| SOL Post 23 | 07/15/98 |
| SOL Post 22 | 06/15/98 |
| SOL Post 21 | 05/15/98 |
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VOLUME 22 - HTTP://WWW.MINDSPRING.COM/~MSTANON/ - JUNE 1998
FORMERLY THE MSTIES ANONYMOUS NEWSLETTER: NEWS FOR THE OBSCURE CONVERGENCE
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SEASON TEN OF MST3K COMIN' AT YA!
In This Issue
From the Poobah
"Why We Do What We Do for Each Other as MSTies" by solbase@solbase.com
"No More Mike Bashing!" by jonas42@hotmail.com
"Adam the Devil Doll Looks at Crow" by bozarth@adams.net
"Jenny for Your Thoughts" by S364128@urgrgcc.edu
"MSTable Movies" by RMichel424@aol.com
"MST3K: The Video Game Revisited" by mstanon@msties.com
June MSTie of the Month: hhanks@loki.berry.edu
MST3K Trivia Winners
July MST3K Schedule on SFC
Classifieds 3000
Disclaimers
From the Poobah
Well, I don't really have that much to say this month. The biggest
announcment would be for the new section of the site, Experiments. Sure,
there's not much inside now, but it can grow to be comprehensive with your
help. All submitted host segment transcripts, multimedia clips, and reviews
will be posted with your credit. Other than that, be sure to play in the third
game of Jeopardy!-esque MST3K Trivia. Oh, and did I mention Season Ten of
MST3K? Season Ten of MST3K. Good stuff.
"Why We Do What We Do for Each Other as MSTies" by solbase@solbase.com
Why do we do the things we do as MSTies, Trekkies, or Questies? Is it that
we like the show so much that we want to give something back to it? I think
so. As with activities in real life, people are motivated into doing things to
pay back and give back for the things and services they have received or been
receiving. Boy Scouts become Boy Scout leaders when they grow up. Students at
schools become teachers. Movie watchers become moviemakers, writers, and film
directors. And being a MSTie is no different.
What do you do as a MSTie to pay back for this show that you watch? Perhaps
start a web site as I have, maybe write a MSTing, digitize an image or sound
from the show and put it on the Internet. Join a MSTie club such as MSTies
Anonymous. You can become a writer for a MSTie group or sign up to become a
completionist at Satellite News' Ward E... the possibilities are endless. But
the best web sites are the ones where everyone can contribute and all pay back
for the laughs and fun they have had when watching the show. MSTies Anonymous
is a great example. If you've looked at MSTies Anonymous, you've found Tape
Trading areas for our members, 'Bot Building statistics, trivia areas, you
name it.
Us MSTies can do a lot for each other. If you've been hanging around the
MSTie Internet for awhile, you may have seen different MSTie organizations and
web sites come together and shake hands on agreements. If you've been reading
this newsletter, either by e-mail, a printout from a friend, or browsing
through the archives at this club's web site, you would have found articles
contributed by club members... people who want to give back to the show by
writing things for this monthly collaborative project. You would have seen the
dedication and commitment to these things, both as a hobby and as a payback.
That explains WWDWWDFEOAM (see above).
"No More Mike Bashing!" by jonas42@hotmail.com
Joel Hodgson: co-creator of MST3K, writer and host for 5 1/2 years.
Mike Nelson: head writer for nine years, host for about 4 years.
Who's better: Joel or Mike? I ask this question myself sometimes, yet I
hate those who ask it. It is an opinion thing, but for some reason, those who
like Joel (not all of you) feel the need to pick on Mike. What is wrong with
you people? What's with this loyalty to Joel? Must I remind you who's been the
head writer for a long time, some of that time in the Joel-era? Must I remind
you whom it was that left the show? Must I remind you who keeps this show
going? Mike is one of the most important people in MST3K history, so stop your
bashing now. Now don't get me wrong here. I'm not saying I hate Joel or
anything. As a host, I actually like Joel better, but in importance to the
show, they are equals. Without Joel, there would be no MST3K. Without Mike,
the show probably wouldn't be here today or at least if it would be it
wouldn't be very funny. Could it be that they don't realize that Mike Nelson
is a long time head writer?
Could it be that they don't realize that Mike is the one cracking the jokes
down there?
Could it be that they don't realize that Mike keeps the show running (to
and extent)?
Could it be that they don't realize that we will keep on fighting until
they are taught a lesson that they and the world will never forget? Oops,
sorry, wrong speech. Never mind. I'm done.
"Adam the Devil Doll Looks at Crow" by bozarth@adams.net
Hello. I'm the song paradist. I'm going to write, now. Well, let's cut to
the chase. Every MSTie knows about Crow's voice change. But if you look at it
this way, Crow grew up. Not convinced? Look at this chart of Trace Crow and
Bill Crow.
| TRACE CROW | BILL CROW |
|---|---|
| Trace's Crow was kind of squeaky-voiced | Bill is more deep-voiced and New Jersian |
| Trace's Crow made immature jokes like in Eegah- "Why not stick around for 'Dream On.' It's the BREAST show on TV." | Bill Crow's worst jok is, in Deadly Bees, "This is considered naked in Britain." |
| Trace Crow always got time outs | Bill Crow hardly ever gets in trouble |
| Trace Crow always fell in love (see, he doesn't know what love is, like smaller kids) | Bill Crow mimics characters he thinks are cool (like teenagers trying to find their place in life, or some other crap) |
| Trace Crow also fell in love every other week | Bill Crow is mostly set on Gypsy |
| Trace Crow was really energetic | Bill Crow was inactive and clumsy when Bill took over (like puberty) |
Thank you for looking at these differences. If you agree, then I won't be
alone on this matter.
COMING SOON: The Gizmonics Enigma.
"Jenny for Your Thoughts" by S364128@urgrgcc.edu
Well, I just got the pictures back from my sister, Lindsey's (yes the one
who hates MST3K) prom. The same prom I mentioned a couple articles back that
had the Movie night. One of the prom's features was a MST3K room, which showed
movies and stuff all night. My mom was asked to make the famous doors to enter
the room. I must admit they turned out okay. I don't have the technology or
know-how to put these pictures up so I'll just have tell you what they looked
like. Outside there was one flashing red light and the entrance of door #4,
which was a big circle vault door made out cardboard. Door #3 was the
drawbridge made out wood and was on the floor. Door #2 was plastic wrap cut in
three pieces that hanged down. Door #1 was bedded curtain. It might not be
much but I think it was pretty good for high school.
As I stood getting my picture taken at door #4 a sense of pride came over
me. Not only for what my mom had done but knowledge that I had MiSTed my
family well. If you don't know what mean to MiST your family, don't worry, I
just came up with the term. To MiST ones family is show them or make watch one
episode of MST3K. You can MiST anyone. Your mom, your dad, your roommate, your
friends, your cat, etc. Even if they don't love MST3K they way you do the
effects of watching MST3K can show up. The whole thing with my mom making
MST3K doors is just one example. My dad was nice enough to watch the
Laserblast (which I thought was last episode of MST3K) with me. He then
explained that the last segment was parody of 2001, which I didn't know.
Not only have I MiSTed my entire family but my grandmother too. Yup, she
lives up in Minnesota and let me stay there when the MST3K Convention took
place. My grandmother was also nice enough to make my Mr. B Natural costume
for the costume ball. Let me tell you, you don't know what awkward means until
you show your grandmother Mr. B and ask her to help you dress up like the some
man-woman from a short shown on a cult TV show. I must admit the costume
turned out good.
It disturbs me to think some people have not MiSTed their families, loved
ones, etc. So I making June MiST someone month. That's right, you have whole
month to show someone MST3K. Show them the movie, an episode a short, anything
that been on MST3K. Do what ever you have to do: beg them, bribe them, or tie
them to a chair... Do it! Even if they don't like it, at last you tried. Just
let me give some suggestions about what episodes to pick to MiST someone.
Well, that's it.
Tell me how it goes and what you did. If you already have stories about how
you have MiSTed your family, share them. My address is S364128@urgrgcc.edu.
"MSTable Movies" by RMichel424@aol.com
In honor of the release of the new Godzilla movie, this month I'm reviewing
four Godzilla movies that are some of the worst of the lot.
Godzilla Vs. Mechagodzilla (1974)
Godzilla meets himself in robotic form in this lousy film. A group of alien
ape-men, disguised as humans, want to take over the earth, so they build
Mechagodzilla. Also features a helper for Godzilla named King Seesar, who
looks like a lion crossed with a dragon. Bad plot + bad acting = bad movie.
Godzilla's Revenge (1969)
This is the worst of the worst, in my opinion. A young friendless Japanese
boy visits Godzilla's son, Minya, through his dreams. Minya sounds like Barney
the Dinosaur when he talks with the boy. The boy learns to stand up for
himself after he watches Minya stand up against his bully, Gabera. Gabera
looks like he is covered in bubble wrap and sounds like a laughing cat. This
film uses lots of footage from previous Godzilla films for its fight scenes.
Also, there's a plot about some bank robbers.
Godzilla Vs. Gigan (1972) AKA Godzilla on Monster Island
Giant alien cockroaches, disguised as humans, want to take over the earth
so they take control of Ghidra, the three-headed monster, and Gigan. Godzilla
and Angillus must fight together to save the earth. Godzilla and Angillus
speak... in English! A must see!
Godzilla Vs. Biollante (1989)
This is one of the most recent of all the Godzilla films, and the best of
the Japanese bunch since the original. Some of Godzilla's cells are crossed
with those of a rose to create Biollante. This has the best looking sets and
the most realistic looking models in any Godzilla film. Still pretty bad,
though.
"MST3K: The Video Game Revisited" by mstanon@msties.com
As you may recall from Volume 9 of the MSTies Anonymous Newsletter exactly
one year ago, MST3K: The Video Game was my idea of a perfect video game
experience. Well, a lot has changed in the gaming world since I wrote of the
synthetic adventures of Mike and the 'Bots. I'd just like to take this
opportunity to elaborate upon my previous vision and make the necessary
adjustments in light of recent news.
During the last week of May at E3 in Atlanta, Georgia, Nintendo's Howard
Lincoln speculated that the Nintendo 64 Disk Drive might not be released on
American shores. Too many games previously slated for disk format have been
converted to cart. What does this mean? Well, implementing a viable MST would
be much more difficult without the cart/disk combo. But just for argument's
sake, I'll rely on an eventual release of the 64DD.
Imagine peeling the clear cellophane off of the game box after admiring it
for a while. Sliding out the disk would bring with it the instruction manual,
Controller Pak stickers, and the mandatory Nintendo Power subscription info.
Wasting no time, the disk is popped into the 64DD below the N64 and the
Capture Cart is placed into the cartridge slot on top. Having already hooked
up the Capture Cart, a great MSTable movie is put into the VCR. Otherwise, a
cheesy video game (probably from Midway) in put into the main console.
The power is hit and the console springs to life. A familiar voice calls
out, "Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Video Game, disk one!" with the legal
notices on the screen. Without any loading time, the Love Theme from MST3K is
played in a perfect MIDI rendition with voice samples from Mike Nelson as a
real-time cinema sequence is displayed true to Seasons 5 and 6. But when the
planet logo spins on the screen, the doorway sequence doesn't begin until you
select Auto, Write, Rehearse, or Record and the number of players from the
title screen menu.
During the Automatic sequence, preprogrammed riffs for specific movies are
controlled by players in a similar fashion to that depicted in my last article
on this topic. Instead of randomly mashing buttons to get jokes, however,
players are prompted with joke cues on screen with suggested buttons below
each character. For example, a character in a compatible game could jump off
of a tall building and the vC button icon would flash below Mike, indicating
observational humor. Players could accept the prompt for a "Mannix!" cry from
Mike or choose one of the other available jokes at the time. Think of it as a
creative, enhanced version of PaRappa.
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June MSTie of the Month: hhanks@loki.berry.edu
I'm Henry Hanks, 20 years old from Augusta, GA. I'm hoping to go into film
or TV. My favorite episode is "The Creeping Terror," my favorite character was
TV's Frank, and my web site is Flying Elves Are Back! at
http://www.angelfire.com/ga/hikeeba/mst3k.html.
MST3K Trivia Winners
There weren't too many questions sent in this last month, but enough to
keep the game going. Here we go!
#35 was snatched up by 18-time ******* Matrebo. Thanks, RMichel424!
#37 got answered thousands of times, but Atog554 was the first to identify
Crow's Kirk impression from The Movie. Matrebo's question didn't last long.
#38 was also answered by Atog554. Thanks to Chris in England for the question
about Crow's three escape attempts in 819.
July MST3K Schedule on SFC
(All times Eastern and tentative)
| Date | Time | ### | Episode
| 7/04
| 5:00 pm
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| PRE-EMPTED FOR A TOWN HAS TURNED TO DUST
| 7/04
| 11:00 pm
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| PRE-EMPTED FOR THE TWILIGHT ZONE MARATHON
| 7/11
| 5:00 pm
| 908
| Touch of Satan
| 7/11
| 11:00 pm
| 908
| Touch of Satan
| 7/18
| 5:00 pm
| 909
| Gorgo
| 7/18
| 11:00 pm
| 909
| Gorgo
| 7/25
| 5:00 pm
| 910
| Final Sacrifice
| 7/25
| 11:00 pm
| 910
| Final Sacrifice
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Classifieds 3000
Wafflekins@aol.com writes: "This is my site, I can cry if i want to! If you
haven't been to my site, I suggest you go there. Right now. Go. It's got a MST
Library, Tape Trading, and MST3K: The Novel. Enjoy! Planet Waffle:
http://members.aol.com/Wafflekins/waffles.html"
bozarth@adams.net writes: "Hey, pal! You like those really cool artiles by
Bozarth? Well, he's got a site. Yes, a World Wide Web site on the Internet
even! Check it out at http://members.tripod.com/~RobinsonAndNelson/mst.html.
I've got Tape Tradin', my articles, sounds, and so much more. Go on. Check
it out."
Disclaimers
All material written by club members in this publication does not necessarily
reflect the views or opinions of the staff of MSTies Anonymous. Endorsement of
above publicized activities not operated by MSTies Anonymous should not be
implied. Published material is subject to editing only for spelling, grammar,
clarity, and formatting; other changes are not made without express written
consent of the author.
Mystery Science Theater 3000, its characters and situations are copyright 1998
Best Brains, Inc. This publication is not meant to infringe on any copyrights
held by Best Brains, the Sci-Fi Channel, or their employees.
"Gizmonics" and all related elements are copyright and trademark Joel Hodgson.
This publication is not meant to infringe on any copyrights held by him, so
please do not sue us.
© MCMXCVIII MSTies Anonymous
The Poobah mstanon@msties.com
Jet Jaguar kret0419@blue.UnivNorthCo.edu
Zen Psycho Cool6000@juno.com
"Have you seen my record?"