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Yea, the only bad episode I can think of is Red Zone Cuba, the movie is so boring they can't even make decent jokes out of it. It sounds like it should be about some crazy communist conspiracy or whatnot, but its about arguing over Uranium rights.
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# ? May 14, 2018 18:39 |
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RZC is one of the more "advanced" MST episodes, along with Manos and Starfighters. You have to really be in the mood for a BAD MOVIE. Incidentally, water. Thirsty. Sick man.
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# ? May 14, 2018 20:01 |
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Well, this is kind of fun! Line me up fellas!
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# ? May 14, 2018 20:11 |
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Red Zone Cuba is one of my favorites, actually. I love the diversity of opinions of MSTies.
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# ? May 14, 2018 20:11 |
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Yeah, I can appreciate a so bad it's good movie like Hobgoblins or Time Chasers, but my favorites remain the absolute slogs that make them question their lives - Coleman Francis films, the worst bits of BIG's cinematography, stuff like that.
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# ? May 14, 2018 20:21 |
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That's Castro, you know.
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# ? May 14, 2018 21:11 |
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Get...real...beard...
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# ? May 14, 2018 22:05 |
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it thrills me to no end that all of coleman francis' three films feature someone firing a rifle out of a light airplane at a person running away on foot
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# ? May 14, 2018 22:27 |
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Coleman Francis had two great passions: horrible people and light aircraft
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# ? May 14, 2018 22:41 |
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One of the best MST experiences I've ever had was watching RZC with a Cuban friend of a friend. He loved that episode.
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# ? May 14, 2018 22:57 |
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The Unlife Aquatic posted:Coleman Francis had two great passions: horrible people and light aircraft Don't forget the coffee.
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# ? May 14, 2018 23:08 |
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Paper Kaiju posted:Also Comedy Central era vs Sci-fi Channel era. I used to have a friend who was also a big MSTie, and when we were discussing favorite episodes, I mentioned classics like Pumaman, Werewolf, and Space Mutiny. His response was "I don't watch that era because Bobo and Brain Guy are stupid." This was mid to late '00s. Nerd snobs never change. Bobo and Brain Guy were stupid but who the gently caress was tuning in for Bobo and Brain Guy
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# ? May 14, 2018 23:11 |
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Mister Kingdom posted:Don't forget the coffee. Coffee? I like coffee.
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# ? May 14, 2018 23:16 |
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Ted, you take Havana.
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# ? May 14, 2018 23:59 |
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TL posted:Ted, you take Havana. You shove off!
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# ? May 15, 2018 00:05 |
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The stupidity of Bobo and Brain Guy was the appeal. Because Bobo is the wisest member of his culture and Brain Guy is the stupidest one in his.
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# ? May 15, 2018 02:38 |
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Maybe its because I saw RZC after seeing mostly later episodes and stuff like weird godzilla and sci-fi movies. LIke I had trouble getting though I Accuse My Parents.
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# ? May 15, 2018 02:41 |
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Mac and Me was somewhat recently remastered for its later 2018 blueray rerelease. This might make it suitable for season 12 or 13. God help us all.
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# ? May 15, 2018 04:52 |
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I loved Bobo and Brain Guy
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# ? May 15, 2018 23:16 |
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Davros1 posted:I loved Bobo and Brain Guy And this is loving brilliant: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1bV4-w2H5qE
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# ? May 15, 2018 23:19 |
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For my money, Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy didn't come into their own until they got to Castle Forrester. For one, it meant they'd dropped the network-mandated storylines. That in turn mean they had more flexibility, closer to Dr. F and Frank, where one minute they're inventing the Recomfy Bike, and another they're sitting on the couch, eating ice cream, and watching "Vicki." (I have a soft spot for moments when the bots or Mads start acting like Midwestern housewives.)
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# ? May 16, 2018 00:35 |
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Keromaru5 posted:For my money, Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy didn't come into their own until they got to Castle Forrester. For one, it meant they'd dropped the network-mandated storylines. That in turn mean they had more flexibility, closer to Dr. F and Frank, where one minute they're inventing the Recomfy Bike, and another they're sitting on the couch, eating ice cream, and watching "Vicki." Yeah, this is me. Early Season 10 stuff didn't land that great for me, even though my sperm donor and I would watch it with a frozen pizza after getting home from a race night. Then again, I was, like, 13.
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# ? May 16, 2018 01:00 |
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Keromaru5 posted:For my money, Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy didn't come into their own until they got to Castle Forrester. For one, it meant they'd dropped the network-mandated storylines. That in turn mean they had more flexibility, closer to Dr. F and Frank, where one minute they're inventing the Recomfy Bike, and another they're sitting on the couch, eating ice cream, and watching "Vicki." My favourite Brain Guy moment is still when he says his friends have been invited over 'to watch Sliders in my room.' I don't know why it tickles me so much but I think about it sometimes and chuckle.
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# ? May 16, 2018 01:08 |
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Also without Brain Guy, we wouldn't have had "This is what Brain Guy looked like in high school" when this fellow shows up It makes me giggle
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# ? May 16, 2018 02:11 |
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Star Crash gets better every time I see it. It is one of the real gems of the new season. "I feel like I'm watching a community theater production of Guardians of the Galaxy" Also, the accent on the Robot is just so...special.
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# ? May 16, 2018 02:58 |
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I didn't care for them, but I didn't watch for the host segments, at least not past season 6 or so. Really, I only have two gripes about the cast over the years: J Elvis' Servo was bad and while the new Servo isn't I can't get used to anyone but Kevin doing the voice.
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# ? May 16, 2018 04:07 |
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Josh’s Servo never did a lot for me, but he was one of my favorite parts of Cinematic Titanic. He’s such a funny, talented guy, and it’s a shame MST3K didn’t work out for him as well as it could have.
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# ? May 16, 2018 04:19 |
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Crazy Ferret posted:Star Crash gets better every time I see it. It is one of the real gems of the new season. I mentioned way back but Starcrash and People Time Forgot were movies I rented from the library a lot when I was like 10. Southern Sheriff Robot was my favorite. "Can I hassle your hoff" is a panty dropper.
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# ? May 16, 2018 04:32 |
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Joel is the pizza Mike the lasagna Johna is a Burrito
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# ? May 16, 2018 04:42 |
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TL posted:Josh’s Servo never did a lot for me, but he was one of my favorite parts of Cinematic Titanic. He’s such a funny, talented guy, and it’s a shame MST3K didn’t work out for him as well as it could have. Season 1 -> Season 2 was the most dramatic jump in quality over the show's entire run, and I think that was like 80% due to going fully scripted/increasing the number of riffs and 20% the switch from Josh to Kevin. We just didn't get to see Josh in a more polished show until Cinematic Titanic.
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# ? May 16, 2018 05:09 |
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I saw some people's reaction to season 11 as so negative that they didn't finish the first episode. They had to take a walk in the park and cry. They said they could have had a whole segment with Jonah moving in and showing the bots getting used to him, and showing the day to day operations of the Satellite of Love, but they focused on the movie instead. It was a bizarre take.
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# ? May 16, 2018 07:10 |
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The people that have been weird about it has been fascinating. Its like digging up the dinosaur bones of usenet when mike took over, taking the DNA out and growing a new one in a lab.
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# ? May 16, 2018 09:32 |
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Mirage posted:RZC is one of the more "advanced" MST episodes, along with Manos and Starfighters. You have to really be in the mood for a BAD MOVIE. Yeah I love Red Zone Cuba and Starfighters. I'm giggling just thinking about how stupid those movies are. edit: And I was most definitely tuning in to see Bobo and Brain Guy, Murphy and Corbett nailed those roles every minute they were onscreen
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# ? May 16, 2018 12:08 |
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Rollersnake posted:Season 1 -> Season 2 was the most dramatic jump in quality over the show's entire run, and I think that was like 80% due to going fully scripted/increasing the number of riffs and 20% the switch from Josh to Kevin. We just didn't get to see Josh in a more polished show until Cinematic Titanic. Yeah, Season 1 is kind of rough to sit through and the KTMA Season is even worse, there are sometimes long stretches of silence during the movie because the riffs were mostly ad-libbed and often times it was the first time the crew actually watched the film beforehand (a philosophy that ended around the time they did Sidehackers). But yeah, Season 2 is where the show really started to get good in my opinion (and the introduction of Kevin and Frank did play a significant role in that).
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# ? May 16, 2018 12:46 |
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CommaToes posted:They said they could have had a whole segment with Jonah moving in and showing the bots getting used to him, and showing the day to day operations of the Satellite of Love, but they focused on the movie instead. I will say that it could have been handled a little better when it's mentioned offhand Jonah's all settled in already. Mike at least had that "you've reached the end of your training" bit. That's an incredibly minor and petty reason to blanket hate on the show, though. The bigger problem was that the riffing on Reptilicus was so breathlessly rapid-fire that it stepped on the laughs. Even having one incredible host segment didn't make the new show look all that great. That came later in the season.
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# ? May 16, 2018 16:01 |
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Mirage posted:The bigger problem was that the riffing on Reptilicus was so breathlessly rapid-fire that it stepped on the laughs. Even having one incredible host segment didn't make the new show look all that great. That came later in the season. I'm also of the opinion that Reptilicus is a bit front loaded. The first half of the movie is great and the riffs are on point. The door ajar bit or "Now you're Mr. Cabinet" were show stoppers when I screened it with friends. That said, the second half of the movie is really boring. Mostly just people shooting at something off screen, bad disaster movie stuff, or the usual Godzilla esque white noise. The riffs help but the second half of the movie feels really long. I could see why people, especially people looking for something to hate, might balk at it and think that's the quality of the show going forward. I think this is silly cause the next episode is Cry Wilderness which is one of the MST3K episodes ever, regardless of season.
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# ? May 16, 2018 17:14 |
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CommaToes posted:I saw some people's reaction to season 11 as so negative that they didn't finish the first episode. They had to take a walk in the park and cry. I can get not liking it, but I don’t understand the crying part. If you’re that invested in the show, why not notice how hard your probable favorite host from childhood Joel tried to make a perfect new season and pandered endlessly to you to get you to watch it?
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# ? May 16, 2018 17:46 |
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Mirage posted:I will say that it could have been handled a little better when it's mentioned offhand Jonah's all settled in already. Mike at least had that "you've reached the end of your training" bit. I'll admit that I was curious how they were going to explain the bots being there, seeing how they were last seen in a Milwaukee apartment with Mike, but I'm perfectly happy with the "they're just THERE" non-explanation. They may come back to it in Season 12 or later, but they certainly don't have to.
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# ? May 16, 2018 18:47 |
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Powered Descent posted:I'll admit that I was curious how they were going to explain the bots being there, seeing how they were last seen in a Milwaukee apartment with Mike, but I'm perfectly happy with the "they're just THERE" non-explanation. They may come back to it in Season 12 or later, but they certainly don't have to. I know other people have said this before, but I’d love it if Mike called the sol over the viewscreen and the Corbett Crow and Murphy Servo were there in his apartment with no explanation or comment.
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# ? May 16, 2018 18:53 |
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business hammocks posted:I know other people have said this before, but I’d love it if Mike called the sol over the viewscreen and the Corbett Crow and Murphy Servo were there in his apartment with no explanation or comment. I mean we have enough Toms running around, I don't see why not
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