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A few months ago I created a Facebook account and I’ve been very cautious about who I accept as a member of my group of friends. My MySpace account was overrun fairly quickly. Not just by fans, but by spambots – and I didn’t want to repeat that with Facebook. I wanted the social interaction element to shine through.
So instead of accepting everyone to my personal account, I created a Facebook group for Theater Hopper where everyone can get together and shoot the breeze.
If you have a Facebook account and you’re interested, you can join up here!
Thanks and see you on Facebook!
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I hope everyone had a chance to listen to The Triple Feature talkcast last night. If not, it was a good show. We covered a lot ground talking about American Gangster, Bee Movie and Shia LaBeouf being arrested in Chicago. Good times.
Something else I touched on quickly was the release of Michael Moore’s Sicko out on DVD today. In addendum to the review posted above, I have one copy to give away, so I’m running a little contest.
Download last night’s episode of The Triple Feature from our profile page and listen for the first half of a clue. Combine it with the second half of the clue (that I’m going to give to you in a second) and e-mail the compelted clue to theaterhopper@hotmail.com with your name and address. Make sure the subject line of your e-mail is “SICKO” so I’ll know you’re entering the drawing. One winner will be chosen at random. If you don’t want to download the show from TalkShoe, we’re also available on iTunes. Sign up for our podcast and have the latest epsiode sent to your computer every week!
Anyway, without further delay, the second half of the code is “YOU.”
Send in the complete phrase for your chance to win!
GOOD LUCK!
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Hey, guys. I just wanted to clue you in on the big DVD sale going on over at DeepDiscountDVD.com – 20% off everything until November 25.
I don’t see a kickback, or anything. I’m just really excited about this sale. Deep Discount DVD does this once or twice a year and I always take the opportunity to stock up on stuff I’ve missed. Just use the code “SUPERSALE” at checkout for the discount.
Anyway, enjoy!
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I’ve been getting some great feedback from people about this latest arc. Thanks for taking the time out to shoot me an e-mail, guys!
If you could link today’s comic through whichever social bookmarking site you prefer, that would be great way to help bring a little attention to this arc and a high note to head into the weekend on!
I appreciate it!
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Hey, guys. I know this is extraordinarily short notice, but it was one of those happy accidents that just cropped up at the last minute and I wanted to let you know about it.
In celebration of National Treasure: Book of Secrets being released in theaters this Friday, Disney has also released a brand new 2-disc collectors edition of National Treasure on DVD this Tuesday, December 18.
This thing is loaded to the hilt with features. Four brand new documentary shorts, deleted scenes, an alternate ending and a slew of featurettes that go further behind the scenes!
You’ll have a chance to win a copy of your very own by listening to The Triple Feature talkcast tonight at 9:00 PM CST.
The last few weeks we’ve been doing call-in trivia contests. I didn’t have enough time to prep any questions this week, so that means we’ll probably do our old standby routine – I drop one half a clue in the broadcast and you come back here on Wednesday for the second half of the clue. Send the completed clue along with your name and e-mail address to theaterhopper@hotmail.com and one winner will be chosen at random!
Be sure to dial in and listen to the show live tonight. We’ll be talking about I Am Legend, Atonement, The Kite Runner and the brand new trailer for The Dark Knight!
Be there!
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Hey, gang.
I know I promised that I would type up my list of the Top 10 Movies of 2007 and I kind of flaked. So I started working on it tonight to have something to reference back to instead of breaking another promise.
One problem – my write-up wasn’t very good.
I thought that I could add some value to my picks by punching it up a little copy. I started writing and found myself just kind of regurgitating what I said in last weeks Triple Feature broadcast, so I scrapped it.
My advice? Download last week’s show. You won’t regret it. Gordon, Joe and I put together a great show with a lot of back and forth and a few surprises. It’s probably one of my favorite shows we’ve done over the last year. I was really proud of it.
Don’t forget to check out this week’s show, while you’re at it. We’re broadcasting live at 9:00 PM CST. We’ll be discussing In The Name of the King, The Orphanage, 27 Dresses as well as The Bucket List and First Sunday.
Sorry again for flaking out on the Top 10 list. But come back to the site for a DVD review of Paul Rudd in The Ten tomorrow.
I swear!
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So I was skimming around on Digg.com today and I learned that someone Dugg my comic “Harrison Ford Never Rides Bitch” from a couple of months ago. The article had almost 2,000 other people Digg it, as well. Pretty cool, huh?
Well, actually no. It wasn’t cool because the person who Dugg the comic linked directly to the image and not back to the page in the archvie where it’s being displayed. So not only did I miss out on a huge revenue generating opportunity, I was also denied credit on the piece and people are unaware that there’s a larger site behind the comic – so it’s unlikely that I gained any new readers from the exposure. What’s worse, is because the dude linked to the image itself, it’s sucking down my bandwidth without any of the positive side effects!
So here’s the thing – you know that I appreciate it when you link Theater Hopper through the various social bookmarking outlets. But you’re doing more harm than good if you’re not linking back to the site itself. So be cool, please?
I understand that this is the nature of doing business of the web and you can’t control how people choose to disseminate your stuff. I suppose if I’ve learned anything, it’s that I need to start putting the title of the comic, my name and the URL of the site into the comic image so at least then I’m getting credit for my work if this happens again. Either that, or I need to slap some code onto my server that keeps people from directly linking to my images. Does anyone out there know how to do that? Let me know.
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Well, we just wrapped up Henry’s first birthday party and put him to be. All things equal, I would say he had a great time. It was great to spend time with the family. Smiles all around.
So what about that big news that’s going to change the direction of Theater Hopper that I was talking about earlier?…
Starting today, Theater Hopper has entered into an exclusive partnership with the movies news, review and interview blog FirstShowing.net. Theater Hopper comics will now be mirrored on FirstShowing.net every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
It’s a real thrill for me to announce this exclusive partnership with First Showing. There’s is a blog I’ve been following for a while and it speaks directly to my sensibilities. These guys do a great job not only discussing upcoming projects, but reviewing what’s in theaters, too with humor, sometimes caution, sometimes utter fanboy adulation. Believe me, they cover all the angles.
It doesn’t hurt that they have a soft spot for comic book properties like yours truly, either.
So if you haven’t visited FirstShowing.net before, be sure to add them to your bookmarks now. Hopefully this is a relationship that we’ll be able to develop further in the months to come and find new ways to work together and deliver a unique movie-related online experience for everyone involved.
Thanks again to Alex Billington and look for continued updates as we move forward!
For more insight into this exclusive partnership, please be sure to listen to The Triple Feature talkcast at TalkShoe.com tonight at 9:00 PM CST. Feel free to call in or submit questions! We’ll see you there!
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Real quick, I wanted to point you to an interview I did with a website called The Scienteers. They’re a collective of sorts. Several different webcomics and creators mingling about. It’s very ingenious of them to interview other creators and host their responses on their site.
At any rate, I thought these guys asked some really great questions – some of them almost personal. It’s clear they’re aware of Theater Hopper beyond a cursory glance, which felt nice. Because their line of questioning extended beyond the typical in these kind of situations.
Swing by their site and give it a read!
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Hey, this is something that’s been bothering me for a while and I was wondering if you guys could give me some help?
I really nee to look into finding a new way to do my shading for the comic. It’s the one part of the creative process that I absolutely loathe. It’s such a chore and I procrastinate while I’m doing it. Otherwise transforming what should be a 30 minute or hour long task at most into this epic multi-hour exercise in avoidance.
I think if someone could open my mind to a faster technique – one that would allow me to automate the process somewhat – I would be finished with my comics much sooner and wouldn’t spend so much time screwing around on the internet at night.
Can anyone refer me to a helpful Photoshop tutorial or maybe share with me their techniques? E-mail me at theaterhopper@hotmail.com. I would appreciate it!
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