To add to the book recommendations -- Mike N.'s general essay book Mind Over Matters is another fine read (the TV essay alone is some kinda genius, the mock 19th century novel even more so), while I very much liked Kevin Murphy's A Year at the Movies. Chris Piuma mentioned he felt it was fairly Joe Queenan-like and therefore not as distinct as it could be, but I think it was handled very well and worked as both microstudy of the moviegoing experience and general reflection. Certainly any of the ILF/film-going hounds on this board should consider reading/borrowing a copy, at least. Then there's Mike's new novel Death Rat, which I really need to order next month...
And praise to all the other castmembers doing things and the continual rolling out of more DVDs, though apparently Rhino says they've exhausted what they have the rights to right now and are looking into securing more, hopefully...
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 May 2003 15:08 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 May 2003 15:11 (twenty years ago) link
― mark s (mark s), Sunday, 25 May 2003 15:12 (twenty years ago) link
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 25 May 2003 15:16 (twenty years ago) link
― Martin Skidmore (Martin Skidmore), Sunday, 25 May 2003 15:21 (twenty years ago) link
― N. (nickdastoor), Sunday, 25 May 2003 15:24 (twenty years ago) link
― Nicole (Nicole), Sunday, 25 May 2003 15:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 May 2003 15:52 (twenty years ago) link
"Bad touch.""Does this mean I like guys now?""I feel ill.""Spanking time!"
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― Ernest P. (ernestp), Sunday, 25 May 2003 15:58 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 25 May 2003 16:02 (twenty years ago) link
Keep in mind that the fidelity on these files is sometimes suprisingly good considering the size, and sometimes fairly bad, but even the worst files usually have more than enough detail for a person to get what's going on.
I'm hoping the DVD is a Santa Claus vs. The Martians/Santa Claus double fun pak. It is going to come out late 2003, after all.
Later I may want to say something about MST3K in light of Mark's venting on Zappa, but right now I want to go to Central Park and maybe the Malevich exhibit before it starts raining (again).
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Sunday, 25 May 2003 16:33 (twenty years ago) link
goooch....goooch....
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 May 2003 19:29 (twenty years ago) link
This show got me through middle school.
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 25 May 2003 19:31 (twenty years ago) link
― luna (luna.c), Sunday, 25 May 2003 19:38 (twenty years ago) link
― Nate Patrin (Nate Patrin), Sunday, 25 May 2003 20:40 (twenty years ago) link
― Vinnie (vprabhu), Sunday, 25 May 2003 23:19 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 26 May 2003 00:08 (twenty years ago) link
― sundar subramanian (sundar), Monday, 26 May 2003 00:32 (twenty years ago) link
― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 26 May 2003 00:48 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris P (Chris P), Monday, 26 May 2003 00:52 (twenty years ago) link
― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 26 May 2003 01:09 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Monday, 26 May 2003 06:09 (twenty years ago) link
(current space on home PC C-Drive abt 700meg, it are old and small)
― CarsmileSteve (CarsmileSteve), Monday, 26 May 2003 10:11 (twenty years ago) link
"Santa Claus, you're coming with us!""You're coming to town."
― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 26 May 2003 14:15 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris Barrus (Chris Barrus), Monday, 26 May 2003 23:57 (twenty years ago) link
Because I'm not funny. And neither are you.
― NA. (Nick A.), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 15:31 (twenty years ago) link
― nickalicious (nickalicious), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 15:39 (twenty years ago) link
― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 15:44 (twenty years ago) link
Fave all time moment ever, from any episode -- this snippet from Santa Claus Conquers the Martians, delivered and timed JUST RIGHT:
MARTIAN: "What soft, and round, and you put it on the end of a stick --"
SERVO: "An elf?"
MARTIAN: "-- and green?"
SERVO: "Oh, a DEAD elf."
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 15:47 (twenty years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 15:51 (twenty years ago) link
Chris Fujiwara (sounding a little prim), here.
― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 15:53 (twenty years ago) link
― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 15:54 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 15:55 (twenty years ago) link
― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 15:56 (twenty years ago) link
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 15:58 (twenty years ago) link
Gamera Vs. Guiron is one of my most underrated favorites, with the Gamera song, Cornjob and the Zabriske Point ref. The "Hello/Thank You" scene with the mothers is my #1 funniest MST3K moment.
― zaxxon25 (zaxxon25), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 15:58 (twenty years ago) link
We both idly comment on stupidity of movie showing and the commentary from Joel + robots. Go back to reading book/half-watching.
15 minutes later - 'actually, this isn't that bad'
10 minutes later - we have both decided this is the best show ever created
― H (Heruy), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 15:58 (twenty years ago) link
I salute you!
I am still in fact missing Gamera Vs. Guiron, though happily I've seen it a number of times -- that along with Gamera Vs. Gaos, It Conquered the World and four season six entries are now the only things I'm missing from season two on...
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:00 (twenty years ago) link
― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:08 (twenty years ago) link
― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:14 (twenty years ago) link
ignoring realities of production? tedium?
― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:20 (twenty years ago) link
― Nicole (Nicole), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:24 (twenty years ago) link
I think Fujiwara scores some good points, but yes of course we must give no quarter to a fun-hater.
The show made me laugh but I can't love it.
― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:28 (twenty years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:34 (twenty years ago) link
― Chris P (Chris P), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:36 (twenty years ago) link
― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:41 (twenty years ago) link
― jess (dubplatestyle), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:41 (twenty years ago) link
(...when -- you want -- the flavor of bacon -- in a dip.)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:45 (twenty years ago) link
The thing I like abt Fujiwara's thing (and yes I do realize what a humorless piece of writing it is [but bits make me laugh out loud so eh]) is that it's about giving a shit, about not letting something slide. He thinks the whole enterprise was deeply, offensively unfunny, and that seemed like a rare and valuable enough er perspective w/r/t ile & mst.
I have a strong affection for cranks and fuddy-duddies.
― g--ff c-nn-n (gcannon), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:47 (twenty years ago) link
Now, railing about MST3K in its own style -- responding to it and heckling it -- that could be clever enough to be worth the time.
― Tep (ktepi), Tuesday, 27 May 2003 16:58 (twenty years ago) link
Can we as a culture please just let something be a pleasant memory instead of trying to make it exist forever.
― deep wubs and tribral rhythms (Boring, Maryland), Sunday, November 26, 2023 6:53 PM (yesterday) bookmarkflaglink
― Ste, Monday, 27 November 2023 18:40 (five months ago) link
Yeah the last live go-round was end of 2021 and that was a damn treat, with the Emily-led crew and Megasynthia. (The just pre-COVID tour that was Joel's bowing-out from live touring also pretty sharp.)
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 27 November 2023 19:11 (five months ago) link
I remember this show being a thing but had never actually seen it until I watched the dreary German Hamlet episode a couple of months ago and laughed my ass off.
― Deflatormouse, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 04:05 (five months ago) link
The last time I felt that ol' mistie magic was the Cinematic Titanic live shows. Really felt like "a night out" and everyone was enthusiastic and present.
― kurt schwitterz, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 17:45 (five months ago) link
Cinematic Titanic was great, I even traveled to go to their shows. Now there’s apparently bad blood between Joel and Trace/Frank so that’s unrepeatable.
― Tapioca by Jean Sibelius (Boring, Maryland), Tuesday, 28 November 2023 19:06 (five months ago) link
I'm glad they were still on speaking terms when I caught Cinematic Titanic roughly a decade ago
― active spectator of ecocide and dispossession (Eric H.), Tuesday, 28 November 2023 19:18 (five months ago) link
Thought there was rumor that issues between them had been resolved at some point within recent years
― Evan, Tuesday, 28 November 2023 20:29 (five months ago) link
"I'd shoot Donald Regan to prove my love for Lisa Foster.”
― omar little, Wednesday, 27 December 2023 01:11 (four months ago) link
Cave Dwellers is top notch still.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 27 December 2023 03:06 (four months ago) link