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Volume XVII Titles!Happy Thanksgiving! Our sources at Shout! Factory have clued us in on the titles for the next box set, Volume XVII, due in March. They are: • 101- THE CRAWLING EYE • 415- THE BEATNIKS (with short: GENERAL HOSPITAL PT 2) • 910- THE FINAL SACRIFICE and • 1005- BLOOD WATERS OF DR. Z The Final Sacrifice? But, but… “Yes, we realize that we said it would never be released,” says our source. “Why the change, you ask? Well, to be frank… We offered them more money.” Always a good plan. 139 Replies to “Volume XVII Titles!”Commenting at Satellite News
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I was looking at that old Rhino Poll…none of these episodes are near the bottom of the poll at all :)
Final Sacrifice was # 2 with Puma Man being # 1
The next Joel popular episodes are some Season 3 episodes which seem to be impossible to get , further down but still popular was Bride of the Monster which I have a hunch that one will be forth coming..maybe Robot Monster since that is semi popular..
With Jack Frost also being up there I wouldnt be surprised to see SF shell out ‘extra $$’ to get that title like they did with Final Sacrifice
Now that Shout! Factory is willing to spend more money for movie rights, I wonder if they could spare some change for MGM? That stdio has Alien From L.A. and Squirm.
Let’s see
A historic ep: 101-The Crawling Eye
2 personal faves.: The beatniks and Final Sacrifice
One I’ve never seen: Dr Z
I actually like the season one episodes, that might make me a rare bird amongst MSTies but I love seeing the evolution of the show.
Cool this is going on my birthday wish list.
Right on, #95! Anyone else? If you find one, please list the ep you found it in. Bob and Doug forever!
102, if you’re interseted, MGM has released both “Alien from LA” and “Squirm” and you can find them at Barnes & Noble. “Squirm” even features a commentary track by Jeff Liberman!
80, SHHHH! I’ve been swiping a disc out of each of Luke’s sets when he wasn’t looking! :mrgreen:
…and at just the right moment…ATTACK!!!
:razz:
im sure he meant the MST3k versions of Alien from LA & Squirm
Amazon let me know that V 16 is on the way…guess what Ill be watching by the end of the week :)
Well, Final Sacrifice! That in itself makes this a great set, and of course shout knows it so the other eps are lesser ones.
Completists will be happy with Crawling Eye… my feeling of indifference toward season one is only tempered here by the fact it is the first ep, sort of.
The Beatniks is fun, but a so so ep.
Ditto with Bloodwaters which after a great first half hour quickly sinks.
But Final Sacrifice!
I’m wondering does it mean we’re going to have to pony up more money because they ponied up more money to get the “Final Sacrifice” ? :???:
ROWSDOWER!
Wow. Right on Shout!
I’m not sure if I left a comment already, here’s one anyway. Zap & Troy: The Legendary Journeys will finally be on dvd! Dr. Z I can’t complain about since I slept through most of the original airing (I’m not a morning person)and only last year or so did I finally see it on youtube. About the season 1 episodes, I understand getting them out one at a time, and Moon Zero Two was at least watchable, I could accept that in a future set. I even noticed Monty Python’s Carol Cleveland in the end credits, I don’t think the best brains ever noticed her. If this set costs a little more because of Final Sacrifice, I think it’s worth it. So, eh then, eh?
When can I pre-order!!! All great episodes!
“Final Sacrifice?” Awesome! One question for Shout: Will you be re-releasing any out-of-print episodes that were previously released by Rhino?
They had said NO to that because there are so many episodes never released that they are focusing on
Id never say never however :razz:
#94 Troy Thomas – isn’t there a ref somewhere, when something is thrown out of a window, one of them says “SCTV is on the air!” I dunno, maybe I’m hallucinating again.
#114 Rowsdower – Hopefully so. They did put a couple of Rhino eps on iTunes, so who knows?
#94 Troy Thomas – Girl in Gold Boots. While Pearl’s trying to be accredited, she tells Observer to get the movie. He brings it over, and promptly goes into Bruno mode from the 3-D Dr. Tongue sketches, moving the film towards and away from the camera, until Pearl starts to hit him.
One of my favourite eps, btw. Ranks in my top 5… :grin:
I’m a big fan of Season One, so seeing more of that always makes me happy. I fully grant that Crawling Eye IS easily the slowest of the non-KTMA episodes, but it’s an important episode to have on DVD, I think. Plus, the movie itself inspired an absolutely great Freakazoid! cartoon.
Dr. Z contains one of my all-time favorite in-theater bits, the extended discussion (and sulk) over Tom’s “Catfish Hunter” riff. It’s so delightfully meta, and a very season-1-ish gag… it just FEELS like the kind of thing three guys trapped together for so long would end up doing -coming up with little “rules”- in a self-defeating attempt to retain their sanity.
Beatniks? One of the best episodes from an era that really I’m not wild over. (Not BAD, just… not my favorite.) Teens-in-trouble films are usually good for laughs, especially the sad attempts at portraying teen entertainment… you can just hear the studio suits going “This is ‘hep’, right? does is ‘swing’?”
Final Sacrifice. Nuff said.
I am agog, I am aghast. I’m getting Final Sacrifice at last!
:grin: :mrgreen: :grin: :mrgreen: :grin: :mrgreen: :grin: :mrgreen:
I just hope some of that “extra money” goes into scene selections.
Add my vote for Jack Frost, Agent for H.A.R.M. and Track of the Moon Beast. How about The Painted Hills? I’m a big Lassie fan.
I hope someday we have a Gypsy figure too. We don’t have to show all of her. After all, we’ve only got the upper half of Crow.
Thank you Shout Factory!
thankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyouthankyou
:grin: FINAL SACRIFICE! WOO HOO!!!! :grin:
Rowsdower (#114): if Shout releases any Rhino episodes, I hope they do it with integrity and don’t force those of us who own them already to buy them in new sets. I would not be happy buying sets with an already-owned episode or two just to get some new ones.
Now, if they wanted to re-release old Rhino sets that’s fine, as long as they don’t slip in a previously unreleased episode to force fans to double dip.
Does anyone else out there think it’s time for a new fan poll of desired releases? I think the last one was done by Rhino, and that was years ago.
Maybe we can do this as a weekend thread or something?
>86
I think the only episodes that may prove impossible to be released at this point are the Japanese monster movies. Perhaps all the rest of the Japanese episodes. With the major brush-up created by Godzilla vs. Megalon’s release. Plus the other things I’ve heard about the Gamera people’s reaction to Shout’s requests. I don’t think we’re going to be seeing too many in future volumes.
Perhaps the only one that will see the light of day is Invasion of the Neptune Men.
Blood Waters of Dr. Z? Don’t think I’ve ever heard of that one.
Just kidding. What a great lineup! I’m really looking forward to this.
@ Travis H (#12): “Sandy Frank doesn’t own the rights to any of the Japanese movies/TV shows used on MST. Shout Factory has tried getting the Gamera movies from the Japanese company that owns them, but with no luck so far.”
Are you sure? It seems to me that although the Japanese studios would own the rights to the original films, Frank would own the rights to his dubbed and re-edited versions. Of course, I don’t know what his actual arrangement with the Japanese studios was/is, but that’s the way I understand these things usually work. I’m guessing to release the Frank versions on DVD, Shout Factory would need to go to the Japanese studios for the underlying film rights, and to Frank for rights in his specific American versions.
Basically, the explanation I’ve heard is that Sandy Frank didn’t copyright his dubs, because why would you copyright something that can only be used specifically with something that you already own the rights to? So when the release rights lapsed, Sandy was left without anything he actually owned.
Getting The Final Sacrifice gives me hope that one day we’ll see Puma Man on DVD :)
How about a Gypsy figurine next?
And now I can see what all this Turkey Day talk has been about. I already played the extra that’s on NotBB.
I just got my TS figure. I’ve got them next to each other. Let’s just hope they don’t play Dog and Bear again (you know how that can get out of hand). Now with Gypsy to seperate them…
Wow, wow . . . and another wow! Beyond stunned that both ‘Final Sacrifice’ AND ‘Dr. Z’ are on the way! Indeed, those are two episodes that word said and I thought would never see their way to a legit DVD set. Awesome! Huge cheers to Shout Factory on this one!
As thankful as I am for Rhino and all the great episodes they released for us, I have to say that the excitement I feel when each Shout Factory set is announced and released is much higher. Anyone else feel the same?
I have not seen any of the 4 episodes and can’t wait to see them! Especially THE CRAWLING EYE and FINAL SACRIFICE. Any epsiode they release is good with me, but I would love to see MAGIC SWORD and HERCULES.
Enjoy the holidays everyone!
Now if they could only get “Puma Man”…
#123
“Does anyone else out there think it’s time for a new fan poll of desired releases? I think the last one was done by Rhino, and that was years ago.
Maybe we can do this as a weekend thread or something?”
I second that notion.
@ John Seavey (#126): “Basically, the explanation I’ve heard is that Sandy Frank didn’t copyright his dubs, because why would you copyright something that can only be used specifically with something that you already own the rights to? So when the release rights lapsed, Sandy was left without anything he actually owned.”
Well, if that was his reasoning, then it’s our gain. But it does seem kind of odd. I mean, why, for instance, does Best Brains hold onto the copyright of MST3K episodes they don’t have the necessary film rights to release? Because they may have those rights at some future date, and they reasonably don’t want just anyone who can acquire such rights to be able to profit from their work for free. It seems to me that someone who put money into dubbing and editing would feel the same way.
I got my most wanted episode when “Werewolf” came out in the 20th Anniversary edition and now I’m getting #5 in my top 5 episodes, “The Last Sacrifice.” This is the best news I’ve heard in a while.
(And for those who are curious, my top 5 is as follows:
1. Werewolf
2. The Cave Dwellers
3. Pod People
4. The Brain That Wouldn’t Die
5. The Final Sacrifice)
hM (#134):
Wow, you’ve hit the jackpot with your list–all 5 titles have been released.
I got my #1 all-time when Racket Girls came out in XV, but I still have a lot of faves that haven’t been released yet.
My Top 5 would be:
1. Jack Frost
2. Daddy-O
3. Girls Town
4. Agent from H.A.R.M.
5A. The Leech Woman
5B. Riding With Death
I’m a huge fan of Season 8, as you can see, because I thought the riffs were especially sharp that season, and I liked the Pearl/Bobo/Brain Guy dynamic–very much in the vein of the Three Stooges.
From my perspective, Shout Factory still has some work to do to get my collection where I want it. I hope that they’ll keep releasing sets until they do.
Shout Factory rocks. I’m loving these consistent releases. And while I did indeed get lucky with my favorites all being released, there are definitely a few more I would love to see hit DVD (Squirm and both Master Ninja episodes come to mind).
Iced Chicken @ 130,
Yes! I totally agree with you that the Shout! Factory sets truly get me excited. There was nothing wrong with the Rhino sets, but Shout!s just seem stronger and better over all. The early listing of the next set four months in advance only helps that excitment. So yes, Shout! is the best. Vol 17 looks awsome :smile:
http://www.stainlesssteeltimberwolves.com/2007/10/rowsdower.html
Rowsdowerrrrrr!!!
Super excited about this one!!! :smile: