Two bit of news from our pals at Shout! Factory:
1. Early next year Shout will re-release two standalone episodes under the “Shout! Factory Select” label: episode 812- THE INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES WHO STOPPED LIVING AND BECAME MIXED-UP ZOMBIES and 517- THE BEGINNING OF THE END. Both are expected to have additional bonus material not seen on the previous releases, though that’s not confirmed. They should be available beginning in February, so preorders will likely go up around mid January.
Oh, and…there’s this… [brace yourself, but it won’t do any good]
2. Shout officials tell us they have completely cleared ALL FIVE GAMERA MOVIES for MST3K release, and plan to put out a five-disc deluxe box set. That’s episodes 302- GAMERA, 304- GAMERA VS. BARUGON, 308- GAMERA VS. GAOS, 312- GAMERA VS. GUIRON and 316- GAMERA VS. ZIGRA. No word on when yet. We’ll let you know when we know.
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Gamera is really neat. Gamera is filled with meat. Gamera’s coming to DVD. :)
SO SURPRISED! Cannot wait! Thanks to everyone at Shout Factory and their MASSIVE NEGOTIATING POWERS!
The Mst3k versions of Gamera are getting…… RELEASED??????? NO WAY :O
Good thing for sure, no Sandy Frank to stop these releases. XD
Maybe, if we’re lucky, we might get to see the KTMA versions as a bonus. *crosses fingers*
And that’s interesting that Shout! is re-releasing those two episodes. That’s good. The previous two kinda sucked, and it’s good to see we’ll get the complete version of Beginning of the End (with the commercial sign logos).
All five Gamera movies? HOLY FLAMING COW!!!
(Now we’ve just got to get CT or RT to riff on the two original Gamera movies they missed.)
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yeeeeesssss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If I wasn’t already married, I would propose right now to Shout Factory!
First, Master Ninja I AND Master Ninja II (my favorite episodes of any TV series ever)!
Now, Gamera?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
This is the best time to be a MSTie ever. I am so thrilled with Shout Factory so far…ah, heck with it.
Shout Factory, will you be my wedded wife?
GAMERA!!!!!!!!
wait for it wait for it…
YEEEAAAHHH!
I was so hoping that they would do this, since they released all the Gamera movies to DVD. Maybe they’ll include the KTMA versions as bonus features. I’m so excited.
And now I won’t have to track down the DVDs for Biggining of the End, although the set that had Incredibly Strange Creatures needs rerelease too.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS! Today I give Thanks to Shout.
Oh yeah, I should have added: This. Changes. Everything.
At this point it feels like anything could be up for grabs.
You know when little kids clap with excitement, like seals? I just did that.
I can’t believe this. Great news!
we still need a release for Vol. 20
This announcement should have come out at Christmas because, as
Kenny knows:
Gamera is friend of children.
Oh man, this is fantastic. I wonder if they’d just drop them in one set (or 1 and 1/4th of a set) or parcel them over a few.
HOLLY CRAP !!!
I’m feeling really good!
number 13 it says they will put them out in one set
I LOVE Shout Factory!
So, is this a stand-alone set, or is it Volume 21?
WOOOO! Frickin’ unbelievable!
Man, the extras on STRANGE MIXED UP would have to be mind boggling to get me to spend money on it. I love THE BEGINNING OF THE END so if there are any worthwhile extras on that I will definitely buy it.
HOLY COW!!!
All FIVE Gamera Episodes have been cleared!?!?! And Will be in one
box set!? Has Hell Frozen Over!?
and single releases for Beginning of the End and Incredibly Strange Creatures Ect.!
This is amazing, Shout! Factory RULES!
The fans are beyond blessed at what Shout has done for MST3K, getting out episodes we thought would never see the light of day
on DVD.
It is indeed a Happy Turkey Day for MSTies everywhere!
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I’m glad the re-releases are physical disks and not digital downloads like they did for Volume 11 and Swamp Diamonds.
So when is the release DATE for Volume XX?
Our long national nightmare is over. Gamera on DVD.
May I humbly suggest a Gamera action figure? Pretty please?
As long as the announcement isn’t a joke, this is likely the best MST3K DVD related news I’ve ever read.
The Gamera eps are my all time favorites. Especially 302: Gamera.
Do my eyes deceive me? Can this be true? All of those Gamera episodes in one box set? I don’t believe it..I..I..I..I..I think I’m going to faint..I wonder if the Gamera box set will have extras? Take that Sandy Frank!!
Not to look a gift horse in the mouth here, but could we please someday get a Fugitive Alien I and II, Time of the Apes, and Mighty Jack DVD set as well?
Ok so Sandy Frank is really Mr. Sardonicus?
That’s great, I was wondering if Shout factory was going to so something like this since they have been releasing the original Gamera movies on dvds for the last year or so.
*gives Shout Factory a million and one kisses*
You are all GODS!
Hey Sandy Frank! Hey owners of Gamera, whatcha gonna do now?! Hmmmmmm?!!!!
Awesome that 517 is being re-released. I don’t have that episode.
Oh, incidentally, I wonder if they’ll have the KTMA versions of said episode. Most likely not, but…. you never know…
WOAH! double woah! now i can finally get a copy of beginning of the end! and all the Gamera movies in one set! 3 cheers for themed sets!
hip hip horray!
what no gamera figure
I love you, Shout! Factory. Marry me, you mad fool.
Beginning of the End? All 5 Gameras?
YYYYYYYYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!
LETS GIVE A SHOUT OUT TO SHOUT! HOORAY! MY IDOL CORNJOB IN A BOX SET? AWSOME! ANY MSRP? PRE -ORDER FOR ME! WHAT A GREAT WAY TO START THE HOLIDAYS AND 2011 !!
Wow, just, wow !!!!!!
OH MY GOD! HOW? BUT HOW???
And BEGINNING OF THE END and INCREDIBLY STRANGE CREATURES as a re-release?? Shout Factory, you ROCK!! OH MY GOD!!
Shout! Factory has released excellent versions of the Gamera films. Now the rights owners have softened their stance on MST3K. Could Roger Corman be next?
Upon further reflection, I’ve decided that Shout Factory is better and more important than the collective works of The Beatles, Martin Scorsese and “Honest” Abe Lincoln.
The 1-2 punch of Master Ninja I and II being followed by the Gamera announcement….it’s too good to be true!
Not to mention that SF has also released some of my all-time favorites:
The Lost Continent
Warrior of the Lost World
Santa Claus
Zombie Nightmare
The Final Sacrifice
It really has been so much more than we had any reason to expect.
Let me try to reasonably put this in perspective…
Shout Factory = better than anything in the history of recorded time!
Excellent news, I can’t wait to get my hands on the Gamera set. And though I own the other two episodes being re-released, if the extras are good enough I’ll grab those too. I just put the turkey in the oven, now it’s time to make my annual Turkey Day Marathon from my MST3K DVD collection. First up, Monster A-Go Go!
That’s a good question: what about MIGHTY JACK, the FUGITIVE ALIEN films, and TIME OF THE APES? I hope those are on the radar sooner or later. But I’m being a wishpig. The GAMERA films being released in remastered versions and MSTed is just friggin awesome. And getting BEGINNING OF THE END on top of it is just the cherry on an awesome cake.
I think we should give Shout Factory a present. Or buy something from ShoutSelect. Come on, they did this. We could give them something. :)
Yes!!!
I love Joel episodes, especially ones I haven’t seen before. I’ve only seen Gamera vs. Guiron, which was one weird mamajama.
The re-release of the other two episodes is surprising, I thought Shout! Factory said they were going to wait to reissue Rhino episodes. I was in Minneapolis in 2006 and found The Beginning of the End on DVD in a closing Sam Goody store, after it had been announced production on the episode would cease. I’ll be curious to see what kind of extras they’re going to throw in…
*deep inhale*
FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU———–
YEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAH!!
Holy flurking shnit! What a coup! Shout Factory has made it clear with this announcement that they’re more than just dedicated to MST, but they’re diehard fans who want to please other fans of the series. This is the best Christmas present, EVER!
Before the re-release of Beginning of the End comes out, I may as well get the original Rhino release just for the uncut version of the film.
Shout Factory has been doing much better with these releases. I imagine if Rhino was still around, Gamera and Master Ninja would NEVER make it on here.
*experiences an overload of pure joy*
You have my eternal gratitude, Shout Factory. Bless you.
The Gamera Box set should come with a tibby figure, it would go great with the bots,
and even though I all ready own half of the Gamera films, TISCWSLABMUZ, The beginning of the end, and both Master ninja films (thank you YouTube 2 DVD project) I will still buy both box sets and stand alone dvds because Shout Factory is kicking ass and proving once again that they care about getting these hard to find episodes out to us, the people.
“oh Tibby, I wont let the dog nose around your bowel”
@ 39 – Upon further reflection, I’ve decided that Shout Factory is better and more important than the collective works of The Beatles, Martin Scorsese and “Honest” Abe Lincoln.
Well, they ARE the “real” Rhino, you know, from back before Warner invaded and thought the series started with Sci-Fi Channel:
(strikes pose) An Ode to Rhi…er, Shout Factory…
And not that that many of the Gameras were really that good, as S3 episodes go, but if it means “Vs. Guiron” on disk (Feinstein song included), that’s a wrap for today. Ca-TAS-trophe averted. :)
(And on the Shout front, maybe we’ll finally see that clip-compilation “Super Monster Gamera” movie that never quite came over here.)
Wow – The Beginning of the End??? That is the best news EVAH! Wai-wait . . . with extras????
*THUD*
In case anyone at Shout is reading these posts, may I humbly bow down on my knees and thank them. They have been so insanely good to us MSTies. It’s awesome to know our favorite Cowtown Puppet Show is being handled with love and respect. I NEVER hesitate for a second on how much their sets go for (and believe me, I’m stingy with my money.) This latest announcement only further proves Shout cares about their customers and dammit, we care about them! :)