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New Years Marathons

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the what-do-you-think dept.

So for those of us who don't go "Out" for holidays and prefer sitting on our asses, the extended TV theme Marathon is something of a tradition. Besides obvious choices like watching all the Star Wars movies, what sorts of marathon tv endurance tests are people planning? Buffy, Angel, Twin Peaks, Iron Chef? What are you gonna do?

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  1. Sci Fi by option8 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    godzilla ll day yesterday, and twilight zone all day today.

    nothing else on, as far as i'm concerned.

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  2. Alias by Binestar · · Score: 2, Interesting

    I'm planning on watching the Alias Marathon, that is if I can remember which channel it is on. They are doing all the episodes and I'm definately going to TiVo them.

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  3. Just to be different... by Tsar · · Score: 5, Interesting

    ...I'm planning a marathon viewing of the classic "Dark Screen."

    Leave the TV off for a day! How's that for a resolution? (And no, don't replace it with 24 hours of Slashdot.)

    Start a journal! Read a book! Volunteer! Pray for peace! Do something that you can feel good about. Trust me, a full day of Gilligan's Island won't do it.

  4. Anime Fansubs... by Bonker · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Hehehe...

    I've got a little over 400 hours of stuff I've downloaded off of usenet in Mpeg, ASF, or DivX format. Plug it into the good ol' TV out card, and let play.

    Assuming that I can tear my wife's ass away from what ever huggy-feely design crap they're showing on HGTV, I'll be watching the entirety of Noir, Sadamitsu the Destroyer, and Inu Yasha. (There are currently about 50 episodes od IY that have been subbed... so at 24 minutes a piece I may not finish, even if I skip sleeping)

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    1. Re:Anime Fansubs... by djik · · Score: 2, Interesting

      I am going to spend all night watching anime stuff like Akira, Kenshin, Trigun and Outlaw Star while learning for the history exam I am going to have on friday. (yes, this is how I learnd history, and yes, I did take history in winter so I'd get an easier time).

      No, I am not going to watch history channel even though it might be helpful for my class that I feel that I am going to fail.

  5. You sad, sad, people by Big+Dogs+Cock · · Score: 1, Interesting

    In an unusual outbreak of reasonableness, the UK government is allowing all pubs to stay open from 11am on 31st until 11pm on the 1st. That's 36 hours of pub opening. You might need a couple of gramms of speed to get through it, but it is a challenge.

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  6. Screw TV, I've got fireworks by NonSequor · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Tonight I'm going to be setting off nearly a hundred dollars worth of overpriced fireworks. They may be overpriced, but I consider having fireworks on New Year's Eve and the 4th of July to be just as essential a need as food and shelter. A New Year's Eve without the smell of gun powder in the air is something that I shudder to even contemplate.

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  7. I, Claudius by Dr.+Dew · · Score: 4, Interesting

    I'm doing a marathon viewing of the BBC series I, Claudius. Great performance throughout by Derek Jacobi, and I love Patrick Stewart's little wig.

    It's not Mrs. Dew's favorite thing, but she tolerates "Clavdivs" once a year. See also this fact or fiction site.

  8. From The Earth To The Moon by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Interesting

    I will be watching From The Earth to the Moon box set on DVD. Its been awhile.

  9. Re:TV? by jlower · · Score: 3, Interesting

    True to a point but there's also something to be said for having the party at home.

    You can invite a bunch of friends & have a place for all to sit & drink w/o the crowd of NYE at a bar.

    You can get naked with said friends & have a big orgy.

    You can consume illegal substances at your own leisure w/o fear of LEO's ruining your evening.

    When it's all over, you can carpet the house with sleeping bags and no one has to risk driving whilst intoxicated.