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Post by MonsterX on Oct 28, 2008 13:58:31 GMT -5
Initial impressions after 3/4 of the way through First Spaceship... Hm. I've seen the movie unriffed. I've now seen it most of the way through riffed. The first, I was so bored I nodded off several times. The second, I'm not nodding off, but this isn't one of the best season 2 episodes I've seen by a long shot. A pretty weak Joel ep, IMHO. You know, I was reading a few advance reviews from different DVD sites and the reviewers mentioned how that episode was a classic from the Joel era. I don’t know what they were smoking; I’ve always thought that First Spaceship to Venus is one of the worst of Season 2. Kind of an odd choice for the big anniversary box set.
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Post by GProopdog on Oct 28, 2008 14:13:46 GMT -5
"Well, sir, get me the manager and I will wait with him until you find them." Ya know, I was *tempted* to ask them this, but the two Mensa Members who were on the floor basically were just standing there going "Uh....where'd we put em? I dunno..." So I decided to just skip it.
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Post by Donna SadCat Lady on Oct 28, 2008 14:23:44 GMT -5
[...] Best Buy? The doofuses working there said they had two in stock....but they couldn't find them (Yeah, I dunno what to make of it either). "Well, sir, get me the manager and I will wait with him until you find them." Ya know, I was *tempted* to ask them this, but the two Mensa Members who were on the floor basically were just standing there going "Uh....where'd we put em? I dunno..." So I decided to just skip it. Say, do you shop at the same Best Buy we live near? Happens to us all the time. I pretty much refuse to go there anymore.
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Post by GProopdog on Oct 28, 2008 14:39:35 GMT -5
[...] Best Buy? The doofuses working there said they had two in stock....but they couldn't find them (Yeah, I dunno what to make of it either). Ya know, I was *tempted* to ask them this, but the two Mensa Members who were on the floor basically were just standing there going "Uh....where'd we put em? I dunno..." So I decided to just skip it. Say, do you shop at the same Best Buy we live near? Happens to us all the time. I pretty much refuse to go there anymore. I dunno, but I'm glad to see the Best Buy near me isn't the only one that has crappy service.
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Post by davidbeegah on Oct 28, 2008 14:46:27 GMT -5
You're not the only one Mr Nelson. I ordered mine from Amazon even though the Best Buy here is only about a 2 miles away. Having said that I have been tracking my package via the UPS tracker ever since I got the notice that my package was shipped. Tomorrow cannot get here soon enough
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Post by SOL Stowaway on Oct 28, 2008 16:34:32 GMT -5
Mine came in the mail today! I preordered it from Amazon months ago, but I wasn't expecting it to come so soon since I chose the cheapest (5 day?) shipping method.
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Post by docsavage on Oct 28, 2008 17:59:15 GMT -5
I went to NewburyComics (its a new england store that sells DVDs and CDs) AND Best Buy...neither had the dvd!?!? I thought it was suppose to be released today (Oct 28th)
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Post by crowschmo on Oct 28, 2008 18:48:11 GMT -5
I got mine today!!! I went before work to a Best Buy, but they weren't open yet, so I went next door to a Target. Looked around, didn't see it, got disheartened as I knew a big tin would be conspicuous. Asked an employee. They didn't have it. He said that even though the release date was today that didn't necessarily mean that they would get it in, sh*thole store that they are! I was chomping at the bit, but had to get to work and the Best Buy didn't open 'til ten. So, I went to work and went to Best Buy at lunch. Again, didn't see any tin. Thought to myself, it's only been an hour (not even) since they opened, I sure hope they didn't sell out already, like they only had a small number of them. Asked an employee. Had to wait awhile to find out. She said they MIGHT get them in, but that their truck hadn't come in yet. (Noooooo!!!) Drove a couple miles to the local mall. Went into an FYE (for your entertainment - don't know how widespread those are). Looked around. No tin! Asked an employee. She went to go ask someone else. Saw her coming back my way. Crestfallen. :-/Thought she would say they didn't have them or, hey stupid, you should have been here an hour ago - we were LOADED with 'em! Tough break, kid, sold out. But my heart started to beat again. She had the precious item in her hand. Rejoice! ;D And it was a store that I had a refund card for, too, so I got a little off the price. (Still paid for it all, technically, of course, since I had already spent the money on the thing I refunded, but I didn't have to pay for MST set all at once). Watched "First Spaceship on Venus" so far. Will be watching more tonight, nothin else on anyway. I really wished they had picked a better Joel episode, that one was dull. But maybe that was all they could get the rights for in time for the 20th anniversary thingee. Looking forward to funnier Joel eps in future. I can now be happy, at least for one night.
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Post by wedestroymyths on Oct 28, 2008 23:57:33 GMT -5
I'm chomping at the bit for this thing--I need to so there's something worthwhile to pull me away from election coverage bah!
Anyway, I don't know if I'll every use Borders or Fed Ex again--here is the route of my poor little boxset so far:
October 28, 2008 Sortation Center Departure EARTH CITY, MO October 28, 2008 Sortation Center Arrival EARTH CITY, MO October 28, 2008 Sortation Center Departure INDIANAPOLIS, IN October 25, 2008 Sortation Center Arrival INDIANAPOLIS, IN October 25, 2008 Pickup MOMENCE, IL
The funny thing is, I live in Oklahoma--so my set was picked up in Illinois, traveled East to Indiana--sat there all weekend--then finally started heading southwest again toward Oklahoma. It left Missouri tonight before 11, so unless it has to stop at any other 'sortation' centers, and assuming it doesn't end up in Ohio--I might just have it in time for Halloween.
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Post by Truck Farmer on Oct 29, 2008 0:23:21 GMT -5
Got mine today! ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Post by Mighty Jack on Oct 29, 2008 4:54:43 GMT -5
I didn't do a pre-order, I figured Shout factory would have wider distribution. I found it at a local vid story for $46.
The Crow figure was cool, Lobby cards were nothing special. Tin was hard to get into, I had to bend it a bit just to get the DVDs out.
Extras were nothing new for us obsessed fans, they repeated stuff in the comic con panel. Still it was cool to see the whole cast together again.
I probably should have waited for the basic (and cheaper?) release in Nov, but I'm glad I have a Crow to sit on my desk.
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Post by NardDog on Oct 29, 2008 6:38:00 GMT -5
I agree Pepper the packaging was hard to get into. But the extras were awesome(the 3 part history of was great...and I'm pretty sure that it hasn't been seen before...just curious if so where?) Although not a huge fan of Laserblast I understand it's importance and why it was included. Werewolf will be in heavy rotation for the next year or so(and Future War won't be far behind)
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Post by CBG on Oct 29, 2008 8:04:33 GMT -5
Mine's home...I love it. Thank You, Shout! Factory.
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Post by Troy's Dad on Oct 29, 2008 8:13:02 GMT -5
New here! First Post! I preordered my copy Sunday on Amazon and it arrived Tuesday! Talk about service!
While I thank Rhino for keeping MST3k alive on DVD, the publicity of the first Shout release has been amazing! Every major magazine gives it a mention, even my grandma heard about it (probably)! Aside from amazing publicity, the tin itself is awesome, very classy with original art that keeps with the true feel of MST3k. The design of the Rhino releases were amusing, but all over the place. Seeing how Shout has handled other shows (Home Movies as an example) I'm confident that we'll have much more classy releases in art and execution. The package really feels like MST3k.
What this release did the most was remind me how much I love MST3k, and how near and dear it is to my heart. I'm a Minneapolitan born and raised for 20 years before moving to Chicago and then Philadelphia. Watching the docs was like hearing from old neighbors again, and rewatching the episodes was a trip back to my old South Minneapolis family room in which I watched my first episodes (roughly season 6 era). Now I have to catch up on the old Rhino releases I've missed out on (Volumes 2-11) and have many more Shout releases to look forward to. My major hope is for a reduced price in the upcoming box sets. The $59.99 retail of Rhino was ludicrous, I hope for $39.99 retail at most with a $35 amazon price.
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Post by CBG on Oct 29, 2008 8:54:08 GMT -5
Welcome, Mr. Czonka! Please intro yourself here.
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