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Learn What’s On MST3K’s
20th Anniversary Set!!

I'll buy it... by Lenny Nero	Jul 26th, 2008 12:02:38 AM
...just to hear the gang sing during the end credits to "Werewolf."
best. show. ever! by BadMrWonka	Jul 26th, 2008 12:06:10 AM
first time in my life I remember actually hurting from laughter...this may have to be purchased...
Michael Crichton's "Next" to be made for TV? by BadMrWonka	Jul 26th, 2008 12:09:50 AM
http://tinyurl.com/683sch I envisioned it way differently, but could be cool...
Must buy. by The Guy Who Slept Through Everything.	Jul 26th, 2008 12:14:17 AM
simple as that. I can't believe Harry hates this, HOW CAN HE LOVE EVERY MOVIE!?! watch DEATH BED!!
I expected more by Pagz	Jul 26th, 2008 01:13:53 AM
I really expected more from a 20th anniversary collectors set than a meager 4 episode. I'll still get it, but the 20th anniversary surely deserves better.
The whole premise has gotten a little old by darthvedder81	Jul 26th, 2008 01:18:45 AM
"Rifftrax" is a clear case of too much of a good thing but it's still a group of some of the funniest people ever (I wish they'd do an original project sometime). Mike Nelson's books and the RiffTrax blog are funnier than the movie riffing itself.
Crow T. Robot figurine... by Siguy	Jul 26th, 2008 01:47:19 AM
Oh now I have to have it.
Rad by Conrad Rooks	Jul 26th, 2008 02:14:09 AM
I'm pumped. Personally, I don't see how Harry can't something that is such a love letter to movies. Certainly some of the later episodes were rougher on the films, but all of the Joel seasons are chock full of hazy-pot-fueled love for all things weird and wonderful. Some of the movies can be enjoyed on their own, but 99% are FAR from the "genre classics" Harry proclaims. Just cause it's junky doesn't make it saintly.
Huh. by Kurutteru Yatsu	Jul 26th, 2008 02:29:05 AM
Not sure how I feel about this. Four films? No Godzilla? No Amazing Colossal Man? No shorts? Well, it does say it's the first in a series of box sets. Fingers crossed for down the line.
Mike > Joel by tompiltoff	Jul 26th, 2008 02:34:45 AM

Werewolf might be their best episode by SoupDragon	Jul 26th, 2008 03:15:32 AM
Very glad to see it included on the set.
MST3K was the best thing on TV... by one_crazy_nagger	Jul 26th, 2008 04:29:14 AM
Even the worst episodes were funny as hell. I only saw a couple with Joel, and those were awesome. I did see just about all the episodes with Mike, and I kinda prefer his humor to Joel. I would buy the DVD's but they are way too expensive. I guess rifftrax is better than nothing...
I coulda sworn... by Randall Flagg	Jul 26th, 2008 04:37:31 AM
that Future War was already released in a box set. "Is that Jean Claude Van Damme?" "Naw, it's more like Jean Claude Gosh Darn."
by Kurutteru Yatsu by Randall Flagg	Jul 26th, 2008 04:44:19 AM
You named two of only 3 movies that have ever been pulled from release. ACM was released on VHS way way back, and then Bert I Gordon's estate decided to pull their permission. Same with Godzilla VS Megalon. (the third movie is Beginning of the End, which is a shame because I'd put that episode in the top 20 Mike episodes)
Darn - I was hopting for Puma-man by ian216a	Jul 26th, 2008 05:18:13 AM
That episode is still one of the funniest things I've even seen. The films so insane that it didn't need a commentary - but it ending up eith one of the funniest ones too - "All ABOARD!"
Laserblast by Ironmuskrat	Jul 26th, 2008 05:21:15 AM
The only MST3K movie I actually saw in a movie theater. It kind of scared me as a kid but made it all the funnier when I saw the guys at MST3K make fun of it years later.
Troll 2 by Alientoast	Jul 26th, 2008 06:33:19 AM
They spoofed Troll 2 in the past...they should release that with all the Troll 2 stuff going on.
They all laughed when I accused my parents and I killed them... by Nasty In The Pasty	Jul 26th, 2008 07:11:30 AM
Let's see if they'll be laughing nooooooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwww wwww
My favorite part of Laserblast... by SifoDyasJr.	Jul 26th, 2008 08:47:13 AM
is when they crack open Leonard Maltin's review book and list off every movie he gave less stars to than Laserblast. "Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom... 2 stars... not as good as Laserblast..."
Mike Vs. Joel by NeoMyers	Jul 26th, 2008 09:21:46 AM
I am biased to Mike because I came of age right as Joel was finishing up and Mike transitioned to the host. By then the riffing was pretty good (from both hosts) and the formula was worked out. Joel's early episodes are, understandably, a work in progress while Mike's were pretty much all top notch, riffing-wise. But also, Joel was resigned to his captivity while Mike was always bucking convention and trying to escape. I guess I just identify with Mike's character more. Which is why I think it's funnier when they really rag on the movies because they're pretty bad. They are playful when the movie demands it (Giant Spider Invasion, Deathstalker, Space Mutiny) and hateful when the movie is just awful (Invasion of the Neptune Men, Hobgoblins, any Coleman Francis movie), whereas Joel sat through Manos, Time of the Apes, and those horrible Hercules movies while being goofy and upbeat--I wouldn't be like that, I'd be more like Mike, so I identify with that style. Though, I'll grant that Joel was pretty brutal in Mitchell and Eegah.
4 disks and only 4 episodes? by squidman	Jul 26th, 2008 09:37:19 AM
Really?
Best. Show. Ever. by Galva	Jul 26th, 2008 09:44:25 AM
How I love it... I can not fuggin' wait for this set. Met Joel, Trace, Mary Jo, Frank and J. Elvis in Dallas... it was magical. Mary Jo signed my copy of Glitter. I will never let go of it.
And for the record... by Galva	Jul 26th, 2008 09:46:23 AM
...I'll throw in on the theory that Puma Man is the best episode ever. "PYUMA-MAN!" "That's "POO-ma man." "HYOOMAN!" "THAT'S HOO-MAN... oh wait..."
Joel FTW by 433	Jul 26th, 2008 10:40:55 AM
Up here in Minneapolis, we were lucky enough to get MST3K from the beginning on local television. Joel was awesome, and frankly, Mike was a pale imitation. It didn't help that a lot of the formula also changed in a short amount of time -- invention exchange, Dr. Forrester, TV's Frank, etc. all went away in a short amount of time. That's okay, though, Cinematic Titanic is here, and they're doing a live show at the 2,500-seat State Theater in October. I can't wait!
Digital Download?!?!?!?! by superman5150	Jul 26th, 2008 11:19:35 AM
Can anyone shed some more detail on the press release about DIGITAL DOWNLOAD??? Will we be able to download these from Shout! or what? I've already ripped a ton of episodes to my iPod but I'd love newer episodes.
Ya know, it's like Manos..... by TheAtomicCow	Jul 26th, 2008 11:32:37 AM
the Hands of Fate?
Alientoast, you're full of shit... by LordPorkington	Jul 26th, 2008 11:35:43 AM
They never did Troll 2 as far as I know. If you know different then tell us which season it featured in.
So who are the hosts on these new eps? by rev_skarekroe	Jul 26th, 2008 11:50:10 AM
Was it in the article and I just missed it, or what?
What? No Final Sacrifice? by Sick Fixx	Jul 26th, 2008 11:51:02 AM
Rowsdower gotta eat!
Thepumaman! by MrGreenStache	Jul 26th, 2008 12:20:15 PM
Do the Hustle! "Puma man, taste great with syrup!" yeah, I wish it had the Puma Man also.
So Mike and Joel might both be in the same ep? by warp11	Jul 26th, 2008 12:31:11 PM
That would be epic.
SifoDyasJr by INWOsuxRED	Jul 26th, 2008 12:51:28 PM
I find myself saying "not as good as laserblast" quite often. One of the best bits of the whole series.
Paul, you is a warwilff. by I Dunno	Jul 26th, 2008 01:32:00 PM
that girl had great cans.
MITCHELL! by Sir Loin	Jul 26th, 2008 02:02:38 PM
I was hoping they'd get Joe Don Baker in there somehow, perhaps an interview. Supposedly he did NOT like them making fun of him, heh. That was one of the funniest episodes I'd ever seen, even going back to 89-90.
Ironmuskrat - Laserblast by Sir Loin	Jul 26th, 2008 02:07:23 PM
hahaha same here, saw it in the theater as a kid and it was a bit scary back then. Thought the arm-laser thing was cool, though.
I meant Joel and Mike will Rift on movies together? by warp11	Jul 26th, 2008 02:43:05 PM
truly epic
Joel Vs. Mike by cannedpasta	Jul 26th, 2008 05:35:01 PM
I liked both of them... My favorite episodes are about 50% Joel eps/50% Mike eps (not to be confused with Mike Epps). However, what I find interesting is that Mike was the Head writer for most of the series. And, he also wrote all of the musical numbers.
Mike FTW by jimmay	Jul 26th, 2008 06:06:49 PM
I just can't get into the Joel episodes, try as I might. I'm fairly indifferent to this boxed set, wake me when they release a Final Sacrifice, Horror of Party Beach, Jack Frost, Revenge of the Creature set.
...although Werewolf does have one of the best stingers ever by jimmay	Jul 26th, 2008 06:12:05 PM
"This is absolutely fascinating." The look on her face and the complete lack of anything even remotely approaching acting talent is just classic.
Randall Flagg by Kurutteru Yatsu	Jul 26th, 2008 06:56:55 PM
I worked for Suncoast when they started releasing MST on tape and those were two that got played to death in my store, especially Amazing Colossal Man. I'm horrified to learn I won't get them on DVD. What was the other title that was pulled?
POD PEOPLE = best ever by palooka_boy	Jul 26th, 2008 07:15:29 PM
i wish they'd come back and do more
Another vote for Joel by JohnnyFriendly	Jul 26th, 2008 08:49:15 PM
Since he invented the 'bots he had a great fatherly rapport with them, while Mike often seemed like the superior older brother some of us are cursed with.
Laserblast = one of the best MST3k ever... by ribbitking	Jul 27th, 2008 02:47:55 AM
The fat jokes about the grossly skinny mom... the cops smoking pot scene.... hearing... 'alllrighhtyyy then' as he laserblasts
As far as the whole 'Joel' being first thing... by ribbitking	Jul 27th, 2008 02:50:26 AM
If i'm not mistaken, wasn't Mike Nelson always head writer on the show? Even when Joel was hosting? though i believe Joel's name was always on the 'creator' slot.
BERT I. GORDON PULLED HIS PERMISSION? by thegreatwhatzit	Jul 27th, 2008 02:54:47 AM
What's up with this hack? He grounded out some of the worst movies ever made--and he's insulted that MST is roasting his legacy? Shoot, there goes BEGINNING OF THE END, THE AMAZING COLOSSAL MAN, KING DINOSAUR, et al. Stop the boo-hooing, Bert. Your films suck. Somewhere, in the Great Beyond, Ed Wood is snickering, "Wow, my films really blew. But I'm Orson Welles compared to Bert I. Gordon."
I have been coming to this site and even longer before I started by emeraldboy	Jul 27th, 2008 08:57:19 AM
I have never seen an entire epsiode of MST3k. Why i live outside north america. IN ireland. I cant think of a single channel in the UK that has ever shown this. I am completely in the dark over this. I cant call it the greatest tv show ever because I have not seen it.
emeraldboy... by LordPorkington	Jul 27th, 2008 02:04:58 PM
This was shown on satellite tv in the UK back in the 90's on The Sci-Fi Channel. Don't think the dvds ever came out on Region 2 though, although it's easy enough these days to get a region-free player and import the Region 1 versions. If you've never seen an episode then you really do owe it to yourself to get hold of them, you won't regret it. Unless you have no sense of humour, in which case, you'll probably wonder why you bothered.
Loved both Mike and Joel but by Yamato	Jul 27th, 2008 02:25:06 PM
the best MST3K is Cave Dwellers with Joel. "Ator flies and so does my heart..."
HAHAH Yamato by Iron-kong	Jul 28th, 2008 02:57:17 AM
I agree. Cave Dwellers was one of the first and funniest I ever saw.Good call! "Man, this plot is more complicated than Tolkien!"
emeraldboy by INWOsuxRED	Jul 29th, 2008 10:32:24 AM
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