~half an hour to #Monsterdon !!

we're watching Forbidden Planet (1956)
a true classic sci-fi monster movie, which established half the tropes we take for granted today

start the film at 6pm pacific / 01:00 UTC and join the group commentary on hashtag #Monsterdon !

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#MonsterdonAlert Sunday, May 25, 2025, 8PM CT (1AM Monday UTC) TONIGHT IT'S #MONSTERDON we will be watching Forbidden Planet (1956) "A starship crew in the 23rd century goes to investigate the silence of a distant planet's colony, only to find just two survivors, a powerful robot, and the deadly secret of a lost civilization" its streaming free on tubi please watch and live post it with us! https://youtu.be/HYjbn8f4PEY

the Timeloop Café (timeloop.cafe)

15 minutes to #Monsterdon

"This has Leslie Nielsen? Surely you're not serious."

"I am serious, and stop calling me Shirley."

Cherizilla 🍿 (@Cherizilla@mastodon.social)

I'm not generally a fan of space movies from the 50s and 60s, but I do like robots and Leslie Nielsen. So this one sounds interesting. 🤞🏼 #monsterdon

Mastodon (mastodon.social)

#Monsterdon it begins!

#Monsterdon yummy, electronic noise

and a robot!

#Monsterdon screenplay by *enunciating* Cyril ... Hume

#Monsterdon it's space colonialism, maaaaaaan

#Monsterdon i love the uniforms

#Monsterdon aww the flight deck has a rave mode but they're all in protective stasis fields or somethin

#Monsterdon the navigation desk, or whatever it is, with that giant transparent spinning globe, *chef's kiss* amazing

today they'd want to do a cgi hologram instead of practical builds

#Monsterdon click-through "you may die" landing license

#Monsterdon we'll land right here, in front of this matte painting

#Monsterdon roadrunner?

#Monsterdon robby the robot is officially non-binary

#Monsterdon robby's a 3d printer, including printing food for human consumption

now y'all want him, don't you? >:D

#Monsterdon chekov's steel shutters

#Monsterdon "this is my daughter who i asked not to join us; she's a fucking rules lawyer"

#Monsterdon *cue 90 minutes of awkward flirting by crewmen / alta casually crushing their souls*

#Monsterdon cat woman

#Monsterdon local man tells woman she's dressed too slutty, news at 11