First Ever November Comedy Challenge discussion/suggestions/comments thread
http://i1227.photobucket.com/albums/...ge/banner3.jpg Sponsored by http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...miltonbook.gif | Challenge starts November 1st 12AM and ends December 1st at dawn | RULES Much like the genre I want this challenge to be fun and relaxed so use your best judgment on whether something qualifies. If youre unsure about a titles genre classification IMDB and Allrovi are excellent references. There is a separate list thread where you can post what youve watched. Be creative and have fun with it. My only request is you must number your list. It will greatly help me tally things up once the challenge is over. Feel free to add other info such as first time viewings, format, and personal goals. Its not required, these are just things people generally include and I plan on tallying up once the challenge is over. WHAT QUALIFIES Movies = 1 entry Tv shows count according to the length they aired on television (including commercials)
Any combination of shorts totaling 90 minutes = 1 entry PRIZES TBA HOW TO WIN Entries will be compiled together and winners will be chosen at random. You can gain entries by:
THE CHECKLIST <div style="height:500px;width:650px;overflow:scroll;border:9px groove #b93c20;"> Paste this underneath your checklist in spoiler tags. You may use 3 wildcards on any checklist any items. Watch a film from 10 of the 13 decades of film history: --- 1890 - --- 1900 - --- 1910 - --- 1920 - --- 1930 - --- 1940 - --- 1950 - --- 1960 - --- 1970 - --- 1980 - --- 1990 - --- 2000 - --- 2010 - Watch a film from 5 of the 11 possible ratings: --- Pre Codes - --- Hayes approved - --- G - --- GP - --- PG - --- PG-13 - --- M - --- R - --- X - --- NC-17 - --- Unrated Post-codes - Watch items in at least three formats (DVD, TV, BD, Laser, streaming, HD-DVD, VHS, theatrical, etc) --- (first format), (title) --- (second format), (title) --- (third format), (title) Watch a short from at least three of these classics: (Stooges, L&H, WC Fields, Little Rascals, Fatty Arbunkle, Harrold Loyd, Max Linder) --- (first performer), (title) --- (second performer), (title) --- (third performer), (title) Watch a film from at least three of these classics: (Keaton, Chaplin, Lloyd, Hope & Crosby, Abbott & Costello, Marx Brothers, Will Hay, George Formby, Gracie Allen) --- (first performer), (title) --- (second performer), (title) --- (third performer), (title) Watch a film from at least four of these comedians: (Jerry Lewis, Peter Sellers, Gene Wilder, Richard Pryor, Steve Martin, Bill Murray, John Cleese, Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, John Candy, John Belushi, Goldie Hawn) --- (first performer), (title) --- (second performer), (title) --- (third performer), (title) --- (fourth performer), (title) Watch a film from at least four of these modern comedians: (Seth Rogan, Ben Stiller, Jim Carrey, Will Ferrel, Paul Rudd, Simon Pegg, Robin Williams, Danny McBride, Luke Wilson, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Steve Carell, Whoopi Goldberg) --- (first performer), (title) --- (second performer), (title) --- (third performer), (title) --- (fourth perfemer), (title) Watch a film from at least five of these writers, directors, or producers: (Frank Capra, Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, John Hughes, Kevin Smith, Ivan Reitman, Farrely Brothers, Judd Apatow, Peter Bogdanovich, Leo McCare, Billy Wilder, Paul Mazursky, Wes Anderson, John Landis) --- (First director/producer), (title) --- (Second director/producer), (title) --- (Third director/producer), (title) --- (Fourth director/producer), (title) --- (Fifth director/producer), (title) Watch at least two films with current/ex cast members of Saturday Night Live --- (first performer), (title) --- (second performer), (title) Watch a film and it's sequel --- (first film) --- (second film) --- a National Lampoon film --- a British film --- a film with a commentary - --- a film with a "riff" - --- a special feature - --- something animated - --- something with a major holiday theme - --- takes place on a vacation - --- film version of a sitcom or reunion movie - --- a mockumentary </div> THEME NIGHT <div style="height:500px;width:650px;overflow:scroll;border:9px groove #c2801f;"> You get 1 wildcard to use on any night. BONUS - Watch 1 entries worth of live TV(doesn't have to be same night) to replace any theme night November 1 Blood, guts and humor - Horror comedy November 2 Fish out of water November 3 Sitcoms November 4 TGIF Workplace comedy November 5 Sex/teen comedies November 6 Not another theme night Spoof night November 7 Buddy comedy November 8 Open mic night Stand up comedy November 9 Slapstick night November 10 Modern Night films from 2000 to present November 11 Veterans Day Military theme November 12 Made for TV movie November 13 Date Night Romantic comedies November 14 - Twice the funny Famous comedy duos November 15 Sci-Fi comedy November 16 Screwball November 17 Play ball! sports night November 18 Sketch comedy November 19 Stoner night November 20 British night November 21 Road/Vacation Movie November 22 80s night November 23 crime/caper comedy November 24 Eat turkey, watch movies Holiday themed November 25 I take my comedy like I take my coffee Black comedy November 26 Fantasy Comedy November 27 Ladies Night films staring female comedians November 28 Memorial night film featuring deceased celebrity November 29 Animation Night November 30 Not so rotten tomatoes 90% or higher on rotten tomatoes </div> |
Re: First Ever November Comedy Challenge discussion/suggestions/comments thread
Originally Posted by takingchase
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November is nearing and I'm still serious about starting a Comedy challenge.
"Surely you can't be serious" |
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My mind is on nothing but horror and Cardinals baseball at the moment, but come November I'm really looking forward to shifting gears. Thanks for starting this up, takingchase.
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Initial interest thread for reference.
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checklist possibilities-
'film from every decade' 'watch a keaton/chaplin/lloyd/hope & crosby/abbott & costello/marx brothers film' 'shorts' - laurel and hardy/the three stooges/fatty arbuckle, etc |
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Theme night?
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For the checklist, I like the direction recent Challenges have taken by giving choices on how to fulfill the item/sections. In the Criterion Challenge for example, there were checklist subsections for directors and themes. In directors, there was a list of the ten most represented directors and to complete the checklist you had to watch something by your choice of 5 of them. Criterion has a list of 30 or so themes, and one had to watch films from 5 different ones.
In the Horror Challenge, many of the director and actor checklist categories have two listed and you choose one. We could extend this to many of the other subsections. Watch items from 10 of the 14 decades of film history. Watch items with 5 of the 10 or so Hays/MPAA ratings in history. Etc. |
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Originally Posted by Mister Peepers
(Post 10960193)
Theme night?
sitcoms Saturday morning shows foreign comedy theatrical shorts different decades current comedy night (watch live TV that day) spoofs stand-up romantic comedies This wiki article has 19 types with good examples. |
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Originally Posted by Trevor
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For the checklist, I like the direction recent Challenges have taken by giving choices on how to fulfill the item/sections. In the Criterion Challenge for example, there were checklist subsections for directors and themes. In directors, there was a list of the ten most represented directors and to complete the checklist you had to watch something by your choice of 5 of them. Criterion has a list of 30 or so themes, and one had to watch films from 5 different ones.
In the Horror Challenge, many of the director and actor checklist categories have two listed and you choose one. We could extend this to many of the other subsections. Watch items from 10 of the 14 decades of film history. Watch items with 5 of the 10 or so Hays/MPAA ratings in history. Etc.
Originally Posted by Mister Peepers
(Post 10960193)
Theme night?
Originally Posted by Screwadu
(Post 10960182)
checklist possibilities-
'film from every decade' 'watch a keaton/chaplin/lloyd/hope & crosby/abbott & costello/marx brothers film' 'shorts' - laurel and hardy/the three stooges/fatty arbuckle, etc Keep the suggestions coming! I rely on everyone's input and appreciate it greatly. |
Re: First Ever November Comedy Challenge discussion/suggestions/comments thread
Originally Posted by Trevor
(Post 10960212)
Theme nights are a great idea for comedy! Since Takingchase is busy, and I should be busy, perhaps someone else wants to throw that together? We can compile lots of suggestions by talking about here I know.
sitcoms Saturday morning shows foreign comedy theatrical shorts different decades current comedy night (watch live TV that day) spoofs stand-up romantic comedies This wiki article has 19 types with good examples. Black Comedy Holiday Theme (for later in the month to coincide with the holiday challenge) Satire Physical/Slapstick Sex/teen comedy British night Animation night |
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Film versions of sitcoms - Brady Bunch Movie, Sgt Bilko, Car 54 Where Are You, McHale's Navy...
Theme Night - Watch a Hope/Crosby Road movie |
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Theme Night: 80's Night or Stoner Night.
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Buddy films - Turner and Hooch, all the other cop with animal partner, the other, other cop with human partner.
Film and sequels |
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More checklist suggestions:
Memorial theme - Films starring a deceased celebrity Vacation theme - films taking place on a vacation (e.g. National Lampoon's Vacation, The Great Outdoors) Work humor - films taking place at work (e.g. Office Space, Intern Academy) I'm definitely interested in this, I'd probably actually work harder to complete the checklist if this challenge happened. ;) |
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Screwball
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I'm absolutely down for this! I've pretty much abandoned my horror list sadly, I just haven't felt it for the past year or two :(
But I usually watch a lot of comedy, so I have a feeling I'll be able to do this one pretty well. And since most of the holiday related stuff I watch at the end of the month is comedy it will work out well. |
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I might give it a try
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Anime comedy:
Urusei Yatsura ("Those Obnoxious Aliens"), starring the infamous Lum (look her up) Ranma 1/2 - about a teenaged male martial artist who turns into a girl when doused with cold water Dragon Ball was a straight-out comedy (before it became Dragon Ball Z), esp. the earlier episodes. I showed one of the early eps., the one that introduced Oolong, in a college course I taught on anime (the class that night was comparing different versions of the Monkey King) and the kids laughed throughout. Pokιmon - the movies tend to be more serious, but there's sufficient comedy in the regular episodes. I would also single out the Pikachu shorts that used to run with the movies. Tenchi Muyo - some entries have more comedy than others. I'd focus on parts of the 26-episode Tenchi Universe myself. (The movies are dead serious.) Shinichiro Watanabe directed both Cowboy Bebop and Samurai Champloo. Both series have some very funny episodes alternating with very serious ones. If I can find the time to try to make specific suggestions, I will. So many of the high school/college series, like His and Her Circumstances , Kimagure Orange Road and Love Hina, mix comedy and drama in equal measures throughout their running time that it's hard to determine if they're funny enough to include. There's a lot more, but this is what I can come up with off the top of my head. I don't know if there's enough interest to include anime comedy as a checklist item separate and apart from other animated comedy, but I just wanted to let you know it exists. |
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Mockumentary
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I haven't forgotten about this. I'm off Thursday and I'm hoping to completely update the OP and finish up the checklist and theme night. I apologize everything is taking so long, like I said originally this is just the worst timing but I'm still determined to get everything together and on the road with at least a little heads up time for people to plan for the month.
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No worries takingchase. No one expects most of these other Challenges to start off as fancy as Chad makes the Horror Challenge.
On the theme nights, if you have a horror comedy you might want to make it on the first, to allow it to work with the Horror challenge during the ~7 hour cooperation window. And if anything was holiday related, put it near the end of the month for the Holiday Challenge. |
Re: First Ever November Comedy Challenge discussion/suggestions/comments thread
Originally Posted by Trevor
(Post 10971288)
No worries takingchase. No one expects most of these other Challenges to start off as fancy as Chad makes the Horror Challenge.
If you also wanted to get some sponsors, it's as easy as sending an email to a company and just explaining what you're doing and if they want to contribute anything. |
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Doh! I told takingchase I'd email/PM some of the usual suspects of sponsors here. I better do that now.
Edit to add: Perennial Challenge sponsor Hamilton Books (via DVDTalker Goldenwheels) is definitely in as a sponsor. If you have any specific ideas from their catalog let them now Takingchase. Here are some of their items: comedies, rom coms. |
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Originally Posted by Trevor
(Post 10971363)
Doh! I told takingchase I'd email/PM some of the usual suspects of sponsors here. I better do that now.
Edit to add: Perennial Challenge sponsor Hamilton Books (via DVDTalker Goldenwheels) is definitely in as a sponsor. If you have any specific ideas from their catalog let them now Takingchase. Here are some of their items: comedies, rom coms. |
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Well, I had some setbacks. For starters, my wife planned a suprise day out on Thursday so I didn't get to finish what I wanted on this. I was getting ready to post the checklist and theme night tonight but my computer decided to crash after about an hours worth of work and my dumb ass never saved the txt file. So frustrating! Luckily I'm off tomorrow and will get the necessary stuff updated then. In the meantime I've finished the banner and uploaded that.
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