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Oh crap that was funny!! Pretty much sums up every issue I had with the film.

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I cant believe that more people have not commented on this piece of freaking brilliance

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I think there are only three or four regulars on this forum maximum these days. I watched it even though I haven't watched Prometheus, then watched a load of other HONEST trailers for other movies. It was amusing, but I probably would have found it more funny if I had watched Prometheus first.

It just convinces me even more not to watch Prometheus.

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That was great!

Yes, the days of the forum are quickly coming to an end I think. Social media sites like Facebook and Twitter have sealed our doom. Sign in to one site and talk about everything and anything, groups, pages, and "news feeds".

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FB/Twitter don't really suit the purpose of themed discussion forums though (well, FB certainly doesn't, I still don't understand the structure of Twitter posts. Every time my wife tries to show me something on it, she's saying "and then this person responded... wait, let me find it... no, not there...").

Also, forums tend to be fairly built for purpose, whereas the purpose of FB is to sell user data to advertisers, as directly as is legally possible.

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I haven't figured out Twitter either but I have to disagree about Facebook. Groups and fan pages make Facebook one giant forum really. Want to discuss Doctor Who? Pop over to one of many Who fan groups. Want to talk about last night Grimm episode? There is a group for that too. Want to go hang out with local genre fans? Yeah, they have an event planned. AND you get to keep up on how Aunt Martha is doing after her hip surgery.

Forum paved the way and Facebook picked up the ball and ran with it.

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I just watched Prometheus. That film really was Alien 5. I think 3 was better (and I don't think 3 was that good). 4 is the film That Must Not Be Named.

Considering that both my brothers regard Alien highly, I'm surprised they didn't savage this film to me. Alien and Aliens are both sci-fi classics/all-time-great movies... Prometheus... utterly forgettable.

Hey boys and girls! Prometheus 2 has been announced!

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How do I twitter my face while holding a book???










No socialmedia sites for me, unless of course you count this???

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I'm not so sure you're right here, but it depends on what portion of FB users are like the sort of people I encounter on the anandtech.com forums - I think that with some of the crap they spout, they're unlikely to do that if their real name was on the posts. Combine that with employers wanting to spy on their employees on FB, I think that adds quite a bit of weight as an opposing argument.

Also, FB is (IMO) generally regarded by a lot of people as "keep your political/religious opinions out of here", and is considered to be as 'light reading' rather than getting involved in some serious discussion about xyz. I generally adhere to that philosophy on FB as well because that's what my friends seem to do. As it shows up on one's feed where you've been posting on other FB-hosted resources (message boards, etc) by default, I don't think FB is going to wipe out forums.

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I think it depends on the topic. Obviously there are some political rants that one might go on a little more easily if you have a moniker of some kind, but in regards to fan/genre websites, I think FB has the forum beat.

What IS missing is the "general" topic discussions. FB groups are all general very specific, one show or movie. The advantage of the forums is the ability to find discussions of many different things all in one place. FB you have to jump from one page/group to another. (Though I guess jumping from one thread to another isn't all that different.

I just think for whatever reason FB has claimed the mantel of the "go to" place for just about everything social.

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