be my favorites. I'll watch Sanctuary if I finish my other goals, if only to get my blind buy's moneys worth and then sell them.

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You finally killed off Monk. Can't recognize you anymore.

So I guess we're just under 4 hours until lift-off.

Still have enough time to finish 2 more for the History challenge and then it's off to drown myself in another set of genres.

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Same here. I can't imagine how many wasted hours I've spent staring at my collection during the previous challenges over the years. For this challenge I've written down everything I plan to watch and will be plugging them into a random generator. And with the exception of Netflix titles, which take first priority, I'm watching in the order the 'List Randomizer' gives me. No more indecisiveness for this guy.

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Yep, made up a reason in one of your other threads. ;)

I'm pretty excited about my Godzilla marathon, hope all my orders get here in time. Should sleep tonight, but plan to stay up till midnight and get one in.

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This is what I have planned - Red Dwarf, Quark, The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy, Jason Of Star Comand & throw in a few movies like Barbarella, Sleeper, The Rock Horror Picture Show, Plan 9 From Outer Space, Innerspace, Godvilla Vs. The Smog Monster & Star Wars (Original Theatrical Version).

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About half the challenges I do, I'll make a list and then 98% of the time I never even do the first movie. 1% of the time I do it. 1% of the time I'll start it but then get in the mood for other things.

It almost feels like a chore if I'm forcing myself to watch certain things I've planned ahead of time because I usually start thinking about other things I'd rather be watching.

I will admit that I'm 100% hooked/addicted on doing the checklists at icheckmovies right now. What it doesn't help is that I buy the sort of stuff I normally buy but now I'm buying stuff for these lists and not watching the other things.

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This is my third challenge and I thought I would do a little bit better if I plan everything out. It will take 72 movies to complete the challenge so if I can do that and watch a few series (Torchwood, Highlander, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and maybe some Xena) I will have a great month. Trying to do the challenge will force me watch a real variety of movies and should keep everything interesting.

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Set phasers to MURDER!!!

It's time to begin!!!

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Woo-hoo! Time to rev up the 'ol DVD player. But first I have to stare at my DVDs a little more and decide what I'm in the mood for.....

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Starting with a favorite, Big Trouble in Little China!

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Work in the morning so I don't think I'll be up to a movie tonight but I'll probably pop on an episode of real ghostbusters.

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Well after all this talk and hype, I think that I might have to join in this little soirée. I don't know how active I'll be, probably start with a bang and then slowly burn out towards the end. I guess the key would either be to stay focused with a particular show and watch as much as you can, or watch a variety of things to keep it interesting. My question for you guys is whether completing the checklist is worth the effort or to just watch whatever I feel like. I guess my personal goal shall be 100 entries which shouldn't be that hard since I cancelled cable 2 weeks ago. Good luck all.

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I tend to be super excited for this challenge leading up to it, then get distracted a few weeks in, but I'm hoping this year with the addition of fantasy and a tentative list of what I want to watch I will be better.

I am going to finally finish (or probably restart) rewatching season 7 of Buffy, I was on a really good roll with this show and had rewatched season 1-6 before I found my first challenge here a few years ago, and haven't gotten back to it. Watch all of Roswell, I had watched this off and on when it was on and remember liking it, but now that all 3 seasons are on netflix streaming I don't have an excuse not to watch. Catch up with True Blood, and throw in some movies.

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have to say ,both of those are my favorite books by Edgar Rice Burroughs. They just did a remake of The Land that Time Forgot too that's on my unwatched list!

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My usual plan of action is to watch what I want and check whatever it happens to cover. Later on I sometimes get in the mood to focus on it. So pretty much I just watch what I feel like, otherwise it's just become a chore.

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That math isn't adding up, since we've only had maybe 20 Challenges here. Are you cheating on us with another forum?
I got addicted to that site for one day, but pulled out before it was too late. I deleted the bookmark and shredded my password. I can not afford another addiction right now. It was so good though.....
When you say "complete/do the challenge", are you meaning the checklist?
When doing the checklist, I'm almost always able to find something that qualifies that I actually enjoy, or want to watch for a first time. But then, I'm very easy to please, and have a large collection.

Welcome, and good luck! Above all, remember that its all for fun, and that the camaraderie here is the main purpose; so if it feels like a chore maybe one needs to step back and change gears.

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I altered the checklist to suit my own preferences: John Agar instead of Daniel Radcliffe because I watch 50s sci-fi and I don't want to watch Harry Potter movies, and "Watch a sci-fi or fantasy musical" instead of "Watch a film based on a video game" because movies based on video games have all been awful, so far.

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Sorry that was so confusing, yes, I was referring to the checklist. If I can complete it without any duplicates it should make for an interesting (and fun) month.

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Don't forget that there's 3 wildcards to use on the checklist.

edit: I also want to warn against changing the checklist if you're making an attempt to complete it for the extra entry to win prizes.

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Would Get Smart be allowed as a Wild Card? I would like to use it to cover the spy-fu requirement but the only rationalization I can use is that Hymie is an android.

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Ok, I guess I should have figured out what you meant on my own. 72 items on the checklist?! Wow, I think I'm out, will stick with my simple plan.

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I counted 68, I may have to go verify my spreadsheet. I edited it with what I thought was changed from last year, but maybe I should do a whole copy/paste. (oh, I see one I missed, decade 2010).

I usually don't let the checklist dictate what I watch, but once in a while it will help me make a decision. I know I won't be watching a Criterion title because I only have 20-30 of those and I want to save them for the September Criterion Challenge.

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I don't care about prizes--this challenge is supposed to be fun, and making me watch a Harry Potter movie or some stupid video game adaptation that I would hate is not my idea of fun. I plan on watching entertaining, old school sci-fi movies, primarily from the 50s, and I changed items that I will never watch to ones that I will. You can have Daniel Radcliffe; I'll stick with John Agar.

I have the same number of items on the checklist as everyone else, and I am only using one movie per item, so that I hope to have 72 unique titles (69+3 Wild Cards) on the checklist.

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No need to get so defensive.

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I've never seen it, so use your own judgment.