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I've been a huge MST fan/nerd since forever, and I was very concerned about the new show. Due to RL conflicts, I was only able to watch episode 1101 tonight. The new actors and framework are a bit difficult to take in all at once, but overall it's not a big problem. I'll agree that sometimes they seemed like they were forcing jokes just to fill time, but that wasn't a huge issue either. As to the claims that they're pandering to hipsters or current pop culture, I was very happy to find that that's not at all true. I'm old and crusty and I have no idea what kids these days are into, but there were many good riffs regarding stuff from the 70s, 80s, and beyond. Only one episode in, but I'm finding myself much relieved, and hopeful for what's to come. Throughout the viewing, I was definitely aware that Joel and Co. had spent a LOT of money, much of which seemed . . unnecessary. The hallway sequence is amazing, and uses technology not possible on the old show. However, no matter how cool the concept, the CGI was choppy and sub-par. Besides, a huge part of the charm of the old show was the cheap, cheesy, hand-built vibe of it all. The bridge of the SOL looked . . . like mediocre CGI with little imagination behind it. And come on. Three puppeteers each for Tom Servo and Crow? A cast/crew list that rivaled The Ten Commandments? It's hardly what we came to know and love all those many years ago. Maybe next time, Joel will ask me, and we can get things done right!
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OK, I clearly haven't read up on this as much as j_e, and there's a big thing puzzling me. Kinga? Why Kinga? In episode 901, we learned that all of the women in the Forrester family are named after gemstones.
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Peanut Butler posted:he is a talented and funny dude yeah! I like Mike better. That's not to say I hate Joel more than the hatred of a thousand burning suns or anything, but I like Mike better.
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May 7, 2017 00:15
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BoldFrankensteinMir posted:I skip the riffs. What does that leave, about 20 seconds?
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