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TL posted:I don't see anything and I am a backer. Mail. I got the t-shirt and a bunch of postcards today. Sorry for jumping the gun. Figured more people would be getting it around the same time.
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Gavok posted:Mail. I got the t-shirt and a bunch of postcards today. It's kind of a spread-out process, I think. Mine arrived last week.
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Jan 12, 2017 01:28
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D'oh, maybe I should have waited for the day's mail to come in before complaining:  excuse the ugly fingernail these things are awesome
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Jan 12, 2017 04:52
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My shirt and postcards came in today too. 
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Jan 12, 2017 04:57
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Already got the shirt and postcards, but forgot about the official membership card (until today, when it came in). 
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Jan 12, 2017 13:09
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Do we know if the new series is going to contain shorts as well?
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Jan 12, 2017 14:34
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I think they said somewhere that there are no shorts this season. I hope that we get shorts in future seasons, but they might decide that they don't need them now that they're on Netflix and they don't necessarily need to reach a certain runtime every episode.
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Jan 12, 2017 14:46
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I wonder how they're approaching (or attempting) an over-arching plot/connection with the episodes, since it's probably going to be launched all at once. I know this was the bane of the writers thanks to the Sci-Fi channel's requests, but they've got some great writers working. Time Paradox, so you can watch whatever episode whenever? Or keep it linear? Or do a set-up for the first episode and then don't look back?
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Jan 12, 2017 14:49
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I would assume opening theme and no plot, same as the Joel years.
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Jan 12, 2017 15:20
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rydiafan posted:I would assume opening theme and no plot, same as the Joel years. I mean, the episodes are probably gonna have self-contained plots. There wouldn't be a reason for guest writers like Dan Harmon if all they were doing were writing jokes or self-contained sketches.
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Jan 12, 2017 15:28
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Franchescanado posted:There wouldn't be a reason for guest writers like Dan Harmon if all they were doing were writing jokes or self-contained sketches. The reason to bring in writers like Dan Harmon are: 1- He can write funny stuff 2- He likes the show and wants to have some kind of involvement (which is honestly probably minimal) 3 (probably the biggest reason)- It got them more attention during the Kickstarter I doubt the show will have plots to any greater extent than it did during the Comedy Central years. EDIT: Don't forget, the big name writers that were announced as writers during the Kickstarter were specifically referred to as "guest" writers. Diabolik900 fucked around with this message at 15:37 on Jan 12, 2017 |
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Jan 12, 2017 15:35
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Diabolik900 posted:The reason to bring in writers like Dan Harmon are: Yeah, I get that, but Dan Harmon doesn't really write sketch comedy, and his shtick is pretty much self-aware meta-plots, hence my curiosity. A guest writer getting to write an episode's plot doesn't sound far-fetched to me, even if the show isn't plot-heavy. I'm not saying they're going to tell the story of Jonah doing a spy mission to kill the Mads, but they've got a strong cast, good writers and creative freedom, what's to stop them?
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Jan 12, 2017 16:02
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I thought the guest writers were going to be writing for the riffs? Like I think they got Ernest Cline (writer of Ready Player One) as he would be providing some nice references during riffing. As far as I understand it, MST3K typically had 12 writers (including the robots and host) for both the sketch and riffing. So I'm guessing they had (while in the writing stage) 1 guest writer per episode, who probably usually lent their strength to riffing. Edit: The text during the Kickstarter for Ernie: MST3K posted:ERNIE CLINE, the New York Times best-selling author of Ready Player One, which will soon be a movie from Steven Spielberg! If you’ve read RP1, you know how good Ernie is with cultural references. The bolded part really makes me think that, at the very least, it isn't just the sketches they are writing for. MegaZeroX fucked around with this message at 18:27 on Jan 12, 2017 |
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Jan 12, 2017 18:18
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In one of the Kickstarter updates Joel mentioned wanting to develop Cambot as a character (since Cambot was largely an afterthought during the original run) so I think we'll be getting some kind of story and character development as the season progresses, though I would expect it will be more in the background than it was during the early Sci-Fi years.
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Jan 12, 2017 18:54
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Apparently "being good with cultural references" means literally just listing things that are generally liked by geeks.
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Jan 12, 2017 18:55
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WhiteHowler posted:Apparently "being good with cultural references" means literally just listing things that are generally liked by geeks. Yeah, I wasn't impressed with RP1 and I never understood the following it got.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Yeah, I wasn't impressed with RP1 and I never understood the following it got. Because geeks think "literally just listing things that are generally liked by geeks" is the height of entertainment.
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Big Mean Jerk posted:Yeah, I wasn't impressed with RP1 and I never understood the following it got. Eh, it's certainly not great literature but I still thought it was fun. And I was kind of proud of myself for figuring out one or two of the puzzles before the protagonist did. Apparently they're working on a movie version, which will inevitably suck beyond all comprehension. (Might be a good target for riffing someday...) Powered Descent fucked around with this message at 20:24 on Jan 12, 2017 |
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Jan 12, 2017 20:18
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rydiafan posted:Because geeks think "literally just listing things that are generally liked by geeks" is the height of entertainment. Someone mentioned Burgertime in a book! I must notify people on the internet!
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Powered Descent posted:Apparently they're working on a movie version, which will inevitably suck beyond all comprehension. (Might be a good target for riffing someday...) Spielberg's directing it.
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Jan 12, 2017 20:59
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Apparently I'm Revival League member #954. So if Jonah sucks, there's at least 953 other people to blame.
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Jan 13, 2017 00:09
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What's the foil Gizmonics thing included with the card? A sticker?
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Jack Gladney posted:What's the foil Gizmonics thing included with the card? A sticker? I think so
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MST3k is sort of the exception to "references aren't jokes!!!!" although I admit I got a sinking feeling when I heard they hired loving Ernest Cline.
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Franchescanado posted:Yeah, I get that, but Dan Harmon doesn't really write sketch comedy, and his shtick is pretty much self-aware meta-plots, hence my curiosity. A guest writer getting to write an episode's plot doesn't sound far-fetched to me, even if the show isn't plot-heavy. Rick and Morty is full of weird little vignettes that are basically sketches and Harmontown is mostly improv, banter, and dad jokes. Even Community often included gags that weren't meta or story related, but just there to be funny. Dude definitely knows his way around a one liner and we probably don't have to worry about him hamfistedly inserting his storytelling sensibilities into someone else's TV show.
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Jan 13, 2017 07:05
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Jack Gladney posted:What's the foil Gizmonics thing included with the card? A sticker? You're supposed to put that on your official backer certificate. Over the Gizmonics seal that's already there I presume.
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Franchescanado posted:Yeah, I get that, but Dan Harmon doesn't really write sketch comedy. He founded Channel 101, which was basically a sketch comedy factory. The Time Dissolver posted:MST3k is sort of the exception to "references aren't jokes!!!!" although I admit I got a sinking feeling when I heard they hired loving Ernest Cline. The old MST3K was full of them just pointing out that a background extra looks like Sally Jesse Raphael or something like that. I mean, I know people are gonna bitch up a storm if they do a joke about someone looking like Kanye West and say it's the laziest thing ever and totally ruined the series, but they're just kidding themselves about how the old show was above that.
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PostNouveau posted:He founded Channel 101, which was basically a sketch comedy factory. I am eagerly awaiting the show to start making fun of privileged white men, and stupid geeks to froth at the mouth about how they've clearly sold out to the SJWscum and how this isn't real MST3K anymore. Mostly because that means they never watched Catching Danger and that invalidates any claim they have of being a fan
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Burkion posted:I am eagerly awaiting the show to start making fun of privileged white men, and stupid geeks to froth at the mouth about how they've clearly sold out to the SJWscum and how this isn't real MST3K anymore. Do you mean Catching Trouble, the animal abuse short?
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Paper Kaiju posted:Do you mean Catching Trouble, the animal abuse short? I may have briefly fused that and Shaking Hands with Danger yes Not going to lie, Catching Trouble would be way, waaaaaaay better if that stupid little music riff played every time an animal was abused
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Burkion posted:Not going to lie, Catching Trouble would be way, waaaaaaay better if that stupid little music riff played every time an animal was abused Agreed.
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Paper Kaiju posted:Do you mean Catching Trouble, the animal abuse short? Watching it now, and there's an amazingly specific joke about The Bubble Room on Captiva Island, FL. 
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Ensign_Ricky posted:You're supposed to put that on your official backer certificate. Over the Gizmonics seal that's already there I presume. I was? I just put it on my computer.
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Jan 13, 2017 18:35
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That was the certificate we were supposed to have printed ourselves, right?
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PostNouveau posted:He founded Channel 101, which was basically a sketch comedy factory. Y'know, it's strange... I was thinking recently about the references they used to drop on the show in the 90s - stuff about 50s/60s/70s TV, specifically. As those were all before my time, I think it added a sort of mystique to the jokes in my teenage mind - these were people much older than me who were referencing things created before I was born, and that I had little or no personal experience with. You know, historic cultural artifacts like The Beverly Hillbillies, Petticoat Junction, Green Acres, and Then Came Bronson. It lent the jokes an odd sort of "legitimacy", if that makes sense. Whereas when I'm watching a Rifftrax and one of the guys drops a contemporary reference, I'm much more inclined to think "God, they're pandering", or "that was lame". It's a phenomenon I fully expect to experience a lot while watching the new series. Ludicrous Gibs! fucked around with this message at 21:56 on Jan 13, 2017 |
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Jan 13, 2017 21:34
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Franchescanado posted:Watching it now, and there's an amazingly specific joke about The Bubble Room on Captiva Island, FL. That is specific. Gonna have to watch for that when I get the ep on DVD. And anyone else remember the "Pat Buchanan's first day as President" riff on Phantom Planet?
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Burkion posted:I am eagerly awaiting the show to start making fun of privileged white men, and stupid geeks to froth at the mouth about how they've clearly sold out to the SJWscum and how this isn't real MST3K anymore. It wasn't all over the place, but Joel's run has jokes making fun of white people from time to time. The opening to Mr. B Natural comes to mind. Hell, making white rivlage jokes are half the fun of watching old educational shorts.
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Yeah, I mean even in the early Joel era they had those jokes all over Catalina Caper, and of course there was "Thank God I'm white!" when Jimmy gets pardoned by the judge in I Accuse My Parents.
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I LOVE this gif. https://twitter.com/MST3K/status/820329859750694912
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BigRed0427 posted:It wasn't all over the place, but Joel's run has jokes making fun of white people from time to time. The opening to Mr. B Natural comes to mind. Hell, making white rivlage jokes are half the fun of watching old educational shorts. The Truck Farmer is a particularly brutally political one- it's basically selling the migrant worker program.
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