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

Yikes. Next time, maybe they should do some sort of pay per view or on demand type of thing, because that sounds bad.

went to see the Riff Trax Christmas shorts live thing at a local movie theater last night. Not bad! Lotsa good, creepy Santa stuff.

saw this with my friend last night. good times! the shorts were very very confounding/creepy.

there's one about this little doll that comes to life that is the stuff of nightmares

also a 30's/40's newsreel short about a swimming exhibition featuring esther williams, johnny weismuller AND buster crabbe

and swimming

I'm going to see Cinematic Titanic live on New Year's Eve.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv0S2gzcEeU

the full version of night train to mundo fine up there has destroyed all rational thought.

best. song. ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQb1fxbos7Q&feature=PlayList&p=201D6495F6E9E1E1&index=9

FF---> 6:00 min

Now is the time of year to play Superdome and go 'what the hell.' Even in the KTMA era they knew how to handle slop so perfectly.

"This would fall into the category of 'plot facets we don't care about.'"

the full version of night train to mundo fine up there has destroyed all rational thought.

― strongohulkingtonsghost, Monday, January 11, 2010 6:21 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

best. song. ever.

― VegemiteGrrrl, Monday, January 11, 2010 7:00 PM (Yesterday) Bookmark

^^
i love this song too! mike has some funny ad-libs over it as well.

"Drink Night Train/Go to the basketball game/Throw up under the bleachers..."

I still rep for "Idiot Control Now" from Pod People. It stinks!

and here's the worst. song. ever.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBuRvsLK1Pc

my mitchell: i think i'll keep him

speaking of mst3k tunes and such, check the leonardo music journal over on noise thread. someone's put up a boatload of morricone stuff, including the danger: diabolik! soundtrack. it's ripped from the movie because the og tapes burned or something, so there's bits of dialog. which is kinda fun in a way, especially for fans of the mst3k version.

Doesn't rank as high as Creepy Girl, but "Werewolf" end credits still make me laugh til I cry...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MLDQOVrtgJ4

The whole "Werewolf" episodes is one of my favorite anythings ever.

"Sure, I'll talk a walk!" "Over to Kirk Douglas's house!"

"a warwulf"

And of course, speaking of songs:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xvhn122ygc

i won't hear anyone sullying the work of hoyt axton.

i am obsessing over "creepy girl" -- can't decide if that song or "mundo fine" is my favorite MST3K song.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQ84i9QdIQk

this might be my favorite musical moment from the show.

http://www.wfmu.org/playlists/NP

Thursday, January 14th, 2am - 6am: Frank Conniff of Mystery Science Theater 3000
Tune in as your favorite amateur paranormalists Dave & Sandy stay up all night to investigate special celebrity guest Frank Conniff aka TV's Frank from Mystery Science Theater 3000! They'll be discussing the minutiae and history of the program as well as Frank's current stand-up act and Cinematic Titanic project which will be bringing the old gang to New York City this spring. Push the button Frank!!!

Oh I didn't know about this thread.
Let me take this opportunity to post this blog:

http://keepcirculatingthetapes.blogspot.com/

It has links to several streaming full episodes. Not a lot of them on there yet, though...

Didn't you post that very link on here some time back?

Not a complaint obviously.

oops I guess I did. Sorry.

Am listening to that appearance of Frank on WFMU now. Good stuff!

apropos to nothing (other than the fact that not too long ago i watched "robot holocaust" on YouTube and i just ate some very tasty guacamole):

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y123/Eisbaer29/avocado-cu.jpg

Formal announcement of the next set:

MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000: VOLUME XVII
featuring the very first nationally aired episode,
THE CRAWLING EYE,
and three side-splitting episodes
THE BEATNIKS, THE FINAL SACRIFICE, and BLOOD WATERS OF DR. Z
along with 4 limited-edition mini-posters and bountiful bonus features

In Stores Nationwide March 16, 2010 from Shout! Factory

Welcome to the Satellite of Love, the orbiting home of legendary hosts Joel Robinson and Mike Nelson, along with their robotic companions — Crow T. Robot, Tom Servo and Gypsy. Join them as they embark on their 17th, and perhaps most impressive, volume of gut-busting riffs on the classic cinematic missteps of yesteryear when Shout Factory, in association with Best Brains, Inc., proudly presents Mystery Science Theater 3000: Volume XVII 4-DVD box set on March 16, 2010. The 17th DVD collection of the famed MST3K features the long-awaited episodes The Crawling Eye, The Final Sacrifice, The Beatniks and Blood Waters of Dr. Z, along with a wealth of bonus content including The Crawling Eye special introduction by Joel Hodgson, Mystery Science Theater Hours wraps on The Beatniks, The Main Event: Crow Vs. Crow at Dragon*Con ’09, a brand-new interview with The Final Sacrifice star Bruce J. Mitchell, Blood Waters of Dr. Z photo gallery, original theatrical trailers and more!

Bruce J. Mitchell is, in case you were wondering:

http://jarnav.net/rowsdower.jpg

So much is explained, really:

The Final Sacrifice arose as the project of a film student named Tjardus Greidanus, who was enrolled in the aspiring filmmaker program at the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. The film was completed with a budget of approximately $1500, and using cameras borrowed from the school. The actors signed on to the project with the understanding that they would be paid if the movie succeeded. Though the movie was eventually sold, the actors did not receive payment for their work. Christian Malcolm, who starred as Troy, was a fellow student of Greidanus and co-wrote the screenplay.

Bruce Mitchell (who played Rowsdower) later commented, “I don’t have any regrets making the movie because I find, as an actor, anything you do is a learning experience.”

Mitchell and Malcolm were accidentally credited in each other's roles in the end credits. By the time the mistake was realized, it was too late to fix.

Since making the film, Greidanus has gained success as a director of making-of documentaries, including several for the films of Michael Mann. Malcolm has continued working on stage and screen, and Mitchell continues to work as a stage actor and musician.

A few years ago a friend of mine and I were working on a "Lovecraftian horror" movie script that he planned to direct (I was gonna act, co-produce and do the music) for about the same amount ($1500). We got as far as holding casting auditions for it, but the script kept changing and was never finished properly. Both being stubborn bastards, my friend & I debated every plot point, character motivation and title idea until it dawned on us that the story, as it was emerging, basically amounted to a remake of The Final Sacrifice. That was rather disquieting.

Then due to some unrelated circumstances my friend ended up having to move into a new apartment and spend the money he had saved for the film. So the movie was never made ;_;

Your RiffTrax showcase never panned out

one of these days said friend and i are gonna sit down and record an iriff for johnny mnemonic. we have some material written down already.

Pernell Roberts heads to that San Francisco International in the sky.

"Where the grade B actors roar!"

I hope someone was good enough to pull up alongside him in a prop plane to let him know, "You're gonna die. Down there."

"...my lunch, my way."

Just remember, Eric, that you will miss your neo-Renaissance lifestyle...and your windbreaker.

"Do we have to go now?"

"YOU have to go now!"

(Top 5 episode for sure, obv.)

"I think better over here."

"Oh it's a made for TV hippie."

"...by MENNEN!"

And of course, insert Tab A into B movie.

"Here's your script. You'll be playing Black Woman On Plane."

And one of those that doesn't translate to print, Crow's evil laugh for Tab upon sneaking away in the elevator.

Sublimely ugly film all around, the fashions, haircuts, color scheme and all the horrifying lumpy/hangdog men. Yech.

Screwed up boy almost escapes it:

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_mVZ__QdOGQY/RieW-8xikrI/AAAAAAAAA8s/kITqjHNP3Y4/s200/614Intern1.jpg

Ground control, my face is large and troublesome. (Paraphrasing that one. It's been awhile.)