This was so shocking, so senseless. It took several reports for me to even believe it.

Definitely.  They're already under the gun and struggling to keep their tiny amount of federal funding.  The last thing they need is that kind of controversy.

Hahaha yeah I'm sure that would quell any sort of backlash.  Religious extremists are known for their ability to think rationally regarding these sorts of issues.

Sorry, I'm not sure why my understanding of why this particular documentary would avoid his image means that I don't believe in artistic freedom.  They have the freedom to not show his image as much as they have the freedom to show it.  I didn't mean to imply that they shouldn't have shown his image, just that it's…

I'm sorry, I worded that strangely.  I meant to say that it would be totally appropriate to have his visage in that sort of an historical fiction movie/TV show.

David Hasselhoff's version of "Hooked on a Feeling".  Cranked the volume on that while my roommate was with his awful girlfriend.  Mostly because we shared a bedroom and they were generally loud and inconsiderate with their sexing.  He came out of the room saying they couldn't finish because he couldn't stop laughing.

The biggest laugh in my showing was actually the alien's resigned "Fuck it" when it leaves. I thought that was pure genius.

While I totally agree that an artist should be free to express whatever they want, however they want, and while I'm completely baffled by this odd backlash against depictions of Muhammed, I can see why a documentary like this would avoid going to that particular well.

It is mentioned briefly when Tom showed Weaver the Volm weapon for the first time that the Espheni invaded and conquered their world, but they escaped slavery and now chase them around the universe.

I'd just like to thank this thread for introducing me to Marble Hornets. The acting kinda sucks most of the time but the direction is very confident and it makes for great binge viewing at 2am.