Noiseless Chatter Archive

Right, okay, the super important thing to remember is that the 5th Annual Noiseless Chatter Xmas Bash! goes down in just over one week! The 5th Annual Noiseless Chatter Xmas Bash! Dec. 8, 2017 5 pm Mountain / 7 pm Eastern Just come here, to this very website, at the appointed time and you’ll be there! Since I’m so bad with timezones, I feel obligated to remind you that you can RSVP via the Facebook event , which will handle time calculations and reminders for you. Moving right along, I promised more updates as the fateful night neared, and more updates shall ye have! – Amanda is back, and not theoretically anymore! As of today, I have her segments all ready to go. Amanda has been a fixture of the Bash! since the second year, which was the year that formalized the variety-show format we’ve used ever since. Every year she’s been funnier than me, and this year’s clips feature at least three of my all-time favorite Amanda moments. I hope you enjoy! – The Xmas Bash! wil...

The 5th Annual Noiseless Chatter Xmas Bash! is just over two weeks away! Don’t believe me?! Here’s proof: The 5th Annual Noiseless Chatter Xmas Bash! Dec. 8, 2017 5 pm Mountain / 7 pm Eastern That’s just over two weeks away! Just visit this very site at the appointed time, and join in the fun! If you like, you can register on Facebook and it will handle the time zone calculations and send you a reminder. So you don’t forget. And it’s important that you don’t forget, because it’s going to be great! I promised updates in the runup to the event, and updates are here! – Firstly, check out the promotional art! This year it was drawn by friends of the website Adam Lore , Casey Roberson , and Mike Emeritz . Thanks guys! It’s incredible! And I hate the way Willie’s looking at me! – Secondly, speaking of Adam Lore …the renaissance man will be debuting a brand new song, “The Interplanetary Christmas Tree,” featuring Dr. Airlines . (Yet another friend of the website!) Th...

I’ll open with the mandatory reminder to clear your calendars. Ahem: The 5th Annual Noiseless Chatter Xmas Bash! Dec. 8, 2017 5 pm Mountain / 7 pm Eastern Yes, the 5th Annual Noiseless Chatter Xmas Bash! is coming soon. I’ve recorded my host segments, and the image above serves as a little teaser. What manner of shenanigans am I getting up to this year?! I’ve also coordinated with a few other contributors, and will spend the next few weeks getting everything squared away for the December 8 event. I’m trying to host it a little earlier this year than usual, which may hopefully make it easier for folks who work retail or travel around the holiday to attend. It’s going to be a great one, that I can promise you. I’ve unearthed some truly incredible Christmas music videos this time around, and I’ll be introducing you to seven more forgotten Christmas specials you’ll wish you never knew existed. It will be great! One significant change this time around, though, is the...

It’s almost time! The Xmas Bash! is coming! The 5th Annual Noiseless Chatter Xmas Bash! Dec. 8, 2017 5 pm Mountain / 7 pm Eastern What is the Xmas Bash!? Well, it’s a live stream curated by yours truly, featuring seven rightly forgotten Christmas specials of yesteryear, along with some Christmas music you’ll wish you never heard, vintage commercials, skits, special appearances, and other surprises. It’s a fantastic night, and the hardest you will laugh all year…owing mainly to the incredible group of folks in the chat room. You can read all about the genesis and evolution of the Xmas Bash! right here . In short, if you like trash TV, terrible movies, and half-naked gummy bears, this is the event for you. Don’t miss it! I have lots more to announce in the coming weeks, but for now: mark your calendars. Or express your interest on Facebook ! It will handle the time zone calculations and reminders for you. We’ve been doing this incredible event for five solid years, and ...

I’m not entirely sure what I hoped to see when I dug into Christian horror films, but holy Hell did Remake deliver on all of it and so much more. Following the bland idiocy of The Lock In and the problematic competence of The Familiar , Remake ‘s over-the-top gore, gloriously terrible acting, and consistently muddled moralizing is absolutely perfect. It immediately launched itself onto my list of favorite bad movies, and I don’t see anything knocking it off soon. In fact, at some point, I’ll likely do a trilogy of the bad movies I love most. This year, though, I thought doing a trio of didactic films would provide a lot of opportunity to speak about religion in general, Christianity in general, spirituality in general, and even basic human decency in general. In short, I thought it would be a great way to open the floor to discussions that wouldn’t normally happen here. But I was hoping, deep at heart, that I’d get at least one film that wasn’t just disappointing or b...