So long, Gerard Butler IMDb Message Board!
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luzernecountysheriff — 9 years ago(February 06, 2017 01:26 AM)
Annie I don't do this normally but considering you've come to be such an interesting and enjoyable person to talk to on IMDB my email is Luzercountysheriff@outlook.com
email me anytime
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RandomBeastie — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 08:35 AM)
Checking in, if anyone remembers meI was AKA RandomBrunette.
When I see a TV show or movie that is new to me, I always check out the IMDb boards to read comments. I will miss that. I hang out on Previously.TV for their boards - particularly for Game of Thrones. The forums are heavily moderated but still a lot of fun.
I too miss the good old days when the Gerry boards were on fire.
Years ago, Evil and I met each other at a couple of POTO events. We are Facebook friends. She is doing well! Corvus AKA little_red_corvette is another FB buddy - she is still creative and funny and cool.
I'm also FB friends with a couple of other Gerry board postersbut I can't recall their board names, because it has been so long since they posted here.
Robyn, Sirius, barberryand many othersI will miss you.
End of an era!
Random
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Robyn51 — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 10:37 AM)
I remember you well Random and thanks for the info about Evil and others. It truly is the end of an era and I'm feeling really sad about it. It has been more than 10 years for me here and it will be like losing old friends. I also like to check IMDB for TV and movie info and to check the comments when I'm curious about any new show. I'm hoping all of the petitions will have some impact with the PTB.
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SiriusGrande — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 11:06 AM)
Robyn, are you on Facebook?
Like Random, I have several friends on Facebook whom I met via online forums. Most are from the Gerry days, but I think I have an Adam Lambert friend there (I had almost forgotten that phaseand how I met her!), and one dates WAY back to my first foray into message boards, a Fox board for that old reality show, Paradise Hotel.
After awhile, our online buddies become just as dear of friends to us as those from real life. A few of mine I've also met in real life. I often forget that our friendships started out online drooling over some actor!
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Robyn51 — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 01:47 PM)
I don't use or understand Facebook all that much Gretchen, except to follow a few links we've had here. I mostly intereact with family there, but not very often. It would be nice though to have an alternative place where we could all still talk about Gerry's career. I just read that there is the 'Black Sails' Facebook page that BS fans could possibly check out as a message board alternative. Some are saying that there is too much gushing there, but I'm kind of thinking that could suit me fine because you know how I just love to gush! LOL. Do you ever go to the 'GOT' Facebook page?
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SiriusGrande — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 02:31 PM)
No, I've never messed with the GOT Facebook page. I use Facebook to keep in touch with friends and family both near and far. Luckily, some of them are also Thrones fans, so at least we can post to each other about the episodes as they come out.
Ah, well. I'm really going to miss "gushing" too. I no longer gushed about Gerry, but there seems to always be a new handsome face every now and then that I want to come gush about on IMDb. I'm going to miss that.
I keep looking at possible new forums/message boards for movies, TV shows, and actors, and none of them fit the bill right now. I guess when you get so used to a particular format and style of message board, it's hard to switch. -
Robyn51 — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 03:55 PM)
This is a really good article about IMDB shutting down the message boards and why it is misguided
https://news.boxofficebuz.com/article/why-imdb-s-message-board-shut-down-is-misguided -
SiriusGrande — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 05:22 PM)
That IS a really good article, Robyn. Thanks for sharing.
It's funny that just today I've watched two movies that I've not seen before (50 Shades and Magic Mikewe see what kind of mood I'M in today, LOL!), and my instinct is to go to those films' IMDb boards to see what is being said and discuss them.
It's going to really suck that I can't count on one easy-to-access site to do that with any movie, TV show, or actor in the future.
Damnit.
I know IMDb has issues with trolls, especially on the Politics board where it's just outrageous. GoT's board isn't much better, especially in the off-season. But that's not the case with every board.
I wish they'd close down the general topic boards like Politics, etc. and leave the boards for movies, TV Shows, actors and actresses. I guess th5b4e thinking is that the political discussions would just eek out into the other boards if they didn't have their own board. We know there were heavy political discussions on this very board years ago, and I've certainly seen political threads pop on on GoT's board over the years.
And I get the issue. I really do. Spend any time at the Politics board and you can see how toxic that place is. It's NOT a true reflection of our real life society. In real life, people with differing political views can discuss, debate, and disagree on things without it blowing out of proportion. But onlineespecially an anonymous, unmoderated message board, it just gets amplified X 100 be each side ruthlessly trolling and attacking the other side.
And, hell. We now have a President of the United States who trolls on social media himself, exacerbating the divide between the "left" and "right" even more.
It's too bad, it really is. People are so anxious to troll, bully, and fight with each other.
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Robyn51 — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 06:25 PM)
Glad you liked the article Gretchen. I agree IMDB should get rid of just the boards that cause political dissent and over the top downright bullying and nastiness.
I refuse to watch any of the 50 Shades movies simply based on the fact that IMO the books were so very badly written they were insulting to anyone's intelligence who had ever read a good book in their life. IMO E L James would not know the meaning of provocative, titillating or 'erotic' if it jumped up and bit her. Just plain boring and repititive. Didn't she start with Twilight fan fiction or something? it really shows IMO and I won't be a part of promoting her. I hear Dakota Johnson was surprisingly good in the movies though. I will also not watch anything with IMO worst actor in the universe Channing Tatum (along with Keanu Reeves) if I can help it, so I guess Magic Mike is out for me too LOL. -
SiriusGrande — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 07:02 PM)
Ha! Wow. Um. Well, I had never really paid Channing Tatum much mind, except in that Nicholas Sparks movie, Dear John. I thought he was okay in that, but I don't really like Nicholas Sparks movies or books (except The Notebook). I was pleasantly surprised by him in Magic Mike. He was witty and sharp, and I thought he did a great job acting. I've put off watching it for years because I thought it was just some flesh fest of naked men. People kept telling me it was actually a good movie, and they were right. I have more respect for Channing now. He's really good in it. Very natural and funny.
I agree about Keanu Reeves. He's like a robot.
I read the first 50 Shades. It's brainless smut for sure, and I didn't feel the need to go on in the series, but I hear they actually improve and the story gets deeper. I've started reading the Crossfire series by Sylvia Day (wellI'm on the third book, and I only started a week or so ago). You're right that 50 Shades started as Twilight fanfic. I'm actually intrigued by that as someone who has written fanfic myself. There is some outstanding fanfiction out there, some of it better than the stuff I see that's been published. But what's funny is, the Crossfire series is obviously knock-offs of 50 Shades. It's almost the same story, minus the BDSM stuff, and the heroine isn't as innocent as Ana. I think Crossfire is even more erotic though, plus it has a deeper plot and more developed characters right from the get-go. But, Gideon Cross and Christian Grey could almost be interchangeable.
For kicks, I tried watching the original Twilight movie on Netflix this weekend tooyou know, to revisit the "source material" of 50 Shades/Crossfire. God. Talk about a terrible movie. I read all of those books years ago. A student of mine let me borrow hers. As she'd finish reading one, she'd pass it along to me. Again, not great literature, but fun, easy reads. I can't remember if I've seen any of the other movies. I think so. Not really impressed with any of them.
Dakota really was good in 50 Shades. She's a good actress, and she's the only reason I could tolerate the movie. The guy playing Christian just didn't do anything for me though. He doesn't have the jaw-dropping good looks and sex appeal that I think is needed for that role. He looks too vanilla. -
PaisTheElder — 9 years ago(February 05, 2017 09:51 PM)
I see some old familiar faces here! Yes, I miss the glory days here, too. Alas, Gerry and I went our separate ways long ago. And one of my favourite actors, John Hurt, just died.
I wish the old gang could come and hang out a bit before "boardageddon". I think I saw a TLoops somewhere on the board as I remember a trickster/troll, or who knows!! IB and Mobi and Medusa, good times.
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barberry2 — 9 years ago(February 06, 2017 08:27 AM)
I wish the old gang could come and hang out a bit before "boardageddon".
Me too, Pais. The more the merrier. But I've gotten used to the idea that the boards are ending here. It is probably time, especially for this actor, who seems stuck in a rut. -
Robyn51 — 9 years ago(February 07, 2017 04:19 PM)
Hi again to Pais and Bootsie and others. So nice to see you here, if only for a short time.
Hey Robin, you have really been missed. I wonder if Geefu will come and say goodbye to us? I know she lives at JJ now, but she did stir things up here for years. I'm going to have to become more familiar with Facebook it seems. -
EmpressOfEvil — 9 years ago(February 14, 2017 07:44 AM)
Hello, my bitches! I just stopped by to say au revoir, as I understand this board, (as well as all of the others), is going to disappear soon. What a lot of laughs we had here! Who can forget when we married Vonnie off to Gerald on Wikipedia. I laughed so hard I cried that day. Well, all things must come to an end. (Even my participation in the Republican Party - haha!)
Paisy, I got your message, and return the best regards!
I spend my time on FB these days, and try to ignore politics as much as possible. I am currently on a, thus far unsuccessful, campaign to get my husband to move back to Kansas City, now that we are done raising Lauren.
I forgot about Gerry a long time ago. Has he been in any movies? Did he ever get married? To a woman?
Best wishes and happiness to all of you. I'm friends with some of you on FB. You are welcome to look me up.
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barberry2 — 9 years ago(February 14, 2017 08:28 AM)
Hi Evil! Glad you checked in. I can't believe you've gone apolitical, but I understand why.
Yes, we've had some great times here. It's been pretty quiet for awhile though.
Gerry is an action star now. He has had an on and off again girlfriend/companion for a few years, but nothing official.
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Robyn51 — 9 years ago(February 14, 2017 05:28 PM)
Nice to see you here again Evil and so glad all is well with you. Gerry is currently finding some success as an over the top action star and patriot who tortures and annihilates terrorists in a franchise centered around the White House and the President of the USA. So far there are the movies 'Olympus Has Fallen' (kind of like Die Hard' in the White House) followed up by 'London Has Fallen' and the next is 'Angel has Fallen' about Air Force One. Gerry stars as Special Agent Mike Banning and his action sidekick is Aaron Eckhart as the President. The topline cast also includes Morgan Freeman and both movies have done pretty well at the worldwide box office. POTO seems very far away these days. Who would have thought it eh?
I guess it really isn't like you Evil to not be so interested in politics anymore. I've been interested and following it all for the first time ever and wonder how long Mr Trump can go on like this with all of the backlash to everything he does? Perhaps people would prefer the seemingly very conservative Mike Pence? He does seem like such a nice man though and he and his wife did seem so relaxed and comfortable and in sync with each other dancing at the Inaugural Ball, as opposed to the Trumps who seemed somehow stiff and disconnected IMO. Maybe Melania is petrified for what Donald is going to tactlessly blurt out next LOL. At least she thanked the overseas soldiers for fighting for the US whilst Donald was just rabbiting on. I think she is quite lovely and she reminded me a little of Sophia Loren at the Inauguration, although I personally much preferred Ivanka's gorgeous ball gown and wasn't a fan of the gown Melania wore. I kind of thought it looked like a white flour sack tied in the middle LOL and thought it made her look pregnant when she turned side on.