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Join Us Saturday, October 12th @ ~8:00PM (US/EDT) Here: http://cytu.be/r/TroperCoven


For the uninitiated... A contingent of tropers (mostly from across America) holds regular get-togethers over the Interwebs on this site called Synchtube which lets individuals, such as ourselves, open and join in text-based chatrooms within typical web browsers (Firefox, Chrome, et. al.) that allow the chat participants to view YouTube videos in synchronization with everyone else present (without even needing to set up an account)... and we've decided to use said chatrooms to play cheeseball webvideos and feature-length movies found in the public domain which stretch all the way from letters B to Z, which everyone subsequently riffs on a la MST3K.

For over EIGHT years, everybody who gets involved mostly finds good enjoymentnote  in calling out tropes that are recognized in the videos and stories and coming up with jokes to fling back at whatever's happening on the screen, many of which turn into various in-jokes and running gags (a Coven Glossary is kept and maintained for everyone's help and convenience HERE) to repeat in the chat.

We're always looking for new ways to better coordinate and expand our activities and are more than happy to welcome newcomers interested in joining our gatherings.


Complete List of Past Features (and Their Respective Ratings)

Suggestions List for Future Features

Coven Glossary of In-Jokes, Memes, and Other Useful Terms to Know

Coven .gif Gallery (Our favorite moving images composed in the simplest of digital formats)

Edited by SeanMurrayI on Oct 12th 2020 at 1:47:43 PM

sebbymoran Since: Mar, 2013
#6676: Jan 29th 2014 at 2:39:44 PM

AHFHFFHFH Can I join the big kids?

FingerPuppet Since: Sep, 2012
SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#6679: Jan 29th 2014 at 3:27:30 PM

Everyone who is interested in our activities is more than welcome to get involved. We're not exclusive, and we don't discriminate.

edited 29th Jan '14 3:27:48 PM by SeanMurrayI

SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#6681: Jan 29th 2014 at 4:15:09 PM

Okay, time to get this show rolling! Right now, we got some content from Everything is Terrible and some old school Inspector Gadget, with some Limbo of the Lost scattered in between. Then, at the top of the coming hour, we dive into Disney's live action adaptation of Inspector Gadget, starring Matthew Broderick and Rupert Everett.

(Also, stick around after the movie, if you're up for it, for an extra-long, new LP video from Lowtax and Shmorky!)

You know where we at! http://synchtube.6irc.net/r/TroperCoven

ColonelCathcart Since: Jun, 2013
#6682: Jan 29th 2014 at 4:58:14 PM

This might be worth a watch, even though it's not in English.

BonsaiForest Since: Jan, 2001
#6683: Jan 29th 2014 at 6:25:28 PM

Well. Talk about disrespectful to the source material, and corny as all hell. And yet, I was one of the two people who gave it [awesome][awesome][awesome], because I actually genuinely enjoyed myself. It was really stupid but kept my interest the whole time. Many of the callbacks to the original cartoon were done poorly (and how do they fuck up "Wowsers!" as "Wowser"???), but it was still an interesting experience.

Morgikit Mikon :3 from War Drobe, Spare Oom Since: Jul, 2012 Relationship Status: What's love got to do with it?
Mikon :3
#6684: Jan 29th 2014 at 6:43:33 PM

Maybe because we've been exposed to so much worse.

BonsaiForest Since: Jan, 2001
#6685: Jan 29th 2014 at 7:24:33 PM

Well, we watch bad movies in our group. I introduced someone else not from TVT to the group, but he didn't like the fact that we only watch bad movies. The last time I saw a good movie was when we took my nephew to see Frozen.

That said, I came in expecting the worst. I really did expect pure shit. I guess you could say that I got it, and it really did take a dump on my childhood memories, but it was strangely entertaining, sort of like an interesting alternate take on the characters, I guess, even if it was all stupid as hell. Plus, rewatching the cartoon (though that wasn't one of the better episodes) reminded me to take off my rose-tinted glasses and realize that I had a high tolerance for shit in my childhood.

FingerPuppet Since: Sep, 2012
#6686: Jan 29th 2014 at 7:41:26 PM

We only watch bad movies? Since when was Starcrash a bad movie?

nomuru2d Gamer-turning-maker from Port Saint Lucie, FL Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
Gamer-turning-maker
#6687: Jan 29th 2014 at 7:44:38 PM

Since when were ANY of the Barbarian Brothers movies bad movies? : [

Long live Cinematech. FC:0259-0435-4987
Prometheus136 What's eatin' you, chief? from Yoknapatawpha County Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: It's so nice to be turned on again
What's eatin' you, chief?
#6688: Jan 29th 2014 at 7:55:22 PM

Wow it's like we're supposed to riff bad movies or something

War is God.
BonsaiForest Since: Jan, 2001
#6689: Jan 29th 2014 at 7:59:24 PM

If we were to rewatch a classic, could I toss in Ben and Arthur? It may be too soon to rewatch Garzey's Wing, as hilarious as it was.

nomuru2d Gamer-turning-maker from Port Saint Lucie, FL Since: Jan, 2001 Relationship Status: Longing for Dulcinea
Gamer-turning-maker
#6690: Jan 29th 2014 at 8:03:44 PM

[up]That's already been thrown in for consideration.

Long live Cinematech. FC:0259-0435-4987
SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#6691: Jan 29th 2014 at 8:46:35 PM

Say, anyone remember a crazy, no-budget, sci-fi/action shoot 'em up flick a couple weeks back? Recon 2020: The Caprini Massacre? There was a character named "Fooks", everyone had a fear of being "anally probed to death", and we somehow found it all very enjoyable.

It also spawned a sequel:

ramuf Electric Heart from the Shining Throne Since: Jan, 2013
Electric Heart
#6692: Jan 29th 2014 at 8:47:15 PM

I'm not sure how that managed to get a sequel.

SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#6694: Jan 30th 2014 at 7:04:55 AM

Well, one day, we're going to get to watching that live-action Inspector Gadget sequel, and it will truly hurt. However, tonight, we got a different sequel in the offering, as Vincent Price returns as the Abominable Dr. Phibes in Dr. Phibes Rises Again.

BonsaiForest Since: Jan, 2001
#6695: Jan 30th 2014 at 7:23:53 AM

I may be late. I'm going to try to get my exercise in, which could mean eating dinner, working out, then cooking eggs for extra protein. All this could cut into movie time depending on when dinner is. It all depends on various factors.

PhysicalStamina ain't nothin' but a party y'all (4 Score & 7 Years Ago) Relationship Status: Coming soon to theaters
ain't nothin' but a party y'all
#6696: Jan 30th 2014 at 8:05:13 AM

After some thinking, I've decided to take a temporary break from this coven for a while. For personal reasons. Sorry if this disappoints any of you. It's been fun, and I've seen a lot of fun movie along the really bad ones, but I just think I need some time away from here.

edited 30th Jan '14 8:06:33 AM by PhysicalStamina

Do not spare the feelings of those who would not spare yours.
BonsaiForest Since: Jan, 2001
#6697: Jan 30th 2014 at 8:19:21 AM

Being here every single night literally at 8 PM (or earlier to catch the pre-show), I can understand wanting to take a break. Not to mention that, working a 9 AM - 5 PM job, that means I have less time at night to do things on dA and so on. It's part of my routine now.

edited 30th Jan '14 8:20:30 AM by BonsaiForest

SeanMurrayI Since: Jan, 2010
#6698: Jan 30th 2014 at 10:34:52 AM

Phys, whether you're gone just a few days, weeks, or longer, lemme just say that you will be missed.

You've given our group and culture a lot through your videos and remixes and other contributions. In return, I give you my best wishes for the most luck with your current focuses. I'm sure I'll still see you around the forums, but hopefully we can reunite here on your own terms sometime soon.

Prometheus136 What's eatin' you, chief? from Yoknapatawpha County Since: Sep, 2011 Relationship Status: It's so nice to be turned on again
What's eatin' you, chief?
#6699: Jan 30th 2014 at 11:27:44 AM

I concur with Sean. Your influence is not something to be scoffed at. You've almost been here since day one, even before this coven actually came into being.

You were there in those preliminary, crude times on Gmail where we'd all have to manually synch ourselves with the video at hand.

Of course, I do not begrudge you to remain against your will, but I hope you'll return sometime in the future.

War is God.
Aldo930 Professional Moldy Fig/Curmudgeon from Quahog, R.I. Since: Aug, 2013
Professional Moldy Fig/Curmudgeon
#6700: Jan 30th 2014 at 12:04:32 PM

Ooh! Vincent Price! This oughta be good...

Speaking of which, if you're going to watch something new... How about North?

edited 30th Jan '14 12:05:07 PM by Aldo930

"They say I'm old fashioned, and live in the past, but sometimes I think progress progresses too fast."

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