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Post by Mr. Atari on Aug 14, 2013 12:16:42 GMT -5
Heading to Boulder tomorrow for the festivities.
Full disclosure- I've never seen Starship Troopers. Should I give it a dry run tonight, or should I absorb the entire experience at once like a new MST episode?
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Post by Mr. Atari on Aug 14, 2013 0:58:55 GMT -5
DISREGARD THIS THREAD. I just found the Esoteric References thread. This one is redundant. Somebody lock it. I'm going to allow it. Telling stories of riffs that went over your head and then learning what they're about is good discussion; and slightly different than merely asking others on the board what they mean. This happens to me all the time when I'm watching episodes with Mrs. Atari in the room. She's ambivalent about MST, and will rarely watch a full episode with me. She is, however, a HUGE fan of musicals. So whenever there's a riff (usually from Servo or Mike) that is a reference to West Side Story or Oklahoma or some such, I'll miss it completely. Often, Mrs. A will overhear it and let out a chuckle. Also, she grew up in Wisconsin, and catches every local joke. While it's never enough to convince her to become a fan, at least it keeps me from filling up the Esoteric References thread with questions about The King and I or Stevens Point.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Aug 12, 2013 21:20:32 GMT -5
Flying Colors.
Just found out about these guys. They're the perfect band for me- impeccable musicians writing catchy pop-rock. The most interesting music I've heard in years.
"Kayla" is the first song in a long time that grabbed me on the first listen and has haunted me ever since.
"Infinite Fire" sounds like it was written just for me. Jazzy '80s vibe, with '70s prog-tendencies, with a catchy chorus and harmonies to boot.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Aug 11, 2013 23:42:50 GMT -5
Hiya, Vader. Nice to have you around. Your question is exactly what the "Episode Help" thread is for. Post it there and I'm sure you'll get some takers.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Aug 11, 2013 15:33:14 GMT -5
Just saw this on the kickstarter update for the upcoming Starship Troopers project. Basically, the guys couldn't get Sony to release rights for a digital download of Starship Troopers, so they altered their rewards for kickstarter donors. The important part is the line, "1. First (free) access to the VOD of our never-before-released live show from last year, Manos: The Hands of Fate". Looks like it'll be available as a VOD this fall. Here's hoping it's the remastered version of the film.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jul 23, 2013 16:58:02 GMT -5
In my nearly 10 years on this board, I believe that is the first time I've ever seen "Being From Another Planet" listed as someone's favorite.
I'm not challenging it, I just find it impressive. It's one of the obscure eps that I love, too.
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Jokes
Jul 23, 2013 0:51:52 GMT -5
Post by Mr. Atari on Jul 23, 2013 0:51:52 GMT -5
Schroedinger's cat walks into a bar. Or maybe he doesn't ?
Schroedinger is pulled over on the highway. The traffic cop walks up to the window and asks, "Sir, do you have any idea how fast you were going back there?" Schroedinger replies, "No, but I know where I was."
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jul 20, 2013 3:03:09 GMT -5
Any extended scene (or full-length movie) that features narration instead of dialogue is really tough for me. Monster A-GoGo and Creeping Terror come immediately to mind.
Also, any time the dialogue is happening off camera and we get a shot of a different character just standing there listening, my eyelids start to sag. Coleman Francis, I'm looking at you.
I've never minded the sandstorm or the rock climbing. I think the Mads made those out to be worse than they actually were. For real tedium, you need to go with something like the never-ending drinking scenes in The Killer Shrews or the agonizing pool/lab scenes in Blood Waters of Dr. Z.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jul 14, 2013 17:17:10 GMT -5
The Heat was directed by Paul Feig. Feig was a co-creator and show runner of Freaks and Geeks. J. Elvis was a writer on F&G, and Joel & Trace both had guest starring roles.
Putting it all together, my guess is that Feig called in a favor from his pals to have some fun on his DVD. I'd love to think this can be a new career venture for the Brains, but my thought is that it was a one-off for an old friend.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jun 18, 2013 14:10:52 GMT -5
The Crawling Eye is the best rainy day episode for me. As Flugen mentioned, Tormented also fits the feel of a drizzly day very nicely.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jun 2, 2013 10:09:45 GMT -5
So let's complain about how the forum is ruined and the admins here are too lazy. I am pretty lazy... I would also like to find a way to get the graphics at the top of each sub-board again. It's not quite Mitchell's Movies without Mitchell's meaty face welcoming you. And we worked hard on the TS69 tribute banner for the TS69 Music Board. In fact, the redesign might be a good reason for our quinquennial spring cleaning.
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Post by Mr. Atari on Jun 1, 2013 0:53:27 GMT -5
Yeah but he's not so competent when he squares off against Charles Bronson... Who is, really?
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Post by Mr. Atari on May 30, 2013 11:00:16 GMT -5
A game 7 OT loss couldn't have happened to a better team.
When you cheer for terrible teams (as I do), you have to embrace schadenfreude at it's fullest.
So...HA HA! SUCK IT, RED WINGS! AND THEIR ENTITLED, SNOBBY FANS WHO UNDERSTAND WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO WIN REPEATED CHAMPIONSHIPS!
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Post by Mr. Atari on May 27, 2013 23:55:00 GMT -5
With all due respect to Josh, though, I'd want them to at least try and get Murphy back to voice Tom Servo. As I first got into MST3K late in Season 2, Kevin Murphy will always be Tom Servo to me. I just want to see Joel & Mike bury the hatchet and actually consider working together on something. (Note: I have no idea if there's any hatchet. I've just always found it sad that the Brains seem to be split into two distinct camps. Even the fans rarely clamor for a co-riff from the two leads anymore. I wonder if we've just resigned ourselves to the idea that it'll never happen because of a perceived icy relationship between the two. Maybe Netflix could make it happen.) As for the thread, I didn't know the scene was coming, so I shouted out loud when I saw the Shadowrama in episode 5. I had to replay it a few times to actually hear the riffs over my own hyperventilating.
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Post by Mr. Atari on May 19, 2013 15:39:10 GMT -5
Just in KTMA eps alone, I can think of quite a few.
* A lot of the hospital scenes in City on Fire are great, even the icky love story between Leslie Nielsen and Susan Clark is well acted.
* The Burgess Meredith kite-flying scenes in The Last Chase are great. I also found the Lee Majors & Chris Makepeace relationship to be interesting.
* Hangar 18 is a very watchable film, and every scene with Darren McGavin is great. He plays the overwhelmed but still in charge authority figure better than just about anyone.
Not KTMA, but the lunar scenes in Moon Zero Two have some above-average filmmaking and set design. The plot is also enjoyably dramatic.
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