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one of the best shows ever. No question. I loved this show on comedy central and sci fi channel and just found out its on DVD. I have watched some clips of the show on http://www.budweiser.com/1 and forgot how funny the show was. If you have never seen mst3k check out these clips and see what you are missing!

Great show, MST3K can never get old.

Best television show ever made!

I personally like the Sci-Fi Channel run best of all. It
was generally edgier.

Also, prefer Mike over Joel, by a bit.

Oh I miss this show!! It was just way too funny!!

Yay!! a mst3000 thread!

this my all time favorite show...I thankfully taped allot of them,so I still have some of the classics...but they are getting worn out from over playing.

god bless rhino video for releasing plenty though...I wrote them and begged for more Japanese videos...the gang are always getting good zingers on them.

it's hard to pick a favorite episode...any sandy frank movie for sure.

"Sandy Fraaank! Sandy Fraaank!
He's the source of all our pain!" ~ time of the apes

great show, shhh dont tell but i popped an eye out from crow from when mst3k were doing sci-fi conventions, quite possibly the coolest thing i have. hehehehehe

I have great news for mstie fans check it out

"Rhino Records releases the Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection, Vol. 7, a four-disc set that contains Episode 407: "The Killer Shrews," Episode 408: "Hercules Unchained," Episode 410: "Hercules against the Moon Men," and Episode 816: "Prince of Space." Plus, the seldom-seen short "Assignment: Venezuela," shown during the second MST3K convention in Minneapolis; "Junior Rodeo Daredevils"; "Century 21 Calling"; and "A Case of Spring Fever." "

it just came out on the 19th and my order is in, Prince of space with spring fever is one of my all time favored msted movie and short...I totally recommend it.

"Ah, noooo spriiing! *whistle* *whistle*"

That was great.

Didn't like"Squirm" at all though.

Originally posted by King Burger
"Ah, noooo spriiing! *whistle* *whistle*"

That was great.

Didn't like"Squirm" at all though. Haha how forgettable squirm is! I would play no springs for my friends and promptly take it out and watch like time of the apes or something..I almost forgot thats the movie the short is originally with.

Though I am pretty sure (Id have to take a look,but I'm particularly lazy right now) the Rodeo Daredevils was already released with one of the earlier volumes...they really should have added Hired part 2 because they already released the first half and not that one

Now if only they'd re-release the movie on DVD.

What's funny is, the "This Island Earth" DVD was also pulled, and of course, it being one of my all time favorite movies, it too fetches a pretty penny.

Cal Meecham - "Check rate of radioactive decay."
Crow - "Increase the Flash Gordon noise and put more science stuff around! "



Classic, man...

"Robot Rump!" was another great short (though it made fun
of "Gumby" whome I liked).



Questions:

Mike or Joel?

Comedy Central's Mike episdoes, or Sci-Fi's Mike episodes?

Originally posted by Cinemaddiction
Now if only they'd re-release the movie on DVD.

What's funny is, the "This Island Earth" DVD was also pulled, and of course, it being one of my all time favorite movies, it too fetches a pretty penny.

Cal Meecham - "Check rate of radioactive decay."
Crow - "Increase the Flash Gordon noise and put more science stuff around! "



Classic, man... omg they need to re-release that! I had taped it and one of my friends taped over it....the funny part was they taped over it with more mst3k! they thought it was blank and thought they were doing me a favor one Sunday morning by taping "the girl in gold boots" Grrrr! guess it's the thought that counts.


Originally posted by King Burger
"Robot Rump!" was another great short (though it made fun
of "Gumby" whome I liked).



Questions:

Mike or Joel?

Comedy Central's Mike episdoes, or Sci-Fi's Mike episodes? oh wow I haven't seen robot rump since it was first aired...didn't get to tape screaming skull.

your question is a tuffie...I love both mike and joel...but mike wins for me..but even tuffer is picking pre or post sci-fi mike.

but I'll have to pick pre sci fi.though post sci fi has some of my all time favorites for sure,but the ones on comedy central always were exceptionally funny...

Brain That Wouldn't Die
Wild Wild World of Batwoman
Atomic Brain

do you remember Girls Town ? my god is that funny!

oh poopie . joel had all of the sandy frank movies...I might have to change my answer after more thought....

Originally posted by BadKitty
your question is a tuffie...I love both mike and joel...but mike wins for me..but even tuffer is picking pre or post sci-fi mike.

but I'll have to pick pre sci fi.though post sci fi has some of my all time favorites for sure,but the ones on comedy central always were exceptionally funny...

Brain That Wouldn't Die
Wild Wild World of Batwoman
Atomic Brain

do you remember Girls Town ? my god is that funny!

oh poopie . joel had all of the sandy frank movies...I might have to change my answer after more thought....

Yeah, I like Mike as well.

I think Joel was less "mean" or sarcastic than Mike, which may
now always be a good thing when making fun of crappy movies.
and also had a more fatherly relationship to the bots.

Mike was more like a buddy to them. That made their interactions
a bit more balanced and often fun. They were like three friends
screwing around, as opposed to two kids playing around until
Joel brought them in line.

That's how I see it.


But don't you think that Sci-Fi MST3K was generally better
written than the Comedy Central ones? They had more laughs
per movie, and generally would not let something stupid on
the screen go by without a comment.

Also, the jokes weren't as sarcastically obvious as in the
CC days.


Now I know this will sound very unpopular, but I actually
liked alot Pearl and Bobo and Observer. I found them to
be funny in their various adventures and interactions. Come
on Badkitty, you have to admit that Bobo's stupidity was
often funnier than TV Frank's, right?


I don't remember "Girls Town", but the others I know and
have. Can't say I liked "Atomic Brain" that much, but
"...Batwoman" was a great. Soooo goofy! With the retarded
assistant and the slightly confused story-line!

But "...Brain..." was a classic! Not just because it's Mike's
first, but the bad acting. Also, loved the really really really
sleazy feel to it. Like watching the intro to some underground
50's porn. Reminded me a bit of "Horrors of Spider Island" in
that respect ("Halllooooo, take us fiz yodouuu!", remember
that one?


Sandy Frank? The Gamera movies? Boy, those were classic
episodes. haven't seen them in nearly a decade though.


Say BadKitty, you've seen this site? Has some sound-bits:

http://www.zianet.com/area51/mst3k/index2.html

Originally posted by King Burger
Yeah, I like Mike as well.

I think Joel was less "mean" or sarcastic than Mike, which may
now always be a good thing when making fun of crappy movies.
and also had a more fatherly relationship to the bots.

Mike was more like a buddy to them. That made their interactions
a bit more balanced and often fun. They were like three friends
screwing around, as opposed to two kids playing around until
Joel brought them in line.

That's how I see it.


But don't you think that Sci-Fi MST3K was generally better
written than the Comedy Central ones? They had more laughs
per movie, and generally would not let something stupid on
the screen go by without a comment.

Also, the jokes weren't as sarcastically obvious as in the
CC days.


Now I know this will sound very unpopular, but I actually
liked alot Pearl and Bobo and Observer. I found them to
be funny in their various adventures and interactions. Come
on Badkitty, you have to admit that Bobo's stupidity was
often funnier than TV Frank's, right?


I don't remember "Girls Town", but the others I know and
have. Can't say I liked "Atomic Brain" that much, but
"...Batwoman" was a great. Soooo goofy! With the retarded
assistant and the slightly confused story-line!

But "...Brain..." was a classic! Not just because it's Mike's
first, but the bad acting. Also, loved the really really really
sleazy feel to it. Like watching the intro to some underground
50's porn. Reminded me a bit of "Horrors of Spider Island" in
that respect ("Halllooooo, take us fiz yodouuu!", remember
that one?


Sandy Frank? The Gamera movies? Boy, those were classic
episodes. haven't seen them in nearly a decade though.


Say BadKitty, you've seen this site? Has some sound-bits:

http://www.zianet.com/area51/mst3k/index2.html Horrors of Spider Island was pretty sleazy and the main guy was like some Italian pimp or something! "There, there. Take comfort in my beefiness."
Haha!

I'm sorry for my late reply I haven't gotten to come here very often but I did get to check out the dvd's all ready first hand,and are they great! the 3 extra shorts are kind hidden in the menu of attack of the killer shrews as bonus features.

see I agree with you 100% about bobo and brain guy,see thats why it's to hard to choose...the show was always great thanks in part I'm sure that when ever someone left some one who was already writing for the show to took thier place so it didn't ever lose it's edge.

I was just looking for a site I found a long time ago to show you..but it must be gone. it was a search engine supposedly made by bobo...and when you'd ever typed any thing in it would take you to something that only had to do with monkeys! it was so funny!

I love the linkie, thank you! it actually had Girls town...and the reason I love girls town is because tom servo kept scatting everything at inexplicable times when ever Mel Tormé was on screen...I hope you get to see it some day.

Gamera movies were so good,they also did Fugitive Alien and Time of the Apes from sandy frank...I think I just love japan because really all the Japanese movies msted are my favorite really...do you remember Godzilla Vs. Megalon?...thank god I taped that one...I broke my last vhs player to save my poor tape..it got jammed in there and I said screw the player save the tape! so I took it apart

I really hope Rhino video keeps releasing MST,god bless them

I remember the japanese movies were among the first
I watched when I first discovered the program back in
late '94 or sometime '95.

I think one of the Gamera movies may have been my
first.

They offered so much material to comment on! And it
was alwasy funny this Japanese obsession with cameras
on people staring. Always these long staring shots!


Probably for nostaligic reasons, but I've alwasy been
partial to the 80's films. "Alien from L.A." (back when
Kathy Ireland posters were on every boys bedroom
walls), "Hobgoblins", "City Limits", etc... as well as all
those Conan clones.

Good times, good times.


Do you agree with the general consensus, as I do as
well, that "Castle of Fu Manchu" was the worst movie
ever shown? I only watched it once back early in my
Mistying days, but have never forgotten its terribleness.

Was that the one where Servo's head exploded because
the movie was so bad?

I'd put the Coleman Francis movies close up there as
well. Simply intolerable to watch!

the Japanese movies always had a little boy named kenny to..especially gamera movies
"So the aliens come and strangle little kids. Thank you, Japan!"

the 80's films are really great...it feels like their making fun of my past..living in that era I can't help but make fun of it as well. why did cathy ireland talk in that high squeaky voice any way? Zombie Nightmare was a favorite too because adam west is so easy to laugh at.

you know you hit a mstie I haven't seen...I never seen Castle of Fu Manchu! though Coleman Francis movies are pretty impossible even mstied...though I confess the Skydivers made me laugh allot!

for the worst movies ever for me were Monster a go go and actually worse than that was Space Travelers (it's called something else though it's by John Sturges)

I watched that and fell asleep,so I was like well I taped it cool...and everytime I watched it I fell asleep,I never made it through that movie once because it was so boring...there was long long periods of silence and joel would chime in "but it's gene hackman...he's good in anything" all I can say is "deep hurting"

you know what sucks though, besides the show ending, I really hated Diabolik,like monster a go go hate...I wish it wasn't the last movie to be shown on mst...or maybe I just hate it because it was the end..I know I haven't watched again after the first time I watched it

Yes! I remember "Space Traveller, because I remember thinking
how unusual it was to see big named stars on MST3K!

Ofcourse, I became even more surprised that these actors
starred in such a horrid movie. (Though I think there
was another movie also starring big Hollywood names,
having to do with a Mars landing? Or am I mixing things
up? I haven't watched many of these episodes since I saw
them a decade ago.)

Very hard to believe that Gene Hackman did that movie
juts a few years before "French Connection"!


Coleman Francis' "Red Zone Cube" was sufficatingly horrible!
That was one of those movies in which even the crew could
barely save it. Like his other movies, it was dark and depressing
and with horrible acting and dialogue, and a story-line that
made no sense.

I think this guy maybe surpassed Ed Wood as the worst film
maker ever!


I am quite surprised that you haven't seen "Castle of Fu
Manchu"? I guess you missed nothing. It's only worth seeing
because many (including some of the cast) call it their worst
movie ever, and because I believe it was during it that Servo's
head exploded because the movie was so bad.


I agree n "Diabolik". Even when I was watching that episose
(feeling terribly upset and depressed ofcourse), I kept on
thinking that they could have picked a better moive to end
with. It didn't offer as much cheese for the crew to lampoon
(though it was a bad movie). I never noticed!

Funny, it was only years later that I read that Diabolik was
one and the same Kalgon from my beloved "Space Mutiny"!
(As well as Sinbad from the pretty good "Golden Voyage of
Sinbad", which also starred the easy-on-the-eyes Caroline
Munro.)


To be fair though, it was probably a better final-movie than
"laserblast", which I didn't care too much for.


You and I obviously like the japanese and the 80's movies,
but what about those ultra-depressing Scandanavia epics?
"Sampooooo!". These always creeped me out with their
bad dubbing and morbidly reddish tint. Most I did not liek
that much.

I must have missed way more MST than I thought...laserblast??...I can't remember seeing that at all ...or maybe I just blot the worst movies from my memory banks.

they did a movie called Sampooo!? see I don't remember that either..what was that one about? is it like those super crappy Hercules movies or more sleezy like Girl in Gold Boots?...haha..I can only think of brain guy dancing around at the end of that one...so disturbing.

I just watched the dvd of Killer Shrews...for some reason I was confused and expected to see Hobgoblins..damn it was pretty terrible,which makes sense because according to joel it was made by the same director as the giant Gila monster..which was trash.

You probably just forgot "Laserblast", as it was the last episode of
the Comedy Central run.

http://crow-t-robot.home.mindspring.com/reviews_s07_ep706.html


"Sampo" was the name of that device/ingredient/spell thing from the
Finnish movie "The Day the Earth Froze". The word became quite
famous, and has been repeated a few times by the crew in later
episodes.

http://doctor-forrester.home.mindspring.com/reviews_s04_ep422.html


By the way, pretty cool avatar and sig pictures. Very John Waters-ian!