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Turtlicious: Sep 17, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

So my uncle passed away, left me all of his old VHS and DVD's we were watching them together for a bit, and I guessed he wanted me to have them. It's unimportant how I go the DVD's though, so there's about 35 MST3K DvD's here, and I'm uploading them all to my PLEX Server as we speak, but uh... Which one do I start with? I love Let's play and poo poo like that, and these are like the proto-let's play as far as I understand? Especially when you consider people trashing old games, well I kind of want to start with the funniest versions of that. Idk, he always talked about it, and we never got around to watching it.

# ¿ Mar 29, 2017 06:09

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# ¿ Jan 23, 2026 19:53

Turtlicious: Sep 17, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Alien, shortly followed by Aliens, and then rounded out by Star Wars.

# ¿ Mar 29, 2017 06:17

Turtlicious: Sep 17, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

I think The Thing That Couldn't Die, and The Undead, are the two funniest ones I've watched so far, and I only started with season 8 because it was "newer" This is really really good. How do you guys compare joel to mike, like what's the appeal to each era?

# ¿ Apr 2, 2017 06:59

Turtlicious: Sep 17, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

I've been playing it while I do video games, writing, and IT stuff, and honestly, I listened to Joel first, then Mike, and then Joel again, and I think I like the meaner spirited jokes, and Joel sounds a little... Idk, sleepy? He doesn't seem like he's enjoying himself? I don't know how to explain it.

# ¿ Apr 3, 2017 05:35

Turtlicious: Sep 17, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Does keep sharing the tapes apply to this episode? Lol.

# ¿ Apr 9, 2017 21:59

Turtlicious: Sep 17, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Episode 1: I was laughing a ton watching the Servo bit

# ¿ Apr 14, 2017 08:51

Turtlicious: Sep 17, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

BigRed0427 posted:

What are the crates Gypsy keeps lowering into the theatre? Is that ever explained?

She's picking up the old tanks, and loading the new tanks of liquid "Crap Movie"

# ¿ Apr 15, 2017 00:18

Turtlicious: Sep 17, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

WHAT IS THE POINT OF THE BIGFOOT IN THAT MOVIE?! WHAT THE gently caress.

# ¿ Apr 15, 2017 02:53

Turtlicious: Sep 17, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

s11e05

THAT'S MY PURSE, I DON'T KNOW YOU!

# ¿ Apr 15, 2017 05:31

Turtlicious: Sep 17, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Wow, some people hate the reboot. I hope they still get another season.

# ¿ Apr 15, 2017 09:35

Turtlicious: Sep 17, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Ensign_Ricky posted:

Joel: Father figure
Mike: Dopey older brother
Jonah: Hip cousin you can't wait to visit

He's the cousin who has an N64 and Golden Eye, and because there's 4 of you, just watches you guys play. He's just that cool.

He's also the cousin who beats the water temple for you every time you get to that point, because he loves hanging out.

Then gets super embarassed when you find his only playboy.

# ¿ Apr 18, 2017 01:58

Turtlicious: Sep 17, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Bicyclops posted:

Yeah, I look forward to seeing more of her. I hope next season (fingers crossed) they give Synthia a little more to work with. It's eerie how much she looks like sci-fi era Pearl (lots of people thought it was her!) and I feel like someone with Rebecca Hanson's background could actually do a lot with that beyond "Initiating hug."

Wait that's not pearl, hoooly poo poo.

# ¿ Apr 19, 2017 03:26

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# ¿ Jan 23, 2026 19:53

Turtlicious: Sep 17, 2012; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Isometric Bacon posted:

I seem to recall a decade or so ago hearing new of a MST3K revival, and the internet getting excited for a hot second before Jim Mallon announced it was going to be a flash based online cartoon show starring the bots and no original actors. Whatever happened with that? Did it ever come out?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000_(Flash_series)

http://www.today.com/popculture/ex-mst3k-stars-writers-fill-hole-left-show-wbna21761730

quote:

...Hodgson doesn't own the rights to the "MST" silhouette he helped fashion. That gold mine is in the hands of Jim Mallon, former executive producer. Mallon also owns the original theme song to "MST3K," along with the rights to the characters, the logo, the merchandise � and now a re-launched mst3k.com.

Mallon, not to be deterred by the spin-offs of his two former hosts, barreled through the ropes on the same day Hodgson released his new offering. Recruiting former "MST" writer Paul Chaplin, Mallon reclaimed the URL from a fan site, put together two Flash cartoons featuring Crow and Servo, and introduced a retreaded Web store. And although they're seen in vintage video clips, conspicuously missing from the relaunch were Nelson, Corbett, Murphy and every single person on Hodgson's scaffolding.

Nelson pronounced Mallon's site "cute." "It seems to be an after-the-fact use of the [robot] characters," he said. "It's kind of hard to see them again after all this time, and think of them in that context, so it looks completely different to me."

Less forgiving are the fans. Unimpressed by Mallon's offerings, at least one fan trotted the first cartoon over to Cuts.com, a RiffTrax site that allows users to drop pre-recorded ridicule from Nelson and company into any video clip. So viewers are now treated to the sound of Murphy heaping scorn upon the character he played for nine years.

As Americans weather a Hollywood writers' strike, the timing of the virtual "MST" explosion online highlights the industry's tension. "The necessity of having some pesky man who has to actually create the thing that you do is really a thorn in the side, and [producers] loathe paying writers," Nelson says.

# ¿ Apr 24, 2017 08:17

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