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Post by kmorgan on Sept 12, 2023 14:37:19 GMT -5
So, re: tonight's "Movie Jo Night", who else saw "Bad Ronald" back when it was first broadcast?
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Post by kmorgan on Sept 12, 2023 14:35:32 GMT -5
Hey! This week I can do a review of the previous week. How quaint. Anyway, week 430...
"Wide World of Shorts" featured the usual assortment of "educational" materials. There's "Snap Out of It" (get a grip and accept you're a failure), "Alcohol Trigger Films" (little kids can be bigger drunks than Otis Campbell), "Carnivorous Plants" (they kill bugs DEAD), "Aqua Frolics" (think "Snow Thrills", but with liquid water) and "Why Vandalism?" (be careful with rabbits). Fortunately, the riffing is very good.
As for the Mads' look at "Ed Wood", they & Carolina were very complimentary of this, as well as the actual movies Ed did. Yes, they acknowledge his technical ineptitude and his personal problems (alcoholism, not transvesticism), but they note his passion for film. It's a very interesting segment of the late, lamented podcast.
As for "Robot Holocaust", there have been lousier post-apocalypse movies, but not too many. Poorly acted, very low budget, and very derivative, it's one of the worst. But, unless you watch it, Mike's later Hexfield appearance as Valeria makes no sense. However, the host segments were OK, and the riffing was good. And we even got to see part of another Commando Cody chapter. (I wonder if RT will feature the chapters MST didn't get to.)
Well, let's look forward at week 431. The off-rotation Outsider is... "Movie Jo Night: 'Bad Ronald'"... - That's on-line live tonight. I saw this movie back in the 70s, and it's pretty disturbing. ... while the on-rotation Outsider is... "RT Live: Manos, the Hands of Fate"... - Oh, dear. ... and the Originals selection is... "Monster a-Go Go" (Show 421). - Double oh, dear.
Enjoy!
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Post by kmorgan on Sept 7, 2023 9:17:43 GMT -5
Sorry, again. First it was my vacation, then it was recovering from my vacation. Now it's getting ready for the fall season. I'm just a fountain of excuses. Anyway, for what's left of week 430, the first Outsiders selection is... "RT: Wide World of Shorts" (1st half)... - Is Jim McKay in this one? ... and the second Outsider is... "Movie Sign with the Mads: 'Ed Wood'"... - Better get an angora sweater for this one. ... and the Originals selection is... "Robot Holocaust" (Show 110). - Yew and yor dawter awe doomed!
Please stand by...
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Post by kmorgan on Aug 29, 2023 15:21:44 GMT -5
I toyed with starting its own thread for this, but I’m too humble. Mary Jo Pehl, Chris Gersbeck, myself and a few others (including a MST3K alum I won’t name now so I don’t jinx things) are doing a dramatic reading of Phone Trouble, a one-act play I wrote about my phone being stolen by a crazy person earlier this year. facebook.com/events/s/the-mary-jo-pehl-show-presents/975595470228957/If all goes well computer-wise, I'll be watching. Will it be narrated in a Jack Webb style?
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Post by kmorgan on Aug 29, 2023 15:20:06 GMT -5
Hey folks! Daniel Griffith of Ballyhoo Motion Pictures is hosting a panel and screening of "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie" at Dragon Con in Atlanta this year on Labor Day Weekend. Because he's a very busy guy, he asked me to write and submit 20 MST3k trivia questions for this event. He was impressed with my MST3k knowledge from his MST3k Dragon Con panels from 2018 and 2019. There will be prizes given out based on your ability to answer the questions. The event will take place at the Hilton host hotel on Friday, September 1st at 8:30pm/ I'll be in attendance, cosplaying as El Santo with White Dot in hand. This is the same cosplay get up I had at Blobfest for MST3Kon there earlier this year, when I met Joel, Jonah, and Emily. View AttachmentView Attachmentl.core-apps.com/dragoncon23/event?event=54fb3ec90eef33094f9d75c19c20104dwww.dragoncon.org/Why do I only hear about these things after it's too late for me to make arrangements to be there? AUUUUUGH!! (I do hope everyone there has a good time. Sounds like a lot of fun.)
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Post by kmorgan on Aug 29, 2023 15:17:44 GMT -5
It seems I've been falling behind again. I'm going to have to come up with a whole bunch of new excuses, I suppose. In the interim, I do have the selections for Week 429. The off-rotation Outsider is... "The Mary Jo Pehl Show: 'Phone Trouble- A Play in One Act'"... - That's on live tonight. Have the names been changed to protect the innocent? ... while the on-rotation Outsider is... "Life After MST3K: Mary Jo Pehl"... - Well, life before her current shows. ... and the Originals selection is... "City Limits" (Show 403). - And a belated Happy Birthday to KIM CATRALL!
We now pause for station identification...
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Post by kmorgan on Aug 23, 2023 11:51:36 GMT -5
I've been watching "Mighty Jack" from a broadcast edition on YouTube. It's interesting seeing TFNWSRN from back when they'd show comedy from before, say, 2000. I mean, they had Laurel & Hardy, Ernie Kovacs, Jack Benny, Alan King... comedians today's audiences have absolutely no notion of.
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Post by kmorgan on Aug 23, 2023 11:47:04 GMT -5
Movie Jo Night is tonight. The film is Death Cruise. OK, who figured out the triple twist at the end of the movie before it happened? I got most of it just through process of elimination. The Atlanta, 1970 thing was a surprise, though.
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Post by kmorgan on Aug 22, 2023 18:32:32 GMT -5
And, as promised, the on-rotation Outsider selection is... "RT: Fist of Fury"... - Bruce Lee. 'nuff said. ... while the Originals selection is... "Wild Rebels" (Show 207). - I'm doing this for the kicks.
Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to the Clubhouse...
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Post by kmorgan on Aug 22, 2023 14:26:13 GMT -5
So, who else saw last Friday's Chit-Chat show? I got two chat comments mentioned; MJ disagreed with me on clutter, and complimented my Mom. Not bad.
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Post by kmorgan on Aug 22, 2023 14:24:42 GMT -5
I don't know why people keep putting up with me. Thanks to my still getting over my cold and getting back to work after my vacation, the selections for week 428 are a bit thin, right now. The off-rotation selection for the Outsiders is... "Movie Jo Night: 'Death Cruise'"... - That's on-line live tonight. Hope the captain doesn't decide to sink this b---h. ... while the selections for the on-rotation Outsider and the Original are... TBA. - Gimme about three hours and I'll pull the cards for them as soon as I'm home.
Please stand by...
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Post by kmorgan on Aug 17, 2023 15:55:13 GMT -5
I'll have to miss tonight's show. I'm home fighting off a summer cold. I'll have to wait for the home release. This'll make only the second time I've missed an RT Live show; the first was "The Room", when there was a mix-up over the theater.
And this time I put up enough to get my name on-screen at the end. CRUD!!
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Post by kmorgan on Aug 17, 2023 15:49:19 GMT -5
Well, the TBA Outsider this week is... "The Mary Jo Pehl Show: Chit Chat & Tid Bits". - That's live tomorrow night on the Clubhouse...assuming I didn't mess up the schedule again.
Now, there are TWO REASONS I haven't mentioned the RT Live show of "RAD". The first one is because I just plumb forgot it was this week. And the second one is that I'm currently fighting a summer cold and will have to miss it. I'll catch it when it's on home release.
DRAT!!
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Post by kmorgan on Aug 17, 2023 15:42:26 GMT -5
I can't speak for every movie, but I just thought cutting the songs in "I Accuse My Parents" was a bad idea, since I actually enjoyed them. And cutting the "combat rod" scene in "Phantom Planet" was, too, since it directly relates to later scenes in the movie. Still, as mentioned, the scenes are still available elsewhere.
Oh, by the way, I got to see the pre-show for "I Accuse My Parents". Two points: first, the "futuristic" cars in one segment were actually pretty cool. And the clearly British-made drive-in ad was a surprise. They have (or had) drive-ins in the U.K.? I thought they were a strictly American thing.
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Post by kmorgan on Aug 15, 2023 14:19:36 GMT -5
Well, I'm sure the strike is having an effect on things. I'm willing to wait and see what develops.
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