The Follow-Up Thread

March 17, 2009 1:11 AM

I thought I'd gather together some follow-up links for various things I thought were worth following up on since they were originally posted to the blue. Some things worth checking out, but not individually meaty enough for a whole new FPP.

Dave Secretary of TIME FOR SOME STORIES fame has started a blog with even more ALL CAPS delight. [original post]

Cursor*10 got an excellent sequel: Cursor*10 [2nd session]. [original post]

You Suck At Photoshop now has total of 21 episodes up on YouTube, in two "seasons" -- season one and season two, as well as the (less-inspired) offshoot Sn4tchbukl3r's Second Chance. [original post]

Bad News Hughes has closed up shop, and Patrick Hughes can now be found blundering through "adulthood" at The Domesticated Shithead. [original post]

Shane Acker's "9" is finally scheduled for theatrical release, on 9/9/09. Trailer is here. [original post]

Bill Hicks' previously unaired 1993 Letterman appearance was, as promised, finally aired on the January 30, 2009 episode of The Late Show. Parts one, two, and the actual routine in part three, are on YouTube. [original post]

This American Life released a third radio episode on the economy. Episode 375: Bad Bank reunites Alex Blumberg and NPR’s Adam Davidson, to continue in the vein of 355: The Giant Pool of Money and 365: Another Frightening Show About the Economy. [original post and follow-up]

Jan Van Den Hemel and Andrew Hussie's Star Trek: TNG Mashups have been joined by two Back to the Future mashups: BTTF - temporal experiment numbers One and Two, as well as continuing the original mission with numbers 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, and 19. [original post]

Finally, my favorite: Fifty People, One Question now has four wonderful videos up. You can find One, Two, Three, and Four on Vimeo. [original post]

A couple others can be found under the followup tag. I'm sure there's lots more.

posted by churl to MetaFilter-Related at 1:11 AM (39 comments total)

Thank you for this!
posted by flatluigi at 1:37 AM on March 17, 2009

You deserve a promotion from churl to prince. Nice work.
posted by netbros at 1:57 AM on March 17, 2009

Thanks churl!
posted by Jofus at 2:17 AM on March 17, 2009

The 2nd Cursor 10 was an FPP not that long ago.

OTOH, here is the follow up to the Puzzlefarter game I posted!
posted by P.o.B. at 2:20 AM on March 17, 2009

"Bill Hicks' previously unaired 1993 Letterman appearance was, as promised, finally aired on the January 30, 2009 episode of The Late Show. Parts one, two, and the actual routine in part three, are on YouTube."

Oh my god, how did I miss that post? Thanks for this!

Wow, I can't believe Letterman finally showed the performance. And although in the back of my mind I can't help but think it was just a ratings grab, the thing David said at the end to Bill's mother was, I thought, very sincere and incredibly humble. It gave me shivers.

Thanks for this post, churl.
posted by Effigy2000 at 3:45 AM on March 17, 2009

I'm so happy, I could churl.
posted by gman at 4:04 AM on March 17, 2009

TIME FOR SOME STORIES is so rad it not only gets it's own MeFi post but—count 'em—one, two and this, a third update.

In other words, your updating is good, but you should feel a little bad for updating us (again).
posted by carsonb at 4:28 AM on March 17, 2009

Thank you! This is a great idea!
posted by TedW at 4:39 AM on March 17, 2009

Doing the churlish* follow-up.

*to be understood in this context as a positive descriptor
posted by flapjax at midnite at 4:42 AM on March 17, 2009

Suggestion: why not start a blog for this? It would be great!
posted by wheelieman at 5:24 AM on March 17, 2009

OP Sitegeist was kind enough to memail me an alert when the sequel to the original Blocks with Letters On word puzzle game came out (original MeFi post here). This is a great, great, hard game and fabulous follow up. Don't even think about trying the sequel 'til you've played the original game!.
posted by taz at 5:31 AM on March 17, 2009 [1 favorite]

Great stuff, I really didn't want to know what happened to Mahir though.
posted by tellurian at 6:00 AM on March 17, 2009

Suggestion: why not start a blog for this? It would be great!

I'M BUSY.
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 6:19 AM on March 17, 2009

I dont care do it now!
posted by wheelieman at 6:33 AM on March 17, 2009

Scientology is still stupid.
posted by Joe Beese at 6:48 AM on March 17, 2009

I dont care do it now!

Ok, how are you going to contribute?
posted by Brandon Blatcher at 7:04 AM on March 17, 2009

Awesome, churl.
posted by cortex (staff) at 7:09 AM on March 17, 2009

Airplane on a conveyor belt. Oh, and Bristol and her boyfriend broke up.
posted by iamkimiam at 7:24 AM on March 17, 2009 [1 favorite]

If Levi had proposed to Bristol on the airplane on the conveyor belt, would their marriage have taken off?
posted by lukemeister at 7:41 AM on March 17, 2009 [2 favorites]

It wouldn't matter. They were on a road to nowhere.
posted by iamkimiam at 7:50 AM on March 17, 2009

Damn it, people! Stop mentioning Dave Secretary! Every time you do I need to stay up until 3 in the morning trying not to wake my family with my laughter. I have stuff to do, OK?
posted by Rock Steady at 7:58 AM on March 17, 2009

Wow, Taz, I missed Blocks with Letters On the first time around-- what a great game! (As if I needed another black hole of lost time.)
posted by Secret Life of Gravy at 8:26 AM on March 17, 2009

*gives churl a hug*
posted by deborah at 8:53 AM on March 17, 2009

Man churl, you sure are a pule.

(that's a good thing, BTW)
posted by The Whelk at 9:05 AM on March 17, 2009

Another all caps delight. Comments a hoot.
posted by pianomover at 9:20 AM on March 17, 2009

Another follow-up: there are even more Old Jews Telling Jokes now. [original post]
posted by parudox at 9:48 AM on March 17, 2009

Oh, and: there have been a few broken promises on the Obameter, with one being particularly notable. [original post]
posted by parudox at 10:06 AM on March 17, 2009

WOW churl! The Bill Hicks video alone is a day-maker.
posted by Ambrosia Voyeur at 11:58 AM on March 17, 2009

Ah! If the TV show Hicks joked about at the start only existed, we would have world without Miley.
posted by spec80 at 2:03 PM on March 17, 2009

churl, please check in at my place once you live in the area for one free beer for making my job so much nicer. Or wait for double coupon day and get two beers.
posted by jessamyn (staff) at 4:05 PM on March 17, 2009 [1 favorite]

I too missed Boxes with Letters On the first time around, and have wasted my entire St. Patrick's Day playing through it while also wanting tho throw my laptop through the nearest window because of the incessant roll-over pop-ups.

Great, great game, though.
posted by Navelgazer at 4:20 PM on March 17, 2009

Navelgazer, I don't remember any pop-ups. Are you using adblock plus?
posted by taz at 10:57 PM on March 17, 2009

Remember the guy making the board track racer from scratch? It looks and sounds awesome.
posted by 1f2frfbf at 6:17 AM on March 18, 2009

Here's one I just happened across. In January 2007 there was a post about Martin Strel swimming the full length of the Amazon River. Well, he completed the feat, in 66 days. Strel's story received the Best Cinematography Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
posted by netbros at 5:06 PM on March 18, 2009

The Obamas are going to have a garden at the White house!!

But maybe not a farmer, per se. We'll need another update about that one.
posted by Stewriffic at 7:30 PM on March 18, 2009 [1 favorite]

Aw, shucks. You all spoil me.

Jessamyn dear, I thought you'd never ask.
posted by churl at 2:30 AM on March 19, 2009

re: carsonb - sorry about posting yet another dupe on the TIME FOR SOME STORIES followup. Next time just use the new flag.
posted by churl at 2:31 AM on March 19, 2009 [1 favorite]

A follow-up on Hoder:
Hossein Derakhshan nominated by "The Economist" in the category of New Media for the Freedom of Expression Awards 2009.
posted by various at 3:53 AM on March 19, 2009

Unfortunately, he remains in custody.
posted by various at 4:07 AM on March 19, 2009