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Burkion posted:It Conquered The World has a really good set up, a really good cast and actors, and a really lovely alien It was also a favorite of Frank Zappa, who dedicates his song Cheapnis" to it. With as many Zappa jokes as MST3k has, I don't think the overlap is coincidental. Also, I'm happy about the Netflix deal. Since Netflix threw a MST3k joke (with Mike and the bots) in Season 4 of Arrested Development, I always thought that an MST3k deal was happening behind the scenes. It was too perfect to be coincidence.
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Ensign_Ricky posted:It was Joel and the bots actually. Well that makes even more sense, since Joel would have been wheelin'-and-dealin' rights/plans/pitches.
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Jul 25, 2016 21:26
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Bruceski posted:People working with a budget of pocket change and donuts stolen from the boardroom aren't going to make Indiana Jones. Can't say I agree...
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Jul 28, 2016 12:28
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CaptainYesterday posted:Did you just read the latest Kickstarter update? Because that's exactly what Joel said today! Is there any word on if it'll be one major dump of episodes, or if they're going to do the Chelsea Lately thing and put out an episode a week for 14 weeks? As much as I love binge watching, I kinda like the idea of getting one a week to build the surprise of what will come next. Watching a new MST3k was a Saturday morning ritual for me, sadly cut short by becoming a fan during the last tumultuous season.
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Aug 1, 2016 20:56
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Chokes McGee posted:That's not acting! That's just him being Joe Don Baker! It doesn't count! My favorite Joe Don Baker moment is in Cape Fear where he talks about and drinks his dad's favorite beverage: Pepto Bismol and whiskey(?). I imagine Joe Don Baker drinking this before and after every take, especially for Mitchell.
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Aug 9, 2016 20:28
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The Ape of Naples posted:He lands a goddamn 747 in the pilot. Pilot episode I mean. Well he's a Coke guy, but the Wetzel's Pretzels has the best Pepsi. That mall is all Pepsi.
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Aug 11, 2016 19:19
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PK loving SUBBAN posted:Jonah Ray wears skate shoes. I'm guessing Jonah is going to tower over everybody on screen.
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Sep 26, 2016 22:02
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Julet Esqu posted:So how tall is Jonah? Because in the picture Joel included in the Kickstarter email today he towered over everybody. He's like 12 feet tall, right? 6' 5" without shoes
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Sep 27, 2016 15:02
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I checked out the list, and love what I see, but I'm avoiding any info/pics/video on the movies until they launch on Netlfix. Even though I watched Starcrash a few times when it was on Netflix.
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Oct 7, 2016 02:15
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Ted V. Mikels died yesterday, which was surprising, since I thought he's been dead for years.
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Oct 17, 2016 19:50
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Werewolf (of course) Hobgoblins Merlin's Mystical Shop of Wonders Boggy Creek 2 Creeping Terror Overdrawn at the Memory Bank Time Chasers The Final Sacrifice Soultaker Bloodlust Runner up: Catalina Caper
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Oct 20, 2016 00:53
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Gavok posted:Speaking of lists, I've been asked to write about the best MST3K eps to watch around Halloween. As it is right now, here's my preliminary list: The Creeping Terror Horror at Party Beach Attack of the Eye Creatures Attack of the Giant Leeches Killer Shrews
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Oct 20, 2016 15:56
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The Ape of Naples posted:To be fair is it that Halloween-y? Maybe, he does wear a costume. Bloodwaters of Dr. Z, Devilfish, and Night of the Blood Beast are all great episodes that I have a hard time watching. I'm never in the mood for them.
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Oct 20, 2016 18:33
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The Ape of Naples posted:Ha. Night of the BloodBeast might be my favorite MST3k. I have put on Blood Beast many times from this thread, and I can't help but zone out.
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CommaToes posted:I've been watching MST3K with friends recently to build hype for the return of the show, and we've used this thread for suggestions, so thanks for that. This is pretty much my issue with watching it with friends. Even I just tolerate most of the sketches. I don't think that it's a sign of the show's quality, I think it's an inherent issue with most sketch-based comedy: they're hit and miss, and lack longevity. Off the top of my head, Pod People is a strong skit episode. I have a weird opinion that any episode with a doo-wop song sketch are strong skit episodes: Catalina Caper's Creepy Girl song, Werewolf's girl group song, Creeping Terror's repetitive song sketch, etc. I also prefer the skits to parody or involve the movie, like Werewolf. When they're trying to stick to plots or on-going bits, it gets really rough. I just tell my friends that the skits are what they are, use them for smoke-breaks or bathroom breaks. It's mostly worked, since they like the actual show. I'm actually most excited about the skits for the new season. I know that the charm of the show is that the skits are pretty lo-fi and low-budget, just like the movies, but they're just kinda ugly. Later seasons moved past the Host & Bots behind the counter for more movement, better designs and more interesting filming, but never really broke into Good or Great. With the talent they have for sets and the kick-rear end writing staff, I'm hoping we get some actually great looking and funny skits. I was trying to convince my friends to give the show a try before the new season, but one friend who hadn't really watched the show tried to explain the show's plot to his wife to sell it, which was horrific: "Yeah, see, he's a temp. And these mad scientists kidnap him because they don't like him." "Well, yeah, sorta. But really that's just for the skits and stuff. The real show is bad movie jokes and riffs." "See, they put him on a satellite so he can't escape. And he has to watch bad movies. But he's lonely and going crazy, so he invents robots to watch them with him." "Yeah, but, see, that's the set-up, but it isn't the show." "And they have to watch the movies and make jokes so they don't go insane." "No, see, that's maybe a small part of the show. What's really funny about it is the movies, see they--" "And there's a robot that's a camera that films the whole thing, and a robot that's a pilot." "  "And of course they didn't watch it after that. Last night I showed my girlfriend "Parts: The Clonus Horror", and the skits of Pearl babysitting the kids was pretty bad. However, it's one of the most interesting movies that MST3k has done on its own merits. It reminded me of a bad version of The Lobster, The Island, and 1984.
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Fezz posted:If people don't like sketches then start them on Rifftrax and then transition to MST3K. Why? MST3k has better movies. Edit: Unless we're talking Rifftrax Live, but that has sketches/bits.
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Oct 31, 2016 22:10
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Bojack Horseman also got a stand-alone Christmas episode.
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Nov 3, 2016 05:25
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kiimo posted:What was the first MST3K episode you watched? Or I guess hooked you? The first airing of Boggy Creek 2. And I died.
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Nov 5, 2016 04:56
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Ensign_Ricky posted:Had a dream last night that since the world was so goddamned depressed following the election, Joel released the first new episode early to cheer everyone up. I really like this. MST3k is the only thing I can really watch right now. My lizard brain has resorted to only enjoying comfort entertainment. Last night's episode of Werewolf was exactly what I needed. It was my girlfriend's first time seeing the episode, and it's the most she's laughed at the show yet.
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Nov 10, 2016 16:11
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 It's the Eigh-Tees! Do a lot of coke and vote for Ronald Reagan!
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Gavok posted:The most annoying character in that movie went on to much success as Cosmo from the Fairly Oddparents and that always blows my mind. So the most annoying character in a B-Movie became the most annoying character in an annoying cartoon. Where's the surprise? But seriously, good for him.
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Dec 1, 2016 15:58
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Ensign_Ricky posted:Yeah, It Conquered the World is really only on a bad movie list because the alien is so loving stupid looking. It's entertaining enough for Frank Zappa to have written a song about it. It's silly that the title is technically a spoiler, except it isn't, because It doesn't. I really enjoy Catalina Caper, Horror at Party Beach, and Merlin's Mystical Shop on their own terms.
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Action Jacktion posted:RIP Mohammad "Tony" Zarindast, director/writer/producer of Werewolf, in which he also played the security guard who becomes a werewolf. He was 82. 
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Funky Valentine posted:It wasn't until I actually listened close to the movie that I realized that Mandark was in Laserblast. He's also the annoying puppeteer that holds surveillance in a ferris wheel in Spielberg's 1941.
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Gavok posted:I put together a bigass guide to watching MST3K the official way. Basically a big list of every episode and where they're legally available. Did you not include YouTube in that? Because they're both the top results.
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I wonder how they're approaching (or attempting) an over-arching plot/connection with the episodes, since it's probably going to be launched all at once. I know this was the bane of the writers thanks to the Sci-Fi channel's requests, but they've got some great writers working. Time Paradox, so you can watch whatever episode whenever? Or keep it linear? Or do a set-up for the first episode and then don't look back?
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rydiafan posted:I would assume opening theme and no plot, same as the Joel years. I mean, the episodes are probably gonna have self-contained plots. There wouldn't be a reason for guest writers like Dan Harmon if all they were doing were writing jokes or self-contained sketches.
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Diabolik900 posted:The reason to bring in writers like Dan Harmon are: Yeah, I get that, but Dan Harmon doesn't really write sketch comedy, and his shtick is pretty much self-aware meta-plots, hence my curiosity. A guest writer getting to write an episode's plot doesn't sound far-fetched to me, even if the show isn't plot-heavy. I'm not saying they're going to tell the story of Jonah doing a spy mission to kill the Mads, but they've got a strong cast, good writers and creative freedom, what's to stop them?
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Paper Kaiju posted:Do you mean Catching Trouble, the animal abuse short? Watching it now, and there's an amazingly specific joke about The Bubble Room on Captiva Island, FL. 
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Jan 13, 2017 16:51
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Volume V is pretty much the perfect set.
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Powered Descent posted:I wasn't at a screening or anything, so I can safely run my mouth off about the bots without any danger of accidentally revealing too much. But we know that Servo and Crow are coming back with new voices. Here's a short comedy piece of them auditioning for the role of droids in Star Wars: Since they've got Wayne White contributing art and designs to the program, I'm sure we'll be seeing a few different puppets in addition to the regular bots. That bot looks like a new version of Cambot, though. Didn't Joel say he wants to get Cambot more involved somehow?
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No one wants to break Joel's heart, especially at this point, after involving so many fans in this dream reboot. I'm dying for details too, but I appreciate the level of discretion. Just show your friends your favorite episodes. I showed my girlfriend Hobgoblins and The Incredible Melting Man and that was enough to get her excited for the new season.
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Gaz-L posted:I assume they're (Netflix) going to hold the Christmas special until December, though? Probably release it on Thanksgiving or a little earlier for Turkey Day.
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Feb 21, 2017 23:51
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Burkion posted:It took me a moment to realize it, but she's hanging from the ceiling No joke, this is something that I've always wanted. I always felt like she was designed to hang, not wobbly around.
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InfiniteZero posted:I haven't seen it and I also have reservations about him but she should remember that at the reunion he was appearing live as the "new guy" for a beloved show surrounded by the veterans who are responsible for the show being so well loved and did fine. Yeah, so nervous his voice cracked when he went off script to thank them for being big influences and making one of his favorite shows. Jonah's great. Can't handle his pot, though.
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Feb 22, 2017 23:33
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Cross-Section posted:If Joel is "sleepy-eyed inventor" and Mike is "dopey yet acerbic temp", Jonah would be "cool adjunct professor who only shows up to half his classes because he's busy DM'ing a D&D session" Joel and Mike (especially) got started with MST3k. Jonah's been doing stand-up since he was 18, he's already worked on The Meltdown, so he's developed comedic timing and delivery for both live audiences and television shows for his entire career, whereas Joel and Mike "grew up" through MST3k.
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TL posted:Nonsense, the Creeping Terror is one of the best episodes. Seriously. I still use some of these jokes regularly, especially "You have a kiiind face." And Crow singing along with the song "Wah wah wah Wah-Wah!" or Servo singing "Yeah here's my torso". I think that's why the Mike listening to the song sketch works for me. That drat song plays over and over again, and they throw so many jokes at it that to just sit and listen to it is it's own parody.
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The Unlife Aquatic posted:Yeah, I think this is the part that excites me the most. MST3k is funny when you only understand half the jokes, so hopefully it's even better when you understand a larger portion of the jokes. I just feel like there won't be as many Zappa references now.
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