What did you watch?
On 9/8/26 1:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
What did you watch?
Rest of Labor Day weekend catch-up:
After my movie binge on Saturday, I actually didn't get through much
over the rest of the weekend. What I did watch was:
Don't Log Off (Tubi) - This was actually better than I was expecting it
to be.
ÿÿ One of several movie filmed during the height of COVID that relies
on "video chat/Zooming" as the basis/format for the film. But, as I
said, I thought this turned out better than I was expecting, and was probably a little bit bet than the others in this subgenre (though,
IIRC, "Safer at Home" has a better ending than this one).
ÿÿ This flick was legitimately filmed during COVID - set in April 2020
and filmed in Summer of 2020 - what's interesting is that it then sat on
the shelf for *five year* before being released ("straight-to-internet/ streaming") in 2025. Considering it's actually fairly decent, I am
surprised it sat unreleased for 5 years.
ÿÿ What's amusing about this one is that it stars a bunch of former child/teen actors - most notably Ariel Winter (playing the brassy vamp), Ashley Argota (Torres), Luke Benward and Jack Griffo, along with Kara Royster, Khylin Rhambo and Brielle Barbusca. (And some of them don't
like they've had much of a career since then.)
ÿÿ Gist: Friends hold a video chat/Zoom session for one them (Barbusca)
who is having a birthday, when she seemingly vanishes during the chat, leaving the others increasingly concerned. Disappearing wackiness ensues!!
ÿÿ The ending left me confused, as I didn't understand what they were trying to say re: Kara Royster's character.
ÿÿ Anyway, if you can get past the COVID datedness, this is an OK
thriller to pass the time.
Beyond that, I just watched:
US Open tennis - Meh.
Premiere league soccer - Good background noise.
And I caught up on soaps (DOOL, GH and B&B).
What did you watch?
On 9/8/2026 8:17 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
On 9/8/26 1:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
What did you watch?
Rest of Labor Day weekend catch-up:
After my movie binge on Saturday, I actually didn't get through much
over the rest of the weekend. What I did watch was:
Don't Log Off (Tubi) - This was actually better than I was expecting it
to be.
ÿÿ One of several movie filmed during the height of COVID that relies
on "video chat/Zooming" as the basis/format for the film. But, as I
said, I thought this turned out better than I was expecting, and was
probably a little bit bet than the others in this subgenre (though,
IIRC, "Safer at Home" has a better ending than this one).
ÿÿ This flick was legitimately filmed during COVID - set in April 2020
and filmed in Summer of 2020 - what's interesting is that it then sat on
the shelf for *five year* before being released ("straight-to-internet/
streaming") in 2025. Considering it's actually fairly decent, I am
surprised it sat unreleased for 5 years.
I'm not. It's what modern studios do. Same reason Coyote vs. Acme was shelved until fan outrage forced a release. We have Batgirl sitting on
a shelf somewhere. The studios don't care if it's good or not. If they think they'll make more money by not releasing a movie the suits will happily let it sit unwatched.
ÿÿ What's amusing about this one is that it stars a bunch of former
child/teen actors - most notably Ariel Winter (playing the brassy vamp),
Ashley Argota (Torres), Luke Benward and Jack Griffo, along with Kara
Royster, Khylin Rhambo and Brielle Barbusca. (And some of them don't
like they've had much of a career since then.)
Ariel Winter sounds vaguely familiar. I don't recognize any of the
other names.
Arthur Lipscomb <arthur@alum.calberkeley.org> wrote:
On 9/8/2026 8:17 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
On 9/8/26 1:30 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
What did you watch?
Rest of Labor Day weekend catch-up:
After my movie binge on Saturday, I actually didn't get through much
over the rest of the weekend. What I did watch was:
Don't Log Off (Tubi) - This was actually better than I was expecting it >>> to be.
ÿÿ One of several movie filmed during the height of COVID that relies
on "video chat/Zooming" as the basis/format for the film. But, as I
said, I thought this turned out better than I was expecting, and was
probably a little bit bet than the others in this subgenre (though,
IIRC, "Safer at Home" has a better ending than this one).
ÿÿ This flick was legitimately filmed during COVID - set in April 2020
and filmed in Summer of 2020 - what's interesting is that it then sat on >>> the shelf for *five year* before being released ("straight-to-internet/ >>> streaming") in 2025. Considering it's actually fairly decent, I am
surprised it sat unreleased for 5 years.
I'm not. It's what modern studios do. Same reason Coyote vs. Acme was
shelved until fan outrage forced a release. We have Batgirl sitting on
a shelf somewhere. The studios don't care if it's good or not. If they
think they'll make more money by not releasing a movie the suits will
happily let it sit unwatched.
Story time.
My business partner created a comic strip that never appeared in the newspaper, but fox bought it to turn into a TV series. I looked over the contract and told him not to sign it because it didn?t pay a dime until the episodes aired and I said what if they never air the episodes? He said
don?t be silly who makes the TV show and doesn?t show it?
Well, you guessed it. They never aired it, and he never made a dime.
ÿÿ What's amusing about this one is that it stars a bunch of former
child/teen actors - most notably Ariel Winter (playing the brassy vamp), >>> Ashley Argota (Torres), Luke Benward and Jack Griffo, along with Kara
Royster, Khylin Rhambo and Brielle Barbusca. (And some of them don't
like they've had much of a career since then.)
Ariel Winter sounds vaguely familiar. I don't recognize any of the
other names.
She?s the dumbest girl in the universe. The one in that William Shatner ?Stars on Mars? ?reality? show that thought Lance Armstrong was the first
man on the moon.
On 9/8/2026 8:17 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
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?? This flick was legitimately filmed during COVID - set in April 2020 and filmed in Summer of 2020 - what's interesting is that it then sat on the shelf for *five year* before being released ("straight-to-internet/ streaming") in 2025. Considering it's actually fairly decent, I am surprised it sat unreleased for 5 years.
I'm not. It's what modern studios do. Same reason Coyote vs. Acme was shelved until fan outrage forced a release. We have Batgirl sitting on
a shelf somewhere. The studios don't care if it's good or not. If they think they'll make more money by not releasing a movie the suits will happily let it sit unwatched.
Story time.
My business partner created a comic strip that never appeared in the newspaper, but fox bought it to turn into a TV series. I looked over the contract and told him not to sign it because it didn?t pay a dime until the episodes aired and I said what if they never air the episodes? He said
don?t be silly who makes the TV show and doesn?t show it?
Well, you guessed it. They never aired it, and he never made a dime.
Arthur Lipscomb wrote in article <1182hue$3ekb0$1@dont-email.me>:
On 9/8/2026 8:17 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
[quoted text muted]
?? This flick was legitimately filmed during COVID - set in April 2020 >> > and filmed in Summer of 2020 - what's interesting is that it then sat on >> > the shelf for *five year* before being released ("straight-to-internet/ >> > streaming") in 2025. Considering it's actually fairly decent, I am
surprised it sat unreleased for 5 years.
I'm not. It's what modern studios do. Same reason Coyote vs. Acme was
shelved until fan outrage forced a release. We have Batgirl sitting on
a shelf somewhere. The studios don't care if it's good or not. If they
think they'll make more money by not releasing a movie the suits will
happily let it sit unwatched.
How in the world does that work? Some kind of tax nonsense?
anim8rfsk wrote in article
<1489282006.810877914.403487.anim8rfsk-
cox.net@news.easynews.com>:
Story time.
My business partner created a comic strip that never appeared in the
newspaper, but fox bought it to turn into a TV series. I looked over the
contract and told him not to sign it because it didn?t pay a dime until the >> episodes aired and I said what if they never air the episodes? He said
don?t be silly who makes the TV show and doesn?t show it?
Well, you guessed it. They never aired it, and he never made a dime.
I see. That does sound crazy, though. I guess they just make a
bunch of shows and then decide which ones to air? That sounds
like a tremendous waste of resources, but they must have
developed this system for a reason.
Arthur Lipscomb wrote in article <1182hue$3ekb0$1@dont-email.me>:
On 9/8/2026 8:17 AM, Ian J. Ball wrote:
[quoted text muted]
ÿÿ This flick was legitimately filmed during COVID - set in April 2020 >>> and filmed in Summer of 2020 - what's interesting is that it then sat on >>> the shelf for *five year* before being released ("straight-to-internet/
streaming") in 2025. Considering it's actually fairly decent, I am
surprised it sat unreleased for 5 years.
I'm not. It's what modern studios do. Same reason Coyote vs. Acme was
shelved until fan outrage forced a release. We have Batgirl sitting on
a shelf somewhere. The studios don't care if it's good or not. If they
think they'll make more money by not releasing a movie the suits will
happily let it sit unwatched.
How in the world does that work? Some kind of tax nonsense?
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