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Post by Triple_sSs on Mar 26, 2014 12:54:51 GMT -5
As if the RiffTrax TV special wasn't enough, I just read on MST3KInfo that an over-the-air affiliate channel called RetroTV is going to start airing 26 MST3K episodes! www.mst3kinfo.com/?p=17233I checked and it seems that it's in my area but I'll have to check our reception myself to be sure. Can you believe it? Our little cowtown puppet show is finally coming back to TV!  |
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Post by davidbeegah on Mar 26, 2014 12:58:48 GMT -5
I have it in my area as well but it has not been picked up by Comcast cable yet. I will hook up my over the air antenna however, and see if I can pick up reception. Only 26 episodes but it is good news  |
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Post by travis on Mar 26, 2014 14:29:13 GMT -5
Very cool!
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Post by Mod City on Mar 26, 2014 19:05:44 GMT -5
Wow, that's surprising. Gotta be the first time the show has been back on broadcast since the MST Hour, correct? Surprisingly, I seem to be right on the edge of one of their broadcast areas. Will have to look for them. For reference, here's a list of their affiliates: www.myretrotv.com/affiliates--schedules.htmlPretty good mix of early and late episodes, too. Not the greatest episodes of all time, in my opinion, but a good variety in terms of timeline. Will have to remember to check this out. |
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Post by angilasman on Mar 26, 2014 19:25:06 GMT -5
Hell to the yes!!!!
Talkback threads! We'll have to have talkback threads!
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Post by GarrettCRW on Mar 26, 2014 19:41:58 GMT -5
The internets have broken Satellite News.
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Post by Torgo on Mar 26, 2014 19:54:37 GMT -5
Ah, I remember the last time MST aired on television. That final airing of Screaming Skull on the Sci-Fi Channel. Such a sad day. We never thought we'd see it on TV ever again.
Then we get this news. Such a great, great time to be a MSTie.
The batch of episodes is uneven though, but I guess that's to be expected due to movie rights and all. The first five on that list especially make me nervous about the development of new fans out of this, as first season episodes are for the die-hards, I'm not a huge fan of Venus and Unearthly, and Fu Manchu is a pretty harsh movie. But still, just seeing any MST on television is outstanding news.
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Post by brandonakaxerxes on Mar 26, 2014 20:50:20 GMT -5
Damn, I don't get Retro TV! Stupid Click Cable.
Still, the the show coming back is huge news!!!!
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Post by Ratso on Mar 26, 2014 22:27:33 GMT -5
Feels Like Saturday morning all over again.
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Post by crawlinghand on Mar 26, 2014 22:30:33 GMT -5
I'm really glad that finally someone got 26 PD episodes and will start to air them in the near future! Tis a shame that San Diego does not get Retro TV. I would love to watch the episodes when they air. Hopefully, some channel picks up Retro.
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Post by sirhamhat on Mar 27, 2014 2:51:12 GMT -5
This is really great news for MST3k, and long overdue, I think. Its amazing what a life-force MST3k has without the benefit of repeats to keep it alive. Its completely die-hard fan driven. Retro TV broadcasts from & is based here in my hometown (Chattanooga)... and the irony is, I have DirecTV and can't get it without an antenna, which I just can't bring myself to shell out for despite missing the airing of my favorite show... because according to a quick look into broadcast TV antenna for my TV, it would cost around $100. So, great news for MST3k, but poopie for me.
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Post by Mod City on Mar 27, 2014 9:53:54 GMT -5
...and the irony is, I have DirecTV and can't get it without an antenna, which I just can't bring myself to shell out for despite missing the airing of my favorite show... because according to a quick look into broadcast TV antenna for my TV, it would cost around $100. So, great news for MST3k, but poopie for me. Looking closer now I see that's going to be a problem for me, too. I didn't bother getting a digital antenna when the broadcast stations switched to digital as I just switched over to full digital cable, and I'm not shelling out $100 for one for just one show, even if it is MST3K. It's too bad, too. Would have been fun to see it on television again. |
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Post by outlawofmitchell on Mar 27, 2014 10:43:35 GMT -5
I am so excited for this! For some reason I hope it is on Sunday morning for brunch and Sunday night for peace before horrible, horrible Monday.
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Post by Torgo on Mar 27, 2014 14:58:48 GMT -5
I don't know where everyone else is shopping, but my digital antenna was 20 bucks.
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Post by Mod City on Mar 27, 2014 15:31:55 GMT -5
I don't know where everyone else is shopping, but my digital antenna was 20 bucks. Now that I could live with. Gonna have to look around a bit more. There's time. |
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