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So uh...that ending. I guess they wanted to keep things ambiguous but assuming they get renewed, how do they handle it? Jonah didn't actually get eaten? Clone Jonah?
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Apr 18, 2017 02:07
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Ensign_Ricky posted:Dude, that was Paul Chapin! You know, bit part guy in pretty much the entire latter half of the series? Also the guy who played the lead observer originally. Sure, he was sentenced to a life of eternity as a Packers fan, but whatever, he got out of it somehow. Just relax, etc. Also, I love that the other brain guys don't even have their brains in jars anymore. They're just kind of holding onto the like they're silly putty, squeezing them and trying to figure them out like they've never seen them before. mangler103 posted:I liked that too. They also had at least one "Mitchell!" and they said "Watch out for Snakes!" in almost every episode it seems like. I'm sure they'll come up with their own catchphrases as time goes on, but nodding to the old series is a good move. It sort of feels like they were already developing them: a whole lot of episodes have the "Dear Trip Advisor/yelp" joke, to the point where in the last episode, one of them (Crow, I think?) says "Boy, that never gets old." It does frequently work really well, too, with the conclusion of the joke always being something like "Two stars!" after "Half my party was murdered" or "Had to do battle with a dinosaur."
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Apr 18, 2017 02:08
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"And is Slappy Xbox compatible? Of course he is! He's Slappy!"
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Apr 18, 2017 02:10
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The "Three stars" one at the end of Avalanche caught me perfectly to chuckle uncontrollably for the next 30 seconds. I think it was because they went longer than you'd have assumed, not just Jonah and the bots each doing one, but Gypsy got one off too, and then they doubled back. SamuraiFoochs posted:So uh...that ending. Clone Jonah, maybe the metal Reptillicus was actually made by Kinga to have an arc plot to drive 'water cooler moments' so it was never intended to kill him and just sucked him back up to the SoL. Plus the end credits show Jonah (or someone) in a spacesuit outside the ship
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Apr 18, 2017 02:11
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Gaz-L posted:A surprising number of people have Stockholm Syndrome for Dave Coulier et al. I almost wonder if that's why The Real Ghostbusters finally made it on there. Dave Coulier was a pretender to the throne. Lorenzo Music supremacy for lyfe, yo.
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Apr 18, 2017 02:12
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Zamboni_Rodeo posted:Dave Coulier was a pretender to the throne. Lorenzo Music supremacy for lyfe, yo. B-but he was mean to S-Slimer, the real star of the show! And Janine's glasses were so POINTY and SCARY! (Actual notes give to the production team of Real Ghostbusters, as well as Bill Murray being the one who suggested Coulier)
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Apr 18, 2017 02:16
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The metal Reptilicus is going to launch him into space, and he'll finally get to try out that space suit he's been building to do that space walk with. The bots will then rescue him, and he'll celebrate, only to remember that he's trapped on the satellite again.
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Apr 18, 2017 02:18
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Ensign_Ricky posted:Dude, that was Paul Chapin! You know, bit part guy in pretty much the entire latter half of the series? I lolled at that one for sure
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Apr 18, 2017 02:24
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Gaz-L posted:Clone Jonah, maybe the metal Reptillicus was actually made by Kinga to have an arc plot to drive 'water cooler moments' so it was never intended to kill him and just sucked him back up to the SoL. Plus the end credits show Jonah (or someone) in a spacesuit outside the ship I totally didn't even put two and two together with that last bit. Good call.
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Apr 18, 2017 02:32
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I'm just finishing Beast of Hollow Mountain and I'm wondering if the host segments are really short this season or if I'm just remembering the old host segments incorrectly?
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Apr 18, 2017 02:34
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2DCAT posted:As the season progresses, they seem to fix some of the joke pacing issues. It really felt like they were trying to fill every second of silence with a joke in the first couple of episodes. Was the season written and shot in sequence? I doubt it but I guess it's possible. I think it is more likely that you just got used to the faster pace as the season wore on.
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Apr 18, 2017 02:41
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8one6 posted:I'm just finishing Beast of Hollow Mountain and I'm wondering if the host segments are really short this season or if I'm just remembering the old host segments incorrectly? The host segments are really short. It's one thing that I will ding S11 on - you don't really get a sense of how Jonah and the bots are with each other. Mostly they seem to treat him like Mike but it just feels kind of sterile, and they're there just to do the jokes and riffs. On the other hand, it's just their first season together; I barely remember season one of the old series with Joel, and not much of the start of Mike's run other than the skit where they're training him and quizzing him on riffs. Just noticed this from a few days ago - the head writer of the reboot's top 10 list of favorite old episodes. I'll just spoil it now and say King Dinosaur was his favorite (not the best MST3K episode, just his favorite!) and he, like most good people, thought the Joey the Lemur sketch was hysterical, and I approve of his choice. https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/best-mst3k-episodes-ranked-netflix
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Apr 18, 2017 02:45
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8one6 posted:I'm just finishing Beast of Hollow Mountain and I'm wondering if the host segments are really short this season or if I'm just remembering the old host segments incorrectly? It certainly feels that way to me as well. I also remembered more interaction with the Mads.
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Apr 18, 2017 02:45
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The host segments are definitely shorter. As for a running gag, Cry Wilderness gave us a simple, but effective one. BANG. edit: I'm finally watching the Christmas ep, I'm getting weirded out like I did with Cry Wilderness. It's like if Phoenix Wright was defending Santa Claus (and from what little I know of that franchise, that may very well have happened) Compendium fucked around with this message at 02:56 on Apr 18, 2017 |
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Apr 18, 2017 02:45
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Joel: Father figure Mike: Dopey older brother Jonah: Hip cousin you can't wait to visit
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Apr 18, 2017 02:54
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I feel like Eliot Kalan enjoyed playing perverts too much this season. Not that both skits weren't funny, but they bordered on bluer than MST's ever really gotten. E: Jonah comes off as a well-meaning uncle who insists on fixing the squeaky hinge on your front gate whether you want him to or not, hence his constant attempts to build new bots to 'help'.
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Apr 18, 2017 02:55
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Ensign_Ricky posted:Joel: Father figure He's the cousin who has an N64 and Golden Eye, and because there's 4 of you, just watches you guys play. He's just that cool. He's also the cousin who beats the water temple for you every time you get to that point, because he loves hanging out. Then gets super embarassed when you find his only playboy.
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Apr 18, 2017 02:58
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twistedmentat posted:I know! In the stuff with the Mads you can see that Felicia Day is as tall as Patton and that's not very tall.
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Apr 18, 2017 02:59
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#NEVER SHOULDA TAMPERED IN GOD'S DOMAIN!# #MOOOOON FOURTEEN!# I think that was the best host segment. Or maybe the one with Tom and Crow in the Mexican mask things from Beast Of Hollow Mountain.
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Apr 18, 2017 03:02
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What the hell was Beast of Hollowed Mountains? What cocaine always a hell of a drug or something? Why did THAT movie suddenly need a Dinosaur? Edit: Why does it seem like giant monster movies are the easiest types of films to gently caress up like this?
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Apr 18, 2017 03:09
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BigRed0427 posted:What the hell was Beast of Hollowed Mountains? What cocaine always a hell of a drug or something? Why did THAT movie suddenly need a Dinosaur? I assume the screenwriter got 80% through his potboiler western and then the studio head called and demanded some of those giant lizards that the kids are into these days!
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Apr 18, 2017 03:10
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InfiniteZero posted:Was the season written and shot in sequence? I doubt it but I guess it's possible. I think it is more likely that you just got used to the faster pace as the season wore on. It wasn't. Ensign_Ricky posted:Joel: Father figure He's described himself as the annoying next-door neighbor that really wants to get in on the fun, but I think hip cousin you can't wait to visit sounds more accurate.
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Apr 18, 2017 03:19
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Apr 18, 2017 03:26
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Moon 14 Medizoic Ranch jingles from Land that Time forgot is the best host segment so far.
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Apr 18, 2017 03:30
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InfiniteZero posted:Was the season written and shot in sequence? I doubt it but I guess it's possible. I think it is more likely that you just got used to the faster pace as the season wore on. The riff pacing definitely improves after episode 3 or so.
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Apr 18, 2017 03:33
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I just MAN Where the gently caress did they even find Cry Wilderness Where was that gem hiding
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Apr 18, 2017 03:34
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Bobbin Threadbare posted:The riff pacing definitely improves after episode 3 or so. It's a perception. They really didn't film in sequence, it apparently says so in the backer FAQ.
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Apr 18, 2017 03:35
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Burkion posted:I just My guess is the Wal-Mart bargain bin in Nebraska. Probably in one of those 10 family movies on two disks packs.
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Apr 18, 2017 03:36
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I thought Cry Wilderness was a ripoff of Harry and the Hendersons, but it turns out it came out a few months before Harry and the Hendersons. Sooo I guess it's one of those Gordy/Babe situations.
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Apr 18, 2017 03:36
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I thought it was another Phillip Yordan who wrote Cry Wilderness. Not sure how he wrote that piece of poo poo after writing stuff like Johnny Guitar, The Man from Laramie, and El Cid.  Maybe he wrote it, but the director left it on the roof of his car and just had to go by memory.
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Apr 18, 2017 03:45
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I like the writing on this but I'm really not a fan of the actors, especially the bad impressions of Tom and Crow that they fall in and out of all the time, instead of just doing their own thing. Also the constant singing that's so far out of tune/rhythm I can't tell what they're talking about half the time without being already familiar with the words.
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Apr 18, 2017 04:03
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It makes sense that they didn't film in sequence. Reptilicus was fast, but it had some manic editing and fast riffs were hilarious. Then some slow down and it's great. The wizards of the lost Kingdoms felt so packed, it felt like there was almost no breaks in dialogue. I'm going to join in on the simulwatch thread and go through the season again at a slower pace with a bunch of goons. Ps. Man I'm still stoked that it's back and I've seen nothing but good press! I loved the season over all and will be there for more!
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Apr 18, 2017 04:09
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I liked the reveal halfway through the season of how Kinga and Max were just stealing jokes for their part of the Invention Exchange. The way they didn't do one in the first episode now makes sense.
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Apr 18, 2017 04:09
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Whoever does Growler is a perfect Henson emulator. It's kind of scary.
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Apr 18, 2017 04:20
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Jack Gladney posted:Whoever does Growler is a perfect Henson emulator. It's kind of scary. He sounds more like Rowlf than whoever is doing Rowlf now.
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Apr 18, 2017 04:38
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One criticism on Cry Wilderness.. It's a nitpick, but they made up Bill as Brain Guy from Season 8 instead of his more "albino" look from 9 and 10. 
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Apr 18, 2017 05:01
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Jack Gladney posted:Whoever does Growler is a perfect Henson emulator. It's kind of scary. They did hire Henson puppeteers (muppeteers?) I thought.
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