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I remember when people would say "don't worry, Sharknado is great because they made it bad on purpose" as if that was somehow supposed to excuse it being garbage. Now that we're up to like 4 of them nobody is saying that anymore thankfully.
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Nov 21, 2018 19:19
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I've seen the first two Sharknado only on rifftrax twitch and I found them surprisingly enjoyable, probably because my expectations were staggeringly low going in. The incredible piling-on of abuse onto Ian Ziering and Mark McGrath in the second one is just fantastic.
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Nov 21, 2018 19:23
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it's sad and maybe a little hypocritical that they did an entire host segment lambasting the exact thing they're doing now. maybe i'm taking it too seriously, though. i guess we'll see
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Nov 21, 2018 19:25
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bad posts ahead!!! posted:Yeah i didn't even bother watching the sharknado rifftrax, what's the point Even Kevin said something to the effect of 'when you set out to make a bad movie, all you have succeeded at is failure.' Going back to Birdemic, it's the difference between Birdemic and Birdemic 2. Sure, yes, the first one is about a James' self-insert software salesman who dates a lingerie model, becomes independently wealthy, buys 'solrpnls' and becomes embroiled in birds trying to kill us for climate change. Badly acted? Terrible effects? Going out of his way to list Tippi Hedren in the credits? Yes, all of these things and more are true, my goons. However, it's a film he genuinely wanted to make. There is no craft, but at least there is passion. I'll even say the same for Neil Breen's movies or Miami Connection. Somebody who loved film made them, even if they had no talent for them. Birdemic 2 is just... ha-ha I meant to do that and purposefully doing things like adding in terrible ADR just because the first film had it. It's not learning from mistakes. Asylum is just cranking things out under budget that are vaguely resembling something popular so SyFy can fill two hours. It's cinema as assembly line. Barf. I'd actually want the guys to be more vicious, but that runs the risk of a riff like The Phantom Mendace where I think they're mostly just mad at what they see as wasted potential. Dawgstar fucked around with this message at 19:28 on Nov 21, 2018 |
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Nov 21, 2018 19:26
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Patton Oswalt says not to binge "The Gauntlet" https://twitter.com/pattonoswalt/status/1064943787586203649
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Nov 21, 2018 21:01
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bad posts ahead!!! posted:it's sad and maybe a little hypocritical that they did an entire host segment lambasting the exact thing they're doing now. maybe i'm taking it too seriously, though. i guess we'll see Is there a YT link to what you are taking about?
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Nov 21, 2018 21:04
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Failson posted:Patton Oswalt says not to binge "The Gauntlet" You're not the boss of me, TV's Son of TV's Frank!!
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Nov 21, 2018 21:06
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Dr.Caligari posted:Is there a YT link to what you are taking about? https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/MST3K_1104_-_Avalanche Host segment 4.
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Nov 21, 2018 21:09
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Bicyclops posted:You're not the boss of me, TV's Son of TV's Frank!! He will be once Kinga takes over the world. 
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Nov 21, 2018 21:09
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ringu0 posted:So when does The Gauntlet become available this Thursday? The definitive answer: https://twitter.com/MST3K/status/1065304012600238080
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Nov 21, 2018 21:10
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Any demand for a simulwatch thread this go around?
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Nov 21, 2018 21:12
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i'm doing the gauntlet all at once because i have no life
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Nov 21, 2018 21:44
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I'm actually spending my day tomorrow with loved ones like some kind of loser
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Nov 21, 2018 21:51
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Mantis42 posted:I'm actually spending my day tomorrow with loved ones like some kind of loser I'm doing this and then the Gauntlet on Friday.
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Nov 21, 2018 21:56
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I am going to be studiously ignoring the advice of Tv's Son because me and my brothers did Thanksgiving two days ago and I have the day off so, well, I cant think of a better way to waste my time. I only wish there was a non sci fi/Monster/fantasy movie in the Gauntlet. I really find that it is often the non genre pictures that really stick with me. Avalanche, while still technically a sort of horror film I guess, was really a nice pallette cleanser in the last season and I kind of miss the somewhat more varied library of the earlier seasons.
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Nov 21, 2018 21:57
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There was a live episode, I think one of the shorts marathons, where Kevin expressed his hatred for The Room*. It makes sense; they probably had to riff it just due to fan demand, but at the same time what's the point of poking fun at such an obviously poor effort? * I also hate The Room and am genuinely baffled by the non-ironic(?) love(?) for Wiseau.
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Nov 21, 2018 22:04
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I still haven't seen The Room, but my understanding was that Wiseau really did try when he was making the film, which is what makes it being so bad so interesting. He didn't set out to make camp like the Sharknado people, he just seems to be a genuinely insane person with money that didn't know how to tell a story but wanted to anyway, and nowadays tries to pretend it was some Kaufman-esque stunt for his own ego. I don't think anyone unironically loves Tommy himself, who is very probably abusive and weird, but some people are a little fascinated that he seemed to appear from nowhere with enough money to make a film, even if it is terribly made.
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Nov 21, 2018 22:12
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Failson posted:Patton Oswalt says not to binge "The Gauntlet" If I can survive the regular Turkey Day marathon, I'm sure I can survive this.
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Nov 21, 2018 22:16
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Edward Mass posted:Any demand for a simulwatch thread this go around? I was just wondering about that. I liked it last time. Of course I couldn’t resist binging, so most of those were re-watches. But goon watch threads are always fun.
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RE: Cinematic Titanic DVD collectionrydiafan posted:It's all of them. I own it. I bought a copy because of this post and my DVD collection came in the mail today! Happy Gauntlet everyone!
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Nov 21, 2018 22:55
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Bicyclops posted:I'm doing this and then the Gauntlet on Friday. I'm going to watch Mac & Me tomorrow with my daughter because she's seen it unMSTed; my wife's grandpa actually shows that movie to the kids in the family, which explains a whole hell of a lot about my in-laws I guess. It is a deeply weird film for being a kid's movie. But the rest will have to wait until later tomorrow/Friday.
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Nov 21, 2018 23:38
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Bicyclops posted:I still haven't seen The Room, but my understanding was that Wiseau really did try when he was making the film, which is what makes it being so bad so interesting. He didn't set out to make camp like the Sharknado people, he just seems to be a genuinely insane person with money that didn't know how to tell a story but wanted to anyway, and nowadays tries to pretend it was some Kaufman-esque stunt for his own ego. I don't think anyone unironically loves Tommy himself, who is very probably abusive and weird, but some people are a little fascinated that he seemed to appear from nowhere with enough money to make a film, even if it is terribly made. Yeah, that's partly why I put in a bunch of parenthetical question marks, because between the original movie, Senestro's follow-on book, and then the movie of that book, I legitimately do not know how much of the pop culture swirl around the whole enchilada is genuine vs. ironic vs. meta-ironic. I will say I actually watched it during one of Adult Swim's April Fools broadcasts, maybe in 2010, and just thought it was some goofy bad movie that they were taking the piss out of. Then seemingly out of nowhere like 5 years later it becomes this huge cultural phenomenon. Very strange. E: And yeah, the other part of my distaste is for Wiseau himself, who is clearly just a rich weird rear end in a top hat lacking in self-awareness. Case in point: Tommy Wiseau ends a lengthy chat about his new sitcom by calling our interviewer a prick Laterite fucked around with this message at 00:00 on Nov 22, 2018 |
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Nov 21, 2018 23:57
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I’m going to alternate between this and Joe Bob Briggs ‘Last Drive In’ Family eats at noon and I have gently caress all to do after that
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Nov 22, 2018 00:39
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Cemetry Gator posted:Plus, Corman gave us The Undead, a film with no zombies but lots of bizarre medieval speech. STAAAY!
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Nov 22, 2018 00:44
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So by six episodes does that mean they only got half as many episodes as the return season? I don’t know why I didn’t notice before
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Nov 22, 2018 00:55
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Peacoffee posted:So by six episodes does that mean they only got half as many episodes as the return season? I don’t know why I didn’t notice before They're apparently releasing shorter seasons more often, which Netflix has been doing with a lot of their original shows.
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Nov 22, 2018 00:57
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It should be noted that the shorter seasons thing has come to pass with several different series so far, but the more often thing has yet to actually make an appearance. A little early perhaps to judge that end of it I suppose though.
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Nov 22, 2018 00:59
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Oh. Well, yay! Seemed more of a deathknell suddenly, but that’s much more promising.
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Nov 22, 2018 01:03
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remusclaw posted:It should be noted that the shorter seasons thing has come to pass with several different series so far, but the more often thing has yet to actually make an appearance. A little early perhaps to judge that end of it I suppose though. How do you mean? DreamWorks Dragons put out six seasons in three years when it was on Netflix, and Voltron technically has had seven seasons released in just two and a half years.
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Nov 22, 2018 01:35
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Peacoffee posted:Oh. Well, yay! Seemed more of a deathknell suddenly, but that’s much more promising. It isn't. Netflix is hilariously slowly turning into what it was supposed to be an alternative to. In three years time they will announce how new shows will follow "a new, one episode a week format" and by then they'll also announce "we are experimenting with a new movie release paradigm where we release our films only in theatres for four months and then they appear on our service". We also already see ads for other Netflix shows so it won't be too long before there will commercials for partners too. Subscriptions will drop and they'll blame piracy or restrictive net neutrality laws or whatever.
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Nov 22, 2018 01:35
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Bobbin Threadbare posted:How do you mean? DreamWorks Dragons put out six seasons in three years when it was on Netflix, and Voltron technically has had seven seasons released in just two and a half years. I had thought the new shorter but more often schedule was launched with the new half seasons of Kimmy Schmitt and Arrested Development and neither of them are old enough yet to really get a feel on whether this whole thing is going to go as planned or not. That said, if they have been doing it longer, then well I have only been paying attention to it for a little bit and I am sorry to have relayed misinformation.
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Nov 22, 2018 01:40
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John Murdoch posted:STAAAY! The Undead makes me so happy. Dumb doctor guy travels back in time to bring woman he sent back into the present day, and then in the debate scene is one of the characters to shout STAAAY!
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Nov 22, 2018 01:58
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Laterite posted:Yeah, that's partly why I put in a bunch of parenthetical question marks, because between the original movie, Senestro's follow-on book, and then the movie of that book, I legitimately do not know how much of the pop culture swirl around the whole enchilada is genuine vs. ironic vs. meta-ironic. I will say I actually watched it during one of Adult Swim's April Fools broadcasts, maybe in 2010, and just thought it was some goofy bad movie that they were taking the piss out of. Then seemingly out of nowhere like 5 years later it becomes this huge cultural phenomenon. Very strange. Yeah, this is true. While I enjoyed The Disaster Artist well enough, once I got back from watching it I started finding all these things that said how deeply unpleasant Wiseau could be. That didn't make it into the film, of course, because he's charmed DeFranco for whatever reason. It takes some of the charm off the whole thing. That and apparently Wiseau wouldn't allow the guys to sell it as 'Riff + Movie.'
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Nov 22, 2018 02:09
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remusclaw posted:It should be noted that the shorter seasons thing has come to pass with several different series so far, but the more often thing has yet to actually make an appearance. A little early perhaps to judge that end of it I suppose though. Yeah, if we see a new batch of episodes in April/May, then I'll buy the whole "more often" thing. But it seems like a bit of a copout.
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Nov 22, 2018 02:14
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remusclaw posted:I had thought the new shorter but more often schedule was launched with the new half seasons of Kimmy Schmitt and Arrested Development and neither of them are old enough yet to really get a feel on whether this whole thing is going to go as planned or not. That said, if they have been doing it longer, then well I have only been paying attention to it for a little bit and I am sorry to have relayed misinformation. Fuller House also does it. InfiniteZero posted:It isn't. Netflix is hilariously slowly turning into what it was supposed to be an alternative to. In three years time they will announce how new shows will follow "a new, one episode a week format" and by then they'll also announce "we are experimenting with a new movie release paradigm where we release our films only in theatres for four months and then they appear on our service". We also already see ads for other Netflix shows so it won't be too long before there will commercials for partners too. You realise they do this with their talk shows, right? And shows they purchase distribution rights for internationally? And other streaming services also do it? It's arguably better for sustained engagement.
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Peacoffee posted:So by six episodes does that mean they only got half as many episodes as the return season? I don’t know why I didn’t notice before They also didn't have the mountain of cash from the Kickstarter they did for Season 11. They did a pledge drive, but it didn't start until after Season 12 had already wrapped. So they were reliant on Netflix money entirely this time.
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Nov 22, 2018 02:56
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Pictured: Some weirdos and also Cambot.
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Nov 22, 2018 04:06
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Why is Pearl on there twice, and why is Trumpy on there rather than Torgo or Ortega? Also I don't recognize the lady above and to the right of Servo.
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The other Pearl is Synthia, a clone of Pearl (played by Rebecca Hanson, who is also the new Gypsy).
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