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One of the rights holders who was a constant hold out, Wade Williams, has passed away so we might be able to get 201-Rocketship XM back. He apparently didn't have the best reputation in film preservation circles as he would horde prints and make dodgy copyright claims.
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Jan 17, 2023 04:05
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Hazo posted:We loved it. It's not in the official MST3k library which sucks, so the captions in the youtube version cut out toward the end but I could piece it together and my wife laughed. Thanks goons. dirge-like rendition of the Lucky Charms jingle
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Jan 17, 2023 04:13
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muscles like this! posted:One of the rights holders who was a constant hold out, Wade Williams, has passed away so we might be able to get 201-Rocketship XM back. He apparently didn't have the best reputation in film preservation circles as he would horde prints and make dodgy copyright claims. Interesting. Apparently he also had rights to Robot Monster and Cat-Women Of The Moon. RiffTrax was able to do those. Maybe he was one of those people who thought MST was a bigger deal than it was so he should get more money.
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Jan 17, 2023 04:54
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He licensed out other titles for MST3K releases. It was just Rocketship X-M specifically where he wouldn’t, because he supposedly just had a very deep personal love for that particular movie, and didn’t want to see it mocked. I can kind of respect that position, even if I think it’s a little misguided.
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Jan 17, 2023 05:07
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Diabolik900 posted:He licensed out other titles for MST3K releases. It was just Rocketship X-M specifically where he wouldn’t, because he supposedly just had a very deep personal love for that particular movie, and didn’t want to see it mocked. I can kind of respect that position, even if I think it’s a little misguided. The ACEG entry for that one is so funny. Frank couldn't believe how bad it was, and now he looks back on it fondly, because it has a plot, a begging, a middle, and an ending.
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Jan 17, 2023 05:34
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It's historically important, at least. It's the first science fiction film to use a theremin in its score!
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Jan 17, 2023 06:06
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Also it beat Destination Moon to theaters, both films kicking off the 50s sci fi wave.
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Jan 17, 2023 08:58
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PUSH BUTTON PHONING!
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Jan 17, 2023 13:33
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I’m watching the new riff of Mr. B Natural, and that must have been a hard one to write. It’s definitely weaker than the original, but even though it’s been probably 20 years since I’ve seen it, I found myself remembering a lot of the original gags. It must have been impossible to come up with new riffs that don’t just repeat the original gags, especially since there’s no getting away from horror at Mr. B as the central conceit of any attempt to riff it.
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I AM GRANDO posted:I’m watching the new riff of Mr. B Natural, and that must have been a hard one to write. It’s definitely weaker than the original, but even though it’s been probably 20 years since I’ve seen it, I found myself remembering a lot of the original gags. It must have been impossible to come up with new riffs that don’t just repeat the original gags, especially since there’s no getting away from horror at Mr. B as the central conceit of any attempt to riff it. I guess I didn't find Mr. B to be all that horrible or frightening because I grew up with the Mary Martin Peter Pan. RiffTrax also did Mr. B. I haven't seen the reboot's take on it because I'm honestly not sure if there are any good jokes left to be made about it.
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Jan 18, 2023 04:11
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I brought my Drake posted:I guess I didn't find Mr. B to be all that horrible or frightening because I grew up with the Mary Martin Peter Pan. Just watch Whizzo's Christmas Special instead. It's a rich fresh vein of  to experience.
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Jan 18, 2023 04:28
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I finally understood why people grew up afraid of clowns after watching Whizzo. Yikes. I play trombone and have a Conn horn so it was kind of cool to see an old "we're not marketing" film. Mr. B needs to learn about dynamics, though, because that voice starts at forte and never goes quieter.
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Jan 18, 2023 04:35
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Just watch Whizzo's Christmas Special instead. It's a rich fresh vein of I saw it on the RiffTrax Twitch and it's more sad than stonk. Also, I feel really bad for the little girl with the tubercular cough. Fun in Balloonland though. That is pure Speaking of the revival shorts, are any of them real bangers? I just realized that I can access all of them in the app and I haven't seen them all yet. I'm going to watch them all, I'm just not sure which one to watch first.
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Neddy Seagoon posted:Just watch Whizzo's Christmas Special instead. It's a rich fresh vein of Well now they’ll have THAT to worry about…
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Jan 19, 2023 03:26
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I brought my Drake posted:
Cavalcade and Court Case are my favorites of the new season.
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Jan 19, 2023 07:38
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Young Man's Fancy Crinkle Cut Potatoes is and always will be my favorite short. What the hell is it even about?
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Jan 19, 2023 14:57
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Sash! posted:Young Man's Fancy Crinkle Cut Potatoes is and always will be my favorite short. What the hell is it even about? Overcoming squishiness.
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Jan 19, 2023 15:33
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I like Pipeline to the Clouds. The one about hygiene is also hysterical depending on how squeamish you are.
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Jan 19, 2023 15:59
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Yeah, if you're named "Alexander Phipps", it's just over for you.
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Jan 19, 2023 19:45
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My wife and I have been addicted to the 24-hour MST3K twitch stream. So many memories from the S4-S9 days when we first got into the show. Mitchell, Time Chasers, Space Mutiny and of course Manos are some of our personal favorites. She's never seen Final Justice and that's supposed to air next this Saturday at 5:30PM eastern, so we'll certainly be enjoying ourselves this weekend. 
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Jan 19, 2023 19:53
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Sydney Bottocks posted:Yeah, if you're named "Alexander Phipps", it's just over for you. Wanna go to a lecture about mushrooms?
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Jan 20, 2023 00:46
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Sydney Bottocks posted:Yeah, if you're named "Alexander Phipps", it's just over for you. "And the name is Alex." --- ander Phipps.
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Jan 20, 2023 01:02
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Sash! posted:Young Man's Fancy Crinkle Cut Potatoes is and always will be my favorite short. What the hell is it even about? How to sell electric appliances, I think.
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Jan 20, 2023 01:21
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Yeah but your upper lip? Where is it?
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Jan 20, 2023 01:23
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A Pack of Kobolds posted:Wanna go to a lecture about mushrooms? "It's about growing mushrooms indoors, under artificial conditions --" "--and avoiding the narcs!  "
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Jan 20, 2023 02:36
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“Double-bag it, son!”
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Jan 20, 2023 02:38
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As best I can tell, a girl's brother brings his friend home for a shower before he goes to meet a hydraulic engineer. Her mother, who is in the Guardian Angels, contrived to pair her with the lip less friend Despite his meeting with a hydraulic engineer, he is more interested in describing kitchen layouts and troubleshooting appliances. A slice of pie so endears him to her that he forgoes a thrilling mushroom lecture to go dancing. The brother, apparently, never intended to spend any time with his friend, having planned to just watch TV? Father just goes with the flow. We never learn what the young man's fancy actually is. Going to the machine works? Electric razors? TIME STUDY? Cherry pie?
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Jan 20, 2023 03:08
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I didn't know she could...biscuit!
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Jan 20, 2023 04:43
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This is like Three Days of the Condor, I trust no-one in this short! 
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Jan 20, 2023 05:13
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effika posted:I finally understood why people grew up afraid of clowns after watching Whizzo. Yikes. now here's a dude who knows the mood of a happy king
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Jan 20, 2023 14:52
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Sash! posted:As best I can tell, a girl's brother brings his friend home for a shower before he goes to meet a hydraulic engineer. Her mother, who is in the Guardian Angels, contrived to pair her with the lip less friend Very accurate description. The brother, waaaay to eagerly wanting to stay home: "No thanks!" "I'm weird!"
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Jan 20, 2023 19:09
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Hazo posted:I like Pipeline to the Clouds. The one about hygiene is also hysterical depending on how squeamish you are. I'm rather fond of Pipeline to the Clouds for esoteric reasons. Do you know the cartoon, 2 Stupid Dogs, that aired on Cartoon Network in the early 90s? There's an episode that sticks with me, that I was immediately reminded of while watching this short, where the dogs go to a farm and talks a ton about water and...it's more or less the contents of this educational short, to the degree that I think the writers saw it way back when and were referencing it.
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Jan 20, 2023 21:46
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Vincent Van Goatse posted:How to sell electric appliances, I think. Thank heavens for my electric dress!
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Jan 20, 2023 22:06
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AND IT'S QUIET TOO
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I Am Fowl posted:I'm rather fond of Pipeline to the Clouds for esoteric reasons. Do you know the cartoon, 2 Stupid Dogs, that aired on Cartoon Network in the early 90s? There's an episode that sticks with me, that I was immediately reminded of while watching this short, where the dogs go to a farm and talks a ton about water and...it's more or less the contents of this educational short, to the degree that I think the writers saw it way back when and were referencing it. FOOLISH CANINE! I AM NOT YOUR FRIEND!
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Jan 20, 2023 22:10
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Servo getting riffback when he went "Oh dear!" only for Judy to do the same thing seconds later was pretty great.
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Jan 21, 2023 00:54
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Tribute to Overdrawn at the Memory Bank with live commentary and a new short about breakfast starting in 8 minutes.
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Jan 21, 2023 01:51
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"You can't sit with us, Kansas!" 
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I got so happy when my state came up. WHEAT BELT REPRESENT Good short, that Better Breakfasts
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