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From: starfish@stein.u.washington.edu (Sarah Skovronsky)
Subject: Re: This is MST3K opinions
Organization: University of Washington
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 22:16:43 GMT

donnell@manowar.micro.umn.edu (BogusMan) writes:

[...]

>Best Brains ain't talking. I've tried. They do the bit with the voice change
>a couple of times. They did it originally on KTMA, in the bad old days.
>Josh left, and they really aren't saying why.

>but they were definately avoiding any mention of him on "This Is MST3K",
>which is yet another of the thousands of reasons that the documentary
>bites it hard.

Gotta make some more people mad here:  Hey, the name of the special is
"This IS MST3K," not "This WAS MST3K."

-- 
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*            Sarah Skovronsky     starfish@u.washington.edu            *
*          "I'm the god! I'M the GOD!!!"  --TV's Frank, MST3K          *
**********fnord!********furrfu!********hi-keeba!********meep!***********
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: m14494@mwvm.mitre.org (Mike White)
Subject: Re: MST3K Postcard
Organization: The MITRE Corporation
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 14:26:39 GMT

In article <1992Nov21.141817@ece.arizona.edu> evans@ece.arizona.edu writes:
> Has anyone else received the MST3K postcard... ?

I got mine!  If you didn't get yours yet, deal with it, Pasty Boy!!!

************************
* These are my opinions only.*
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From: bearman@iastate.edu (Robert A Denton)
Subject: Turkey Day recordings
Summary: I NEED HOME EC STORY
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 08:02:09 GMT

--  Once again, just to be a little more redundant, I would like someone,
anyone, to tape the "HOME EC STORY" episode from "Viking Women and the Sea 
Serpent" (or something like that)

--  I need this program because it takes place at this great, hallowed
University in which I am spending my parent's retirement fund (I'll pay
it back mom, I promise) and I want a copy in order to properly torment 
any of my professors who may have been in it (or helped produce it!)

--  The episode will be aired at 4 (four) o'clock in the morning on 
Thursday, November 26, 1992.  (I don't know if this is eastern or 
central time)  I don't need the feature after this part of the program, just
the first 30 minutes or so.

--  If you can set your VCR to record this, it would be greatly appreciated
and I will be glad to reimburse you for your time, cost of tape, and the cost
of the postage to get it to Ames.  I can't record it here because the bastards
at the cable company shut off Comedy Central at 3 AM in order to bring us 
infomercials or VH-1.

--  If you can do all this weirdness for me, or if you already have the
episode on tape, please respond via e-mail to the address above.

-                      THANKS IN ADVANCE,

-                           Robert A. Denton-
-                           Chairman of Earth.
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From: dmb@world.std.com (Deborah M Brown)
Subject: MST3K - Comedy Central not dumb!!
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 02:03:49 GMT

Comedy Central seems to have gone the way of most of the rest of the cable
networks by putting their logo (cute little thing that it is) in the lower
left hand corner throughout their programs.  I nearly had a fit, thinking 
they would ruin MST3K with this little pimple that would sit right over
Crow's seat.

Imagine my joy when I saw that as soon as the Big Three hit the theater, 
the logo disappeared!

I guess these guys are no idiots, eh?  I'll have to write them, thanking
them for their good sense not only in carrying MST3K, but for not ruining
it.


-- 
........................... SERVO RULZ!! .............................
Disclaimer: "Disclaim THIS, pal!" (Crow bit me - it IS fun!)
Internet:   dmb@world.std.com   -or-   dmb7229@ultb.isc.rit.edu 
Debbie Brown | Prodigy: NCNX32A | America OnLine: misty15930@aol.com   
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: donnell@tuna.micro.umn.edu (BogusMan)
Subject: Re: This Is MST3K - Need Show Time Nov. 14
Keywords: DEEEEEEEP HUUUUUURRRRRRRRRTING!!!!!
Organization: none
Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1992 18:57:24 GMT

In article <1992Nov15.092221.18207@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> sbooth@lonestar.utsa.edu (Simon E. Booth) writes:
>
>Just wondering if 'This Is MST3K' will be shown again.
>
>I taped it but it didn't turn out quite right so I want to tape it again.
>
>Simon
>BTW-last night on my satelite dish I picked up this weird show that looked like
>MST3K except that it was aboard a spacecraft manned by a guy in a black suit
>who looked like Peter Sellers and spoke with a German accent. His right arm
>acted funny.  I didn't catch the name of the program but his spacecraft was
>called the.......       SATELITE OF STRANGELOVE.            :-)

This is MST3K is scheduled to be run as part of the Turkey Day schedule, 
and is slated to be rerun next Saturday, at Noon central, I believe.

sounds like you found a weird one with that Satelite! B}

					--Judex--

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From: dmb@world.std.com (Deborah M Brown)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k,rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: MST3K ratings?
Date: 15 Nov 92 22:29:29 GMT
Distribution: alt
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA

In article <JEFFT.92Nov15154637@momoney.mit.edu> jefft@athena.mit.edu (Jeff Tang) writes:

>What sort of ratings is MST3K enjoying?  I hear it's sort of Comedy
>Central's flagship show.

I'm hearing the same things about MST3K being CCs "Jewel in the Crown".
I'll bet Comedy Central could supply that information if they were asked.

Their number is 212-767-8600, just in case someone in the NYC area feels 
like calling and asking them (or anyone - I don't know when/if I'll get 
the chance).

Did anyone else see the special 'This is MST3K' special this past Saturday
night?

I loved it, although I WAS hoping they'd show us more of Best Brains and 
more of how they put Joel and the bots togehter with the film.


-- 
........................... SERVO RULZ!! .............................
Disclaimer: "Disclaim THIS, pal!" (Crow bit me - it IS fun!)
Internet:   dmb@world.std.com   -or-   dmb7229@ultb.isc.rit.edu 
Debbie Brown | Prodigy: NCNX32A | America OnLine: misty15930@aol.com   
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: gregs@eskimo.com (Greg Sumner)
Subject: Re: Countdown to "This is MST3k"
Organization: -> ESKIMO NORTH (206) For-Ever <-
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 07:44:18 GMT

rjg@umnstat.stat.umn.edu (Robert J. Granvin) writes:

>Tom Servo and Crow from the KTMA TV days.

>Wow... Did _that_ bring back memories... And deep regrets I never had them
>on tape.  :-(

>No one can look at those days and call today's "low budget."  :-)

>-- 

You're right.  I was surprised to see what Crow used to look like.
I was questioning if I should even watch the special.  I mean, I KNOW
there are guys below the 'bots with mechanical arms, etc.  But do I
really want to SEE it?

As it turned out, the show was not that revealing.  I saw just enough to
satisfy my curiosity.  The clips of them sitting around a TV with
notebooks cracking jokes was pretty much as I imagined it too.

In all though, it's worth it just to see Joel do his standup stuff.  But
"This is MST-3K" was definitely geared toward the "novice" viewer.  I
consider myself to be at the other end of that spectrum.

-- 
Gregory Sumner       _   _                              
gregs@eskimo.com    (,) (,)    Look!  He has a new      
Seattle, WA            "       EMAIL address!           
                       O
From: bm560@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Thomas D. Salyers)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
Subject: Forklifts and haiku.....
Date: 24 Nov 1992 05:06:34 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


    Could someone please post the text of both Tom Servo's haiku
("DANGER!! Clown puddles.")  and "He Tried to Kill Me With a Fork-
Lift?"  I've been trying to tell non-Misties about them, but it kinda 
loses the effect if you don't have all the words......

-- 
Tom Salyers    "Now is the Windows of our disk contents
Denver, CO      Made glorious SimEarth by this son of Zork."
IRCnick: Aqualung              --from _Richard v3.0_
From: hunt@shy.umd.edu (Brian Hunt)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
Subject: thanksgiving schedule, and sources of information
Date: 22 Nov 92 01:38:55 GMT

Hmm, I've seen a few requests since it was last posted, so here once
again is the Thanksgiving schedule.  But first, I'd like to point out
for future reference how to get schedules of MST3000.  The simplest
way, I think, is to get on the mailing list for Comedy Central's
newsletter, "Funny Pages".  Call or write them:

Comedy Central
1775 Broadway
New York, NY 10019
(212) 767-8600

It's free, it comes once a month, the only drawback is that some of us
often don't get it by the 1st of the month.  Usually someone does get
it sooner and posts the schedule here, so I think this newsgroup is a
pretty reliable source for schedules, you just have to be looking for
them around the beginning of the month.  Tell you what:  if I don't
see a schedule here by the time I get my copy of "Funny Pages", I'll
try to remember to post it.

Another good source of schedules (among many other things) may be the
"Satellite of Love Newsletter", an electronic digest.  I say "may be"
simply because I'm not on the mailing list and thus not sure of its
timing, but the schedules are there.  Back issues (and other stuff
related to MST3000) are available by anonymous FTP at syrinx.umd.edu
in the various subdirectories of the "mst3k" directory.  It's from one
of these back issues that I've cribbed the following schedule for the
rest of November (I don't have my copy of "Funny Pages" with me).
I've attempted to add the short films, where applicable.  Profuse
apologies if there have been any changes that I'm unaware of.

The marathon runs Wednesday, Nov. 25 at 6 p.m. to midnight Nov. 26/27.

 6 PM - The Beatnicks *>NEW<*
 8 PM - Master Ninja I
10 PM - Space Travelers
 Mid. - The Lost Continent
 2 AM - City Limits
 4 AM - Viking Women and the Sea Serpent (w/ The Home Economics Story)
 6 AM - The Giant Gila Monster
 8 AM - King Dinosaur (w/ X Marks the Spot)
10 AM - Santa Claus Conquers the Martians
 Noon - The Magic Sword
 2 PM - Teenagers from Outer Space
 4 PM - Hercules Unchained
 6 PM - The Unearthly (w/ Posture Pals, Appreciating Our Parents)
 8 PM - Gamera vs. Guiron
10 PM - Fire Maidens of Outer Space *>NEW<*

After the last movie, they're repeating "This is MST3K" (a half-hour
infomercial, from what I've heard).  "This is MST3K" is also being
shown on Nov. 24 at 9 p.m. & 3 a.m., and Nov. 27 at 2:30 p.m.

Regular episodes later in the weekend are "Cave Dwellers" on Friday
night at 12:30 a.m. and "Crash of the Moons" (a new one) on Saturday
Nov. 28 at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.

Hope that satisfies everyone's information appetite for now.  I
suppose an episode guide might help, but I'll refer people to the FTP
archive at syrinx.umd.edu for that...

Brian Hunt
hunt@ipst.umd.edu
From: bxp1628@hertz.njit.edu (Brian Perler)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
Subject: Re: This is MST3K opinions
Date: 23 Nov 92 22:48:00 GMT
Organization: New Jersey Institute of Technology, Newark, N.J.

In article <1992Nov20.223332.3523@mixcom.com> ccwwcc@mixcom.com (Lynn-Anne Friese) writes:
>Someone I know asked Jim Mallon about this while taking a tour of the
>studios.  The response she got was that they let him go because "he wasn't
>mature enough" (he was about 18 at the time) to commit to the day to day task
>of putting out the show.  He didn't elaborate any further on exactly what that
>meant.

I was one of the lucky ones who got The Comedy Channel (I've been watching
MST3K since the day it debuted on that channel).  Anyway, a few weeks
before The Comedy Channel announced that it was going to renew MST for
a second season, Joel was Night After Night with Allan Havey.  Joel
said that MST hadn't been renewed because The Comedy Channel had
problems with one of the writers.  Josh was one of the writers.  A few
weeks later, MST was renewed, but Josh wasn't there.  Coincidence?
I think not.  One would imagine, though, that if Josh could handle
doing the KTMA episodes, he could handle the Comedy Channel ones.
(How much different is the work involved, anyway?)

>As hard as it was to adjust to Kevin Murphy as Servo, I must say I like
>him in the role.  I think he brings a little bit more to the character
>than Josh did.  I still think Josh was very funny in his own right, though.
>The two just have such different styles that you really can't compare them.
>Fortunately, for myself, I like both styles and can easily watch either
>of them.
>
>Now Frank, on the other hand, is a welcome change over Larry.  (Though I
>still have this desire to see both Dr. Forrester _and_ Larry picking on
>poor Frank. :-)

I still prefer Larry.  Don't ask why.  (Although I, too, would love
to see Clay and Larry picking on Frank.  *Sigh*  Probably never happen).

"If you're tired of the same old fare,
You've got a friend at Clay and Lar's.
All our meat is guaranteed rare,
'cause we don't cook it."

-- 
Brian Perler			bxp1628@hertz.njit.edu
"I wanna decide who lives and who dies"
	-Crow T. Robot, "Santa Claus Conquers the Martians," MST3K
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k,alt.fan.mst3k
From: rdunkle@aal.itd.umich.edu (R. M. Dunkle)
Subject: Newer tapes for old?
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 92 03:27:13 EST
Organization: Campus Computing Sites, University of Michigan
Distribution: na
Originator: rdunkle@clapton.aal.itd.umich.edu


	Since I've seen more than one post from a person who's moved away
from/otherwise lost contact with Comedy Central and MST3K, I thought this
was worth a try...
	I've got pretty much everything from this season, as well as much of 
the second season, on tape from this year (I moved *into* the CC zone)...I
have virtually nothing from the first or third seasons. I won't even ask
about *First* first season. :)  
	Anyway, if anyone used to be able to tape the show, but now can't...
I'd love to do some trading. I'd even go 3-for-1 in some cases.

	Like I said, worth a try...
-- 
* Brian A. Dunkle | rdunkle@aal.itd.umich.edu <- REPLY TO HERE!! Not "engin" *
* Using a "umich" account, but actually living in Tucson AZ. Don't tell.     *
* Obligatory endorsements: Bicycling, MST3K, Detroit Red Wings, Foxtrot      *
* UofA Ramblers Hiking club, Niven, Pogo, L7, WCII, Softball, Detroit Lions **
From: bm560@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Thomas D. Salyers)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
Subject: Syrinx question.
Date: 22 Nov 1992 07:37:35 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio (USA)
NNTP-Posting-Host: hela.ins.cwru.edu


    Okay, I realize this may be a FAQ, but forgive me--I've come
in late.  What's the net address of this "syrinx" site everyone 
talks about?  I've got the FTP itch....=)
   Thanks in advance.....

-- 
Tom Salyers    "Now is the Windows of our disk contents
Denver, CO      Made glorious SimEarth by this son of Zork."
IRCnick: Aqualung              --from _Richard v3.0_
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: mheney@access.digex.com (Michael K. Heney)
Subject: Re: HELP!
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, MD USA
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 14:52:27 GMT

In article <102325@bu.edu> mjmh@crsa.bu.edu (Michael J M Holmes) writes:
>I've been a fan for a while, but only through some friends
>who were kind enough to show me the tapes that THEIR friends
>in No. Carolina made for them.
>
>But, my cable company FINALLY picked up Comedy Central (only
>in the last day or so!)
>
>My problem?  None of our TV listings show CC's schedule!!
>
>I know this is probably silly, but could somebody tell me
>when MST3K is shown regularly???
>
>I don't want to miss any more of it!
>

OK - here you go.  MST3K is shown 3 times each Saturday - 
one episode airs at 12:30 AM (some consider this late Fri Nite)
a different episode airs at 10:00 AM Saturday and repeats at 7:00PM.
 
SPECIAL BONUS:

30 hours (15 episodes) of MST3k will air from 6:00PM Wednesday 25 Nov 
thru Midnight Thu 26 Nov (Thanksgiving).  Get yer tapes ready.  

All times above are Eastern.
>
>THANKS!!!
>:)

You're most welcome.

-- 
Mike Heney                |   Senior Systems Analyst and     |  Reach for the
mheney@access.digex.com   |  Space Activist / Entrepreneur   |  Stars, eh?
Kensington, MD (near DC)  |     * Will Work for Money *      |
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From: sdt8s@curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU (Steve "Stanislavski" Tilson)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k,rec.arts.tv
Subject: Re: MST3K ratings?
Date: 17 Nov 92 04:19:33 GMT
Distribution: alt
Organization: University of Virginia

norbert@wpi.WPI.EDU  writes:
> In article <Bxs3t6.3Gp@world.std.com> dmb@world.std.com (Deborah M Brown) writes:
> >In article <JEFFT.92Nov15154637@momoney.mit.edu> jefft@athena.mit.edu (Jeff Tang) writes:
> >
> >>What sort of ratings is MST3K enjoying?  I hear it's sort of Comedy
> >>Central's flagship show.
> 
> 
> Like you can compare MST3K to any other show on T.V in a fair
> forum...
> MST3K is by far the best show on any channel, network or cable...
> Lets see...
> MST3K vs. General Hospital  winner....MST3K
> MST3K vs. Golden Girls      winner....MST3K
> MST3K vs. Red Shoe Diaries  winner....MST3K (Gypsy is sexier)
> MST3K vs. Star Trek TNG     winner....MST3K (not by too much, but MST
> 					     is consistantly amazing)
> etc....
> 
> Ratings are for your average Joe Fri night beer in one hand, remote in
> the other never leave the couch type...
> Actually...sounds familiar...but just when MST is on...
> 
> Now I know there are many more MST3K fans out there on the net, yet
> postings are sparce...
> 
> LETS HEAR FROM YOU.........
> A simple "I like MST3K" will do
> If you like the show, post something!
> We know we are not alone!
> 
> 
> "I wanna decide who lives and who dies" Crow
> 
> -- 
> --------------
> Timothy James Mcinerney 
> tmcinern@feds26.Prime.com    "If at first you don't succeed...
> norbert@wpi.wpi.edu           Try spooin' on it"

Okay. 

I like MST3K.

Good enough?

"Wow, your tail is really long."
"THAT'S not my tail..."
		-Tom Servo (?) during "Godzilla vs. Megalon"

--
========================================================================
Why these nightmares? Why this sky?            Steve Tilson
This long road. This empty room.               sdt8s@virginia.edu
========================================================================
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: bscott@nyx.cs.du.edu (Ben Scott)
Subject: Gymkata!
Summary: I just - ARRRGH 
Organization: Nyx, Public Access Unix at U. of Denver Math/CS dept.
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 92 06:00:09 GMT

I just noticed in the trusty TV guide that TBS is showing a movie called
"Gymkata" right now so I turned it on about 10 minutes ago... great movie,
this is.  

Basically, some blond American guy is running around some foreign country
beating up everyone with gymnastic routines.  I mean, there's this one
scene, where he's out in the middle of the woods, and out of nowhere come
about a dozen ninjas (I was able to count 9, and there were several more in
the background).  Like all good movie ninjas, they line up to attack this
unarmed guy one at a time, and obligingly fall unconscious at the first
blow.  Anyway, he's somersaulting and back-flipping and tumbling all around
the place.  In another scene, there's this conveniently-situated pole
running across this alley which he does a parallel-bars routine on to kick
people running down the alley.  You can even see the chalk on his hands. 

During the first few minutes when I left the sound on (this is one of the
movies where it's just as good with the sound OFF), no fewer than three
people were shot with arrows in the middle of a sentence.  In three
different scenes and contexts.  I know I came in during hte middle of the
movie and wouldn't care about the context even if I did know, but this seems
like an odd thing to have as a recurring theme...

Anyway, now I know what Tom is talking about when he says "Gymkata!"... Joel
best described it during "Fugitive Alien": "It's an intriguing mix of
genocide and modern dance..."

.                            <<<<Infinite K>>>>

--
|Ben Scott, professional goof-off and consultant at The Raster Image, Denver|
|Internet bscott@nyx.cs.du.edu, or call the Arvada 68K BBS at (303)424-6208.| 
|"Don't tug on that - you never know what ][The Raster Image IS responsible |
|it might be attached to." Buckaroo Banzai][for everything I say! | *Amiga* |
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: rck1@ellis.uchicago.edu (roberta chi-woon kwong)
Subject: Re: This is MST3K opinions
Reply-To: rck1@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: University of Chicago Computing Organizations
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 05:01:27 GMT

This is MST3K.

This is MST3K as produced by a bunch of people whose only apparent
connection with the show is that they come from the same planet as
Best Brains.

Any questions?

Yeah! Like, how come we got a total of perhaps 10 seconds worth of
behind-the-scenes stuff? How come all the interview clips with
Joel, Trace, Kevin etc. are the same ones from *last year's* "The
Making of MST3K" bits during "Turkey Day" 1991? How come we had to
listen to Penn and whoever it is that plays Doogie Howser talk on
and on and repeat themselves for 95% of the show?

Next time, I wish they'd let BB do one for themselves (assuming
they've got the time, that is). Sigh.


Robin C. Kwong ("er)
				"Roddy McDowall, no!"
				   --Crow, "The Magic Sword"
Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: donnell@squid.micro.umn.edu (BogusMan)
Subject: Re: Hi-keeba
Organization: none
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 18:14:22 GMT

In article <1e93o5INNfm2@bigboote.WPI.EDU> norbert@wpi.WPI.EDU (Timothy James) writes:
>
>
>
>
>
>OK. OK......I don't know sue me...
>But can someone in the know please explain
>How where why and what does "hi-keeba" mean?
>
>Thanks in advance...
>
>-- 
>--------------
>Timothy James McInerney 
>tmcinern@feds26.Prime.com    "I wanna decide who lives 
>norbert@wpi.wpi.edu           and who dies"  - Crow

Hi-Keeba <or the more dignified "Hakiba"> was uttered by a character in 
"Women Of The PreHistoric Planet", as he bragged about his martial arts
skills. He screams "Hakiba", and tries some move, and falls flat on his
ass. They now use it as a general joke during mostly fight scenes.

					--Judex--

Newsgroups: alt.tv.mst3k
From: rjg@umnstat.stat.umn.edu (Robert J. Granvin)
Subject: Re: I'm one of the right people?
Organization: School of Statistics, University of Minnesota
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 15:37:56 GMT

|>I must be one of the "right people" who get MST 3K, according to Joel.  
|>Hmmm.  Neat.  I can count myself among Doogie Howser, Emilio Estevez (or was
|>it Charlie Sheen?), and a whole bunch of fat middle-aged TV critics!
|
|It frightens me that Doogie is one of the right people...

He's right ... For a surprise lobotomy ...

-- 
// Robert J. Granvin                                         rjg@stat.umn.edu
// School of Statistics - University of Minnesota        System Administrator
// ``One of the `right' people.''
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