I really miss MST3000

[keithy_19]

Mystery Science Theater 3000 was such an amazing show. It was brilliant. I was watching an episode on DVD and I just couldn't stop laughing. I wish it were still on.

[hedges]

Wasn't there a movie?

[jennysmurf]

The movie wasn't nearly as good as the show. I was such a nerd for that show! I just went to a Cinematic Titanic performance here in San Francisco. It's all the original guys (Joel, Trace, Frank, etc) standing in front of a movie screen watching a horrible movie with a live audience. The tour's almost over, but they're putting out DVD's. You should check out the website: cinematictitanic.com

[HBox]

Mystery Science Theater 3000 was such an amazing show. It was brilliant. I was watching an episode on DVD and I just couldn't stop laughing. I wish it were still on.

You should look at this site right here. (http://www.rifftrax.com/)

[spoon]

So odd, as I just watched the movie the other night. It really isn't nearly as good as the show itself, but still brought back some good memories. While Mike Nelson wasn't bad, he just couldn't hold up to Joel. That site Hbox put up sounded like Mike, so I checked it out and sure enough it's him. Not bad, I'll be sure to pop in here and there.

Jsmurf, I had no clue the original crew were still at it of sorts. I'll be sure to check that out as well, but how odd is it that none of these guys have moved on/found another angle bc they have a good comedic sense.

[sr71blackbird]

Go on youtube and type in mst3k and many shows will come up. The people who put them up usually link them together and you can watch whole shows in segments. Its nice, great show!

[GreatAmericanZero]

i never understood how we live in a world of constant repeats and channels filing their times with old shows that they rerun the same episode later in the day, and not one of my 100s of channels can show repeats of MST3K

and it would probably be the perfect show for the DVR era too...if you're not digging the movie you can just fastforward to the comedy bits inbetween the breaks

[Gvac]

I miss it too. I remember many laughing my balls off many Saturday mornings while trying to recover from the night before.

I wonder if they're as funny as I remember if you're not half in the bag?

[TheMojoPin]

I wonder if they're as funny as I remember if you're not half in the bag?

Hell no. That show is funny in any state of mind.

It's not on in repeats because the show's fame ended up being a double edged sword. A lot of the films they used either had their broadcast rights repurchased or the people that owned them already started charging more when they saw how popular the show was and how much they could make in the DVD market. It would be pretty damn expensive to broadcast MT3K in regular repeats these days, which is ironic given how cheap it was to make the show. If you think back to the final year or so of daily repeats on Comedy Central, you kept seeing the same 15 or so public domain episodes most of the time.

The company that now puts out the DVD's, Shout! Factory, is a great company for putting TV shows on DVD, and they should have much more success getting the more expensie and harder to get shows on DVD than Rhino did. The official MST3K site compiled a list back in 2006 of the remaining episodes and how likely it would be to get them released. (http://www.mst3kinfo.com/ward_e/listlikely.html)

As for Joel vs. Mike, I really like both for different reasons. Joel was better with the bad 50's monster and sci-fi movies, mostly because he seemed to have a really goofy love for things from that era and the charming stupidity of those films. Mike was better with the 60's and 70's stuff because he and the bots would just rip into them and really go to town on how wretched they were.

[TooLowBrow]

check out...

rifftrax

the film crew

cinematic titanic

[keithy_19]

I liked Joel, and I give him credit for starting the show, but I enjoy Mike more. With Joel i had more of a stoner kind of feel. Mike didn't bring that.

[barjockey]

That show rocks. I own almost every show.Great rainy day go to show.
There was another sci-fi show with Deacon Jones called Good vs Evil. Miss that show.:smoke:

[GreatAmericanZero]

the thing about Joel, he was great as an MST3K host. But if you ever saw his stand up act, he is the hackiest prop comic. Hes just terrible, his bit was to do props in a steven wright delivery. I lost a lot of respect for him when i saw his act

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[Doogie]

God...I was watching some of my fave movies from MST3K on Youtube last night. I was up till 330 AM watching it.

Danger Death Ray!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TRPRL0gmWvQ) Love the 'Ole' at the end and the laughter of Crow.

Car chase from Danger Death Ray!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQzLCdzy7Wk&feature=related)

And the other funny one was from the short lived seventh season on Comedy Central

Escape 2000. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cau55Pinxjs&feature=PlayList&p=CAC59D1C8B578E4D&index=6)

"He's been kidnapped by KISS"

[Melrapuo]

I became obsessed with this show again the moment YouTube came out. It's kinda funny that you made this thread, cuz I just started DL'ing torrents of all the seasons off the net. Deathstalkers and the Warriors From Hell is still my favorite so far.

[Gvac]

We need a be all, end all "Joel or Mike" poll.

I know the original is usually best, but I liked Mike better.

[EliSnow]

Mike is better.

[Heather 8]

I preferred Mike, but my favorite ep (Pod People) was a Joel episode.

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[TheMojoPin]

We need a be all, end all "Joel or Mike" poll.

I know the original is usually best, but I liked Mike better.

Ask unto the Lord your God and ye shall receive, my child.

[meanmrbill]

You should look at this site right here. (http://www.rifftrax.com/)

Oh, shit!! I just watched the sample for "Lord of the Rings" and laughed like an idiot. This is a great idea and I will definitely be getting some of these tracks.

[Doogie]

We need a be all, end all "Joel or Mike" poll.

I know the original is usually best, but I liked Mike better.

Does it really matter?? They both were enjoyable, from a fantastic show. I say just enjoy the show for what it was, not who it was.

[Gvac]

Ask unto the Lord your God and ye shall receive, my child.

I really, really, really, like you.

Like like.

[MisterSmith]

Asking if Joel is better than Mike is essentially an unanswerable question for me. They were both great but for different reasons.

Joel was amazingly creative, had great inventions for the exchange, and his timing and delivery were outstanding.

Mike was a better writer, had more clever and sarcastic jokes, and felt like more of a leader to me.

[TheMojoPin]

Please note that the poll I added asks who each person PREFERS, which doesn't require a judgement as to who was "better."

[jennysmurf]

I liked them both, but I preferred Joel. The early shows seemed more "fun," like they were enjoying their jobs more. Besides, "Mitchell" is the best episode--Joel's last show. You don't mess with Joe Don.

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[Servo]

I voted Joel, but only because my favorite eps were Joel eps... particularly "Mitchell", "I Accuse My Parents", and "Cave Dwellers".

But I love Mike too.

[Heather 8]

Miss TV's Frank.

http://www.castleforrester.com/images/news-mst3k-frank-conniff.jpg

[A.J.]

Miss Frank TV.

http://www.tv-intros.com/f/frank%20tv.jpg

(I don't really.)

[Morningkill]

The majority of my favorite episodes were Mike-hosted, because after Scifi channel picked up the show in season 7, they were forced to limit the movies they viewed to sci fi/monster flicks, which are right up my alley. Having said that, though, Joel is my favorite host.

Miss TV's Frank.

http://www.castleforrester.com/images/news-mst3k-frank-conniff.jpg

You and me both.

Push the button, Frank.

[GreatAmericanZero]

i saw a poll was added, but i honestly can't vote. I never turned off an episode because one or the other was on the show. the quality of the show was there for both of them

[stump12]

Definately Joel. There was something off when Mike took over. There seemed to be less shitting on the movies with Mike. Even Servo and Crow didnt talk as much.
I lost so many hours sleep watching this show.

[TheMojoPin]

There was something off when Mike took over. There seemed to be less shitting on the movies with Mike.

Wait...what?

I get why people are going to prefer one over the other, but this is the first time I've ever heard anyone say that Mike went easier on the films they watched than Joel. The most common thing I see people saying about Mike, either in his favor or against him, is that he was much more harsh on the films than Joel was. Joel came at them with a kind of goofy affection for how dumb they were...Mike just trashed them.

[stump12]

What I meant was that there was a lot less talk with Mike. Maybe he was harsher but there seemed to be more letting the movie play out and less comments. Maybe it waas just the Eps I saw. Im gonna have to watch the DVD I bought a couple years ago.

[thejives]

Cinematic titanic is great!
Here's that thread (http://www.ronfez.net/forums/showthread.php?t=64437&highlight=brain)
I have the first one and if I ever get any disposable income the rest will be mine.

Plus, the best place to get full episodes is google video. They have them all in one file so you don't have to switch them.

[SouthSideJohnny]

I was a huge MST fan in the old days. I have not seen one in a while, but something hit me earlier this week and made me think of it. I was on ebay debating whether to drop $150 to buy 4 of the collections. I haven't yet, but damn I miss that show.

I was always more of a Joel fan, but I never turned off a Mike episode. Seeing the "Mitchell" reference in this thread brought a huge smile to my face just thinking about it.

I still have a lot of poor quality vhs recordings, but they're all in my storage unit. I think I still have a working vcr somewhere, so I think I'm going to pull all my old tapes out of storage tomorrow.

[Gvac]

Please don't forget to vote!


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[stump12]

Mitchell was Joels right? That was one of my favorites. And I cant remember what movie it was, but I think it was Hercules

[JohnnyDaytona]

They released a box set in December, I think, for the aniversary of the show. There's alot of great behind the scenes, and making of. There's clips from a recent convention they all attended. I hadn't seen Joel on anything since his run ended on the show. They also have clips from the cable station they started on, as well as full episodes of MST3K. My wife said it was tough to get, but now it's out everywhere. I loved the show, and miss it. I used to tape the Thanksgiving marathons from comedy central.:laugh:

[Heather 8]

Mitchell was Joels right? That was one of my favorites. And I cant remember what movie it was, but I think it was Hercules

Mitchell was Joel's last show as host.

"Baby oil?!!"

[sr71blackbird]

Mitchell was awesome! I laughed my ass off, especially the slow chase scene.

[kdubya]

No contest Joel, he was the original and the best. He was so low key and chill, it was perfect. I loved when Gypsy would get depressed and Joel would console her.

I remember watching the show on channel 23 in Minneapolis (a uhf station none the less, remember uhf?) in the early days when they took viewer calls and prank called pizza places, the show was really cheap and out of control ,Joel held it all together. During one episode they did a Joel is dead things like the Beatles Paul is dead.

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[Melrapuo]

I really liked Joel, but Mike has had some one-liners during films that were great. Definitely preferred Mike.

[SeventySix]

Joel got my vote. I think the next poll should be for favorite show bad guys....fat woman...evil scientists? Good stuff!


One thing on rifftrax - there are some .AVI torrents that have the riffing layered over the movie so you don't have to sync the audio with your own copy of the movie. I had always wished they would do MST3K to modern movies and now it's kinda a reality....crow and tom servo are now fat old guys, but nothing is perfect :)

[drusilla]

they are with me everyday


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[Heather 8]

Joel got my vote. I think the next poll should be for favorite show bad guys....fat woman...evil scientists? Good stuff!


TV's Frank. Discussion over.

[NewYorkDragons80]

Does anyone watch Rifftrax?

[santino]

i would kill a fuckin stranger for them to bring that show back, even if it were just repeats.
i found a site not too long ago - www.mst3uk.co.uk - that lets you buy episodes that aren't available in the collections. it's awesome. joel's great, but i was more of a mike fan.

[raulfd4]

this was one of the few shows that my father would laugh out loud while watching. i can remember many a saturday morning spent watching MST3K with him. i'll be sure to check out the links and youtube videos because now i have to watch an episode.

[EffMeBoobs]

The movie wasn't nearly as good as the show. I was such a nerd for that show! I just went to a Cinematic Titanic performance here in San Francisco. It's all the original guys (Joel, Trace, Frank, etc) standing in front of a movie screen watching a horrible movie with a live audience. The tour's almost over, but they're putting out DVD's. You should check out the website: cinematictitanic.com


We went to a live show in Boston on 2/20. It was fantastic, we got to meet with them after too.

[EffMeBoobs]

Does anyone watch Rifftrax?


My hubby does, all the time. His favorite of theirs has to be Roadhouse.

[pwrplantgirl]

Does anyone watch Rifftrax?

I haven't done the Rifftrax, but I have bought the newer Film Crew DVDs, which have Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett, and Kevin Murphy doing commentary on crappy old films. Not as funny as MST3K, but there's still some good laughs in there.

I miss MST3K. I will continue to buy every DVD set that comes out (just got the latest one in the mail the other day, woo!). I seem to prefer Mike over Joel but for no particular reason. I have many favorite episodes but more memorable ones are Red Zone Cuba, Eegah!, and Space Mutiny (Big Mc. Largehuge!!)

[zildjian361]

wow i watched the movie on direct tv:laugh:wow that was some good rails i musta been doing back then.

[furie]

joel was querky, but mike was funny

[mook]

Itried to never miss that show on saturdays......gave me a reason to get up!

[jlehane3]

The fans could do their own versions for Youtube then battle for votes as the best MSTK3000 wannabees. Look what the Trekkies did to revive their show.

[PapaBear]

I was never into this show, but I thought I'd give a heads up to the fans. Check out WOOT (http://www.woot.com/)today.

[Servo]

I was never into this show, but I thought I'd give a heads up to the fans. Check out WOOT (http://www.woot.com/)today.

Just ordered... thanks!

[furie]

i wish they still showed re-runs

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[Penelope]

I miss this show. I think I've seen every single episode. Joel was better than Mike.

[TheRealDray]

There are some episodes on netflix online, either cpu or ps3. Then when you watch a couple of them there will be more in the "like MST3K"

Even got my 14 and 7 year olds watching and loving the show.

[Fallon]

Former WWE wrestler Snitsky will be staring in the sequel to 'Manos: The Hands of Fate'.

It'll be called 'Manos: The Search for Valley Lodge. (http://news.oneindia.in/2010/07/08/worst-movie-ever-made-will-now-have-a-sequel.html)' Hopefully they'll do a RiffTrax when it comes out.