The new Fridaythe13thFilms.com

[Dave Dunwoody]

So now that John "Dusk" Klyza has taken the reins of the premier F13 site, what are your thoughts? Speculation on new content? I gots no idea what Dusk will add/change, though I'll bet some of you with F13 sites are sending him stuff right now. ;) I'm really interested to see what happens, especially when franchise news finally comes down. How will this new site react?

All in all I've got a very positive outlook on F13Films, I think Dusk is a good horror webmaster and I look forward to seeing just what he has in store for JABOSN VORS

[sCabbOy]

I think he will do good job, as good as his other sites. The site itself really didn't have a lot of content so I am sure he will add a lot.

[James M]

I just tried going to it in both Firefox and Internet Explorer, and both gave me a server not found error.

[The Dark Vampire]

works for me
http://www.fridaythe13thfilms.com/home.html

[James M]

I clicked that link and still got nothing.

Server not found

Firefox can't find the server at www.fridaythe13thfilms.com.

* Check the address for typing errors such as
ww.example.com instead of
www.example.com

* If you are unable to load any pages, check your computer's network
connection.

* If your computer or network is protected by a firewall or proxy, make sure
that Firefox is permitted to access the Web.

[The New Blood]

Its working for me. It looks just like the old site.

[Titan]

It works alright on my end also.

[James M]

Oh well, guess I can't view it for some reason.

[Joshg]

I think it would be cool to make the site a campgrounds-thingy. Like, a map, with cabins and stuff, and....I dunno. :D Stuff with cabins would rock. Haha,

[James M]

If it doesn't start to work, I can probably trick it into letting me view it by waiting until Google's cache of the site is updated.

[The Dark Vampire]

have you tried clearing out your cache?

[James M]

Yep, did that earlier today, and again just now to be sure. The site still doesn't load for me.

[Wheatjedi]

The newest message says that the transfer is still in progress, so we all may have trouble going there from time to time in the next few days. In any case, I'm excited about the new ownership and am looking forward to new features on the site.

[Fridayweb]

I don't even know what John's going to do, but I'm looking forward to it! I'm still in the picture, I'm just down there in the corner hiding behind the plant. Yeah, right there. That's me.

The DNS problems (what's been keeping some people from accessing the site) are pretty much cleared up now. Of course by saying that, I've doomed us all! Seriously though, stuff's still wonky. Sorry.

[James M]

The DNS problems (what's been keeping some people from accessing the site) are pretty much cleared up now.

Well, I still can't view it. I even tried turning off my firewall completely, and it still wouldn't load.

[sCabbOy]

Not working for me either.

I cleared Johnny Cache as well.

Ah well.. I am sure he will do so well witht he site. Retro Slashers is one of my favorite sites and John has a great taste.

[D-Lo]

I tried it out. No worky.

[CampNewBlood]

It's working for me. I am also glad John (Dusk) got the site. I'm so looking forward to it being at it's full potential. The Sleepaway Camp Sequels site is awesome as is Retro Slashers itself.

[James M]

Yay, it works for me now.

[Rich]

I emailed Dusk basically thanking him for stepping up to the plate with the site and basically said that although I am not very computer savy, if there is anything I can do, I'd be glad to do it. He responded and seemed like a very cool person, so I think he will continue Fridaythe13thFilm.com's legacy in a good way.

Hey, Jason always dies at the end of a movie and comes back to life in the next sequel, so there is no reason why the Jason website wouldn't. :D

[sCabbOy]

It's working for me. I am also glad John (Dusk) got the site. I'm so looking forward to it being at it's full potential. The Sleepaway Camp Sequels site is awesome as is Retro Slashers itself.

Nice avatar.:eek:

[Rich]

I just wonder why that guy's Sleepaway Camp site does not cover the original. That does not make a whole lot of sense to me. Don't get me wrong, I did not like the original Sleepaway Camp at all, but it is part of the series.

[sCabbOy]

I just wonder why that guy's Sleepaway Camp site does not cover the original. That does not make a whole lot of sense to me. Don't get me wrong, I did not like the original Sleepaway Camp at all, but it is part of the series.

I think it's because there's already one that covers the original?

I dunno. That's what I always figured.

[The Tall Man]

Rich, there was a big split between him and the guy who runs the site dedicated to the Hiltzik films. It used to all be one site opnce upon a time.

T.M.

[Lammert]

though I'll bet some of you with F13 sites are sending him stuff right now. ;)

No, only if he needs a little hand... but for now I'm trying to bring my site back, wich is also a lot of work.

It always looked like the F13 site didn't have that much content, but actualy it had some very interesting stuff... for example the "where are they now" thing, I bet Brenna and Blake put a lot of time in that.

[Dave Dunwoody]

I think it was a visual thing. People thought the site was bare-bones because there wasn't a ton of screencaps & videos, no wacky animated crap crowding in on the home page, etc. But if you peruse the site you do find a lot of visual media - stills, storyboards, comics and lobby cards for starters.

[Lammert]

Indeed, but I like how Blake kept the design very basic... there are to many horrorsites out there who's designs are over the top and hard to scroll.

[Brett H.]

Site won't work for me either. :(

And, I hear I'm thanked on the page, so I wish it did!

[Denzil]

It's working for me.

I'm hopeful that it will continue to be the best F13 website.

[Rich]

The Friday site was never as fancy as some of the other websites, but it has the most info on the Friday series that I have ever seen. That is why I like it so much. I don't need to type in a url and have to wait to get passed some dumb flashy advertisement pop-up before the actual site loads. I hate that. I don't need all the moving banners and shit. All I need from a Fridaythe13th website is info, history, pictures, and all kinds of stuff. That site is perfect.

[Shoesalesman]

Works for me. Wow. Looks like nothing's changed. :)

[sCabbOy]

I highly doubt this message board will be the official for the sire, right?

[sickboy]

As yet this forum is not affiliated with the original site.

Obviously it's something we admins have discussed, but there's no news as yet. We'll keep you posted.

[Rich]

I think it would make more sense to just have this board linked to the website instead of making yet another new board.

[The Dark Vampire]

I agree but I think what they have to consider is a few things

The new guy will obviously want to bring in a few of his guys as mods-admins

He may only want to run a forum what covers the F13th movies and nothing else so other movies -sports-TV games-the personal list sand games- and well as the bit we tend to use the most The Campfire may have to be removed which I know we don't want to happen

On the other hand he seems to know the old site and liked how it was run so may want to leave it as it.

[sCabbOy]

It's as simple as putting a link... f13 community.

and even his own "official" forum.

[Rich]

You have good points Dark Vamp. Well, it isn't the board itself, but the people on it that make it, so as far as forum wise, I'm sticking with you guys on here. If Dusk makes his own board and wants to make those kind of of changes I'll justs stay here. Dusk seems like a really cool guy though. I honestly don't see him wanting to be a board tyrant or anything like that.

[Brett H.]

Dusk is not allowed to have a forum yet.

[Rich]

Why is he not allowed to have one yet? Isn't it his site now, or did he sign some kind of no forum for six month clause of something like that?

[Brett H.]

Why is he not allowed to have one yet? Isn't it his site now, or did he sign some kind of no forum for six month clause of something like that?

Yeah. No forum clause that lasts indefinitely.

[The Tall Man]

Indeed, but I like how Blake kept the design very basic...
I'm not sure just how hands-on Blake was in later years. As far as I knew, all updates and site work was done by Brenna.

T.M.

[The New Blood]

Yeah. No forum clause that lasts indefinitely.

It says on the site " for now there will be no forum out of repect for the lost uberforum".

"For now" does not mean indefinetly, so where are you getting this information?

[Rich]

Yeah. No forum clause that lasts indefinitely.

Are you serious? Yes, on the site is says for now no forum. I wonder what is going on here. It is starting to sound like a WWE contract.

[The Dark Vampire]

I think aprt of will be he wants to gets rest of the site up and running before the forum so he's not giving himself to much work all at once.

For now could just mean a few weeks

[Brett H.]

It says on the site " for now there will be no forum out of repect for the lost uberforum".

"For now" does not mean indefinetly, so where are you getting this information?

in·def·i·nite
–adjective
1. not definite; without fixed or specified limit; unlimited: an indefinite number.
2. not clearly defined or determined; not precise or exact: an indefinite boundary; an indefinite date in the future.

I get my info straight from the horse's mouths.

[Skott]

Boo's right no forum...not ever, but not anytime soon from the sounds of things :)

[The New Blood]

sorry. for some reason I thought indefinite meant something along the lines of permanent. My fault.

[Dusk]

I'm not sure if no-forum lasts indefinitely, but will definitely look into clarifying that, the ball's in Blake's court there and I'll stick with all agreed-upon terms.

I'm still transferring a copy of the site's files to my hard-drive, so only front-page updates for now, but when I have it complete on my local machine I'll start adding to the sections.

I just wonder why that guy's Sleepaway Camp site does not cover the original. That does not make a whole lot of sense to me. Don't get me wrong, I did not like the original Sleepaway Camp at all, but it is part of the series.

I do cover the first film, but I've just dumped it all onto its own seperate section/showcase so as not to confuse my official status.

http://www.sleepawaycampfilms.com/underground/

[Rich]

Well, we have this forum, we don't need Dusk to make another one. All I said was that Dusk should provide a link to this one on his sight. That's all. I never said he should run it or anything. Then what do I know about running websites and providing links to others and such? If he put a lot of money into buying the site from Blake, which he probably did, he may want to have a say in everything on it, including a forum (including this one if it was on it) and I can not say I would blame him for that. I guess the best thing for this board then, would be to remain independant of any website and let us just be our own.

[The Dark Vampire]

Are you serious? Yes, on the site is says for now no forum. I wonder what is going on here. It is starting to sound like a WWE contract.

But when the no compete clause is over the forum could go to TNA think of the matches

The Forum vs Angle
The Forum vs Joe
The Forum vs Cage & Styles in a 3 way

I think it would do better going to ROH myself or theres always Japan

[sickboy]

It seems for now linking us is a no-go. As it is, there is no forum being linked from fridaythe13thfilms.com, so while we're not affliated with them, we're certainly not competeing with them.

Even if we did become an 'official' forum for a site, BlakeT, Jeans and I would still want to maintain control. We're in this for the long haul and plan to run it in the spirit of the old place. The ownership is split between the admins- no one person 'owns' the board so rest assured- we're not gonna sell you out. Damn, just killed the WWE comparisons then :D

[sammysausage76]

I cannot get the website to work!? It worked once like two days ago, but from then on will not work, even on multiple comps...

[sickboy]

I cannot get the website to work!? It worked once like two days ago, but from then on will not work, even on multiple comps...

By the sounds of things it's still being transferred to the new owners, so it's likely to experience the odd bout of downtime. It'll settle I'm sure.

[BlakeTyner]

Right now we're a board without a content-side, and Dusk is in the process of providing content without a board. What the future holds, none of us know at this point. Blake W. put the no-forum clause in for his own reason, and we respect that. If he and Dusk end up agreeing that our forum is permitted in an official or unofficial way, we'll be happy to do it. If not, no harm no foul. I don't think any of us feel like we're competing with anyone for anything - Jeansie, Sicko, and myself simply want to provide a place where our little family can congregate and continue to thrive. If we're successful at that, then the rest of it will likely take care of itself.

Ultimately, I think what we're trying to provide is something of a niche - a place where everyone is welcome, but that has enough structure so that nobody is dominated or flamed - much like Blake and Brenna's place was. If people want to go to a place where there isn't a whole lot of moderation, they can go to BD or any number of other places. If they want to create a private, secret forum where no outsiders will infiltrate, they can find somewhere to do that. We're somewhere in the middle, which is fine.

No worries, though. I think everything will turn out fine.

~Blake

[CampNewBlood]

I love the main page Part 3 picture. That is cool....and it's retro....as in Dusk's Retro-Slashers... :)

[Dusk]

You guys have a real good thing going here. I see not having a forum on the site as a happy challenge. I get the feeling in the old days, for a few at least, the site was just a waystation into the forum. Now without one, the pressure's on to make the site stand on its own two feet. And with such a solid foundation thanks to Blake & Brenna and some new content on the way, I don't see why it can't - for now at least!

[Lammert]

Indeed Dusk! Back in the day it was just a website with a messageboard.
F13F turned into a huge forum with a (compaired to the forum) tiny site, so there was little attention to the site.

Good luck with the site! :) And if you ever need some help, let me know!
I'm still not 100% sure about putting my site back up... and I have all these info/scans/pictures/articles/stuff laying around.

[Dave Dunwoody]

I think the site always got more hits than the forum, but for those of us who became part of that community, the site pretty much faded away and we didn't think about it. It's a great site, but you visit all the pages and then you're done. Evidently, though, there were always new people discovering the site & people checking it for franchise news.

[Wheatjedi]

I just hope the new site doesn't turn into one of those "Flash Player Required" sites. I really just don't like that stuff. Please just keep it simple, yet fun and informative.

[Dusk]

I just hope the new site doesn't turn into one of those "Flash Player Required" sites. I really just don't like that stuff. Please just keep it simple, yet fun and informative.

Will do. I've always been about a balance between presentation and content. I'm going to spend some time getting to know the current design before revamping, and when I do there are always going to be strong touches of the previous look in some way or another, so the roots of the place are never forgotton.

[Wheatjedi]

Good to know. :) Thank you for taking the reins of the F13 site and for keeping us updated and informed. I think I speak for all of us when I say I appreciate it.

[Ron]

I'm just glad we have somewhere to dwell again.

[Shoesalesman]

Good to know. :) Thank you for taking the reins of the F13 site and for keeping us updated and informed. I think I speak for all of us when I say I appreciate it.

Well said, Muffin man. ;)

[Dave Dunwoody]

No, only if he needs a little hand... but for now I'm trying to bring my site back, wich is also a lot of work.

Oh, forgot to add - I'd love to see JasonConquers make a comeback too. You had some great content on there.

[mcilroga]

How is this board going to make it around then? Call me crazy, but it seems so hidden. There's no link to it on Richard Gibbs' main page, there are no spiders adding the link to Google, Yahoo!, etc (yet?), the link is nowhere. Does this place not want new members because I don't see how anyone could find it. I'm sure new Friday the 13th fans would love to have a forum to discuss the saga... the thing is, they can't find this place. And I don't think it's linked anywhere.

Is there a reason for this? I am curious. :)

[Gringo Loco]

How is this board going to make it around then? Call me crazy, but it seems so hidden. There's no link to it on Richard Gibbs' main page, there are no spiders adding the link to Google, Yahoo!, etc (yet?), the link is nowhere. Does this place not want new members because I don't see how anyone could find it. I'm sure new Friday the 13th fans would love to have a forum to discuss the saga... the thing is, they can't find this place. And I don't think it's linked anywhere.

Is there a reason for this? I am curious. :)

Those are great questions. I hope the mods have something planned to get this to show up on google and all the other search engines.

[sickboy]

Yes we'll get this up and going on google.

We've picked up 160 members in 8 days, I wouldn't say that's not wanting new members, but before we go off like a scattergun and drag in as many people as we can we need to get the bugs ironed out, mods in place and everyone comfortable with the features.

There's no link on my main page because that site is coming down when we move across to new servers. I've not got a definitiet timeline but we're moving to a faster host that will serve us well into the 10's of thousands of members. When that happens we'll worry about advertising.

And Mcilroga, unless you have access to the admin panel you don't know what spiders are doing what. I guarantee you they've been here. So please, unless you actually know what you're complaining about, keep it to yourself.

[The Taff]

It's his site, he can do whatever the fuck he wants with it.

[Utellme]

I again like this forum why cant we stay here i thought we found a home im staying here even if im the only one i like the job everyone did on this forum.

[mcilroga]

Wow... just wow.

Who was complaining? In fact, point me out a single statement where it can even be construed that I was complaining. I was merely ASKING. You know; questions, curiosity. I never said a "hidden forum" was a bad thing, nor did I say that not wanting new members is a bad thing (I even moderate a board where registrations are currently closed). What I DID say... is that I don't think the place is all that advertised, which can be assumed as either a good or bad thing, because I didn't elaborate on it. I even posted a little ":)" smilie at the end to showcase the mood I was in.

I was not upset or complaining about things.

[sCabbOy]

It's a forums and forums get out by WOM and people seeing adverts for it. Make a Myspace for the forum- there's a lot of people here and who cares if it's not the official chat for the website?

Obviously if John wants to have a forum he will make his own forum so HE can moderate it, you know since it's on his site.

[BlakeTyner]

Go and reread what Sickboy posted - we're still "hidden" because the board is still very, very new. Right now we're still tweaking the code on a daily basis to get the skins, buttons, and features up to snuff. With the moderator staff that we have right now, we're just not prepared to start getting tons and tons of new members - but trust me, we're on top of it.

What Sicko was saying about moving to a faster server will have nothing to do with this board, on our end. It just means that it'll be hosted on a faster server, not that we have to create a new place. This is the board that we'll continue to have as long as there's a community to populate it.

We are continuing to work the bugs out of this place, so have no fear.

~Blake

[sickboy]

I again like this forum why cant we stay here i thought we found a home im staying here even if im the only one i like the job everyone did on this forum.

The site is moving but the address will look the same, the site will be the same. We won't lose any members or posts. All I'm doing is switching where it is physically hosted. There will be about an hour where posting is closed while the redirect takes place, but I'll be doing it at 5am EST so very few people will notice. When it comes back on it will be like nothing has changed, well, except it'll run a few miliseconds quicker as we'll be on a much faster server.


And Mcilroga, I'd like to know how you know what spiders have been checking us out?

[Wheatjedi]

I'm just curious here..... What's a spider?

[sickboy]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_spider <--- there ya go, explains it better than I can be bothered :D

[Wheatjedi]

Ah! I got it now. Makes sense. Thanks! :)

[Jason's Storm]

When this forum get "unhidden", I and the other mods are going get our shotgun (a.k.a. banguns) out. I always wanted to shoot a deer (bad noobs) with an automatic weapon (ban gun). :D

~JS

[The Tall Man]

Ban guns are nice, but they're still not as cool as the banpole.

T.M.

[Nancy Thompson]

Oh, forgot to add - I'd love to see JasonConquers make a comeback too. You had some great content on there.

I 2nd that! that was one of my all time fav F13th site too! I love to see it make a comeback :D

[Uncle Hoody]

Ban guns are nice, but they're still not as cool as the banpole.

T.M.


Thac should put the trademark to 'banpole' on ebay.

[Lammert]

I 2nd that! that was one of my all time fav F13th site too! I love to see it make a comeback :D

Thanks for the kind words Thac and Nancy, to be honest I haven't done much yet.. I can't find the time really. If I can't figure something out soon I'll contact Dusk to see if he's interested in the content.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I'm glad that Dusk is involved with the new site.

I'm also a member at the Retro Slashers forum, and I enjoy it there. I think he'll do a good job with it.

[CampNewBlood]

Yea, me too. I have always liked going to Retro-Slashers site and I know I will love going to the new Friday the 13th site.

[Rich]

Dusk is doing a fine job with the site. He updates it at least once a week with new this and that, from news to site content. I emailed him and he replied seeming like a cool guy. I am glad he has the site. The site is in good hands.

[Gringo Loco]

I know this is kinda off-topic, but it's related in a way. What I would like to see happen is this message board get more recognition. I dunno if it pops up on google or yahoo etc. but that would be cool if it would so we would get more people to come our way.

[The Tall Man]

NewBlood, he's contractually obligated not to make a forum at this time. That was part of the deal.

T.M.

[Jason's Storm]

Yea, so we are the un-official, official new board of f13thforum.com. Sorry to see you go, though.

~JS

[Dusk]

I've made some changes to the main page of the site - feedback appreciated, good or bad. It's a work in progress (the eternal apology of the insecure artist).

[BlakeTyner]

Looks very good, Dusk. I'm glad to see you putting so much effort in it. Just keep pecking at it, and it'll turn out fine.

:)

~Blake

[Ron]

Looking great Dusk!

[sCabbOy]

We can all say it fell into great hands!

I love the splash page, and the set-up may be different but it still has the old feel.

[nickmeece]

I like it.

[Denzil]

It is looking very good. Well done!

[Sketch Sanchez]

I love it dude.

No offense to Brenna or Blake, their site was great with the content but this one looks way better, I'm completely inlove with the design.

[sickboy]

I much prefer it to the old style. But I do have one problem with your leading news item: It's Englund not England :)

Now, all you need to do is hypnotise Blake and force him to allow a new forum... one with a domain like f13-community... and really cool admins ;)

[JVY2K]

I much prefer it to the old style. But I do have one problem with your leading news item: It's Englund not England :)

Now, all you need to do is hypnotise Blake and force him to allow a new forum... one with a domain like f13-community... and really cool admins ;)

Why? This forum is fine. Someone should suggest a direct link to this forum. Why start up a whole new one with new mods etc.? Make the dude (I forget who took over) a mod her and everything is nice.

[Dusk]

Why? This forum is fine. Someone should suggest a direct link to this forum. Why start up a whole new one with new mods etc.? Make the dude (I forget who took over) a mod her and everything is nice.

Hi JVY2K. My name is John.

[francesco]

i really like this forum, it's like to be home again!

[Just Jeans]

Dusk, is the site down at the moment? I can't get it to load this morning.

Why?

Considering sickboy is the man who owns the web space which hosts this very forum, I think you'll find his comments were just a bit of blatant factious wordplay. Or something. :)

[sickboy]

Considering sickboy is the man who owns the web space which hosts this very forum, I think you'll find his comments were just a bit of blatant factious wordplay. Or something. :)

Heh, thought I was as blatant :X as I could possibly be. It was a rather unsubtle hint to Dusk :D

[Dusk]

An agreement is an agreement, guys. I can have no forum. Even if I wanted to. But thinking, even if I wanted to, I would like to keep it all in-house. I'm a control freak that way. Besides, I've always been about providing the alternative. So if I were able to have a forum, I'd be sure to create one in the spirit of giving fans more choice. There are enough fans to go around. Plus my idea for a forum would be very unconventional, markedly different from all that has gone before, and I'd take specific measures to ensure it was an intimate community. So I'm quite happy for you guys, and any others, to keep the large masses of fans. And I'm also going to stick you in my Links page, as you've surely sent visitors my way and I want to reciprocate where possible.

[JVY2K]

Haha, makes sense now. I don't keep up with this shit...

[Just Jeans]

...and I'd take specific measures to ensure it was an intimate community. So I'm quite happy for you guys, and any others, to keep the large masses of fans.

My intention when I created the ProBoard after the vBulletin meltdown was to keep the core community from the previous forum in tact. I didn't create it as a way to draw more people. I don't think you can get much more intimate than that. :shy:

Mind you, I'm not against expansion, but it's not high up on my list of priorities. I'm happy with the community as is. It's like a surrogate family.

And I'm also going to stick you in my Links page...

Very much appreciated. :)

...as you've surely sent visitors my way and I want to reciprocate where possible.

The site is very good. I couldn't think of anywhere else I'd rather send a Friday fan for all their Jason Voorhees related needs.

[JVY2K]

Hi JVY2K. My name is John.

That's right, I'd forgotton who took over. I love the new design, especially the Uber Jason vs. Zombie Jason picture. Did you draw that? It's good shit.

If I can offer one criticism, it would be the use of the new Paramount F-13 logos. That's just me personally though, as I hate those new logos and find the originals much more suited to the series.

Other then that, it's awesome. Keep it up man!

[JVY2K]

Also, the link you have on the site to this forum is broken. It comes through as 'ttp://www.f13-community.co.uk'...the "h" is missing on "http"...

[Dusk]

Whups, fixed as of last night.

[Patrick]

Yea the Friday the 13th site looks better than ever in Dusk's hands. :) Great stuff.

Also, I love this forum. Alot of cool people and informative things on here. I love it.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Yea the Friday the 13th site looks better than ever in Dusk's hands. :) Great stuff.

Also, I love this forum. Alot of cool people and informative things on here. I love it.

Glad to hear you love it. Welcome, btw. :)

[Joe Strummer]

I think he's doing a great job on the site, no complaints. However, I kept going to it in hopes that he would put the boards back up. I didn't find out about this board till he posted it in one of his posts on the sleepaway board. I'm glad I found this place-it's just like the old board and I was having some withdrawls!

[nottidelterrore]

John is doing a great job running the new F13films.com as well as the other sites he's running. And he's a hell of a nice guy too. F13films.com is definitely in good hands.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

Yeah, I think John is doing a great job. His other sites are great as well......especially Retro Slashers. :)

[The Dream Master]

The best thing about the site is that it represents a pretty seamless transition. Yes, it's different, but if you were someone that just visited the site again after a long layoff, you'd probably just think it was a simple site re-design.

Also, for all you cats going to the website in search of "the forum," you've found it. This is the forum as far as I'm concerned. ;)

[francesco]

I really like the new site, I like to see the NEWS page updated. and this forum is like to be home again!

[LawgSkrak]

I was a member of the old forum. I went on there the other day and noticed the forum was gone. What the heck happened? I only found this forum because yesterday I tried getting onto fridaythe13thfilms.com and it was down, so I posted on the Halloween boards (over at HalloweenMovies.com) and they gave me this link.

[The Dream Master]

LS, the old forum got nuked back in July when a technical issue wiped out all the information on the servers. Since then, Blake and Brenna sold off the Friday the 13th films website to Dusk, who also runs a few other sites (Retro Slashers among them). As for the forum, Blake mandated that the site not have an official forum, so a few members from the old forum (Jeans, BlakeTyner, and Sickboy) created this forum in its place. For all intents and purposes, this pretty much is the old forum.

[LawgSkrak]

Well I'm glad. Although it kind of sucks that I have to start my message count from 1 again. LOL :)

[sickboy]

Welcome (back) to the board LawgSkrak.

It's good to see people are still finding their way across rather than being lost in the wilderness without a board!

[Havoc]

I of course am glad F13films is still around, just like everyone else. I only have one question, did the old f13thfilms site have the google ads, I just noticed them the other day when I went back to see if there was anything new to the site, they're a little annoying, but they're just small text ads. Nothing big, just curious if I was blind before it switched hands or something.

Come to think of it they did have ads, they were for sideshow products weren't they?

I just remember it looking cleaner a month or so ago.

[Dusk]

I of course am glad F13films is still around, just like everyone else. I only have one question, did the old f13thfilms site have the google ads, I just noticed them the other day when I went back to see if there was anything new to the site, they're a little annoying, but they're just small text ads. Nothing big, just curious if I was blind before it switched hands or something.

Come to think of it they did have ads, they were for sideshow products weren't they?

I just remember it looking cleaner a month or so ago.

No, there were never google ads before. I instituted them a few days ago. I know it sounds like a hard luck story, but my sites operate at a loss, plus especially with F13th, the bandwidth is bloody huge (have been coasting on a friend's server but can't slug him with this forever), and I'd definitely like to make some of the dosh back that I forked over for the site - with intents to put it right back into my site/s, as usual. I use Google because as you said, they're not TOO annoying. All ads are annoying, but at least (as you said, again) they're just text, I was careful to ensure that. The Sideshow banner was revenue directly to Blake/Brenna up to the end of 2007 as part of the agreement, but I left it on there a little longer anyway. I pretty much just jammed them into my current design as best as possible, which is why it's probably jarring to see. But I've been working on the next stage of the design, and when that's implemented soon I think you'll find the Google ads are even less noticible. Thanks for your interest in the site, constructive criticism always helps.

[Havoc]

Yeah it still looks great. I figured that's why they were there. Google ads are a million times better than what I seem to run into on huge sites like yours. What really gets me going are the now speaking flash ads that huge sites are putting up. GRRR... I can handle a few ads, but I don't expect to shit my pants when a webpages loads telling me I'm getting a free ipod or something. Especially when I have my sound up from listening to music earlier and now it's just dead silent in my house. "YOOOOOOOOOOOOUURRRRRRRE GETTING A FREEEE IPODDDD!!!!!!!" = me dropping load.

[Fan of Freddy]

Well, last night I looked at the site for I think the first time since it went down.

I really don't like it.

Not to offend you or anything Dusk, I just want to be honest. I just do not prefer the layout. I like the old style much better. And the Google adds don't exactly help either, but if it's what you had to do, then I guess I can look past that. A few things that stand out to me the most, are things like the "Announcements" section being so huge as to take up most of the page, The Roman Numerals for all the films past 8 that have their own stand alone titles; Jason Goes to Hell, Jason X, FvsJ, etc... Stuff like that just makes the site feel a little generic and lifeless to me.

Also, the link to this forum......I don't know, I guess I hoped it would say more, since to me, this community is essentially part what made that site such a cool place to visit in the first place and link makes it seem like just another F13 site.

But hey, these are just my own opinions. I hope that the new designs you have in mind help improve the layout, and maybe correct some of these issues, if you think they need correcting. It's your site now, so I respect that you're going to do things as you see fit.

Good luck with the continued running of the site. Again, I hope I didn't offend you. I'm not really all that good in the way of constructive criticism.

~F.o.F

[Dusk]

Re: roman numerals. I've gotten a bit of flack for that, and fair enough - but it's just personal preference. To me, overall they're all Friday The 13th films and one long line series, not Paramount + individual Jason movies. The company change-over tended to break up the brand somewhat, but in my camp I'm not bound by such technicalities. It's not like I'll ever refer to Jason Goes To Hell as Friday The 13th Part 9 (even though that's essentially what it is), but at least for that menu, I wanted a quick way folks could access the sections, the best way to do that was with numbers. I understand various people's feelings though, and I'll do my best to address or fix whatever others anyone has. Likewise, if everyone wants the site reverted to the original design, do throw your two cents in. Cheers.

[charlie boy]

Have to admit love the older stuff. I love that there are people out there who remember the early Friday's like this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Fj135NmP-Y

[Lammert]

I like how the site keeps up with official news. But i'm not a fan of the layout.

[MrsV]

Personally I am glad someone took this over. I am an OLD OLD member of the boards. I joined in 98 when Matt Dennis ran it, then I remember a Brian Guise, both of which I really liked...I didn't visit like I used to once they were gone.
Congrats John! I wish you luck! And happy to have found this forum!

[Lammert]

I still have saved pages from Matt Dennis his old F13.com from way back.


If you ever need a hand John...

I'm working now on more stuff to put on the friday the 13th youtube channel.

[Bill 1981]

So now that John "Dusk" Klyza has taken the reins of the premier F13 site, what are your thoughts? Speculation on new content? I gots no idea what Dusk will add/change, though I'll bet some of you with F13 sites are sending him stuff right now. ;) I'm really interested to see what happens, especially when franchise news finally comes down. How will this new site react?

All in all I've got a very positive outlook on F13Films, I think Dusk is a good horror webmaster and I look forward to seeing just what he has in store for JABOSN VORS


Agreed, Davey-O... I just browsed the new layout earlier and I like it. :)

[Harmonic Bond]

Has anyone noticed that the link to the old board now goes to the My Bloody Valentine remake site?

www.fridaythe13thforum.com

Odd. I wonder if Blake and Brenna sold it to those guys, or maybe they are just a fan of the movie? Either way, I was hoping this place might one day inherit the old url (I'm nostalgic like that). As it is, a whois query still lists Blake Washer as the administrator.

[sCabbOy]

He may have just redirected it. I mean, if the MBV gets a lot of referrals from that URL Blake may be able to make money for it? Maybe it is something like that.

[Harmonic Bond]

That's kinda what I'm thinking. Sorta an odd choice, given that a movie called Friday the 13th, which will probably do bigger business, is coming out in a week? Who knows, My Bloody Valentine may generate more internet traffic.

[eXile]

It's not really that odd of a choice, all things considered. Todd penned the script for MBV. Blake and Brenna are friends with Todd, so I could see them supporting the film. If Blake's open letter to New Line that was posted at the old Fridaythe13thfilms.com was an indication of how he still feels about the reinvention/reimagining/remake/re-whatever, then I can see MBV getting the nod over the new Friday from his perspective. Of course, this is pure speculation on my behalf.

[Harmonic Bond]

Very astute observations. I knew they were tight with Todd, but I forgot about the open letter to NLC. Makes sense.

[Dusk]

I think Blake/Brenna were holding out hope for one day granting the Forum URL to someone for a resurrection of the forum - after all, that's why the clause in the sale of the site to me that I not do a forum - but I guess it's all null and void now if they've passed off the URL. It's cool, I never would have wanted to use that sacred domain anyway. :P

[nottidelterrore]

Good to see you, Dusk. I have some garbage you can use to fuel Mr. Fusion if you need any. Roads? Where we're going we don't need roads!

Take care!

-Notti aka Riff-

[Violent VictiM]

It was nice of them to stop by and chat about the new movie.

:side:

[jasonsfury]

Hey everyone,
I started something called "Bracket Challenge" at the site. It's something fun for fans to vote on. Check it out if you're interested and let your voice be heard on who your favorite Friday characters are. Have fun guys and girls. Miss the old forum. This place is the perfect substitute!

http://fridaythe13thfilms.com/blog/?s=bracket

[Dusk]

Just wanted to post a big thanks to jasonsfury for all the great work he's done in keeping the site fresh.

[Jason's Storm]

Dusk, since the film is out on video now (F13th '09) can you put an update on that one. Like goofs and deaths. Like what B&B did with the other films before.

~JS

[Germaniac]

I like how the blog is on top of rumors and news ...[B]but[/[B] what about the main-site? After B&B handed the site over the look of the site changed (menues etc) but I don´t thinkt that any new content was added.
The remake has been out for half a year. Time to include it like the other movies (summary, bodycvount etc).
The google-earth-images/coordinates of the F13-location (including thwe ANB location) could be added to the location-section.
And as Havoc suggested: A fangame section which deals about the F13 fangames that were made over the years (Fista´s, Havocs, mine, JoOco´s)
And I think that some new merchandise (figures, comics) were released since B&B last updated that section.

[Dusk]

Dusk, since the film is out on video now (F13th '09) can you put an update on that one. Like goofs and deaths. Like what B&B did with the other films before.

I'll frankly have to solicit fans on that stuff, at some point - much of my time in F13 Land is working on years of backlogged fan photos, costumes, tats, drawings, costumes etc. I've also been converting the old site into a (backend) format that won't look much different but will allow easier updating on my end, because B&B were hardcore HTML oldschoolers, and I'm a Dreamweaver cat, so when I try to edit that stuff it turns to junk. Consider pretty much each cast member over 11 films has their own page on the site and... well, you get the idea. I'm getting there!

I like how the blog is on top of rumors and news ...but what about the main-site? After B&B handed the site over the look of the site changed (menues etc) but I don´t thinkt that any new content was added.
The remake has been out for half a year. Time to include it like the other movies (summary, bodycvount etc).

Definitely my humblest apologies for seeming to let the main site into disarray. When I purchased it I felt the actual site was in good shape, and spent much of my time creating and maintaining the Blog and Gallery features. As soon as the film came out though, I redirected myself toward the main site, but as stated in previous paragraph it's a slow journey, but I promise to hit a good landmark pretty soon.

The google-earth-images/coordinates of the F13-location (including thwe ANB location) could be added to the location-section.
And as Havoc suggested: A fangame section which deals about the F13 fangames that were made over the years (Fista´s, Havocs, mine, JoOco´s)
And I think that some new merchandise (figures, comics) were released since B&B last updated that section.

Suggestions noted (and I mean noted). All are things I want to do, unfortunately in the vast world of F13, there's gotta be priorities. Or at least, rotating priorities. Keep an eye out on the site, you'll hear of any and all changes or additions @ the blog first. :)

[jasonsfury]

Brenna stopped by and said that her and Blake give John their blessing on the new forum he is prepping for the website. I thought that was awesome. Also, I think that it is great that the guys running this forum stopped by last week and also encouraged the new forum at fridaythe13thfilms.com. :)

[Jason's Storm]

Yea, I stopped by last week and saw that Dusk was working on that. Just so everyone knows, the spirit of the old board won't be there. It will be its own monster or beast if you will. I think it will be an interesting adventure for him.

~JS

[jasonsfury]

Happy New Year wishes to everyone in the F13 community! Next year, fridaythe13thfilms.com will be new and improved. John, I and the rest of the staff are working hard to give the fans something great!

[Rick]

If his forum is even half as good as the old one was and this one is then it'll be a success.

[Jason's Storm]

Still not as good as this one.;)

~JS

[Rick]

Well, of course not.

[Kaane]

Hi guys, I'm 'Kane' from fridaythe13thfilms.com Nice forum you have here.

[Jason's Storm]

Well thank you. We've tried to keep in the spirit, of the old board. Odd how its been 2 1/2 years since it crashed and burned.

~JS

[Kane]

Hi guys, I'm 'Kane' from fridaythe13thfilms.com Nice forum you have here.

Sorry to steal your name, haha.

[jasonsfury]

Well thank you. We've tried to keep in the spirit, of the old board. Odd how its been 2 1/2 years since it crashed and burned.

It is amazing that two and half years have passed. Towards the end of the original forum, I was absent from the site, but I still remember Wendago (Todd Farmer) coming on to talk about Jason X before, during and after the release. What a cool guy.

[Kaane]

Sorry to steal your name, haha.

It's all good...I bet alot of people were thinking you were me from fridaythe13thfilms.com, but really it's not like I have the name trademarked, most fans can recognize me by my avatar. I use the same one across the net under the name Kane.
ADDED:
Guys,

I'm no longer going to be a blog author over at fridaythe13thfilms.com. I wish things could of turned out better, but it was out of my hands. With that said, I wish Klyza the best of luck with the site and I would also like to wish jasonsfury the best of luck. I'm going to take a break from horror sites for the time being, hopefully I get to return to blogging at the site someday, but that will remain one of my many wishes.

This here is a great Friday the 13th forum, I think it should be the exclusive one. So I wish all of the people involved with this great forum the best of luck.

[jasonsfury]

Hey everyone,
Just wanted to let everyone know that we posted an update about the future of fridaythe13thfilms.com. if interested, check out the link below.


http://fridaythe13thfilms.com/blog/fridaythe13thfilms-com-2010-preview/

[nottidelterrore]

2010 sounds like another great year at Fridaythe13thfilms.com!

[Voorheeszilla]

Cool, I'm looking forward to them finally getting a forum back. I'll def. be there. :cool:

[jasonsfury]

Brenna stopped by the website to give her thoughts on the new direction we are taking. She commented in the blog I linked to above.

[jasonsfury]

Another phase of our upgrade to fridaythe13thfilms.com is on the horizon. If interested, read below. Keep up the great work on the forum everyone!


In the mean time, debuting Sunday June 20th, a new Friday the 13th Resource Project will be added to fridaythe13thfilms.com. This project will be the beginning of what will be a major Friday the 13th reference guide for fans of the series. This guide will eventually link together with the current Blog and help give visitors a one stop resource for everything Jason Voorhees and Crystal Lake. More information will be given to our visitors next week when the Resource Project debuts.

[DD77]

I never understood the no forum thing? What was that bs about? I can't see any justification for neutering the original site. Glad those people aren't here. Viva la 13Comm.

[jasonsfury]

Well the server meltdown caused the forum to go away initially and the sale of the website to John would not allow him to add a new forum ...... until now. Trust me, we did not want to neuter the website.

[jasonsfury]

Hello everyone,
I wanted to let peope know that a new section of the website has been opened, called Fridaypedia. This is a wiki and is going to be a permanent extension of fridaythe13thfilms.com. We are aware that there is at least one Friday the 13th wiki in existence already, but we are not in competition with that great resource. The main purpose of our Fridaypedia is to have the existing information and data that was added by Blake and Brenna on static html pages put into a more manageable application. Editing and adding information on the series will be easier and will require no html coding.

The other reason for the Fridaypedia is to open the website up to the fans and give them an interactive environment to add information as they see fit and not have to submit that info to the middlemen, website admins, and wait for things to be updated. Also, we think that visitors will appreciate being able to contribute to the website directly.

Alot of the main portions of the Fridaypedia are locked at the moment and not editable as we are in the beginning stages and want to see how things will go. There are, however, sections that can be added to such as characters and places mentioned in the series. Below is a link to what visitors have been adding to the Jason Voorhees page. So, if you want to contribute to the Fridaypedia, please feel free to set up an account in a few seconds and add your knowlwedge to the franchise.

http://www.fridaythe13thfilms.com/wiki/index.php/Jason

We are in the beginning stages, so if you see something that is out of place or information that is not correct and cannot be edited, leave a comment on the discussion tabs. We are monitoring these discussions and will fix the issues as they made to our attention. Also, we will be adding more images into the wiki very soon. Thanks for looking everyone!

[Kaane]

It is a great addition to the website, let's just keep it clean and up to date.

[jasonsfury]

If you're interested in winning a "Terror of Crystal Lake" Polystone statue from Sideshow Collectibles, head on over to http://fridaythe13thfilms.com/blog/win-the-terror-of-crystal-lake-with-fridaypedia/ to check out the details and add your knowledge to the website in the process. Good luck to those that participate!

[Utellme]

Where Jason Lives
Jason's base of operations is Camp Crystal Lake which was established in 1935. Crystal Lake itself has a history of carnage that goes back to the 1800's. In Wildstorm's comic continuity the lake itself chose Jason to be its vessel of rage.

What carnage happen back in the 1800's there ?

[Dusk]

Hi guys, thanks for keeping this thread alive. Some BIG changes in store for The Website coming, bringing it closer back to the old school version of the site.

Just a heads up, I promised the forum this year, via the pages of a sci fi mag early in the year. I ain't about to be made a liar out of a PAPER RECORD of my statement, so it'll be up by the end of this month.

[HiCkMaN!]

so will you be using this as the offical Board or making a brand new one?

[Rick]

It'd be great if they partnered here.
Assuming both parties wanted to.

[jasonsfury]

It is going to be a brand new forum. Dusk will have more details very soon!

[God of Thunder]

I may join, but I will not abandon this place.

[Rick]

I don't think anyone will abandon this place.
We have a great community here.
There will likely be a lot of people who are members at both.
I'm sure many, if not most, here belong to more then one forum.
This happens to be the place I frequent the most, but it's not because of the series it's because of the community I've been part of in various forms for a decade.

[MaDMaNMaRz]

I don't think anyone will abandon this place.
We have a great community here.
There will likely be a lot of people who are members at both.
I'm sure many, if not most, here belong to more then one forum.
This happens to be the place I frequent the most, but it's not because of the series it's because of the community I've been part of in various forms for a decade.

I used to frequent many forums, but lately i've only been posting here. This is the only one i've ever encountered that truly has that community feeling. I could see joining the new forum as well, but i'd probably end up spending more time on here, because like everyone else, i've grown so attached to this board. :)

[nottidelterrore]

I don't really post on any boards besides this one. Definitely the best board I've ever belonged to...and mind you I was an admin on Commando Fans for nearly five years.

[God of Thunder]

I used to frequent many forums, but lately i've only been posting here. This is the only one i've ever encountered that truly has that community feeling. I could see joining the new forum as well, but i'd probably end up spending more time on here, because like everyone else, i've grown so attached to this board. :)

Indeed. Attachment is a bitch. :D

[Kaane]

I'm really looking forwards to new things to come on the website!

[Dusk]

I'm literally churning out content through the week, since realizing I can't really trust anyone but myself. The best part? I don't owe anyone squat. Random rambling is so freeing. Come and see the freakshow!

http://fridaythe13thfilms.com/blog/

[jasonsfury]

I'm literally churning out content through the week, since realizing I can't really trust anyone but myself. The best part? I don't owe anyone squat. Random rambling is so freeing.

It's good to see you take a more active part in the website instead of relying on others to run the website for you. I hope you're able to keep updating the website on a more consistent basis. Good luck! ;)

[Harmonic Bond]

Anyone know what is up with the site these days? Going there makes google freak, suggesting that the site has been hosting malware/trojans as of late. Since I usually run less vulnerable OSs (some Linux flavor or OS X) I usually ignore these and solder on, but .... I assume traffic is at a standstill because of this. Also, the blog is not operational at the moment (forum is still up tho).

[Rick]

Anyone know what is up with the site these days? Going there makes google freak, suggesting that the site has been hosting malware/trojans as of late. Since I usually run less vulnerable OSs (some Linux flavor or OS X) I usually ignore these and solder on, but .... I assume traffic is at a standstill because of this. Also, the blog is not operational at the moment (forum is still up tho).

Yeah, I haven't been there in weeks because of that.

[God of Thunder]

Says the same thing about Retro Slashers as well. I don't really bother with it.

THIS forum, is the F13 forum now for me. All the old characters, back again, it's perfectly fine, I don't need two places for it.