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Cubone posted:mst3k batted about .300 at the best of times. the problem is this goonish inability to admit that that's actually pretty rare and impressive, but neither perfect nor a reason to dismiss it completely. nobody has had a career BA over .400 in the history of the major league, so for a sci fi comedy show to have one of the 200 greatest all-time batting averages, especially given that it is not a person and can not hold a physical object like a baseball bat, let alone swing it, is pretty remarkable is this true
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a starwar betamax posted:is this true Not really. Batting averages should be statistically adjusted for the quality of pitching faced.
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This is gonna sound dumb but one thing i don't like about rifftrax is the number of jokes they make. it's like they can't just let the movie be funny itself sometime and have to make a quip about anything and everything. It was nice in MST3k with joel when it was more like a bunch of people chilling out and watching a bad movie rather than machine gunning jokes at you in a practiced routine (i know its always been rehearesed like crazy)
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PostNouveau posted:Yeah, they weren't always on; they just made sure to have a shitload of jokes so the misses just slide right off. Yeah, any given movie has like 5 "that character looks like this famous person!" jokes. I don't think riffing on a bad movie is that hard for a comedy writer.
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a starwar betamax posted:is this true it's true and it's a hard show to get into for this reason if you've never watched it there are plenty of boring episodes where the movie is so dull they can't do anything with it or the writing doesn't click or something also you will probably either find the little skits in between the movie footage charmingly dumb/corny or really hate them
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hemale in pain posted:This is gonna sound dumb but one thing i don't like about rifftrax is the number of jokes they make. it's like they can't just let the movie be funny itself sometime and have to make a quip about anything and everything. Some of those older movies were so bad, the gang only had to chuckle a bit when something stupid/lame came up on screen. It's tougher to do that with newer movies that don't always make those mistakes.
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Wicker Man posted:Some of those older movies were so bad, the gang only had to chuckle a bit when something stupid/lame came up on screen. It's tougher to do that with newer movies that don't always make those mistakes. They make those mistakes. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i55aIuDVHHc
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I don't really wanna donate if it's not comin back on the tee vee :\
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hemale in pain posted:This is gonna sound dumb but one thing i don't like about rifftrax is the number of jokes they make. it's like they can't just let the movie be funny itself sometime and have to make a quip about anything and everything. The Rifftrax for the Miami Connection had some great moments where they didn't say anything and let the movie be itself  In other news, the Rifftrax Live event of Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny is in theaters tonight if you're tired of being a shut-in nerd and would rather be with a bunch of nerds in a movie theater
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Puppy Galaxy posted:Yeah, any given movie has like 5 "that character looks like this famous person!" jokes. It is when it's soul-suckingly boring like a lot of crap they had to work with. You could put youtube LPers in front of Puma Man or Mitchell and have a funny product at the end of the day because that movie is so enjoyable and bad and enjoyably bad. It is the perfect MST3K movie. When you're dealing with poo poo like Monster-A-Go-Go or Santa Claus vs the Martians or Yucca Flats or like half of the Sandy Frank library there's not a lot to work with after a certain point. "This movie is really, really bad and everything about it is bad and boring and I want to die" only goes so far
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I just don't get why Joel would announce this and NOT star in it. Makes no goddamn sense whatsoever.
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Wicker Man posted:Some of those older movies were so bad, the gang only had to chuckle a bit when something stupid/lame came up on screen. It's tougher to do that with newer movies that don't always make those mistakes. I would say the crappy lowest common denominator movies today are more calculated and boring than the ones of yesteryear, yeah they don't tend to make outrageously misguided mistakes anymore on like a "movie getting a wide theater release" level
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Remulak posted:I just don't get why Joel would announce this and NOT star in it. Makes no goddamn sense whatsoever. Because he's an old gently caress. Also I'd imagine they'd want someone new to appeal to a new audience. The people turned off by OMG NEW HOST NEW BIT VOICES either aren't old fans, because the whole cast changed throughout the original one, or they're the worst kind of dipshits who nothing will ever please so why bother trying to please them?
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Monkey Fracas posted:it's true and it's a hard show to get into for this reason if you've never watched it I feel like the bad episodes get easier to watch as you've seen more and more of the show. You start to just enjoy the people and the atmosphere even when they're not killing it.
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I like it when Tom Servo sings. Is it going to be the same Tom Servo? I thought he hated Joel.
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RanchoRube posted:I like it when Tom Servo sings. Is it going to be the same Tom Servo? I thought he hated Joel. Servo was voiced by Kevin Murphy, who is working at Rifftrax. He isn't involved in the new MST3k, so the voice actor is someone different.
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Santa and the Ice Cream Bunny is one of the most special things to witness.
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Didn't Joel leave because he was clashing with the scifi channel executives, and not with any of the other cast/crewmembers...
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Joel left in the Comedy Central days because he hates Jim Mallon afaik.
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Remember TV Wheel? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d4lD1xjtGYE I'd toss a few bucks to see him try that again.
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RanchoRube posted:I like it when Tom Servo sings. Is it going to be the same Tom Servo? I thought he hated Joel. It's a new servo and new crow, but the new servo can sing.
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Puppy Galaxy posted:It's a new servo and new crow, but the new servo can sing. is it the guys from the pitch video or were those placeholders
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Puppy Galaxy posted:It's a new servo and new crow, but the new servo can sing. I feel like this is important, yeah Breadallelogram posted:I feel like the bad episodes get easier to watch as you've seen more and more of the show. You start to just enjoy the people and the atmosphere even when they're not killing it. I've found this happened for me, but might not for everyone else that tries to watch the show
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a starwar betamax posted:Joel is bad... No.
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a starwar betamax posted:Joel is bad... 
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a starwar betamax posted:Joel is bad... what the h*ck
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Joel is one bad mother fucker.
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a starwar betamax posted:Joel is bad... I know we like to "joke" around here but you've really crossed the line this time
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Funny Or Die released a video of the bots (with their new voices) auditioning for the role of BB-8 in Star Wars: http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/3a7ff86b6e/leaked-star-wars-auditions-with-the-bots-from-mst3k
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RanchoRube posted:Remember TV Wheel? This reminds me of like really old cheaply-produced kid's shows from the 60's I would watch this if it were a show
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That Robot posted:Futurama's resurrection was disappointing, albeit with some noticeable exceptions like The Late Philip J Fry futurama's resurrection was the exact same quality as before. futurama itself just doesn't stand up to the test of time
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Randumb Thots posted:Funny Or Die released a video of the bots (with their new voices) auditioning for the role of BB-8 in Star Wars: Crow sounds pretty close to Trace. The new Servo is weird to see/hear.
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Here's just a sample of some of the good stuff classic MST3K does: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_TFiB3e3_J4 And it's true how the old show dates itself with popculture references of that time. Especially since most of the crew were born in the 70's.
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Joel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0c2Xd1mp5U
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I haven't heard his natural speaking voice since mst3k, but it seems like it shouldn't be necessary for him to make up a voice for that character. Assuming that isn't his natural speaking voice.
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