I don’t recognize them, who are the silhouettes?
To keep his sanity, Joel crafts sentient robot companions, including Tom Servo, Crow T. Robot, and Gypsy, to keep him company and help him humorously comment on each movie as it plays, a process known as riffing. Each two-hour episode would feature a single movie (often edited for time constraints), sometimes preceded by various old shorts and educational films, with Joel, Tom, and Crow watching in silhouette from a row of theater seats at the bottom of the screen.
with Joel, Tom, and Crow
Or Mike, Tom and Crow.
Or Jonah, Tom and Crow.
Or Emily, Tom and Crow.
Or Eddie, Tom and Crow.
Or sometimes various Mads.
And once Gypsy, and sometimes GPC and sometimes GPC2.
It’s a show called Mystery Science Theater 3000. It’s about someone stuck in space by evil scientists and forced to watch bad movies with his robot companions (played by puppets). The show is made up mostly of them watching the movie with only their silhouettes in the bottom of the screen as they make fun of the movie, like in the comic, with occasional segments where they leave the theater and usually do some kind of skit related to the film.
It’s kinda corny but it’s a fun show. They have a channel on YouTube where they upload some of the episodes and play others live, and an app where you can watch most of them ad-free.
They’re not that bad, often just dated.
Not the most recent season. Unless you consider 2022 dated.
The mads are back at dumb industries and rifftrax are the more modern versions of the gem of a show!
Getting roasted by the mst3k cast? That would be fantastic.
Yeah. I’m revising my funeral plans now…
If I can get one of those touching slideshows, but with three good friends MST3K-ing the whole thing, I’ll consider my life well lived.
With my luck, they’d treat me like they did Rick Sloane or Joe Don Baker.
I don’t know. I’m kinda here for it. I’ve done enough dumb shit in my life that it should make for a decent episode.
Would it change your mind if you found out that it was also directed by Coleman Francis?
I mean, that’s just on brand…
Yeah but what if its not an episode? What if its a 39 year experience?
Then there is gonna be a lot of sad masturbation.
Yeah but its definitely worthy of the title of hell if I have to sit and watch anything for 39 years, with or without commentary.
You’re not planning to wank to your childhood self, are you?
I think you misunderstand which side of the screen will have the masturbation.
Thank you for clarification
There’s gonna be a lot of you being mocked by puppets while watching the sad masturbation all over again.
I’m intrigued and mortified at the idea.
I feel like I could probably join in on the roast and have fun.
And I thought Birdemic was bad
Oh man…my episode would be depressing…
If you want more recent MST3K style riffing, the Mads are Back at dumb industries, and Rifftrax are great!!
TIL the Satellite of Love is Heaven
May I have mine directed by Roger Corman? It would have only one location and consist mostly of padding.
The same hallway for 75% of the shots.
Best I can do is Robert B.Weide…
And have a good chance of Dick Miller making an appearance at some point.
Everyone likes Dick Miller!
