Cool, thanks.
Yeah, there were supposed to be opening film credits spread out over that long driving scene at the beginning of the film, but the guy who made the film forgot to put the credits in. Lmao!
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Cool, thanks.
Yeah, there were supposed to be opening film credits spread out over that long driving scene at the beginning of the film, but the guy who made the film forgot to put the credits in. Lmao!
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Can we all agree nothing will ever beat Mr. B Natural?
Solo4114
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I dunno...A Day at the Circus is pretty amazing as shorts go...
Side note: J. Elvis Weinstein is actually really funny nowadays, and also does a mean Elvis Costello impression. He toured with Cinematic Titanic, and his riffs were almost always hysterical and fairly biting. I kinda get the sense that his style of humor wasn't quite developed or that they decided it wasn't appropriate when he was doing MST3K, although that was, admittedly, almost 30 years ago.
Side note: J. Elvis Weinstein is actually really funny nowadays, and also does a mean Elvis Costello impression. He toured with Cinematic Titanic, and his riffs were almost always hysterical and fairly biting. I kinda get the sense that his style of humor wasn't quite developed or that they decided it wasn't appropriate when he was doing MST3K, although that was, admittedly, almost 30 years ago.
Very nice breakdown!
I'll pick one nit: While the Sci-Fi era is solely Mike, Mike is not solely Sci-Fi. He became host halfway through season 5, but it wasn't until season 8 that they moved to Sci-Fi. Also, Frank was already absent for the final CC season (7). A short season, granted.
Solo4114
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True. And that's worth noting. Although, while I didn't indicate when Mike took over, you'll note that I did break down my favorite Mike Comedy Central episodes, as opposed to my favorite Mike Sci-Fi episodes.
Agreed, he's golden in Cinematic Titanic. He was way too green to be on camera during his MST time (perhaps not so in the writers room).
KrangPrime
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I never saw the Danger: Death Ray episode before. that one was pretty great too (walking music...ba da...ba da da..)
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is it wrong that I find MR.B Natural strangely attractive?
wonder what she looked like in reality.KrangPrime
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Mike Kevin and Bill have said as much themselves, I think. they look for certain movies that are ripe for riffing, but good in their own way.
Santa Claus conquers the martians is just boring as hell. Yet, Santa Claus with Pitch, has a strange fun charm to it that I WOULD watch it on it's own...if only to poke fun at it.
oh, and I suggest everyone check out the Wizard. I think that's an A Game rifftrax job.
Cephus
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I miss the old Torgo screen saver. He protects your screen while you are away.
http://planettom.home.mindspring.com/test/torgo.html
Yup, I had that for the longest time, back in the day. Heck, I named my dog Torgo, that's how much I liked that episode of MST3K.
LOL...I named my dog "Torgo", too! Nobody ever knew what it was from, but they thought it sounded cool. lmao
Can you post a photo of your dog?!
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Solo4114
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Yeah, that's one of the less-well-known episodes, I think, but it's definitely a good one. Ba-ba-da-da-da-daaaaa--->ding!<---babababadadadadaaaaaaa....
is it wrong that I find MR.B Natural strangely attractive?
You mean, Bridget? Mike's wife? She's cute! Well, she was in the 90s. Haven't seen a recent picture, but I'm sure she still looks good. She was a great addition to the show, although I don't recall seeing her on it after Season 9.
Exactly. Earlier in the show's run, I think they were a little more haphazard about selecting films. So, you'd end up with some really slow, bad films. It's like, sometimes a film is bad and FUN to riff. But others, it's just...bad, and you're only riffing because it's the only way to get through the film.
My cat's name is Servo.
KrangPrime
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yep, there is no doubt mike married well. we should all be so lucky ;o)
I meant the original B Natural, Ms.Betty from the 50s ;o)
Cephus
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If I have time, he's a 20 year old Chihuahua.
TWENTY?!!! That's amazing. Torgo's a survivor!!
AnubisGuard
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It's real.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/bringbackmst3k/posts/1430238
This could be huge for funding. Quick, someone change the title of this thread to include "Patton Oswalt!" We need people who might otherwise ignore MST to see this news.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mst3k/bringbackmst3k/posts/1430238
This could be huge for funding. Quick, someone change the title of this thread to include "Patton Oswalt!" We need people who might otherwise ignore MST to see this news.
KrangPrime
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can someone mention something patton oswalt has been in? no idea who that is.
I don't like the fact that this reboot has all 'names' attached to it. it was easier to get used to changes when you didn't know who the people where going in. plus, you can't pre judge them based on past work. Hopefully if we get a network to pick it up, and this cast runs it's course, it'll go back to local non la MIN talent.
Solo4114
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I don't think it's a problem to attach "names" to the new version.
Look, the old days are gone. To the extent you want to touch them again, you have ten seasons (11 if you count KTMA) worth of material, plus a movie. Alternatively, you can partake of the myriad Rifftrax episodes. Or buy DVDs of Cinematic Titanic riffing.
Once Joel explained his vision of the revived show, I think it became time to abandon any notion that this would somehow be the "old" MST3K. It won't be. It was never intended to be. This will be mads, a guy with two familiar-looking (but different sounding) bots, and movie riffing. That's it. Personally, I think the fact that there are "names" attached to the project is...cool, but otherwise not that important. The only real issue will be their availability for shooting.
But really, if you're hanging on to hope that this will somehow be "the old show," nope. Gotta let that one go.
The way I see it, fans managed to get used to:
- The departure of Dr. Erhard and a new Tom Servo voice.
- The departure of Joel and a new captive.
- The departure of TV's Frank and his replacement with Pearl.
- The departure of Dr. F, Pearl taking over, a new Crow voice, and another new Mad who sounded suspiciously like Tom Servo.
- The arrival of ANOTHER mad in the form of Brain Guy.
- The imposition (from Sci-Fi) of something approaching an ongoing plot for a few seasons.
- THREE channel changes across all of the above.
I'll admit, when the Sci-Fi era hit, I really, REALLY missed "old Crow" and Dr. F, and especially Frank. To me, the "Golden Years" are Seasons 2-7. But you know what? In looking back on the show recently, and considering which episodes were favs, I realized how much I really did enjoy the Sci-Fi years. There were some AWESOME episodes in that run, and the riffing is really, really funny. It's not with "my" crew, but the crew is still pretty amazing. And, for that matter, the various offshoots have been really funny, too. Cinematic Titanic, The Film Crew, Rifftrax. I expect MST3K: The Revival to be funny, too. It'll take some getting used to the changes, but as long as it's funny....who cares?
KrangPrime
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yeah, I know. I just really, really, worry about things like reboots these days. and to be honest, can you blame me? ;o).
so far though, I DO like what i've seen, so i'm hopeful it'll all come together, and they'll get enough episodes to really gel together. I guess I should start thinking of this like a CSI show. this is MST3K LA.
so far though, I DO like what i've seen, so i'm hopeful it'll all come together, and they'll get enough episodes to really gel together. I guess I should start thinking of this like a CSI show. this is MST3K LA.
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