Mystery Science Theater Turns 20 165
RimmerExperience writes "Hard to believe that Mystery Science Theater 3000 is 20 years old. This NY Times article provides a brief synopsis from the humble but inspired beginnings in a Midwest TV studio, to the making of MST3K: The Movie, to what the creators are up to today. It's interesting that the original creators are still involved in MST3K-style riffing in some way. So if you are looking for your traditional Turkey Day fix, plug in your old VHS, tune into BitTorrent or check out their current projects — Riff Trax (Mike Nelson) or Cinematic Titanic (Joel & Trace). Keep circulating the tapes, er, MPEGs."
Gamera - classic (Score:5, Funny)
Dr. Hidaka: The war even comes to this Eskimo village. Soon there won't be any peace anywhere.
[Cut to a ship cutting through the ice.]
Joel: There's nothing more tragic than a war in an Eskimo village.
MST3K seemed nice... at first. (Score:2, Funny)
Then it started gettting creepy. Does anyone else notice that the riffs seem to coincide with things that are happening in your life?
Just too coincidental for me. Especially after smoking weed.
Slap Hardbody (Score:4, Funny)
Big McLargehuge!
Re:Slap Hardbody (Score:2, Funny)
Buff Bigblock!
What do you want for Christmas? (Score:5, Funny)
"I want to decide who lives and who dies!"
Re:Slap Hardbody (Score:2, Funny)
Re:It may have turned 20 (Score:3, Funny)
Is that you, Rowsdower?
Re:HAI! HAIKEEBA! (Score:4, Funny)
...He tried to kill him with a forklift...
Re:Gamera - classic (Score:3, Funny)
I don't remember which movie it was, but I recall the opening sequence of an old B&W movie where they showed the a map to let the audience know where the action was taking place. The caption under the map in large, dramatic letters was... "ASIA".
The sarcastic comment was, "Well, that narrows it down."
Re:died at 11 (Score:5, Funny)
MST3k didn't turn 20, it died at 11.
The Simpsons recently turned 20
Yeah, but it died at 8.
THEY BLEW UP THE HITLER BUILDING (Score:2, Funny)
Another fave riff from Attack of the Neptune Men.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jt02kBH7-W0 [youtube.com]
Re:Slap Hardbody (Score:3, Funny)
Cliff Ironjaw
Re:Slap Hardbody (Score:3, Funny)
Good? He's the best! (Score:2, Funny)
Steady as she goes, we're flying over trout,
Ghetto down the highway, at the speed of light,
All I want to feel now is the wind in my eye!
Sack of monkeys in my pocket,
My sister's ready to go,
Hear the engines roll now (Hear the engines roll now)
Idiot control now (Idiot control now)
Hideous control now (Hideous control now)
Nini on the road now (nini on the road now)
Nini in control, wheels on fire, burning rubber tires!
Hercules against The Moon Men... (Score:3, Funny)
"The blood of Uranus can NEVER be healed!"
"EWWWW!"