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The new website seems to finally have a way to make comments, so time to head over there and talk about how much I like it, before that one guy who posts 200 times a day on the proboards can turn things to negative. The fashion show sketch. 
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Chokes McGee posted:To each their own v I just like it when it feels like they're naturally reacting to the movie, rather than doing synchronized quipping. There are a lot more "joke" riffs in this season so far, as well, where there's a big set up and then a punchline, which I wish they'd stop doing because it feels rehearsed and usually gets rushed to cram into a dialogue gap. It also feels like there's not as much interaction between them that isn't in direct service of a riff or punchline so it feels a little sterile in some places.
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Apr 15, 2017 17:21
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Zesty Crab Legs posted:Why did the freezer door open in Reptilicus? Magic? Sleepy science man didn't lock it properly and comedy yokel had been told to stay out, hence: THE DOOR IS AJAR.
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Apr 15, 2017 17:24
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Zesty Crab Legs posted:Why did the freezer door open in Reptilicus? Magic? The sleepy scientist who fell asleep didn't close it tight. I don't get how anyone thinks the Reptilicus episode is better than Cry Wilderness. Cry Wilderness is pure magic.
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Apr 15, 2017 17:25
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Starcrash is so "It's not Star Wars! It's not inspired by Star Wars, it was my idea!" It's incredible. There's no discernible plot and the whole thing just seems strung together to show off its terrible special effects.
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Apr 15, 2017 17:34
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Bicyclops posted:Starcrash is so "It's not Star Wars! It's not inspired by Star Wars, it was my idea!" It's incredible. There's no discernible plot and the whole thing just seems strung together to show off its terrible special effects. It's Star Wars, if Han Solo was replaced by Barbarella.
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Apr 15, 2017 17:43
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Cry Wilderness was bug gently caress insane, but in the best way possible. It was just fantastic and a great one two punch after Reptilicus. Bang!
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Apr 15, 2017 17:48
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Time Travelers was a nice solid B episode of MST3K. The movie was like a middle of the road TOS episode, and the riffing was good not great. I really like that they're using good prints for the movies this time around, it's cool to see something that looks generally pretty sharp.
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Apr 15, 2017 17:50
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I'll miss the jokes about the bad picture quality, though ("woah, hit a wormhole!"). What was the one where there were so many jump cuts that the characters' speech was clipped? One of the bots does a riff on someone talking through jump cuts ("is-er-bit-chut") that makes me laugh every time.
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Apr 15, 2017 17:51
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Beast of Hollow Mountain is a new favorite.
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Apr 15, 2017 17:57
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Zesty Crab Legs posted:Why did the freezer door open in Reptilicus? Magic? They tampered in God's domain. I've been listening to the Monster Rap non-stop, oops. Anyways, I finished up Loves of Hercules last night and what an oddly watchable Hercules movie. I actually really like the set pieces and costume work and it's charmingly cheesy in a way that endears me to it and probably my passing familiarity w/ Greek myth helps.
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Apr 15, 2017 18:01
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precision posted:Beast of Hollow Mountain is a new favorite. It's honestly almost worth the coyness for the payoff of the actual Beast's first appearance. I assumed it was going for a chupacabra thing right up until WHAM T-Rex outta loving nowhere. Also Gypsy again killed me with her "Fun fact, this is the only death by T-rex strangling in film history"
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Apr 15, 2017 18:02
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Magic Hate Ball posted:I'll miss the jokes about the bad picture quality, though Fortunately, Reptilicus has the power to degrade film stock.
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Apr 15, 2017 18:06
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Is it Reptillicus or the Beast Of Hollow Mountain that has the riff about losing a contact lens because the creature shots are out of focus?
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Apr 15, 2017 18:09
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Gaz-L posted:Is it Reptillicus or the Beast Of Hollow Mountain that has the riff about losing a contact lens because the creature shots are out of focus? It was Beast of Hollow Mountain. Gypsy's line at the end of that movie was my fave riff in this new series.
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Apr 15, 2017 18:11
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Gaz-L posted:It's Star Wars, if Han Solo was replaced by Barbarella. One of the fun things in Starcrash is to watch for all of Stella Star's costume changes. It's in the same range as Barbarella. Gaz-L posted:It's honestly almost worth the coyness for the payoff of the actual Beast's first appearance. I assumed it was going for a chupacabra thing right up until WHAM T-Rex outta loving nowhere. Also Gypsy again killed me with her "Fun fact, this is the only death by T-rex strangling in film history" The film is pretty infamous for the plot twist but I didn't remember it until it happened and then I went, "Oh yeah! It's this movie!" The film selections for season 11 is a real list of "movies that people have been saying for years should have been MST3K episodes
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Apr 15, 2017 18:21
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You know When MST3K finally gets to the Giant Claw They should really remark that it's not as bad as they were expecting all considered
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Apr 15, 2017 18:24
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I was tentative based on posts in GBS and elsewhere, but man. I am way into this
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Apr 15, 2017 18:37
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I like riffing fine, and I think Patton is okay. I could do without the host segments/invention exchanges, the band, Kinga, and everything else though. They make me not like it as much. I still like it more than I dislike it though.
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Apr 15, 2017 18:44
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darth_pizza posted:I was tentative based on posts in GBS and elsewhere, but man. I am way into this GBS hates literally everything, but yeah, comments in other places about the faster riffing had me a little worried, but it's just... MST3K. The show is back.
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Apr 15, 2017 18:44
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I generally agree with the complaint that the riffs feel a little fast and furious but I'm having a good time with this.
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Apr 15, 2017 18:46
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darth_pizza posted:I was tentative based on posts in GBS and elsewhere, but man. I am way into this Nostalgia Nazis are gonna do their thing for pretty much any childhood property. There's still nerds foaming at the mouth angry about Teen Titans Go for christ sake.
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Apr 15, 2017 19:06
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darth_pizza posted:I was tentative based on posts in GBS and elsewhere, but man. I am way into this I don't think GBS is a good indication of anything ever.
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Apr 15, 2017 19:13
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The weirdest one I see is "I hate, hate, HATE the new Gypsy! They have completely erased her character!" because she was just a huge clacking car seat saying "Richard Baseheart" in a weird falsetto before. It's such a weird hill to die on. I've also seen a lot of "Crow's eyes don't move anymore!" which... they do?? All the time?? And "Felicia Day is acting too much" feels weird when she's actually almost low-key compared to Trace, who absolutely relished a sort of campy, intentionally overdoing kind of comedy. I get the tone complaints about it feeling either rushed or rehearsed, though. That's a taste thing, and at the end of the day, if it bothers someone too much, it makes sense that they can't enjoy it. I'm okay with it overall, but it's the only complaint that doesn't feel like nostalgic, reactionary whining.
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Apr 15, 2017 19:18
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Also, I guess as "Homemade from duct tape and plastic toys" feeling as it is, the bubbles linking together different takes is pretty unprofessional, and I guess I have to admit it is a product of using (relatively) celebrity actors who have schedules to work around. I don't feel like some kind of LA sensibility has taken over the show and ruined the Cowtown feeling (another common complaint), but I do hope that Netflix lets them know that they're renewed sooner rather than later, so that the cast and crew can actually commit and maybe not film the whole thing in two weeks.
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Apr 15, 2017 19:24
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Bicyclops posted:The weirdest one I see is "I hate, hate, HATE the new Gypsy! They have completely erased her character!" because she was just a huge clacking car seat saying "Richard Baseheart" in a weird falsetto before. It's such a weird hill to die on. I've also seen a lot of "Crow's eyes don't move anymore!" which... they do?? All the time?? And "Felicia Day is acting too much" feels weird when she's actually almost low-key compared to Trace, who absolutely relished a sort of campy, intentionally overdoing kind of comedy.
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Apr 15, 2017 19:34
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Compendium posted:I don't think GBS is a good indication of anything ever. Even that thread is slowly becoming mostly people who like it now that they've actually seen it instead of reading names like Jonah Ray, Wil Wheaton, and Felicia Day and immediately vomiting steaming hatred from their assholes. Nothing is more embarrassing than people who still say "cringe worthy" about anything on TV that isn't Always Sunny or Rick & Morty. Or who think references to twitter are trying too hard to be "hip and modern."
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Apr 15, 2017 19:50
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Oh god Time Travellers is great. "You're not cops, right? You have to tell us if you're cops."
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Apr 15, 2017 19:56
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Gaz-L posted:It's Star Wars, if Han Solo was replaced by Barbarella. Also if you have a Jedi, but never mention the Force at all, have C-3P0 played by Matthew McCaughnahey (I can't spell)....and jam some Hasselhoff in for funsies.
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Apr 15, 2017 19:58
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There's an Electric Six riff in the third episode, season owns
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Bicyclops posted:Also, I guess as "Homemade from duct tape and plastic toys" feeling as it is, the bubbles linking together different takes is pretty unprofessional, and I guess I have to admit it is a product of using (relatively) celebrity actors who have schedules to work around. I don't feel like some kind of LA sensibility has taken over the show and ruined the Cowtown feeling (another common complaint), but I do hope that Netflix lets them know that they're renewed sooner rather than later, so that the cast and crew can actually commit and maybe not film the whole thing in two weeks. Yeah, the chopped up/rushed production schedule takes away the feeling of in-the-room "we've got five bucks and my uncle's warehouse" camaraderie.
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Apr 15, 2017 19:59
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Grant Wood's Land that Time For-Gothic is one hell of a clever riff for a shot that lasts less than half a second.
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Apr 15, 2017 20:16
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Hey, Digger Smolkin is in Wizards of the Lost Kingdom 2
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Apr 15, 2017 20:19
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Magic Hate Ball posted:I'll miss the jokes about the bad picture quality, though ("woah, hit a wormhole!"). What was the one where there were so many jump cuts that the characters' speech was clipped? One of the bots does a riff on someone talking through jump cuts ("is-er-bit-chut") that makes me laugh every time. I found the episodes with awful quality video/prints to be the hardest to get through. It would be interesting to see them do something like Manos or The Brain that Wouldn't Die now that pristine HD restorations now exist. Though, with these HD masters they're using, now they can make fun of details that no one would have seen in the 90s like the bad focus shot in Reptilicus. I'm loving this so far. If I had poorer judgement, I'd change my user name to Mr. File Cabinet. 
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Apr 15, 2017 20:29
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Truth be told the biggest game changer and this applies to old MST3K EPs is the FCC rule that required closed captioning for programs airing after a certain date. A lot of crap that was hard to hear due to mushy audio is no longer an issue. Until this happened only the movie had subs.
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Apr 15, 2017 20:42
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There's nothing like suddenly realizing that you've watched a film that they're riffing. That furry in Wizards of the Lost Kingdom was definitely memorable.
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Apr 15, 2017 20:56
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Bicyclops posted:Grant Wood's Land that Time For-Gothic is one hell of a clever riff for a shot that lasts less than half a second. I loved that riff, then they cut back to the same shot and no one says anything, but I laughed again when I repeated it in my head.
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Apr 15, 2017 21:15
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Random Stranger posted:There's nothing like suddenly realizing that you've watched a film that they're riffing. That furry in Wizards of the Lost Kingdom was definitely memorable. I was playing the episode in the background with my little brother watching it so when I finally finished cooking and went to look at the screen, the furry abomination made me laugh out loud.
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JUST GIVE US THE KEYS YOU STUPID MAN Also was happy to see Mary Jo, Kevin, and Bill. It's good to see the old cast hand off the ball like that, even if Mike would rather eat broken glass than be involved in it
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