RETRO SHOCK - “We’ve got movie sign!” (1992): In the not too recent present, last weekend in the 90s. Two best-friend hosts of a podcast show were discussing MST … ahm ..three … thousand. Okay, it doesn’t fit the rhyme scheme but, in honor of NETFLIX relaunching their favorite show of all time, Bob and Tim are discussing MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000. So download the show where applicable and keep circulating the …ahm … links?
00:00:00 - PRE-SHOW PRATTLE - Liquid audio
00:00:33 - INTENDED ABBREVIATIONS - its a revival / “Science Fiction Double Feature”
00:01:52 - WIKI TWEAKS - nudity in the jungle and semi-recent oldies
00:09:58 - NEXT SUNDAY A.D. - a lazy segue-way into MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000
00:14:27 - PAJAMA PARTY - Bob’s moment of improv
00:21:44 - A RIP-OFF RIFF-OFF - Life lessons from MST3K
00:29:03 - GOOD MEMORY/BAD MEMORY - countdown to the Satellite Of Love
00:30:20 - PRESENT DAY - Watching them watch “HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN” / “THEME FROM MST3K (instrumental)”
00:32:22 - COMMERCIAL SIGN - audience endurance in long-form comedy
00:37:52 - POP I.D. - sooooooo many references
00:42:34 - A TONAL REBOOT -pacing the new show (and his name is Jonah Ray)
00:46:47 - STAR WARS REFERENCE - Tim doesn’t actually think Star Wars is clunky
00:47:30 - LATTER-DAY RIFFING - mocking what MST3K never got to
00:51:56 - A SORT OF CONTINUITY - creating a world of call-backs
0:58:00 - HOST SEGMENTS - Tom Servo as super-fan and a song about pants
01:04:51 - MARILYN MANSON 3000 - owning pop culture versus sharing pop culture
01:16:14 - TALKING THROUGH EVERY MOVIE - the darker side of riffing
01:19:21 - GOOD REALITY/BAD REALITY - does MST3K hold up? (and a far less notes)
01:26:00 - CLOSINGS - Contacts, plugs and no catchphrase / “Satellite Of Love”
Read an extensive oral history of the show as featured in WIRED magazine HERE .
Watch Joel and the ‘bots sing their “Tribute to Pants” from the discussed episode HERE .
Then hear them (eventually) sing some more on the topic with “Hike Up your Pants” from the episode “DADDY-O” HERE .
Watch ten seasons of show intros, including their debut season on KTMA-TV, HERE .
Watch show creator JOEL HODGSON discuss MST3K with Allan Havey on an early 90s NIGHT AFTER NIGHT HERE .
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Stream full length episodes of “MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000” on both NETFLIX and HULU and watch the new season of MST3K with host Jonah Ray debuting Friday April 14th on NETFLIX. All sites unaffiliated with 20th Century Popcast and Calamity House Productions. Rental and subscription rates may apply.
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MUSIC FEATURED IN TODAY’S EPISODE:
“Science Fiction Double Feature” performed by its author Richard O'Brien from the original 1975 motion picture soundtrack to the ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW.
“Love theme from MST3K (instrumental)” as performed by Joel and the Joels for the original opening credits of the tv series MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000.
“Satellite Of Love” performed by Lou Reed off his 1972 singular robot album “TRANSFORMER.”
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