mst3k

[Jack Skellington]

anyone else like mst3k??

[Peanut]

Go back to your pumpkin patch!

[Jack Skellington]

Originally Posted by Peanut

Go back to your pumpkin patch!

uhh,... eeep!!!!

[Mr._Mutant_Man]

Originally Posted by Jack Skellington

anyone else like mst3k??

Yes.

I mostly watched during the Sci-Fi era, but lately I've been watching some of the Comedy Central episodes.

[Roseangelo]

I grew up watching it on Comedy Central, and lived about 30 minutes from the studio. Never got over there, though...

When I worked at Toys R Us in high school, Jim Mallon once came through my register line.

[Jack Skellington]

did anyone know mike nelson does movie reviews in cracked?

[ZariusTwo]

We will we will Rowsdower

[cowabunga14]

Originally Posted by Jack Skellington

anyone else like mst3k??

Yes, and my favorite episode would have to be Laserblast.

[KROW]

Originally Posted by Roseangelo

When I worked at Toys R Us in high school, Jim Mallon once came through my register line.

Did you know who he was at the time, and if so, did you ask him to do Gypsy?

Originally Posted by Jack Skellington

did anyone know mike nelson does movie reviews in cracked?

Did you know that he is back with Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett as The Film Crew making fun of even more bad movies?

[Jack Skellington]

Originally Posted by KROW

Did you know that he is back with Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett as The Film Crew making fun of even more bad movies?

yes,wild woemen of wongo is SO funny!!!

[Jo Dawn]

Originally Posted by ZariusTwo

We will we will Rowsdower

Best. Episode. Ever. That one never ceases to make me cry laughing.

[Roseangelo]

Originally Posted by KROW

Did you know who he was at the time, and if so, did you ask him to do Gypsy?

Oh yes, I very much knew. All I said to him was that I really enjoy the show, right as he was leaving. He thanked me and was nice all around. He was with his two sons.. I think they bought a football or something. The woman behind him in line then asked me who he was, as she had no clue.

That TRU was actually good for celebrity spotting. I saw a handful of local TV/radio celebrities and Kevin Garnett was a regular customer. Being a bit short, helping him was... interesting. ^_^ One of my co-workers was even shorter than me.. watching her help him was just kind of funny.

Oh, and semi-MST3K related... a few years later I was working at a Borders in the same neighborhood. While working the info desk I thought I spotted a guy who looked like Jack Perkins. Then I looked around a bit and found one of the local TV sports anchors. This was significant because one of the local sports anchors is the son of Jack Perkins. So it was no look alike, it was the real Jack Perkins! Didn't get to help either of them, though... Oh, and I did spot Kevin Garnett in there once, although I didn't help him.

[Jester]

Hate to necropost, but I felt better to ressurect the thread, than to make a new one.

I hadn't seen much MST3K, in fact all I've seen are some of the Gamera flicks, Manos, and the movie (as well as Mitchell and Hamlet just yeaterday).

I figured I'd start with the KTMA series, but they seem rather light on the riffing. Should I go ahead and trudge through them, or just wait until they reappear in future episodes, as many of them do?

[PAAATE]

Originally Posted by Jester

I figured I'd start with the KTMA series, but they seem rather light on the riffing. Should I go ahead and trudge through them, or just wait until they reappear in future episodes, as many of them do?

When they're funny, they're extremely funny, but that's sadly not very often. IIRC the KTMA-season riffs were improvised whereas all later season were written, so you know.. There is a noticeable difference in both quantity and quality.

[Jester]

Originally Posted by PAAATE

When they're funny, they're extremely funny, but that's sadly not very often. IIRC the KTMA-season riffs were improvised whereas all later season were written, so you know.. There is a noticeable difference in both quantity and quality.

I'm on the second (that is second episode that can be found the 1st 3 are missing), Gamera, which is Joel sans bots....so I'm sure this will be sparce. But hey, it's Gamera!

[Roseangelo]

Originally Posted by Jester

I'm on the second (that is second episode that can be found the 1st 3 are missing), Gamera, which is Joel sans bots....so I'm sure this will be sparce. But hey, it's Gamera!

Well, if you want Gamera, they re-did all the Gamera movies after the show went to cable.

PAAATE was pretty much spot on - the KTMA episodes were done on the fly, so there can be looong stretches of silence in between weak riffs. I wouldn't recommend them to a relative MST3K newbie. Likewise, it's probably best to skip the first season for now as well. The show gained its classic look and feel with season 2. Also, there's no real need to watch the shows chronologically if you feel like skipping around. The only "big" story episodes are the ones that feature cast changes. The Sci-Fi episodes got a little more serialized, but obviously the whole point of the show is the movie riffing.

[Jester]

Yeah...most of the KTMAs were eventually re-done, weren't they? I figure I'll just watch them in order. I don't mind...especially since the KTMAs are just background noise ATM.

[Jester]

Watching Gamera vs Guiron, which I once reviewed, though my copy was called Attack of the Monsters. This dub is far more painfull. Especially...the...broken...dialogue.

[TheCanadiandrome]

Originally Posted by Jack Skellington

anyone else like mst3k??

what is it?

[Jester]

Originally Posted by TMNT_Canadian

what is it?

Mystery Science Theater 3000, a series where a man trapped in a space station is sent cheesy movies to find a man's breaking point. To help keep him sane, he has several (only 2 watch with him) robot companions.

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