|
Pod People has some funny riffs (in a very laid-back style), but it's the host segments that make it. From "Hideous Control" to the Hearts of Space parody to "You are magic, aren't you Trumpy?" and finally, Clown in the Sky. Just gold.
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 16:58
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 18, 2024 23:32 |
|
|
"Hike your pants up to the sky " made me laugh so much because they never mentioned it in the theatre. I was waiting and waiting and then the payoff.
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 17:17
|
|
|
Maxwell Lord posted:Pod People has some funny riffs (in a very laid-back style), but it's the host segments that make it. From "Hideous Control" to the Hearts of Space parody to "You are magic, aren't you Trumpy?" and finally, Clown in the Sky. Just gold. "You're magic, aren't you, Trumpy?" is probably always going to be the funniest host segment. I agree that the new ones are more hit than miss, though. They sort of hone the goofiness to move through them quickly, so the weirder ones, you're left saying "What did I just watch?" rather than "Why am I still watching this?" The raccoon sketch in particular is one that would have worn out its welcome really fast, but moved through it really quickly.
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 18:01
|
|
|
Tom and Crow playing Wolf and Bear is one of my favorite host segments
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 18:11
|
|
|
Bicyclops posted:"You're magic, aren't you, Trumpy?" is probably always going to be the funniest host segment. I feel that the raccoon segment from Cry Wilderness is like a spiritual successor.
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 18:20
|
|
|
Four episodes in and it already feels like home again. It's weird hearing riffs about things like video games and Lost, but then again when I used to watch MST3K I was a kid and I'm sure any references were meant more for my parents. Now I am the parent.
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 20:17
|
|
|
Just finished Hercules. I lost it at every "Speak" joke.
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 20:18
|
|
|
precision posted:Tom and Crow playing Wolf and Bear is one of my favorite host segments And I tried a savage, feral roar, but, alas, my force was spent and I died! Not a fan of most host segments, but that one is pretty great
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 20:24
|
|
|
You people bring matches for Mikey? (contains the second best Crow freakout after being set on fire in Danger! Death Ray) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7fKab9XpW0
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 20:35
|
|
|
Bruteman posted:You people bring matches for Mikey? I don't care what anyone says, the Mike years had the absolute best host segments. Jonah's segments range from bland to bad, but I don't mind since they're so short.
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 20:45
|
|
|
Lowtax is talking poo poo about Joel to Jonah on Twitter. I don't know what to make of this.
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 21:15
|
|
|
That he's a jealous wash out.
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 21:17
|
|
|
Still waiting for that new Rifftrax movie Lowtax promised back in what... 2011? Back to host segments I think someone pointed out earlier that now that we don't have a commercial sign break, it leads to the segments more often ending on a frantic, jarring note. And with the shorter segments you're stuck seeing the doorway sequence twice in about two minutes. I think that's a major factor as to why most of the new host segments don't feel quite right compared to the old show.
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 21:40
|
|
|
egon_beeblebrox posted:Lowtax is talking poo poo about Joel to Jonah on Twitter. I don't know what to make of this. He's literally doing a for-real Joel vs Mike thing and, while it sucks if someone he knew had a bad experience with Joel, it's pretty funny because Jonah's obviously interacted with both of them. (And the 'Mike got a raw deal' thing is absurd considering the show got rescued by Sci-Fi while Mike was on board, plus well, Rifftrax's existence)
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 23:29
|
|
|
I think segments being really short, aside from shooting them in two days apparently, may have had to do with running time. The episodes are still 90 minutes without commercials, but it feels like they may be cutting a lot less of the movies. I'm wondering if Joel wanted to keep episodes the same length to have things feel the same and just decided to cut down on host segments instead of the movies.
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 23:32
|
|
|
There's also 4 minutes of kickstarter credits that eat into the runtime.
|
|
#
?
May 2, 2017 23:37
|
|
|
This Santa episode is giving me cramps.
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 00:34
|
|
|
I love they mention Hark a Vagrant in the opening credits for The Christmas That Almost Wasn't. I can't find the tweet but Kate Beaton was super happy about it.
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 00:45
|
|
|
Gaz-L posted:He's literally doing a for-real Joel vs Mike thing and, while it sucks if someone he knew had a bad experience with Joel, it's pretty funny because Jonah's obviously interacted with both of them. (And the 'Mike got a raw deal' thing is absurd considering the show got rescued by Sci-Fi while Mike was on board, plus well, Rifftrax's existence) Mike probably launched the best career out of all of them.
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 01:40
|
|
|
Jack Gladney posted:Mike probably launched the best career out of all of them. And if I were Mike, and I did have some kind of bad feelings, I wouldn't want someone airing my dirty laundry on Twitter.
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 01:53
|
|
|
I can't find the bad tweets but maybe that's for the best. e: I found them, they are embarrassing, that must be extremely awkward for Jonah. He's being about as professional as you can be about it, I guess. Bicyclops fucked around with this message at 03:13 on May 3, 2017 |
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 03:10
|
|
|
Just watched The Atomic Brain. What the hell did I just watch? 
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 03:26
|
|
|
It's been a long time since I've seen that episode, but I still crack up thinking about the worst attempt at a British accent I've ever heard. "Aye'm from Ayengland!"
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 03:37
|
|
|
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFKdz7BEXDA Found this fun little documentary on the mkaing of Manos, the Hands of Fate, featuring the guy smooching in the car. Spoiler, Torgo was on a poo poo load of drugs.
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 04:28
|
|
|
Not surprising, given what happened to poor Torgo. 
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 04:31
|
|
|
Watching Final Justice for the first in a long time and christ this skit is funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuZAvEAZs-o
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 05:37
|
|
|
I like how Bill gradually gives up trying to do the higher pitched Crow-voice as he starts getting harsher with the insults
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 12:22
|
|
|
I think you'll find the best host segments are when Tom wears some kind of little hat.
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 12:31
|
|
|
HopperUK posted:I think you'll find the best host segments are when Tom wears some kind of little hat. Or head: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5xtHb-Si_Vs
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 12:48
|
|
|
Slowly making my way through the new episodes. Is it just me, or did "Hitler Coffee" feel like it had the EXACT cadence of a Trace and Frank exchange? Either way, great job making that funny without bringing up the whole Final Solution thing that kids might not be ready to process. "Hidden Argentinian bean fields," holy poo poo.
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 13:51
|
|
|
Pop-o-Matic Trouble posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFKdz7BEXDA Just FYI a lot of info in this doc is inaccurate/hearsay. The Manos restored bluray release has much better documentary material on it.
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 14:47
|
|
|
Yay, just got notification that the last of my physical rewards are shipping! 
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 15:29
|
|
|
Evil Mastermind posted:Yay, just got notification that the last of my physical rewards are shipping! Still waiting on the physical media and ~mystery gift~.
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 15:57
|
|
|
Evil Mastermind posted:Yay, just got notification that the last of my physical rewards are shipping! Me too. Just waiting for the Bluray.
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 17:13
|
|
|
The only physical rewards I have left are the mug, keychain, and stickers since I was "only" at the $100 level.
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 17:20
|
|
|
Evil Mastermind posted:The only physical rewards I have left are the mug, keychain, and stickers since I was "only" at the $100 level. I'm glad they skimped on rewards. I mean obviously I wish I was getting more merch, because sure yay more merch, but nothing sucks more than when Kickstarter campaigns underestimate how expensive merch actually is, and admit later that they had to spend a ton of the budget allocated for real production, on making a bunch of lovely t-shirts. I think they did it right. I feel like the money I pledged legitimately helped fund the production of a TV show, a good feeling. (Edit: oops to be clear, I don't mean to say YOU feel like they skimped or anything. My post isn't meant to be oppositional or anything, it just reminded me that I was happy with how they ran the campaign so I mentioned it!) ja2ke fucked around with this message at 17:41 on May 3, 2017 |
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 17:39
|
|
|
ja2ke posted:I'm glad they skimped on rewards. I mean obviously I wish I was getting more merch, because sure yay more merch, but nothing sucks more than when Kickstarter campaigns underestimate how expensive merch actually is, and admit later that they had to spend a ton of the budget allocated for real production, on making a bunch of lovely t-shirts. I think they did it right. I feel like the money I pledged legitimately helped fund the production of a TV show, a good feeling. Oh, no, belive me, as someone who saw add-ons tank countless tabletop RPG kickstarters, I'm all for keeping physical rewards to a minimum. It happens a lot less often nowadays since the harsh examples have been made, but a few years ago you'd see people going "we need $X000 to publish our book, but we also want to do custom dice and t-shirts and bumper stickers and beer steins and and and" without any thought as to how much that stuff would actually cost. (And yes, those examples are all from failed RPG kickstarters)
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 19:02
|
|
|
Am I remembering wrong, or is there a lot more singing this season than in the old ones? I'm not complaining, I just think its an interesting part of Jonah's style
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 19:19
|
|
|
Jonah Ray just did a guest section on the My Brother, My Brother and Me podcast. He talks mostly about zombies and only briefly about MST3K, but it might be of interest. For instance, If you ever wanted to know whether they use an actual theatre, now's your chance to find out! MBMBaM 353 - Skip to 39 minutes if you don't have the time to listen to my friends, the McElroy Brothers, joking about Family Matters.
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 19:22
|
|
|
|
| # ? May 18, 2024 23:32 |
|
|
I loved the sarcastic "So how does it work? Do you go to a REAL theater?" that quickly evolved into "No, but seriously how does it work?"
|
|
#
?
May 3, 2017 19:26
|
|