Wednesday, March 29, 2006
"Old School" Movie Sequel Meets Appropriate Fate
Members of Duke University Fraternity Omicron Epsilon Chi (OEX) announced Monday that their plans to complete a project known simply as "New School" has ended.
The last in a series of bulletins was posted on the frat website late Sunday night, and by Monday mid-day, word had spread across campus that the dream was over.
"My only regret is that we never filmed 'the mime scene'." Lamented frat boy John "Wildman" Wildgoose, who was creditted on the bulletins as HR Officer as well as a Teamster for the impromptu, and somewhat innapropriate movie production. "What we did film though, we'll never forget."
Filming, editting, and production of the movie, based loosely on the original "Old School", began in early fall, when, after a summer known to frat members as "that summer with the fuckin' broken DVD player" ended.
Said problem ended when someone's mom bought a new DVD player for the house. The results of watching the same movie all summer, however, cannot be understated.
"I remember when the DVD finally got replaced and we all sat around watching Chicken Little. I don't know why we did, it was such a fuckin' stupid movie." reminisced Clarence "Cue-Ball" Klein, OEX sergeant-at-arms. He continued, "After a summer of historic cinema and the huge shit stain that followed - literally, brother O'Marten hated Chicken Little so much he shit on the dvd! - we felt we had to pay homage to the movie. We threw our creative juices into a pot, and after a solid hour of drinking, we had a stew going."
The proverbial stew, was, of course, the idea to film what could only be described as a sequel and a homage to Old School.
The script was written within an hour, and the filming began the next morning.
OEX would go on to offend much of the campus staff, place one pledge in a boiling cauldron of corn starch, and, although the frat does not admit female members, report two miscarriages at the local hospital.
Facing a charter review, a very soiled DVD player, and ever-mounting fines and debts, and the fact that no member had any experience operating a videocamera, OEX was forced to shut down production.
The last in a series of bulletins was posted on the frat website late Sunday night, and by Monday mid-day, word had spread across campus that the dream was over.
"My only regret is that we never filmed 'the mime scene'." Lamented frat boy John "Wildman" Wildgoose, who was creditted on the bulletins as HR Officer as well as a Teamster for the impromptu, and somewhat innapropriate movie production. "What we did film though, we'll never forget."
Filming, editting, and production of the movie, based loosely on the original "Old School", began in early fall, when, after a summer known to frat members as "that summer with the fuckin' broken DVD player" ended.
Said problem ended when someone's mom bought a new DVD player for the house. The results of watching the same movie all summer, however, cannot be understated.
"I remember when the DVD finally got replaced and we all sat around watching Chicken Little. I don't know why we did, it was such a fuckin' stupid movie." reminisced Clarence "Cue-Ball" Klein, OEX sergeant-at-arms. He continued, "After a summer of historic cinema and the huge shit stain that followed - literally, brother O'Marten hated Chicken Little so much he shit on the dvd! - we felt we had to pay homage to the movie. We threw our creative juices into a pot, and after a solid hour of drinking, we had a stew going."
The proverbial stew, was, of course, the idea to film what could only be described as a sequel and a homage to Old School.
The script was written within an hour, and the filming began the next morning.
OEX would go on to offend much of the campus staff, place one pledge in a boiling cauldron of corn starch, and, although the frat does not admit female members, report two miscarriages at the local hospital.
Facing a charter review, a very soiled DVD player, and ever-mounting fines and debts, and the fact that no member had any experience operating a videocamera, OEX was forced to shut down production.
