Category: Events

Hi everyone,

This week we’re tangling with mercenaries, smugglers, bounty hunters, and all manner of snarky space-dwellers. Oh, and we’re also seeing Deadpool 2 and Solo.

Friday

On Friday, we’re returning to the wild world of the Quad (and filling the found-family-of-broken-sarcastic-misfits-in-SPACE -shaped hole that Infinity War left in our hearts) for season three of club favourite Killjoys!

When we last saw Dutch, Johnny, D’Avin and the rest of the RAC gang, they’d gotten tangled up in an almost hilariously unsuccessful revolution, allied with and subsequently been betrayed by one of the highest-ranked politicians in the Quad, and uncovered a secret invasion by the Hullen, a race of highly intelligent alien parasites, led by Dutch’s nigh-immortal evil double (distinguished from regular Dutch by the application of Evil^TM black lipstick).

With Johnny off on a sidequest to help a friend (and be sad about the recent death of his beloved), it’s down to Dutch, D’Avin and their allies to face this new threat with nothing but their sass, stubbornness and Dutch’s as-always stunning wardrobe. I’m sure everything’s going to be just fine.

We’ll be starting from episode one of season three, kicking off around 5pm in Civil Engineering G1 with a dinner break around 7pm. As always, the facebook event can be found here for all your calendar-filling needs, and a recap of season two is here.

Hi everyone,

Hi everyone,

It’s getting pretty cold outside as winter creeps toward us, so it’s no wonder we’re feeling a bit of an escapist urge at Spocksoc HQ (and it’s not just because cold weather makes the Shadow Council hungry). At this time of year, there’s nothing we like more than settling in with a show that can take us far, far away. Behind the moon, beyond the rain…maybe even somewhere over the rainbow.

Wednesday

This Wednesday, we’re definitely not in Kansas anymore with the first (and it appears, only) season of Emerald City. A “reimagining” of L. Frank Baum’s Oz series that is taking its cues from the books just as much as the 1939 movie, which is a refreshing change. It’s also describing itself as dark and gritty, which is…less so. There’s no room for the Lollipop Guild here.

Anyway! It does look gorgeous in a Game of Thrones-ish aesthetic kind of way, and stars Vincent D’Onofrio (aka the Kingpin from Daredevil) in an improbable wig as the The Wizard. While it has sadly been given the axe by NBC, that won’t stop us from enjoying it to the fullest.

Join us on Wednesday at 5pm-ish in the Rupert Myers Theatre for the first five episodes of season one. We’ll bring the heart if you furnish the brains and courage! You can find more details on facebook.

Friday

On Friday we return to National City for another session of Supergirl! So far this season Kara has faced everything from fratboyish Daxamites to the US President herself, and even managed to fit in a bit of crossover dimension-hopping. She also appears to be on a romantic collision course with Mon-El, which. Fine. Whatever. In more interesting romantic news, Maggie and Alex finally kissed, it was adorable, I nearly cried, etc etc.

But it’s not all sunshine and roses – the sinister Cadmus organisation and its leader Lillian Luthor are determined to purge Earth of alien influence. How will this affect Kara’s blossoming BFF-ery which should totally become romantic because their chemistry is amazing with Lillian’s daughter Lena? Only time will tell.

We’ll be starting with episode nine of season two (episode eight was sacrificed on the altar of the crossover gods) and watching about seven episodes. As always, the fun begins at 5pm in the Macauley Theatre, with a dinner break around 7ish. Questions? Our facebook event can be found here.

What else is on?

We have a ton of movie outings coming up, including one this very Tuesday! The racially charged horror-thriller Get Out has been impressing audiences overseas, and it’s finally our turn. Click here for all the details.

Don’t forget to check out the events section of our facebook group for more details on our upcoming movie outings, including Alien: Covenant, King Arthur, and Wonder Woman!

While you’re there, you can also find out more about this month’s Book Club – Redshirts by John Scalzi. There’s only a few weeks left until the next meeting, so you’d better get reading!

We look forward to seeing you this week,
Jenn

Hi everyone,

I hope you’ve all had an enjoyable mid-sem break and long weekend with the sporting event/Netflix binge/three-day nap of your choice. As we press our noses inexorably to the grindstone of uni work once again, take heart! For at the end of the tunnel that is the working week sits the light that is Friday, and with it, Spocksoc.

This week, of course, we’re taking a break from TV-land and spending the evening in the real world. Yes, you’ve been harassed about it for weeks, and now it’s finally here: it’s the AGM and Trivia Night!

I’ve said it like three times now, but I’ll say it again: the AGM is the single most important date in Spocksoc’s calendar (well, outside of things like movie premiere dates…). If we don’t hold an AGM, we don’t get to re-affiliate with Arc, and if we don’t re-affiliate with Arc, then I won’t be able to send out any more of these emails. And you’d really miss the emails, wouldn’t you?

Aside from ensuring our continued existence, this is a great opportunity for the entire membership to sit down and discuss the direction of the club for another year. What shows should we watch? What other events should we hold? How many Funko dolls should we decorate the O-Week stall with?* We’ll also be electing a new exec, so if you feel like taking a stab at absolute power**, come along and put your name down.

Please find below a copy of the agenda and list of open exec positions:

Agenda for the 2016 Spocksoc Annual General Meeting

1. Apologies

2. Examination of the minutes from the last meeting

3. Ben Koschnick to give the President’s report

4. Kathrin Bain to give the Treasurer’s report

5. Election of executive positions
5.1 Position of President
5.2 Position of Treasurer
5.3 Position of Secretary
5.4 Position of Arc Delegate
5.5 Position of Vice President

6. Other business

Once the dust settles from the AGM and all the unsuccessful exec candidates have been cleared away, the Trivia Night begins! Our tireless exec have been slaving for weeks to create a veritable wealth of diabolical questions and games designed to test our geeky knowledge. Think of it as the Spocksoc final exam, but instead of a grade, there’ll be fabulous prizes and a lot of excitable shouting about how the judges are being too pedantic/not pedantic enough. Forgive us, we don’t get out much.

I’m also pleased to announce that the Ritz have generously provided us with double-passes to each of their Sci-Fi Film Festival screenings (more details on that below) which we will be giving out on the night.

The fun kicks off at 5pm on Friday in Colombo LG02, which is apparently somewhere in the vicinity of the Goldstein building. Don’t worry if you get lost, I’ll probably be right there with you.

*the answer to that is all of them

**actual absoluteness of power may vary according to the will of the Shadow council

If that all sounds so exciting that you simply can’t wait til Friday to hang out with us, don’t worry – we’ve got you covered. Tonight Spocksoc will once again descend upon the Ritz cinema, this time to watch a movie about a mysterious school full of gifted children, run by a British actor who’s probably better than this, let’s face it. No, it’s not an encore screening of X-Men – it’s Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children. Pertinent details can be found here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/1591835804451448/

And finally (yes, we’re almost at the end of email, I promise), once again I’d like to remind you that the Ritz are running their first (hopefully) annual Sci-Fi Film Festival from the 19th to the 23rd of October. They’ve got a great line-up, including a double feature of For the Love of Spock and The Wrath of Khan – what could possibly be cooler than that? Tickets are now on sale, so make sure to grab them while you can!
http://www.ritzcinema.com.au/Promotion/The-2016-Sci-fi-Film-Festival

We hope to see you all on Friday,
Jenn

Hi Everyone!

I hope your mid-semester break is giving you plenty of opportunities for rest and relaxation (by which we mean sci-fi marathons). We have something special planned for you next week: Our AGM, followed by a trivia night. On the 9th of October, next Friday, Spocksoc will be holding our 2015 Annual General Meeting at 5pm. Please note that the location has changed to QUADG052

We’re hoping to get the AGM underway as soon as possible, so we have as much time as possible for our Annual Trivia Night. We will also be voting for our club executive for the next 12 months, so try your luck! The AGM is important for us to remain an Arc Club, and we need at least 15 Arc Members to attend to remain affiliated, so even if you can’t stay for trivia come have a say in the club’s future.
After our AGM, we will hold our trivia night. Aside from the opportunity to test and share your knowledge of the shows we’ve been watching this year, and the weird world of sci-fi and fantasy in general, did we mention the prizes?

We hope to see you there, it should be loads of fun!
Ben Koschnick

Hello everyone!

This week, we’ll be having our last screening of the year, and celebrating Christmas in our own special way. This Friday, join us as we watch a few sc-fi and fantasy themed Christmas episodes and movies, including:
The Nightmare Before Christmas
Do You See What I See (Eureka)
A Very Supernatural Christmas (Supernatural)
Xmas Story (Futurama)
Secret Santa (Warehouse 13)
Lexmas (Smallville)
For those who signed up to Secret Santa, we will also be exchanging gifts!

We’ll be meeting in Macauley at 5 p.m. and having Pizza at around 7 p.m.

The Facebook event can be found here: https://www.facebook.com/events/548535828611100/

Merry Christmas!
Sarah

Hello once again,