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Oh wow, this is out now? Holy poo poo, it's already the middle of April   I'm trying to restrict myself to one episode a week but I don't know if I'll be able to handle it!
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bunnyofdoom posted:I just caught Patton reusing a joke from his standup in the riffs yeah that seemed weird and out of place also, the movie for episode 2 I'm only like 18 minutes in, and they're either editing out transition scenes, or this movie has the worst continuity lapses I've ever seen
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I dunno, making fun of Fudgey the Whale felt like classic MST to me. Just poking fun at one of those weird things everyone knows about but never remembers until it's brought up.
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Apr 14, 2017 14:21
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bunnyofdoom posted:I just caught Patton reusing a joke from his standup in the riffs To be fair How many times did Joel reuse his stand up jokes?
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Apr 14, 2017 14:21
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I'm not actually upset. I actually laughed harder because I recognized it. Now, if they make jokes about KFC's famous bowls, I'm out.
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Apr 14, 2017 14:22
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New Crow is solid, he sounds like the old one and manages to match the personality. New Tom isn't working for me so far and doesn't have the range of Kevin. Don't have much of an opinion on Jonah or Felicia yet but Patton feels like he fits right in.
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Apr 14, 2017 14:22
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Apr 14, 2017 14:24
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Ramadu posted:Oh my god the ending of Cry Wilderness I mentioned it earlier in the thread, but Cry Wilderness has the same flavor as I Believe in Santa Claus from Rifftrax. A movie where the people behind it decide that being batshit is the same as whimsy and go overboard. At least I Believe in Santa Claus (which is about Santa rescuing a child's parents from an African warlord) has the excuse of being European. Gaz-L posted:It's jarring, but I like Gypsy's voice now being done by an actual lady, not a guy doing a terrible falsetto. She comes off less like a caricature, more like a nice lady superintendent fixing up the SoL. I wonder if it's any way about cutting ties with Jim Mallon, essentially doing away with his version of the character.
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Apr 14, 2017 14:28
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I really enjoyed the premiere. It felt like the old show. I like the new door sequence.
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Evil Mastermind posted:I dunno, making fun of Fudgey the Whale felt like classic MST to me. Just poking fun at one of those weird things everyone knows about but never remembers until it's brought up. Maybe it's a cultural thing; I don't think Carvel was ever a big deal in my part of the country.
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HannibalBarca posted:Maybe it's a cultural thing; I don't think Carvel was ever a big deal in my part of the country. I'd never heard of it so the whole bit sorta fell flat. I'm in Arizona though so idk maybe its some weird southern thing like wawa or whateva
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Apr 14, 2017 14:51
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Ramadu posted:I'd never heard of it so the whole bit sorta fell flat. I'm in Arizona though so idk maybe its some weird southern thing like wawa or whateva I'm from the Southeast, so I don't think that's it. I get the feeling it's New England/Mid Atlantic/Midwest; I dunno.
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Apr 14, 2017 14:55
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Gavok posted:I wonder if it's any way about cutting ties with Jim Mallon, essentially doing away with his version of the character. Given that Joel blames him for a lot, I can see him changing Gypsy to distance Mallon's leftover influence. Ramadu posted:I'd never heard of it so the whole bit sorta fell flat. I'm in Arizona though so idk maybe its some weird southern thing like wawa or whateva Wawa is New Jersey, not southern. And yes, Carvel is from the north east so for west coast people, it would probably not be as familiar.
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Apr 14, 2017 14:56
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Ramadu posted:I'd never heard of it so the whole bit sorta fell flat. I'm in Arizona though so idk maybe its some weird southern thing like wawa or whateva Wawa is not a Southern thing. They have shops in Florida, but the rest are Mid Atlantic, especially PA.
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Apr 14, 2017 14:57
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Yeah, I'm in New England and Carvel was a big-ish thing in this region. I actually thought it was a national thing until literally just now, so...oops? Unrelated, I'm glad someone made this already. 
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Apr 14, 2017 14:58
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This explains Carvel Also, look at how loving skinny he was.
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Apr 14, 2017 14:58
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Burkion posted:To be fair A lot of the invention exchanges were props from his act.
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Joel's talked a lot about it and a huge part of the reason seems to be something along the lines of "One of the only regularly featured women in a cast of mostly dudes is a big, dumb mom played by a man, that's maybe not something we need to preserve."
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Evil Mastermind posted:I dunno, making fun of Fudgey the Whale felt like classic MST to me. Just poking fun at one of those weird things everyone knows about but never remembers until it's brought up. Properly speaking, it should be Dairy Queen for the Minneapolis version of those jokes--early on there are quite a few, but there's an episode that partially explains the most gratuitous one. I like the weird pseudo-continuity between episodes, where a lot of the movies are linked by actors or crew being in one and then the next even though they're pretty different movies. It's just a weird treat to see someone from the last episode instantly aged 20 years and mowing the lawn in the 70s when he was just an astronaut in the future last episode (not a real example).
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Apr 14, 2017 15:12
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duz posted:Wawa is New Jersey, not southern. And yes, Carvel is from the north east so for west coast people, it would probably not be as familiar. Either way, regional references are part of what MST3K's legacy.
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Bicyclops posted:Joel's talked a lot about it and a huge part of the reason seems to be something along the lines of "One of the only regularly featured women in a cast of mostly dudes is a big, dumb mom played by a man, that's maybe not something we need to preserve." Jim Mallon also seems like he's been through hell since the end of the show and whatever rights battle went on between him and Shout factory. He seems utterly changed through a horrible tragedy (his daughter died suddenly and he gave up tv work to become a therapist specializing in grief) and I'm content to leave him be and hope that his next 40 years bring more peace and contentment than his first 40.
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Apr 14, 2017 15:16
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My biggest issue so far is that the voices aren't singularly identifiable if you aren't paying attention to the silhouettes. Other than that, welcome back old friend.  Timeless Appeal posted:It's not really Jersey. It's more PA and Delaware. All the Jersey Wawas are in the soutern part of the state. Not to nitpick but yeah it's South Jersey, east Philly regional and the farther you get into PA/DE you start getting Sheetz. Woof. Go Packers! weekly font fucked around with this message at 15:20 on Apr 14, 2017 |
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Apr 14, 2017 15:17
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Aw, Matt Oswalt got to work with brother on writing this. Yay
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Apr 14, 2017 15:20
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Speaking of writers, Justin Roiland's name showing up was weird because no one mentioned boners or farts.
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Apr 14, 2017 15:26
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weekly font posted:My biggest issue so far is that the voices aren't singularly identifiable if you aren't paying attention to the silhouettes. Other than that, welcome back old friend.
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Apr 14, 2017 15:29
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I am literally just past the opening theme song and I'm loving delighted. Sometimes you can just tell something's going to work.
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Apr 14, 2017 15:32
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Jack Gladney posted:Jim Mallon also seems like he's been through hell since the end of the show and whatever rights battle went on between him and Shout factory. He seems utterly changed through a horrible tragedy (his daughter died suddenly and he gave up tv work to become a therapist specializing in grief) and I'm content to leave him be and hope that his next 40 years bring more peace and contentment than his first 40. Yeah, definitely agreed. Either way, not that I know Joel super well, but he doesn't seem like the guy to change a character out of spite for a bad business partner. I'm sure it's just part of making the show a little updated.
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Of course there's the magical Native American stereotype in this movie, of loving course. Cry Wilderness is really classic MST fare for me, but somehow even more batshit even in comparison to older eps.
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Apr 14, 2017 15:47
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I mean there's a very good reason for the change Gypsy originally was portrayed as a very dumb dragon, bordering on mentally disabled. Which wasn't something Joel was super keen on, so even back then he introduced stuff like her being in charge of actually keeping poo poo running and that's why she acted the way she does- most of her mental faculties are spent doing that. I think there was even a moment where she stopped doing that and had normal, proper voice for a short while. So yeah there is precedent for her not sounding like Mallon's take on her.
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Apr 14, 2017 16:12
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So the minions are supposed to look like the minions from Inframan?
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Apr 14, 2017 16:15
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I'm only halfway through the first episode. I'm giving it a fair chance and I'm laughing a bit, but I feel like it's just too much. Jonah and the boys are talking and making jokes almost non stop. I feel like there is just way too much and it takes away from the effectiveness of the jokes. Maybe it'll change in later episodes.
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Apr 14, 2017 16:16
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You know an Aquarium is just a pet store that doesn't sell anything.
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Apr 14, 2017 16:19
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I'm on episode 3 now, time to see what madness is in Time Travelers.
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Apr 14, 2017 16:22
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I love the Skeleton Crew.
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bunnyofdoom posted:I just caught Patton reusing a joke from his standup in the riffs Just started episode 2 and got to the invention exchange. Dammit Patton, now I am legit upset
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I made it about 15 minutes into the first episode before I had to turn it off. It's just not funny to me. I guess that makes sense, given that Joel is behind the revival, and I always strongly preferred the Mike era over the Joel one. Also really not liking the new voices for the bots. Maybe if I gave the show more of a chance, they'd grow on me, but right now, I genuinely cannot tell which character is talking in the theatre. Everyone sounds so similar without having much character to them. When the jokes feel really bland to me, having them delivered so dryly just compounds on it. I'm sorry guys I really wanted to like this.  Edit: I'll finish the first episode to see if I end up feeling differently by the end. Jamesman fucked around with this message at 16:41 on Apr 14, 2017 |
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Apr 14, 2017 16:38
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Pistachio's anyone?
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15 minutes? Dude you like have actual real depression. Go outside get some sun, get on the phone and talk to some friends and family.
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Apr 14, 2017 16:43
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Bruteman posted:I'm working from home tomorrow, both of the people I report to are out tomorrow, and my workload will be light. This is me right now as I opened the liquor store. I'm loving this.
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Don't spoil the payoff, but do they ever explain the Gypsy/bucket thing that keeps happening? Two episodes in and it's...ok it's not distracting, but because it keeps happening, my curiosity is starting to boil over. Although her one off riffs are great. "Now you're Mister Filing Cabinet!"
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