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Does this show ring a bell to anyone? It used to be on the Sci-Fi Channel during the 90s. MST3K was about a man and his robotic companions being forced to watch bad, cheesy low-budget movies and they would make humorous comments about its flaws. A lot of these movies were Sci-Fi.


I personally think this show was fun to watch and the running commentary made me chuckle and laugh a bit.

Yes, the show is out on DVD. Plus the guys who did MST3K are now doing another project called Rifftrax, where they make fun of other movies like Star Wars and Transformers, instead of just B-C movies.

I do miss MST3K. Another series of that would be awesome, parodying bad movies from the 80s, and early 90s. Ah we had some good times watching that show.

Though some of the movies were just so awful even the commentary couldn't redeem them, and they were truly painful to watch.

Yes, this series is remembered well. Even when the sie plots got to be just to stupid with that old lady and monkey.

I miss TV's Frank!

This was a show that was underground in it's own right and just so bad that it made it good. A perfect testamonial to hallows of B

This show could have realy gone on forever, I would have loved to see their input on Napolian Dynamite, TransMorphers, or any of the ever eternal craptastic films that are to bad not to love...

Sadly Sci-Fi thought differently sinking their money into such hits as Boa vs Python, which realy is a perfect candidate for Tom Servo, CamBot, Gypsy, and Crow to have to suffer through!

Tekka wrote:I do miss MST3K. Another series of that would be awesome, parodying bad movies from the 80s, and early 90s. Ah we had some good times watching that show.

Though some of the movies were just so awful even the commentary couldn't redeem them, and they were truly painful to watch.

Like Scandinavian Opratic Metal being paired with a fancy anime picture?

You go get some blood and fire in there young man and do not, I REPEAT, do not forget the dismemberment!

realy not even a fire sword!?!

Your ramblings make no sense.

Tekka wrote:Your ramblings make no sense.

Psssst. I think he's talking about your sig.

Senor Hugo wrote:

Tekka wrote:Your ramblings make no sense.

Psssst. I think he's talking about your sig.

Oh, yes! A picture of an animated character cannot be redeemed by a song lyric... Makes perfect sense to me. Oh if only I had the insight!

I still don't get the rest.

Tekka wrote:

Senor Hugo wrote:

Tekka wrote:Your ramblings make no sense.

Psssst. I think he's talking about your sig.

Oh, yes! A picture of an animated character cannot be redeemed by a song lyric... Makes perfect sense to me. Oh if only I had the insight!

I still don't get the rest.

Psssst. I think he means add more violence into your sig. As no anime is lacking in that one necessity of violence.

Oooh. Okay, I see.

In that case.

No, I don't want to. I like it the way it is.

AHH the playful havoc I reak!

I was only bustn on ya from earlier Tekka, you know it's all good.

And actualy Senor Hugo, those lyrics make me think of the beautiful joy one feels in inflicting a superb unholy anguish.

Tekka's sig shows a lovely sadness, just not a hearty love of inflicting an utter dispare that would ground even the most heavenly of hosts.

I enjoy your sigs Tekka, just keep pushing till the edge!

This is the second thread that has derailed into brown-nosing Tekka's sig.

Nightwish is okay. They kicked Tarja out. Weak sauce. At least Arch Enemy still has Angela.


As for the topic, yes I remember that show.

No, I have never heard of MST3K...

Okay, that's a lie.

But you have to think, if they continued on Sci-Fi today, wouldn't they end up making fun of Sci-Fi Original Movies?

I remmeber the show well. I never really gave 2 craps about the movies as much as the funny jokes and comments they made at it's expense. I thought Crow had his head turned backwards when watching the movies but that was due to the angle at which he was facing. The show was good until after the MST3K movie. The movie was ok but the show itself took a downward spiral after that.

Were the commentators from MST3000 the same commentators for Takashi's Castle, the dubbed version used for the U.S.?

Stormrider wrote:Were the commentators from MST3000 the same commentators for Takashi's Castle, the dubbed version used for the U.S.?

Nope, different people.

I love MST3k. I was just about to put crow in my sig actually. I watch it whenever I can, I have a few dvds and sometimes I see it online. It is so funny, and the movies are just so bad. I honestly never realized people made that many terrible movies. My favorite episode would have to be space munity if anyone remembers that one.

Oh who did yall like better, Mike or Joel? I liked Mike personally but they both did a good job. Joel did create the series so I guess we all have to like him.

Shadowman wrote:No, I have never heard of MST3K...

Okay, that's a lie.

But you have to think, if they continued on Sci-Fi today, wouldn't they end up making fun of Sci-Fi Original Movies?

Yes. Those movies are god awful. That would be the only way I would ever watch one.

Shadowman wrote:No, I have never heard of MST3K...

Okay, that's a lie.

But you have to think, if they continued on Sci-Fi today, wouldn't they end up making fun of Sci-Fi Original Movies?

I totally freaking agree.

hey now, Highlander The Source and Man Thing weren't bad at all!

But then again, they were meant for dvd release first(or maybe theater for The Source)

But yeah, I used to watch MST3K with my dad, it was hilarious

I'm personally a Joel fan, but I liked Mike too.

The Christmas special with Santa Claus Conquers the Martians is one of my all time favorites. The Patrick Swayze Christmas carol is just awesome.

Time of the Apes also ranks high for me.

Yes sir i remember it! I used to watch it whenever i caught it on t.v.! It was funny as hell! Hey does anyone remember lancelot link secret chimp! Sorry it just popped in my head!

Original Sin wrote:hey now, Highlander The Source and Man Thing weren't bad at all!

Nor were they good, at all.

Yeah! MST3K is awesome!

Nuffs wrote:Oh who did yall like better, Mike or Joel? I liked Mike personally but they both did a good job. Joel did create the series so I guess we all have to like him.

I'd go with Mike as well. He had much more charisma. Although, Manos and Mitchell are my two favorite episodes and I love a good deadpan delivery.

Jacoiros wrote:Does this show ring a bell to anyone? It used to be on the Sci-Fi Channel during the 90s. MST3K was about a man and his robotic companions being forced to watch bad, cheesy low-budget movies and they would make humorous comments about its flaws. A lot of these movies were Sci-Fi.


I personally think this show was fun to watch and the running commentary made me chuckle and laugh a bit.

Nope never heard of it.