MST3K Season 11 - REVIEW THREAD (SPOILERS!)
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KrangPrime
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i'm glad i'm not the only one.
and the ONLY reason i can tell crow is because he sounds a bit like trace.
Jonah and servo, no hope at all with those two.
KojiroVance
Sr Member
I agree.
I fell asleep last night during REPTILICUS and awoke to Bigfoot. WTF? They're riffing way too much, too, it's like the writers feel they have to fill every second with wit and reaction. Quantity over quality. Pfft.
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i got thru Reptelicus and halfway thru The Wilderness... 2nd one is funnier so far.
i was also trying to figure out who's talking... i get confused between Jonah and Servo... Crowe is pretty discernible. i'll finish TW tonight but it's got better chuckles than the first.
i was also trying to figure out who's talking... i get confused between Jonah and Servo... Crowe is pretty discernible. i'll finish TW tonight but it's got better chuckles than the first.
KrangPrime
Master Member
i just hope they lay off the social commentary riffs...
there where three i spotted so far.. two in reptilicus, and one in journey to earth. after a year of feigbuster talk, anything related to that stuff just instantly sours on me
there where three i spotted so far.. two in reptilicus, and one in journey to earth. after a year of feigbuster talk, anything related to that stuff just instantly sours on me
KrangPrime
Master Member
According to the kickstarter updates, if you got a voice mail, they are going out .
it was so damn hard to choose who to get one from. even harder if they offered a trace/kevin servo/crow combo.
.it was so damn hard to choose who to get one from. even harder if they offered a trace/kevin servo/crow combo.
AnubisGuard
Master Member
Who's gonna build the new Tom Servo?
I'm also noticing that because they are trying to fit in so many jokes, they sometimes start the beginning of a particular joke several seconds before you even get to the shot that the joke is referencing, which really breaks the illusion that it's done realtime.
Solo4114
Master Member
I did notice that their riff pacing seems REALLY fast. Some of it is great, but other times the jokes don't have time to breathe. I think that may just be a function of how the actors are all still a bit new to the whole thing. Plus, it's produced differently. They have multiple pupeteers for the bots, but on the original, it was literally Kevin and Trace moving them.
KrangPrime
Master Member
pretty much my thoughts as well.
i feel anything i dislike i'll either get used to in season 12, or it'll be worked out.
I just don't buy patton as an 'evil genius'. frank just had a different 'vibe' than he does and idon't think it works.
Felica, with a little work....while no pearl, could be fun.
KojiroVance
Sr Member
Felicia's overacting a little. Not that overacting wasn't a staple of the original.
All the jokes … look at the number of writers. Way too many cooks in the kitchen, all probably trying to get their quips in. They could cut down about 60% of them.
Some references I get as I always got the Baby Boomer and Gen X references. Newer ones for Millenials, should be dropped IMHO.
I realize that the style and content changed when Joel left and Mike Nelson was the lead, not to mention the offshoots, but this is Joel bringing back the original idea, right? I would rather it stuck to the initial concept, just as the Satellite of Love set is similar. My 2¢.
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All the jokes … look at the number of writers. Way too many cooks in the kitchen, all probably trying to get their quips in. They could cut down about 60% of them.
Some references I get as I always got the Baby Boomer and Gen X references. Newer ones for Millenials, should be dropped IMHO.
I realize that the style and content changed when Joel left and Mike Nelson was the lead, not to mention the offshoots, but this is Joel bringing back the original idea, right? I would rather it stuck to the initial concept, just as the Satellite of Love set is similar. My 2¢.
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Solo4114
Master Member
My wife turned to me at one point and said of Felicia Day "Wait, so, is she supposed to be entertaining? Or is it just that she likes geeky things and is pretty?"
I haven't seen enough of her work to say (I never finished The Guild and don't know what else she's done), but what's the answer here? Has she actually done good work elsewhere? Is she sort of a geek icon like Wil Wheaton?
I haven't seen enough of her work to say (I never finished The Guild and don't know what else she's done), but what's the answer here? Has she actually done good work elsewhere? Is she sort of a geek icon like Wil Wheaton?
Lord Boron
Sr Member
To be honest, before this I had no clue who Felecia Day even was.
Solo4114
Master Member
To be clear, I don't know if her work outside of the guild and the new MST3K is good or bad. I'm honestly asking here. I gather she was fine in Dr. Horrible (I never finished that one, either). Perfectly charming in her role (which was to be a charming object of affection), but beyond that, I have no idea what else she's done.
I've found her bits on MST3K to be...you know, fine. Nothing amazing, nothing terrible. Her comic delivery isn't as good as Patton's (no surprise there -- he's amazing), but I don't really hold the host segments to too high a standard to begin with.
AnubisGuard
Master Member
Why? There was never a cutoff point for references in the old series. The only reason there have never before been "newer" references for "Millennials" is because the show has been off the air for 18 years.
KrangPrime
Master Member
same here.
no idea who patton oswalt was either, but then , i don't keep up on either current celebrities, or current internet fads. all i knew is that they where known names, something mst3k never really bothered with before.
and i also knew they where from nerdist, something i really didn't care for after having the unfortunate distinction of trying to listen to their rick moranis podcast, a rare get indeed that they totally mucked up imho by not letting the guest talk. was all about chris.
Patton, as mentioned before, just comes off as a pompous hollywood jerk to me, based on his nerd interaction. and that fowled my opinion of him early on (also odd, since i normally don't care for, or stand up for, youtube celebrities)..
at this point i'm wiling to give felicia and jonah more of a chance to improve over time. i could care less if they recast patton or the new servo.
Solo4114
Master Member
I don't mind the "milennial" references. The show always included current references. It's just that what was current in 1993 is now....not.
KrangPrime
Master Member
oh, and as far as updated riffs go.
I honestly don't mind them all that much, so long as they leave reality stars like the kraptashians out of it
i may not get all the new post 90s references, but the show has to update with the times
I honestly don't mind them all that much, so long as they leave reality stars like the kraptashians out of it
i may not get all the new post 90s references, but the show has to update with the times
