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Cinematic Titanic Newspaper PieceThe Newark Star-Ledger writes about Cinematic Titanic. However, the author, who claims to be a fan, either has a bad memory or a bad fact-checker.
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MSTK3000?
The Alligator People?
MST3K The Movie, funnier than the show? (According to that one comment).
Oh, I don’t THINK so.
” always public-domain genre pics ” ?
Has the guy ever really watched the show? Way too many errors in that short little ‘article.’
What the does the “K” in MSTK3000 stand for?
Stephen, that K stands for Karl. Karl is the man who invented lightning.
Thank you.
That’s the only explanation I’ve got.
Quick…..someone is wrong on the intratubes, let’s rally round and point out his errors, everyone..MAN THE KEYBOARDS :shock:
Graboidz…..
Nice one…
Thanks!
Sampo,
You guys need to design some MSTK3000 t-shirts stat!
I bet they did Queen of Outer Space* in the same season as Alligator People.
I’ll say this, he’s knowledgeable enough to use my least favorite spelling of MSTies, “Mysties” ::shudder::
*”The right people will get it.” – Joel Hodgson
Well, Joel & the bots did get their picture in the paper. I’m trying to think of something nice to say about Newark. I can’t at the moment. hmmm, Anyone been to the Ikea in Elizabeth? Now that’s a trip into madness.
I couldn’t finish the article….turning green… :evil:
I think the article-writer lost all credibility when he said that Sarah was a better host than Joel, Mike, or Dave were.
Bobo- I’ve been to that Ikea. Definitely more than a bit off-center. Ignoring the interior, it’s right next to the New Jersey Turnpike. ‘Nuff said.
Why are these stories always written by people who only marginally know what they are talking about? It would be like me writing about “gansta wrap.”
It makes me question ALL journalistic endeavors.
If they are this off on MST3K (3000) then how accurate are they on the election, Georgia, the economy, or the star rating on the latest Adam Sandler movie? (like the one they did in the same season as Alligator People)
Is it that hard to hire competent reporters?
MSTK3000: #1 with COACH-potatoes worldwide.
The only good thing I can say about this article is that at least someone is still talking about the show in the press. However, the writer is so far off on the facts that i serious dobt that he had seen a full episode. I tell you a Harvard diploma just doesn’t mean much anymore. He try really get a journalism degree from online college located in the Ivory Coast. Seriously – The Alligator People!? Not even frigging close.
Surely you all remember The Alligator People, episode #707. Considering that M&TB were pure energy by that time, there was nobody in the theater to do the riffing, and since there was nobody in the theater, there was no need to show the empty seats.
“The Aligator People” may have been a film they screened, but didn’t do. That movie has beverly Garland in it. Maybe they confused it with Swamp Diamonds.
It’s hard to stay afloat when you’re up to your ass in alligator.
I hate to crack on this guy but…has he ever actually seen an epsiode? I get the feeling he hiked on over to wikipedia before he started writing about this “MST3K3000” thingie…
Nah, if he went to wikipedia he’d at least have gotten some accurate info.
I think we have us here a plain old idiot, nothing more, nothing less.
and Yay for Green Acres and Hank Patterson! (item of the day)
“Not another yrop, as long as I live”
I remember the ‘Alligator People’ episode. Dr. Forrester injected Frank with alligator hormones [which he told Frank were ‘harmless vitamin B boosters’ to cheer him up,] and Frank built a big, stinky nest in Deep 13 and guarded it voraciously. Joel and the ‘Bots argued over what moisturizer is better at eliminating dry alligator-like complexions. Crow offered a revolting looking mixture of boiling corn oil and Cracklin Bran cereal, all stirred into Mr. Pibb for a fizzy skin treatment. ‘and when you’ve reached maximum dewy-osity, you can eat the rest!’ Joel built the ‘Auto-foliator,’ a giant female hand that continuously oozes vegetable shortening that follows you around during the day and could sense when you were dry; then it would smash moisturizer into you. it sensed Joel was ‘at Namib level’ and flattened him; Gypsy fled, screeching, from its ministrations. Joel then offered the ‘Moisturosuit’ which consisted of a white Tyvek jumpsuit with the inside coated with ‘rich, creamy lard: moisturize nature’s way!’ Tom Servo tried to sell everyone pricy memberships to his fake skin-care and brainwashing clinic located in scenic Sauk Rapids, Minnesota. he showed a slideshow of ‘victims of dryness’ being restrained and coated with liquid paraffin while a soothing voice read Rod McKuen poetry. the sequence ended with a song about ‘Pores’ and how we need to safeguard them.
the episode ended with Frank cradling two dozen scaly croaking alligator babies. disgusted with Frank’s maternal cooing to his brood, Dr. F. told Frank the offspring ‘obviously got their good looks from their father,’ which enraged Frank, who screamed ‘that bad man insulted Mommy!’ at which the toothy infants then attacked Dr. Forrester, and we heard extended screaming and crunching while the credits rolled.
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And here is Mr. Whitty. Apparently, he’s a successful film reviewer.
You know what? I bet you anything he just saw MST3K:TM and reviewed CT from there. What an idiot.
As a life-long “Mystie” I loved “The Alligator People on “MSTK3000.”
If you read the comments under the article, the author comes back, apologizes for his errors, and sounds interested in RiffTrax. Sounds like he was simply more of a casual fan than a die hard MSTie. Those do actually exist…or so I hear. :wink:
“K” = “oh-tay!”
…like Buckwheat used to say.
MST “oh-tay” 3000.
K?
I find the comparison of MST3K to a frat dorm frankly insulting.
Thank you, radioman970. That’s what i’m calling the show from here on out. :grin:
#22 – MST3Kelly – That actually sounds like it would be a pretty good episode.
@prof
And you’ll have the last laugh when people look at you funny. ;)
thanks, crow-Ham in Fridge-schmo!!
I had fun writing it, but boy, it sure showed me a tiny bit of what creating MST3K’S brand of masterful funniness involves. [my paragraph is not masterfully funny, of course, the SHOW was masterfully funny!] if made me appreciate their generosity, hard work, and creativity even more.
I sure miss that show.
Oddly enough, I had fond ‘memories’ of the Night of the Lepus episode for years. Unfortunately, I couldn’t remember any of the actual riffs. I buy the episode guide and (lo & behold!) find that there never was a Night of the Lepus episode! I still don’t know what I was thinking of or what I was remembering. Maybe it was on another show where they made fun of it? But what would that have been? Or its like Frank not remembering Danger: Death Ray. Only in reverse.
Anyway, it’s kind of a relief to see that someone else has fabricated memories just like mine!
There should have been a Night of Lepus episode….
I LOVED “Night of the Lepus”! Talk about a ridiculous movie- regular domestic rabbits hopping languidly in slow motion across crummy miniature sets, supposedly to inspire terror in the audience.
You could go on over to Rifftrax and do an iRiff on it. I’d like to try this myself, but am a bit digitally challenged. I’ll figure it out; it looks like a lot of fun.
#32 Brian – Maybe you were thinking of “Beast of Yucca Flats.”
When a rabbit comes and licks Tor Johnson’s face at the end, Servo says something like, “All of a sudden it’s Night of the Lepus.”
Maybe you recalled the line and just remembered it wrong, thinking they had actually riffed the movie.
If you ever want to hear a reader’s feedback :) , I rate this article for four from five. Detailed info, but I just have to go to that damn msn to find the missed bits. Thanks, anyway!