Mystery Science Theater 3000: C/D, S/D.

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awesome

MAYBE HE'S NOT THE BEST THIGH SLAPPER IN THE WORLD (forksclovetofu), Wednesday, 31 December 2014 06:10 (nine years ago) link

like the legend of the phoenix

gr8080, Wednesday, 31 December 2014 13:43 (nine years ago) link

two months pass...

you know one area where i actually would be kinda okay with them making more of this show? Shorts! Soooo much alarming, dopey, doublethinky public-domain stuff that would be way more easily identified and found these days, I think. Also maybe suitable for today's low-attention-span viewer, or something like that. Anyway, the shorts are some of my all-time favorite bits (except when they're doing serials, which are usually just kinda baffling).

"We leave you with this question, if you enjoyed "Catching Trouble" in any way, there's something wrong with you."

Doctor Casino, Saturday, 28 February 2015 19:51 (nine years ago) link

Yeah, it might be a tall order for them to get the right tone with full-length movies in this era of Birdemic and Sharknado. But shorts will always work.

Eric H., Saturday, 28 February 2015 21:26 (nine years ago) link

They should do Kony 2012

ancient texts, things that can't be pre-dated (President Keyes), Saturday, 28 February 2015 23:25 (nine years ago) link

There is something magic about finding an MST3K short you haven't seen before. "Days Of Our Years" is my current favourite - some inspired riffing here.

"So his name is Joe Joe?"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvhskXf_5XU

Pheeel, Saturday, 28 February 2015 23:43 (nine years ago) link

i saw that crazy springs short recently after seeeing it years ago, it may be one of my favorites

also gumby robots forever

difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 1 March 2015 00:57 (nine years ago) link

Ack, no! Sci-Fi era shorts! *makes the sign of the cross with index fingers and hisses*

Eric H., Sunday, 1 March 2015 01:01 (nine years ago) link

u are such a snob

difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 1 March 2015 01:07 (nine years ago) link

Sci-Fi era was pretty dope

ancient texts, things that can't be pre-dated (President Keyes), Sunday, 1 March 2015 03:02 (nine years ago) link

Actually, I like all of the Sci-Fi shorts quite well excepting "Spring Fever." Why? Because SHUT THE HOLY FUCK UP COILY!!!!!!!!

Eric H., Sunday, 1 March 2015 04:13 (nine years ago) link

NO SPRINGS HAHA

difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 1 March 2015 04:31 (nine years ago) link

I did always feel like they kinda missed a lot of opportunities with Coily, but maybe that's because I'd seen the short itself before. Though I do love "So he waits all eternity for someone to say this one thing and then backs down almost immediately?"

Recent favorite shorts (on top of the obvious holy duo of "Mr. B Natural" and "Hired!")

Johnny At The Fair - "Johnny feels dark hands pressing him onward; the voices in his head get meaner."
Using Your Voice - "Carlessness?! Oh!" "And get a good wire rack."
Date With Your Family - "Father feigns eating, draws Junior out, then disowns him!"

Doctor Casino, Sunday, 1 March 2015 04:53 (nine years ago) link

My top 10 shorts:

Catching Trouble
The Home Economics Story
Mr. B Natural
Junior Rodeo Daredevils
Circus on Ice
Hired!
Last Clear Chance
Design for Dreaming
Why Study the Industrial Arts?
The Chicken of Tomorrow

Eric H., Sunday, 1 March 2015 05:02 (nine years ago) link

Also, my god, is Last Clear Chance dark!

Eric H., Sunday, 1 March 2015 05:02 (nine years ago) link

As soon as I pushed "submit post," I regretted not finding room for "Progress Island USA."

Eric H., Sunday, 1 March 2015 05:03 (nine years ago) link

industrial arts is great

difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 1 March 2015 05:17 (nine years ago) link

I love Racket Girls so much I could cry.

Eric H., Sunday, 1 March 2015 05:40 (nine years ago) link

(Shouldn't have had that third margarita.)

Eric H., Sunday, 1 March 2015 05:40 (nine years ago) link

<3

difficult-difficult lemon-difficult (VegemiteGrrl), Sunday, 1 March 2015 05:57 (nine years ago) link

"Progress Island USA."

"Look, just come here!"

Doctor Casino, Sunday, 1 March 2015 14:27 (nine years ago) link

I try to imagine some kind of spring company lobbyist pushing to get a spring awareness video funded, so kids out there can stop taking springs for granted, and inspire some extra spring sales in the process. Maybe spring companies were ready to push a new direct to consumer box of "back-up springs" and needed some supplemental material to try to prompt the new market as part of a campaign. Maybe during presentations to the spring company ceos they had a prototype glass box with a spring in it that you can break during an emergency, to be wall mounted next to the fire extinguisher.

Evan, Sunday, 1 March 2015 22:06 (nine years ago) link

one month passes...

https://twitter.com/tpt/status/583626368677646337

Eric H., Thursday, 2 April 2015 13:47 (nine years ago) link

(for Twin Cities ilxors only, I imagine)

Eric H., Thursday, 2 April 2015 13:48 (nine years ago) link

Oh man...

Evan, Thursday, 2 April 2015 14:04 (nine years ago) link

Oh. Well ...

https://twitter.com/tpt/status/583632923049332738

Eric H., Thursday, 2 April 2015 14:55 (nine years ago) link

Was practically gearing up for it to be new episodes from the tone.

Eric H., Thursday, 2 April 2015 14:55 (nine years ago) link

Yeah. I guess hanging out with the guy would be HUGE NEWS for me too, but not so much anyone else.

Evan, Thursday, 2 April 2015 15:39 (nine years ago) link

I saw him twice at Parkway already, and interviewed him there too, so that's off the bucket list.

Eric H., Thursday, 2 April 2015 16:00 (nine years ago) link

so weird that they haven't brokered a vimeo deal for a new season yet; seems like a slamdunk

Maybe in 100 years someone will say damn Dawn was dope. (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 2 April 2015 19:15 (nine years ago) link

one month passes...

Let's watch the kids go to their fates
They'll disappear in-to the woods
It will be days be-fore they're found
Cornjob will be blamed.

Doctor Casino, Monday, 18 May 2015 05:24 (nine years ago) link

one month passes...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bOBibhv7Q_8

AdamVania (Adam Bruneau), Monday, 13 July 2015 16:49 (nine years ago) link

I don't care

Most Scientifically Beautiful Face (President Keyes), Monday, 13 July 2015 17:35 (nine years ago) link

LOL

Norse Jung (Eric H.), Monday, 13 July 2015 18:52 (nine years ago) link

Haha

Ned Raggett, Monday, 13 July 2015 19:03 (nine years ago) link

Why doesn't PK care?

How Butch, I mean (Jimmy The Mod Awaits The Return Of His Beloved), Monday, 13 July 2015 19:51 (nine years ago) link

I still love that this exists. Can't wait for October.

https://www.facebook.com/synapsefilms/photos/a.223878337640179.72639.193094600718553/1075839579110713/?type=1&fref=nf

Ned Raggett, Thursday, 16 July 2015 15:41 (nine years ago) link

This is as it should be

https://twitter.com/FrankConniff/status/626524488323190784

Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 29 July 2015 22:52 (nine years ago) link

Needs more "Time Chasers!"

I might like you better if we Yelped together (Phil D.), Monday, 10 August 2015 18:46 (nine years ago) link

one month passes...

Meanwhile, a new story on Manos, with all the weird up to date details around the restoration. And bonus TV's Frank.

http://www.playboy.com/articles/the-battle-over-the-worst-movie-ever

Ned Raggett, Friday, 25 September 2015 22:51 (nine years ago) link

Quote of the year in any article, BTW:

“J.R.R. Tolkien’s kid catches shit,” Joe Warren says, “but he just wants to protect his father’s work. Same thing.”

Ned Raggett, Friday, 25 September 2015 22:53 (nine years ago) link

"Hi, I'm Max Keller."
"I'm a seagull."

Gorefest Frump (Doctor Casino), Sunday, 27 September 2015 23:00 (nine years ago) link

one month passes...

Yeah...I dunno. I'm terribly mixed on this idea.

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 16:27 (eight years ago) link

Remind me again who is and who is not involved in this effort?

thread of getting sw0le and lena jokes (Eric H.), Tuesday, 10 November 2015 16:28 (eight years ago) link

Exactly! I'd love to know more about all this, BTW:

Even though I've always wanted to bring MST3K back, it wasn't that easy. Thanks to the Last Will and Testament of one eccentric old heiress, the rights were tied up for years. It took time to work those issues out, but with the help of my friends at Shout Factory, a special chokehold I perfected in WuDang that I like to call “The Persuader,” and a night I had to spend in a haunted house as a term of the the old lady’s will, we succeeded.

But this summer, we finally got all of the rights cleared up… and like Orpheus, we can now descend into hell to hang out with a couple of wisecracking robots.

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 16:29 (eight years ago) link

Somehow this is making me think of that weird series of cartoons they did a decade back where it just the bots and only (I think) Jim Mallon and Paul Chaplin doing the voices. Did anyone see those? (Probably says as much upthread...)

Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 16:31 (eight years ago) link

When did that go up? Having trouble gauging whether it's doing really well or really not well.

Evan, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 16:34 (eight years ago) link

In the short term, I'd love to know if another Turkey day marathon will be happening.

Evan, Tuesday, 10 November 2015 16:35 (eight years ago) link


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