It's Full of Cobras Vs. Dr. Clobber: The Final Battle!!!

LisaJackson · Post by **LisaJackson** » July 18th, 2007, 3:41 pm

At this point, I for one am going to be thoroughly disappointed if there is no Dr. Clobber in the name.

This is a binding contract that allows me to use Dr. Clobber in the title of my one woman show about the happy lives of peanuts, assuming it is not already procured by said student troupe thereof, forthwith and ergo sum.

Aden · Post by **Aden** » July 18th, 2007, 3:49 pm

There's been too much build up. At this point they can call themselves improv troupe x and I'll be satisfied.

Lants · Post by **Lants** » July 18th, 2007, 3:53 pm

Aden wrote:There's been too much build up.

agreed

MIDNIGHT SOCIETY

Dr. Clobber is still being reserved for possible side projects

Post by **bradisntclever** » July 18th, 2007, 3:56 pm

Lants wrote:MIDNIGHT SOCIETY

If this is true, you've automatically become my favorite member.

Lants · Post by **Lants** » July 18th, 2007, 4:01 pm

bradisntclever wrote: If this is true

It is absolutely true

Spaztique · Post by **Spaztique** » July 18th, 2007, 4:01 pm

bradisntclever wrote:
Lants wrote:MIDNIGHT SOCIETY
If this is true, you've automatically become my favorite member.

*coughcoughhewasoriginallyagainstthisnamecoughcough*

Yep. We're Midnight Society. Society of Midnight. A collective of 12:00 A.M. types. The nocturnal group of people of the start of the new day.

Catchy, no?

Roy Janik · Post by **Roy Janik** » July 18th, 2007, 4:04 pm

Lants wrote:MIDNIGHT SOCIETY

I like it. Are you guys going to be telling ghost stories? Or are you just afraid of the dark?

Lants · Post by **Lants** » July 18th, 2007, 4:18 pm

Roy Janik wrote:Are you guys going to be telling ghost stories? Or are you just afraid of the dark?

see, I never saw that show and had no idea about this connection until after we voted the name in.

I was very against a pop-culture reference and still insist this is a coincidence and we are NOT named after "the midnight society" that was featured on that television show.

besides, it's midnight SOCIETY, not MIDNIGHT society

York99 · Post by **York99** » July 18th, 2007, 4:22 pm

I've never heard of Midnight Society outside of the Troupe-Formerly-Known-as-The-New-Troupe so it's completely unique.

Now, for the rest of us, we have to decide on what we are going to ACTUALLY call them. I vote for "MS".

[see you on the 'context wars' thread]

improvstitute · Post by **improvstitute** » July 18th, 2007, 4:24 pm

Roy Janik wrote:
Lants wrote:MIDNIGHT SOCIETY
I like it. Are you guys going to be telling ghost stories? Or are you just afraid of the dark?

If you ever want to tell ghost stories, here is a great format created by my friend Randy Dixon in Seattle:

Campfire
Original fictional stories are created based on elements of the audienceâ€™s actual experiences with unexplained phenomena. The audience shares experiences with ghosts, coincidence, synchronicity, UFOs, strange people and creatures, recurring dreams or nightmares, curses, voodoo, or any other strange circumstance from your life. Unexpected Productions

The story created is generated equally in the words of the teller and the mind of the audience. The structure is very simple. You get all of the audience experiences before the thing begins. Then the cast takes it place around the campfire. They play a simple scene establishing the world of the campers. Once this is done, they launch into narrated stories where they all play parts. The story switches back and forth between the campfire and the story.

Between each whole story there is a segment back at the campfire. So the structure for the whole thing looked like this:

Campfire/Story 1/Campfire/Story 2/Campfire/Story 3/Campfire/Story 4/Campfire

The stories were not just retellings of the audience memberâ€™s experience. Rather, the stories try to incorporate all of the experience in some other way by either providing a an explanation of the event, or by providing the background for the event.

Usually, there is also a tie in at the end. One element of one of the stories comes back in the last camping scene thus providing an â€œO. Henryâ€

Roy Janik · Post by **Roy Janik** » July 18th, 2007, 4:25 pm

Lants wrote:still insist this is a coincidence and we are NOT named after "the midnight society" that was featured on that television show.

Sorry, I didn't mean to give you shit. I like the name, and I didn't know the reference either until I googled for the name to see what turned up. I suspect most people won't, either.

Milquetoast · Post by **Milquetoast** » July 18th, 2007, 4:26 pm

I posit that 'MS' does not sound nearly as cool as 'society' or 'the society'.

Man, I've been using the word 'posit' a lot today.

Lants · Post by **Lants** » July 18th, 2007, 4:31 pm

Roy Janik wrote: Sorry, I didn't mean to give you shit.

I didn't feel like you were... if anything, I was just giving myself shit.

apiaryist · Post by **apiaryist** » July 18th, 2007, 4:46 pm

'me sock' keeps popping into my head. 'Society' is my favorite shortening. Campfire has been discussed, but I think we've figured something out.

-Medinox Aeturnus

apiaryist · Post by **apiaryist** » July 18th, 2007, 4:52 pm

Lants wrote:
Roy Janik wrote: Sorry, I didn't mean to give you shit.
I didn't feel like you were... if anything, I was just giving myself shit.

Already burning bridges...

midnight society

Austin Improv

It's Full of Cobras Vs. Dr. Clobber: The Final Battle!!!

Which is the better troupe name?