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Junkie Disease posted:thats a huge puppet  "Movie Bad! Movie go away!"
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Narsham posted:Throw in how MST3K: The Movie was released, too, although I suppose that doesn't count as "TV" strictly speaking. Although I guess if they'd shifted to producing movies, we'd have ended up with a lot less MST3K to love. Didn't the movie wind up eventually being made primarily because Jim Mallon was tired of the constant "will we / won't we" pickup discussions with cast, crew and Comedy Central? I seem to recall reading some interview a couple of years back saying that if the show itself was a happy accident, then the movie turning out as well as it did was an accident on top of an accident.
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Apr 11, 2021 05:35
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Timby posted:Didn't the movie wind up eventually being made primarily because Jim Mallon was tired of the constant "will we / won't we" pickup discussions with cast, crew and Comedy Central? I seem to recall reading some interview a couple of years back saying that if the show itself was a happy accident, then the movie turning out as well as it did was an accident on top of an accident. It was super cool to see it live as a teen
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Apr 11, 2021 06:19
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Junkie Disease posted:It was super cool to see it live as a teen Yeah, the best part of the movie was being able to watch MST in a theater with a crowd of like-minded fans. I’d never experienced something like it at the time.
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Apr 11, 2021 06:28
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ja2ke posted:Yeah, the best part of the movie was being able to watch MST in a theater with a crowd of like-minded fans. I’d never experienced something like it at the time. Most laid back con I ever went to and Joel wasn't even there
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Apr 11, 2021 06:47
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Junkie Disease posted:It was super cool to see it live as a teen It played for one weekend only at a lovely theater in Lombard, Illinois; seeing the sign on the marquee was the first time I had ever seen the title "Mystery Science Theater 3000" I was intrigued, so when it finally dropped on VHS, I had to rent it and see what the hell it was. I was hooked from there. 
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Apr 11, 2021 07:21
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Timby posted:It played for one weekend only at a lovely theater in Lombard, Illinois; seeing the sign on the marquee was the first time I had ever seen the title "Mystery Science Theater 3000" I was intrigued, so when it finally dropped on VHS, I had to rent it and see what the hell it was. As someone from Lombard yikes that was a short lived theater. I never knew it was even showed there Upsidads fucked around with this message at 07:31 on Apr 11, 2021 |
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Apr 11, 2021 07:26
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The fact that the Movie ended up being shorter than the average episode of the show is still pretty funny in retrospect
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Apr 11, 2021 09:42
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Junkie Disease posted:thats a huge puppet Speaking of which, have you seen my chicken puppet...?
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Apr 11, 2021 13:41
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drrockso20 posted:The fact that the Movie ended up being shorter than the average episode of the show is still pretty funny in retrospect That's because some studio executive had a weird belief that nobody wanted to see a comedy longer than like 80 minutes.
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Apr 11, 2021 13:51
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muscles like this! posted:That's because some studio executive had a weird belief that nobody wanted to see a comedy longer than like 80 minutes. "I know people like to have fun, but we all know no one likes have fun for TOO long." -some dumbass
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Apr 11, 2021 14:29
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I like to think it was the same studio executive who was always trying to wedge a giant mechanical spider into movies. What could have been.
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Apr 11, 2021 14:34
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Currently $755k away from getting 3 more episodes (6 total) 46% of the way to the full 12-episode season goal
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Apr 11, 2021 14:51
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drrockso20 posted:The fact that the Movie ended up being shorter than the average episode of the show is still pretty funny in retrospect It's shorter than EVERY episode (not counting any specials). Think about that. I can't think of any TV show where that is true. The movie is also the only MST3K on laserdisc.
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Apr 11, 2021 14:52
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muscles like this! posted:That's because some studio executive had a weird belief that nobody wanted to see a comedy longer than like 80 minutes. The stories the guys tell about the movie is just depressing. Like I've seen some folks criticize the movie for being dumbed down in its humor and that's because it was. I think it was Kevin or Trace saying like every joke got a note back, often along the lines of "we don't get it."
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Apr 11, 2021 15:03
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No surprise there, the execs were convinced Barb Wire would be their moneymaker
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Apr 11, 2021 15:48
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Timby posted:Didn't the movie wind up eventually being made primarily because Jim Mallon was tired of the constant "will we / won't we" pickup discussions with cast, crew and Comedy Central? I seem to recall reading some interview a couple of years back saying that if the show itself was a happy accident, then the movie turning out as well as it did was an accident on top of an accident. I think that was a part of it, but I don't think it was just a Jim Mallon thing. The recap of the movie on the Satellite News site includes a recap of a visit to the set of the movie the writer got to take, and Kevin speculated that they could do a movie a year going forward. It seemed to definitely be a thought the Brains had at the time. There is also a fan edit of the movie that the deleted scenes, complete with more movie riffing. I loved the movie already in it's hacked together form, but the extended version is loving great.
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Apr 11, 2021 15:59
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https://art19.com/shows/let-me-watch-your-movie-with-you/episodes/3c233a0f-94d0-4268-84bd-e2b4d28db785 Jonah did a podcast/unofficial commentary track with Trace and Kevin regarding the movie not too long ago, if anyone wants to hear any of the back story.
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Apr 11, 2021 16:26
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ja2ke posted:Yeah, the best part of the movie was being able to watch MST in a theater with a crowd of like-minded fans. I’d never experienced something like it at the time. I had something like that when I saw The Room for the first time in a theater.
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Apr 11, 2021 20:04
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Dawgstar posted:The stories the guys tell about the movie is just depressing. Like I've seen some folks criticize the movie for being dumbed down in its humor and that's because it was. I think it was Kevin or Trace saying like every joke got a note back, often along the lines of "we don't get it." It being a bit dumbed down compared to the show along with them riffing on what's probably the most competent film ever to be riffed by MST3K does probably make it one of the best choices for introducing someone to the franchise with though And some of those jokes still do rank among some of the franchise's best, Normal View still slays me every time I see it TL posted:I think that was a part of it, but I don't think it was just a Jim Mallon thing. The recap of the movie on the Satellite News site includes a recap of a visit to the set of the movie the writer got to take, and Kevin speculated that they could do a movie a year going forward. It seemed to definitely be a thought the Brains had at the time. Gonna need to see that version someday
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Apr 11, 2021 21:22
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drrockso20 posted:And some of those jokes still do rank among some of the franchise's best, Normal View still slays me every time I see it I just had one split second of "Normal View? I don't seem to remem--" before the song started blasting through my memory.
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Apr 11, 2021 21:26
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drrockso20 posted:It being a bit dumbed down compared to the show along with them riffing on what's probably the most competent film ever to be riffed by MST3K does probably make it one of the best choices for introducing someone to the franchise with though Oh, I didn't mean to imply *I* was one of the ones who say it's dumbed down. I also agree it's a great first viewing experience, something I'm very keen on after watching people get introduced via the likes of Manos or other MST3K Hard Mode episodes. Some of the jokes really are great. "Watch me ram my ovipositor down your throat and lay my eggs in your chest, but I'm not an alien!"
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Apr 11, 2021 23:05
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"The entire side of the hill is hollowed out. What do you think's down there?" "Uhh...pudding?"
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Apr 11, 2021 23:13
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It was kind of interesting for me the first time I saw The Movie because I'd just caught parts of This Island Earth also for the first time on TV shortly before that, and definitely noticed some of the cuts. But I don't mind "not-bad" to "actually good" movies being riffed. It always slays me how much material they get out of Cal being so extraneous as the 'hero.' "Thank God I saved you!"
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Apr 11, 2021 23:21
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drrockso20 posted:And some of those jokes still do rank among some of the franchise's best, Normal View still slays me every time I see it "Breach hull, all die. Even had it underlined!" gets me every single time, and "Well, believe me, Mike, I calculated the odds of success against the odds I was doing something incredibly stupid ... and ... I went ahead anyway" pops up in regular conversation for me on a weekly basis.
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Apr 11, 2021 23:36
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put you in the bitch transformer...
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Apr 11, 2021 23:49
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What's this "and the rest" crap? 
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Apr 12, 2021 00:33
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INSERTING THE BREAKFAST PASTRY
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Apr 12, 2021 00:37
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 "Oh, Carl!" "Cal." "Oh, Cal!"
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Apr 12, 2021 00:56
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"The rails are magnetized..." "And if your hands were metal, that would mean something."
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Apr 12, 2021 01:08
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WEENIE MAN, AWAY!
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Apr 12, 2021 01:38
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Don't leave me with the Germans!
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Apr 12, 2021 01:49
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John Murdoch posted:What's this "and the rest" crap? Wow, imagine getting your butt whooped by "and the rest"!
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Apr 12, 2021 01:51
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Yum.
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Apr 12, 2021 01:55
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Joe, I'm in one of these boxes. Come and find me!
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Apr 12, 2021 02:05
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Put the men's room in the tower...what was I thinking??
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Apr 12, 2021 02:07
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Sort this, file that. I'll make them pay.
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Apr 12, 2021 02:09
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muscles like this! posted:Sort this, file that. I'll make them pay. That delivery guy is Coleman Francis.
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Apr 12, 2021 02:18
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Cal honey, put your shoes on, we're at grandmas Also: INDUSTRY! Science and technology Both are part of regular parlance with my wife
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Funky Valentine posted:WEENIE MAN, AWAY! When Weenie Man is all growling defensively at alien dude I laugh and laugh
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