OK, I wanted to start something a little different in the Blu-ray.com forum, and what better place than right here in the Home Theater section... lets see how it goes...
So we've all seen photos of lots of nice home theaters in the Community pages, and also in member's Home Theater Galleries in this section of the forum; There are many super-nice dedicated projection theaters with 6, 8 10, 12 seats and huge screens, and then there are also many very conservative living room theaters with small flat-panel displays and perhaps just a sofa and loveseat group for seating... And there are all kinds and sizes of home theater setups in-between. Yes, all these gallery photos posted up in the forum are all well and good, but there seems to be one thing glaringly omitted in pretty much every one of these photos - MOVIEGOERS!
I thought it would be a great idea to start a thread where members could post up some photos of their actual movie parties, with either just a couple or a crowd of guests in attendance. Oh come on now, you
do fill all those seats in your theater or living room every
once in a while, don't you?? You can't possibly sit in a big empty HT room and watch private showings all by your lonesome every single time you put in a movie, can you?? That's certainly not for me - I love to host large movie parties in my theater, inviting small crowds of friends and relatives and co-workers and the occasional hobo into my theater to gawk, absorb, and enjoy all the fruits of my labor...
OK, so some of you say you already
do host movie showings, TV sports parties, audio listening sessions, or the like in your home theater now and then - but did you ever think to take any photos of all the fun you are having, while you're having it? Well, if you haven't - doesn't it seem like a good idea, being able to embarrass your friends a little by posting photos of them somewhere else on the web other than on Facebook or Youtube??!
What I'd like to see in this thread is for members to post up and tell everyone about the HT get-together they are planning to host, what you will be watching, how many guests you're inviting, and any other pertinent details, along with perhaps one or two pics of what your theater room looks like pre-devastation... and then when its all over, come back and post up a nice little recap of the proceedings, along with some photos of your event - so we can all get a feel for the fun and excitement you and your guests experienced, and make comments on your endeavors! Let's see a few photos with some activity happening in your theater for a change, instead of us always looking at photos of row upon row of empty theater chairs!
Perhaps this thread will tweak some interest with other members to open up their home theaters to more frequent gatherings of friends and family than they now have, and get some real use out of their investments...
SO... just a couple of rules or guidelines:
No spoilers on the photos - I want to see them posted openly here in all their glory for everyone to see!
Try to keep photos a manageable size, 800x600 or smaller, preferably.
Nothing wild, rowdy or overly embarrassing - don't want this thread to become full of circus or zoo pictures, if you know what I mean...
Anything else I think of, I will update in this first thread.
Now, with all those formalities out of the way, I'll start off the first posting with the latest goings on in the FREYMAX 3D theater...