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

And the kid looks like a Ferengi!

Pretty great interview with the RiffTrax crew that touches on a few MST3K bits. Such as:

Beaks: Here's an MST3K question I have to ask every time I talk to you guys: has there been any movement on the Sandy Frank movies?

Nelson: I'm totally out of the loop on that. Kevin?

Murphy: The last I'd heard from the folks at Shout! Factory was that that organization is a very tough nut to crack. But nothing is ever said and done in the very weird world of film distribution. Right at this very moment, it's not looking great, but who knows? Six months from now, things could change entirely.

Corbett: I liked that you called it an "organization".

Murphy: That's what they call themselves. The Sandy Frank Organization.

Corbett: (Laughs) I didn't know that. That's hilarious.

Murphy: I think he might still be around. He's just this bitter, bony, cigarette-y guy--

Corbett: He is still around. I actually know someone who lives pretty close to him. They said they talked to him, and he cursed our name.

Murphy: He doesn't like us at all. And as long as he's alive, it's like Castro and Cuba: we're never getting in.

Beaks: But that doesn't prohibit Michael from doing the Gamera song whenever he wants.

Nelson: No, I think I have the rights to that.

Beaks: So you've never noticed any slash-fiction involving Tom Servo or Crow?
Murphy: I'm sure it exists.
Corbett: I've written a fair amount of it, actually, and I think I've done a pretty good job of it. It's erotic, but tasteful.

I love the idea of a Crow/Servo Brief Encounter.

Meanwhile, when Manos met King's X.

Sandy Frank! Sandy Frank! He looks ugly and he's been chaaaaaarged!

And if you need a prompt:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvN10-n1NBc

I just watched the Future War episode on Netflix after not seeing it for a while. Forgot how gloriously stupid this movie was:

"Four days ago a fire fell from the sky and it brought a man who would change my life
forever. But also came a pack of dinosaur-like creatures, in various ages, shapes, sizes,
and its masters."

Great new interview with Joel/Trace/Josh about the KTMA days.

So in a nutshell, I need to mention that I don’t ever recommend people watch the KTMA episodes, unless you feel you must see the “warts and all” beginning of MST as a sort of “live through this” right of passage, Also, I should mention, I find it a bit troubling that people are demanding that these shows be released on DVD: those people remind me of my Dad sitting alone at the kitchen table with a knife and a block of really stinky cheese muttering “it’s an acquired taste”.

Also this from Trace:

To question things we were doing and compare it to later shows I guess is inevitable but it’s a little like looking at Baron von Drais’s walking machine and saying, “Dude. Why didn’t you invent pedals and a chain? Or a seat?”

provided me with reliable entertainment on saturday evenings back in '91 or so.

also, thankful to them for introducing me to manos, which is so highly entertaining, both original version and mst3k-treated

their version of ninja tv pilot w/lee van cleef sooooo funny

just wish they had gotten around to doing sleepaway camp 3: teenage wasteland

I love that Josh, Trace & Joel actually try to answer the questions as best they can. I mean, that stuff was so long ago...the recall would have to be hazy at best.

It definitely veers into 'Comic Book Guy' territory,..."Ahem. In Episode 6.5.2 you state that the umbrella is open, but as anyone can clearly see from the video, the umbrella clearly is NOT open. Was this a commentary on the nature of perception, or did you sir, in fact mistake us for imbeciles?"

Well as mentioned at the start this grew out of a review project of those early broadcasts, which have long circulated via filesharing as well as YouTube -- let's face it, that level of obsession is precisely the point! (Thus Joel being ever thankful for the 'it's just a show' line.)

It's definitely coming for a more loving, fact-finding, tell us what you remember point of view..not pompous. but yeah, the level of detail is pretty crazy.

Love reading about the birth of "Tom" Servo as we know him, and the Mads. And that they're so unanamious about, "Um maybe don't watch these unless you really have to?"

Watched "The Crawling Eye" last week, not realizing it was the first Comedy Channel episode. Gypsy uncoiled herself - I had no idea.

The Crawling Eye has become one of my favorites in its clunky way. "Directed by us!"

RIP Jackie Burroughs, aka Aram Fingal's mom from Overdrawn at the Memory Bank. "Don't talk about your area in public!"

"So, let's recap the movie so far: Someone went to Acapulco, annnd someone almost bought gas."

Hahah that one.

"Uh, Billy, go to expression B..."

seriously dying at the scene when the aliens get told to go back to earth, just one brilliant zinger after another - - - "Uh, please, sir, we've seen Laserblast..." "Get out there and sell, sell, sell!"

TV's Frank on Countdown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dc0AtWhrI0Q

"children's fare"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3rTyfEZKplw
I miss this Rhino promo that's at the front of the VHS releases. I never FFW'd through it! It was, I dunno, comforting.

Haha, I remember that. Only saw it a couple of times on other releases since I just used my own tapes for the longest time pre-DVDs/YouTube.

oh man totally forgot about that promo. awesome!

Perhaps too I associate it with Mitchell, which remains an absolute fave.

New box set comes out this week...

just recently saw "The Wild World of Batwoman", "Eegah!" and "The Crawling Eye"

my god, I miss this show

I love The Crawling Eye, as I think I muttered above somewhere -- such a weird, stagy cast surrounding the germ of a good idea.

FYI: The movie I referenced upthread was "Gamera vs Zigra" from SEASON 0

just watched "Jack Frost", great fun. that mushroom guy was hilarious/creepy.

You been Netflix streaming 'em, Dan? Been catching up on a lot of old ones thanks to that.

Yep! Kind of sad that I can't rewatch Mr B Natural that way

Yes but...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8kH4XyWjq4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kfuQMBYNRv0

"Don't make so much noise when you read."

Weird thing about The Crawling Eye is that it was originally a British tv series! We watched The Final Sacrifice this weekend - so AWFUL! Ancient cult of Canadian wrestlers, the Ziox! But a fantastic song from Tom Servo, Crow and Mike about Canada. And the bonus interview with the guy who played Zap Rowsdower was too earnest for words.

I made Casuistry watch that when I was visiting him in Toronto. Went over well.

"Work faster, Grandma!"

"This man does things he's not proud of."

"Eegah!" is just... man.

"WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!"

And the shaving and the tongue and the...

If we're talking some classic MST3K shorts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--gEJCaF73g

"Junior Rodeo Daredevils!"

"...smothered in gravy -- TEXAS style!"

the whole cave scene where the dad was essentially encouraging his daughter to let Eegah molest her...

The shorts they've been showing at the live Rifftrax events have been absolutely sublime. This most recent one, last Thursday, had one with a talking paper bag a la "No springs!" that was just amazing.

Yeah I was just reading about that. Amazing.

Haha, "Jim Henson's Last Picture Show Babies."

Hey, contents of the next box set after the new one have been announced:

• 109- PROJECT MOONBASE (with shorts: Commando Cody, parts 7 & 8)
• 322- MASTER NINJA I
• 324- MASTER NINJA II
• 505- MAGIC VOYAGE OF SINBAD

All Joel, all the time.

Just watched The Final Sacrifice, which has the most hilarious riffing I've heard yet. Here's its VHS cover:
http://i54.tinypic.com/15r15z6.jpg

Hahah what in the hell.

None of them are Rowsdower enough.